the debris moved in a northeast to southeast direction in the sky around 6:00 tonight. this is far and away the most popular story on kron4.com right now. good evening.i'm grant lodes. our other top story tonight.the death of an executive.his private plane plane going down today in rural alameda county. family members say john sacco, who's from the sacramento area. often flew to the bay area for business. sacco is the head of earthshine consulting. he was killed today when his single engine plane crashed in the steep, rugged, rain-soaked terrrain near castro valley. as kron'4's jr-stone tells us, the tragedy began with an afternoon call of a missing aircraft. >> j.r. :a small flame could still be seen late tuesday afternoonhours after that plane crashed in route to oakland. this is video from our helicopter parternship with abc 7 news. the man who died in that crash was john sacco according to family members in the sacramento area. officials tell us that in his last radio transmission he described having engine trouble. a short time later he went off of radar. it took crews several hours with off road vehicles to find the area where sacco crashed. >> : they were finally able to go down a very steep incline they were able to find the wreckage of the plane and ultimately the deceased pilot >> j.r. :sacco owned an environmental consulting firm called earthshine consulting. we're told he was flying a piper-pa 32 and had left lincoln, california earlier today. this is not his plane but it's what the 6 seater looks like. crews that spent the afternoon finding the wreckage described what appears to have happened. > > : clipped some treetops before crashing into the ground >> j.r. :as to the weather conditions.extrememly poor. >>:when our deputies first got here this morning the fog was very thick for them just walking to see so you can imagine in a plane traveling at plane speed that is going to be very difficult. >> j.r. :j.r. they will not be able to move this wreckage until the sun comes out >> grant :it was a close call in the city of alameda. after our most recent storm brought down a massive tree on a popular street early this morning. kron 4's alecia reid joins us now. with some of today's storm damage. de >> alecia :this was a 50 year old ficus tree, on possibly the busiest street in alameda. it came tumbling down tuesday morning, completely covering the roadway. the clean up effort required blocking vehicle traffic from the park street bridge to clement avenue. officials with the city of alameda public works say they have been keeping their eyes on the trees planted on that block. >> : we looked at this tree and we assessed it not too long ago, it appears to be just a weather related incident >> alecia :thankfully there were no injuries or property damage when the ficus came down. in the wake of this recent incident and with more rain in the forecast, the city's public works department says they will reassess the two remaining tall trees on this block. >> grant :more rain is on the way. meteorologist dave sparh is tracking this week's storms. he joins us now with what we can expect in the coming days. >> dave : a few lingering showers will be possible this evening from san jose southward. another storm system will approach from even our spec conditions seem to be improving but we should also look out for some fog and our air temperature values are at lower 50s and these are already in the '40's probably will not be a major issue tomorrow morning but 7:00 a.m. we have some scattered clouds by noon some leftover clouds with temperatures in the '50s and by 4:00 p.m. we're talking about mostly sunny and pleasant temperatures however things will be changing by christmas eve and as we move forward we will have your forecast >> grant :and a quick reminder.for up-to-the minute weather alerts and forcasts in your neighborhood.download the kron 4 mobile app. it's your number one source for news and weather in the bay area. a local air force officer is one of the service members killed by a suicide bomber in afghanastan monday. she was a leader in the gay community and had a big roll in the repeal of the controversial "don't ask don't tell policy". --big role kron four's jeff bush spoke with her family tonight. >> jeff :air force major adrianna vordenbruggen was a driving force for equailty in the military and married heather lamb in 2011 right after don't ask don't tell was repealed. you can see adrianna on the right of this recent picture with heather on the left and their four year old son, jacob in the middle. adrianna was a career air force officer and was forward deployed to afghanastan earlier in the year and was killed by a suicide bomber last week, along with five other service members. heather's family says that adrianna was a hero and a loving mother. her body is beiing flown back to the states this weekfuneral arraingements have not been made yet. i'm jeff bush in santa rosa, kron four news. >> jeff >> grant :a young san jose man is in custody tonight , charged in a deadly drunk driving rampage. the suspect.identified as 19- year-old carlos villa-lobos.was arrested for felony drunk driving, hit-and-run and having two outstanding warrants. police say villa-lobos drove through a red light and hit a car that was turning left. this was in the area of senter and singleton roads around 10:45 last night. the man driving the other car was pronounced dead. that victim has been identified as 36-year-old carlos torres of san jose. still ahead a young man shot in the back by the police received a substantial settlement and