>> now, >> right now the kron 4 morning news, san jose march, the 17th traffic death of the year after a red light runner gets bicyclist. more housing is coming for farmworkers in the bay area, some of which will help workers displaced by that mass shooting last year. and hundreds of people showing up in uc berkeley to support protesters have been camping out for weeks. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7. >> good morning. and thanks for starting your day with us. daria and i'm james. and let's start this hour with a check of weather and traffic. we've got john. the rain standing by and welcome. serve in a floral theme today because he feeling very spring-like in yes, those flowers are blooming. so are we this wednesday morning, we're looking at a gorgeous day to be going outside to start with some 60's out there

for a lot of spots this morning. so great chance to go on the jog before we heat things up later on today. quite our just one of many spots that is sitting under did nothing but sunshine fact. skies are crystal clear across the entirety of the bay area. temperatures are in the 60's for spots like alameda and berkeley with a few 40's in the mix for areas in the north bay like santa rosa and petaluma oakland, you're at 51 degrees right now. later on today, daytime highs are going to be in the 60's 70's to low 80's at the very warmest. i'm going to be talking even warmer weather just around the corner at some temperatures that we haven't felt in quite some time. i'll get to that. still to come, reyna harvey is standing by with a look at the roads. all right, john, thank you for that. well, tracking in accident along eastbound highway 4. >> that's at hillcrest avenue out. and and really receive a bigger delay along the westbound side, the air. and that's from traffic building. if you are going to be traveling, keep that in mind. a few problem spots highway 4, a bridge right now, 19 minutes

into the city. no accidents, no hazards on bridges. could news 90 min run up from 15, a 80 to 101 traveling across towards peninsula. the richmond sandra fell bridge. 13 minutes tolls to 101. and the golden gate bridge. 37 of the tolls about 22 reasons. back to you. all right. thanks a lot. let's get to the breaking news. a big water main break is causing a mess. enrichment is yeah. that water rushing onto several streets with kron four's will tran in richmond with the latest. will. >> if they have stopped the water from rushing onto the streets and now they are cleaning up and they're getting to it. you can see james. >> that particular section, we're not exactly sure. and the crew members obviously are focusing on that. but look how the road just rises a little bit. and it buckles. we do know the water, obviously, thousands of gallons of it came right to the surface and look at the mud underneath that black car right there underneath a white pickup truck. often the distance, this whole neighborhood is a

mask. this is at 47th and carlson and the home said the right of your screen. according to east bay mud and they are handling this. the homes don't have any water at this particular time. i asked him how long is it going to take to restore the water? and they say they simply don't know. it might take some excavation, obviously for them to break the road, get down and fix the pipe and they don't know what caused the pipe to burst. but it burst at around 5 o'clock in the morning and over the past hour, they were able to shut off the water. of course. and now comes the repair work. so this neighborhood here they could be without water for quite some time. and it does stretch for several blocks. but they turn off the water and thankfully the water went down. so the cars driving by here, they're not driving through a pool of water, but nonetheless, they will be driving through a lot of mud because clearly see all of that mud and debris came right to the surface. back to yeah,

all right. thank you very much. well, >> well, here you see the hundreds of students gathered at sproul plaza at u c berkeley tuesday, calling for an end to the war in the middle east. this large demonstration came as israeli troops seize the palestinian side of the rafah border crossing a vital entryway for humanitarian aid. >> those camping out say they have been protesting the war since it started 7 months ago and they will continue to hold rallies until there's a cease-fire at this rally. the encampment has expanded their more tense going up during finals week. >> finals. i'm graduating this semester. >> but none of that matters you know, people halfway across the world are, you know, are being killed just indiscriminately. >> campus police have been patrolling the area. they say as long as the encampment in the rallies remain peaceful,

they have no reason to move the students so they can stay. >> in the south bay, one man is dead and another in jail after a driver ran a red light in south san jose and crashed into a cyclist. this well, this now marks the 17th fatal traffic death this year in san jose kron four's jack moment takes a closer look. >> locals in san jose. you could hardly hear yourself think on capital rest. the ice is racy. lolo farfan has worked at the jack in the box for 9 she has a front row seat to the may have read. he gets a lot of traffic. is is begun. gives she says crashes here happen all the time. but just before 7.30, tuesday card that backed up. that the i spoke. >> driver running a red light. just like many cars did during our day reporting here, except this time the car crashed into a cyclist killing them on the

