Hardworking. Reporter the Three Friends were killed halloween night when the vehicle plunged off skyline boulevard near baer golf road. I have video of the vehicles, and there is one that matches the description. Reporter selva skyline resident, eric carson, shot this video of a sideshow that occurred at the clouds rest vista. , halloween night, 8 miles south of where the crash occurred. He says at one point, several cars sped off to the north at a high rate of speed. I had a really bad feeling with that, i dont usually see them take off in a big group like that. I even tried to find out where they had gone. And then sadly the next morning i learned that somebody had gone off the road. Reporter carson and his never say they have filed numerous complaints about the ongoing sideshows here. They say the sideshows often include drinking, dragracing, burnouts and cars spinning donuts. The pavement is covered with a tire marks for hundreds of feet. Chp says it is looking into these reports. Back in menlo park the focus is on the young men and their families. The chp brought in their special investigative team. They will do a thorough investigation. I am not privy to any speculation. I would not want to do that again again they would do blood, toxicology, all of those different things. These are good kids, we do not think there is any issues that they will find their, again we will leave that to the chp to determine what exactly happened. We have not heard anything about racing. Reporter to be clear the chp says it has rolled out nothing, at this point. They are waiting results of toxicology reports. It will be looking into those reports of street racing going the clouds rest vista point f where the crashiwx 9ulcoccurred. 8r sad story. time now to check on weather, here is a look at Storm Tracker 4 radar. Rain falling all over the bay area today. James fletcher has a look at your we can forecast. You can see we are s dealing with rain areawide. It will be about 5 p. M. Before we get most of , bank ijron saturday being a relatively wet day wish hours often on for most of the day. How much rain will we get out of perhaps may be upwards of an inch San Francisco. A little more than halfinch in oakland. Perhaps. 25 inches. 3 inches in concord. Showers often on throughout the day. San francisco, san jose to most amateurs only in mid to upper 50s. Maybe if we are lucky low 60s down toward san jose. Your full 7 they forecast coming up. This is a serious, critical, catastrophic event. It was incredibly fast. Everyone else also lost their house. We are grateful we have our k ids, and our families. It is unreal. It looks like something bombed out from world war ii or something. That is some of the reaction of the north bay while fires broke out nearly a month ago now. 43 people were killed in the fires, and more than a thousand homes and doctors are destroyed. Tonight families are still trying to figure out how they will rebuild. Kron4 is working with the Salvation Army to help everyone affected by those fires. Continuing our fundraiser telethon tonight. We are live with a preview of what is to come. How are we doing . Fan phone lines about to open on the right . Our news team is so busy working monitoring new developments on the bay area. Do not worry about that, we still have you covered on the news you cron has decided kron4 has decided to help our neighbors in the northbay. It was fleet week everything was really happy, then on that sunday night if i happen. Continuous coverage for about two weeks we were caught the truck in the story, in the middle of it all made a promise to ourselves that we would not forget what happened and how long it would take to recover from the most horrific fire that happened in california history. It also happens when there is a catastrophe of any sort. The news media is there right away. As the weeks go on, we move on to other things. We just want our neighbors to know that we are here for you, and we are raising money tonight, with the Salvation Army starting at 5 45. The phone lines will open. We hope to hear you call in and donate to help our neighbors. We did Something Like this during Hurricane Harvey. The interesting thing was how generous the people in the bay area were for our neighbors to the south. This time it is for us. It is for us and our neighbors. So many people have reached out and said hey, we want to help our neighbors uncle. Tonight we are giving you a chance to do that. Salvation Army Volunteers will be manning the phones. We will be looking forward to you calling us tonight. A lot of great stories. Getting really active starting about 5 45. We of course, expect your generosity. West go back to the studio with vicky and grandson do little more more news. We will check back with you in a moment. The bay area is incredibly generous. No doubt. An elderly woman hospitalized after the deadly wildfire destroyed her home. She is finally back home with her family. Today she sat down with us, and she recounts the terrifying night she was forced to evacuate. Mac nearly a month after being hospitalized, 86yearold, shirley maroney, still dressed in her hospital gown and wearing a hospital bracelet, feels fortunate to still be alive. If not for the quick thinking for another Police Officer who helped her evacuate her house, shirley says she might not be here today. The police man told me that it was not going to survive these gas lines, it will take everything. That was it. Reporter the journeys and Mobile Home Park with shirleys community for the past couple of years. It is where she planned to live out her days. Her threebedroom home is gone now, and some of her neighbors did not survive. I cannot believe the destruction the fire did. Geez. It was terrible. Reporter surely made it out of the fire and injured, but was hospitalized the day after it started because of a fall. I think i blacked out. Reporter fortunately her younger son lives by, so she is staying with him now. She was