we will tell you why donjon a scrap may not be a safe choice--dungeoness crab and an animal twist you may not have seen coming ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the dealership? don't you want to meet my family? yep, totally. it's practically yours, but we still need your signature. the volkswagen sign then drive event. zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on a new jetta and other select models. >> grant :thousands of south bay kids will get toys in time for christmas tonight.but more are still needed. sacred heart community service hosted its first toy giveaway today. toys will go to more than 6- thousand needy children. the organization is hoping to to collect 18-thousand toys, books, and bikes to ensure every child and teen receives at least one modest gift. they say they need toys for teens the most still ahead on kron-4 news.a new safety report on that out-of- control tour bus that injured many people in san francisco. later.an nba player trades in his warriors uniform for a santa suit. for a good cause. and mark carpenter with sports. >> mark : and coming out the warriors praxis and see which raiders and niners will be making the trip to honolulu--the warriors practice >> dave : and we will have a look at our storm tracker when kron 4 news continues >> grant :a jury has awarded a man 11-point-5 million dollars...after finding police violated his civil rights. as his sister translated, hung lam...who did not want his face shown on camera.. talked about how his life has changed since he was shot in the back by a san jose police officer. he is now confined to a wheelchair. the jury found that police were negligent when they shot him outside his home in january of 2014. lam had held a knife when officers confronted him. but his attorney says witnesses confirmed he was only a threat to himself. results of a california highway patrol report are now in. on the tour bus company at the center of a horrific accident in san francisco last month. 20 people were seriously hurt when a city sightseeing tour bus lost control in union square. kron 4's justine waldman tells us the company failed in a few different places. >> justine :the report now. out of the 6 inspected 4 of those buses are out of service. and overall the company. got an "unsatisfactory" rating. the random inspection . happened right the tour bus crash in union square. and the results in this report. show the city sightseeing preventative maintenance program is not adequate to ensure the buses are kept in safe and proper operating conditions. >> : any violation that puts a vehicle out of service is considered a bad violation >> justine : kevin dee with chp wrote the report. he inspected 6 of the buses foundseveral violations including: a steering issue brake lights not working properly an emergency exist not working and a fuel leak >> : they cannot operate vehicle until the items are fixed >> justine : the report also shows.the company also failed to inspect its own fleet every 45 days. some drivers were not enrolled in the dmv's pull notice system, which allows employers to monitor their employees' driving records. plus, the company did not keep proper driving logs. and several drivers were not enrolled in a drug testing or background check program. >> : how significate of an issue is that? automatic fail >> justine :the bus company has 120 days to fix the issues. then the chp will do another random inspection to see if all the violations are corrected. >> : would you want to ride one of these buses? i can't answer that. de >> justine :city sightseeing sent kron 4 a statement saying right after the chp inspection. it fixed many of the mechanical issues. and has now changed its paperwork procedures. we are still at chp waiting for the report on the bus involved in that crash. in at chp headquarters in vallejo justine waldman kron 4 news. >> grant :a big blow for thousands of holiday feasts in the bay area. california's dungeness crab season will not be open in time for christmas. it might not be the end of the world but it is disconcerting that this problem is still going on croatia well for some of us that maybe the end of the world > >alecia : the latest tests of crab from crescent city to monterey show that the levels of domoic acid have *not dropped below federal safety limits in most fishing grounds on the north and central coasts. but there is a sliver of hope. determined shoppers should be able to find some out-of-state crab.but supplies are limited and prices are high. it depends on how much you are willing to pay for it >> grant :most of us are mezmorized by beautiful christmas trees.but don't be lulled into a false sense of security. today the san francisco fire department held a demonstration . encouraging people to water their trees often, install smoke alarms... and keep the tree away from heat sources. city officials are also giving you a chance to recycle your tree. all you need to do is take it to the city grazing lot and these little lucky guys will eat to their hearts content. that's just north of hunter's point on cargo way.near third street. >> dave : you are witnessing by arbitration right in front of you right there and evening everybody--witnessing bio integration--biodegradtion and it'll be harder for the temperatures to fall with some cloud cover left over but here is the feature cast 4 still some scattered clouds as we go into a mostly sunny afternoon but then around 6:00 a.m. christmas eve we see heavy showers and rain all the way across the bay bringing down the snow levels enough for snow in the