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. (robin) in our top story this morning ...wildfires continue to burn in southern california ... forcing people from their homes and scorching hundreds of thousands of acres.the thomas fire is the largest blaze ... it has burned 230- thousand acres and is 10- percent contained.some of the strongest santa ana winds in recent memory are fueling the fires ... and conditions are expected to remain in place through at least the next few days.kim hutcherson has the latest. mark brown/ca dept. of forestry and fire protection: "we've experienced some extreme fire behavior on the fire."california officials ... warning that the massive thomas fire is still advancing ... and nearby communities must be prepared for the worst. sheriff bill brown/santa barbara county: "this fire has acted in an unpredictable manner. it has been very rapidly moving and it's going to be a multi-day event, so please do what you can now to prepare to evacuate."the thomas fire is one of several wildfires burning north and south of los angeles... fueled by strong santa ana winds, above-normal temperatures, and low humidity.tens of thousands have been forced from their homes.robin berkimer/evacuee from santa barbara co: "we literally jumped into our clothes, grabbed our son, i grabbed some pictures, but because i was doing that, i put my phone down, and we just literally ran out the door." those who evacuated and whose homes are still standing ... allowed in for just a few minutes at a time to gather what belongings they can.the fires ... linked to climate change, according to governor jerry brown.gov. jerry brown/- d- california/cbs-"60 minutes": "the fire season used to be a few months in the summer. now it's almost all year long. these fires are unprecedented. we've never seen anything like it. scientists are telling us, this is the kind of stuff that's gonna happen, and we've gotta deal with it."his statement ... echoing the one made after touring the damage saturday-- the governor calling extreme fire activity, "the new normal"i'm kim hutcherson reporting. (robin)(boxes) a winter spare the air alert will be in effect throughout the bay today. air district officials blame the high pressure ridge over california ... reducing winds and trapping smoke near ground level ... for the unhealthy air quality. officials say the southern california wildfires ... will not impact air quality here today. during spare the air alerts ... it is illegal for residents to use their fireplaces ... wood stoves... outdoor fire pits ... or other wood-burning devices. (robin) a shooting sent east bay shoppers running at an oakland strip mall. one person was hurt ... and this morning ... the shooter is still on the loose. kron 4's ella sogomonian has more. sot: heard gunshot// "it was small but loud, a pop, real loud."shoppers scattered to the sound of a gunshot at this oakland plaza. it happened around 3 o clock at the foothill square shopping center off macarthur and 108than area people say is no stranger to this sort of violence.sot: heard gunshot// "it concerns me in this area, absolutely concerns me."a person was shot in the parking lot between a ross and shoe store.a kron 4 viewer called in saying she saw a man on the ground shot in the face with two running up to him crying, possibly a friend and brother who ran to help.police wouldn't give any details on the victim and had no mention of a suspect. sot: lt. rachael van slaten, oakland police department// "we've called out cid investigators with the oakland police department there is an ongoing investigation right now and really no further details can be released at this time." (robin)happening today ... people in oakland should be prepared for another day of limited city services because workers plan to strike again. though, progress could be made ... as both sides have agreed to meet with a mediator to try to settle the strike. almost 3-thousand city workers walked off the job last week to protest unfair labor practices. they represent public works employees, parking enforcement officers, head start instructors and early education teachers. both sides have agreed on the first year of the contract, at issue is the second year. s-e-u-i says the strike is not over wages, but over understaffing and cost of living concerns. oakland mayor libby schaaf says the city cannot spend money it does not have. going to have to layoff workers and that will make working conditions worse it will also reduce services to our residents.">(robin) s-e-i-u, which represents 2-thousand of the 3-thousand workers on strike, tells us ... the meeting happening today with a mediator is a small step in the right direction. (robin) the contract talks with the unions are now in their seventh month. follow kron 4 news for the latest updates throughout the day. (robin)also happening today ... the men charged for the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be back in court. derick almena and max harris are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fire in december of last year. prosecutors argue that they were negligent by creating a warehouse full of obstacles and flamable items. during the preliminary hearing last week, several witnesses who lived in the warehouse told the judge about their concerns living in the building. the purpose of this preliminary hearing is to determine if there's enough evidence for almena and harris to stand trial. it is expected to wrap up by wednesday. (robin) authorities are investigating what may have been a shooting on interstate 80 in san pablo. it happened just after three yesterday afternoon. a woman driving says she heard gunshots and that her cars rear window shattered along with the passenger side mirror. officers discovered bullet holes on her door and the back of her car. no shell casings were found at the scene. c-h-p has not released any information about the suspect or car they are looking for. (robin) a woman is dead after a hit-and-run crash in downtown oakland. it happened early yesterday morning near the corner of 14th and franklin streets. police say a woman in her 60's was hit while crossing the road. she later died at the hospital. police say the driver may have been speeding and that the driver may have been in a dark, four door sedan. (robin) a man is dead .... following a head on crash in hayward. it happened saturday morning on cypress avenue.officers say a man driving a black honda civic ... crossed over the raised center median and collided head-on with an oncoming white toyota rav-four. the female driver of the toyota rav-four suffered moderate injuries.the man in the black honda died. officers say it is possible the man suffered a medical emergency while driving. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...a woman found dead along a trail in the southbay.we'll give you the latest on the investigation. (robin)plus ... a man is behind bars after committing several robberies. we will tell you what police found when they finally tracked him down. (robin) and... san francisco native actor danny glover returns to the city to shed some light on the human rights violations that are happening here in the bay area. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:high pressure will remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (robin) we are now learning the identity of the woman found dead in the water along a trail in the south bay. 23-year old chuchu ma was a software engineer at google. kron 4's ali reid has more. on a popular trail with lots of foot traffic, police say a bicyclist spotted the body of 23 year old chuchu ma in the water along the san francisco bay trail in sunnyvale. the google software engineer was discovered on thursday morning the same day she was reported missing in mountain view, where she lived.this is an aberration. something strange happened. this is a safe area.according to ma's linked in page, chuchu graduated with a bachelors in computer science from the univerity of texas at austin where she received a national merit scholarship in addition to multiple scholarships as part of the engineering honors program. she's been an engineer at google for a year and a half where she was also excelling. a main google and lots of subsidiary google campuses are within a mile of herein a statement, a rep from google tells us?"chuchu was an excellent software engineer in our developer product team. we are devastated to learn of her passing, and our deepest condolences are with her family and friends." ?police are being tight lipped about the details surrounding ma's death. it isn't clear if she was the victim of a crime if it happened there, or if the body was dumped at the scene. the sunnyvale department of public safety says as the investigation continues, they are awaitng the coronor's autopsy results. (robin) we now know the name of the woman who was hit and