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From the bay areas local news station. Watching kron 4 news. With Contra Costa County back in the most restrictive purple covid tier, the. Countys Coronavirus Task force is reminding businesses to follow Health Orders to try to prevent the spread of the virus. As we say good evening welcome into kron 4 news at night everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis as kron fours gayle ong reports for us tonight, the county has received over 100. Covid related complaints in just the past 10 days she joins us now live in walnut creek with some details on this scale. The task force has been responding to complaints since midmarch and so far theyve received a total of 900 covid related complaints rather and theyve been educating businesses but theyre still rising cases. Prompting additional restrictions. A lot of people were seen as a people not wearing their mask. When theyre at the business. Or to employees of a business not wearing a mask and that is part of the reason why Contra Costa County has moved back again to the purple tier, the most restrictive phase of reopening in california. We spoke with scott alonso with the countys District Attorneys Office a lot of its restaurants but it can be be you know things like a cross fit the lawn. It can be Outdoor Dining where theres not social they can be indoor which now isnt allowed. With that rollback of the countys covid19 task force will be focusing on enforcement you know how hard it is for businesses right now. We want to support them. But ultimately they need to follow Public Health guidance thats really important to stop the spread of the virus luis soto agrees people are probably not be safe as they should soto owns hair 2000 salon in orinda and is feeling the impact of seeing fewer clients to hear the news that the numbers are rising so theyre getting a little nervous about it and theyre having a hard time making appointments only one client is allowed inside. So take their temperatures constantly sanitizes and is getting tested himself for covid its a struggle, but you know its weve got to do the best that we can and the most important thing is just too. Be safe and to keep everybody safe. In the meantime the countys Task Force Made up of the Health Department Sheriffs Office and department of conservation will be responding to complaints about businesses and individuals. Not following the rules individuals can be 100 in business can be fined 250 and that can escalate per violation. Im so business can actually see a fine of up to a 1000 per violation if its a very egregious. And the last thing the county wants to do is find people but their goal is to bring cases down to report to covid violations in Contra Costa County. You cant leave a tip with phone telephone line or send the email to the das office. Well the link on our website kron 4 dot com in walnut creek gayle ong kron 4 news. Thank you gayle and as the pandemic flares up worse than ever before covid tests are in high demand and Health Officials. Are scrambling now to try to reserve tests for healthcare workers can force taylor explains how that may be tough with the holidays right around the corner. As coronavirus cases in demand for testing surge in San Francisco. The city is now asking residents to not use its government operated testing sites to prepare for Holiday Travel or gathering plans which are discouraged those include testing sites like city test sf at the embarcadero where appointments are booked up through december 2nd. Supervisor matt haney says that site and a few others in his district are important for essential workers. Those whove been exposed to the virus and other people who dont have health insurance, the worst thing would be. For our testing sites to be so oversubscribed to have a backup. Await that people who really need to get tested because they might have been exposed is it might have symptoms because they might have no other option. I cant get tested on wednesday, San Franciscos department of Public Health responded to these concerns about the citys 19 free testing locations saying quote the available public testing is for those that are central workers were symptomatic or have been exposed. It is imperative to fighting the spread of the virus is people need test for any other reason like travel or visiting, they need to go to their private provider see resources cannot support testing for behaviors such as travel and visits with extended family. That are currently not recommended during this search doctor, Peter Chinhong at ucsf explains other options that several of the sites. The most important sites to check is with your primary care physician because you probably wont have to pee and your Health System may have it for example kaiser health. The second way to think about doing this through costco testing a home may cost some money and then theres some new things on the way in San Francisco taylor kron 4 news in the south bay, San Jose Unified School district Officials Say in Person Learning could be delayed if cases continue to surge there. In Person Learning was supposed to resume on january 5th, but a surge in covid19 cases has forced Santa Clara County into the purple tier meaning that in person delaying could be delayed. It in Person Learning rather could be delayed School Officials tell us that they will only bring students back of the county is in the orange or yellow tier on the state blueprint and that stance is sitting find with teachers. There i think its a great deal of anxiety about the possibility of returning too and i think a great deal of to to see that were were were probably going to slow down. Wolf. Still the district is preparing for safely reopening once the