through the week ahead, resulting in continued dry conditions. daytime highs will be warmer than normal and nights will be seasonably cool. ( marty @ landing) a day of rememberance a day of landing)( marty @ ( marty @ ( marty @ landing) a day of rememberance and sorrow - thousands of mourners visited san francisco city hall to pay final respects to former mayor ed lee. the mayor's casket was carried into the city hall rotunda yesterday mayor ed lee died suddenly and unexpectedly of a heart attack on tuesday. kron4's terisa estacio has more. (estacio)the line started early this monring and throughout the day it has only gotten longer as people from here in san francisco as well as around the bay area are stopping by to say goodbye to mayor ed lee.(estacio reporting) the line moved slowly - but no one seemed to mind - it wasn't the place to bicker aout getting somewhere quickly, for many it was a special time, to pause and reflect on former san francisco mayor ed lee.sot. he was so kindsot he was so special.the line stayed constant for most of the day. sot/tc: i just thought it was the right thing to do to come down here.once inside, some wept, many bowed three times, - a chinese tradition.sot/tc: i was very proud he was chinesein addition to bay area residents, a few prominent politicans also shared some thoughts.sot scott weirnermark leno. ( marty @ landing) also stopping at city hall to pay his respects was former san francisco mayor willie brown.. kron 4 spoke with him before he entered the city hall rotunda. he shared his thoughts about mayor ed lee in a way that only ( marty @ ( marty @ landing) also stopping at city hall to pay his respects was former san francisco mayor willie brown.. kron 4 spoke with him before he entered the city hall rotunda. he shared his thoughts about mayor ed lee in a way that only willie brown .( marty ) the former mayor is one of the expected speakers at a planned celebration of life for mayor ed lee tomorrow afternoon. ( marty ) the celebration of life begin's tomorrow at 3:00 san francisco city hall. it's open to the public. mayor ed lee's two daughters will among the speakers. if you cannot attend -- kron4 will be airing the ceremony live.. we will also be streaming it on kron-4-dot-com. ( marty ) in the east bay... the oakland unified school district says a multi- million dollar budget shortfall will mean layoffs, furloughs and salary givebacks. the district decided wednesday to approve a nine- million dollar mid-year budget cut. this comes despite passionate objection from parents and teachers.. according to a district spokesperson the layoffs and other actions will take effect in march. those affected will be notified in happening today... several streets will be closed for the annual glide toy bag giveway. for more on the giveaway and street closures we go live now to kron 4's camila bernal in san francisco who has the details. camila? thanks camila (marty) also happening today -- the san francisco police department is holding a gun buyback from 8 am to noon at 1038 howard street. the department is partnering with "united playaz" and the city to hold the event -- which over the years has taken hundreds of handguns and assault weapons off the street. handguns will be taken for $100 and assault weapons for $200 -- all cash and no questions asked. ( marty ) coming up... oakland police will be out in full force trying to stop sideshows. the warning they are sending out to drivers. ( marty ) and... credit card skimmers found at an east bay gas station. we'll show you how thieves were also stealing people's pin numbers as well ( marty ) and after the break... new cell phone safety guideliness are out. how you can safely use your phone. see ya. -take care. ♪ so probably take it at night. and if you have any questions, the instructions are here in spanish as you requested. gracias. ♪ at walgreens, how we care will change over time, but why we care remains the same treating everyone with the care and attention they deserve. walgreens. trusted since 1901. for your health:here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week: ( marty ) the california health department is out with new guidelines on how to safely live with your cell phone. scientist don't exactly know what the radiation from phones is doing to us because it's still being studied. but the fear is exposure can lead to headaches... memory and sleep issues... and even cancer. bottom line... get the phone away from you... when you talk. use speaker phone or a headset. and when you're sleeping... try to put your phone at least a few feet away from you. ánot right next to your head on the night stand. ( dave )sunny, cool but windy. your forecast is next ! we salute the triers, the fliers... and those who find their hearts desires. there's a little klutz in all of us. that's why we made clorox splash-less bleach... ...splashless. shine on, klutzes. shine on. here's a live look at the embarcadero this morning. toss to weather. (dave)dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today. áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá ( marty ) ( marty ) in the east bay... oakland police are out in force in anticipation of sideshows. police tweeted a photo with the warning. they say if you take part in a sideshow you will be ticketed and your car will ( marty ) a warning to those swimming in san francisco bay. two people have now been bitten by sea lions in the last two days. animal experts tell us this type of attack is unusual for a marine mammal.. both attacks happened in aquatic park in san francisco. now the area has been closed to swimmers. kron4's hermela aregawi has more on some of the possible explanations for two attacks in two days. california sea lions attack two men in two days.. leaving swimmers wondering if the bay waters are safe. the first victim yesterday afternoon. was bitten on the arm and is being treated for serious injuries.dr. shaun johnnson/head veternarian, marine mammal centerto have a severe bite likes this is very unusual. it's really hard to speculate if it was the same sea lion and what the reasoning was. sea lions are wild animals so if they feel threatened they will protect themselves or they're very curious as well so it's possible that they were exploring what this person was doing in their enviornment.the latest victim was bitten this morning.. and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.i came into the club and here comes my friend rick coming out and his friend was pulling him out said call 911 hes been bitten. he seemed a little shock. he was not bleeding profusely. he was holding a towel over his wound. we called 911. i think he's going to be okay but it has spooked a lot of us out. experts say.. they can only speculate on what is sparking these attacksdr. shaun johnnson/head veternarian, marine mammal centerclimate change basically changes their food availability. when there's less food their body condition is often affected. they're unable to find enough food to make them happy and you know a hungry animal is certainly not a happy animal. ( marty ) a warning about card skimmers in the east bay. one was found inside a gas station a-t-m. and police say the criminals that put it there are still on the loose. it happened in hayward at the chevron station on hesperian boulevard near tennyson road. not only was there a card skimmer there was also a camera set up to record people typing in their pin number. kron4's spencer blake has the details. the manager of the chevron and extra mile convenience store at hesperian and aldengate in hayward has combed through security footage of these two guys a lot since sunday.that was the ásecond time they came in, already having been in on saturday, suspiciously standing near the a-t-m then, too."the next day they came back to fi the device or something. i guess the device didn't work?"the add-on device was a skimmer...probably similar to this one that hayward police found on a machine at the 7-eleven across the street.but in this case they went beyond just trying to record people's card numbers.see him pull something out of his coat?it's a fake side panel, compelte with a camera, presumably to try and capture close-up video of people entering their card pins."oh that's really bad. i guess they're just hurt for money or they want to steal people's identity."in this case, the clerks on duty confronted the men, who dropped everything and left. "david was kind of suspicious of them, so he told the other person to watch the camera and watch out for them, keep an eye on them,nobody's card info was breached in this case, but because there have been other skimmers found nearby, police warn to check for anything that looks flimsy, like it may have been added on to a card reader.give it a shake with your hand, to see if it jiggles."we didn't have these stickers here.so what does the sticker do for you?they prevent stealing the identity from the customers."now those seals will make it obvious if and when someone tries to add a fraudulent side panel again. in the meantime, keep an eye out for these guys, who haven't been caught yet. ( marty ) and after the break... the giants say "bye bye baby" to a starter who never found his groove in the orange and black. gary will tell you where matt moore will be playing next season. okay folks! let's get the lady of the house back on her feet. and help her feel more strength and energy in just two weeks. yaaay! the complete balanced nutrition of ensure with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. ensure. always be you. toasting dad: i'm not one but here's to... to many more years of friendship. and feasts! crowd: [laughing, cheering] to presents! a mi familia que lo es todo. ♪ to being right here, right now, with you. sfx: dog bark. and you. toasting dad: i guess what i'm trying to say is, here's to family. we're proud to bring