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A huge, huge fire already so we start knocking on the first floor of the apartment we woke them up and we got them outthe fire killed three people. According to the medical examiners office, the victims are a 14yearold girl, a 21yearold man and 48 yearold woman. 58 13 beautiful vietnamese family very nice always cooking i just could see them right on their porch always remember bring their grocery because they live on the second floor and always saying hellothe rest of the building was evacuated and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. New 2 30 in raw sot josh padron san jose fire departmentwe currently have our arson investigators on scene for fire cause and origin of this incident. 57 11 this is just a really, really devastating moment for everyone here in the neighborhood justine mail delivery might be a little slower in menlo park. As a Us Postal Service truck caught on fire. Here is what the truck looks like now. Burnt and melted. The truck caught on fire on oakhurst place. The postal agent got out safely and is not hurt. Firefighters used water sparingly to extinguish the mail. The damaged mail will be carefully handled, separated and restored by the postal service. This impacts about 400 customers along the drivers route. The cause of the fire is under investigation. j. R. tonight, the best friend of a mother and daughter who were killed by a suspected drunk driver is talking. The deadly crash happened tuesday in sonoma on highway 12, and the seven yearold girl involved just passed away friday. Kron fours Spencer Blake is live in sonoma at a memorial set up for them. Spencer. Estafania soto worked here at crush beauty bar that was just one of the jobs she worked to support kaliyah, her beautiful, sevenyearold daughter who died just three days after her mother. In front of this salon in sonoma, former coworkers and clients of Estefania Soto have left dozens of momentos. Among them are photos of her and her daughter kaliyah. They both had very vibrant personalities. Bubbly. Their presence was very known in any room they walked into. Sierra sweeden has been estefanias best friend since kindergarten more than 20 years. She and her family are still processing what happened Tuesday Morning on highway 12. Police say jsoe lopezperez was driving under the influence when he crossed over the yellow line and crashed headon into sotos car. Soto died in the wreck, and sevenyearold kaliyah passed on friday. She was pretty much like my sister. My mom was a big part of her life as well. She grew up coming to my house and viceversa. Spent holidays with us. Sweeden says both estefania and kaliyah loved to dance both jokingly and as a stress relief. Estefania also loved to sing. She worked six days a week at two different salons, and sweeden says she could give the best eyebrow wax in town. Kaliyah, who called sweeden auntie, was really into the outdoors, the beach, and swimming. She called me auntie. She was like my niece. Sweeden set up one of the multiple fundraisers online for the family, which together have raised 16 thousand dollars. I think thats the only comfort that anyone can really find in losing a sevenyearold, is that her mom was there to welcome her with open arms. Despite the tragedy, its easy to imagine the two of them now sharing a contagious laugh together. spencer the suspect in the case, lopezperez, is facin two murder charges. Hes in jail without bail and will be back in court on the 27th. Live in sonoma, Spencer Blake, kron four news. justine flu season is in full swing and we are now hearing about the first flu death in the bay area. A man died earlier this month in santa clara county. Officials say he was under 65 years old but had other conditions that increased the risk of complications. Kron4s dan kerman talked to doctors earlier this week who say this is a reminder that people need to take steps to protect themselves. And it starts with the flu shot. jr stone jr stone as dan mentioned the centers for Disease Control urges everyone six months and older to get the flu shot with only rare exceptions. The cdc says each year the flu vaccine is updated to match whichever virus is circulating. The vaccine usually protects against three or four of the most common viruses. Right now in the us flu activity is low but the cdc says its on the rise. And although the cdc recommends you get a flu vaccine by the end of october, its not too late to be vaccinated. More than 130 million doses of flu vaccine have been given out so far this year jr stone and Health Officials say two people in Los Angeles County died from the flu. It was a middle aged woman and an elderly man. And in Orange County a toddler died from the flu as well. justine headed out for thanksgiving . You will not be alone. Holiday travel season is upon us. Friday was the busiest day of the thanksgiving season at San Francisco international airport. People flying out for turkey day should arrive 2 hours early for domestic flights, and 3 hours early for international flights. Also, parking lots at the airport will fill up so call ahead to make sure there are spaces. For those flying on wednesday get ready for a hectic journey. Experts warn to expect longer lines and tighter security. So far, people at sfo tell us its been smooth sailing. Yes i was worried and it has not been a problem at all. things we well people were happy and cheerful and it was a good group. justine if you are going by car. According to triplea, the time to avoid traveling in the bay is tuesday during the evening commute drive during that time, and it might take you 2 and a half times as long. Here is meteorologist Lawrence Karnow with your holiday forecast. Lawrence