and the situation is likely to get worse. unfavorable weather conditions fueling the flames. sot tim chavez/cal fire official"there's a lot of potential for some large fire growth on the north and west side of this fire in the next 24 to 48 hours." more than 100- thousand acres already scorched, and officials say containment is minimal. sot chief ralph terrazas/lafd"this predicted wind event should last through saturday so we have several days before we are out of the woods."emotions running high as fires wreaking havoc in los angeles and ventura counties. sot/ventura resident"i don't know what i'm going to do right now. i can't think right because everything is burned down to the ground."here a heroic moment as one man risking his life to save a wild rabbit from the flames on highway 1... more than 260 public and charter schools in the los angeles area are closed throughout the rest of the week.and health officials advise residents to limit their outdoor time because of the smoke. sot/los angeles resident"there was a deep, deep thicket of brush that didn't burn in our 2015 fire, two years ago. and when the flames hit that, it went off like a gas bomb." (darya) gas bomb."went off like a flames hit that, it went off like a gas bomb." (darya)(james) lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. major hot spot on sb 101 at yerba buena and nb 17 at bearcreek. major hot spot on sb 101 at yerba buena and nb 17 at bearcreek. ( james ) breaking news this morning... five people have been hurt and one killed in a carbon monoxide posining in the bernal heights neighborhood of san francisco. ( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene with more. lydia? ( lydia ) carbon monoxide posining. follow the fire department on social media. we've been pushing out for the last couple of weeks to make sure that your are checking your heaters. make sure that if you havnt had your heater serviced, that you are getting your heater serviced. have a working carbon monoxide detector. this could have been much worse if these people didn't call it because their carbon monoxide detector was going off.> ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) a child is in stable condition at the hospital... after being shot in oakland. the child was hit on simson street... not far from 580 and seminary avenue. it happened just before 9 o'clock last night. the child was hit in the forearm ... and is expected to survive. the child's mother took them to the hospital. it's not clear how old the child is .... and there's no work if a shooter has been arrested. ( darya ) in the north bay... the f-b-i is teaming up with local police to help fight scams targeting north bay firestorm victims... authorities are noticing an increase in scams in the north bay that people are falling victim to. the f-b-i is using intelligence from other disasters to identify some of the more common ways people are scammed out of their money. police are asking families to secure their mailboxes ...so their private information doesn't get into the wrong hands. the f-b-i- is also warning of scammers showing up to your door. ( darya ) there are still some families that have not registered with fema. there's still time to get help . the deadline is monday december 11th ( james ) new this morning... a napa woman is behind bars on suspicion of arson at lake berryessa. police arrested debra ann windholz yesterday... and have charged her with 11 counts of arson. her bail is set at 500-thousand dollars. cal fire says they do ánotá think she was behind the deadly wildfires that swept the north bay last october. ( james ) the two men facing charges over the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be back in court today... as their premilinary hearing continues. derick almena and max harris are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. the first person to testify yesterday was a man who was there the night of the fire. aaron marin testified that he first smelled smoke... and then he saw flames shooting up. ( james ) marin also testified that before the party started on december second... d-j's had put up equipment that blocked a staircase... trapping partygoers. ( darya ) breaking news out the west bank... where there is violent fallout over president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capitol of israel. you can see protesters burning the american flag. the e-u's foreign policy chief says president trump's decision could send the region to darker times... and calls it a step backward. she also warned that president trump's move could diminish any role the u-s plays in the region. ( darya ) plus... a man who works as a stage hand during a school dance performance is arrested for allegedly touching children. we'll tell you where he worked. ( darya ) plus... dangerous dogs could be on the loose after killing a small dog and injuring its owner. we'll show you where these attacks happened. ( darya ) there's a new plan that could help with traffic congestion in the bay area. how close the bay area is to getting a new bridge. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. wb 80 slows from the maze look at you! tyson any'tizers and crispy strips. [ sound of sports game ] you help fuel greatness. you'll just have to make the ultimate game day sacrifice... and be eaten. (darya)(james)( rebecca ) lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. major hot spot sb 101 at yerba buena in san jose overturn accident blocking . accident on the san mateo bridge wb at the high rise blokcing the right lane. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) there could soon be help on the way to relieve bay area traffic congestion. senator dianne feinstein and representative mark de-sown- yay are asking the metropolitan transportation commission...to consider adding a new bridge across san francisco bay. they say traffic demands in the bay area have become intolerable and something needs to be done about it.but building a new bridge is no easy task. the mtc has looked at putting a new bridge across the bay that would connect interstate 380 near sfo to interstate 238 in hayward. they say a project that size would cost 12-billion dollars ... and it's not clear where that money would come from. who want to repeal basic infrastructure money to repair streets and roads. so getting a consensus to do more is a big challenge.