your family amazing value every day. t.j. maxx. marshalls. homegoods. family is the greatest gift. the giants made their first move this offseason. according to a report -- they trade matt moore to the texas rangers. the giants trade the left-hander pitcher in exchange for prospects pending a physical. this will clear 9-million dollars of the giants payroll. san francisco was also flirting with the idea of trading away hunter pence. moore was entering the final year of his contract. last season he finished 6-15 with a 5.52 era... both stats were the worst in his 7-year career in the majors. the raiders will have to face the dallas cowboys without amari cooper. the raiders ruled him out for sunday. cooper hasn't practice the entire week. last sunday against the chiefs he re-injured his sprained ankle. to make things worst -- the raiders secondary takes another hit with obi malifonwu being placed on ir for the second time this season. as for the niners -- jimmy garropolo will take the field sunday knowing his starting right tackle trent brown is going to ir brown has missed the last two game with a shoulder injury. against the tennessee titans -- garropolo will looking to become the first player since ben rothelisberger from the steelers to begin the career 5-0. it will be his first start at levi's stadium. tennessee's offense has been struggling... last sunday they lost 12-7 to the arizona cardinals. the 49ers want to finish strong this season and send a message to the rest of the n-f-l. "we are practicing right now for next year, you know right now we're not in a playoff run but at the end of the day we practicing for next year to get to this stage. we got three playoff teams we have to treat it as our playoffs and not even playoffs but pride." after the game between the cavaliers and lakers everyone wanted to know what lebron james was telling lonzo ball. you can how lebron was covering his mouth with his jersey. this morning everyone was making their assumptions of what lebron was telling lonzo t-n-t revealed the audio of lebron's message to lonzo... he told him."find your zone and just stay (explicit) locked in. the media is going to ask you what i told you right now. tell them nothing. just be aggressive every single day. it's white noise to you. that's all it is. all right? let's go." before we go we'll show you some sharks highlights from vancouver. marty jones between the pipes... he was taking on his hometown team... the canucks. off a faceoff -- brent burns slaps the tying goal in the third period sending the game to overtime vancouver on the break -- sam gagner scores the game-winning goal canucks win 4-3 second straight overtime game san jose loses record: 17-10 (3rd in pacific division) live look outside... golden gate bridge.. how do you chase what you love with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis? do what i did. ask your doctor about humira. it's proven to help relieve pain and protect joints from further irreversible damage in many adults. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humira has been clinically studied for over 20 years. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. ready for a new chapter? talk to your rheumatologist about humira. this is humira at work. ( marty ) welcome back to the kron4 morning news. here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave) dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today.áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá (marty) happening happening today: a protest called "the march against sanctuarty cities" will be taking place this afternoon -- with counter protests planned for day. the protests follow the acquittal of jose garcia zarate for the murder of kate steinle. protesters say the "sanctuary city" policy is the reason for kate steinle's death. counter protesters say that's a false narrative and are calling for an end to racist and divisive rhetoric. both the protests and counter protest are happening today at union square -- at 2 pm and noon respectively. ( marty ) another big story we are following this morning... another robbery at bay area coffee shop. but this time the thief was ánotá after electronics. the robber made off with a woman's purse.. it happened thursday at a starbucks in lafayette on mount diablo boulevard. the woman tried to hold on to her handbag but the thief got away. as kron4's haaziq madyun reports that police believe they have a pretty good lead in the case. sot ayette police department: "this was actually captured on one of our cameras as the suspect was fleeing. so now we know what car was involved in it. now we collect the car"> and here it is! you are looking at a suspect vehicle impounded as evidence the day after allegedly being used in a purse snatching wednesday afternoon at this starbucks on mt. diablo blvd in lafayette. sotlafayette police chief eric christensen says the male driver of the vehicle was spotted parked next to the starbucks while a male passenger went inside and got into a tug off war with a woman before snatching her pursesot announcement. then he gives chase to the car as it is traveling east heading out of town">chief christensen talks about the rise in robberies at bay area coffee shopssot lafayette police investigators say they have made contact with the alleged get away driver of this vehicle and are actively searching for the suspected purse snatcher ...in lafayette haaziq madyun kron4news ( marty ) in the east bay... police have seized assault rifles and more than 24-hundred rounds of ammunition in alameda this is a photo from investigators.. police say they arrested two men on island drive last week who had the weapons. both have been charged with being felons in posession of a firearm. it's not clear how police found out about the weapons and ammo. ( marty ) in southern california... crews are making progress on the massive 'thomas fire' which continues to scorch land and threaten homes in southern california. according to cal fire the thomas fire has now destroyed 256- thousand acres. it is 35- percent contained. flames have destoyed more than one- thousand structures. more than 18-thousand structures are still in danger. ( marty ) crews from all over the country are in southern california battling the wildfires. but one group is fighting the flames on the front lines from three thousand miles away. in new york. jeff kulikowsky explains. with the march air reserve base taxed flying its unmanned aircraft to help fight the southern california wildfires, the unit looked 3-thousand miles east for help. lt. col. will mccrink, 174th operations group commander, " when the call came in within 24 hours we had volunteers on airplanes heading out to california to support it." > the guard unit stationed just outside la they're helping happens to fly the same aircraft as the 174th, its the mq9 reaper. the important part is the sensor on the bottom which can easily see through all the thick smoke to what's happening on the ground." > < lt. col. will mccrink, 174th operations group commander, " so they're there constantly looking at it and they'll see those changes and they can help redirect the effort where it needs to go as opposed to the guys come off the mountain that night and go back out and spend a couple hours trying to find where the fire line is we're able to direct them exactly where it is." > <ááájeff:ááá> a crew of nine from the 174th here in syracuse....pilots, sensor operators and intelligence analysts....are supplementing the southern california reserve unit using their m-q-9's. the aircraft may not be able to dump any water on the fires, but mc crink says they're playing a vital role monitoring them 24/7 from above and feeding back live video data to fire commanders on the ground so they can put their limited resources where they'll matter most.174th operations group commander, " we train crews for the combat missions however those same skills can be transfered to domestic operations."that just so happen to be all the way across the country. jeff kulikowsky newschannel nine. coming up on the kron4 morning news... the salvation army is asking for your help this holiday season -- we'll tell you what they need most -- after the break. i'll take that. hey, l'eggo my eggo. i don't see your name on it. really? ba bam! know the rules. keep your eggo. l'eggo my eggo. okay. only on kron4 this morning. the salvation army is making a plea for frozen turkeys. the non- profit says donations are down this holiday season. as kron4's charles clifford has more. major glen madsen is with the salvation army in concord. he says there is a great need for donations this holiday season. sotwe have a great need here in central contra costa county. we just helped 250 families with our adopt a family program.but even though demand is high, madsen says donations to the salvation army are actually down by about 15 percent. he suspects donor fatigue has set in this year because many people donated to the victims of the north bay fires.soti think it might be fatigue. the fires. in fact, people have donated items and instructed that we send them to the north bay . which we are happy to do.in just a few days, the salvation army is set to kick off it's annual toy and joy program where families in need will receive donated toys and a frozen turkey. but, madsen says they are about 500 turkeys short of their goal and they are now hoping that the public will help them fill up this trailer.sotif they can donate turkey, or if that's a hardship they can give us a gift card that we could distribute on tuesday that would be great as well.madsen says that through no fault of their own, many families struggle during the holidays. he hopes the salvation army can ease the burden for as many people as possible.sot life gets pretty messy at times and we in the salvation army try to meet the needs of people at their