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And brisk onshore winds will persist today. Dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. A warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. Temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 darya for the past 12 days we have been showing you images like these. Total destruction in santa rosa. Row after row of homes that are completely gone. james last week the kron 4 morning news took you neighborhood by neighborhood to give evacuees a closer look at their homes. Now this morning they will be able to do it in person and see it for themselves. darya this includes the orchard park, journeys end and the coffey park neighborhood. Where will tran is this morning. Will. People who live in three of the hardest hit sections of santa rosa will be allowed back to their homes, or whats left of their home today from 10am to 5pm. This affects the orchard park, journeys end and coffey park communities. Tomorrow. People in the mobile home parks can go back without restrictions. But coffey park will remain blocked off until sunday. Officials say this controlled entry is designed to allow only residents into their neighborhood, so they have private time to assess the damage and grieve. darya darya investigators say its still too early to know what caused the north bay wildfires. james kron 4s gabe slate met with cal fire to find out what goes into an investigation of this magnitude. Sot Chris Anthony division chief cal fire that is hard to hear considering these fires burned down 6,000 homes evacuated 100,000 people, and preliminary estimates put the damage of these fires at a cost of over 1 billion dollars. Chris anthony used to be a fire investigator he is now a division chief for cal fire he said what caused these fires will determine how long the investigation will take. Sot Chris Anthony division chief cal fireso it could be weeks, months. Or years but the good news sot Chris Anthony division chief cal fireonce they find the source of the fire that area can become like a crime scene sot Chris Anthony division chief cal firei asked chris what investigators are doing right now where do you start in trying to find the cause of such a massive fire . Sot Chris Anthony division chief cal firein napa gabe slate kron 4 news. james we are learning more about how the fires in the north bay were so destructive. Some experts are saying the blazes acted like a hurricane, but instead of water it was fire. Swirling around causing wipespread damage. At one point winds were up to 80 miles an hour forcing fires to quickly take off. Experts say soon after the tubbs fire started it blew up gaining speed and spreading thousands of embers. Sparking even more fires. darya last night. A Community Meeting was held to update residents in santa rosa. Who are desperate to return home. At the height of the fires more than 100thousand people were evacuated from the area. Vet and now they wont let me back in. So my husband is ther by himself. darya one of the reasons people are not yet allowed to return home is that the search for human remains is still active. Officials want to complete that work before they allow people to return home. darya and in santa cruz county. Calfire says the potential for new fires remains high. This as crews try to get a hold on the bear fire. It has burned more than 300 acres since monday night. It is now 35 percent contained. Seven people have been hurt. Including six james two students are expelled from an East Bay High School after a racist display but some parents say the school is not doing enough. It happened at Moreau Catholic high school in hayward. One student went through the alphabet and made a list of racist terms that started with each letter. Then another student read some of those terms out loud in a classroom. Both students were expelled but one of them was still at school yesterday. And that is why some parents say the school is not acting fast enough. The school released a statement apologizing to students and parents saying that the process could have been handled quicker. Neither of the students involved will be at school today. darya this morning. Were learning more about the San Francisco Police Officer critically injured in a hit andrun. He has been identified as officer Elia Lewin Tankel he was hit by an suspects suv on wednesday. The 32yearold officer who was on a bike at the time. Underwent surgery and is in intensive care unit of San Francisco general hospital. The suspect Maurice Johnson is now facing several charges including attempted murder. Police say lewintankel is well liked. They say he recently started law school. Also teaches jiu jitsu to others in the department and community. He is a five year veteran of the force. And has been recognized numerous times for his work. darya the search has been called off for a man who was seen in distress near ocean beach. Around 4 00 yesterday afternoon crews began searching for a man who was on the beachs south side near sloat boulevard. The San Francisco Fire Department tweeted this picture of the search. Witnesses say the victim was fully clothed but rescue crews have not released any other information. The search was called off around 8 00 last night james oaklands new fire chief will be sworn in today. Darin white has served as interim fire chief for the last nine months. He took over the position after former fire chief teresa deloachreed retired. Deloachreed came under pressure after the ghost ship warehouse fire last december killed 36 people. james still ahead on the kron four morning news. When the north bay firestorm broke out in the middle of the night. Cal fire air support was not able help until the next day. Find out what they are doing to change that in the future. And later. Find out if your car made the list of the most reliable. And after the break. The hepatitis outbreak is getting worse in california. Find out what Health Officials are doing to prevent it from spreading even further. I no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. Wondering, what if . I let go of all those feelings. Because i am cured with harvoni. Harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. Its been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. And is proven to cure up to 99 of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. Certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. Before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if youve ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. Tell your doctor if youve ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. Taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. Common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. Ready to let go of hep c . Ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. james darya welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. Lets get a check of the forecast with james fletcher. dave showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. Cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. Dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. A warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. Temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 darya a warning this morning after a smart train hits a bicyclist in the north bay. It happened along the train tracks at west steele lane in santa rosa. aaatriggeraaa police say the 19yearold man was wearing headphones and talking on his cell phone. And apparently did not see that the rail crossing arms were down and that a train was coming. The train could not stop fast enough and the man was thrown 20 to 30 feet. He was taken to the hospital. He is expected to recover. darya californias hepatitis a outbreak is getting worse. State Health Officials say the number of people affected is now at 600. And 19 people have died from hepatitis a in the last year. Last week Governor Brown declared a state of emergency which will allow Health Officials to get more vaccines quicker. San diego. Los angeles. And santa cruz counties have been hit the hardest by the outbreak. Hepatitis a can be spread through unwashed hands and food as well as sharing needles. darya back to our coverage of the north bay wildifres. When that firestorm broke out in the middle of the night. It was not until daylight that calfire was able to get air support to the firelines. james ben deci explains why. Attacking flames from the air is a key part of cal fires strategy. We own the largest air fleet for firefighting aircraft in the world, cal fires Deputy Assistant director Daniel Berlant said. But what cal fire doesnt own is a helicopter the agency is willing to fight fires with at night. The singleengine, vietnamera hueys they currently fly arent up for the job. At nighttime, flying a single engine aircraft over an area you cant see in an emergency situation is just not a risk were willing to put the public in, as well as our own pilots, berlant said. In the dark of a blustery night two sundays ago, a number of wildfires in the north bay would ultimately grow to be the deadliest in california history. Cal fire didnt start their air attack until daylight, but berlant says they would not have flown that night, even if they could have. When we are experiencing winds 50 to 60 miles an hour, thats too much wind for us to fly the aircraft not just for safety aspects, but the fire retardant, berlant said. The water being dropped is not ever going to make it to the ground. So in conditions like we experienced in the north bay, having helicopters that can fly at night may not have made the difference. Regardless, calfire is updating its fleet. They will be replacing the fleet of aging Huey Helicopters with as many as a dozen new black hawks, with a price tag of about 20 million each and those twinengine black hawks will be equipped to fight fires at night. james still ahead on the kron four morning news. See how the city of napa is trying bounce back after the north bay fire storm. And after the break. Dog lovers in the bay area have reason to celebrate. A 10 year battle that is finally over. And heres a live look outside. Bay bridge give your boring old breakfast a wake up call. Jacks two dollar breakfast pockets get a grilled pocket filled with your choice of ham or sausage, freshly cracked eggs and two melty cheeses. But if you snooze, youll lose out on this deal. 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Uncovered flaws in the Decision Making process and showed bias from park service officials. The National Park service then announced that it would be inappropriate to move forward with the restrictions. james if you drive a cadillac you may be in trouble. According to consumer reports. Cadillac is the least reliable car brand. The report says toyota. Lexus and kia are the most reliable. This is the 5th Straight Year that toyota has topped the list. The rankings are based on a survey of more than 600thousand car owners. The survey found that new technologies can add features and improve fuel efficiency but that technology also tends to have more issues. The three least reliable brands are all based here in the us. They are ram. Gmc. And cadillac. james still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. Two top east bay Catholic Schools at the center of a Sexual Assault case involving yet a teen Football Player. Details on the investigation next. dave your bay area forecast is next. If you are in your home or business and you smell gas, your first step is to get out, travel to a safe distance until you cant smell the gas anymore and then call 911. The First Responders will come out and theyll make it safe for you and your community. If youdont touch it,downed keep everyone back. Call 911 immediately. The Fire Department will respond with Law Enforcement and pg e to figure out what the issue is to keep you safe and there are no hazards to the public. darya james welcome back to the kron four morning news. Lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. dave showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. Cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. Dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. A warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. Temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. Taking a look at Current Conditions on the san mateo bridge. dave showers to decrease and move out of morning. Cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. Dry weather is through the remainder of forecast period. A warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. Temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. Taking a look at Current Conditions on the san mateo bridge. Tracking the ride into marin at the Richmond Bridge toll plaza. james a man who was run over during a carjacking has died. The suspect is still on the loose. This happened at around 5 30 yesterday morning. Near the corner of via del sol and via paro in san lorenzo. Authorities say james figeroa started his truck and went back inside his house. When he came back out. Figeroa found the man in the drivers seat. Investigators say figeroa tried to stop his truck from being stolen. But was run over. A woman who didnt want her face shown on camera saw it happen. james the Alameda County Sheriffs Office says figeroa was taken off life support last night. james a student at an allgirls Catholic High School says she was sexually assaulted by two high school students. One from an allboys catholic school. The other from an east bay public school. darya both students have been arrested. Kron4s Haaziq Madyun has the story. A pair of studentathletes have been arrested in connection to a Sexual Assault investigation involving a female student from Carondelet Catholic school in concord. The Mount Diablo School District confirms that one of the students arrested is from one of their schools. A source tells kron4 the student attends Ygnacio Valley high school in concord. The other person arrested is a student here at de la salle high school. In fact a number of del la salle students told me that the teenager arrested and is a player on de la salles football teamdo you think this incident will have an impact of the Football Program . The alleged Sexual Assault occurred off campus last month in an unincorporated part of town in walnut creek. That is according to the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office. Their detectives received a report about the alleged incident earlier this week. Wednesday the teenage suspects from de la salle and Ygnacio Valley high school were taken into custody. One de la salle student told me that he feels disappointed and sad because he knows the Football Player and that the studentathlete had a bright future. That future is in jeopardy right now because the young man is facing a very serious criminal charge. In concord Haaziq Maydun kron4news darya crews at the jarvis estate in napa county are busy at work since flames scorched about 70percent of the land there. The president of jarvis winery sa