>( james ) m-t-c says the process has to start somewhere so this letter could be the push that gets the ball rolling. ( james ) a man who was working at a high school dance preformance has been arrested... accused of inappropriately touching two young dancers backstage. this is the suspect -- kevin cole. police say the crime happenend in morgan hill at sobrato high school on friday. the two victims say the suspect touched them as the were changing costumes -- during the show. investigators say the suspect was hired to work on sound and lighting. police tell us cole has worked with several dance and ballet companies... including the south valley ballet, hip hop craze, music in motion, south valley dance and the charter school of morgan hill. ( darya ) a former oakland fire department captain has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after pleading guilty to a child pornography possession charge. 58-year-old richard chew .was ordered to register as a sex offender in contra costa county. he's been ordered to surrender to begin serving his sentence. deputies found child pornography on chew's laptop back in september. ( darya ) insurance claims from the north bay firestorm have now reached 9-billion dollars that's up from three-point-three billion in late october. the new number includes residential, commercial and car losses. 88-hundred buildings were destroyed by nearly two dozen fires in october. and people have filed claims for partial losses of more than 15-thousand homes. ( james ) happening now: a warning about dangerous dogs that could be on the loose... they've already killed a small dog and seriously hurt a woman. these are pictures of the dogs. police are trying to trackdown their owner. the attack happened on november 20th in san francisco... on brunswick street... near 280. that's where a 52-year-old woman says she walking her chihuahua mix " joey" on a leash when two unleased dogs attacked her pet. trying to save her dog... the woman it picked. that's when the pit bulls pounced on her... pulling her across the pavement. she was not seriously hurt -- but her dog -- joey -- died. police say the pit bull's owner... left the scene without providing contact information... and showed little remorse. ( darya ) a class action gender discrimination claim against google is rejected. three former female employees filed a lawsuit against the company back in september. they claimed women were paid less than men... assigned to lower paying jobs and were promoted less often. but a judge denied the class action request saying the lawsuit was too broad. the women's attorney says an updated complaint will be filed. google says its own analysis shows it had no gender pay gap. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... another coyote warning on the peninsula. see where ti was spotted. 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( darya ) a warning this morning as you continue your holiday shopping... you may be over paying for some of the year's hottest toys.( james ) experts warn that cyber scalpers... known as grinch-bots are buying up some of the hottest toys and then reselling them on major retail sites like amazon and e-bay. experts say the "bots" find out which toys are the most popular before most parents do and then buy them as soon as they go on sale.( darya ) some of the biggest examples include the popular fingerling toys that normally cost about 15-dollars... now they are selling on amazon for 100-dollars and on e-bay for 1- thousand ( james ) and the l-o-l surprise doll that normally sells for 10-dollars is now going for 50-dollars on amazon and as dollars on e-bay. the national retail federation is investigating a way to block the "grinch bots"... but they say it wont happen before the holiday shopping season ends.( james ) they say the best way to avoid being look up the price of the toy before you buy it and shop in stores instead of online. 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(darya) (james) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and major hot spot sb 101 at yerba buena in san jose overturn accident blocking .and an overturn nb 17 at bear creek rd ( james ) our breaking news is out of southern california... wildfires continuing to rage out of control and firefighters say it could get worse before it gets get worse ( james ) our breaking news is out of southern california... wildfires continuing to rage out of control and firefighters say it could get worse before it gets better.( darya ) thousands of people have been forced from their homes. these fires have now burned more than 100- thousand acres. ( darya ) happening now ... three-thousand oakland city workers will ánot be going to work today -- for the third day in a row.( james ) the strike is affecting many city services ... including the head start program ... that families rely on. kron 4's will tran joins us live from oakland. will... ( will ) happening today ... 3- thousand oakland city workers will not be showing up to work for the third day in a row. the strike is affecting many oakland city services ... including the head start program ... that many families rely on. oakland's public libraries are closed ... as well as city recreation centers. the city workers are on strike because of failed contract negotiations and a dispute on how much they want to get paid. 50 percent of our labor force is made up of people like me who are temporary part time workers who have no protection, who could be fired at any moment. we don't have health care benefits.mayor libby schaff/oaklanddissappointing that families have been impacted for what will be right now three days but it would be more disappointing more horrific if families were permanently damaged because we had to permanently reduce city services.dwight mcelroy says the city has enough. 50 percent of our labor force is made up of people are temporary workers who have no protection, who could be fired at any moment. we don't have health care benefits.mayor libby schaff/oaklandit's dissappointing that families have been impacted for what will be right now three days but it would disappointing more horrific if families were permanently damaged because we had to permanently reduce city services. ( darya ) thanks will.( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) new this morning a warning for people in san francisco after a coyote was spotted in the south of market neighborhood. this is a picture of the animal from yesterday morning at third and folsom near the moscone center. police closed the street to give the coyote a clear path. the animal was last seen running away down folsom street. if you live in the city and have pets, animal control officials are warning people to keep their pets on a leash and keep them indoors at night to protect them from coyotes. ( james ) neighbors want to see change... following a deadly hit and run crash in fremont. a man was killed as he crossed warren avenue - just east of bradley street on tuesday night. he was ánot in the crosswalk. police did catch up with the driver and say she showed no signs of being under the influence. now neighbors want fremont city leaders to put in a stop light or stop sign on east warren. they say the road is very dangerous... especially at night. ( james ) the alameda county coroner's office identified the victim as 65 year old joseph lynch. the name of the driver -- a woman from san leandro -- was not released. ( darya ) emeryville police have identified the suspect in the target parking lot shooting.. investigators say the gunman is 22-year-old cameron smith from oakland. he's been charged with attempted murder. two people were shot monday evening outside the target... both remain in critical condition. ( darya ) a man is behind bars for a string of robberies in berkeley. officers arrested kenthol fenceroy junior. they say he stole a laptop on the u-c berkeley campus. he's also accused of snatching another laptop back in october at crossroads dining... which is also on the campus. fenceroy is facing theft and possession of stolen property charges. ( darya ) plans to build a new oakland a's stadium near laney college ... have been put on hold. the team had planned to build a new home for the a's on land owned by the peralta community college district. but the college district board decided to put a stop to the plan. the chancellor says the fact that the oakland a's were interested in developing the site ... means there are other possible options out there. have found another potential landing spot ... for their new stadium. ( darya ) coming up on gary's world... warriors 1st game without steph... and after only his 1st start with the 49ers, jimmy g has to answer questions about being the next montana. plus you can see your christmas decorations on tv. ( darya ) and... the holidays can be a stressful time... after the break... we have tips on how to relieve some of that stress. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (robin) major hot spot sb 101 at yerba buena in san jose overturn accident blocking and an overturn nb 17 at bear creek rd in the santa cruz mntns ( james ) 4 your health this morning... holiday stress can put your health at risk. doctors say family visits... holiday parties... shopping for the perfect gift and the traffic san increase stress... and that can lead to more stress eating. the stress can also increase your blood pressure. but doctors say there are things you can do to relieve your stress. first... sweat it out. try kickboxing to take out your stress and frustration. high-intensity exercise is linked to mood-enhancing benefits. try yoga or meditation to relax. or get outside. fresh air can also help relieve your holiday stress. (rebecca) tracking your morning forecast... the world according to gary is after the break. (darya) ( darya ) even with two superstars out... the warriors still managed to pick up a win. they were in steph curry's hometown to face the hornets. curry and draymond green were both out with injuries. steph walked into the arena with a boot on. he's expected to miss at least two weeks with a sprained ankle. but kevin durant picked up the slack -- scoring 35 points. the warriors won 101-to-87. up next is detriot on friday. ( darya )we have an update on steph curry's injury.an mri revealed no structural damage in curry's right ankle.he sprained it in monday night's win over the new orleans pelicans.although there is no structural damage and x-rays were negative as well the ankle is severly sprained and swollen it will be evaluated in two weeks.so the warriors will be without the 2-time mvp until at least december 20th against the memphis grizzlies. ( darya )roger goodell has signed a five-year contract extension to remain commissioner of the nfl through 2024.a memo from the nfl's compensation committee to team owners and obtained by the associated press confirms that goodell and committee chairman arthur blank, owner of the atlanta falcons, have signed the extension.that extension has been a source of controversy because dallas cowboys owner jerry jones objected to the process. all 32 owners approved in may the compensation committee's power to negotiate and sign a deal with goodell, who replaced paul tagliabue in 2006.since then, the league's total revenues have more than doubled to over $13 billion. ( darya ) the niners begin to prepare to face the texans. they are 3-point underdogs heading into sunday. heading into week nine -- houston lost deshaun watson with a torn a-c-l jimmy garropolo and the offense will have their hands full with houston's defense the texans will have their starting linebacker, brian cushing... after serving a ten-game suspension for violating the league's performance substance abuse policy. garropolo has everyone excited about his potential.... that he's already begin compared to joe montana. ( darya ) this time of year... santa claus gets lots of letters. but one 6- year-old from virginia had an unusual message for jolly old saint nick. he didn't ask for a toy... instead... he told santa -- "your life is empty." the boy wrote -- "santa, i'm doing this for the class. i know your naughty list is empty. and your good list is empty. and your life is empty. you don't know the trouble i've had in my life. goodbye." the boy's mom posted the letter online and of course... it went viral. and in case you're wondering about the boy's "troubles." his mom says that trouble is his brother. ( darya ) darya talks with gary about christmas lights. ( darya ) darya talks about using the projector lights to decorate a house. ( darya ) is your house decked out for the holidays? kron4 wants to show it off. send us a photo or video of your holiday display and we'll include it in our christmas day show highlighting the best decorated homes in the bay area. use the kron 4 mobile app.. report it tab to send us your holiday lights. cats aren't the only ones with nine lives... it looks like dog have a few too. doctors at u-c davis performed surgery on 4- month-old "loca." she was bitten by another dog. the right side of her skull and jaw had extensive damage. she also had multiple puncture wounds on her face and neck. to fix her up... doctors printed up a 3 mask for her. loca will be the first patient to try out the "exo-k- 9." doctors say the mask works like a cast and will help her heal. ( james ) breaking news this morning... five people have been hurt and one killed in a carbon monoxide posining. kron 4's lydia pantazas has more from san francisco. ( james )in total ... several fires have burned more than 100 thousand acres.tens of thousands of people are evacuated. we'll be back with more in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news. more people shop online for the holidays than ever before. and the united states postal service delivers more of those purchases to homes than anyone else in the country. because we know, even the smallest things are sometimes the biggest. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. our breaking news is out of southern california... wildfires continuing to rage out of control and firefighters say it could get worse before it gets better.( darya ) thousands of people have been forced from their homes. these fires have now burned more than 100- thousand acres.( james ) kristen holmes is live in ventura county with the latest. smoke from some wildfires in southern california, so thick it can be seen from the international space station. and the situation is likely to get worse. unfavorable weather conditions fueling the flames. sot tim chavez/cal fire official"there's a lot of potential for some large fire growth on the north and west side of this fire in the next 24 to 48 hours." more than 100- thousand acres already scorched, and officials say containment is minimal. sot chief ralph terrazas/lafd"this predicted wind event should last through saturday so we have several days before we are out of the woods."emotions running high as fires wreaking havoc in los angeles and ventura counties. sot/ventura resident"i don't know what i'm going to do right now. i can't think right because everything is burned down to the ground."here a heroic moment as one man risking his life to save a wild rabbit from the flames on highway 1... more than 260 public and charter schools in the los angeles area are closed throughout the rest of the week.and health officials advise residents to limit their outdoor time because of the smoke. sot/los angeles resident"there was a deep, deep thicket of brush that didn't burn in our 2015 fire, two years ago. and when the flames hit that, it went off like a gas bomb." (darya)now lets lets move on to a check of weather and traffic... (james)rebecca, how's the weather like out there? rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge nb 17 at bear creek rd. bay ( james ) breaking news this morning... five people have been hurt and one killed in a carbon monoxide posining in the bernal heights neighborhood of san francisco. ( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene with more. lydia? ( lydia ) carbon monoxide posining. they're in good working condition, and if you're not sure if it's in good working condition, we suggest you go to any one of the number of stores we have in san francisco. and simply speak to one of the actual associates with you're heating needs.> ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you the morning. ( darya ) a child is in stable condition at the hospital... after being shot in oakland. the child was hit on simson street... not far from 580 and seminary avenue. it happened just before 9 o'clock last night. the child was hit in the forearm ... and is expected to survive. the child's mother took hospital. it's not clear how old the child is .... and there's no work if a shooter has been arrested. ( james ) the two men facing charges over the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be back in court today... as their premilinary hearing continues. derick almena and max harris are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. the first person to testify yesterday was a man who was there the night of the fire. aaron marin testified that he first smelled smoke... and then he saw flames shooting up. ( james ) marin also testified that before the party started on december second... d-j's had put up equipment that blocked a staircase... trapping partygoers. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news.city services in oakland ... shut downfor a third straight day. we'll have the latest on the city wide strike. ( james ) plus ... there's a new plan that could help with traffic congestion in the bay area. how close the bay area is to getting a new bridge. ( james )a warning to bay area dog walkers.another coyote was spotted.we'll tell you where. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) new this morning a warning for people in san francisco after a coyote was spotted in the south of market neighborhood. this is a picture of the animal from yesterday morning at third and folsom near the moscone center. police closed the street to give the coyote a clear path. the animal was last seen running away down folsom street. if you live in the city and have pets, animal control officials are warning people to keep their pets on a leash and keep them indoors at night to protect them from coyotes. 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(james)(darya)(rebecca) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. . richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) a man who was working at a high school dance preformance has been arrested... accused of inappropriately touching two young dancers backstage. this is the suspect -- kevin cole. police say the crime happenend in morgan hill at sobrato high school on friday. the two victims say the suspect touched them as the were changing costumes -- during the show. investigators say the suspect was hired to work on sound and lighting. police tell us cole has worked with several dance and ballet companies... including the south valley ballet, hip hop craze, music in motion, south valley dance and the charter school of morgan hill. ( darya ) a former oakland fire department captain has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after pleading guilty to a child pornography possession charge. 58-year-old richard chew .was ordered to register as a sex offender in contra costa county. he's been ordered to surrender to begin serving his sentence. deputies found child pornography on chew's laptop back in september. (james) in the north bay... the f-b-i is teaming up with local police to help fight scams targeting north bay firestorm victims... authorities are noticing an increase in scams in the north bay that people are falling victim to. the f-b-i is using intelligence from other disasters to identify some of the more common ways people are scammed out of their money. police are asking families to secure their mailboxes ...so their private information doesn't get into the wrong hands. the f-b-i- is also warning of scammers showing up to your door. (james) there are still some families that have not registered with fema. there's still time to get help . the deadline is monday december 11th ( darya ) insurance claims from the north bay firestorm have now reached 9-billion dollars that's up from three-point-three billion in late october. the new number includes residential, commercial and car losses. 