from the columbus zoo, i'm jack hanna. hope you'll join us next time when we go into the wild. isn't that right, herbert and wilbur? ha ha ha! >> now on the kron, 4 morning news. excitement is growing as the bay area gets ready for the forty-niners playoff game against the green bay packers.

and bay area. communities prepare for another round of rain just when you can expect the wet weather to hit your area. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7. >> good morning. thank you so much for being here with us on the kron. 4 morning news. >> i'm stephanie lin. it is saturday january the 20th. let's get you started with a look at the weather with dave spahr. good morning to you, dave. well, good morning, stephanie. good morning, everybody. kind of hard to think about the month is because it's so mild outside with this rain going on here in. >> rain for the weekend, as you've heard about good news is it looks like the concentration of most the rain we're going to get is going to happen in the overnight hours. giving us a little break during the daylight hours. so at least sometime is working in our favor. first thingd first. this is how we stand right now with our radar there. you can see we have a line of some in the state. some showers working their magic a little bit for the north bay extending down the peninsula as well. this

becomes very spotty, however, towards the west with this is all coming from. so again, a little bit of a break in the action starting to develop. here is your beauty shot here. lit up again. lot of fog with the rain. it's still going on, obviously because that's going to be case all day today with the high humidity levels with that stream of moisture. as you can upstream again, we have a little break, but that big juicy line there that's tonight that you see developing after we get a break and because sunset so early, you begin the pitter patter of rain probably before 6. there's a look at the temperatures live right now in the mid to upper 50's. and this compares with 24 hours ago. even they were kind of the same air mass, a half-dozen degrees or more or less. and we were this time from yesterday. forecast today. well, that's optimistic us a mostly cloudy cloudy, basically. but by the mid afternoon, again, rain develops. we have some spotty showers still remain for everybody through the day. but again, a little bit of a break for you today until the heavy stuff again tonight, we have more forecast for you. give

you some timing on things coming up in a bit, stephanie. all right, dave, thank you. >> our top story this morning in just a matter of hours, the forty-niners take on the green bay packers in the divisional round of the nfl playoffs. kron four's tiffany justice is live at levi stadium this morning with a look at the excitement. hey, stephanie. >> hello, good morning. 70 s this is the 10th time the forty-niners and the green pay packers have met in the playoff, making it an nfl record here at levi stadium few hours before the game. it still remains quite quiet. but you can kind of feel the energy in the things have been set up for this game. the forty-niners took to the practice field this week. meanwhile, the packers are coming off a historic win against the dallas cowboys last week. the fight forty-niners have not played a game in 13 days after they won the top seed in the nfc and earned. we got the first round of the playoffs that time off was much needed for some

players who were dealing with some injuries that includes running back. christian mccaffrey, who missed the last game of the regular season with a calf injury. but he is expected to be back and ready for tonight's game. we spoke with some players leading up to tonight's matchup. >> you don't feel everything over one week, but man that that week does make a difference of getting your body right. just re energize refocused and you know, ready take care of 2 games, hopefully and then focus the overhead. and so like the first game this season. some excited about safer game this season, 2 touchdowns. that's a feeling again. we'll see how goes. >> all right. so if you are planning on heading out to the game this evening, there are some traffic warnings we want to talk about this morning. some roads, as i have mentioned, are already closed around the stadium. there is also expected to be heavy traffic on the freeways around the stadium coming in the parking lots here at levi stadium are open at one. 45

this afternoon and the gates will open a few hours later at 3.15, for the game later on this afternoon. and as dave has mentioned earlier, there is a good chance for some during this game. and we'll be you. all right. thank you so much, tiffany. and it's sure to be an exciting game. >> and kick off again at levi's is scheduled for 5.15, but the party started early last night in san jose kron four's dan thorn reports from san pedro square. the energy was through the roof. >> that big party happening here at blanco, urban at san pedro square, fans of the red and gold having themselves fun night before the big playoff game. niner nation from all over the country coming out to this fun event which also featured a forty-niners legit. >> for niners fans, the energy is through the route. this pep rally in san jose was a

kickoff to a big weekend for the red and gold. >> about diva and it's all about mccaffrey, my all we are ready, baby. this is going to be to why. >> not this we're going to >> fans decked out in their best niner gear taking over blanco, urban in san pedro square. they're doing it for the bay and not concerned about saturday's what weather. i'm worry about the rain is a big game. they're also not worried about the packers. think sense packing before we're going to do it again. niner nation coming from all over these fans making the trip from north carolina on the night of whatever and this niner fan with a big noggin flew in from tampa flight with word that serious united playoff game. the red in zones

are so beautiful. sour dough. sam taking some picks. >> and bustin a move as forty-niners royalty was in the house. >> former running back frank gore signing autographs and sending adoring fans home with so many years. my dad, a huge fan. >> and i got this for him and i got is any sign >> well, we know this area is going to be filled with fans who are not at the game, which could be nice to belly up to the bar and stay out of the rain in san jose. dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> quite a scene out there. well, you can catch pre-game and post-game coverage right here on kron 4. and as long as the red and gold stay in the playoffs, wilkinson will continue or niner insider our coverage of the games every week if we're weak night, rather at 10, 45 and in the evening, tune in both on air and online. we're now learning that 2 people were shot friday

at the pittsburgh central bart station bar. police say one of those victims is in critical condition. kron four's amanda hari has the latest. >> the pittsburgh central bart station completely empty friday afternoon except for a few police officers searching for evidence. park police say just before 4 o'clock, a man was shot on the platform and was taken to a hospital. he is said to be in critical condition a few hours later, bart police say another man showed up at area hospital after getting shot in his leg. trains did continue to run through the station, but the platform was close to riders for nearly 5 hours. the closure left. some people and a rainy stranded when she was trying to get to work. >> very inconvenient because i had called to bring it over here. not to break it to the next. >> pittsburgh for station angelo from antioch was also stuck for hours waiting. he says he watched some of the investigation on the right side heading toward a lot of police.