scene. it's frustrating for safe streets. advocates back siegel capital has been a problematic spot for traffic deaths in san jose. this traffic death, the san jose's 17th for the year and that's outpacing the city's rate of murder. >> the city is meeting, its goals. and i think we need to look at it with a fresh set of eyes. >> siegel says despite work done to fix some of san jose's wide roads, the city is not prioritizing issue. one that was created, he says by design, but they had the ability to break the law. they they were. >> funnel to the intersection, really made it easy for them to. >> to come there until the mayor's office sent us a statement that blames reckless and distracted driving, quote. >> moments like this are tragic reminder that speeding may save a minute but slowing down literally saves lives. and for siegel with this being the 3rd traffic death in just 2 weeks. >> more action is needed now more than we as a community to

you to make it clear to city hall where our priorities are. >> and it's for safety above saving. a couple minutes >> now the driver of that truck was booked into santa clara county jail on several different charges. meantime, the identity about cyclist who was killed here in san jose, their identity is still being withheld by police until they can notify their family. for now, we're here in san jose jack molmud kron. 4 news. >> police are investigating. also another fatal crash that happened yesterday in san jose. this was about 8.30, >> highway, near trumbull road traffic logs says that this was a fatal crash that happened here and that for a time both the on and off-ramps it from the roads were closed hp investigated. in the east bay. a person involved in a car crash over the weekend was found shot inside their car in this solo crashed the car crashed on sunday night on benedict drive. and when police responded, that's when they found the driver in the car

with a gunshot wound. and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. they believe that the shooting happened in this area and then the crash happened to anybody with information is asked to contact the police. >> employees at an east bay, mcdonald's are on strike after the health department forest that restaurant to close because of a rat infestation. and they're asking the owners now to hire professionals to clean up the masks inside. they say they'll resume work once their demands are met. mcdonald's is says that during the shutdown, people who were scheduled to work will be paid, although the workers outside said that was news to them. in the north bay. a month-long pilot program is underway now in the city of vallejo, nebraska street between amador and pierce streets will be closed for through traffic on school days. the road will be closed

from 9 o'clock until and for the afternoon. so the entire school day, the closures in response now to several shootings that they've seen their frequent speeders as well, which is made it pretty dangerous for kids. students are hoping this project will work. >> safer for us to. >> you know, just walk over here freely without having wear a watch. our backs in u.s.. >> well, neighbors close to the schools, though, are nervous that the closure on nebraska street will send to those speeding cars down their streets. the pilot program will run until june. 7th will see what it

has passed a resolution for the state to use a nonprofit electric company instead of pg and e this vote is symbolic. but the vice mayor says that it's just to make a point that for years the city has dealt with power outages and problems, including the failure of pg and e to supply energy to city parks. >> we we don't see as response. especially low-income communities and communities of color. that say that reliable and say these the think i but the ways to really take. the power. way from corporation. in a

statement pg and e says that it does not support the idea of a statewide public utility because it says this type of ownership framework. >> would not benefit customers, taxpayers communities and california's economy. >> well, still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, an alleged hit run driver arrested after hitting 2 pedestrians in san francisco. we're going hear how that crash led to a police chase throughout the city. plus, dozens of people were arrested over the weekend in san jose while celebrating cinco de mayo. we're going hear the crimes officers say they counted the most. and after the break, big changes could be in store for the appliances you use every day. we'll talk about the restrictions of lawmakers are pushing back against. >> and today is going to be a warmer one than yesterday. was this trend of increasingly warm days continues. san jose. you're getting up to 82. well, oakland close to 80 degrees. i've got more. your forecast ahead. >> and tracking a few problem spots out there on our highways are traveling this

morning, updated look

>> time now is 7.13, and we're looking at the weather and things are really going to be warming up the next few yeah, temperatures climb into what heights, john, what you think? >> i mean, we could get close if not to 90 degrees for a couple of spots for the state land towards the tail end of this week. and it is definitely going to be hotter than we felt in quite some time. no weekend. cooldown like we had last week. this is your look outside at san jose. just like the rest of the bay area. skies are crystal clear overhead from the coast to our inland areas. nothing getting in the way that sunshine

