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 ( james ) breaking news overnight ... police in san jose are looking for a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian and then drove off. it happened just before one at the intersection of first street and east rosemary street. the woman was pronounced dead at a hospital. roads in that area are now open. ( darya ) now our big story. a warning this morning ... stay off the beaches. a high surf advisory is in effect until 9-pm tonight for beaches along the coast in the bay area.( james ) kron 4's sanaz tahernia is live at ocean beach with a look at the conditions... sanaz? there's also a high surf warning in effect right now for bay area beaches. waves are expected to create breakers as high as 50-feet. the conditions could make a normally safe beach dangerous. waves are expected to peak overnight and improve tonight into tomorrow morning. surfers we talked to at ocean beach say the conditions yesterday were ideal but they say they will probably just watch today to avoid the large waves. ( james ) thanks sanaz. ( james ) the high surf advisory means the mavericks surf competition has been postponed. officials say they will wait for better weather conditions. initially they thought the event could be held this week... but now officials say the waves will be too inconsistent. they say there is still three months left for the surfing event this season and that january is typically the best month for mavericks. ( darya ) in the east bay... an oakland police officer is recovering in the hospital this morning after he was shot while off-duty saturday in san leandro. the identity of the officers has not been released. o-p-d has also not released any details about the shooting at this time. the san leandro police department is conducting the investigation into the ( darya ) concord police need your help finding a person they believe is responsible for a shooting. witnesses tell police this man and woman are connected to a shooting yesterday at the sun valley mall. at four o'clock police were called to the mall when a man shot a gun.. the man then dropped the gun near cinnabon. the man then left with the woman seen behind him. no one was injured. ( james ) five people are in the hospital after a pick-up truck crashed into a sizzler restaurant in hayward. police say a two vehicle crash sent the truck off of hesperian boulevard into the corner of the restaurant. the crash happened yesterday afternoon. the five people injured were inside the resaurant.. they had minor ot moderate injures. the sizzler is closed for now... as workers clean up the debris. the windows are also temporarily boarded up. the restaurant gave no timeline of when they think they will re-open. ( james ) in the north bay... petaluma police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after he reportedly drove his van into his ex-girlfriend. 24-year-old geradro hernandez led police on a short pursuit before he was arrested in the east washington place shopping center. police say they got a call around 3 saturday afternoon stating a van just struck two people in the smart train parking lot. the two people hit were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. hernandez was booked into the sonoma county jail. ( darya ) in the east bay... police say a group of women is responsible for stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from marshalls department stores. a group of five females were caught last week after police received a call from the fremont marshalls about an in progress robbery. the women were arrested as they came out of the store with the merchandise. police say they women are connected to over 35-thousand dollars in thefts from various marshalls store over the last month. during the arrests, police say they found 292 items in the theives car. ( darya ) in sunnyvale, police are looking for the person who sexually assaulted a woman near a caltrain station. it happened around six thursday morning... a woman was walking in the area of willow and aster avenues just south of the lawrence caltrain station. that's when police say a man approached her from behind and began groping her. a person walking by stopped the assualt and the attacker ran off. the person police are looking for - is described as 5-feet-7 inches tall with a medium build and was wearing a maroon jacket. ( james ) for your money this morning... p- g-&e wants to raise rates. the utility company claims the hike is not related to the handful of lawsuits the company is facing because of the northern california wildfires that turned deadly last year and this year if approved, the average customer will see an additional 10 dollars and 50 cents a month on gas and electric beginning in 20-20. officials say that increase would net an additional 1-point-1 billion dollars --- more than half of which would fund wildfire safety projects. that includes increasing the effort to keep vegetation away from powerlines... installing 600 cameras along with stronger poles and powerlines, and expanding weather-monitoring stations in high-risk fire areas. ( james ) a teacher at newark junior high school has been arrested... accused of inapprpriate contact with several minors. police say 42-year-old aaron holbrook who was a digital media arts teacher sent various inappropriate communitcations to at least six boys. police first heard about the possible inappropriate behavior back in septemeber. during the investigation.. detectives identified the six males all between 14 and 17-years old. holbrook is no longer employed by the newark unified school district. the alameda county district attorney is charing him with six counts of annoying a child under 18- years of age and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. ( darya ) a janitor at farrallon view elementary school has been accused of committing lewd acts with a minor. following months of investigation, the sheriff's office says there is enough evidence to charge 54-year-old joel cortez altamirano with several crimes. the sheriff's office believes lewd acts occurred during school hours and after school. the sheriff's office says it is concerned that there could be additional victims. altamirano is being held at the san mateo county jail on one million dollars bail. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) in national headlines ... a bill is working its way through congress ... for an alert to help find missing adults.( james ) our washington d.c. correspondent brie jackson has more on the proposed legislation. the abduction and murder of a 19 year old woman could lead to legislative changes. when ashanti billie vanished her parents say alerting the public was a complicated challenge.we didn't know what to do. first we were just trying to call people and put things on social media.ashanti was aducted in virginia and murderedpolice later discovered her body in north carolinaat the time the 19 year old was too old for an amber alert and too young for a silver alert. to close that gap in the system senator mark warner introduced the "ashanti alert act""it took this tragedy to realize we had a gaping hole in our system. we took care of children, we took care of seniors but for young adults or adults in general there was no alert system" ashanti billie's parents worked with members of congress to craft the legistlation.if passed, the ashanti alert would make sure police can notify the public quickly if people between ages 18 to 65 are in danger.while congress remains divided on other issues, warner believes there's enough bi-partisan support it to pass by the end of this year. supporters see it as a way to not only help locate missing adults...but to honor ashanti's life.never replace the family has gone through. in some having this new system named after ashanti her memory will be preserved. "her legacy will live on and she'll continue to help hopefully bring them home under the ashanti act, an alert would be broadcast to radio, road signs and cellphones.from the d.c. bureau i'm brie jackson. ( james ) for your health... covered california has extended its deadline to sign up for health coverage through the affordable care act... people now have until decemeber 21st to enroll to get coverage starting on january first. and if you enroll before january 15th... your coverage will start on february 1st. so far 58- thousand poeple have signed up for healthcare through covered california. ( darya ) a partial government shutdown could happen this week if congress does not approve a spending bill. president donald trump wants five billion dollars to fund the border wall and just last week has said he would be proud to shutdown the government if he did not get the money. but the president is facing backlash from both democrats and republicans. without a resolution parts of the government will shutdown friday at midnight. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... the resource a father is making available to other men following the shooting death of his son. ( james ) plus new research reveals the suprising number of teens vaping nicotine within the last month. (james) and the recent storms ... making it dangerous for people traveling in the sierra. we'll take a look at the conditions. 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( james ) take a look at this ... winter weather affecting road conditions around donnor summit last night. this as snowfall is increasing in the sierra.winds are also picking up... prompting travelers to be extra careful while driving. after showers yesterday and through the evening skies will continue to dry out this morning with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies to take us through much of the day today. temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's today as they will remain for much of the week ahead with a drier trend in weather to take us through the week. no major hot spots. bay no major hot 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 ( james ) dozens of young girls got a first hand look at what it's like to work in the tech industry.( darya ) it was part of the oakland non profit 'black girls code' end of the year workshop. kron 4's gayle ong was at the event aimed at getting girls excited about careers in science and technology. they are changing the game in the technology industry.the organization black girls code started in the bay area seven years ago. leah mcgowen-hare, a senior director at salesforce, has been volunteering from the very beginning..the non profit teaches participants skills that include learning how to build, code and create."> different businesses and to run a business and to be in a business you need to know tech.">12 year old belle reader and 15 year old cadence patrick - both from oakland have been members for three years now. and say the programs here are opening doors to the future. saturday's day long workshop costs 35 dollars eachthe girls are building robots using legos enginnering sets even if the want a career in tech after the workshop, it's still a good opportunity to gain skills in critical thinking and hard work. ( darya ) more teens are admitting to vaping...the percentage of high school seniors who say they have vaped nicotine nearly doubled in the past 30 days. the annual "monitoring the future" survey is reporting that the number of students vaping in the last 30 days is up from 11 percent a year ago. that's the largest one-year increase of any substance use in the survery's 43-year history. it says more than one in three high school seniors...and nearly one in three sophomores vaped at least once in the past year. the survey also found a decline in the number of teens using other illicit drugs and those who are drinking. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...an investigation underway followiing the death of a 7- year-old girl from guatemala. what her father says happened when they reached the u-s border. 