point of need. if anyone wants to donate they can drop off a turkey here at the salvation army at 3950 clayton road tomorrow or monday and tuesday of next week.in concord, charles clifford kron 4 news. is your house decked out for the holidays? you can show it off here on kron4. send us a photo or video of your holiday display using the kron4 mobile app - report it tab. then watch our christmas day special highlighting some of the best decorated homes in the bay area. welcome back to the kron4 morning news. here's a live look outside...sutro cam. dave spar is tracking your weekend forecast. dave spahr is here with your weather forecast. (dave)dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today. áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá (marty) a new development this week in the tragic murder of 88-year-old "miss flo" douglas -- who was killed during a botched home invasion in san jose earlier this year. kron4's rob fladeboe reports -- the case could come to trial soon -- following a grand jury indictment. these young men, zachary cuen, johnny brown and willie king, all three just 20 years old. have been indicted by a santa clara county grand jury. they are accused of murder in the september 2016 beating death of floavis douglas, who was known by one and all as "miss flo."lance daugherty/dep. dist. attorney ".....miss flo was a vital member of the community and her loss has been felt by a tremendous amount of people. our office wants to move this case along and bring justice for what happened..." 88 year old flo douglas died as a result of a beating she suffered during a home invasion robbery at her home here on cragmont avenue. zachary cuen and johnny brown are alleged to have punched and kicked douglas during the botched robbery while willie king, whom was first charged with being an accessory after the fact, is now said to have helped hatch the plot.lance daugherty"...mr. king, based on the evidence presented to the grand jury, they found that his criminal liability was more than just assisting brown and cuen after the fact but that he had a vital role in making it happen..."johnny brown entered a plea of not guilty on thursday. zachary cuen, shown here at anearlier court hearing, and willie king were arraigned today, both say they are not guilty.cuen and brown face a special circumstance allegation making them eligible for life without parole while king faces 25 years to life. cuen's girlfriend jennifer jimenez has been charged as an accomplice after the fact. lance daugherty/santa clara county deputy district attorney ".... there have been a number of individuals who have been charged with assisting in this crime, based on the investigation we believe there was a conspiracy that led to miss flo's death....cuen, brown and king are in the county jail and could go to trial as soon as january. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (marty) in national news. republicans have released the final version of their tax bill -and say they have the votes to pass it next week. but leaders have had to make a few adjustments to get their g-o-p colleagues on board. natasha chen explains how those details may affect your wallet next year. rep kevin brady/-r- texas: i'm very excited about this moment. republican leaders are one step closer to fulfilling a promise of passing tax breaks by christmas.rep kevin brady/- r- texas: americans deserve a new tax code for a new era of american prosperity.what it does - is give corporations a big break - by permanently cutting their tax rates from the current 35 percent - down to 21 percent.you - as an individual taxpayer - will see some benefits too - like a doubling of the standard deduction - though that's set to go away after 8 years.your personal income tax rate may also lower by one or two percent, depending on how much you make. if you have kids, that child tax credit doubles to two thousand dollars. if that credit is more than what you owe in taxes, you get to keep most of that extra money. that refund initially wasn't enough for florida senator marco rubio.sen. marco rubio / -r- florida: i remain surprised that there is not more consensus to support the reality that we need to do more to help working people in this countrybut an increase in the refund brought him on board friday.senator bob corker also made a late decision to say 'yes' - saying it's imperfect, but that we're better off with the bill. president donald trump: "i think it's going to do very, very well. i think that we are going to be in a position to pass something as early as next week which will be monumental.a monumental achievement for republicans who have yet to pass any major bill promised to their voters. but there are senators who have yet to make their decision public - like mike lee, jeff flake - and susan collins.and it's unclear whether the health of senators thad cochran and john mccain will allow them to come to the floor for a vote next week. in washington, i'm natasha chen. coming up ... a cat gets his kicks on route 66.we'll show you what happened... after the break. ( marty ) here's a live look at yosemite this morning... 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? (marty) a cat from georgia went on the ride of a lifetime before turning up in southern california. five-year-old "kitty bitty" hitched a ride on a pepsi truck for over 2- thousand miles. the little guy was discovered in riverside county earlier this month -- dehydrated and hungry -- but vets say he is expected to be just fine. the feline has been missing since the fourth of july and his owners were ecstatic when they heard the good news. he is currently resting while arrangements are being made to send him back home. (dave)sunny, cool but windy. your forecast is next ! (camilla) one of the biggest toy giveaways of the year in san francisco. street closures and more detals ahead in a live report. dude. your crunching's scaring the fish. dude. they're just jealous. kellogg's raisin bran crunch with crunchy clusters and the taste of apples and strawberries. i got one! guess we're having cereal for dinner. kellogg's raisin bran crunch apple strawberry. ( marty ) here is a live look at the embarcadero. ( marty ) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today. áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá ( marty @ landing) ( marty @ ( marty @ landing) a day of rememberance and sorrow - thousands of mourners visited san francisco city hall to pay final respects to former mayor ed lee. the mayor's casket was carried into the city hall rotunda yesterday mayor ed lee died suddenly and unexpectedly of a heart attack on tuesday. kron4's terisa estacio has more. (estacio)the line started early this monring and throughout the day it has only gotten longer as people from here in san francisco as well as around the bay area are stopping by to say goodbye to mayor ed lee.(estacio reporting) the line moved slowly - but no one seemed to mind - it wasn't the place to bicker aout getting somewhere quickly, for many it was a special time, to pause and reflect on former san francisco mayor ed lee.sot. he was so kindsot he was so special.the line stayed constant for most of the day. sot/tc: i just thought it was the right thing to do to come down here.once inside, some wept, many bowed three times, - a chinese tradition.sot/tc: i was very proud he was chinesein addition to bay area residents, a few prominent politicans also shared some thoughts.sot scott weirnermark leno. ( marty @ landing) also stopping at city hall to pay his respects was former san francisco mayor willie brown.. kron 4 spoke with him before he entered the city hall rotunda. he shared his thoughts about mayor ed lee in a way that only willie brown could . of us dismiss idiots quick, not ed lee.">( marty ) the former mayor is one of the expected speakers at a planned celebration of life for mayor ed lee tomorrow afternoon. ( marty ) the celebration of life begin's tomorrow at 3:00 san francisco city hall. it's open to the public. mayor ed lee's two daughters will among the speakers. if you cannot attend -- kron4 will be airing the ceremony live.. we will also be streaming it on kron-4-dot-com. ( marty ) in the east bay... the oakland unified school district says a multi- million dollar budget shortfall will mean layoffs, furloughs and salary givebacks. the district decided wednesday to approve a nine- million dollar mid-year budget cut. this comes despite passionate objection from parents and teachers.. according to a district spokesperson the layoffs and other actions will take effect in march. those affected will be notified in january. happening today... several streets will be closed for the annual glide toy bag giveway. for more on the giveaway and street closures we go live now to kron 4's camila bernal in san francisco who has the details. camila? thanks camila (marty) also happening today -- the san francisco police department is holding a gun buyback from 8 am to noon at 1038 howard street. the department is partnering with "united playaz" and the city to hold the event -- which over the years has taken hundreds of handguns and assault weapons off the street. handguns will be taken for $100 and assault weapons for $200 -- all cash and no questions asked. ( marty ) coming up... oakland police will be out in full force trying to stop sideshows. the warning they are sending out to drivers. ( marty ) and... credit card skimmers found at an east bay gas station. we'll show you how thieves were also stealing people's pin numbers as well ( marty ) and after the break... new cell phone for your health:here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week: ( marty ) the number of teens who are using drugs is at its lowest since the 1990's. that's the good news. but there is a new alarming trend. the number teens vaping has gone through the roof. researchers found 1 out of every 3 high school seniors used a vape or e-cigarette, and 1 out of 6 high school seniors used a vape in the last month. and many of those teens also admited they don't really know what they are vaping. with some vaping products containing nicotine, health experts worry about teens becoming addicted. 