actually have a pretty sizable system in the northern rockies right now with some really heavy late season snowfall across some of those northern states, that same system is going to be starting off in offshore wind leader off this on this week. those winds working their way from the east of us to the coast is really what's going to bump up temperature so significantly in the days to come. we already do have wind advisories today for solano county, parts of napa and sonoma counties as well. and we are going to see the offshore wind really kicking into gear later. it's a northerly wind right now and it is also contributing to gale warnings and some of our coastal waters that i want you to be aware of as well. now, today's daytime highs are certainly on the rise will be close to 70 if not 2.70, for a lot of spots right along the coastline. and then 70's to 80's for the rest of the bay temperatures today. noticeably warmer than yesterday in some cases as much as 10 degrees warmer south bay temperatures. you're included in that yesterday was low 70's today. it's low 80's while fremont,

right? 80 degrees livermore, not the warmest just yet. you're holding off. still at 77. it's about the same as will be in oakland and berkeley. while vallejo at 78 degrees. pittsburgh napa's will santa rosa in the low 80's. looking ahead tomorrow as temperatures rise near 90 degrees. and that's the way we'll stay through saturday for our inland areas with some sp80's right along the bay shore, too. you can see those offshore wind's really kicking into gear towards thursday with some of our coastal temperatures even climbing to the 70's later this week reyna. all right, john, thank you for that a little slow and go along highway 4. >> eastbound side where we have an accident. so eastbound and hillcrest avenue in india. thankfully, that accident is not a little further down, but you're also seeing delays along the westbound side, not in relation to that accident. so about 40 minutes, antioch, traveling to conquer. if you're taking the westbound side and be mindful, there's accident on the eastbound side in antioch, a bridge right now. 23 minute, right? so last check in. we're still at 18

minutes. so we've gradually been going up but no accidents to contribute to that. 22 minute run on the san mateo bridge. you're in the south bay taken 101. finally, 41 minutes. we're still at 35 last check in 2 80 82, much lighter. if you want to opt for taking that 40 minute ride any akin to conquer and checking on 8.80, selling a peaches just short of 33 reaches back to you. thanks a lot. reyna 7.16, right now for your money. teachers took home take-home pay. >> and has a little bit more this year which is good and tiktok is now suing trying to block the u.s. from banning the app. joya dass is live at the nasdaq with those stories and more high. joya. >> good morning to you. good morning, everyone. the soap opera continues. tiktok has now filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality. the new law that requires a sale or a ban of the popular social media parent company bytedance has said that it can't and won't

sell its u.s. operations by the deadline leaving litigation has its best hope to maintain its u.s. market. now the lawsuit accuses the government of trampling on tiktok's first amendment rights as well as the free speech rights. millions of millions of americans all under the banner of national security. well, it's teacher appreciation week. it's usually a feel good moment for educators, students and parents. but this year there's a little extra reason for teachers to cheer new data from the national education association shows the teacher scored a 4.1% pay bump and the 2022 to 2023 school year. now that marks the largest year-over-year compensation spike in more than a decade. panera bread says it's phasing out its controversial charged lemonade nationwide. 2 deaths have been linked to drinking the charge. lemonade, a spokesperson for pinera said tuesday that the nationwide is continuation of the drinks comes after a recent menu transformation. daria. all

right. thanks. a lot >> are honoring a api month here on kron 4. and if you want to support local asian artists, you can head over to the ferry building. this coming sunday. there are, of course, are the regular vendors. plus, pop ups for mother's day. and that includes fog cats. they're made by 2 japanese american artist to feature local landmarks and cats in their art. you can see examples of that here in the video. their goal is to get part of the proceeds to local animal shelters that help cats for more information on these local artists and others. just head to our website at kron 4 dot com. and then don't forget to tune into kron 4 every thursday this month for stories highlighting the bay area's api community. all of it leading up to our special which airs thursday night. that will be may 23rd at 06:30pm, right here on kron 4. all right, 7.19, on the clock happening right now. police in oakland have released this sketch of a man they say is wanted for a homicide. that happened back in august of