county returns to the orange here, San Jose Unified School district surveyed parents to find out who wants their kids to return to in Person Learning 40 answered that they wanted their kids back in the classroom. The Largest School system here in the u. S. Is closed for in Person Learning new york city mayor bill de blasio making that announcement today the school said this decision would be until further notice. Now we want to take a look at the coronavirus cases in the state and bay area tonight right now there are more than 1 million cases across california. More than 18,000 people have died in the state since the pandemic started and according to the states website. There were more than 9,000 new cases of covid just recorded today, 61 new deaths as well and in the bay area there are more than 130,000 infections and 1800 people have lost their lives since the pandemic started and as the spike in covid cases continues the last thing hospitals need right now is an outbreak of the flu as kron fours rob fladeboe reports the best thing you can do to prevent that from happening is to go out and get the flu shot. Hospitals clinics and other Healthcare Providers are making it easier than ever to get a flu shot. Members were taking advantage of the free flu shot drive through on wednesday here at Kaiser Permanente hospital in south san jose. Among those first in line this morning to get his flu shot an eager to share the experience with san jose mayor sam liccardo i didnt even feel its absolutely easy its the best thing we can do right now to protect the community the mayor and other Officials Say it is especially important for everyone to get vaccinated against the flu as soon as possible. They worry that even a typical flu season could test Hospital Capacity at a time when they are bracing and planning for a surge of patients resulting from the recent surge in covid19 and as weve seen the number of infections rocket upward brought to start to see a steady increase. Admissions in the icu Santa Clara County has at least 150 people in the hospital with covid19 accounting for a 10 spike in hospitalizations so far the flu hasnt been much of a factor but hospital say more cases are inevitable. And are reviewing their surge plans to make sure there are enough beds to go around says Valley Medical Centers doctor sanjay but we expect lou to affect the community and its patients who come in with lou to end up paying its diseases it takes and so something we actually care for every year there is no shortage of flu vaccine. Although its not yet clear which strain of flu virus will emerge. There is some evidence masking and other measures taken against covid might reduce the spread of flu. But the mayor and others say the best way to guard against the flu and help hospitals take care of people sick with covid is to get a flu shot as soon as by ensuring that were not spreading the flu and thats were not getting the flu were keeping people out of the e r and the hospitals when we know were gonna need that capacity. For the significant surge were experiencing now coronavirus patients a steady stream of people taking advantage of the flu shots here at Kaiser Permanente you have to be a member though, but. Flu shots are free to anyone this saturday at the Santa Clara County fairgrounds in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news tonight, there are growing demands for more protections for California Workers during the pandemic a new set of workplace regulations. Will be decided tomorrow when the california Occupational Safety and Health Administration or cal osha is set to vote on a sweeping a new proposal guidance has been in place since the beginning of the pandemic but the stronger standards would give officials more tools to enforce the rules. What this should to do is it does expand their authority. And it does not allow an employer to play games with that inspector comes. New standards would mandate and enforce social distancing and wearing of face coverings in the workplace would require employers to identify and notify all workers who may have been exposed to a covid19 positive case within one business day. The new rules would also require companies to provide free testing to all employees who may have been exposed and keep a record of all cases so they could easily traced potential exposures if regulations are passed on thursday, they could go into effect in early december. A fairly large dinner party at this posh wine country restaurant is under new scrutiny tonight. It involves governor newsome and executives of the California Medical Association weve learned which is a large group that represents the states doctors. The governor apologized last week once it came to light that he was there with multiple households, but pictures of him then many others at the event at the French Laundry restaurant are now raising a whole new set of issues. Our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains. The California Medical Association confirmed wednesday, its ceo Dustin Corcoran and Senior Vice President Janice Norman were at the now infamous doesnt Person Dinner Party with governor Gavin Newsome the party celebrating the birthday of lobbyist jason kinney corporate and norman or not doctors but leaving organization that lobbies for 50,000 of them in california, neither responded to our request for comment cma spokesperson released a statement saying quote the dinner was held in accordance with state and county guidelines newly surfaced photos at the pricey posh French Laundry show the diners close together on masks and in an area that looks more like a room than an outdoor patio not quite the picture governor Gavin Newsome painted when he apologized monday for being there it was being restaurant and we started the well the program started 4 oclock was one of those early. Reservations, i got there a little bit late at 4. 