killed by a car in san franciso. police have identified the victim as yin ching tam of san francisco. the collision happened saturday afternoon on 19th avenue and quintara street in the citys sunset district. there officers say the driver of a blue toyota sedan hit tam who died at the scene. the driver is cooperating with police . (robin) in the south bay. a man is behind bars accused of committing multiple burglaries on december sixth... officers were called to an armed robbery at a gas station on stevens creek boulevard in santa clara. once at the scene officers found and arrested freddy reyes. officers also found an iphone reported stolen from a san jose burglary drug paraphernalia and two wallets. reyes was booked into santa clara county jail. (robin) hillsborough police have arrested a man they say kidnapped a child more than 20 years ago... authorities say southern california resident kevin lin kidnapped a nine-year-old girl back in 19-95. hillsborough police was contacted by los angeles area authorites ... who were conducting a follow-up investigation on lin. he was arrested friday on an active warrant in connection to the kidnapping case. lin is being held at the san mateo county jail on five million dollars bail. (robin) minimum wage is set to rise here in california on the first of the year. it will increase by 50 cents from ten-fifty an hour to eleven dollars an hour for large businesses. it will rise to 10.50 an hour for small businesses. governor jerry brown signed legislation last year that helps the state reach a 15 dollar minimum wage by the year 20-22 for large businesses. (robin)(boxes) human rights day kicked off the start of a year-long celebration of the 70th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights.kron four's spencer blake was in san francisco as actor and humanitarian danny glover was honored. (reporter)danny glover is a san francisco native, and someone who regularly does work for unicef around the globe, so he was an easy choice for the human rights commission to invite as their honored guest.(pkg)you may know him from 'lethal weapon' or 'angels in the outfield,' but sunday actor danny glover was speaking as a philanthropistand somewhat of a historian on civil and human rights. "there's a history where art has always been a force used as a platform in which people could certainly provide information."art - one of his own platforms - is something he says provides the radical changes that have improved human rights.glover also talked a little bit about albert einstein's role in human rights.aside from studying the behavior of light and atomic particles, einstein was a co-chair of an anti-lynching campaign.human rights commission executive director sheryl davis says glover reminded everyone at the event that you don't have to be part of a huge movement to advance human rights. "there's something for people to get plugged into and you don't have to look far or hard. it's just about what you can be passionate about." glover talked about helping the country find its way back to god, and mentioned gentrification as one of the smaller, less egregious examples of human rights violations that people often forget about."this whole concept of the market this and the market that - it's crap. you know what i'm sayin'? and tell me what does that have to me about human beings and their existence?"while it used to be radical for people to talk about human rightsglover says that's exaclty what helped things get better over time.(reporter)davis told me human rights day isn's so much a day of major events - because those events for civil and human rights should happen all the time.rather, she called the day a reminder of what needs to be done.in the newsroom, spencer blake, kron four news. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a christmas time tradition for this group of harley riders brings joy to kids at a bay area hospital.that story ... coming up. (robin) and here's a live look at the thomas fire.it is the largest fire burning in southern california ... at 230 -thousand acres.it is just 10 percent contained.we'll be updating you on the fires all morning. welcome back.in entertainment news ...steven spielberg's "the post" is drawing rave reviews and oscar buzz, but the famous filmmaker also has another movie coming out soon.david daniel has a sneak peek in the hollywood "the first person to find the egg will inherit half-a- trillion dollars and total control of the oasis itself." talk about a treasure hunt! here's a look at the first full trailer for "ready player one," based on the ernie cline novel about a futuristic virtual world and a contest based on 19-80's pop culture trivia. the adventure, directed by a guy who contributed to that 80's culture -- steven spielberg -- hits theaters march 30th."jeff was my first date ever... and my mom came."a lot of people came out to see "i, tonya." the film about figure skater tonya harding debuted in just four theaters, but grossed 245-thousand dollars -- a per- theater average of 61- thousand, the best of the weekend and one of the top 10 averages of the year."4.8." "how do i get a fair shot here?""we also judge on presentation." (nat-yell) speaking of "i, tonya," it's part of an extremely strong field of films this award season. here's proof: three big critics' groups picked their award winners this weekend, and while the san francisco film critics cirle chose margot robbie for best actress of the year, the toronto film critics association went with frances mcdormand for "three billboards outside ebbing, missouri," and the boston society of film critics picked sally hawkins for "the shape of water." for best actor, the boston critics chose daniel kaluuya (ka-loo-ya) from "get out," san francisco picked andy serkis for "war for the planet of the apes," and the toronto group went with daniel day-lewis in "phantom thread." that's a lot of praise-worthy performances in one year! in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break. welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:high pressure will remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. 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. (robin) we continue to follow the situation in southern california ... where wildfires are forcing people from their homes and scorching hundreds of thousands of acres.the thomas fire is the largest blaze ... it has burned 230- thousand acres and is 10- percent contained.some of the strongest santa ana winds in recent memory are fueling the fires ... and conditions are expected to remain in place through at least the next few days. (robin) the world's largest fire fighting jet has been hard at work over the skies of southern california. it usually sleeps at mc-clellan airport in sacramento. it takes 30 minutes for the supertanker to get to the fire zone ... 20 minutes to drop the retardant ... and 30 minutes to get back to mcclellan.there it gets refueled and loaded with more (robin) the tanker uses the retardant to create a barrier ahead of the fire. the tanker and crew repeat the process until the sun goes down ... or until they get the order to stand down. (robin)a convicted felon is behind bars in connection to a murder in martinez over the weekend.sheriff's deputies were called to santa fe avenue saturday night in unincorporate d martinez. they were told a person had been accidentally shot.they found a 58-year-old woman who died despite getting medical help. deputies arrested 47-year-old anthony shepard he faces murder and felon in possession of a firearm charges. according to the contra costa sheriff's office, detectives are still investigating and trying to understand the motive in (robin) in the east bay... we are learning new information about a fire that broke out at a duplex in concord. fire officials say it caused about 300-thousand dollars worth of damage. it started saturday night on deardorff lane. fire crews put out the fire in about 25 minutes ... rescuing six dogs. no one was injured in the fire. the cause of the fire is under investigation. (robin) dozens of motorcycle enthusiasts went out for a ride for bay area kids in need. this is the 28th year that the golden gate chapter harley owners group got together for its holiday "toy run" over the weekend. kron 4's camila bernal has more. for the past 18 years, gary kennie has been buying toys for kids in need 5:09 it's a way to give back to the community and i know that sounds like it's over stated but every year it just brightens your world to give presents to the kidshe has about 200-thousand miles on his bike. but it's the miles from south san francisco to the san mateo medical center that will make a difference this holiday season 5:22 these are really underprivileged kids that go to the particular hospital that we're giving these presents toand as its done for the past 28 years, golden gate hog collected dozens of toys saturday and each rider contributed 10 dollars4:29 they use it to buy more specialized items than we might be bringing ourselves in term of toys and gifts for so many kidsa tradition they want to continue for years to come 1:35 we're very much part of the community we do care about the people we live within south san francisco, camila bernal kron 4 news. (robin) the san francisco police department has joined forces with walgreens ... to launch it's 2017 holiday toy drive benefiting the city's children in need. officers say the goal is to spread some holiday joy and donate toys through december 19th ... police will be accepting donations of new ... unrapped toys at more than 60 san francisco walgreens locations. officers want to exceed last year's toy drive ... in which 6-thousand items were donated and distributed to san francisco children. apparently being on you phone is not the same as being on you phone i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly.> welcome back.everywhere you look people are on the phone ... even when they are driving. stanley roberts has more on that in this edition of people behaving badly. now you know you need a phone mount right (ahhhh sorry) you know you need a phone mount you cant hold your phone in you hand anymore ohhhthe sheer a mount of drivers using their phones while driving is astonishing . to pru it in perspective everyone im about to show you i found in less than 45 munites all one has to do is stand at the fifth street off-ramp from interstate 80 in san francisco and you will get an eyeful there are people that still have phones firmly attached to their ears which by the way has been banned since get this 2009.. but you can't tell from these images nats: ambiance the there are the ones that just have to hold the phone up to their ear .but if you ask why they are not hands-free they will look you dead in the face and say they are nats: ambiance there the one that has the ones who have earbuds with a mic attached. but still, insist on holding the phone and talking to it now we have a different group where is the mount for your phone (my mount for the phone) you have to have it mounted now (here it is right here) that not a mount that headphones . i know your thinking ok that was guy but listen to this get that out my face, where's your phone mount (pardon me) you know you gotta have a phone mount right (phone mount?) you gotta have a thing to mount it on you just can't hold it anymore. they changed the law like a year ago.. (i got my earpiece on right here yea i know but that's not the same) all these people on their phones is making me sad . i need a pick me up screaming women ok that will do oh where was imy girl loves you i swear to go, don't worry im not on the phone man laughter i swear im not you're on the phone to take a picture with your phone awww man it's just right here don don't got me on tv really do you .why even mention that the fine for the first offence is one hundred and sixty-two dollars they will just deny even being on the phone in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... a boys message goes viral after his mother posts a video of him crying. what he said that is sweeping the internet. welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:high pressure will remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. . golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (robin) toll to 101min from the less than 20 bridge drive richmond no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. . golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (robin)in national news this morning ... an anti- bullying message from a student who was a victim of bullying has gone viral. jennifer webb reports. keaton jones:"people that are different, don't need to be criticized about it. it's not their fault. but if you are made fun of just don't let it bother you."kimberly jones posted this video of her son keaton.in the facebook post she writes she had to pick him up from school áagainá because he was afraid to go to lunch. keaton jones:"i don't like it that they do it to me and i for sure don't like that they do it to other people because it's not okay."lakyn jones, who says she is keaton's sister, tweeted that keaton goes to horace maynard middle school in maynardville.sunday that community reacting to the emotional video.skylar varner/maynardville:"i just don't believe anybody should have to go through what he's went through. when i was in elementary and middle school, i went through the same stuff and i don't believe anybody should go through what he went through at all."parents in the community angry that this is happening in the community where their own children go to school.heather flatford/maynardville:"i'd be upset. i think that would be hurtful to the kids and i would probably go to the school and talk to the principal about it. i wouldn't be too happy."and saying only one thing can stop the harassment.franklin grimes/maynardville:"kids, parents stepping up and being a parent, teaching them right from wrong."because kids all over maynardville and the world are being bullied just like keaton."bullying is where people are mean to you, have you ever had someone be mean to you before? "yeah...""how did that make you feel?""sad." and the maynardville community is rallying behind keaton and every kid like him.skylar varner/maynardville:"i hope his mom figures out who it was and they do something about it."franklin grimes/maynardvi lle:"all these little kids that's getting bullied right now, i'm behind them." (robin) that was jennifer webb reporting. several celebrities, including ricky martin, snoop dogg, justin beiber, and chris evans have voiced support for keaton in anti-bullying messages online. (robin)the 49ers look like a team with a bright future after playing against houston. jimmy garoppolo is 2-0 as the 49ers' starting quarterback. he passed for a career-high 334 yards and a touchdown in a 26- to- 16 win at houston. garoppolo broke a 16-16 tie by hitting garrett celek for a six-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. (robin) all the raiders had to do was win and the division lead would've been theirs. but that didn't happen yesterday in kansas city. the raiders lost to the chief 26-to-15. and the raiders lost wide receiver amari cooper. he got hurt in the second quarter. up next for oakland ... a sunday night game against dallas. (robin) stanford men's soccer team made history in the ncaa national championship. they won over indiana ... crowing themselves national champions for the third straight year. but it was not easy ... the game went into a double overtime.sam werner ends it ... by kicking a goal right over the defense to the back of the net. stanford wins it 1-nothing. this is the first time in school history the cardinal men and women both won national titles in the same season. (robin) one east bay high school varsity basketball team got the surprise of a lifetime when a two-time nba mvp showed up to practicegolden state warriors star steph curry walked into the gym bearing gifts. the basketball team at mcclymonds high has had only mismathced uniforms to wear this year. curry brought the team brand new jerseys. players also received new warm-up suits and curry's signature under armour basketball shoes. and curry didn't leave in a hurry ... he stayed around and shot some hoops with the kids. (robin) coming up... police officers in the south bay gathered for an event to help children battling cancer this holiday season.we'll have more on that after the break. 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. (robin)(robin) with christmas just a few weeks away... police officers in san jose held a special carnival called ... fantasy flight. the event is for kids battling cancer or any other life-threatening illness. the cops care cancer foundation organized the event, while law enforcement agencies provided the funds. more than 50 families spent saturday enjoying live music ... games... and prizes.santa claus arrived in a helicopter instead of his traditional sleigh. the officers and volunteers goal was to make the day unforgattable for the kids. (robin) these kids have been receiving cancer treatment at local hospitals. more than a hundred officers attended the event. (robin) 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. (robin)coming up in the next hour ...the southern california fires continue to burn out of control this morning.now the biggest blaze is getting close to santa barbara.we'll have the latest this morning. (robin)plus ...the oakland strike continues today ... but a resolution could be on the horizon.we'll explain in a live report. ( 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 remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) firefighters are bracing for a second week of battling wildfires in southern california. the largest fire is the thomas fire.