11 percent of teens also admited to using their vapes to smoke marijuana or hash oil. ( dave )sunny, cool but windy. your forecast is next ! ( marty ) for the weekend: it's the n-f-l alumni toy drive in redwood city. come out and donate a new or unwrapped gift that will go to the families of fallen military members. it's all happening at the n-f-l alumni california chapter from 10 to 5. the event is free to attend. here's a live look at the embarcadero this morning. toss to weather. (dave)dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today. áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá ( marty ) ( marty ) ( marty ) in the east bay... oakland police are out in force in anticipation of sideshows. police tweeted a photo with the warning. they say if you take part in a sideshow you will be ticketed and your car will be towed. ( marty ) a warning to those swimming in san francisco bay. two people have now been bitten by sea lions in the last two days. animal experts tell us this type of attack is unusual for a marine mammal.. both attacks happened in aquatic park in san francisco. now the area has been closed to swimmers. kron4's hermela aregawi has more on some of the possible explanations for two attacks in two days. california sea lions attack two men in two days.. leaving swimmers wondering if the bay waters are safe. the first victim yesterday afternoon. was bitten on the arm and is being treated for serious injuries.dr. shaun johnnson/head veternarian, marine mammal centerto have a severe bite likes this is very unusual. it's really hard to speculate if it was the same sea lion and what the reasoning was. sea lions are wild animals so if they feel threatened they will protect themselves or they're very curious as well so it's possible that they were exploring what this person was doing in their enviornment.the latest victim was bitten this morning.. and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.i came into the club and here comes my friend rick coming out and his friend was pulling him out said call 911 hes been bitten. he seemed a little shock. he was not bleeding profusely. he was holding a towel over his wound. we called 911. i think he's going to be okay but it has spooked a lot of us out. experts say.. they can only speculate on what is sparking these attacksdr. shaun johnnson/head veternarian, marine mammal centerclimate change basically changes their food availability. when there's less food their body condition is often affected. they're unable to find enough food to make them happy and you know a hungry animal is certainly not a happy animal. ( marty ) a warning about card skimmers in the east bay. one was found inside a gas station a-t-m. and police say the criminals that put it there are still on the loose. it happened in hayward at the chevron station on hesperian boulevard near tennyson road. not only was there a card skimmer there was also a camera set up to record people typing in their pin number. kron4's spencer blake has the details. the manager of the chevron and extra mile convenience store at hesperian and aldengate in hayward has combed through security footage of these two guys a lot since sunday.that was the ásecond time they came in, already having been in on saturday, suspiciously standing near the a-t-m then, too."the next day they came back to fi the device or something. i guess the device didn't work?"the add-on device was a skimmer...probably similar to this one that hayward police found on a machine at the 7-eleven across the street.but in this case they went beyond just trying to record people's card numbers.see him pull something out of his coat?it's a fake side panel, compelte with a camera, presumably to try and capture close-up video of people entering their card pins."oh that's really bad. i guess they're just hurt for money or they want to steal people's identity."in this case, the clerks on duty confronted the men, who dropped everything and left. "david was kind of suspicious of them, so he told the other person to watch the camera and watch out for them, keep an eye on them,nobody's card info was breached in this case, but because there have been other skimmers found nearby, police warn to check for anything that looks flimsy, like it may have been added on to a card reader.give it a shake with your hand, to see if it jiggles."we didn't have these stickers here.so what does the sticker do for you?they prevent stealing the identity from the customers."now those seals will make it obvious if and when someone tries to add a fraudulent side panel again. in the meantime, keep an eye out for these guys, who haven't been caught yet. ( marty ) and after the break... the giants say "bye bye baby" to a starter who never found his groove in the orange and black. gary will tell you where matt moore will be playing next season. toasting dad: i'm not one for speeches. but here's to... to many more years of friendship. and feasts! crowd: [laughing, cheering] to presents! a mi familia que lo es todo. ♪ to being right here, right now, with you. sfx: dog bark. and you. toasting dad: i guess what i'm trying to say is, here's to family. we're proud to bring your family amazing value every day. t.j. maxx. marshalls. homegoods. family is the greatest gift. 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? the giants made their first move this offseason. according to a report -- they trade matt moore to the texas rangers. the giants trade the left-hander pitcher in exchange for prospects pending a physical. this will clear 9-million dollars of the giants payroll. san francisco was also flirting with the idea of trading away hunter pence. moore was entering the final year of his contract. last season he finished 6-15 with a 5.52 era... both stats were the worst in his 7-year career in the majors. the raiders will have to face the dallas cowboys without amari cooper. the raiders ruled him out for sunday. cooper hasn't practice the entire week. last sunday against the chiefs he re-injured his sprained ankle. to make things worst -- the raiders secondary takes another hit with obi malifonwu being placed on ir for the second time this season. as for the niners -- jimmy garropolo will take the field sunday knowing his starting right tackle trent brown is going to ir brown has missed the last two game with a shoulder injury. against the tennessee titans -- garropolo will looking to become the first player since ben rothelisberger from the steelers to begin the career 5-0. it will be his first start at levi's stadium. tennessee's offense has been struggling... last sunday they lost 12-7 to the arizona cardinals. the 49ers want to finish strong this season and send a message to the rest of the n-f-l. "we are practicing right now for next year, you know right now we're not in a playoff run but at the end of the day we practicing for next year to get to this stage. we got three playoff teams we have to treat it as our playoffs and not even playoffs but pride." after the game between the cavaliers and lakers everyone wanted to know what lebron james was telling lonzo ball. you can how lebron was covering his mouth with his jersey. this morning everyone was making their assumptions of what lebron lonzo t-n-t audio of lebron's message to lonzo... he told him."find your zone and just stay (explicit) locked in. the media is going to ask you what i told you right now. tell them nothing. just be aggressive day. it's white noise to you. that's all it is. all right? let's go." before we go we'll show you some sharks highlights vancouver. marty jones between the pipes... he was taking on his team... the canucks. off a faceoff -- brent burns slaps the tying goal in the third period sending the game to overtime vancouver on the break -- sam gagner game-winning canucks win 4-3straight overtime game record: 17- pacific division) live look outside... golden gate bridge.. ( marty ) welcome back to the kron4 morning news. here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today. áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá (marty) happening today: a protest called "the march against sanctuary cities" will be taking place this afternoon -- with counter protests planned for earlier in the day. the protests follow the acquittal of jose garcia zarate for the murder of kate steinle. protesters say the "sanctuary city" policy is the reason for kate steinle's death. counter protesters say that's a false narrative and are calling for an end to racist and divisive rhetoric. both the protests and counter protest are happening today at union square -- at 2 pm and noon respectively. ( marty ) another big story we are following this morning... another robbery at bay area coffee shop. but this time the thief was ánotá after electronics. the robber made off with a woman's purse.. it happened thursday at a starbucks in lafayette on mount diablo boulevard. the woman tried to hold on to her handbag but the thief got away. as kron4's haaziq madyun reports that police believe they have a pretty good lead in the sot and here it is! you are looking at a suspect vehicle impounded as evidence the day after allegedly being used in a purse snatching wednesday afternoon at this starbucks on mt. diablo blvd in lafayette. sotlafayette police chief eric christensen says the male driver of the vehicle was spotted parked next to the starbucks while a male passenger went inside and got into a tug off war with a woman before snatching her pursesotchief christensen talks about the rise in robberies at bay area coffee shopssot year ago but now we have