88-hundred buildings were destroyed by nearly two dozen fires in october. and people have filed claims for partial losses of more than 15-thousand homes. ( james ) there could soon be help on the way to relieve bay area traffic congestion. senator dianne feinstein and representative mark de-sown- yay are asking the metropolitan transportation commission...to consider adding a new bridge across san francisco bay. they say traffic demands in the bay area have become intolerable and something needs to be done about it.but building a new bridge is no easy task. the mtc has looked at putting a new bridge across the bay that would connect interstate 380 near sfo to interstate 238 in hayward. they say a project that size would cost 12-billion dollars ... and it's not clear where that money would come from. ( james ) m-t-c says the process has to start somewhere so this letter could be the push that gets the ball rolling. 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(james)(darya) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. ( darya ) happening now ... three-thousand oakland city workers will ánot be going to work today -- for the third day in a row.( james ) the strike is affecting many city services ... including the head start program ... that families rely on. kron 4's will tran joins us live from oakland city hall. will... ( will ) happening today ... 3- thousand oakland city workers will not be showing up to work for the third day in a row. the strike is affecting many oakland city services ... including the head start program ... that many families rely on. oakland's public libraries are closed ... as well as city recreation centers. the city workers are on strike because of failed contract negotiations and a dispute on how much they want to get paid. 50 percent of our labor force is made up of people like me who are temporary part time workers who have no protection, who could be fired at any moment. we don't have health care benefits.mayor libby schaff/oaklandit's dissappointing that families have been impacted for what will be right now three days but it would be more disappointing more horrific if families were permanently damaged because we had to permanently reduce city services. ( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) neighbors want to see change... following a deadly hit and run crash in fremont. a man was killed as he crossed warren avenue - just east of bradley street on tuesday night. he was ánot in the crosswalk. police did catch up with the driver and say she showed no signs of being under the influence. now neighbors want fremont city leaders to put in a stop light or stop sign on east warren. they say the road is very dangerous... especially at night. ( darya ) the alameda county coroner's office identified the victim as 65 year old joseph lynch. the name of the driver -- a woman from san leandro -- was not released. ( darya )in the east bay. emeryville police have identified the suspect in the target parking lot shooting.. investigators say the gunman is 22-year-old cameron smith from oakland. he's been charged with attempted murder. two people were shot monday evening outside the target... both remain in critical condition. ( james ) a man is behind bars for a string of robberies in berkeley. officers arrested kenthol fenceroy junior. they say he stole a laptop on the u-c berkeley campus. he's also accused of snatching another laptop back in october at crossroads dining... which is also on the campus. fenceroy is facing theft and possession of stolen property charges. ( james ) san francisco will sell recreational marijuana in january. mayor ed lee signed legislation that creates regulations and deals with the required permits. supervisors approved marijuana regulations in a mandatory second vote on tuesday. this will allow the city's 45 existing marijuana dispensaries and delivery services to move ahead with retail sales. but san francisco won't be ready sell on january first. the legislation takes effect january fifth... 30 days after lee signed it. ( darya ) plans to build a new oakland a's stadium near laney college ... have been put on hold. the team had planned to build a new home for the a's on land owned by the peralta community college district. but the college district board decided to put a stop to the plan. the chancellor says the fact that the oakland a's were interested in developing the site ... means there are other possible options out there. possibilities and along that line we have really started to learn a lot. we have a particular committee, the participatory governance council really started to help us examine what we could do in the future, what things could be.>( darya ) no word yet on if the a's have found another potential landing spot ... for their new stadium. ( james )still ahead on the kron 4 morning news ... a closer look at one company's major national shipping problem ... following cyber monday. ( james ) and after the break... a warning for parents as they finish their christmas shopping. how some are hiking up the prices on some of the most popular toys. and here's a live look outside... richmond san rafael bridge. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) a warning this morning as you continue your holiday shopping... you may be over paying for some of the year's hottest toys.( james ) experts warn that cyber scalpers... known as grinch-bots are buying up some of the hottest toys and then reselling them on major retail sites like amazon and e-bay. experts say the "bots" find out which toys are the most popular before most parents do and then buy them as go on sale.( darya ) some of the biggest examples biggest some of the biggest examples include the popular fingerling toys that normally cost about 15- dollars... now they are selling on amazon for 100-dollars and on e-bay for 1- thousand dollars.( james ) and the l-o-l surprise doll that normally sells for 10- dollars is now going for 50- dollars on amazon and as high as 500-dollars on e-bay.( darya ) the national retail federation is investigating a way to block the "grinch bots"... but they say it wont happen before the holiday shopping season ends.( james ) they say the best way to avoid being scammed is to look up the price of the toy before you buy it and shop instead of online. 