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(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 ) the f-d-a is investigating after a mother says she found metal shavings in her child's vitamins. she says she found it in zarbee's natural vitamins...just as she was giving her 3 year old the last few gummies in the bottle. the child's pediatrician recommended the family go to the er to get an x-ray, and though the report says they didn't find large amounts of metal in her body the family says the x-ray showed metal in her intestines. the mother says she reached out to the company and they offered her coupons. johnson and johnson announced it was acquiring zarbee's this summer - the company wouldn't confirm the sale was complete. 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(james) (darya) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... after showers yesterday and through the evening skies will continue to dry out this morning with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies to take us through much of the day today. temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's today as they will remain for much of the week ahead with a drier trend in weather to take us through the week. 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 ) tomorrow, a congressional delegation will visit the u.s. border station where a 7-year-old guatemalan girl was taken before she died in a hospital.( james ) the girl's father is disputing some of the details from homeland security. here's ed lavendera with the story. jakelin was in good health when they turned themselves in to border patrol agents.ruben garcia runs the el paso shelter where the father has stayed since his daughter died. ruben garcia/director, annunciation house: "what is very important to us is to make it very clear that the father told us that my daughter was eating. my daughter was receiving water and liquids and that and that she was fine."according to dhs officials and the father, the young girl first started showing signs of distress and vomiting during a 90-minute bus ride to a border patrol station in lordsburg, new mexico. the girl died about 27 hours after being taken into custody. the cause hasn't been determined.the father has told officials he has "no complaints" about how border patrol agents treated him and his daughter and that he believes everyone around them did everything possible to save the girl's life.ánats of protestáthe girl's death has sparked intense criticism of the trump administration's immigration policy...critics argue migrants are being kept from entering through legal checkpoints to request asylum and pushed into remote dangerous areas.senaida navar/el paso resident: "what happened with this child goes to show just how damaging these policies are for these families."trump administration officials have criticized the father for putting his daughter in such a dangerous situation. immigrant rights activists say the blame is unfair.ruben garcia/director, annunciation house: "their lives are beyond impossible. none of us in the united states can imagine."the news of the girl's death has left her family in this poor guatemalan village devastated. jakelin had turned 7 just days before leaving with her father. the family says she was thrilled by the thought of seeing the united states. domingo caal/jakelin's grandfather: "i'm not gonna speak that much because i can barely take it. it's difficult for us. this happened because we are very much in need. the girl happiness that she would go to the united states. content. but she us it's very difficult."> ( darya ) that was ed lavendera reporting. eleven members of the house of representatives will tour the facility on tuesday. incoming hispanic caucus chairman representative joaquin castro will lead the delegation. he has called for a full investigation into the child's death. ( darya ) an oakland mother... who was deported back to mexico last year-- is waking up with her family in the bay area this morning. maria mendoza-sanchez came to the us illegally in the mid 90s ... went to college and has worked at highland hospital as an oncology nurse up until she was deported in 2017. just over a year later ... us immigration officials approved a waiver allowing her to receive an h1b visa to return to the united states legally .. and in time for christmas. ( darya ) sanchez says being home with her family is going to make this the best christmas ever. ( james ) in the east bay.... the father of a teen who was shot and killed has created a non-profit organization in honor of his son. fremont police are still looking for the suspects in a shooting that killed 17- year old damini chadly ... he was shot to death while driving on torrington court. while the family waits for anshwers, kareem chadley, the victim's dad launched the website dads evoking change dot org. it's aimed at helping dads working through custody battles. he believes the fight for custody of his son, created a chaotic and unstable life for damini. investigation, you're urged to call police. ( james ) a vigil in palo alto honored the lives lost during the tragic sandy hook elementary school massacre. dozens of people stood in the rain holding signs remembering victims of that shooting and others across the country. its been six years since that shooting in newtown connecticut. the bell rang 26 times in downtown palo alto for the 26 lives lost at sandy hook. sunday night's vigil was organized by the peninsula moms demand action group. ( james ) twenty young children lost their lives during that shooting at sandy hook ... as well as six adults. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a man is sharing the big impact he hopes building tiny homes will have on a group of people. ( darya ) and next...what authorities believe caused this truck to explode in a california neighborhood. this is a fight. not to the finish. but to the beginning. a fight that can only be won, if we stand together for one cause. him. expert care for every new beginning. i'us become just a littleyou part of your holiday. and we sincerely hope that jimmy dean sausage might make your holiday ju a little bit brighter. happy holiday to ya. after showers yesterday and through the evening skies will continue to dry out this morning with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies to take us through much of the day today. temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's today as they will remain for much of the week ahead with a drier trend in weather to take us through the week. 