karnow it was a beautiful start to the weekend with plenty of sunshine and an amazing sunset. But if youre traveling around the state and the country for the holiday week things could get interesting. Well see a mix of sunshine and clounds into the monterey bay with highs in the 60s. Southern california can expect mostly sunny skies and warmer weather in the 70s. If you plan to head to the high country you better pack the warm weather gear with highs in tahoe only in the 40s. Right now there are no major flight delays here or across the United States. justine and make sure you download the kron four mobile app to stay up to date on the next storm about to hit the bay area. The app is free to download for apple and android devices. You can zoom in to live radar and see where the rain is headed. And be sure to enable the push alert feature to receive breaking news updates. justine and make sure you download the kron four mobile app to stay up to date on the next storm about to hit the bay area. The app is free to download for apple and android devices. You can zoom in to live radar and see where the rain is headed. And be sure to enable the push alert feature to receive breaking news updates. j. R. in the east bay. Theres cause for celebration in Contra Costa County tonight after almost a year. Morgan territory road has officially reopened. justine its been a rebuilding process nine months in the making after the road was damaged by a slide in last winters storm. Kron 4 S Ella Sogomonian is live in clayton with details. Ella. ella its official as of 4 30 tonight Morgan Territory road reopened its the moment everyone whos had to reroute 45 minutes to an hour has been waiting for since last winter in february. Morgan territory road is open again. The repair started in july. Two walls were installed on either side to keep the soil back. There was excavation; reconstruction of the pavement, drainage improvements and utilities had to be moved. The slide forced commuters and people who live along the road to take a long way around. For a few months up until june they were at times allowed to walk across to get supplies or get home. Some neighbors reminisced about that having given locals a chance to bond. But it was an awful inconvenience at the end of the day which is now fortunately over. I spoke with a contractor who had to get around it. Sot jerry converse, contractor having to go the long way around it was very frustrating for my customers and for me just to spend the extra time to go out there and i hear it from the customers all the time how long is it going to be . and i actually have a relative one of the engineers who were working on it and he said that it is a process. Vo he went on to say the road is only as good as whats underneath so thats one reason why it took so long to get the project going. ella but the whole road is 14 miles long stretching from livermore to marsh creek road here in clayton so theres concern that this may happen again on another portion. It cost the county 3 Million Dollars to repair the few hundred feet but they plan to get money back from the state and federal government for the emergency. Live in clayton Ella Sogomonian kron 4n ews. justine coming up on kron4 news at 8. A man held up at gunpoint for a pair of shoes. Worth thousands of dollars. Well hear from the victim and see why they are worth so much. jr stone plus. Find out whats next for the republican tax plan as all eyes move from the house to the senate. justine and Alabama Republican Senate candidate, roy moore and his campaign are being overshadowed by a growing list of Sexual Misconduct allegations. Well tell you why his name will still be on the december ballot. This is the new comfort food. Grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. A better way to grow, a better way to eat. And it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. California grown with no antibiotics ever. jr stone Alabama Republican Senate candidate, roy moore and his campaign are being overshadowed by a growing list of Sexual Misconduct allegations. But despite the growing pressure to step aside. It may be too late. Reporter ashley corum, explains. justine despite a rapid move by the house to pass the republican tax bill this week. More work lies ahead. After thanksgiving, republicans will begin debating the bill with the rest of senate. Senate republicans have only a thin majority. But not everyone in the party is on the same page republican senator, ron johnson of wisconsin says hes opposed to the bill in its current form. Others are still on the fence. They are concerned about adding to the federal deficit. But the white house believes the tax plan will soon be the law of the land. Sarah Sanders White House Press Secretary we certainly are still very confident that were going to get this package passed and wed love to see some of the democrats come on board and support this historic piece of legislation that we feel will be one of the great legacies of this presidency. justine if senators do pass the bill it still has to battle back in the house. jr stone new at eight. Police say sneaky thieves made off with some expensive tennis shoes in irvine. Justin woehler was selling high End Limited Edition adidas for 6,000 dollars. But as soon as he got in the back seat of the suspects bmw. He felt uneasy. Woehler says before he knew it. A gun was in his face. This is the man who Justin Woehler says he was making the deal with. Irvine police have released this security tape of the unidentified robber who was inside of a convenience store. Just moments earlier. sot i looked at him like you know. I say how come his face so mean . The guy from the passenger seat just took it with