released from her doctors thursday night. The couch is her temporary bed, while her son prepares a room for her it pains her to think of all of the stuff she has lost, including sentimental items she shared with her late husband. I had a lot of pictures from my wedding. I had been married 65 years i had all of these pictures and they went up in flames. Reporter but not her drive to live on. I was just happy that i got out so my family would not have to suffer. That was it. I hope other families done the same. Reporter now she is looking forward to getting healthy and eventually going back to church. Her home may be gone, but it was insured. And her family is still whole, and for shirley, that is what matters most. Governor brown wrote a letter to President Trump requesting at least 7 billion in fire relief aid. The governor along with state officials are also asking the president to adopt the third disaster related bill to help the northbay recover. It would go towards cleanup, Housing Support and other services. Tonight we are hearing from the First Responders of the f ire. Many of them were out helping victims while their own homes were being destroyed. We spoke with the Santa Rosa Police chief about how they are looking towards recovery. Reporter i am joined by the cheese chief of police here in santa rosa, you are sharing with me, some of the officers actually lost everything. They were able to get their families out, but their homes are destroyed. That is true. We had over nine employees at the Police Department, 16 retirees have lost everything in the fire. It is one of those areas we are trying to support people, and they came out that night despite everything. It may have been for them, away to get their arms around some of this, and do what they have always done, that was public safety. Reporter you have been in santa rosa for a couple of decades. Have you ever seen anything like this before . I have never seen anything like this. It even took me a couple of days to understand how big the event was for this community. You always think you will get a handle on it or get it figured out. And then you start realizing this is bigger than anything ive ever seen. Reporter when you go through those neighborhoods, what goes through your mind. It is even abstract. Even in the news, when you drive in the neighborhoods and you see how many families have lost everything, that is when it really starts sinking in, how devastating this was to this community. Reporter there are a lot of Police Officers that risked their lives going in and saving peoples lives. You guys are heroes. I think you never do it thinking youre going to be a hero. You do what you are supposed to do to try to help your community. That goes across the board for everybody. I think in the Police Department as well as the fire department, everybody wants to be part of it and help in someone. That night they got put into a situation where they never thought they would be. You are racing doortodoor, knocking on doors, getting people out, moving them into safety. Loading them into a car, a patrol car, raising them a hill, never even crossed your mind that it would be something you would end up doing. Reporter that is the chief of police here in santa rosa. The kron4 morning news raise more than 70,000. Our phone lines will open once again at 5 45 p. M. We will be taking donations until about uu3i10 p. M. [n this evening. n for the bomb threat called into dublin high mf the threat was made by a former student. Reporter that is what police are saying, they released this mug shot of 20 yearold taylor pearson, she used to be a student at dublin high. Investigators say she used herself on to make the call yesterday threatening to blow up the school. That led to students being dismissed early, the campus was evacuated. Police and deputies were all over the campus yesterday. They had bomb sniffing dogs, but never found anything. After an interview with the dublin police, pearson later turned herself in. As to a motive, she a reference these photos of a 14 yearold girl who says she was assaulted on campus by a white male student. The teenager who do not want to be identified said the boy had objected to her asking one of his friends not to use the and word. Police say the 20yearold who called in the bomb threat says she was upset by how the school was handling that incident. She is in the santa rita jail tonight. Back to you. Coming up on kron4 news, a new report shows strong evidence of global warming, saying it has been caused by humans. If you drive a bmw. Certain models could catch fire. Details about the warnings coming up. grant gunrelated deaths in the United States are climbing. According to the cdc. The number is up for the second year in a row. Early estimates suggest homicides ra gun related deaths in the u. S. Are climbing. According to the cdc, the numbers up for the second year in a row. Early estimates suggest homicides, rather than suicides are responsible for that increase. Roughly two thirds of gun related deaths are suicides. That number has been declining over the past 10 years. The number of homicides increases. Guns killed more than 38,000 people in the u. S. In 2016. Before that, done related deaths were relatively steady for the past 15 years. One of two major cities where Police Officers cannot use tasers. It is a hot topic, a lot of people talking about it. It might change tonight as the issue comes back before the San FranciscoPolice Commission for a vote. Opponents of the plan gathered outside city hall, prior to the 5 p. M. Meeting with signs reading taser free city. In his recent review of the San Francisco police force, the u. S. Doj recommended the department should strongly consider deploying tasers. Police support the plan, but some Community Members are wary. Studies show it reduces suspect injuries, and it also reduces injuries to officers. When you have to use force, it ends those encounters faster and more safely. There