30. Soon as i sat the larger table i realized was a little larger group then i had and i made a bad mistake, but as we peel back the layers on this dinner. Whats the message being sent to california and its not a good message. All even fortunately this was a this is a bad decision Stephanie Janssen is a political and policy strategist, its important in my opinion to a vaccination point on this. The governor supports place. Its not a rat a science a little bit it doesnt change science right so i know that we need someone to blame right now. Perhaps i would even be handling things different. But thats not the point the point is is it is about life. During a very bad time. And it probably should have happened we reached out to governor newsoms office for comment. But a spokesperson referred us to his statements monday in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. My weather time now as we get a check on the 4 zone forecast kron fours meteorologist Lawrence Karnow joins us now with a look what we can expect the app first came the rain and then you have the moisture left over done with the rain then we Start Talking about some of that dense ground fog were likely going to see that develop outside for tonight, partly cloudy skies out there right now most the rain has come due and and and doesnt look like its going to come back at least for the next 24 hours probably to the weekend to well see some get a little bit close on sunday. But i think right now it gets a little bit of a break in really a nice rain out there. Some of the mountain top so locally over inch and a half of rain so active pattern you see all the speckle clouds that nice cold air coming right down from the gulf of alaska and thats where we sit tonight that cold air overhead a few lingering showers and some thunderstorms in the Central Valley today and they were really popping off for a little while into the evening hours now those start to subside and more snow up over the sierra nevada, locally things calming down now and thats why its going to be tonight were done with the rain now weve got the moisture on the ground likely going to see some of that dense ground fog develop early tomorrow morning and they have turned out to be a nice little rainmakers we had past 24 hours over an inch in canfield santa rose almost 3 quarters niche just over. And almost a half an inch in the napa of court of an inch in San Francisco 8 hundredths in oakland, lesser amounts in the san jose, but certainly a rainfall around the bay area now tonight, its going to get cold out there in spots plan on some overnight lows going to be in the 30s and the 40s out there by day tomorrow should be a nice day starting the dense fog giving way to sunshine the afternoon 50s and 60s looking over the next few days were going to keep things dry into the weekend some schools by a little bit close as we head in towards sunday afternoon, maybe skimming across the north i think right now well call it mostly dry, maybe some rain, the middle of next week child for a while yeah all right, thanks lawrence. Well, it would take something really significant overshadow the big draft night for the warriors and. It happened Klay Thompson has injured himself again and there is fear its a serious achilles injury that occurred during a workout with other nba players in the l a area today. The scoop coming about an hour and a half ago from nba insider chris haynes the obvious hope is he didnt air the achilles but. Clay reportedly couldnt put weight on it as he had to leave the court today. The splash brother whos been of course instrumental in all the warriors recent success was just getting back to full speed after tearing the acl in his left knee before. The season before last i should say todays injuries to the other leg. I guess thats one bit of good news. If there if there is any hell be undergoing tests to determine how bad it is tomorrow, everyone obviously fingers crossed wishing, clay the best and coming up later in the show how this stunning news may or may not have affected what the dubs did do. On draft night with the number 2 overall pick. Right and International News tonight, there are some 8,000 american troops between iraq and afghanistan and this week. President trump announced plans to further remove even more soldiers come january, while Republican Leaders in congress are urging him to reconsider the kron fours Ella Sogomonian spoke with the bay area Afghan Community member to learn how theyre feeling about the announcement l a. Grant vicki, many people migrated from afghanistan in the 80s to the bay area starting with fremont which serves as a vibrant community. Its actually nicknamed little kabul after the countrys capital so many of them have family abroad and an interest in the future of their motherland. President donald trump is continuing his Campaign Promise to pull u. S. Troops after 2 decades of presence in the middle east back in 2018 he visited 12,000 soldiers in his first trip to afghanistan on thanksgiving. Today there are about 5,000 left and the president announced plans to reduce the force down to about 2000 come january 2021. A move that was met by unhappy lawmakers on capitol hill, including Republican Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. Theres no american who does not wish the war in afghanistan against terrorists and their neighbors had already conclusively one. But that does not change the actual choice. Before us now. A rapid withdrawal of us forces from afghanistan now. Would hurt our allies and the light. The people who wish us harm. Well trump is facing pushback from his