his right hand and turned around and put it right in my face, it was like a black, semiautomatic 9 millimeter. Police are now looking at other security cameras in the area to see if they caught the suspect roaming around. That man is still on the loose tonight. justine turning to weather now, meteorologist Lawrence Karnow has our forecast. Lawrence karnow it was a beautiful start to the weekend with plenty of sunshine and an amazing sunset. Tonight well see a few passing high clouds and chilly temperatures. The valleys in the north and east bay will slip into the 30s and 40s. The weather looks mostly dry through the holiday week although we could see some showers in the norht bay. On the satellite image you can see a storm in the gulf of alaska but High Pressure to the south should keep most of the rain north of the bay area. But it will be bumping up against that High Pressure ridge and bring us a mix of sunshine and clouds on and off this week. Theres a slight chance of showers in the north bay during the week but it doesnt look like much. If youre traveling expect cold temperatures and a chance of snow across the Northern Tier of the United States and maybe some snow in new york on thanksgiving day. Over the next seven days we will likely see above normal temperatures with warmer weather through wednesday before cooling into next weekend. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. justine the first big rain storm of the season hit the bay earlier this week. And it meant lots of spinouts and crashes. jr stone our Stanley Roberts and the chp were there for many of them. I got one pickup truck sideways blocking two lanes copy northbound 280 to the northbound . When it rains in the bay area the chp goes from enforcement mode to response mode, responding to the dozens upon dozen of crashes move to your right please, move to your right in this case it was a something called a solo spinout where the driver lost control and hit the wall San Francisco paramedics were tending to the driver while the chp deals with the crash. Nats ambiance another crash happened on interstate 380 in san bruno listen to the driver i was going around this roundabout i just slipped off and ran right into to it and in the process there were some unexpected casualties fresh lumpia there were so many crashes the california Highway Patrol was running short or officers to respond, some of the mistakes drivers make when in the rain is following to close, and speedingnats ambiance speeding causing drivers to hydroplane and lose traction and often when trying to correct the problem they over react by turning the Steering Wheel to abruply, the best thing you can do, slowley ease off that accelarator, ride that slide out, wait until you can feel your tires starting to grip and then slow it down and steer your way out of that. Once you start spinning out and youve gone past that ppoint its almost impossivle to recover and its like your on ice at that point nats ambiance lets take these brief intermissions while we escort the giant macys Christmas Tree across the bay dridge. Nats ambiance where were we oh yea safety in the rain. There is another thing you need to remember while driving in the rain silver lexus turn your headlights on light, you need to turn your headlights on please, its raining and you got your windshield wipers on thank you. Yes you can be pulled over for not turning on your lights when you turn on your windshield wipers professional driver with no headlights on yelp please go the right and exit at serria point i stopped you because i noticed you had no headlights on and its raining and you got your windshields oh wow the intresting part, the driver might have gone unnoticed except for one thing never good to usually pass an officer, that usually a golden rule in San Francisco Stanley Roberts kron 4 news jr stone coming up next. Find out who the biggest winner was in last nights sixth annual texas holdem poker tournament fundraiser to help the Special Olympics. justine plus. Its been a thanksgiving tradition for 14 years. The East Bay Church that handed out thanksgiving meals today. jr stone and after the break. We go in search of homes for sale in the bay area. For under 500thousand dollars. 500thousand dollars. Our collaboration with pg e is centered around public safety. Without pg es assistance, without their training we could not do our mission to keep our Community Safe. Anytime we are responding to a structure fire, one of the first calls you make is for pg e for gas and electric safety. Its my job to make sure that they have the training that they need to make the scene safe for themselves and for the public. Its handson training actually turning valves, turning systems off, looking at different wire systems all that training is crucial to keeping our Community Safe and our firefighters safe. Together, were building a better california. justine now at 8 30. We tackle the bay areas housing crunch. Million dollar homes seem to be the norm here. jr stone but is it still possible to find properties for less than half a Million Dollars here in the bay area . Kron4s Haaziq Madyun went to the east bay to find out in tonights indepth story. Believe it or not you can still find a home that cost under 500thousanddollars here in the bay area. However Real Estate Experts say there are a few things you need to knownat sot haaziq. All under 500thousand . Realtor Terry Baldwin is showing me a few east bay homes priced in the 400hundredseventythousand dollar price range in antioch here is another home for sale in pittsburg and this one in concord baldwin Us Postal Service<\/a> truck caught on fire. Here is what the truck looks like now. Burnt and melted. The truck caught on