They need to make these mid year cuts. Cuts are not something we ever want to see. We dont want to do this, but the reality is we have to make some cuts because if we dont, if we stay in the position we are currently, in all likelihood were going into state receivership. Thats where the state would come in and make cuts without asking any questions or hearing public comment. That could be anything up to and including the closing of a number of schools immediately. Standup those opposing the cuts say highly paid administrators should feel the brunt of it, and the board is saying that is happening, but there will still need to be other cuts in order to fix the deficit. Reporting live in oakland. Ali reid kron 4 news 4 news 4 news pam happening now police are looking for the criminals who kicked down an elderly mans door. Then beat and robbed the victim. It happened in San Franciscos inner sunset neighborhood. Just after 10 00 yesterday morning, on noriega street. Kron4s jr stone joins us live tonight. From the area where it happened. Jr a scary situation . j. R. this 78 year old man should be okay. He went to the hospital yesterday after this happened. His injuries are not life threatening but what an ordeal. They basically came through two doors. Right now you can still see the broken wood after thieves busted open this door, attacked a 78 year old man living inside, and robbed him. Sot apparently got beat up by these thugs and they broke into his house and kept him captive as they robbed his home. Officers told neighbors in the area that the suspects were wearing ski masks. As to why they picked this home. Its unclear but neighbors say the Senior Living there is often outside sweeping. Sot i guess they were Wearing Masks there was def some preparation going into it. I just hope he is okay mentally and physically i would be traumatized by an experience like that. Neighbors like Michael Fujimoto say car thieves broke into his suv a month ago but this brutal attack in the victims own home takes things to another level. Sot im one of these people thati think im a tough guy but when they strike so close to home only 7 houses away from ours. There is a camera set up outside the house where the attack happened. There are also others in the area. Detectives are now reviewing video that could help them identify the bad guys. Sot you wouldnt think it would happen here so its really unnerving and downright scary when you think of this happening to people. j. R. i talked with a number of neighbors all of who tell me they werent home when this happened. They didnt actually get home until later that day. Live in San Francisco j. R. Stone kron 4 news. pam also happening now new sketches of two shooting suspects a man and a woman police are looking for linked to a hayward homicide. It happened december fourth. On mission boulevard. In front of the islander motel. The victim a 47yearold man died at the scene. steve tonight police say it appears a murdersuicide led to the death of two women in east palo alto. Several gunshots were reported just before 9 30 this morning on Tuscany Court off runnymeade avenue a neighbor called police. When officers arrived they discovered the bodies of two women inside a home. Their relationship is not clear. Police say their investigation is now focused on establishing a possible motive for the violence. That includes talking to family members and checking their cell phones and computers. pam new at 10. Two people. And a seven puppies are safe tonight. After a newark home catches fire. It happened this evening at a home on potreto drive. Once at the scene, crews spotted flames shooting out of a second story window. Luckily firefighters were able to put the blaze out. In less than 15 minutes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. No humans. Or puppies were injured. pam more revealing testimony today at the preliminary hearing into the ghost ship warehouse fire. For the first time, an assistant fire marshall disclosed more information about the origin. And even the cause of the fire. Kron fours Terisa Estacio was there. Here in oakland at Alameda County superior court a former tenant testified that defendant almena did not want to fix all that was wrong with the ghost ship. A contractor said he talked with defendant almena about the electrical inside the warehouse as well as the staircase calling the conditions inside quote unsafe however, when he brought this to almenas attention, he said almena did not want to do anythig about it. Mary alexander who represents many of the families that lost loved ones in the fire some of the family members have been showing up every day for the preliminary hearing. She says hearingstatmeents are hard to hearmary alexander. They have heard it was a death trap, an inferno. Also on the stand tuesday, a fire captain who said he went to the ghost ship in 2014, but found no one living in it. He did say he told almena that based on all of the items inside, almena should get more fire extinguishersandthis man, michael russell, had a chilling tale. He lived at the warehouse in a trailer. He described the night of the fire, like a horror show. Saying after he smelled smoke and saw flames, he saw a woman yelling at guests to not use the stairs, and stay in the inferno. He said she was yelling quote, this is the will of the spirits of the forest. He explained he grabbed a few belongings and with a date quote, escaped for my lifehe did also add that when outside, he heard harris yelling, quote, this is the exit, this is the exit estacio Court Continues wednesday and it is expected to wrap up with a judge deciding whethere there is