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(rebecca) in the weather center tracking the forecast ... rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya )in news around the world ... violent fallout at the west bank over president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capitol of israel. you can see protesters burning the american flag. the e-u's foreign policy chief says president trump's decision could send the region to darker times... and calls it a step backward. she also warned that president ( darya )in news around the world ... violent fallout at the west bank over president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capitol of israel. you can see protesters burning the american flag. the e-u's foreign policy chief says president trump's decision could send the region to darker times... and calls it a step backward. she also warned that president trump's move could diminish any role the u-s plays in the region. ( darya )minnesota senator al franken is expected to make an announcement today ... it comes as over a dozen democratic senators have called on him to resign over sexual harassment allegations. the first senator to call for franken's resignation is new york's kirsten gillibrand. she wrote on facebook that it would be better for the u-s for franken to step aside and let someone else serve. among the other female senators who've called for franken to resign is california's kamala harris. ( james ) a class action gender discrimination claim against google is rejected. three former female employees filed a lawsuit against the company back in september. they claimed women were paid less than men... assigned to lower paying jobs and were promoted less often. but a judge denied the class action request saying the lawsuit was too broad. the women's attorney says an updated complaint will be filed. google says its own analysis shows it had no gender pay gap. ( james ) yet anoter embarassing scandal for wells fargo. the state justice department is accusing the san francisco based bank of improper insurance sales practices. an investigation found wells fargo customers were issued around 15-hundred insurance policies and charged premiums without their permission. the state wants to suspend or revoke wells fargo licences to transact personal insurance deals in california. wells fargo is expected to file a notice of defense in response to the accusation. ( darya ) a lot of people want to know the best time to book holiday flights. generally speaking, christmas and new year's flights are in high demand with high prices. ( james ) both holidays fall on a monday this year. so when is the best time to fly for the holidays? the answer aim for the middle of the week. you have a much better chance of catching a deal. ( darya ) always remember to factor in baggage fees, extra leg room fees, and food purchases before booking flights. finally, next summer think winter. booking your holiday flights months prior can often save you you more options for times. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news.on the kron 4 coming up (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) happening now ... three-thousand oakland city workers will ánot be going to work today -- for the third day in a row.( james ) the strike is affecting many city services ... including the head start program ... that families rely on. kron 4's us live from oakland. will... ( will ) happening today ... 3- thousand oakland city workers will not be showing up to work for the third day in a row. the strike is affecting many oakland city services ... including the head start program ... that many families rely on. oakland's public libraries are closed ... as well as city recreation centers. the city workers are on strike because of failed contract negotiations and a dispute on how much they want to get paid. 50 percent of our labor force is made up of people like me who are temporary part time workers who have no protection, who could be fired at any moment. we don't have health care benefits.mayor libby schaff/oaklandit's dissappointing that families have been impacted for what will be right now three days but it would be more disappointing more horrific if families were permanently damaged because we had to permanently reduce city services.dwight mcelroy says the city has not moved enough. ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) and after the break...a warning to bay area dog walkers.another coyote was spotted.we'll tell you where. and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. for mild-to-moderate eczema? it can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. the face of a fisherman? the hand of a ranch hand? the knee of a needle pointer? prescription eucrisa is a nose to toes eczema ointment. it blocks overactive pde4 enzymes within your skin. and it's steroid-free. do not use if you are allergic to eucrisa or its ingredients. allergic reactions may occur at or near the application site. the most common side effect is application site pain. ask your doctor about eucrisa. ( darya ) new this morning a warning for people in san francisco after a coyote was spotted in the south of market neighborhood. this is a picture of the animal from yesterday morning at third and folsom near the moscone center. police closed the street to give the coyote a clear path. the animal was last seen running away down folsom street. if you live in the city and have pets, animal control officials are warning people to keep their pets on a leash and keep them indoors at night to protect them from coyotes. ( james ) checking the markets this morning... winners and losers is next with our financial expert rob black. ♪ this year, start a new holiday tradition... delicious recipes made with nutella! the holidays never tasted this good. discover holiday recipes at nutella.com. (darya)(james)( robin ) lets start the morning with a check of traffic... no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. (james) time to talk winners and losers with our financial expert rob black winner: u.s. jobless claims decline for third straight week . . . the number of americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting a rapid tightening of the labor market that bolsters expectations the federal reserve will raise interest rates next week. while another report on thursday showed layoffs announced by u.s.