is huge concern about how this will impact the process that San Francisco is moving towards with de escalation time and distance. The chief put out an article this week saying that would not hinder that. But the community is concerned. During public meetings, 87 of people speaking oppose their use. Police say if the plan is approved, it could take up to a year before they are actually deployed. Dan is at that meeting right n ow, he will have an update throughout the evening. Global warming is happening. It is caused by humans and we are in danger of reaching a tipping. Where the damage can never be repaired. A remarkable new study on climate change. Not only because of its grain production, but also because it was endorsed by the white house. Catherine heenan has been studying the reports. Why was with the Trump Administration released a report that contradicts its own official position. This appeared today with the approval of the White House Office of science and technology policy. We are talking about thousands of pages of documentation with one conclusion. Monstrous wildfires, raging flash floods, destructive super storms, once they were rare enough to be called 100 year events. The report says they are the new normal. The balance of nature has shifted, perhaps permanently. Based on all of the evidence, it says it is extremely likely that human activities, especially emissions of Greenhouse Gases are the dominant cause of the observed warnings since the mid 20th century. From 19012 last year, the average temperature rise in the u. S. Was 1. 8 degrees. It is expected to rise another 2. 5 degrees by 2050 and 9 degrees or more by 2099. The report details how that change will affect california, and the west, predicting extended drugs will become chronic. The sierra is getting smaller. We are likely to see marcys like this one when states no surveyors on nothing to measure. Then there is a wildfire danger, the report cites what it calls the profound increase in recent years as warm dry summer weather made more fuel available. Climate change could bring more huge fires like the one in the north bay. Each covering 50,000 acres or more. At the same time, we could see more flooding. Global warning warming seems to increasing the frequency and the intensity of the l nino, la nina cycle. Last years coyote creek flooding may be the sign of what lies ahead. The white house tried to downplay the significance of the studies on these findings. The climate has changed, and is always changing. Back to you. The u. S. Soldier who deserted afghanistan in 2009 q08mwill n tojpfy a. nsjail. Sergeant beau bergdahl was e[g, captive for five years, y fthen was 4 . [ prison exchange. The military judge decided that bergdahl will be demoted and dishonorably discharged. You also pay about 10,000 over the course of 10 months. He pleaded guilty last month to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Also during the trial he apologized to the servicemen and women injured while trying to rescue him. President trump is voicing his disappointment with the sentence on twitter saying the decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to our country and our military. President trump has never been a fan of bergdahl. Earlier this year he called the sergeant a dirty rotten trader. Bmw is recalling a million cars and suvs because of the risk of fires under the. There are two recalls including the three and five series cars, the ex five, the x3, and the z4, mainly from 20,722,011. Federal investigators say a part of the engine can short circuit and melts increasing the chances of a fire, even if the vehicle is not in use. Bmw says it does not know of any accidents or injuries related to the issue. The second recall covers an overheating risk due to faulty wiring in the heating and air conditioning system. There were three injuries related to this problem. Dealers will be replacing necessary parts starting december 18. The new iphone 10 is out today, and as of wednesday morning hundreds of new smart phones were stolen out of a delivery truck in San Franciscos mall. The van was parked at the loading dock when the crooks stole the phones. The Police Department would not say that smart phones were in txpc÷si a lot ]oxof excitement all waited to get phone. This is video as people lined up outside of an apple store today. The lines were so long, apple employees gave water to those waiting to get 30 funds. One person visiting from london spent his last day in San Francisco waiting in that long line before flying back home tomorrow. I am from london and i knew it would be quicker for me to get it here now rather than try to get it there. [inaudible] you to know you can buy your iphone. Its offer me comments for my wife. A generous gift for his wife. That new iphone has a 999 dollar price tag. We are hearing tonight stories from people who put their own lives on the line to help save others during the north bay firestorm. Coming up we will hear how one man saved his neighbors home. A warning for parents. How predators could be targeting your children on social media. New tonight at 5 a warning from police about monitoring your kids online activity. There is new rn about a warning from police about monitoring your kids online activity. New concern about sexual predator seeing what your children are doing through Live Streaming apps. If you are a parent this has to be a parttime job. There has been a rise in cases, in florida, of young kids being solicited online to perform sex acts. We have seen increase in Young Children using Live Streaming apps, and being lord in and solicited by sometimes other kids her age, but also adults, as well. Anything from ascending nudity, photos, to actual sexual acts. Police say the google family app is a resource to may be help parents, giving them control over everything on their kids funds. Coming up, the rain hitting the bay area means a lot of snow in tahoe this weekend. A live update from the