last year. police say it happened around midnight on east 18th avenue. 2 people were shot. officers say one person named nominee william died at the scene. the other victim was taken to the hospital. no word on the severity of that person's injuries. police also released a picture of the ford f one 50 pickup truck that investigators say belongs to the suspect. if you have any information that could help in this investigation, call police. >> a richmond non profit pogo park has won a state grant to build a new recreation center. and it's going to double as an emergency shelter to they've got a 10 million dollar grant for this program to construct contra costa county's first recreation center and harbor 8 park construction is actually already underway for the harbor hall. and it's expected to be done by t end of this year. the 10 million dollar project will include 6 million for a physical infrastructure, 3 million for programs and events at a million for evaluation and general program

support. >> well, as lawmakers on capitol hill turned to domestic issues, dishwashers and stoves became the focus of debate in congress on tuesday. and the house passed a bill to stop new energy regulations on household appliances. >> our dc correspondent maddie beer-temple has the latest. >> it's called the hands off our home appliances act. the bill passed the house with all republicans and 7 democrats voting for it. it takes aim at new energy efficiency standards for appliances. >> arizona republican congresswoman debbie lesko says her bill protects home appliances, dishwashers, washing machine showers, toilets and sends a message to president biden take his hands for home appliances. the so named hands off our home appliances act passed the house tuesday. it aims to stop the biden administration from enforcing new energy efficient standards for consumer goods. republicans say the department

of energy's regulations will limit consumer choices and raise prices. this administration's pursuit of a radical rush to green new deal agenda. >> common sense has taken a back seat, but some democrats against the bill say it's rooted in misinformation that the biden administration is going after appliances. they are not nor did they try to take away our gas stoves. last year, michigan democratic congresswoman debbie dingell says these standards save americans money and reduce pollution instead of working on the real issues facing the american people. >> we're choosing yet again to waste our time debating appliances. >> now that it's passed in the house, the bill heads to the democratic controlled senate where it's unlikely to pass in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. >> it's 7.22. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news pump the brakes. a new study reveals which car brands get the most speeding tickets.

>> we're back 7.24. is the time in dublin. police are looking for 2 people who robbed a mail carrier that happened monday in the area of low obispo court. right near highway 5.80. officers say 2 men wearing black masks demanded the carrier give up her mailbox and mailbox key and her phone. they say one of the suspects pointed a gun at postal carrier. wasn't physically hurt. audio insurance comparison site. ensure a fight just released a

list of car brands most often ticketed for speeding. and it turns out foreign brands dominated the list. infinity is apparently the frequently most frequently cited with 8.7% of drivers reporting speeding tickets next is signed on. but it's not the car as the driver. that yes, but it's, you know. >> that type of card encourages that type of driver, i to the carcass. you have a volkswagen. okay. that came in 3rd. only 3%. okay. reported getting speeding tickets. and then subaru. with a percent rounding out the top 5 had mazda at 7.7%. the national average is what about the other end of the list? those with the least reported speeding ticket, ok, steady at a steady eddie cars would have to drivers. okay. tesla and they all had under 5 and a half percent reported speeding tickets responsible drivers is all i would say. all right. >> well, everybody who enjoys the a peregrine falcon cam at berkeley. you're going to love this one. there's a second live stream to watch. love the

power. the falcon cam. look at these checks. these are baby falcons on alcatraz island. this is a whole other. can we get to watch now? because the mom, i'm larry hashed 4 chicks in a cave on the island a few weeks ago and now we get to see them. and there's a connection to berkeley here because larry was one of the 4 chicks. more to the famous falcons. couple that yeah. in 2018 and as we know now over at and he has a new companion, archie. they have a newborn baby. they had some checks of their on their so now we have to chick as this cool. look at this oh, my gosh. and we watched in the dark this morning was harder may come out from the rocks. >> the people look out. coming up next, a contra costa county unveils a driverless bus syste