seen an increase because people have now learned, don't leave your laptop in the car, don't leave your purse inside the car and they are taking those items with them as they sit comfortable inside the restaurant or coffee shop"> lafayette police investigators say they have made contact with the alleged get away driver of this vehicle and are actively searching for the suspected purse snatcher ...in lafayette haaziq madyun kron4news ( marty ) the hillsborough police department is investigating a burglary. it happened just before 11 a-m yesterday at a house on pullman road. officials believe the thief entered the home through the garage. the security alarm was activated scaring them off . a witness described the thieves as 3 men who fled in a white saturn ,without a rear license plate. anyone with further information is asked to contact the hillsborough police department. ( marty ) in the east bay... police have seized assault rifles and more than 24-hundred rounds of ammunition in alameda this is a photo from investigators.. police say they arrested two men on island drive last week who had the weapons. both have been charged with being felons in posession of a firearm. it's not clear how police found out about the weapons and ammo. ( marty ) in southern california... crews are making progress on the massive 'thomas fire' which continues to scorch land and threaten homes in southern california. according to cal fire the thomas fire has now destroyed 256- thousand acres it is 35- percent contained. flames have destoyed more than one- thousand structures. more than 18-thousand structures are still in danger. ( marty ) crews from all over the country are in southern california battling the wildfires. but one group is fighting the flames on the front lines from three thousand miles away. in new york. jeff kulikowsky explains. with the march air reserve base taxed flying its unmanned aircraft to help fight the southern california wildfires, the unit looked 3-thousand miles east for help. lt. col. will mccrink, 174th operations group commander, " when the call came in within 24 hours we had volunteers on airplanes heading out to california to support it." > the guard unit stationed just outside la they're helping happens to fly the same aircraft as the 174th, its the mq9 reaper. the important part is the sensor on the bottom which can easily see through all the thick smoke to what's happening on the ground." > < lt. col. will mccrink, 174th operations group commander, " so they're there constantly looking at it and they'll see those changes and they can help redirect the effort where it needs to go as opposed to the guys come off the mountain that night and go back out and spend a couple hours trying to find where the fire line is we're able to direct them exactly where it is." > <ááájeff:ááá> a crew of nine from the 174th here in syracuse....pilots, sensor operators and intelligence analysts....are supplementing the southern california reserve unit using their m-q-9's. the aircraft may not be able to dump any water on the fires, but mc crink says they're playing a vital role monitoring them 24/7 from above and feeding back live video data to fire commanders on the ground so they can put their limited resources where they'll matter most.174th operations group commander, " we train crews for the combat missions however those same skills can be transfered to domestic operations."that just so happen to be all the way across the country. jeff kulikowsky newschannel nine. coming up on the kron4 morning news... the salvation army is asking for your help this holiday season -- we'll tell you what they need most -- after the live look outside... san mateo bridge. today we're out here to test people's knowledge about type 2 diabetes. so you have type 2 diabetes? yes i do. true or false... type 2 diabetes more than doubles your chance of dying from a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or a stroke. that can't be true, can it? actually, it is true. and with heart disease, your risk is even higher. in fact, cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death for adults with type 2 diabetes and heart disease. but there is good news. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill with a lifesaving cardiovascular benefit. jardiance is proven to both significantly reduce the chance of dying from a cardiovascular event in adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease and lower your a1c. that's good to know. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, and trouble breathing. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of ketoacidosis or an allergic reaction. symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, swelling, and difficulty breathing or swallowing. do not take jardiance if you are on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. other side effects are sudden kidney problems, genital yeast infections, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary tract infections, which may be serious. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. isn't it time to talk to your doctor about jardiance? absolutely. ask your doctor about jardiance. and get to the heart of what matters. hey, l'eggo my eggo. i don't see your name on it. really? ba bam! know the rules. keep your eggo. l'eggo my eggo. okay. only on kron4 this morning. the salvation army is making a plea for frozen turkeys. the non- profit says donations are down this holiday season. as kron4's charles clifford has more. major glen madsen is with the salvation army in concord. he says there is a great need for donations this holiday season. sotwe have a great need here in central contra costa county. we just helped 250 families with our adopt a family program.but even though demand is high, madsen says donations to the salvation army are actually down by about 15 percent. he suspects donor fatigue has set in this year because many people donated to the victims of the north bay fires.soti think it might be fatigue. the fires. in fact, people have donated items and instructed that we send them to the north bay . which we are happy to do.in just a few days, the salvation army is set to kick off it's annual toy and joy program where families in need will receive donated toys and a frozen turkey. but, madsen says they are about 500 turkeys short of their goal and they are now hoping that the public will help them fill up this trailer.sotif they can donate turkey, or if that's a hardship they can give us a gift card that we could distribute on tuesday that would be great as well.madsen says that through no fault of their own, many families struggle during the holidays. he hopes the salvation army can ease the burden for as many people as possible.sot life gets pretty messy at times and we in the salvation army try to meet the needs of people at their point of need. if anyone wants to donate they can drop off a turkey here at the salvation army at 3950 clayton road tomorrow or monday and tuesday of next week.in concord, charles clifford kron 4 news. is your house decked out for the holidays? you can show it off here on kron4. send us a photo or video of your holiday display using the kron4 mobile app - report it tab. then watch our christmas day special highlighting some of the best decorated homes in the bay area. ♪ ♪ think of your fellow man, ♪ lend him a helping hand, ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ you'll see it's getting late, oh please don't hesitate...♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your heart. (vo) get zero percent financing for 63 months on select models, plus we'll donate two hundred and fifty dollars to charity. ( marty ) welcome back to the kron4 morning news. here's a live look outside...sutro cam. dave spar is tracking your weekend forecast. dave spahr is here with your weather forecast. (dave)dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today. áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá (marty) a new development this week in the tragic murder of 88-year-old "miss flo" douglas -- who was killed during a botched home invasion in san jose earlier this year. kron4's rob fladeboe reports -- the case could come to trial soon -- following a grand jury indictment. these young men, zachary cuen, johnny brown and willie king, all three just 20 years old. have been indicted by a santa clara county grand jury. they are accused of murder in the september 2016 beating death of floavis douglas, who was known by one and all as "miss flo."lance daugherty/dep. dist. attorney ".....miss flo was a vital member of the community and her loss has been felt by a tremendous amount of people. our office wants to move this case along and bring justice for what happened..." 88 year old flo douglas died as a result of a beating she suffered during a home invasion robbery at her home here on cragmont avenue. zachary cuen and johnny brown are alleged to have punched and kicked douglas during the botched robbery while willie king, whom was first charged with being an accessory after the fact, is now said to have helped hatch the plot.lance daugherty"...mr. king, based on the evidence presented to the grand jury, they found that his criminal liability was more than just assisting brown and cuen after the fact but that he had a vital role in making it happen..."johnny brown entered a plea of not guilty on thursday. zachary cuen, shown here at anearlier court hearing, and willie king were arraigned today, both say they are not guilty.cuen and brown face a special circumstance allegation making them eligible for life without parole while king faces 25 years to life. cuen's girlfriend jennifer jimenez has been charged as an accomplice after the fact. lance daugherty/santa clara county deputy district attorney ".... there have been a number of individuals who have been charged with assisting in this crime, based on the investigation we believe there was a conspiracy that led to miss flo's death....cuen, brown and king are in the county jail and could go to trial as soon as january. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (marty) in national news. republicans have released the final version of their tax bill -and say they have the votes to pass it next week. but leaders have had to make a few adjustments to get their g-o-p colleagues on board. natasha chen explains how those details may affect your wallet next year. rep kevin brady/-r- texas: i'm very excited about this moment. republican leaders are one step closer to fulfilling a promise of passing tax breaks by christmas.rep kevin brady/- r- texas: americans deserve a new tax code for a new era of american prosperity.what it does - is give corporations a big break - by permanently cutting their tax rates from the current 35 percent - down to 21 percent.you - as an individual taxpayer - will see some benefits too - like a doubling of the standard deduction - though that's set to go away after 8 years.your personal income tax rate may also lower by one or two percent, depending on how much you make. if you have kids, that child tax credit doubles to two thousand dollars. if that credit is more than what you owe in taxes, you get to keep most of that extra money. that refund initially wasn't enough for florida senator marco rubio.sen. marco rubio / -r- florida: i remain surprised that there is not more consensus to support the reality that we need to do more to help working people in this countrybut an increase in the refund brought him on board friday.senator bob corker also made a late decision to say 'yes' - saying it's imperfect, but that we're better off with the bill. president donald trump: "i think it's going to do very, very well. i think that we are going to be in a position to pass something as early as next week which will be monumental.a monumental achievement for republicans who have yet to pass any major bill promised to their voters. but there are senators who have yet to make their decision public - like mike lee, jeff flake - and susan collins.and it's unclear whether the health of senators thad cochran and john mccain will allow them to come to the floor for a vote next week. in washington, i'm natasha chen. (marty) former white house chief strategist steve bannon is urging roy moore to concede in the alabama senate race. doug jones narrowly defeated moore earlier this week... becoming the first democrat in 25 years to win an alabama senate seat. president trump, who endorsed moore despite numerous accusations of sexual assault, has also told him to concede. moore believes absentee voting could still change the results. coming up ... a cat gets his kicks on route 66.we'll show you what happened... after the break. ( marty ) here's a live look at yosemite this morning... ♪ 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! ♪ unplug chargers - go, ♪ devices go off-line. turn thermostats down low, ♪ led's shine mighty fine. ♪ small actions quickly grow, ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ energy upgrade california, will let us shine. ♪ a washington man was fed up with people stealing packages off his front porch... so he got creative.(1 sec) it's called "the blank box" -- and it's a creation of jaireme (jeremy?) barrow. he says his blank box is an effective deterrant that sends potential thieves running. it works like most alarms in that it uses a loud noise to scare criminals away -- in this case, the noise just happens to be a blank shell of a 12 gauge shotgun. jaireme is now selling the blank box on his website. he hopes the little scare will make people think twice about what they are doing. (marty) a cat from georgia went on the ride of a lifetime before turning up in southern california. five-year-old "kitty bitty" hitched a ride on a pepsi truck for over 2- thousand miles. the little guy was discovered in riverside county earlier this month -- dehydrated and hungry -- but vets say he is expected to be just fine. the feline has been missing since the fourth of july and his owners were ecstatic when they heard the good news. he is currently resting while arrangements are being made to send him (dave)sunny, cool but windy. your forecast is next ! (camilla) one of the biggest toy giveaways of the year in san francisco. street closures and more detals ahead in a live report. bob, i don't know where this van is going, but this guy is in a hurry. uh, i was in a hurry this morning. barely had time for breakfast. growl. grumpy! jack's gonna crash your crave hey guys. try my country scrambler plate, with jimmy dean sausage, homestyle potatoes and scrambled eggs mixed with bacon, ham and cheese. careful out there, jack, i heard there's some crazy driver in a van. (laughing) it's him! i'm talking about him! try my brunchfast country scrambler plate with jimmy dean sausage. crave van! and we're gonna serve sunday dinner off a counter wiped with jasmine sparkle? i got salmonella just thinking about it. me too. you want clean, get a cleaner with bleach in it. clorox means clean. here is a live look at the embarcadero. ( marty ) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today. áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá ( marty @ landing) a day of rememberance and sorrow - thousands of mourners visited san francisco city hall to pay final respects to former mayor ed lee. the mayor's casket was carried into the city hall rotunda yesterday mayor ed lee died suddenly and unexpectedly of a heart attack on tuesday. kron4's terisa estacio has more. (estacio)the line started early this monring and throughout the day it has only gotten longer as people from here in san francisco as well as around the bay area are stopping by to say goodbye to mayor ed lee.(estacio reporting) the line moved slowly - but no one seemed to mind - it wasn't the place to bicker aout getting somewhere quickly, for many it was a special time, to pause and reflect on former san francisco mayor ed lee.sot. he was so kindsot he was so special.the line stayed constant for most of the day. sot/tc: i just thought it was the right thing to do to come down here.once inside, some wept, many bowed three times, - a chinese tradition.sot/tc: i was very proud he was chinesein addition to bay area residents, a few prominent politicans also shared some thoughts.sot scott weirnermark leno. ( marty @ landing)( marty @ ( marty @ landing) also stopping at city hall to pay stopping at also landing) ( marty @ landing) also stopping at city hall to pay his respects was former san francisco mayor willie brown.. kron 4 spoke with him before he entered the city hall rotunda. he shared his thoughts about mayor ed lee in a way that only willie brown could .( marty ) the former mayor is one of the expected speakers at a planned celebration of life for mayor ed lee tomorrow afternoon. ( marty ) the celebration of life begin's tomorrow at 3:00 san francisco city hall. it's open to the public. mayor ed lee's two daughters will among the speakers. if you cannot attend -- kron4 will be airing the ceremony live.. we will also be streaming it on kron-4-dot-com. ( marty ) in the east bay... the oakland unified school district says a multi- million dollar budget shortfall will mean layoffs, furloughs and salary givebacks. the district decided wednesday to approve a nine- million dollar mid-year budget cut. this comes despite passionate objection from parents and teachers.. according to a district spokesperson the layoffs and other actions will take effect in march. those affected will be notified in january. happening today... several streets will be closed for the annual glide toy bag giveway. for more on the giveaway and street closures we go live now to kron 4's camila bernal in san francisco who has the details. camila? thanks camila (marty) also happening today -- the san francisco police department is holding a gun buyback from 8 am to noon at 1038 howard street. the department is partnering with "united playaz" and the city to hold the event -- which over the years has taken hundreds of handguns and assault weapons off the street. handguns will be taken for $100 and assault weapons for $200 -- all cash and no questions ( marty ) coming up... oakland police will be out in full force trying to stop sideshows. the warning they are sending out to ( marty ) and... credit card skimmers found at an east bay gas station. we'll show you how thieves were also stealing people's pin numbers as well ( marty ) and after the break... new cell phone safety guideliness are out. how you can safely use your phone. for your health:here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week: ( marty ) the california health department is out with new guidelines on how to safely live with your cell phone. scientist don't exactly know what the radiation from phones is doing to us because it's still being studied. but the fear is exposure can lead to headaches... memory and sleep issues... and even cancer. bottom line... get the phone away from you... when you talk. use speaker phone or a headset. and when you're sleeping... try to put your phone at least a few feet away from you. ánot right next to your night stand. ( dave )sunny, cool but windy. your forecast is next ! here's a live look at the embarcadero this morning. toss to weather. (dave)dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today. áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá ( marty ) ( marty ) in the east bay... oakland police are out in force in anticipation of sideshows. police tweeted a photo with the warning. they say if you take part in a sideshow you will be ticketed and your car will be towed. ( marty ) a warning to those swimming in san francisco bay. two people have now been bitten by sea lions in the last two days. animal experts tell us