fire on oakhurst place. The postal agent got out safely and is not hurt. Firefighters used water sparingly to extinguish the mail. The damaged mail will be carefully handled, separated and restored by the postal service. This impacts about 400 customers along the drivers route. The cause of the fire is under investigation. j. R. tonight, the best friend of a mother and daughter who were killed by a suspected drunk driver is talking. The deadly crash happened tuesday in sonoma on highway 12, and the seven yearold girl involved just passed away friday. Kron fours Spencer Blake<\/a> is live in sonoma at a memorial set up for them. Spencer. Estafania soto worked here at crush beauty bar that was just one of the jobs she worked to support kaliyah, her beautiful, sevenyearold daughter who died just three days after her mother. In front of this salon in sonoma, former coworkers and clients of Estefania Soto<\/a> have left dozens of momentos. Among them are photos of her and her daughter kaliyah. They both had very vibrant personalities. Bubbly. Their presence was very known in any room they walked into. Sierra sweeden has been estefanias best friend since kindergarten more than 20 years. She and her family are still processing what happened Tuesday Morning<\/a> on highway 12. Police say jsoe lopezperez was driving under the influence when he crossed over the yellow line and crashed headon into sotos car. Soto died in the wreck, and sevenyearold kaliyah passed on friday. She was pretty much like my sister. My mom was a big part of her life as well. She grew up coming to my house and viceversa. Spent holidays with us. Sweeden says both estefania and kaliyah loved to dance both jokingly and as a stress relief. Estefania also loved to sing. She worked six days a week at two different salons, and sweeden says she could give the best eyebrow wax in town. Kaliyah, who called sweeden auntie, was really into the outdoors, the beach, and swimming. She called me auntie. She was like my niece. Sweeden set up one of the multiple fundraisers online for the family, which together have raised 16 thousand dollars. I think thats the only comfort that anyone can really find in losing a sevenyearold, is that her mom was there to welcome her with open arms. Despite the tragedy, its easy to imagine the two of them now sharing a contagious laugh together. spencer the suspect in the case, lopezperez, is facin two murder charges. Hes in jail without bail and will be back in court on the 27th. Live in sonoma, Spencer Blake<\/a>, kron four news. justine flu season is in full swing and we are now hearing about the first flu death in the bay area. A man died earlier this month in santa clara county. Officials say he was under 65 years old but had other conditions that increased the risk of complications. Kron4s dan kerman talked to doctors earlier this week who say this is a reminder that people need to take steps to protect themselves. And it starts with the flu shot. jr stone jr stone as dan mentioned the centers for Disease Control<\/a> urges everyone six months and older to get the flu shot with only rare exceptions. The cdc says each year the flu vaccine is updated to match whichever virus is circulating. The vaccine usually protects against three or four of the most common viruses. Right now in the us flu activity is low but the cdc says its on the rise. And although the cdc recommends you get a flu vaccine by the end of october, its not too late to be vaccinated. More than 130 million doses of flu vaccine have been given out so far this year jr stone and Health Officials<\/a> say two people in Los Angeles County<\/a> died from the flu. It was a middle aged woman and an elderly man. And in Orange County<\/a> a toddler died from the flu as well. justine headed out for thanksgiving . You will not be alone. Holiday travel season is upon us. Friday was the busiest day of the thanksgiving season at San Francisco<\/a> international airport. People flying out for turkey day should arrive 2 hours early for domestic flights, and 3 hours early for international flights. Also, parking lots at the airport will fill up so call ahead to make sure there are spaces. For those flying on wednesday get ready for a hectic journey. Experts warn to expect longer lines and tighter security. So far, people at sfo tell us its been smooth sailing. Yes i was worried and it has not been a problem at all. things we well people were happy and cheerful and it was a good group. justine if you are going by car. According to triplea, the time to avoid traveling in the bay is tuesday during the evening commute drive during that time, and it might take you 2 and a half times as long. Here is meteorologist Lawrence Karnow<\/a> with your holiday forecast. Lawrence karnow it was a beautiful start to the weekend with plenty of sunshine and an amazing sunset. But if youre traveling around the state and the country for the holiday week things could get interesting. Well see a mix of sunshine and clounds into the monterey bay with highs in the 60s. Southern california can expect mostly sunny skies and warmer weather in the 70s. If you plan to head to the high country you better pack the warm weather gear with highs in tahoe only in the 40s. Right now there are no major flight delays here or across the United States<\/a>. justine and make sure you download the kron four mobile app to stay up to date on the next storm about to hit the bay area. The app is free to download for apple and android devices. You can zoom in to live radar and see where the rain is headed. And be sure to enable the push alert feature to receive breaking news updates. justine and make sure you download the kron four mobile app to stay up to date on the next