clara have released body-cam video of former 49er player reuben foster..his ex- girlfriend during an incident in october. good evening i'm catherine heenan. (justine) and i'm justine waldman. grant and vicki are off tonight. we have the video just into kron 4... take a listen. (justine(justine the incident happened on

carlyle avenue in santa clara on october 12th. police say there was a loud verbal dispute between foster and elissa ennis. the report says ennis told police the fight was not physical-- and foster declined to make a statement. just yesterday-- ennis spoke to kron 4. she says foster was responsible for abusing her ... and she shared photos of the alleged abuse. she also claims the 49ers stepped in to talk with police ... before they spoke with her. ennis admits she recanted the first time she accused foster of abuse. but says blames the battered woman syndrome. the 49ers say they fully cooperated with authorities,

and in no way impeded their investigation. if you want to see the full interview with ennis-- we have it on our website on kron-4 dot com. and we will have much more on this newly released video in our later newscasts. (catherine) developing news tonight... kaiser permanente mental health care workers are just days away from walking off the job and onto the picket line -- for a five day statewide strike.(justine) kron 4's maureen kelly reports that the union claims the h-m-o's mental health services division is chronically understaffed. and it's affecting patient care. i'm out in front of the kaiser permanente hospital in south san francisco....one of 21 northern california medical centers that will be affected in this weeklong labor action ....on the picket line....psychologists, therapists, social workers and psychiatric nurses. this video is from a strike in 2012 over a similar issue....underst affingthe union says they are to boost staffing...and that's

effecting patient care.you can have an impact in terms of how soon how soon they can have an initial face-to-face appointment. it can also have an impact how quickly they can see their therapists a second or third time. like many other forms of medicine psychotherapy, or a person has to attend within a certain frequency otherwise their sessions lose their effectiveness and that is a big cost of the card situation, patients may be waiting six or eight weeks to have a return appointment beckett undermine their progress with therapythe state fined the hmo $4 million dollars back in 2013 and last year worked out a deal to correct issues involving oversight of and access to it's behavioral health services.the northern california chief nurse executive says they've made signifigant strides in the last five years.we've increased our staffing by 30% over that time period, we've also invested over $175 million in state of the art new facilities that have opened, and were in continuing that investment in the upcoming years. recently in the state of california we've received from the office of the patient advocate a five star rating for our behavioral health programwhich is actually the highest that i health plan can receive. so we .

they say the strike is really over wage increases...not patient care.the union says the staffing members and there still one clinician for every 3000 members ....they also say there are no plans for both sides to go back to the bargining table until after the 5 day stike is over on friday. maureen kelly kron4 news. (catherine) there was a rude awakening this morning for residents of a san jose apartment complex(justine) this after not one, but two cars slam into the building... and now there's been an arrest. kron 4's dan kerman is live in san jose with more. cars into sj apartment 1207185 insertan early wake up for residents of this meridian avenue apartment complex.. authorities say about 1-30 this whie honda accord traveling north on meridian rear eneded this black vw... both lost control and ended up

slamming into this apartment complexsot officer gina tepoorten/san jose police :16 one of the vehicles made sufficient damage to the wall of the apartment complex which inside was the bedroom of the occupalnt so furtunatley that vehicle didnt make it inside the apartment complex and no injuries were reported but the passenger of the black vw did suffer injuries... as did the driver of the white honda.. that driver 32 year old daniel quintana has now been arrested sot the suspect has been arrested for felony driving while under the influce because he caused injury not only to himself but the pasenger of the volkswagon.as the sun came up you could see the missing fence that had been taken out by the white honda... you could also see the damage done by the black vw outside the bedroom of that apartment unit.101/apartment unit (catherine) a big story

tonight. new details are emerging in the deadly mass shooting in thousand oaks. officials now say the deputy killed was shot by "friendly fire". last month a gunman opened fire at the borderline bar and grill in southern california killing 11 people. the gunman shot at sergeant ron helus five times... but it turns out that he died from a bullet that was fired by a c-h-p officer who joined him in the gun battle. helus was among 12 people killed. gunman ian long took his own life. investigators still don't know the motive.. (catherine) in national news tonight... federal prosecutors say president trump's former personal attorney, michael cohen, should get substantial prison crimes. prosecutors made

the request in filings released today. they say cohen cheated the i-r-s for years, lied to banks and congress... and tried influence the 20-16 presidential election. at the same time, special counsel robert mueller's office submitted its own filings...saying cohen helped in its investigation into ties between russia and the trump campaign. cohen is scheduled to be sentenced next week (justine) president trump's cabinet shakeup kicked into high gear today with the announcements of his nominees for attorney general and u-n ambassador. and rumors continue to swirl over chief of staff john kelly's potential departure from the white house... omar jimenez is in washington with the latest. an administration shuffle underway in washington... president donald trump: "i've seen very good things about him."president trump announcing his selection of bill barr to succeed jeff sessions as the next attorney general... president donald trump: "he was my first choice