own party. A member of one of the largest afghan communities in the u. S. Which is right here in the bay area believes it will never be truly the perfect time, but the Afghan People should be stewards of their own land with a responsible gradual reduction in american involvement we have families that are there. And no matter what its how you the motherland. For for many afghans and whether hes an were born here and they still have tremendous amount of to their mother country. And so very concerned that were seeing uptick in violence that the violence could increase even further earlier this year the u. S. And taliban reached what was described as a. First step to a Peace Agreement but abandoning afghanistan while the country continues to navigate a democracy. Leaves room for concern that this could embolden the local Islamic State affiliate to regroup and perhaps even try to build another caliphate. Before being fired former defense secretary mark esper vocalize discouragement from removing u. S. Military from the middle east instead saying that they should remain in afghanistan as long as it is necessary to support the countrys president s live in the studio Ella Sogomonian kron 4 news gardella. Senator Lindsey Graham insists is now viral fist bump with Vice President elect Kamala Harris was simply. Hello and nothing more the senator has raised eyebrows after. Some say he appeared to crngratulate harris on the senate floor yesterday, the thing is graham is still refusing to acknowledge that the biden harris ticket won the election. This was the vp lex first time back on the senate floor since the election and several other gop senators did admit to congratulating her. O coming up road rage inning with a dangerous crash through a building more on what led up to this when we come back and after decades of searching in years of litigation that grand jury has reached a verdict in the nor cal rapist case. We have details ahead there and the nfl says its stepping up efforts to keep players from catching covid what theyre calling on all teams to do before the start of sunday night football this weekend. Crazy people at new video tonight at 9 this heartstopping glass shattering crash in new york city queens. Caught on camera cell phone video of the car goes flying into a newly renovated bakery it started as a bat wielding road rage attack over a parking spot but things quickly escalated when the driver of the white audi hit the gas smashing through the bakery and injuring 4 people. Both drivers involved now face assault charges. Meanwhile police in fremont have arrested a 40 yearold Union City Man they say hes the suspect in a series of armed robberies at gas stations and Convenience Stores in a lot of the bay area east bay, south bay police say this guy here. Nelson ramirez claim to be committing the crimes to help his sick child. Hes suspected in more than 20 robbery since october 5 in fremont others in newark Union City Hayward Mountain View milpitas sunnyvale south coast. Officers detained him after staking out a car that appeared in several of the Convenience Stores. Prior to the robberies occurring. They areas confessed he did not have a sick child. In fact they say says he doesnt have any kids at all if you have any information youre asked to contact police. Given year. Got 4 news at 9 well be the u. S. Has surpassed another devastating milestone today in the ongoing covid19 pandemic 250,000 americans have now died from the disease that is a higher death toll than any other country in the world. Its also more than twice the number of Us Service Members killed in world war one. President elect joe biden appraised frontline workers during a virtual roundtable today as he prepares to tackle the covid19 crisis, hands really raw emotion today, an icu nurse in minnesota sharing. Her struggles on the job with limited supplies. Throughout this pandemic we had to reuse and 95. So many times. Sometimes im asked literally all of our bases. My hospital, were still reusing n 95 is 2 times. But i know hospitals that are still using them. 8 to 10 times shift 8 to 10 ships. You know we nurses, we know that we are facing immense and some great in the coming weeks. And we will be there. But we need to act now. We need to act quickly. To protect our health care workers. So that we can save as many lives as possible. Area. Im sorry im so its just. You got me emotional. As us cases and deaths continue to surge of a president elect joe biden has vowed to prioritize controlling the virus trying to the president elect has no access currently to Government Health officials due to the trump administrations refusal to allow the transition process to take place. Biden says see has been meeting only with outside experts on his own coronavirus advisory team. Meantime the nfl is placing all teams in intensive protocol starting saturday to mitigate the risk of covid19 is the number of cases rises around the country. You said masks will be mandatory at all times at Team Facilities including during practice and in the weight meetings must be held either virtually or in the largest indoor space with approval by the league. Meals have to be made available for a grab and go to avoid players and staff congregating in cafeterias time spent in the locker room thats being limited. The city council goes off the rails when 9 people arrested for causing a disturbance tonight city leaders and one of the people arrested are sharing their sides of the story kron fours Jonathan Mccall is live in fairfield. With what comes next. Jonathan sounds like a mess. As soon as we can actually jonathan filed a report and well hear from him now. I chaos at a City Council Meeting tuesday night in fairfield 9 people arrested for reportedly disrupting