this type of attack is unusual for a marine mammal.. both attacks happened in aquatic park in san francisco. now the area has been closed to swimmers. kron4's hermela aregawi has more on some of the possible explanations for two attacks in two days. california sea lions attack two men in two days.. leaving swimmers wondering if the bay waters are safe. the first victim yesterday afternoon. was bitten on the arm and is being treated for serious injuries. dr. shaun johnnson/head veternarian, marine mammal centerto have a severe bite likes this is very unusual. it's really hard to speculate if it was the same sea lion and what the reasoning was. sea lions are wild animals so if they feel threatened they will protect themselves or they're very curious as well so it's possible that they were exploring what this person was doing in their enviornment.the latest victim was bitten this morning.. and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.i came into the club and here comes my friend rick coming out and his friend was pulling him out said call 911 hes been bitten. he seemed a little shock. he was not bleeding profusely. he was holding a towel over his wound. we called 911. i think he's going to be okay but it has spooked a lot of us out. experts say.. they can only speculate on what is sparking these attacksdr. shaun johnnson/head marine mammal centerclimate change basically changes their food availability. when there's less food condition is often affected. they're unable to find enough food to make them happy and you know a hungry animal is certainly not a happy animal. ( marty ) a warning about card skimmers in the east bay. one was found inside a gas station a-t-m. and police say the criminals that put it there are still on the loose. it happened in hayward at the chevron station on hesperian boulevard near tennyson road. not only was there a card skimmer there was also a camera set up to record people typing in their pin number. kron4's spencer blake has the details. the manager of the chevron and extra mile convenience store at hesperian and aldengate in hayward has combed through security footage of these two guys a lot since sunday.that was the ásecond time they came in, already having been in on saturday, suspiciously standing near the a-t-m then, too."the next day they came back to fi the device or something. i guess the device didn't work?"the add-on device was a skimmer...probably similar to this one that hayward police found on a machine at the 7-eleven across the street.but in this case they went beyond just trying to record people's card numbers.see him pull something out of his coat?it's a fake side panel, compelte with a camera, presumably to try and capture close-up video of people entering their card pins."oh that's really bad. i guess they're just hurt for money or they want to steal people's identity."in this case, the clerks on duty confronted the men, who dropped everything and left. "david was kind of suspicious of them, so he told the other person to watch the camera and watch out for them, keep an eye on them,nobody's card info was breached in this case, but because there have been other skimmers found nearby, police warn to check for anything that looks flimsy, like it may have been added on to a card reader.give it a shake with your hand, to see if it jiggles."we didn't have these stickers here.so what does the sticker do for you?they prevent stealing the identity from the customers."now those seals will make it obvious if and when someone tries to add a fraudulent side panel again. in the meantime, keep an eye out for these guys, who haven't been caught yet. ( marty ) and after the break... the giants say "bye bye baby" to a starter who never found his groove in the orange and black. gary will tell you where matt moore will be playing next season. made their first move this offseason. according to a report -- they trade matt moore to the texas rangers. the giants trade the left-hander pitcher in exchange for prospects pending a physical. this will clear 9-million dollars of the giants payroll. san francisco was also flirting with the idea of trading away hunter pence. moore was entering the final year of his contract. last season he finished 6-15 with a 5.52 era... both stats were the worst in his 7-year career in the majors. the raiders will have to face the dallas cowboys without amari cooper. the raiders ruled him out for sunday. cooper hasn't practice the entire week. last sunday against the chiefs he re-injured his sprained ankle. to make things worst -- the raiders secondary takes another hit with obi malifonwu being placed on ir for the second time this season. as for the niners -- jimmy garropolo will take the field sunday knowing his starting right tackle trent brown is going to ir brown has missed the last two game with a shoulder injury. against the tennessee titans -- garropolo will looking to become the first player since ben rothelisberger from the steelers to begin the career 5-0. it will be his first start at levi's stadium. tennessee's offense has been struggling... last sunday they lost 12-7 to the arizona cardinals. the 49ers want to finish strong this season and send a message to the rest of the n-f-l. "we are practicing right now for next year, you know right now we're not in a playoff run but at the end of the day we practicing for next year to get to this stage. we got three playoff teams we have to treat it as our playoffs and not even playoffs but pride." after the game between the cavaliers and lakers everyone wanted to know what lebron james was telling lonzo ball. you can how lebron was covering his mouth with his jersey. this morning everyone was making their assumptions of what lebron was telling lonzo t-n-t revealed the audio of lebron's message to lonzo... he told him."find your zone and just stay (explicit) locked in. the media is going to ask you what i told you right now. tell them nothing. just be aggressive every single day. it's white noise to you. that's all it is. all right? let's go." before we go we'll show you some sharks highlights from vancouver. marty jones between the pipes... he was taking on his hometown team... the canucks. off a faceoff -- brent burns slaps the tying goal in the third period sending the game to overtime vancouver on the break -- sam gagner scores the game-winning goal canucks win 4-3 second straight overtime game san jose loses record: 17-10 (3rd in pacific division) live look outside... golden gate bridge.. welcome back to the kron4 morning news. here's a live look outside...sutro cam. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave) dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today.áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá (marty) happening today: a protest called "the march against sanctuarty cities" will be taking place this afternoon -- with counter protests planned for earlier in the day. the protests follow the acquittal of jose garcia zarate for the murder of kate steinle. protesters say the "sanctuary city" policy is the reason for kate steinle's death. counter protesters say that's a false narrative and are calling for an end to racist and divisive rhetoric. both the protests and counter protest are happening today at union square -- at 2 pm and noon respectively. ( marty ) another big story we are following this morning... another robbery at bay area coffee shop. but this time the thief was ánotá after electronics. the robber made off with a woman's purse.. it happened thursday at a starbucks in lafayette on mount diablo boulevard. the woman tried to hold on to her handbag but the thief got away. as kron4's haaziq madyun reports that police believe they have a pretty good lead in the case. sot and here it is! you are looking at a suspect vehicle impounded as evidence the day after allegedly being used in a purse snatching wednesday afternoon at this starbucks on mt. diablo blvd in lafayette. sotlafayette police chief eric christensen says the male driver of the vehicle was spotted parked next to the starbucks while a male passenger went inside and got into a tug off war with a woman before snatching her pursesotchief christensen talks about the rise in robberies at bay area coffee shopssot lafayette police investigators say they have made contact with the alleged get away driver of this vehicle and are actively searching for the suspected purse snatcher ...in lafayette haaziq madyun kron4news ( marty ) in the east bay... police have seized assault rifles and more than 24- hundred rounds of ammunition in alameda this is a photo from investigators.. police say they arrested two men on island drive last week who had the weapons. both have been charged with being felons in posession of a firearm. it's not clear how police found out about the weapons and ammo. ( marty ) in southern california... crews are making progress on the massive 'thomas fire' which continues to scorch land and threaten homes in southern california. according to cal fire the thomas fire has now destroyed 256- thousand acres it is 35- percent contained. flames have destoyed more than one- thousand structures. more than 18-thousand structures are still in danger. ( marty ) crews from all over the country are in southern california battling the wildfires. but one group is fighting the flames on the front lines from three thousand miles away. in new york. jeff kulikowsky explains. with the march air reserve base taxed flying its unmanned aircraft to help fight the southern california wildfires, the unit looked 3-thousand miles east for help. lt. col. will mccrink, 174th operations group commander, " when the call came in within 24 hours we had volunteers on airplanes heading out to california to support it." > the guard unit stationed just outside la they're helping happens to fly the same aircraft as the 174th, its the mq9 reaper. the important part is