from day one. respected by republicans and respected by democrats."if confirmed, the former attorney general under george hw bush will return to his post at the department of justice and will be responsible for overseeing the mueller investigation.that investigation adding to the tensions in the white house as key new details of the probe are expected to be revealed in a pair of court filings due today in the cases against former trump campaign manager paul manafort and former trump attorney michael cohen.the president lambasting the investigation in a new series of tweets ... repeteadly referring to the probe as a "witch hunt"but he remained mum on the subject when speaking with reporters friday morning... instead shifting gears to declare his pick of heather nauert to replace nikki haley as un ambassador... president donald trump: "she's very talented, very smart, very quick, and i think she's going to be respected by all."nauert, the former fox department spokesperson coulic experience.and the ad staff john kelly is expected to resign his position in the coming days following weeks of dischord with the president. in washington, i'm omar jimenez (justine) a man who drove his car

into a crowd of counter- protesters at a white nationalist rally in virginia has been convicted of first-degree murder. 21-year-old james fields now faces life in prison. prosecutors said he drove his car directly into a crowd at the "unite the right" rally in charlottesville in august of last year-- killing heather heyer. they say he did it because he was angry after witnessing earlier violent clashes between the two sides. fields' lawyers told the jury he feared for his life after witnessing the violence-- and tried to argue self defense. the sentencing hearing begins on monday. at san jose state university are frustrated with the growing homeless problem on campus. they continued their protest overnight-- kron 4's sara stinson has the details.

now this is the 13th year students have done this poverty under the stars event. usually it is to raise awareness about the homeless issue in santa clara county, but this year they are concentrating their efforts on the students that are homeless who are sleeping in the library, in their cars and nearby shelters.13 percent of students - thats four thousand students.now they are calling on the unversity's preident to accomodate the homeless with safe places to park and sleep in the dorm put forth very reasonable requests.">professor and homeless alliance advisor scott myers-lipton pitched a tent with the students and describes the awful conditions. the professor sa tha education.

midterms, because they were not able to prepare themselves. you know students here are trying to graduate and they can't do that if they are focusing on food and shelter."> (catherine) coming up... it's not something you'd expect to see in southern california. flooding and snow. we'll have the latest on the conditions after a storm moved through the area. (justine) a warning if

you use a "neti pot". how a woman died-- after using one. (catherine) also - a heads up for dog owners. where officials are seeing an increase in deadly mushrooms. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (catherine) youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? s. with gifts you'll love to give. and it feels even better when you find them for less-at ross. yes for less. happening now... the

east bay regional park district is warningpeople to avoid wild mushrooms that can

be fatal. kron 4's will tran has the story from lafayette... warning to dog owners and people who like picking wild mushrooms in the east bay. with the recent rainfall, two types of potentially deadly mushrooms are popping up again. east bay regional park district says the death cap and the western destroying angel mushrooms are growing. last year, 14 people were poisoned. three people needed liver transplants. keep an eye on your dog if you're walking it because consuming them could kill your pet. if you're thinking about taking mushrooms from the park to cook at home, don't! it's illegal to do that and can possibly kill you because they could be poisonous. (justine) there's a weather mess in southern and mudslides. you can see this guy here is on surfboard being pulled out of a flooded roadway. and now other parts of the country are getting ready for weather issues.weather ready for poisonous. could be poisonous.

weather mess in southern california. a major storm pounded the golden state with snow, flash floods and mudslides. you can see this guy here is on surfboard being pulled roadway. issues. john lorinc reports. a storm causes a river of mud and debris to tear through lake elsinore, california. ashley sheffield/resident"i was inside listening and all of a sudden, it started coming down. and i was like 'i think things are going to change.'" mandatory evacuations already ordered in some areas recently scorched from wildfires. residents knew these storms

were going to cause problems. shannon aikens/resident "anything we have of value is not even in the house, but we just keep to-go bags all over the place. i keep everything important in bags right by the front door."flooding in southern california.the national weather service says the current storm has dumped one-point-nine inches of rain in downtown los angeles.that nearly doubles the record amount for that date in the area, set in 1997.and this stormy blast is going to spread across the country this weekend.among the states expected to get hit hard with oklahoma, georgia and north , carolina.scott killough/nc dot "the freezing rain we had a couple of weeks ago and our dry runs we performed back in october really gave us a headstart for what we have here."and road crews say they're ready.andy oakley/roxboro, nc, director of public service"you want to make sure everybody can get to the hospital, to the grocery stores, move out of the neighborhoods."i'm john lorinc reporting. (catherine) (catherine) taking a look

at conditions in tahoe... this is video from northstar-- as crews are preparing the slopes. lots of people are heading to the sierra this weekend.. they'll see lots of fresh snow after the recent storms. maybe not ideal for driving... but great conditionsfor skiing and snowboarding.. lawerence karnow: it was a beautiful day around the bay with plenty of sunshine. doppler radar is showing mostly dry weather for the state after stormy weather in southern california yesterday. on the satellite you can see high pressure building over california. it will make for a mostly clear night with cold temperatures. lows will be in the 30s and 40s. tomorrow will be mostly sunny and bright with highs in the 50s and low 60s. clouds will be increasing on sunday with a chance of rain innd monday. more rain is possible again on wednesday.