storm about to hit the bay area. The app is free to download for apple and android devices. You can zoom in to live radar and see where the rain is headed. And be sure to enable the push alert feature to receive breaking news updates. j. R. in the east bay. Theres cause for celebration in Contra Costa County<\/a> tonight after almost a year. Morgan territory road has officially reopened. justine its been a rebuilding process nine months in the making after the road was damaged by a slide in last winters storm. Kron 4 S Ella Sogomonian<\/a> is live in clayton with details. Ella. ella its official as of 4 30 tonight Morgan Territory<\/a> road reopened its the moment everyone whos had to reroute 45 minutes to an hour has been waiting for since last winter in february. Morgan territory road is open again. The repair started in july. Two walls were installed on either side to keep the soil back. There was excavation; reconstruction of the pavement, drainage improvements and utilities had to be moved. The slide forced commuters and people who live along the road to take a long way around. For a few months up until june they were at times allowed to walk across to get supplies or get home. Some neighbors reminisced about that having given locals a chance to bond. But it was an awful inconvenience at the end of the day which is now fortunately over. I spoke with a contractor who had to get around it. Sot jerry converse, contractor having to go the long way around it was very frustrating for my customers and for me just to spend the extra time to go out there and i hear it from the customers all the time how long is it going to be . and i actually have a relative one of the engineers who were working on it and he said that it is a process. Vo he went on to say the road is only as good as whats underneath so thats one reason why it took so long to get the project going. ella but the whole road is 14 miles long stretching from livermore to marsh creek road here in clayton so theres concern that this may happen again on another portion. It cost the county 3 Million Dollars<\/a> to repair the few hundred feet but they plan to get money back from the state and federal government for the emergency. Live in clayton Ella Sogomonian<\/a> kron 4n ews. justine coming up on kron4 news at 8. A man held up at gunpoint for a pair of shoes. Worth thousands of dollars. Well hear from the victim and see why they are worth so much. jr stone plus. Find out whats next for the republican tax plan as all eyes move from the house to the senate. justine and Alabama Republican Senate<\/a> candidate, roy moore and his campaign are being overshadowed by a growing list of Sexual Misconduct<\/a> allegations. Well tell you why his name will still be on the december ballot. This is the new comfort food. Grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. A better way to grow, a better way to eat. And it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. California grown with no antibiotics ever. jr stone Alabama Republican Senate<\/a> candidate, roy moore and his campaign are being overshadowed by a growing list of Sexual Misconduct<\/a> allegations. But despite the growing pressure to step aside. It may be too late. Reporter ashley corum, explains. justine despite a rapid move by the house to pass the republican tax bill this week. More work lies ahead. After thanksgiving, republicans will begin debating the bill with the rest of senate. Senate republicans have only a thin majority. But not everyone in the party is on the same page republican senator, ron johnson of wisconsin says hes opposed to the bill in its current form. Others are still on the fence. They are concerned about adding to the federal deficit. But the white house believes the tax plan will soon be the law of the land. Sarah Sanders White<\/a> House Press Secretary<\/a> we certainly are still very confident that were going to get this package passed and wed love to see some of the democrats come on board and support this historic piece of legislation that we feel will be one of the great legacies of this presidency. justine if senators do pass the bill it still has to battle back in the house. jr stone new at eight. Police say sneaky thieves made off with some expensive tennis shoes in irvine. Justin woehler was selling high End Limited Edition<\/a> adidas for 6,000 dollars. But as soon as he got in the back seat of the suspects bmw. He felt uneasy. Woehler says before he knew it. A gun was in his face. This is the man who Justin Woehler<\/a> says he was making the deal with. Irvine police have released this security tape of the unidentified robber who was inside of a convenience store. Just moments earlier. sot i looked at him like you know. I say how come his face so mean . The guy from the passenger seat just took it with his right hand and turned around and put it right in my face, it was like a black, semiautomatic 9 millimeter. Police are now looking at other security cameras in the area to see if they caught the suspect roaming around. That man is still on the loose tonight. justine turning to weather now, meteorologist Lawrence Karnow<\/a> has our forecast. Lawrence karnow it was a beautiful start to the weekend with plenty of sunshine and an amazing sunset. Tonight well see a few passing high clouds and chilly temperatures. The valleys in the north and east bay will slip into the 30s and 40s. The weather looks mostly dry through the holiday week although we could see some showers in the norht bay. On the satellite image you can see a storm in the gulf of alaska but High Pressure<\/a> to the south should keep most of the rain north of the bay area. But it will be bumping up against that High Pressure<\/a> ridge and bring us a mix of sunshine and clouds on and off this week. Theres a slight chance of showers in the north bay during the week but it doesnt look like much. If youre traveling expect cold temperatures and a chance of snow across the Northern Tier<\/a> of the United States<\/a> and maybe some snow in new york on thanksgiving day. Over the next seven days we will likely see above normal temperatures with warmer weather through wednesday before cooling into next weekend. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. justine the first big rain storm of the season hit the bay earlier this week. And it meant lots of spinouts and crashes. jr stone our Stanley Roberts<\/a> and the chp were there for many of them. I got one pickup truck sideways blocking two lanes copy northbound 280 to the northbound . When it rains in the bay area the chp goes from enforcement mode to response mode, responding to the dozens upon dozen of crashes move to your right please, move to your right in this case it was a something called a solo spinout where the driver lost control and hit the wall San Francisco<\/a> paramedics were tending to the driver while the chp deals with the crash. Nats ambiance another crash happened on interstate 380 in san bruno listen to the driver i was going around this roundabout i just slipped off and ran right into to it and in the process there were some unexpected casualties fresh lumpia there were so many crashes the california Highway Patrol<\/a> was running short or officers to respond, some of the mistakes drivers make when in the rain is following to close, and speedingnats ambiance speeding causing drivers to hydroplane and lose traction and often when trying to correct the problem they over react by turning the Steering Wheel<\/a> to abruply, the best thing you can do, slowley ease off that accelarator, ride that slide out, wait until you can feel your tires starting to grip and then slow it down and steer your way out of that. Once you start spinning out and youve gone past that ppoint its almost impossivle to recover and its like your on ice at that point nats ambiance lets take these brief intermissions while we escort the giant macys Christmas Tree<\/a> across the bay dridge. Nats ambiance where were we oh yea safety in the rain. There is another thing you need to remember while driving in the rain silver lexus turn your headlights on light, you need to turn your headlights on please, its raining and you got your windshield wipers on thank you. Yes you can be pulled over for not turning on your lights when you turn on your windshield wipers professional driver with no headlights on yelp please go the right and exit at serria point i stopped you because i noticed you had no headlights on and its raining and you got your windshields oh wow the intresting part, the driver might have gone unnoticed except for one thing never good to usually pass an officer, that usually a golden rule in San Francisco<\/a> Stanley Roberts<\/a> kron 4 news jr stone coming up next. Find out who the biggest winner was in last nights sixth annual texas holdem poker tournament fundraiser to help the Special Olympics<\/a>. justine plus. Its been a thanksgiving tradition for 14 years. The East Bay Church<\/a> that handed out thanksgiving meals today. jr stone and after the break. We go in search of homes for sale in the bay area. For under 500thousand dollars. 500thousand dollars. Our collaboration with pg e is centered around public safety. Without pg es assistance, without their training we could not do our mission to keep our Community Safe<\/a>. Anytime we are responding to a structure fire, one of the first calls you make is for pg e for gas and electric safety. Its my job to make sure that they have the training that they need to make the scene safe for themselves and for the public. Its handson training actually turning valves, turning systems off, looking at different wire systems all that training is crucial to keeping our Community Safe<\/a> and our firefighters safe. Together, were building a better california. justine now at 8 30. We tackle the bay areas housing crunch. Million dollar homes seem to be the norm here. jr stone but is it still possible to find properties for less than half a Million Dollars<\/a> here in the bay area . Kron4s Haaziq Madyun<\/a> went to the east bay to find out in tonights indepth story. Believe it or not you can still find a home that cost under 500thousanddollars here in the bay area. However Real Estate Experts<\/a> say there are a few things you need to knownat sot haaziq. All under 500thousand . Realtor Terry Baldwin<\/a> is showing me a few east bay homes priced in the 400hundredseventythousand dollar price range in antioch here is another home for sale in pittsburg and this one in concord baldwin Coldwell Banker<\/a> commute time very important. Where are you working now . Where will you be working two years from now, three years from now . That landscape is changing because the commuting is so badsomething else that will impact the local real estate market. In Contra Costa County<\/a> Haaziq Madyun<\/a> kron4news jr stone Contra Costa County<\/a> is partnering with the city of richmond. To bring in micro homes. Supervisor john gioia and richmond mayor tom butt said, Contra Costa County<\/a> is moving towards securing a federal grant to lease 50 of these micropads to house homeless single adults on a permanent basis. Each unit comes complete with shower, couch, kitchenette and closets. The next step would be to find a location for the units in the city of richmond. jr stone the micropads are stackable, and in fact, can go up as high as 8 stories if necessary. justine in the north bay. A group of neighbors came together to