News station. This is. At 11. Now at 11, cruz has suspended its driverless operations nationwide after dealing with a series of safety issues in San Francisco. Thanks for being with us tonight on kron. 4 news at 11, everybody. Im grant lotus and im noelle bellow. The announcement from cruise comes just days after the states dmv suspended the companys permits over safety concerns. Kron fours dan thorn joining us from the newsroom now with reaction noel. Cruz says theyre doing this to rebuild public trust following california dmv suspension over those concerns. The company had already dropped operations of their driverless rides here in San Francisco. But now be rides are stopping everywhere. And one tech expert tells us the Company Needs to debug before getting back on the road. Just days after having the robotaxi permits revoked in california, crews pause its driverless operations nationwide. The Company Making the announcement on ax formally known as Twitter Thursday night saying the most important thing for us right now is to take steps to rebuild public trust. Its actually the right thing to do. They have to make sure that people feel safe and the car and outside the car. There have been a number of incidents involving cruise cars malfunctioning on San Francisco streets one recent case, the victim of a hit and run driver was run over trapped and then dragged by a cruise car. San jose state engineering professor ahmed banafa says crews needs to debug and you have to look very hard at both the software and the hardware. Its definitely a machine. That is no question about it. Testing the avs in San Francisco might also be something crews should reconsider. But office says the citys topography traffic in geography make it tough to test in cruises biggest competitor. Waymo has not faced the same heat from regulators. But pushback has been growing. Experts say the mixed reviews will likely continue, but dont expect Driverless Cars to go away. Its still growing. Its still estate which known their way. The future is Driverless Cars. Thats the future. And a lot of people would agree on that. Its just we want to do with safe. Want to have a safe future. Well, crews says this pause is only going to affect its driverless operations. Theyre supervised. Avi rides will continue. The california dmv has provided crews with a series of steps that need to be fulfilled for the driverless permits are reinstated here in california in the newsroom. Dan thorn kron, 4 news. Tonight, the fbi surrounded the house of the man accused of killing 18 people in lewiston, maine agents have been telling the suspect identified as robert card to leave the home. But that never happened in tonight. Those agents have left the area. It is still unclear whether card was ever at the location. But tonight the death toll stands at 18. 3 more people died at the hospital today. Medical Officials Say 13 other people are injured from the shooting. 3 of them critically. Last night the gunman shot and killed 7 people at a Bowling Alley in lewiston, then drove a few miles and killed 8 more people at a nearby bar and restaurant 10 yearold zoe was grazed by a bullet inside the Bowling Alley. I got i a lot get and why why do people great question. Authorities now say there were signs, though, card and active u. S. Military member served in the u. S. Army reserves and recently reported Mental Health issues, including hearing voices in his head a few months ago. He was admitted to a Mental Health facility for 2 weeks. You can see hes got a level of comfort with a firearm that if you do the ways holding it, though, his posture and has been mechanical manipulation of the weapon as using it. To that end, experts now believe cards, military training has allowed him evade Law Enforcement. So far theyre warning the public tonight to be vigilant and to be patient. Theres extensive work and attention to detail that goes into such a largescale investigation. This is all hands on deck approach. We have a great deal of collaboration. And tonight, residents in lewis in remain in their homes. Now for a second straight night as hundreds of heavily Armed Police Officers and fbi agents searched for robert card. Back here at home. Be aware and be alert. Strong winds expected this weekend of triggered a fire weather watch for a large portion of the bay area. Here is a map to show you how extensive this watch is. As you can see, it reaches all the way up through reading and down through the south bay. Weve got kron 4 s chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow here joining us with more on those conditions this weekend. More into say saturday evening is when its really going to pick up. Yeah. Really going to start whipping overnight saturday night into early on sunday morning. I think thats were going to see the strongest winds with the likely. Linger into sunday, too. So these are the strongest offshore winds weve seen this season right now. Clear skies out the door. Were seeing some cold temperatures not seeing that strong, offshore wind develop yet, but forward here and take you with our forecast model showing you some of those gusts as we head in towards saturday evening. 