>> 7. 29 looking at a gorgeous day us and we'll take another. >> i love that. i love had a lot more of a 2. we're getting warmer and skies staying just as clear as they have been today is going to be a noticeable warm up from yesterday as much as 10 degrees warmer for a few spots. you look outside at the golden gate bridge. skies are nice and clear overhead. no fog pushing through this morning and we'll continue to look at temperatures rising. and are these increasingly sunny skies now? some of u.s. 8 in the 60's all night last night made for a pretty mild evening for a few spots. and we are going to see temperatures rising really quickly. so get those windows open with that cool breeze in this morning. enjoy what is a cool and comfortable morning before this warm afternoon. daytime highs in many spots rising as warm as the low 80's

rain is back and glad to see it. hopefully roads are ok in the building. always busy, though. we've got an accident. this is eastbound highway 4. >> right at hillcrest avenue looks like a box truck in a big rig crashed. so, you fuel spill there. what i do know is we do have a live picture of things going on and you can see from the roads. lot of people are slowly making their way through this highway again. and you can see right here, multiple lanes closed. we do know at least 2 lanes are open. so what they're doing now is trying to clean up that fuel that spilled on the highway this morning. hopefully they're able to get off the road pretty quickly here. as you can see, as soon as you get past that things are not as bad on the eastbound side will go back out to the highways. you can see it there. it's really the westbound side of seeing more delays at anything, not in relation to the accident on the eastbound side in any a so once you get past that maybe happened on east 18th street, things are going to be much easier for you. there. checking on the bridges bay bridge right now. 21 minutes into the city. no accidents on

that bridge. san mateo bridge a little under. 26. the richmond, sandra fell bridge around 14 and we'll check on the golden gate bridge. 30's the tolls. 32 minute ride that reaches back to you. all right. thank you very much. 7.31. is the time right now. and we've seen a lot of storms and fire emergencies across the state in recent years. and there's a new bill. >> now in sacramento to create a fund to help people and communities that otherwise do not qualify for assistance. a group of lawmakers introduced a bill to create 100 million dollar. really fun for those people who are eligible for federal or state assistance because of the extent of damages or because of their immigration status, this would establish a 400 million dollars. california local assistance program to help tribal and local governments rebuild after disasters. it's a win-win across the state. hopefully nothing ever

happens. but if it does, we have a plan for our communities that are going to suffer because >> once again, we can't rely on the federal government because of all the bring at least we have our own from here. we should create a sustainable program that will make sure that for any future to know that if they don't qualify for federal assistance, that the state will step in. >> and make sure that these communities are taking care of. the money for the fund would come from the state's current greenhouse gas reduction fund. >> right now, there is no formal opposition to this bill. >> will 2 people including a teenage girl in the hospital. now after truck struck them that hit and run driver apparently took off in san francisco. police had been chasing the drivers through the tenderloin. >> and to north beach, then they stopped the chase and this crash happened right now across 4 studios along the embarcadero kron four's dan kerman has more. it's here along the embarcadero at green street where san francisco

police took the hit and run suspect into custody. this after at least the 3rd incident of the day when the white mustang he was driving slammed into this parked car. no one was injured at this location, but that's not the case that the other locations here chase >> and i'm like police say. it all began just before 08:00am the suspect's vehicle hit a pedestrian near jones and market tire tracks are clearly visible. the victim, an urban alchemy employee, was taken to a local hospital and will survive. police say a few blocks away. officers spotted the suspect's vehicle driving recklessly when the suspect failed. the yield when officers initiated a traffic stop. police say a vehicle pursuit began about 9.30. the chase reached francisco middle school. it's their police say the suspects vehicle hit a 14 year-old girl who was crossing francisco street from the main campus to the auxiliary campus

so that there was crossing the street from building to building and was in the crosswalk. >> and the guy was running out of, you know, running. because the police after so put the good here. if they're going come supervisor. aaron peskin who represents that neighborhood says the girl was taken to san francisco general hospital with a fractured shoulder and ankle. but will survive. it's at that point. police say they shut down the chase to to safety concerns. >> minutes later, officers spotted the suspect's vehicle stopped in embarcadero in green. it's their they took the suspect into custody. francisco police are allowed to conduct vehicle pursuits under certain circumstances with these chase protocols followed in this case, supervisor peskin says both he and the police are evaluating that right now. >> in san francisco, dan kerman kron, 4 at 7.35. is the time in the south bay. police were busy over cinco de mayo weekend arresting more than 90