the meeting. City manager stephan chad with giving the order to make the arrest after he says the group refused to leave after making a Public Statement me. They were allowed to speak for a bit. After we allowed them some time to speak. We asked them to please leave an exit. Lawfully thats thats a lawful order. And they refuse to because of that ari buie says it wasnt the case with several steps it could take in there was no de escalation, no one told us to leave the law student and mother of 1 one of the 9 book behind bars. She says she was fingerprinted had her mug shot taken and booked into the Solano County jail. Finally released after 8 hours. It was really disgusting no social distancing. We have to beg for mass. Have any hand sanitizers Police Officers were not wearing masks. The group attended the meeting tuesday night to get answers about the status of fairfield officer Dustin Joseph joseph whos been with the Department Since 2018 is currently under investigation for his alleged rolled to the badge been digging scandal thats plagued the Vallejo Police department where he previously worked. Joseph was responsible for 2 deadly shootings while employed by vallejo i will ask for regular updates at the council medians if. To get up and tell us where are we now. Councilwoman kathryn moy says no one has ever been arrested in the 12 years that she served on the council. She called tuesday night seen disturbing says leaders had no choice. Shes now launching an investigation into what happened tuesday night and also looking for more transparency in the investigation of joseph. But says that tuesday creates yet another tear in an already fragile relationship between the city and its citizens you can apply pressure always remember that they answer us. We dont answer to bend. That was Jonathan Mccall reporting for us in fairfield tonight meanwhile with the recent spike in covid cases Health Officials are cautioning against visiting family this thanksgiving. Surely youve heard that but can you get in trouble at work by attending a Family Gathering are gathering with friends with the answer is not as clear cut as yes or no. California is an atwill employment state which means bosses can fire people for any reason and without warning as long as the reason is not illegal. So if your employer says not to visit family or friends to minimize the potential of getting covid and bring it to the workplace and technically you could be fired if you do so however, there is an exception. In contrast to the situation where you taking time off. I see mom and dad who have contracted covid19. This is going care for them. I all the protection orange employees its a kind of form should writes. In addition to having the power to fire an employee for Something Like visiting family during the pandemic an employer also has the power to require an employee to undergo testing for fitness upon returning from a trip for for being away. Another big story. Were following tonight Roy Charles Waller the man accused of being the nor cal rapist was found guilty today on all 4 to 6 counts against him waller was arrested in september in a series of more than 10 rapes and kidnappings committed between 1991 2006. In 6 Northern California counties. Back in 2018 investigators used dna evidence from crime scenes to find a match on the online dna service. Gedmatch that led to a relative of wallers said ultimately his arrest todays verdict in wallers case came just after a couple of hours of jury deliberations. Tragedy has once again struck r and b singer bobby browns family his son bobby brown junior has died. At the age of 28. Police confirming to People Magazine that his body was found at a home in los angeles, a source close to the family told tmz that they do not suspect foul play of bobby juniors death comes more than 5 years after the death of his half sister, Bobbi Kristina brown. Today marks 42 years since the Jonestown Massacre coming up. Well hear from the survivors who share their stories during that dark chapter in bay area history. Storm clouds begin to par putt here comes that dense fog well take a look at that forecast coming up next. And with the really scary news about clay thompsons injury today, the were still at the second overall pick in the nba draft sports director jason dumas sorts it out and has reaction from the newest big man. For sports. The warriors remained number 2 in the nba draft tonight and. They picked the guy have been reporting they pick the past 2 weeks Center James Wiseman sky right there looking that moment of his life. He fits the mold of the modern day big man super athletic runs the floor like a deer and can protect the rim. He will start immediately at the 5 and after the draft we spoke to james about his journey to this point. He had a rough year at memphis. He was ruled ineligible after 3 games. Not much to look into their then c double a in the business making kids happy when they try to profit off of their own talent. But anyway now wiseman is nothing but smiles when it comes to playing here in the bay and with someone who he calls his mentor. Also campsites on like a lot our school we a lot about the game best bargain lot of information. Ice took a picture with start smart guy are really going is a great team to be on specially called proposition rates are going theyre just wrong and death as a player, learn as much possible and a great sort every day to stay home. Klay thompson was working out with other nba players in Downtown Los Angeles today when he suffered a lower leg injury. It was his right leg not the league that he tore acl in the 2019 finals. You can not put weight on the leg and early reports by multiple outlets are that the warriors fear it could be a torn achilles as