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( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...three contractors helping out following the camp fire have been fired.....the messages posted on social media that cost them their jobs. youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? yes! that's yes for less. ross has you and your list covered with gifts you'll love to give. and it feels even better when you find them for less-at ross. yes for less. unlike ordinary toothpaste, colgate total fights bacteria on teeth, tongue, cheeks and gums for 12 hours. so you're totally ready for that big moment. colgate total. be totally ready for life. denny's♪ $6.99 are you out $6.99 of your mind ♪ eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausage and butter buttermilk pancakes. and now, get it delivered free! free! enjoy denny's new $6.99 super slam now with free delivery. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) after showers yesterday and through the evening skies will continue to dry out this morning with partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies to take us through much of the day today. temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's today as they will remain for much of the week ahead with a drier trend in weather to take us through the week. 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 ( james ) all the evacuation orders connected to the camp fire in butte county... are now lifted. the wildfire started in early november... killing 85 people and burning more than 153- thousand acres before it was contained. the town of paradise was hardest hit. and as investigators track down the cause of the fire... a federal judge says pg&e has until the end of this year to explain any role it had in causing the fire. ( james ) as crews clean-up the devasation, some rescuers are now talking about what they faced during the evacuation. it was particularly bad in the town of paradise where most of the deaths occurred. getting the town's 27-thousand residents to safety was challenging, to say the least. exit routes were limited... the fire and smoke was blinding. and although many were able to get out... some could only shelter in place and hope for the best. sotvo starts in black... recut needed couple cuddling each other." captain rick manson/ cal fire butte county:"i found an elderly woman stand on the side of road and i only found her because i got tangled in some power lines that i had to cut.>( james ) all first responders survived. we can expect to hear more incredible stories as the biggest cleanup in state history continues. ( darya ) three contractors paid to help clean-up in the campfire burn zone have been fired. this after offensive pictures posted online sparked outrage from the paradise community. reporter steve large gives us a look at the photos the photos were posted on facebook showing several workers on burned-out property, mocking the destruction they were being paid to clean up.one photo shows the body of a cat killed in the fire, with a beer bottle placed by its mouth.the posts also include offensive captions.a paradise city spokesperson tells cbs13 police are also looking into whether the photos show evidence of laws broken...like trespassing.the company responsible for the crew in the photos fired three employees connected to the online posts saturday."bigge crane and rigging" issued a statement reading "we have identified three participants in this ab-horrent event and their employment has been terminated..."and"bigge regrets that the residents of paradise and butte county have suffered an egregious insult during an already devastating time at the hands of these individuals."as the campfire community tries to heal..a crew of cleanup workers is learning the consequences of their cold-hearted actions. ( darya ) the company that fired the three employees was hired as a sub-contractor under p-g and e... the utility company issued a statement, calling the pictures "reprehensible." ( darya ) a veteran is working overtime to make sure homele war heroes ... get a new place to call home for the holidays. 14 tiny homes will be given to war veterans who now live in shelters or on the streets. michael wolff's construction company started the project a few months ago. he waived most of his costs and got materials donated.. to build what will be be called "veterans village" in santa rosa. the homes are 250 square feet.. including a kitchen, walk in closet and a-d-a compliant bathroom. as an iraq war veteran .. wolfe says wanted to help - his fellow service men. ( darya ) the 14 vets who will get a new roof over their heads have not been selected yet. the goal is to get the homeless veterans the keys to their new tiny homes eve. ( james ) next on kron 4 morning news... a group of young men and women in oakland ... are all smiles after a special visit from a warriors all-star. this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( darya ) warriors star steph curry does his part to give back to the community. he surprised a group of young men and women at the covenant house in oakland with new shoes and a catered meal yesterday. the covenant house is safe place for youth in the community facing homelessness and human trafficking. the whole event was part of the golden state warriors season of giving campaign. steph says the shoes he gave out were his signature curry 5's. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... a high surf warning is in affect for bay area beaches this morning and we'll have a live report on conditions so far. ( darya ) plus... police are looking for the people responsible for a shooting in a concord mall. does santa claus himself, need the most trusted battery this holiday season? maybe not. maybe he could trust any batteries will do. or, he could just trust duracell. they see a bit of gray and think... 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