help people who lost their homes and belongings in the firestorm. In santa rosa, there were a number of garage sales today , where instead of selling things. People gave them away for free to those who need it most. The goal was to give away clothes, household items, furniture and appliances to low income, middle income and undocumented families. justine private cleanup applications for the most destructive wildfire in state history are due on wednesday. Santa rosa and Sonoma County<\/a> residents. Who lost their home in the north bay fires. Must submit their forms and then wait for the city or county to approve their application. Those that dont want to participate in the govermentfunded program. Are required to remove all the debris from their home at their own expense. A link to access the forms can be found on our website. Kron4. Com. jr stone early this Morning Police<\/a> arrested a 15yearold boy on suspicion of stealing more than a thousand dollars worth of products from a petaluma convenience store. The teen stole alcohol, cigarettes, and lottery tickets around four in the morning. A witness called police after seeing suspicious activity at 860 petaluma boulevard north. Across the street from luckys. When the officers arrived they found the boy in the parking lot. They discovered he made several trips in and out of the store. The 15yearold was booked to the Sonoma County<\/a> juvenile hall. jr stone thanksgiving is just around the corner and people are starting to give back to those in need. justine every year a church group from el sobrate offers a thanksgiving meal to everyone in their community. Kron4s jeff pierce tells us why these Good Samaritans<\/a> continue to put this event on. After all these years. justine still ahead. Find out why the new bart trains will likely not be in service by thanksgiving. lawrence bay area weather we could see some showers this holiday week. Ill show you where next. jr stone and first. It was pigs destroying peoples lawns. Now it is aggressive turkeys invading neighborhoods. We will tell you where these animals are going wild. Sfx squeak sfx stair creak sfx clink sfx deep breath sfx grunt sfx tinny headphone music sfx feet shuffling sfx slice sfx gasp sfx inhale. Exhale. Sfx lights scraping on roof sfx metallic scrape sfx grunt covered california. Its more than just health care. Its life care. jr stone theres good and bad news on barts new 775car fleet. The manufacturer has a fix. For problems that surfaced during a test run. However its highly unlikely any of the trains will be in service by thanksgivingbarts original goal. Earlier this month. The 10 car pilot train arrived at the bay fair bart station during an inspection run as it did the train automatically went into a safe mode that means the control car indicated that it was operating as a three car train locking the doors to the trailing seven cars. Bart is aiming to retest the 10car pilot train later this month. justine turning to weather now, meteorologist Lawrence Karnow<\/a> has our forecast. Lawrence karnow it was a beautiful start to the weekend with plenty of sunshine and an amazing sunset. Tonight well see a few passing high clouds and chilly temperatures. The valleys in the north and east bay will slip into the 30s and 40s. The weather looks mostly dry through the holiday week although we could see some showers in the norht bay. On the satellite image you can see a storm in the gulf of alaska but High Pressure<\/a> to the south should keep most of the rain north of the bay area. But it will be bumping up against that High Pressure<\/a> ridge and bring us a mix of sunshine and clouds on and off this slight chance the north bay week but it doesnt look youre expect cold temperatures of snow Northern Tier<\/a> states and maybe some york on day. Over the next seven likely see temperatures weather through before cooling weekend. jr stone still ahead. How authorities are responding after this video surfaced of a Northern California<\/a> deputy punching a homeless person over and over again. justine after the break. Turkey troubles. Find out what these wild turkeys are doing to cause problems in the bay area. jr stone first this week. It was wild pigs causing problems in san ramon by destroying peoples lawns. Well now its aggressive wild turkeys invading neighborhoods. jr stone the wild birds are blocking traffic. Scratching cars, and just hanging out on top of peoples roofs. Kron4s Hermela Aregawi<\/a> was in martinez this week where she talked to a resident who came across these wild birds. justine a Stanislaus County<\/a> sheriffs deputy was caught on camera punching a homeless man. Reporter Ken Mashinchi<\/a> has more on what lead up to the incident. This video only lasts about a minute, but it packs quite a punch. Several punches actually. The video taken last friday shows several Stanislaus County<\/a> sheriffus deputies and Modesto Police<\/a> officers, including a k9, trying to arrest a man who appears to be resisting. Thatus when one deputy appears to punch the man in the back of the head several times. Natscarsaccording to the Stanislaus County<\/a> sheriffus office the man was acting bizarre, and running across traffic at the intersection of Crows Landing<\/a> and hatch road. Natsheus running northwest from hatch and Crows Landing<\/a>sheriff Adam Christianson<\/a> declined an interview request with fox40 but spoke with the modesto bee thursday about the incident. He said the man, who has not been identified, is a transient who has had runins with Law Enforcement<\/a> before. Christianson told the bee. The man received a quote superficial forehead he was taken to the hospital. And later charged with a misdemeanor for obstructing a police officer. Natsas