soon as we get more details, well keep you updated right here on kron 4 news. And thats your but action in the Weather Department past couple days as we get a check now on the force of forecasts. Kron fours chief meteorologist day here talking we certainly are you know again the holidays and ready to go here certainly been very active here the last few days and finally get things going in the rain season tonight things are beginning to quiet down, but as they quiet down. Well were going to pick things up in the fog department, not your typical fog comes in from the ocean. This was going to come from land so the air mass cools over the top of the land start to see some of that radiation fog developing out there tonight, beautiful sight over San Francisco, partly cloudy skies out there little haze, couple patches of fog trying to form a lot of moisture on the ground now from that rain so thats where were expecting the chance of some of ground fog developing tonight. All right long range forecast model want to show you as we get to this holiday week we see one front going through and then kind of just fading away another one up the coastline looks impressive. Not going to get here behind that though weve got another trailing system want to pick up a little bit of moisture and approached the coastline and then you get to sunday. And you say hey weve got a cold front off the coast, maybe some rain watch what happens here runs that ridge and falls apart as it comes in the bay area so probably just leave behind a few clouds but staying dry as we get to the following week again another one as we get into late tuesday that looking a little more substantial and if we do see any raindrops i think we might see a few scattered showers in the north bay on wednesday, the league in the thanksgiving looking dry and then we get the following weekend again a similar front approaching so. Yeah, it looks like things are going to stay a little unsettled but most the rain going to be heading toward the north a bit drying things out now still a few scattered showers out there things calming down though tonight in that ground fog will certainly soon temperatures cooling off youve got some 40s 50s around the bay area right now overnight tonight, youll see some of that fog begin to form right there inside the bay and then well start to break up as we head toward the middle morning so not to be around long but if youre traveling in the morning watch out you may just see that overnight lows going to be in the 30s and the 40s highs tomorrow should be comfortable, you warm up just a tad 50s and then some 60s and some of the valleys and the bay in the next few days we dry things out just a bit in this way we wanted to we dont want to get all this rain all wants looks like we do have a slight chance of maybe a sprinkle i think in the north bay maybe the following wednesday, doesnt look like much right now so a little break and we had a nice little show now were going to dry out for a few days, you know its clean up the air clean up the sidewalk. I love the taste and have that ice melt are great. This the highlights. Well. And 42 years ago more than 900 americans many from the bay area. Died in a massacre in the south American Country of guyana. It happened in a place called jonestown and outpost that was founded by reverend turned cult leader jim jones kron fours Maureen Kelly takes back through that dark chapter. That still reverberates today, especially among those who escaped. I mean oaklands Evergreen Cemetery where behind me. The remains of more than 400 unclaimed bodies from the Jonestown Massacre are buried. But the road to jonestown for many of these victims. Began at the headquarters for the peoples temple. Located in San Franciscos fillmore the shoulder. Think its where the reverend jim jones cast a spell over his followers, some of whom he led into the jungle of south america. It was supposed to be an egalitarian paradise. But it ended in horror 909 people many from San Francisco, mostly black died nearly a 3rd were children they were murdered first then the adults some willingly swallowed a cyanide least drink but others were forced at gunpoint jones died by gunshot. The expression drinking the kool aid comes from this grievous atrocity. It was just vicious the reverend jim jones expanded the peoples temple into both San Francisco and l a in the 70s. He was seen to be both magnetic and down to earth to his onetime followers. He was just plain old gm. That talked about our responsibility to society and how we needed to Work Together order to create a a perfect utopias his message of social equality took root among black and brown communities. And with their help he became a powerful figure in california politics known for helping leaders like the late mayor George Moscone e get elected the governor. Jerry brown which show up when joan had need of and he had a way of. Bringing in the votes but stories of abuse began to surface discipline went from talking to people when they did something wrong to then becoming physical to the point that it became like the teens, a combination of negative press attention and drug fueled paranoia. Drove jones to establish a colony in the latin American Country of guyana name jonestown after himself. He lured his followers there with the promise of building a socialist paradise. Yolanda williams followed him with her husband and one yearold daughter. But quickly regretted it upon arrival they were told to hand over their passports and u. S. Currency and realizing that a grave grave mistake had been made it was the conditions in jonestown itself that prompted williams to convince jones to let her family leave about a year before the massacre people or being people are being. Physically