people in san jose. >> police department says officers. 8.17, felony arrests, 18 warrant arrest and 52 arrests for misdemeanors. they say most of that rhymes committed involved, fistfights, dui sideshows and some reckless behavior. >> we had a significant amount of activities popping up all over the city in which we have to try and utilize resources and take away from the celebrations trying comeback. officers were getting bottles thrown at their vehicles we had officers had been assaulted people driving drunk. we had one vehicle crashed into a patrol was doing a diversion and injured officers. >> yeah. so there are some things they had to deal with. police say 2 people were also stabbed over the weekend. one of them critical condition still. but police say despite that chaos that unfolded this year, they're still looking forward to celebrating the holiday next year. >> where millions of muslims around the world not only for

not >> a com and here's a microphone. >> and >> private party at a house here. this happened last month. it was a dinner happening celebrate the graduation of uc berkeley law. students and these pro-palestine protesters stood up and read a speech about ramadan and the war in gaza and this dinner was being held at the home of berkeley law professors. and you could see in the video, one of those professors taking the microphone away from the student and saying this private home and please leave. according eo nbc news, a uc berkeley is launching a now a civil rights investigation into allegations of harassment by the protester. at san francisco state university president met with the demonstrators, some of whom have been camping on campus. as you can see here because they want the university cut financial ties with israel. president lynn mahoney says the school may consider

avoiding investments in israel based on, quote, the mechanics of war. its 7.37. and check it out. this is new in the span. new driverless public transportation system is in the works in contra costa county. you can actually get in them yet. they're just displaying their called glide cars and they're meant to reduce traffic and increase public transit, accessibility for pittsburg, antioch, oakley and brentwood. >> justin is a real climate change is also a real thing. and so what we can get people out of their cars take the environment, ensure that like everybody's needs. you know, we're going to see to ensure that that happens. >> pretty cool. glide cars are expected to be in service by 2030. for apple has unveiled its latest products, including their first new ipad since 2022. complete with the new for chips inside. >> apple revealed its new ipad air and ipad pro tablets.

company says the devices are faster finner they led screens. fact, the smaller ipad pro. if you're interested, starts at just under $1000, just like $999, the 13 inch ipad pro is right around $1300. all hard, jack. wow. >> all right. 7.38, right and a developing story tiktok is now suing the u.s. government. this after president joe biden signed a law forcing the chinese company that owns tiktok to sell to you a u.s. company or have it banned kron four's. catherine heenan has more. >> we're in some very unusual territory. the u.s. government has passed a law that effectively gives it the right to take away one of the most popular social media. apps in the world in arguing against the new law. tiktok says its app is an important avenue for expression.

>> pointing out that more than 170 million people in the u.s. use. it roughly half the country. it says that by taking away the government is infringing on our first amendment rights. meantime, is there really a significant security threat posed by tiktok? >> what i think is interesting here is that the for the last few years now the government keeps saying there is a national security concern with tiktok and we've heard of this now under republican and democratic presidents and in both cases, we have not gotten the details, right? the government has not made its case to the american public about why this hugely popular app should be banned. it just teams, gesturing and national security. and i think that's part of why this case is going to be so fascinating. >> there were renewed calls to ban tiktok after the october 7th hamas attack. some users saying more anti-semitic content was showing up. others

argue the new law is an attempt to suppress pro palestine voices. in any case, the fallout from a trial could reach far beyond tiktok. one of the things that tiktok makes the case about in its. >> filing against the government. is that a number of other social media companies and apps in general would need to be banned under these rules that the government has set out effectively it saying that if you're going to treat us all fairly, which, you know, the constitution says equal protection under the law. then it's not going to just be tiktok tickets band. it's going to be a lot of stuff. and i think that is going to be an interesting part of the debate as well. if the law does not go away, he ensure thanks tiktok would just leave the country. no sale. >> but many would be surprised if this does not end up before the supreme court. catherine heenan kron, 4 news.