for the deputy seen throwing the punches, sheriff christianson told the bee his name is taylor knight. Heus a three year veteran of the department. He has been placed on paid administrative leave as the department sorts through whether his actions caught on video crossed the line and warrant a criminal charge of assault under the color of authority. The sheriff told the bee i am disappointed and concerned but i want the public to know that we are going to thoroughly investigate the incident to find out what happened and we will take the appropriate actions necessary once we have all the facts. We are looking at all circumstances leading up to the contact with the individual who was arrested and what happened or what you see happening in that video. The sheriff added that even though there is no audio in the video, other deputies and officers confronted knight during the incident and the sheriff was notified of the incident before seeing the video a few days later. The sheriff added that because it is an ongoing investigation, he could not comment on what was said to knight. justine that was Ken Mashinchi<\/a> reporting. The deputy now faces possible criminal charges. j. R. the Golden State Warriors<\/a> in philly taking on the 76ers. They were down by 24 points in the first half but that was the first half. You see kevin durant ready to go in this one. This is when things turned around. 3rd quarterdurant for three yes. Couple possessions later. Steph curry. Step back firesthats a three as well. Then on the break. Kevin durant. Goes straight into three defendersball is up and it is in. And one. A ten to zero break at this point. Durant hitting again here warriors scored 47 points in the third. Curry then finding Draymond Green<\/a> on the breakaway. Outscored the 76ers by 32 points in the third quarter. They were hitting shots from everywhere. Came back to win this thing 124 to 116 over philadelphia. Here is steph after the game. j. R. game. j. R. the San Francisco<\/a> the san j. R. j. R. the San Francisco<\/a> 49ers have a bye this weekend but the Oakland Raiders<\/a> have a big game. The four and five silver and black go up against the patriots in mexico city. Tom brady spoke this week about taking on the raiders down south. He is well aware of the fan support they have there. The Oakland Raiders<\/a> had two weeks to prepare for this one. Well see how that plays out sunday in mexico city. The team is coming off a win against the Miami Dolphins<\/a> before their bye week. They have no doubt struggled this year and will have to play at the top of their game to beat the patriots. Tom brady is the leading passer in the league and he will go up against the raiders pass defense which ranks 22nd in the league. It is not all doom and gloom though. Derek carr will go up against the patriots and their worst ranked pass defense in the league. Theyll be playing at a high elevation in mexico and in an area that is high in pollution. Jack del rio talked about that earlier this week. j. R. kickoff is at 1 25 tomorrow afternoon. And that is sports. justine after the break. Nasa launches the first in a series of next generation weather satellites. How it can help get you an accurate weather forecast. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. When you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. Visit kp. Org to learn more. Kaiser permanente. Thrive. justine the Special Olympics<\/a> of Northern California<\/a> provides opportunities to those with special needs to play sports and build their confidence for the rest of their lives. jr stone and last night. They held their sixth annual Charity Texas<\/a> holdem poker tournament. The fundraiser gave the Nonprofit Organization<\/a> a definite boost they raised over 62 thousand dollars. Our very own, Stanley Roberts<\/a> was there and won the entire thing. The money will help more than 21thousand athletes, who participate in 271 competitions. justine forecasters are hoping that this satellite will help them track future hurricanes. The joint polar satellite systemone was launched from Vandenberg Air<\/a> force. Near Santa Barbara<\/a> this morning. Its the first in a series of four nextgeneration us weather satellites. Its expected to help meteorologists not only make more accurate weather forecasts. But the satellite should also help them better predict where future hurricanes are headed. Emergency workers will use images from space as well, to visualize the damage and Power Outages<\/a> after storms. After storms. Power outages damage and visualize the well, to from space as use images workers will emergency headed. Hurricanes are where future better predict where future hurricanes are headed. Emergency workers will use images from space as well, to visualize the damage and Power Outages<\/a> after storms. Derek carr says and guys had time now to look on the bye week and say man i can do that better, or i can do this better. Now lets just go do it. Youve pointed it out now fix it. mark and nows the time for the raiders to make a run. The silver and black. Back in action. And ready to tackle a challenging test the new England Patriots<\/a> in mexico city. Well dive in to the teams preparation for the defending world champs. Plus, as the raiders head south of the border, theres one man making sure that no item on every players packing list is left unchecked. Meet the superstar. In charge of keeping the team looking sh","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia600807.us.archive.org\/7\/items\/KRON_20171119_040000_KRON_4_News_at_8\/KRON_20171119_040000_KRON_4_News_at_8.thumbs\/KRON_20171119_040000_KRON_4_News_at_8_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240630T12:35:10+00:00"}