the world health organization traffic now the leading cause of death for children and young people around the world. the new report says the number of worldwide traffic-related deaths reached a high of one-point-35 million in 2016. people in low-income countries have a risk three times higher than high-income countries. the highest death rates are in africa and southeast asia -- the lowest are in the americas and europe. the report says that progress has been made in certain areas, like legislation-- but not fast enough to meet the u-n goal to cut road traffic deaths in half before 20-20.before 20-20. (justine) still ahead...

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is dead eating amedoe by doing something at home typically thought to keep your sinuses healthy. alison grande has the story.. dr. charles cobbs/neurosurgeon

"frankly, it was the last thing i had in my mind when i went in to operate on what i thought was a typical brain tumor."dr. charles cobbs is a neurosurgeon at swedish medical center.he operated on a 69 year-old woman who was suffering from seizures. he removed a brain tumor that was the size of a dime and sent a sample to a pathologist at johns hopkins for a second opinion.dr. charles cobbs/neurosurgeon"he thought it looked suspicious for amoeba infection. i was pretty much shocked because i'd never seen that before."the woman's condition quickly worsened, and when he did a second surgery.dr. charles cobbs/neurosurgeon"it had grown from about dime sized to about the size of a baseball at that point."he said amoeba eat brain tissue.the woman told doctors she used a neti pot on a regular basis.dr. charles cobbs/neurosurgeon"she had not been boiling water or using sterile water or using sterile saline. she had been using water that had been put through a filter and maybe it had been sitting there and somehow the amoeba from somewhere else got in there. so that's what we suspect is the source of the infection." there are warnings on the package of a neti pot.it says "do not use with tap water".we found this video of how to use a neti pot on youtube---natsot "standing in front of a sink, bend forward comfortably and tilt your head down."you can see how it flushes out nasal

passages.dr. charles cobbs/neurosurgeon"this is so rare, there have only been like 200 cases, ever."the seattle woman had a sore on her nose for about 9 months. while it was biopsied, there was no reason to think it would be caused by amoeba.now they think it was.dr. charles cobbs/neurosurgeon"it's not something to be scared about because it's extraordinarily rare, but still there's a lot to learn." (catherine) that was alison grande reporting. doctors made the diagnosis while the woman was still alive. the c-d-c overnighted medicine to the hospital, but it arrived too 5:30... stocks continue to dive on wall street. we have an expert from morgan stanley joining us live in the studio to talk about what this means for the economy. (justine) plus after the break.. an autistic teen dies two days after being restrained... why some are now blaming the school.

(catherine) our top story tonight at 5:30... questions swirl around the death of an autistic teenager from the sacramento area. (justine) the 13-year old's death has sparked conversation - from former students at the guiding hands school. they're wondering if something like this could happen again. charmaine nero reports. dave gaines/ceo, sacramento autistic spectrum and special needs alliance"it's not surprising...."dave gaines is the c-e-o of a non-profit - working with people diagnosed with autism.some of those people -are current and former

students at the guiding hands school in el dorado hills. where a 13-year old died - two days - after being restrained inside the school. dave gaines/ceo, sacramento autistic spectrum and special needs alliance"it is possible that there was nothing done incorrectly or improperly by anyone in this situation, but it's possible that there was something done incorrectly." the el dorado county sheriffs office say they were called out to the school last week. they say staff restrained the 13-year old student after he became violent.that's when they unresponsive.two days later - he was pronounced dead.dave gaines/ceo, sacramento autistic spectrum and special needs alliance"it was a school i was familiar with and it had that impact on me, like whoa, that's something that i know about, i know kids there and my first thought was, did i know this child."katie kaufman/former student"i would call them an abusive school honestly."katie kaufman was a student at the school from 6th to 8th grade.she says she remembers being restrained as a form of discipline.katie kaufman/former student"i would get upset and they would jump

on top of you, even if it was like you got upset and started cursing, or something they would just jump on top of you right away thinking you were going to start swinging."katie says she would go home to tell her mom.but after it continued to happen - she says her mother transferred her to another school.dave gaines/ceo, sacramento autistic spectrum and special needs alliance"i've had parents who had good experiences, i had parents who have had bad experiences and i have had parents who didn't want to place their students there after touring this school."a principal at guiding hands school issued a statement acknowledging the 13-year olds death saying, it is with heavy hearts we share the very difficult news that a beloved member of our school community s pect for the family the on-going investigation we are unable to share full (catherine) his time.