06 00pm. You start to see all the colors showing up in the north bay. Those are going to ramp up overnight. And then as we get to early on sunday morning, 30 40 mile an hour gusts across much of the north bay to the north bay hills. You could see gusts of 50, maybe even 60 miles an hour across the mountains. There. That will continue into sunday as well. So, yeah, its going to be a period right there from saturday into sunday afternoon. Weve got to really worry about those offshore winds to go along with that. The offshore winds often very dry. Theyre originally from the northeast and were going to see some of levels drop down all the way down into the Single Digits by sunday. So be very, very careful forecast models are keeping range of high fire danger into the bay area saturday night and into sunday, too. Lauren, thank you. The bay area pilot accused of trying to shut down the engines of Alaska Airlines jet midflight. Made his first appearance in federal court today. Joseph emerson faces one charge of interfering with a flight crew. His wife, an attorney, are speaking out today. This is the moment. Emerson was escorted off of that plane on sunday. He was off duty and was riding in the cockpit at the time of the incident. Federal Court Documents reveal emerson told the pilots im not ok before reaching up and grabbing the red fire handles and pulling them down. But he was stopped by the pilots and escorted to the back of the aircraft. Court documents reveal a Flight Attendant says he later turned toward an emergency exit door trying to grab the handle but was stopped. Another Flight Attendant heard him say i messed everything up and that he tried to kill everybody. Now, despite those statements, his attorney told reporters there was no intention to harm himself or other people. His wife saying this is not my joe, that its not the man i married. Barely Mental Health. Well play a role in the case essentially tampered with the aircraft and what hes describing. Its an impulsive act. And i think that will be the focus of the defense that this wasnt premeditated. Lets bring down or point. This is someone who acted impulsively in a complete Mental Health breakdown that had been building up to this point, what the prosecution will try to do is say that heat premeditated this, that he planned it and they can show that what he did leading up to getting into that cockpit. Now, anderson has denied taking any medication, but has admitted in state Court Documents that he had consumed magic mushrooms about 48 hours before the incident. He also told the police officer, i put 84 peoples lives at risk today, including my own this single federal charge of interference with flight crew members and attendants can carry up to 20 years in prison. Anderson is also facing 83 counts of Second Degree attempted murder from the state. He remains in jail and is due back in federal courts november 22nd. The war between israel and hamas just escalated. The pentagon now says u. S. Fighter jets. Launched airstrikes early friday on 2 locations in Eastern Syria that are linked to irans military. The strikes are retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks on the u. S. Bases and personnel in that region that started early last week. The u. S. Says they did this to reflect the biden administrations determination to try to maintain a delicate balance. The u. S. Wants to hit iranian backed groups suspected of targeting the u. S. As strongly as possible to deter future aggression while also working to avoid provoking a wider conflict. Tonight, faculty and staff of the city college of San Francisco held a rally for a fair contract was a big turnout tonight at the ocean campus. The rally took place outside the board of Trustees Meeting with people urging the college to staff up participants Holding Signs saying enough is enough and demanding better working conditions. Oakland man is dead tonight after his leg was severed in a hit and run crash. That happened last night near high international. Police say stolen suv crashed into 2 parked cars on the curb pending the victims like between them, the driver of the stolen suv ran off the victim. A 40 yearold man died at the hospital. Oakland mayor sheng thao says the city will have a new police chief by the end of the year. Today, the mayor told us the Police Commissions been hard at work and will be making its recommendations to fill the position shortly. Im very optimistic that i will receive the 3 names they will recommend to me so that i can make a decision around the police chief. And so we we timeline. Were back on track. And so im excited for those efforts. And by next year, we will have our new police chief. Oakland has been without a chief since the mayor fired Leronne Armstrong back in february. Up next, we feel it getting cooler here in the bay. Say hello to the first real snow of the season in the sierra. The reminder people who love to hit the high country of need here tonight. Plus, relentless car breakins are one of the stains on San Francisco. How one politicians hoping the changes socalled. Locke law that would help hold thieves accountable. And thats what was supposed to be a luxurious hotel. Stay. Turns into a nightmare when a couple is suing the ritz in Half Moon Bay over what was in their water. A woman and her husband are suing a Bay Area Hotel claiming an employee there, serve bottle of water with a bodily fluid. For Sarah Stinson has obtained Court Documents explaining what happened. People pay hundreds of dollars to stay at the ritz carlton in Half Moon Bay. Now the Luxury Resort is facing a lawsuit from 2 of its loyal customers who say they were sexually assaulted by a staff member here. During sunset at the ritz carlton in Half Moon Bay guests can be seen enjoying the property in coastal views. A husband and wife state here one night last november for a restful weekend to celebrate her birthday. But their stay is now being described as causing horror and trauma. Court documents filed this month identified the couple as jane and john doe stating jane drink seem in