abused there was consistent brainwashing going on it was similar reports of abuse that brought congressman leo ryan of south San Francisco to fly down to guyana to investigate with a delegation, it was a visit that seemed to start well but ended with some temple members. Asking to go home with ryan it was on this air ship on their way out that the an armed group was ambushed, ryan 3 journalists, an escapee from jonestown were killed ryans then aid now congresswoman jackie spear was one of the wounded, playing dead after being shot 5 times what followed in jonestown at the time was considered a mass suicide, but is now understood to be mass murder, it was a real day of reckoning pastor hugh fortson junior says he was ordered to leave his wife and 4 yearold son in jonestown and head back to San Francisco about 2 months before the massacre because of the overwhelming tangle of bodies. His wife was not identified for a week, too young for dental records his son never felt like i was less than 0. 2 you know what. I gave up on my count rise again all my husband rights i gave up my rights just as a person because i believe that this man had a better command and myself. And it took time it took time it took prayer. It took me coming to a place of recognizing and realizing that i like everybody else. And important in this world war 2 now believes he was spared the fate of his friends and family to spread gods word. And now heads his own congregation in the high desert. While williams eventually joined sfpd rising in rank to acting captain. She says she hears echoes of jonestown repeating today an echo that has grown louder now that shes lost her mother. Another former member of peoples temple to coronavirus in july by some time to listen to our commander in chief. He sounds so much and the rhetoric. Its so similar to that of jim jones said its just absolutely erie for me and then to think that. Over 200. 40,000 people have lost their lives. Due to covid when we say that. Johnson and the most tragic. Incident of a massacre of people i say dont forget about the commander in chief. Responsible for the deaths of hundreds. House. One startling fact about jonestown it had been considered the largest number of american civilians killed in a deliberate act up until 9. 11 Maureen Kelly kron 4 news. Congresswoman jackie spear is remembering the Jonestown Massacre tonight she tweeted 42 years ago. I survived a mass shooting massacre jonestown in the tweet she urges people to embrace life and wear a mask. People magazine has announced this years sexiest man alive Michael B Jordan takes the crown this year. Well have his reaction when we come back. Humira patients,. This ones for you. You inspired us to make your humira experience even better. With humira citratefree. 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Former president barack obama has a Promised Land sold nearly 890,000 copies in the u. S. And canada and its first 24 hours and that puts the memoir on track to be the best selling president ial memoir in modern history. The only book by a former white house resident to come close to the early pace of a Promised Land is a memoir by obamas wife, Michelle Obama whos becoming sold 725,000 copies in north america. Its first day and it has since topped 10 Million Worldwide since its release back in 2018. Becoming is still so in demand, the crown which publishes both obamas reportedly paid about 60 Million Dollars for their books has yet to release a paperback. I listen up hardcore football fans, you know the niners biggest rival the team with the quarterback who is annoyingly good. Well. Hes behind a new celebrity fragrance Seattle Seahawks qb Russell Wilson and his wife singer. Sierra have launched a his in her set. I know just in time for the holidays, its called the rnc fragrance duo. It combines apparently a masculine and feminine scent. Sierras c is for a blend read better. He says. Pne is i guess the way im told its pronounced its a flower gardenia thats a flower and pink popcorn. I dont know anything about that while russells are features that really lime lavender and walk water lily thats that has a cent waterloo okay actor Michael B Jordan has been crowned this years sexiest man alive by People Magazine george does not for his critically acclaimed performances in fruitvale. Station creed and black panther jordan tells the magazine in an issue out on friday that the honor is a cool feeling. The 33 yearold jordan says that the women in his family are definitely proud of this one, he credits his entire family for supporting him throughout the years raise your hand if you will not be buying the Russell Wilson set. Christmas coming up. That wraps kron 4 news at 9 thanks being with us this hour everybody but keeping our primetime coverage continues coming up at the top of the hour. And if youre going to be in this line heading out of town for the holidays city leaders in San Francisco have a message for you cityrun covid testing sites are not going to help you make your travel plans why theyre asking you to look elsewhere plus 9 people arrested for allegedly disrupting a City Council Meeting in the north bay what they were speaking out against and why the fairfield city manager says they were arrested those stories Grocery Outlet jingle do you have cheese . Of course. More cheese for less chedar do you have kale . Absolutly. More kale for less cabbage in our produce section. How about pizza . yep. More pizza for less dough in the freezer section. Now youre getting the hang of it. Grocrey outlet jingle from the bay areas local news station. Watching kron 4 news. The testing rushes on ahead of the holidays, this was the line just yesterday at one of the testing sites in San Francisco. Well