enough evidence for harris and almena to face a jury trial. In oakland, te steve tonight we are learning when the public will be able to pay their respects to San Francisco mayor ed lee. Grant lodes is here with the details. Grant . grant mayor lee passed away suddenly yesterday morning. After collapsing while shopping that at his neighborhood safeway. He was just 65yearsold. On friday. The mayor will lie in state in the city hall rotunda. The public is invited to visit his casket from 8 am until 7 pm. And then on sunday. A celebration of life is planned to honor the life of mayor lee. Its being held at city hall and the public is invited to attend. That is at 3pm. pam tonight San Francisco mayor london breed is managing the city. Following yesterdays sudden death of mayor ed lee. Today, breed declined to say whether she plans to run for mayor in next junes special election. Kron4s dan kerman was there as she attended her first event as mayor. In her second day as San Franciscos acting mayor, london breed came south of market to united playaz to support the organizations upcoming gun buyback event sot we cant be satisfied, kids should not have access to guns easier than they have an opportunity to purchase toys or get toys,this is crazy encouraging anyone and every to come to this coming saturday mornings no questions asked gun buy back event, breed said it shouldnt be more important to protect the Second Amendment than it is to protect children. Sot london breed acting s. F. Mayor 1727just like our late mayor i hate guns too, i hate guns i have what theyve done to my community, i hate how theyve taken lives of the people ive grown up with , the people that i love, the people that i miss the people who should be standing with me here today. Breed says the sudden passing of mayor lee , who she knew for more than 20 years, and called a friend continues to weigh on her. Sotmostly the feeling of sadness has not escaped my heart just yet and thats clouding Everything Else so im not sure what im feeling or notstill breed was emphatic that san franciscans should know she is up for the task of leading the city. Sot im here to focus on the work that needs to be done, im here to focus on continuity of government that the buses are still running that everything that needs to get done for this incredible city tat mayor lee loved in the same way i love it is well taken care of taken care oflove it is well in the same way i love it is well taken care oftaken care of love it is well taken care of. Persistent High Pressure over the region will continue to result in well above average daytime temperatures and seasonably cool overnights through the weekend. Periods of breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region. Steve Steve Steve steve coming up the steps one Bay Area Community is taking to keep panhandlers off street medians. pam then if you got the flu shot this year and think you are protected think again. Tonight just how aineffectivea this years vaccine appears to be. steve and next be careful parking at bart. The station where a woman became the victim of a carjacking. And the criminals are still on the loose. Toyland, toyland little girl and boy land while you dwell within it you are ever happy there daddy, its christmas childhoods joy land never let go of your dreams. The mercedesbenz winter event is back. Lease the glc300 for 449 a month at your local mercedesbenz dealer. Mercedesbenz. The best or nothing. Think of your fellow man, lend him a helping hand, put a little love in your heart. Youll see its getting late, oh please dont hesitate. Put a little love in your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. In your heart. vo going on now, our subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen Million Dollars to those in need. pam happening now police are looking for two carjackers. They targeted a woman at the bayfair bart station yesterday. Kron4s Haaziq Madyun talked to riders. About whether or not they feel safe. Parking at that bart station. A woman seated in her car in this bart parking lot when she is approached by two men, one armed with a gun demanding that she get out of her vehicle sotsot sotthe female victim was carjacked tuesday at around 7 30pm here in the back parking lot of the bay fair bart station in san leandro. Bart Police Investigators say the two unidentified males also robbed the woman of her purse. Bart Police Responded to scene, searched the area but were unable to locate the victims vehicle. Or the two suspects. The incident has rattled nerves of some bart passengers who have mixed reactions about their level of safety at this stationnat sot haaziqdo you feel safe at this bart station . Sotsot nat sot haaziqyou ever park in that back lotsot that is because when the sun goes down this back parking lot can be a very lonely place for someone walking alone to their car. Lilie velez says for her own personal safety she would rather wait for a parking space in front of the station sotbart Police Investigators say the female carjacking victim was not injured during the incident. At the bay fair bart station in san leandro Haaziq Madyun kron4news pam also happening now sonoma now happening also pam kron4newsHaaziq Madyun san leandro bart station in san leandro Haaziq Madyun kron4news kron4newsHaaziq Madyun san leandro Haaziq Madyun kron4news pam also happening now Sonoma County sheriffs officials released surveillance video. Of two burglars stealing from a bodega bay restaurant on monday. They say, the two broke in and stole a cash box, along with other items. Investigators have not said which restuarant was burglarized. But they are asking