contaminated water from a water bottle served by ritz carlton staffer. The lawsuit claims once she realized what she ingested, they contacted Hotel Management and filed a report with the San Mateo County sheriffs office. Court documents say the ritz carlton later sent a water bottle to a laboratory for testing and results confirmed it contains seaman in january. However, they say the hotel allegedly refused to provide a copy of the Lab Test Results to the does so they could share them with their medical providers. And the couple claims the hotel refused to work with law San Mateo County sheriffs office. We did not hear back in time for this report. Im sara stinson reporting in Half Moon Bay. Back to you. With more than 16,000 car break ins in San Francisco this year, state senator scott wiener is announcing a bill he says will make it harder for criminals to get away with smashandgrabs eliminating the requirement. The prosecutors prove a car was locked at the time the law failed to pass in 2018 2019, but hes confident it will be successful this time given how common smashandgrabs have now but calm. He plans to introduce this next year when the state Legislature Reconvenes current does require victims be physically present in the courtroom to testify. Their car was locked. But worst with the rental car. And for us is now 3,000 miles away. Theyre not going to come back to francisco. To testify that they locked the car where you might have a resident who simply doesnt remember whether they if the senators law passes evidence of Forcible Entry like a smashed out window, with would be enough to prove the crime of auto burglary helping Law Enforcement solve current crimes and deter criminals from becoming repeat offenders. Winter came early to palisades tahoe. People there say they got a couple inches, said the summit. Looks nice, right. And as you might gear up to head to this year later this season, experts say now is never too early to make sure that year chains, emergency kits blankets. Chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow. Is with us. Lawrence, we we all know the horror stories, right . Trying to get up and down the mountain. It can take 10 hours. Yeah. People get stuck up there for a long, long time. So you got to be prepared up there. I know a lot of folks probably getting those keys ready to go already as weve had first snow of the season, theres plenty more to come. I hope not the next couple of i think were more concerned about the winds around the bay area and the cold temperatures. Yeah, we may not get the snow, but we may see some frost up to the north of fact, into the north bay and further north up into a lake county and also mendocino. Were talking about some very cold temperatures overnight lows dipping in the mid 20s and the low 30s overnight. Weve got frost advisories. Weve got hard freeze warning in the late bill. See some very cold temperatures there in the bay area. Again, its going to be a chilly night. Another cold, one in santa rosa. 35 degrees. Maybe even a couple of patches of frost. Its some of the valleys in and around the santa rosa. 38 in nevada. 39 degrees in napa and about 40 in livermore. Temperatures out the door right now. Start to cool off. You start to see the models becomes a blue on the mountains that you own temperatures in the 40s and then in the north bay. Now already seeing the some of those numbers moving down low 40s. So its getting cold in spots out there now going to be a lot colder overnight tonight and are nice clear skies. Couple high clouds off the coastline. Well see a few high clouds pass overhead as we head throughout the day tomorrow when theres a weak cold front thats going to slide a little bit closer. But most that energy staying off the coast and then were going to be talking about the offshore wind for the weekend and the high fire danger. Alright, running in the 50s and the 60s for San Francisco. So a little bit cool in the San Francisco coast side to feel that breeze to in the numbers in the 50s and low 60s inside the bay. Little more wind sheltered in the temperatures going to warm up a few more degrees. 64 degrees in redwood city about 65 amount to the south bay. Join temperatures in the mid to upper 60s so comfortable day in the south bay. All these numbers running about 5, maybe 10 degrees below the average for this time of year, but still fairly comfortable. 66 degrees moraga 68 in concord in the north bay, not seeing those strong winds just yet, but as we get into saturday afternoon, thats things really start ramping up. So, yeah, get prepared as were going to see some windy conditions over the weekend. A pretty gusty as we head in towards saturday night and into early on sunday morning. Thats when the fire danger going to be elevated throughout the weekend. So be extra careful out there. Winds calm down as we head in toward monday. Right now, halloween still looks like it will be safe for trick or treaters. Partly cloudy skies dry conditions out there and fairly mild temperatures as you head out the evening like we havent had like a whole week of just 70 is in a while. Its been its been up and down your roller coaster weather here for quite a while. But thats pretty typical for this time of year. Just watch out for those wanting bury st. Thanks, arent. Health officials are preparing for the winter virus season and are urging people to be uptodate with vaccinations advising everyone 6 months and older to get the flu shot. And the newly updated covid19 vaccine. The rsv shot is also available to infants, toddlers and older adults. 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