( james ) it's burned 230- thousand acres in ventura county... and it's expected to grow. the fire is 10- percent contained this morning. kim hutcherson has the latest. mark brown/ca dept. of forestry and fire protection: "we've experienced some extreme fire behavior on the fire."california officials ... warning that the massive thomas fire is still advancing ... and nearby communities must be prepared for the worst. sheriff bill brown/santa barbara county: "this fire has acted in an unpredictable manner. it has been very rapidly moving and it's going to be a multi-day event, so please do what you can now to prepare to evacuate."the thomas fire is one of several wildfires burning north and south of los angeles... fueled by strong santa ana winds, above-normal temperatures, and low humidity.tens of thousands have been forced from their homes.robin berkimer/evacuee from santa barbara co: "we literally jumped into our clothes, grabbed our son, i grabbed some pictures, but because i was doing that, i put my phone down, and we just literally ran out the door." those who evacuated and whose homes are still standing ... allowed in for just a few minutes at a time to gather what belongings they can.the fires ... linked to climate change, according to governor jerry brown.gov. jerry brown/- d- california/cbs-"60 minutes": "the fire season used to be a few months in the summer. now it's almost all year long. these fires are unprecedented. we've never seen anything like it. scientists are telling us, this is the kind of stuff that's gonna happen, and we've gotta deal with it."his statement ... echoing the one made after touring the damage saturday-- the governor calling extreme fire activity, "the new normal"i'm kim hutcherson reporting. evacuation orders have been lifted for the lilac fire near san diego.evacuees are getting a first hand look at getting a first hand look at the hand look at getting a first evacuees are getting a first hand look at the destruction that was left behind.many homes were completely destroyed by the flames ... but one man was surprised to know that his home was still standing. heath knows things won't be quite the same here anymore ...but says his community will get through this tough time. (darya)happening today -- oakland city workers and city officials have agreed to bring in a mediator to help end the strike that is continuing into its second week. (james) kron4's will tran is live at oakland city hall with where things stand on the strike this morning. happening today... be prepared for another day of limited city services in oakland. city workers are planning to strike again. but progress could be made. both sides have agreed to meet with a mediator today ... to try to settle the strike. almost three- thousand city workers walked off the job last week to protest unfair labor practices. they represent public works employees... parking enforcement officers... head start instructors and early education teachers. both sides have agreed on the first year of the contract... at issue is the second year. the union says the strike is not over wages... but over understaffing and cost of living concerns. we had both sides on the kron 4 morning news yesterday. oakland mayor libby schaaf told us... the city cannot spend money it does not have. the union says today's meeting with a mediator is a small step in the right direction. (james) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james )( james ) we have breaking news out of new york city where there are reports of an explosion in manhattan. this is a live shot from the scene. its near the port authority bus terminal. witnesses say there was a very loud explosion and people were seen running out of the terminal near times square. the subway is being evacuated. no word on any injuries. police have not said what has exploded. ( james ) ( james ) shoppers scattered to the sound of a gunshot at an oakland strip mall ... leaving one person injured ... and the gunman still on the loose.the shooting happened yesterday afternoon at the foothill shopping center ... off macarthur blvd and 108th avenue.a kron 4 viewer says she saw the victim on the ground ... who was shot in the face.no one else in the strip mall was hurt.oakland police are not releasing any details on the gunman. ( darya ) hillsborough police believe they have solved a cold case... with the arrest of a man they say kidnapped a child more than 20-years ago. police say a southern california man -- kevin lin -- kidnapped a nine-year-old girl back in 19- 95. hillsborough police were contacted by los angeles area authorites... who were doing a follow-up investigation on lin. he was arrested on friday. lin is being held at the san mateo county jail on 5-million ( darya ) a woman is killed in a hit-and-run crash in downtown oakland. it happened yesterday morning near the corner of 14th and franklin streets. police say a woman in her 60's was hit while crossing the road. she died at the hospital. police say the driver may have been speeding. ( james ) the c-h-p is investigating a shooting along i-80 in san pablo. investigators blocked all lanes at san pablo dam road... shutting down traffic for hours. it happened just after three yesterday afternoon. a woman driving says she heard gunshots and that her car's rear window shattered along with the passenger side mirror. officers found bullet holes on her door and the back of her car. no shell casings were found. c-h-p has not released any information about the shooter or car they are looking for. i-80 is back open this morning. ( james ) happening today... the men facing charges in the deadly oakland ghost ship warehouse fire will be back in court. derick almena and max harris are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. that's one count for each person killed in last december's fire. prosecutors argue that they were negligent by creating a warehouse full of obstacles and flamable items. during the preliminary hearing last week... several people who lived in the warehouse told the judge about their concerns living there. a judge will decide if there's enough evidence for almena and harris to stand trial. (darya) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... actor danny glover returns to the city. how he's shedding light on the human rights violations that are happening here in the bay (darya) plus...a lttle boy speaks out about being bullied and people across the world are offering him support. hear his plea to stop kids from being (darya) and minimum wage is about to go up in one east bay city -- we'll tell you where, and by how much... just after the break. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. 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( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:high pressure will remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) we have breaking news out of new york city where there are reports of an explosion in manhattan. this is a live shot from the scene. its near the port authority bus terminal. witnesses say there was a very loud explosion and people were seen running out of the terminal near times square. the subway is being evacuated. no word on any injuries. police have not said what has exploded. ( darya ) minimum wage is set to rise here in california on the first of the year. it will increase by 50 cents.... from 10-50 an hour to eleven dollars an hour for large businesses. it will rise to 10-50 an hour for small businesses. governor brown signed legislation last year that helps the state reach a 15 dollar minimum wage by the year 2022 for large businesses. ( darya ) national news... two senate democrats are calling for president trump to resign over the sexual harassment and assault allegations against him. senators cory booker of new jersey and jeff merkley of oregon made the calls this weekend. booker says the allegations against the president are far more serious than the ones against senator al franken. franken announced his plans to resign last week after several women accused him of groping and forcibly kissing them. the president has denied any wrongdoing. ( james ) happening today... former trump campaign advisers paul manafort and rick gates are expected back court in this morning. both men have pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering... and making false statements. a judge will decide if manafort should be released from house arrest. special counsel robert mueller's team says manafort violated a gag order by ghost-writing an op-ed while out on bail last month. ( darya )actor danny glover is the honored guest at a human rights day celebration in san francisco. he's known for being in movies such as 'lethal weapon' and 'angels in the outfield' ... as a san francisco native, he regularly does work for unicef.glover says he uses his fame as a way to draw attention to human rights issues around the world. information."">( darya )( darya ) glover reminded everyone at last night's event that you don't have to be part of a huge movement to advance human rights. ( james ) coming up morning news ... a woman found dead along a trail in the southbay. we'll give you the latest on the investigation at 5:30. ( james ) and after the break... a heartbreaking message from a bullied boy. the words he has for his classmates... and the superhero who's stepping up to help him. when it comes to heartburn trust the brand doctors trust for themselves. nexium 24hr is the number one choice of doctors and pharmacists for their own frequent heartburn. and all day all night protection. when it comes to frequent heartburn, trust nexium 24hr. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) a mom shares a video of her bulled teen... and it goes viral.( darya ) the tennessee boy's message is resonating with people in his hometown -- and across the country. that they do it to me and i for sure don't like that they do it to other people because it's not okay.">( darya ) that's keaton jones. in a facebook post... his mom wrote that she had to pick him up from school... because he was afraid to go to lunch. keaton said other students make fun of his appearance and tell him he has no friends. the video had been seen 18- million times. a lot of celebrities are now voicing their support for keaton... including captain america himself-- chris evans. ( james ) evans tweeted -- "stay strong, keaton. don't let them make you turn cold. i promise it gets better." "while those punks at your school are deciding what kind of people they want to be in this world, how would you and your mom like to come to the avengers premiere in l-a next year?" ( darya ) coming up at 5:30 on the kron 4 morning news... two deliverymen are at the right place... at the right time. how they saved a family from a burning (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. this is what i make... honey bunches of oats. it's crispy sweetened flakes, plus crunchy granola clusters, plus a touch of honey. it is 'mmmm', is good! it all adds up to a mouthful of joy. honey bunches of oats. have you tried it yet? we have breaking news out of new york city where there are reports of an explosion in manhattan. this is a live shot from the scene. its near the port authority bus terminal. witnesses say there was a very loud explosion and people were seen running out of the terminal near times square. the subway is being evacuated. one person is in custody. and there are reports that there are injuries. ( 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 remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. 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 ) the largest and most destructive wildfire burning in southern california is expected to grow as it enters its second week.( james ) the thomas fire has burned 230- thousand acres in ventura county. it's forced tens of thousands of people out of their homes... and it's destroyed nearly 800 homes and other buildings. the fire that started december 4 and is just 10- percent contained. the national weather service says gusts up to 40 mph are expected through the day. ( james )( james ) ( james ) happening today... be prepared for another day of limited city services in oakland. city workers are planning to strike again. but progress could be made. both sides have agreed to meet with a mediator today ... to try to settle the strike. almost three- thousand city workers walked off the job last week to protest unfair labor practices. they represent public works employees... parking enforcement officers... head start instructors and early education teachers. both sides have agreed on the first year of the contract... at issue is the second year. ( darya ) we now know the name of a woman who was found dead in the south bay ... after she was reported missing.the body of 23-year-old chuchu ma was found in the water along the san francisco bay trail ... in sunnyvale last thursday.she was reported missing that same day ... in mountain view where she lived. ma had been an engineer at google for a year and a half.sunnyvale police are not saying if she was the victim of a crime ... and are awaiting an autopsy. google released a statement saying they are devastated to learn of her passing. ( darya ) in the south bay. a man is behind bars... for a string of burglaries and robberies. on december sixth... officers were called to an armed robbery at a gas station on stevens creek boulevard in santa clara. once at the scene officers found and arrested freddy reyes. officers also found an i-phone reported stolen from a san jose burglary... drug paraphernalia and two wallets. reyes was booked into santa clara county jail. ( james ) we now know the name of the woman who was hit and killed by a car in san franciso. police have identified the victim as yin ching tam of san francisco. the collision happened sunday afternoon on 19th avenue and quintara street in the citys sunset district. there officers say the driver of a blue toyota sedan hit tam who died at the scene. the driver is cooperating with police . ( james ) two men delivering water in lodi... become heroes.( darya ) they ran into a burning house to save people who were trapped inside. nicole comstock has more. before the fire department made it to this burning home in lodi...natstwo guys were in the neighborhood...nats delivering water. "yeah." "yeah, yeah.""saw smoke coming out of the window and i said to my co-worker, jorge, i think that house is on fire." scott batres says he saw the smoke getting thicker...heard the windows shattering in the flames. and then-- he heard something absolutely awful. scott batres / water deliveryman:"i heard screams coming from the window where the smoke was coming from." jorge macias, jr / water deliveryman:"scott came up next to me and said thereús people screaming in there and thatús when i.....(chokes up)" thatús when jorge macias junior lost it. "thatús when i ran up in there again and i told them to...(choked up) listen to the sound of my voice."here he is on video running toward flames--running into this burning home. in the next few moments...the people inside did listen to his voice. first-- a badly burned teenager emerged within the smoke. he says he pulled her from the floor to the front yard."and then i looked down again where she fell and thatús when i saw the baby. face up and trying to catch her breath. and then i told scott i have a baby, i have a baby."here scott is on camera cradling that burned baby in his arms-- taking her to safety. "her hands were burned, her face was burned right here."soon-- flames shoot out of a back window. with that baby in one arm...scott uses his other-- to roll this dolly loaded with water to safety too.itús must be tough job. "it can be, yes it can."carrying 45-pound water bottles and 18 pound babies.being both a delivery man and hero, but..."i'm, iúm a father. that's just their job...(clears throat).""i have two."both men say thereús another parent whoús courage rose above the choas..."kinda got distraught inside there and didnút know what to do." the childrenús mother. they say she guided them through the smoke and into their helping hands. "to remember to grab her baby and to get her even though she couldnút breathe herself, you gotta give her credit for being as brave as she was." ( darya ) the san francisco police department is joining forces with walgreens ..to launch its holiday toy drivebenefiting the city's children in ( james ) officers say the goal is to spread some holiday joy and donate toys. from now until december 19th... police will be accepting donations of new...unwrapped toys at more than 60 san francisco walgreens locations. officers want to beat last year's toy drive total of 6- thounsand items. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... stanford makes soccer history. what the men's and áwomen's teams have done... that no other school could. ( darya ) after the break... a two-time n-b-a m-v-p visits an east bay high school... the gifts steph curry brought with him. 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( darya ) ( darya ) an east bay high school basketball team gets the surprise of a lifetime. two-time m-v-p steph curry showed up to their practice.( james ) and he came with gifts. mcclymonds high has had to wear mismathced uniforms all year. but not anymore.( darya ) curry brought the team brand new jerseys. players also got new warm-up suits and curry's signature under armour basketball shoes.( james ) and steph didn't leave in a hurry... he stayed around and shot some hoops with the kids. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news.... things are looking up for the 49ers. how jimmy g led the team to its second straight win on sunday. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. unlike ordinary toothpaste, colgate total fights bacteria on teeth, tongue, cheeks and gums. giving you the confidence of a healthier mouth. colgate total. be totally ready for life. ( robin ) checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. 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 rebecca:high pressure will remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. ( james ) ( james ) ( james ) we have breaking news out of new york city where there has been an explosion in manhattan. this is a live shot from the scene. its near the port authority bus terminal. witnesses say there was a very loud explosion and people were seen running out of the terminal near times square. the subway is being evacuated. one person is in custody. the associated press is reporting that a man had the device strapped on when he detonated it. and there are reports that there are injuries. ( james ) we can call him jimmy g for one more week. the 49ers looked good against houston. jimmy garoppolo is 2-and oh as the 49ers' starting quarterback. he passed for a career-high 334 yards and a touchdown in a 26- to- 16 win at houston. garoppolo broke a 16-16 tie by hitting garrett celek (she'-lehk) for a six-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. ( darya ) all the raiders had to do was win and the division lead would've been theirs. but that didn't happen yesterday in kansas city. the raiders lost to the chief 26-to-15. and the raiders lost wide receiver amari cooper. he got hurt in the second quarter. up next for oakland... a sunday night game against dallas. ( darya ) stanford men's soccer team makes history. they are now national champions for the third year in a row. they beat indiana to take the title. this game went into double overtime. sam werner ended it... sneaking one right over the defense to the back of the net. stanford won one- nothing. this is the first time in n-c-double-a history that the men's and women's teams from the same school have won titles in the same season. ( james ) coming up after the break... no movie can stop "coco"... at least not yet. we're running down this weekend's box office ( james ) 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. ,$8drw ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) not so long ago... in a movie theater not that far away... the newest star wars movie debuted. "the last jedi" premiered saturday night at the shrine auditorium in l-a. it featured a life-sized "a-t-m-6 walker"... a brigade of storm troopers and some guest droids. but the star of the event was luke skywalker himself... actor mark hamill. "the last jedi" features the final on-screen appearance of carrie fisher. "the last jedi" is getting rave reviews from viewers on twitter. it opens nationwide friday. ( darya ) "coco" tops the box office for the third time on a quiet -- pre "star wars" weekend in theaters.( james ) david daniel has a rundown of the weekend's top five films. "thor: ragnarok" took fifth place with six-point-three million dollars, pushing it past 300-million in domestic ticket sales. james franco is "the disaster artist": the docu-comedy about one of the worst movies ever made rose to fourth place, grossing six- point-four million dollars in just 840 theaters. "wonder" remained in third place: eight-and-a-half million dollars gave the inspirational drama a domestic total of 100-million."it's really col, you guys seem ready to do battle and stuff, but full transparency, i've never done battle.""justice league" is getting used to runner-up position. the super-hero flick spent a third straight weekend in second place, earning nine- point-six million dollars to put it at 212-million domestic. "you know what? i'm just gonna zip right over, you won't even know i'm gone!""coco" is three times a champ! the animated family film topped the box office for a third straight weekend, reaching 135-million in domestic ticket sales with a weekend worth 18-point-three million dollars. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( james ) we have breaking news out of new york city where there are reports of an explosion in manhattan. this is a live shot from the scene. its near the port authority bus terminal. witnesses say there was a very loud explosion and people were seen running out of the terminal near times square. the subway is being evacuated. one person is in custody. a hpaste, colgate total fights bacteria on teeth, tongue, cheeks and gums. giving you the confidence of a healthier mouth. colgate total. be totally ready for life. [burke] abstract accident. seen ♪ video-it. covered it.c we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ we have breaking news out of new york city where there are reports of an explosion in manhattan. this is a live shot from the scene. its near the port authority bus terminal. witnesses say there was a very loud explosion and people were seen running out of the terminal near times square. the subway has been evacuated. law enforcement says one man had an explosive device strapped to him. he is custody. at least one other person was injured in the explosion. (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 remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) firefighters are bracing for a second week of battling wildfires in southern california. the largest fire is the thomas fire.( james ) it's burned 230- thousand acres in ventura county... and it's expected to grow. the fire is 10- percent contained this morning. here's a map showing the exact area that's burning. kim hutcherson has the latest. mark brown/ca dept. of forestry and fire protection: "we've experienced some extreme fire behavior on the fire."california officials ... warning that the massive thomas fire is still advancing ... and nearby communities must be prepared for the worst. sheriff bill brown/santa barbara county: "this fire has acted in an unpredictable manner. it has been very rapidly moving and it's going to be a multi-day event, so please do what you can now to prepare to evacuate."the thomas fire is one of several wildfires burning north and south of los angeles... fueled by strong santa ana winds, above-normal temperatures, and low humidity.tens of thousands have been forced from their homes.robin berkimer/evacuee from santa barbara co: "we literally jumped into our clothes, grabbed our son, i grabbed some pictures, but because i was doing that, i put my phone down, and we just literally ran out the door." those who evacuated and whose homes are still standing ... allowed in for just a few minutes at a time to gather what belongings they can.the fires ... linked to climate change, according to governor jerry brown.gov. jerry brown/- d- california/cbs-"60 minutes": "the fire season used to be a few months in the summer. now it's almost all year long. these fires are unprecedented. we've never seen anything like it. telling us, this is the kind of stuff that's gonna happen, and we've gotta deal with it."his statement ... echoing the one made after touring the damage (darya)happening today -- oakland city workers and city officials have agreed to bring in a mediator to help end the strike that is continuing into its second week. (james) kron4's will tran is live at oakland city hall with where things stand on the strike this morning. happening today... be prepared for another day of limited city services in oakland. city workers are planning to strike again. but progress could be made. both sides have agreed to meet with a mediator today ... to try to settle the strike. almost three- thousand city workers walked off the job last week to protest unfair labor practices. they represent public works employees... parking enforcement officers... head start instructors and early education teachers. both sides have agreed on the first year of the contract... at issue is the second year. the union says the strike is not over wages... but over understaffing and cost of living concerns. we had both sides on the kron 4 morning news yesterday. oakland mayor libby schaaf told us... the city cannot spend money it does not have. the contract talks with the unions are now in their seventh month. (james) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) in the east bay...shoppers scattered to the sound of a gunshot at an oakland strip mall ... leaving one person injured ... and the gunman still on the loose.the shooting happened yesterday afternoon at the foothill shopping center ... off macarthur blvd and 108th avenue.a kron 4 viewer says she saw the victim on the ground ... who was shot in the face.no one else in the strip mall was hurt.oakland police are not releasing any details on the gunman. (james) hillsborough police believe they have solved a cold case... with the arrest of a man they say kidnapped a child more than 20-years ago. police say a southern california man -- kevin lin -- kidnapped a nine-year-old girl back in 19- 