anyone who recognizes the thieves. To contact police. steve tonight one north Bay Community is taking steps to remove panhandlers. And others who loiter on small medians along city streets. Kron 4s gabe slate has the story from san rafael he visited the intersection that has received the most complaints this monday the San Rafael City Council will review a proposed Traffic Safety ordinance that would make tiny street medians a no loitering zone. What were talking about here is those skinny little street dividers that panhandlers typically occupy hoping motorists will give the money. Over the last couple years the city has seen the population of panhandlers on these little medians grow. The proposal would ban hanging out on these medians that are 4 feet wide or less for more than two traffic light cycles. With increased traffic on the roadways, some city officials are worried about the safety of people standing on these narrow medians. And its been reported the city this proposal is not specifically meant to target panhandling. The city is working on a Different Program to directly address panhandling as part of its Homeless Population outreach i reached out to san rafaels city manager, mayor, and City Council Members for a comment on this proposal. I have not heard back from them yeti visited third and union steet in san rafael where the whole foods is this intersection has received the most complaints about median panhandleing sound from san rafael residenteveryone i spoke with here either did not have an opinion on the matter or they felt the city should leave median loiterers alonesound from san rafael residentin san rafael gabe slate kron 4 news. steve you might not think of carmelbythesea as being a hotbed of crime. But they get their share along with a lot of tourists. Now the Police Department there is planning to install six new highpowered security cameras. Which will have license plate readers. So if you drive in or out of town theyll have your plate numbers. Police say it will be useful in investigating any crimes. The chief says the information from the license plate readers will be stored at the carmel Police Department for about six months. pam a live look outside tonight. Steve Brittney has the four zone forecast. Persistent High Pressure over the region will continue to result in well above average daytime temperatures and seasonably cool overnights through the weekend. Periods of breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region. pam still ahead months after this disturbing shark video was posted online. The serious criminal charges three men are now facing. steve and next a bay area middleschooler gets a disturbing and threatening voicemail from a classmate. Tonight why the bully is getting a Second Chance of sorts. Some parents in vacaville are outraged. Because their daughter received a disturbing voicemail from a classmate. As sara zend ehnam reports in that message. A bully told the girl. That she deserved to get hit by a bus. And die. You deserve to die. A two minute long voicemail laced with disgusting and derogatory comments. I hope you bleep get hit by a bus you bleep bleep. A call made from one 12 year old to another. Antonia do you know what its like for you child to come down and say im done. I want to end my life . antonia and marcos, who didnt want their last names on camera, say their 7th grader irene got this voicemail monday night from one of her classmates at vaca peqa middle school. She looks like she came out of a used condom. Antonia my daughter walks downstairs crying falling to her knees. The family says they called the vacaville Police Department immediately. And contacted the Vacaville Unified School district the next day. But didnt get the response they were hoping for. Antonia why couldnt last night when i made the calls nobody became active . Why when my husband went to the school and talked to them nothing was done . The vacaville pd Youth Services department will refer the boy who left the voicemail to a Diversion Program where hell be educated on bullying in hopes of avoiding the criminal court system. While the School District says theyre working with the Police Department and take the situation very seriously. They say every Student Needs to feel safe at school. The district even has staff on hand to deal with bullying head on. Kimberley forrest bullying or any feeling a student has that they arent being treated well or respectfully they should be able to share that with should be able to respectfully they treated well or they arent being student has that or any feeling a student has that they arent being treated well or should be able to share that with an adult. pam pam that as Sara Zendehnam reporting. The vacaville family says, they were unhappy with the initial response to their daughter being bullied. But they are relieved that something is now being done. steve tonight a major legislative accomplishment is in reach for the president. Tax reform. How soon it could mean something for your wallet. pam then it is exam time for College Students. That means some will be illegally turning to study drugs. Like adhd medication. For help. New tonight we find out if there is actually any proven benefit to the serious risk. steve and next you might want to take some extra steps to protect yourself from getting sick. Just how ineffective this years flu shot is proving to be. Every year around this time. Health experts encourage people to get a flu shot but theres troubling signs that this years vaccine may not be working as well as hoped. pam a new study suggests. This years vaccine may only be about 10 percent effective. Kron 4s