the sensor on the bottom which can easily see through all the thick smoke to what's happening on the ground." > < lt. col. will mccrink, 174th operations group commander, " so they're there constantly looking at it and they'll see those changes and they can help redirect the effort where it needs to go as opposed to the guys come off the mountain that night and go back out and spend a couple hours trying to find where the fire line is we're able to direct them exactly where it is." > <ááájeff:ááá> a crew of nine from the 174th here in syracuse....pilots, sensor operators and intelligence analysts....are supplementing the southern california reserve unit using their m-q-9's. the aircraft may not be able to dump any water on the fires, but mc crink says they're playing a vital role monitoring them 24/7 from above and feeding back live video data to fire commanders on the ground so they can put their limited resources where they'll matter most.174th operations group commander, " we train crews for the combat missions however those same skills can be transfered to domestic operations."that just so happen to be all the way across the country. jeff kulikowsky newschannel nine. coming up on the kron4 morning news... the salvation army is asking for your help this holiday season -- we'll tell you what they need most -- after the break. only on kron4 this morning. the salvation army is making a plea for frozen turkeys. the non- profit says donations are down this holiday season. as kron4's charles clifford has more. major glen madsen is with the salvation army in concord. he says there is a great need for donations this holiday season. sotwe have a great need here in central contra costa county. we just helped 250 families with our adopt a family program.but even though demand is high, madsen says donations to the salvation army are actually down by about 15 percent. he suspects donor fatigue has set in this year because many people donated to the victims of the north bay fires.soti think it might be fatigue. the fires. in fact, people have donated items and instructed that we send them to the north bay . which we are happy to do.in just a few days, the salvation army is set to kick off it's annual toy and joy program where families in need will receive donated toys and a frozen turkey. but, madsen says they are about 500 turkeys short of their goal and they are now hoping that the public will help them fill up this trailer.sotif they can donate turkey, or if that's a hardship they can give us a gift card that we could distribute on tuesday that would be great as well.madsen says that through no fault of their own, many families struggle during the holidays. he hopes the salvation army can ease the burden for as many people as possible.sot life gets pretty messy at times and we in the salvation army try to meet the needs of people at their point of need. if anyone wants to donate they can drop off a turkey here at the salvation army at 3950 clayton road tomorrow or monday and tuesday of next week.in concord, charles clifford kron 4 news. is your house decked out for the holidays? you can show it off here on kron4. send us a photo or video of your holiday display using the kron4 mobile app - report it tab. then watch our christmas day special highlighting some of the best decorated homes in the bay area. welcome back to the kron4 morning news. here's a live look outside...sutro cam. dave spar is tracking your weekend forecast. dave spahr is here with your weather forecast. (dave)dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks today. áred flag warning until 10 sunday morningá (marty) a new development this week in the tragic murder of 88-year-old "miss flo" douglas -- who was killed during a botched home invasion in san jose earlier this year. kron4's rob fladeboe reports -- the case could come to trial soon -- following a grand jury indictment. these young men, zachary cuen, johnny brown and willie king, all three just 20 years old. have been indicted by a santa clara county grand jury. they are accused of murder in the september 2016 beating death of floavis douglas, who was known by one and all as "miss flo."lance daugherty/dep. dist. attorney ".....miss flo was a vital member of the community and her loss has been felt by a tremendous amount of people. our office wants to move this case along and bring justice for what happened..." 88 year old flo douglas died as a result of a beating she suffered during a home invasion robbery at her home here on cragmont avenue. zachary cuen and johnny brown are alleged to have punched and kicked douglas during the botched robbery while willie king, whom was first charged with being an accessory after the fact, is now said to have helped hatch the plot.lance daugherty"...mr. king, based on the evidence presented to the grand jury, they found that his criminal liability was more than just assisting brown and cuen after the fact but that he had a vital role in making it happen..."johnny brown entered a plea of not guilty on thursday. zachary cuen, shown here at anearlier court hearing, and willie king were arraigned today, both say they are not guilty.cuen and brown face a special circumstance allegation making them eligible for life without parole while king faces 25 years to life. cuen's girlfriend jennifer jimenez has been charged as an accomplice after the fact. lance daugherty/santa clara county deputy district attorney ".... there have been a number of individuals who have been charged with assisting in this crime, based on the investigation we believe there was a conspiracy that led to miss flo's death....cuen, brown and king are in the county jail and could go to trial as soon as january. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (marty) in national news. republicans have released the final version of their tax bill -and say they have the votes to pass it next week. but leaders have had to make a few adjustments to get their g-o-p colleagues on board. natasha chen explains how those details may affect your wallet next year. rep kevin brady/-r- texas: i'm very excited about this moment. republican leaders are one step closer to fulfilling a promise of passing tax breaks by christmas.rep kevin brady/- r- texas: americans deserve a new tax code for a new era of american prosperity.what it does - is give corporations a big break - by permanently cutting their tax rates from the current 35 percent - down to 21 percent.you - as an individual taxpayer - will see some benefits too - like a doubling of the standard deduction - though that's set to go away after 8 years.your personal income tax rate may also lower by one or two percent, depending on how much you make. if you have kids, that child tax credit doubles to two thousand dollars. if that credit is more than what you owe in taxes, you get to keep most of that extra money. that refund initially wasn't enough for florida senator marco rubio.sen. marco rubio / -r- florida: i remain surprised that there is not more consensus to support the reality that we need to do more to help working people in this countrybut an increase in the refund brought him on board friday.senator bob corker also made a late decision to say 'yes' - saying it's imperfect, but that we're better off with the bill. president donald trump: "i think it's going to do very, very well. i think that we are going to be in a position to pass something as early as next week which will be monumental.a monumental achievement for republicans who have yet to pass any major bill promised to their voters. but there are senators who have yet to make their decision public - like mike lee, jeff flake - and susan collins.and it's unclear whether the health of senators thad cochran and john mccain will allow them to come to the floor for a vote next week. in washington, i'm natasha chen. (marty) former white house chief strategist steve bannon is urging roy moore to concede in the alabama senate race. doug jones narrowly defeated moore earlier this week... becoming the first democrat in 25 years to win an alabama senate seat. president trump, who endorsed moore despite numerous accusations of sexual assault, has also told him to concede. moore believes absentee voting could still change the results. ( marty ) here's a live look at yosemite this morning... a cat from georgia went on the ride of a lifetime before turning up in southern california. five-year-old "kitty bitty" hitched a ride on a pepsi truck for over 2- thousand miles. the little guy was discovered in riverside county earlier this month -- dehydrated and hungry -- but vets say he is expected to be just fine. the feline has been missing since the fourth of july and his owners were ecstatic when they heard the good news. he is currently resting while arrangements are being made to send him back home. adlib seven day. thats kron 4 news weekend for this saturday morning... i'm marty gonzalez. from all of us thanks for watching. join us for kron4 news weekend tomorrow morning starting at 8 o'clock ... and tonight for kron 4 news at eight. - [narrator] the following is a paid advertisement presented by shark ninja. keep watching, because for the holidays, this is shark's lowest price tv offer ever for the shark powered lift-away speed with duoclean technology. one of the biggest problems with traditional vacuums, furniture can get in the way. to get your home truly clean, you had to move the furniture. but then shark introduced powered lift-away technology, and with the push of a button, you instantly had incredible reach with power that ran down the vacuum head to drive the brush roll. no more moving furniture and no more leaving dirt behind. powered lift-away technology set new standards for what people expected in an upright vacuum, and it changed how people cleaned their homes. - suddenly we didn't have to move the couch to clean underneath the couch,