-based employers rising to a seven-month high in november, the overall trend in job cuts remained low. winner: bitcoin soars past $15,000, just hours after crossing $14,000 . . . bitcoin's extraordinary price surge means its market capitalization now exceeds the annual output of whole economies, and the estimated worth of some of the world's top billionaires. bitcoin rocketed higher, crossing the $15,000 mark just 10 hours after topping $14,000. bitcoin traded as high as $15,200 on that platform. that said, there are often significant price differentials on different bitcoin exchanges. coindesk, a widely regarded industry site, still showed the cryptocurrency below the $15,000 level, according to its average of prices across leading exchanges. loser: california homeowners are among the biggest losers in the gop tax plan .. . .the gop's tax bill is set to disproportionately impact homeowners in affluent parts of the us. wealthier households are currently more likely to take advantage of key tax breaks that could be downsized, including the mortgage interest deduction, and the state and local tax (salt). although this could weaken buying activity and prices, the high end of the housing market is also the smallest by share. states that would be most impacted include new york, california, connecticut, and hawaii. the majority happen to also be blue states. ira vs. 401(k), which is the better choice? matthew 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. it's more than just health care. it's life care. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) happening now: a warning about dangerous dogs that could be on the loose... they've already killed a small dog and seriously hurt a woman. these are pictures of the dogs. police are trying to trackdown their owner. the attack happened on november 20th in san francisco... on brunswick street... near 280. that's where a 52-year-old woman says she walking her chihuahua mix " joey" on a leash when two unleased dogs attacked her pet. trying to save her dog... the woman it picked. that's when the pit bulls pounced on her... pulling her across the pavement. she was not seriously hurt -- but her dog -- joey -- died. police say the pit bull's owner... left the scene without providing contact information... and showed little remorse. (rebecca) tracking the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. ( james ) there's a new plan that could help with traffic congestion in the bay area. how close the bay area is to getting a new bridge. ome of "wow" savings. "wow" means you save 50% or more. there are three stages of "wow". denial. - is this price right? - acceptance. and boooyah! wait for it. boooyah has three "o's". ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ - this week, two pounds of halos california mandarins are just $1.99. back to the (darya)(james) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. to 101. min from 880 less then 30 mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) breaking news this morning... five people have been hurt and one killed in a carbon monoxide posining in the bernal heights neighborhood of san francisco. ( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene with more. lydia? ( lydia ) carbon monoxide posining. ( darya ) ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) there could soon be help on the way to relieve bay area traffic congestion. senator dianne feinstein and representative mark de-sown- yay are asking the metropolitan transportation commission...to consider adding a new bridge across san francisco bay. they say traffic demands in the bay area have become intolerable and something needs to be done about it.but building a new bridge is no easy task. the mtc has looked at putting a new bridge across the bay that would connect interstate 380 near sfo to interstate 238 in hayward. they say a project that size would cost 12-billion dollars ... and it's not clear where that money would come from. ( james ) m-t-c says the process has to start somewhere so this letter could be the push that gets the ball rolling. ( james ) more on our breaking news out of southern california... wildfires continuing to rage out of control and firefighters say it could get worse before it gets better.( darya ) thousands of people have been forced from their homes. these fires have now burned more than 100-thousand acres. kristen holmes is in ventura county with the latest. smoke from some wildfires in southern california, so thick it can be seen from the international space station. and the situation is likely to get worse. unfavorable weather conditions fueling the flames. sot tim chavez/cal fire official"there's a lot of potential for some large fire growth on the north and west side of this fire in the next 24 to 48 hours." more than 100- thousand acres already scorched, and officials say containment is minimal. sot chief ralph terrazas/lafd"this predicted wind event should last through saturday so we have several days before we are out of the woods."emotions running high as fires wreaking havoc in los angeles and ventura counties. sot/ventura resident"i don't know what i'm going to do right now. i can't think right because everything is burned down to the ground."here a heroic moment as one man risking his life to save a wild rabbit from the flames on highway 1... more than 260 public and charter schools in the los angeles area are closed throughout the rest of the week.and health officials advise residents to limit their outdoor time because of the smoke. sot/los angeles resident"there was a deep, deep thicket of brush that didn't burn in our 2015 fire, two years ago. and when the flames hit that, it went off like a gas bomb."in ventura county, i'm kristen holmes. ( darya ) ( darya ) coming up in the gary's world rewind... warriors 1st game without steph... and after only his 1st start with the 49ers, jimmy g has to answer questions about being the next montana. plus you can see your christmas decorations on tv. and here's a live look outside... san touch is how we communicate with those we love, but when your psoriasis is bad, does it ever get in the way? embrace the chance of 100% clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to help people with moderate to severe psoriasis achieve completely clear skin. with taltz, up to 90% of patients had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. in fact, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. don't use if you're allergic to taltz. before starting, you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz may increase risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or have symptoms, or if you've received a vaccine or plan to. inflammatory bowel disease can happen with taltz, including worsening of symptoms. serious allergic reactions can occur. ready for a chance at 100% clear skin? ask your doctor about taltz today. and go to taltz.com to learn how to pay as little as $5 a month. ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you can. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. happening now through january 7th aladdin will be in town. here to tell us more about it is one of the stars of the play, adam jacobs. good morning adam. adam jacobs (aladdin) created the title role in the broadway premiere of aladdin (drama desk nomination). other broadway: les miserables (marius), the lion king (simba). national tours: mamma mia! (sky), cinderella (prince), les miserables (marius), the lion king (simba). favorite regional: zorro (zorro) at alliance theater (suzi nomination), once on this island (daniel) at paper mill playhouse, harvey milk (young harvey) at san francisco opera. bfa from nyu. thanks to mom, dad, ari, tara rubin, casey, the disney folks and his talented wife kelly! proud of my boys, jack and alex! adam's debut album, right where i belong, featuring songs by alan menken, is available at the merchandise stand and on itunes. @adamjacobsnycitunes. stand and on itunes. @adamjacobsnyc look at you! tyson any'tizers and crispy strips. [ sound of sports game ] you help fuel greatness. you'll just have to make the ultimate game day sacrifice... and be eaten. welcome back to the kron 4 morning news... the first game without steph curry and so far so good. check it out in the gary rundown. i felt like i could have gone over the edge with the refs and i just kept my cool. i think that was a step in the right direction and i think my teammates fed off of that.> ( darya ) even with two superstars out... the warriors still managed to pick up a win. they were in steph curry's hometown to face the hornets. curry and draymond green were both out with injuries. steph walked into the arena with a boot on. he's expected to miss at least two weeks with a sprained ankle. but kevin durant picked up the slack -- scoring 35 points. the warriors won 101-to-87. up next is detriot on friday.( darya )we have an update on steph curry's injury.an mri revealed no structural damage in curry's right ankle.he sprained it in monday night's win over the new orleans pelicans.although there is no structural damage and x-rays were negative as well the ankle is severly sprained and swollen it will be evaluated in two weeks.so the warriors will be without the 2-time mvp until at least december 20th against the memphis grizzlies. ( darya )roger goodell has signed a five-year contract extension to remain commissioner of the nfl through 2024.a memo from the nfl's compensation committee to team owners and obtained by the associated press confirms that goodell and committee chairman arthur blank, owner of the atlanta falcons, have signed the extension.that extension has been a source of controversy because dallas cowboys owner jerry jones objected to the process. all 32 owners approved in may the compensation committee's power to negotiate and sign a deal with goodell, who replaced paul tagliabue in 2006.since then, the league's total revenues have more than doubled to over $13 billion. think it's a little early for those. it's only been one game.we are both italian. so, we have that in common. but, i think it might be a little early.>( darya ) the niners begin to prepare to face the texans. they are 3-point underdogs heading into sunday. heading into week nine -- houston lost deshaun watson with a torn a-c-l jimmy garropolo and the offense will have their hands full with houston's defense the texans will have their starting linebacker, brian cushing... after serving a ten-game suspension for violating the league's performance substance abuse policy. garropolo has everyone excited about his potential.... that he's already begin compared to joe montana.( darya ) darya talks with gary about christmas lights.( darya ) darya talks about using the projector lights to decorate a house.( darya ) is your house decked out for the holidays? kron4 wants to show it off. send us a photo or video of your holiday display and we'll include it in our christmas day show highlighting the best decorated homes in the bay area. use the kron 4 mobile app.. report it tab to send us your holiday lights. even with two superstars out... the warriors still managed to pick up a win. they were in steph curry's hometown to face the hornets. draymond green were both out with injuries. steph walked into the arena with a boot on. he's expected to miss at least two weeks with a sprained ankle. but kevin durant picked up the slack -- scoring 35 points. the 101-to-87. up next is detriot on friday.( darya )we have an update on steph curry's injury.an mri revealed no structural curry's right ankle.he sprained it in monday night's win over the new orleans pelicans.although there is no structural rays were negative as well the ankle is severly sprained and swollen it evaluated in two weeks.so the be without the 2-time mvp until at least december 20th against the memphis grizzlies.( darya ) roger goodell has signed a five-year contract extension to remain commissioner of the nfl through 2024.a memo from the nfl's compensation committee to team owners and obtained by the associated press confirms that goodell and committee chairman arthur blank, owner of the atlanta signed the that extension has been a source of controversy because dallas owner jerry to the process. all 32 owners approved in compensation power to sign a deal with goodell, paul tagliabue since then, the league's total more than doubled to over $13 billion. montana comparison, i think it's a little it's only been one game.we are both italian. so, we have that in think it might be a little early.>( darya ) the niners begin to prepare to face the texans. they are 3-point ( darya ) and here is that picture of gary in front of his house. wearing sun glasses and holding a basketball. it turns out he paid somebody to put the lights on his house. ( darya ) this time of year... santa claus gets lots of letters. but one 6- year-old from virginia had an unusual message for jolly old saint nick.( james ) he didn't ask for a toy... instead... he told santa -- "your life is empty." the boy wrote -- "santa, i'm doing this for the class. i know your naughty list is empty. and your good list is empty. and your life is empty. you don't know the trouble i've had in my life. goodbye." the boy's mom posted the letter online and of course... it went viral. and in case you're wondering about the boy's "troubles." his mom says that trouble is his brother. (darya)that's it for us this morning... our next newscast is at 5 o clock tonight. 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