>> it's 7.41. and still ahead, lawmakers questioning how to stop fentanyl are releasing now. all the fentanyl that's been seized in california will have that next. and we're also following the latest with sports as well. the giants took to the >> will look to end their losing streak in colorado. the a's attempting to hold off the rangers at home. we're going to the highlights in just a minute. >> and we are looking at a day today that is going to bring lots of sunshine with it and even warmer temperatures than where we've saying it was a rising into the low 80's this afternoon. got your forecast ahead keeping a close eye on accident along eastbound highway 4 hillcrest. >> looks like an overturned big rig. that's oil spill in there. you can still get there. you can still get through that school. slow. neto network for business.

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>> some 44 j. >> over here, you all loved >> it's >> time to check. it looking out. huge is oh, we have a window right here. it's good. you know, we don't get to get out in it. shower in the studio. it's windows. despite the fact they look real are just a you know. >> we're looking at if you right here out am looking down into the day and you can see that cameras got a little bit of a wobble on it due to some strong winds that are pushing into the bay. and we're going to see increasing winds as we make our way later on in this forecast. in fact, the same system that is resulting in some heavy snow in montana, wyoming and idaho is out chile

about to aid in creating an offshore wind across the bay area and the state towards the end of this week. and that is going to really give that extra punch to temperatures allowing temperatures all across the bay to warm up today. it's a northerly wind. we do have high wind advisories for solano county as well as portions of napa and sonoma counties. and we also do have a strong northerly wind at the coastline resulting in some gale warnings specially for the northern coast of the state. temperatures today are going to be warmer than we have been seeing, but not a warm us just yet. this is a process that will continue over the next several days. 60's and 70's at the coast. well, 70's to low 80's elsewhere saying carlos, through mountain view, each ride, 80 degrees, south bay temperatures also low 80's as much as 10 degrees warmer than yesterday was not the hottest in the tri valley just yet livermore. comparatively cool. 77 degrees. that's about the same as berkeley is going to be today while some low 80's

and antioch in pittsburgh, sonoma over to santa rosa. let's get you a look ahead to tomorrow's temperatures will be near 90 degrees. and that's the way we'll stay through saturday, too. nothing but sunshine all the way through this forecast with our warmest of temperatures. definitely thursday through saturday. >> reyna. all right, john, thank you for lack of an accident still on eastbound highway 4. that's right. in hillcrest box truck. big ridge traffic collisions got a little oil spill there. we'll get a live look outside of what's going on there. you can see the traffic blocked multiple lanes. we do know 2 lanes are open, according to chp. want to do is just try to clean up that oil on the side of the highway there. so they've got that shut down. let's get a look at your other bridges. if you are going to be traveling in hit the roads today like the bay bridge, 20 women arrive. thankfully, no accidents crashes there. san mateo bridge just short of 25. so now at 30 minutes, it's a little slow getting on and off 8, 8, artists ever feel bridge around 15 minutes. and the golden gate bridge taking that

36 min right. 37 to tolls are ages. back to you. >> thank you very much. rain as 7.47. is a time and it's been a topic of conversation for a few years now in san francisco. should the great highway be closed to traffic or >> should the cars continue to flow? well, now there's a proposal for a mile long stretch of it to be closed to traffic for good. my early 2026 with proper charles clifford with the story. >> last week, san francisco's land use and transportation committee advanced a plan to close most of what's known as the great highway extension between slow to skyline boulevard for decades. erosion has eaten away at the beach and bluffs between the ocean and this section of the great highway cleaning sand off the roadway has become a constant problem, especially after winter storms. there are also frequent closures of this section of the great highway. more than a decade ago. san francisco develop a long-term plan to deal with climate change and erosion along the city's western edge. in closing, this portion of the great highway has been under

consideration ever since in place of the roadway. the city wants to build a network of trails a plaza and possibly a staircase leading down to the beach. but the plan is not without problems. that would need to be addressed for one. the main entrance to the san francisco zoo is along this section of the great highway. if it closes a smaller entrance near 47th avenue would need to be redesigned. all right. for neighbors we talked to on tuesday were in favor of the plan, noting that the erosion problem is getting think it's always had a fact further down the park. they're not going to close at us. boy, the time plan will still need approval from the san francisco board of supervisors. >> they are set to discuss the issue later this year. but for now in san francisco, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> it's 49 and in the north bay in vacaville, police arrested several people, including the driver of this car who was going down the wrong side of interstate 80 in heavy traffic. there was a