east bay and here are the wind speeds tonight is uneventful and tomorrow is the same kind of deal however when we get out to christmas eve we are in double- digit territory and the cold air settles and and here is the weather statement a winter storm warning until friday if you are going to be traveling you want to take with you emergency surprise--emergency supplies down to 29 degrees for saturday even though we will see sunny skies on east bay shoreline temperatures >> grant : it's a parade synonymous with new year's day.and you can catch it right here on kron 4. we're taling about the 127th annual rose parade, also known as the tournament of roses in pasadena. the parade is renowned for its rose-pettle and flower-covered floats, and marching bands. it will happen in the hours before standford plays iowa in the rose bowl. parade coverage begins new years day at 10 a-m, and it features the saratoga high school marching band and color guard. again that's friday, january first at 10-am only on kron 4. in sports. steve kerr runs wariors practice. draymond green plays santa. and the sharks. in l-a taking on the rival kings. mark carperter has the highlights. and all the sports. coming up (she can rage,) and roar, and crack, and storm. but mother nature can't stop us. the 2016 ford explorer. be unstoppable. ♪ this is my fight song& ♪ take back my life song& >> mark : let's start with an upset in the nhl - sharks entered tonight in free fall.having lost 8 of its last 10 games. but they taught the division- leading kings a lesson.never take a desperate team for granted. we go to l-a--sharkies-kings at staples center. kings seemed like they had this under control.tyler toffoli, money in the 2nd period to put l-a up 3-1.:08 then came the sharknado. san jose ripped off four unanswered goals.2-apiece from joe pavelski and brent burns. sharks win a 5-3 stunner. they're back on home ice monday against colorado. 26-1 in december is nice, but if the warriors plan to repeat as world champs.they know they'll need their general. talk is steve kerr has been looking better and better lately, and today-- the man himself gave the media a status report on his health. the full-time, regular head coach ran golden state's practice today. as luke walton was out sick. kerr has been on the mend the last two and a half months as he recovers from two offseason back surgeries. while he hasn't been on the bench for games, he's regularly at practice. today, he said he's going on the team's upcoming road trip to texas. and will be back full- time, it's just a matter of when. here he is on the rehab process. >>:unbelievably frustrating to come off of the title and not be able to coach these players with peace talent and chemistry that we built these past couple of years to not be coaching is just a the most frustrating thing had ever gone through " mar >> mark : once the interviews were over, santa claus took over the warriors facility. 6-foot-7 draymond green rocking the st. nick get up.and surprising 8-year-old kumar polk, who survived two gunshot wounds from a drive by shooting earlier this year. after that, green visited the nearby kaiser hostpital.to drop off presents to children spending christmas there. back in the college ranks-- cal held a lead over 5th-ranked virgina for nearly 40-minutes tonight.that was until the cavaliers sent it to overtime. and that's where we begin-- bears in extra time, ivan rabb down in the post, playing the tip drill to put cal up 60-54. the freshman finished wth 9pts and 12-boards. but virginia kept fighting back. went on a run and took the lead with this three from london perrantes. cal's last shot doesn't even hit the rim. and virginia survives 63-62, bears 5-game winning streak is snapped finally, pro bowl selections came down today.and there'll be more raiders than niners in honolulu this january. khalil mack, marcel reece and charles woodson all made the cut. in only his 2nd year, mack has a league-best 15-sacks.and is one away from tying the franchise record. reece has been selected for a 4th straight year. while woodson, is ending his career in style, with a 9th pro bowl. the 18-year veteran has 5- interceptions this season.and has pushed through injuries to start every game this eyar. navorro bowman and joe staley will be representing the niners contingent. this is bowman's 3rd selection, but this must mean the most.as he missed all of last season with a knee injury. the linebacker is tied for the most tackles in the league this year with 136. as for staley, this is his 5th all-star game.alex boone was also picked as an alternate. >> grant :i'm sorry we will get back to the weather but the warriors play tomorrow night >> mark : utah is a deadly team and they gave them a hard time >> dave : it will be called out sides aware your gloves--cold outside seoul where your gloves --so wear outside seoul where your gloves --so wear >> grant :good night and keepin'em together? that was walter's doin'. doers built this country. they built the dams and the railroads. ♪john henry was a steel drivin' man♪ hmm, catchy. they built the golden gates and the empire states. doers turn nothing into something. and something into something else. doin' got this nation done... along with the hula hoop, blue jeans and that little thing we call the interstate highway system. and all this doin'? it takes energy, no matter who's doin'. there's all kinds of doin' up in here. or what they're doin'. what the heck's he doin'? energy got us here. and it's our job to make sure there's 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