95. hillsborough police were contacted by los angeles area authorites... who were doing a follow-up investigation on lin. he was arrested on friday. lin is being held at the san mateo county jail on 5-million dollars bail. (darya) a woman is killed in a hit-and-run crash in downtown oakland. it happened yesterday morning near the corner of 14th and franklin streets. police say a woman in her 60's was hit while crossing the road. she died at the hospital. police say the driver may have been speeding. (darya) the c-h-p is investigating a shooting along i-80 in san pablo. investigators blocked all lanes at san pablo dam road... shutting down traffic for hours. it happened just after three yesterday afternoon. a woman driving says she heard gunshots and that her car's rear window shattered along with the passenger side mirror. officers found bullet holes on her door and the back of her car. no shell casings were found. c-h-p has not released any information about the shooter or car they are looking for. i-80 is back open this morning. ( james ) happening today... the men facing charges in the deadly oakland ghost ship warehouse fire will be back in court. derick almena and max harris are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. that's one count for each person killed in last december's fire. prosecutors argue that they were negligent by creating a warehouse full of obstacles and flamable items. during the preliminary hearing last week... several people who lived in the warehouse told the judge about their concerns living there. a judge will decide if there's enough evidence for almena and harris to stand trial. (darya) still ahead on the kron4 morning news... minimum wage is about to go up in one east bay city -- we'll tell you where, and by how much... just after the break. (darya) plus... actor danny glover returns to the city. how he's shedding light on the human rights violations that are in the bay (darya)and after the break -- a south bay woman found dead in an area generally considered safe.what police are saying this morning about the mysterious death. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. ( ♪ ) more people shop online for the holidays than ever before. (clapping) 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. áááábreakáááá ( james ) we have breaking news out of new york city where there are reports of an explosion in manhattan. this is a live shot from the scene. its near the port authority bus terminal. witnesses say there was a very loud explosion and people were seen running out of the terminal near times square. the subway has been evacuated. law enforcement says one man had an explosive device strapped to him. he is custody. at least one other person was injured in the explosion. (darya)(james)( robin ) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot spots. an mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. s rebecca:high pressure will remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. (james) in the south bay... we are now learning the identity of the woman found dead in the water along a sunnyvale trail. 23-year old chuchu ma was a software engineer at google. kron 4's ali reid has details. on a popular trail with lots of foot traffic, police say a bicyclist spotted the body of 23 year old chuchu ma in the water along the san francisco bay trail in sunnyvale. the google software engineer was discovered on thursday morning the same day she was reported missing in mountain view, where she lived.this is an aberration. something strange happened. this is a safe area.according to ma's linked in page, chuchu graduated with a bachelors in computer science from the univerity of texas at austin where she received a national merit scholarship in addition to multiple scholarships as part of the engineering honors program. she's been an engineer at google for a year and a half where she was also excelling. a main google and lots of subsidiary google campuses are within a mile of herein a statement, a rep from google tells us?"chuchu was an excellent software engineer in our developer product team. we are devastated to learn of her passing, and our deepest condolences are with her family and friends." ?police are being tight lipped about the details surrounding ma's death. it isn't clear if she was the victim of a crime if it happened there, or if the body was dumped at the scene. the sunnyvale department of public safety says as the investigation continues, they are awaitng the coronor's autopsy results. (darya) happening now -- if you check your mailbox on your way out the door, there may already be something in it. that's because as of today, the u-s postal service is making deliveries as early as 5 a.m. in parts of the bay area. for the next two weeks -- the busiest of the year -- carriers will make early deliveries from napa to santa cruz. officials say a total of 850-million packages will be delivered between thanksgiving and new years this year -- 100 million more than last year. (darya) minimum wage is set to rise here in california on the first of the year. it will increase by 50 cents.... from 10-50 an hour to eleven dollars an hour for large businesses. it will rise to 10-50 an hour for small businesses. governor brown signed legislation last year that helps the state reach a 15 dollar minimum wage by the year 2022 for large businesses. (james)coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a man is behind bars after committing several robberies. we will tell you what police found when they finally tracked him down. ( james ) and after the break... a heartbreaking message from a bullied boy. the words he has for his classmates... and the superhero who's stepping up to help him. (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 tennessee mom's video of her son talking about getting bullied at school has been viewed tens of millions of times online. its message has resonated with people in the boy's hometown -- and across the country. jennifer webb has the story. keaton jones:"people that are different, don't need to be criticized about it. it's not their fault. but if you are made fun of just don't let it bother you."kimberly jones posted this video of her son keaton.in the facebook post she writes she had to pick him up from school áagainá because he was afraid to go to lunch. keaton jones:"i don't like it that they do it to me and i for sure don't like that they do it to other people because it's not okay."lakyn jones, who says she is keaton's sister, tweeted that keaton goes to horace maynard middle school in maynardville.sunday that community reacting to the emotional video.skylar varner/maynardville:"i just don't believe anybody should have to go through what he's went through. when i was in elementary and middle school, i went through the same stuff and i don't believe anybody should go through what he went through at all."parents in the community angry that this is happening in the community where their own children go to school.heather flatford/maynardville:"i'd be upset. i think that would be hurtful to the kids and i would probably go to the school and talk to the principal about it. i wouldn't be too happy."and saying only one thing can stop the harassment.franklin grimes/maynardville:"kids, parents stepping up and being a parent, teaching them right from wrong."because kids all over maynardville and the world are being bullied just like keaton."bullying is where people are mean to you, have you ever had someone be mean to you before? "yeah...""how did that make you feel?""sad." and the maynardville community is rallying behind keaton and every kid like him.skylar varner/maynardville:"i hope his mom figures out who it was and they do something about it."franklin grimes/maynardvi lle:"all these little kids that's getting bullied right now, i'm behind them." (darya) that was jennifer webb reporting. numerous celebrities, including ricky martin, snoop dogg and dana white have voiced their support for keaton... with white offering to bring him to vegas to hang out at u-f-c headquarters. white going on to say "the kid is special and we all feel it. dying to meet him!" ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... two deliverymen are at the right place... at the right time. how they saved a family from a burning home. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. mes ) we have breaking news out of new york city where there are reports of an explosion in manhattan. this is a live shot from the scene. its near the port authority bus terminal. witnesses say there was a very loud explosion and people were seen running out of the terminal near times square. the subway has been evacuated. law enforcement says one man had an explosive device strapped to him. he is custody. at least four people have been injured in the explosion. ( james ) (james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) happening today... be prepared for another day of limited city services in oakland. city workers are planning to strike again. but progress could be made. both sides have agreed to meet with a mediator today ... to try to settle the strike. almost three- thousand city workers walked off the job last week to protest unfair labor practices. they represent public works employees... parking enforcement officers... head start instructors and early education teachers. both sides have agreed on the first year of the contract... at issue is the second year. (james) in the south bay. a man is behind bars... for a string of burglaries and robberies. on december sixth... officers were called to an armed robbery at a gas station on stevens creek boulevard in santa clara. once at the scene officers found and arrested freddy reyes. officers also found an i-phone reported stolen from a san jose burglary... drug paraphernalia and two wallets. reyes was booked into santa clara county jail. (darya) we now know the name of the woman who was hit and killed by a car in san franciso. police have identified the victim as yin ching tam of san francisco. the collision happened sunday afternoon on 19th avenue and quintara street in the citys sunset district. the officers say the driver of a blue toyota sedan hit tam who died at the scene. the driver is with police . ( darya ) the largest and most destructive wildfire burning in southern california is expected to grow as it enters its second week. the thomas fire has burned 230- thousand acres in ventura county.(james) it's forced tens of thousands of people out of their homes... and it's destroyed nearly 800 homes and other buildings. the fire that started december 4 and is just 10- percent contained. the national weather service says gusts up to 40 mph are expected through the day. (darya) evacuation orders have been lifted for the so-called lilac fire in southern california. as kristen shanahan reports, residents are getting a first hand look at destruction left behind... while others are in homes are still --nats--we were with dale heath as he first stepped back into his home."some stuff probably strewn around from us leaving, but wow. it looks, i mean you wouldn't know there was a fire in here."as he walked through the kitchen...a vivid memory flashed back."we were looking out this window here. my wife was here, and you can see the ash here, but this is where we first saw the smoke."shortly after...his family, including their pets, found themselves evacuating.in the coming hours...he saw this video of his neighborhood on fire."it was hard to take in. it was just hard to take in." when he found out his home survived, he couldn?t believe it."it was unbelievable when we were still there."now.. for the first time being back he has mixed emotions."we are so fortunate to be unscathed when all this has happened right here. i mean look at that. desolation. unbelievable. unbelievable as far as you can see with this flashlight all these homes are gone, right at the end of the bank, and yet here's a tree not even touched. crazy. the heartbreak that those people are suffering. i just don?t know what to say. thank god that they all lived. that's what i say."he knows things won't be the quite the same here anymore...but says his community will get through this tough time."we're not a neighborhood where we don't know our neighbors. we know the intimately and do a lot of things with each other, but that's the good side right? that we'll help each other through all this for sure." (james) sonoma county prosecutors have charged six landlords with price gouging . for spiking rental rates in the wake of the north bay wildfires. authorities say the six landlords... increased rental prices by over 10- percent...just days after fires erupted in october. one case claims a landlord actually increased the price of their property by 32- percent... from 26-hundred dollars... to 35-hundred bucks. it is illegal to increase prices for lodging...food.. .medical products...and building supplies by more than 10 percent in california...aft er an emergencty is declared. two of the cases will be heard in sonoma county suerior court on tuesday. (james) in the east bay... we are learning new information about a fire that broke out at a duplex in concord. fire officials say it caused about 300-thousand dollars worth of damage. it started at around on deardorff lane. fire crews put out the fire in about 25 minutes...rescuing six dogs. no one was injured in the fire. the cause is under investigation. (darya) two men delivering water in lodi ... become heroes ...after they ran into a burning house to save people who were trapped inside.here you can see them on video ... running into the burning home. the people inside were able to hear the two men coming to the rescue.first-- a badly burned teenager emerged from the smoke. the two men pulled her from the floor to the front yard ... before going back in to rescue the rest of the family ... including a baby. (darya)both men say the childrenús mother should also be praised.they say she guided the children through the smoke and into their helping hands. 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(james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. seasonably cool. nights will be than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. rebecca:high pressure will remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. no major hot 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 ) actor danny glover is the honored guest at a human rights day celebration in san francisco. he's known for being in movies such as 'lethal weapon' and 'angels in the outfield' ... as a san francisco native, he regularly does work for unicef.glover says he uses his fame as a way to draw attention to human rights issues around the world. walgreens locations. officers want to beat last year's toy drive total of 6- thousand items. ( james ) we can call him jimmy g for one more week. the 49ers looked good against houston. jimmy garoppolo is 2-and oh as the 49ers' starting quarterback. he passed for a career-high 334 yards and a touchdown in a 26- to- 16 win at houston. garoppolo broke a 16-16 tie by hitting garrett celek (she'-lehk) for a six-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. ( darya ) stanford men's soccer team makes history. they are now national champions for the third year in a row. they beat indiana to take the title. this game went into double overtime. sam werner ended it... sneaking one right over the defense to the back of the net. stanford won one- nothing. this is also the first time in n-c-double-a history that the mens and womens teams from the same school have won titles in the same season. ( james ) 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 we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. ♪ [vo] the season of audi sales event is here. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during the season of audi sales event. ♪ 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. ♪ 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. awards season is well underway ... and this morning the nominees for the 75th golden globe awards were announced.(áááboxesááá) guillermo del toro's 'the shape of water' leads golden globes nominations with 7 nods including best picture, best director, and actress .its about a woman who discovers a secret experiment in a cold war-era government lab. on the tv side of things ... hbo's "big little lies" was nominated for best tv movie or limited series.nicole kidman and reese were each nominated for best actress for starring in that show.the golden globes air in january leading up to the oscars in february.other the best picture nominees include: "call me by your name".the war drama "dunkirk". steven spielberg's "the post". and "three bill boards outside ebbing missouri". ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news following the breaking news out of new york city where there are reports of an explosion in manhattan. ( darya ) good morning i'm dary a folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. we are following two breaking news stories this morning. wildfires continue to burn out of control in southern california. one of those fires is moving closer to santa barabara this morning.( darya ) and on the right of your screen... and an explosion near times square in new york. its near the port authority bus terminal. ( james ) we have out of new where there an explosion in manhattan. video from the scene. its near the scene. its near the (darya) we will have much more on both of those stories coming up in just a minute. (james) first lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will remain over our region most of the week. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. no major hot

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