brief manhunt on monday and then they found this driver in a backyard. one other suspect was found to have outstanding warrants. and the driver turns out was wanted for several charges, including violating a domestic violence restraining order. hundreds of >> bettina californians gathered tuesday morning in sacramento for will to advocate for better policies to help their communities and ask the question, what does it mean to be heard? this is the 30th time. the group, the hispanas organized for political equality or hope for short has come together for its latina action day college affordability, maternal health and economic empowerment are just some of the issues that the group wants to push state lawmakers to focus on. >> one of the key message points that we want legislators to remember is letting us make up 20% of the population of california. therefore, we have to have a seat at the table to ensure

that the diverse voices of california are being heard. >> but latinos make up more than 40% of california's population and contribute more than 83 billion dollars in taxes. all according to hope. the conference coincides with a special assembly select committee set to place to set to take place today, addressing the economic status of teen is in california. >> 7.50, right now and our focus on fentanyl continues to see all these pills. that's just a drop in the bucket of work has been seized in california. governor newsom is out with new numbers showing how much fentanyl the state seized on the whole this year. the california national guard has been assisting cities in the fight against fentanyl and the governor's office says that since the start of the year, almost 3 and a half million fentanyl pills were confiscated. that's about 7,100 pounds of fentanyl off the streets. the national guard has been building partnerships with law enforcement agencies up and down the state.

>> we're not only making the state safer, but we're reducing the amount of capital that goes back into the hands of transnational criminal organizations. these folks are are making money. a lot of money on the backs of of kids in our state that are dying every day from fentanyl. >> that's major general matthew beevers city says the state invested 30 million dollars to expand the national guard's work and increasing number of cal guard soldiers at the u.s. mexico border to help keep drugs out. he says his mission is not just to keep fentanyl off the streets, though. it's also to partner with schools. and just last week, governor newsom's office announced a government run pharmaceutical program to purchase nara can which reverse an overdose and save a life and and give it at discounted price. and the goal is to get more nar. can into the schools into law enforcement agencies, county health departments, clinics and communities. okay, let's

turn our attention to bay area sports here. the giants taking on the rockies in colorado. giants have the leader in the second inning and they hit this one to center field, extending their lead. >> to 4 to nothing. and then the very next inning, the rockies should it all the way up. take a look at watch this catch. jung lee. >> with the stretch and the catch, giants win this 1, 5, 0. they slept there for lap. they snapped their 4 game losing streak. the team's rising star kyle harrison talked about the win after the game. take a listen. >> that's something that i've really been trying to do this year is come out and they're strikes attack. these guys yes, your point about her because you definitely want to come out and attack kind of any wasted got matters at end of the day was really just trying to get the boys going offense. >> yeah. over in oakland, the a's weren't so lucky as they hosted the texas rangers. the rangers had a 9 to 0 lead in

the second inning extended. that would hit down the left-field line. and that's the ballgame too. with the lopsided win here, 15 to 8, they go on a head-to-head once again at 12, 30 today. we'll see what happens. >> it's 7.53. and coming up, keep your friends close and your enemies closer. you heard that right instacart now joining forces. >> with an unlikely competitor to deliver ♪ ♪ get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. ♪ ♪

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heritage month edge of the square and chinatown is going to host multiple organizations, including chinatown, history and cultural association that chinese cultural center, chinese hospital and more. and this event happens today at 11:00am. and tomorrow, the nation's largest showcase of asian american films returns to san francisco tomorrow night. it's opening night of the center for asian american media's 42nd annual can fest at the palace of fine arts. it's a 10 day event kicks off with screening of admissions granted and then there's opening night gala at the asian art museum can fest showcases music food and interactive workshops through may 19th. >> okay. coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news, pro-palestinian protests ramping up uc berkeley. why more students are showing up to support those been there for weeks. plus, san jose reported yet another traffic

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♪ nada se puede comparar ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪ >> right now on the kron 4 morning news, san jose market 17th traffic death of the year after a red light runner hits bicyclist. more housing is coming for farmworkers in the bay area, some of which will help workers displaced by mass shooting last year. and hundreds of people showing up a uc berkeley to support protesters have been camping out on campus for weeks.