>> individuals standing here investigating, he says used the time to get food and talk to other people in the area about the shooting. and i told them the incident. >> and he was just saying that, well, it's it's an unfortunate thing. however, things happen. hopefully the police enters and all those around in. help solve the issue at hand. police say they're still searching for the shooter and his motive. >> but at this point, investigators say they believe the shooting was not random. the station has since reopened reporting in pittsburgh amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> police are searching for a home burglary suspect in oakland. that burglary happened on park avenue just after 9.30, friday morning citizen app video shows the police perimeter in the cleveland heights area. officers say they did not find anyone inside the property. and one with information is asked to please call oakland police. with local community

members are demanding a meeting with mayor sheng thao to discuss violence prevention programs. this group they gathered in front of city hall on friday. they say it's important for the community to be involved in working out solutions to crime. the push comes as a new report suggests crime is on the rise after oakland abandoned its cease-fire. crime fighting strategy several years ago. >> the people that feel his pain. are are the people that are closest to the solution. we use a pain and anger to make open safe again, become partner contribute. our expertise on the solutions. are communities need to heal and to be safe. >> the ceasefire program is expected to be back up and running at about 6 weeks. meantime, the recall effort against oakland mayor sheng thao is another step closer to collecting signatures. the people behind the campaign say mayor, tell mister 7 day deadline to respond to the recall effort. and once these

organizers are allowed to circulate petitions, they then have 5 months to collect 15,000 signatures from registered city voters. airtel has shared with us here at kron 4. but the recall campaign is being organized by her political opponents who previously ran for office against her. coming up on the kron 4 morning news with more rain on the wai. how pg and e crews are working to prevent. >> power outages. plus the federal government is investigating some bay area schools. we explain why. and after the break, hear from the wife of the forty-niners player who is also a designer behind said taylor swift trending a jacket. as you can see there, how she's proving sportswear is going out of style and the time soon. >> and some light rain across the bay for right now. that will kind of turn off a little bit. give us a little bit of a break during the actual day. pi one even even need the umbrella for the most part. but then tonight, it fires

back up again. we'll give you some idea of the timing of

>> and pg and e crews have a rather. they have been busy all week in. sandra fell getting ready for the wet weather. a spokesperson says that crews have been trimming trees even stockpiling equipment in case the upcoming storm cause any significant damage. >> we are bringing in extra crews. we have that technology model that looks at where the storm is going to hit the hardest and then we can bring in crews from less impacted to help out in those hard-hit areas. last year was such an intense storm season from january, almost april as the storm after storm after storm.

we learn from those storm. the one thing we learned from our customers from gathering that customer feedback is they want more communication from pg any when the power goes out in the community. >> we recently made made changes to our outage map on the pga new website so customers can go and find information about when the power went out when crews are en route. and when is the estimated time of restoration, this helps customers to plan a little better if they do lose power and they feel more in touch with the company. >> the genie is reminding customers to also be prepared for the wet weather on friday night over 2000 customers in san francisco, they lost power in the forest hill neighborhood. and taking a live look now at the golden gate bridge where you can see the rain has already started coming down in this part of the bay area, some wet roadways that drivers out there are experiencing at 7.15, this morning a day. what else should we know about the weather? >> well, for today, good morning, stephanie. good morning. all looks like we'll get a little bit of a break on here now. we're continuing to

get some rain. it's coming down to rate of say 100 to maybe 200 an inch per hour. so it's a relatively light and starting to break up a bit in this afternoon. we're going to some rain-free hours coming our way before yet. heavier rain returns again tonight after sunset maybe approach about 6 o'clock or so to take it all the way to tomorrow morning will be plotting that for you. but again, live shot of what's going on right now. we have some light rain showers to drizzle going on depending on your exact location, east bay shoreline. a covered up by the fog. no surprise with that. humidity levels are high right there with temperatures and that's going remain the case throughout much of the day today. this is a look at it into motion. you can see kind of out to see we're going a little break and some what's going almost optimistic us. a couple raise a son. but why not? you might get a few of those. don't count on too much of that. just to turn the rain off is what most people can expect. a temperature change for you to. 24 hours ago, we noted this before. we're ahead of where the numbers were from yesterday. we're continue to remain in that warm sector.

not a whole lot of winds. we are getting some breezy conditions. you heard that about the pg and e what they're doing there. but also watching out for before this 48 hour event is over. it does look like a pop with winds does happen. no wind advisories but still we'll get someone a little bit winds later on again going through today. again, very spotty showers. here's the deeper moisture four-thirty. it's about the time the sun sets gets dark about that point. and here comes the line of heavier rains watching down the santa clara valley a bit there. you can see heavy rains. we felt there as well, although it looks like a little bit of heavier rain post midnight and then between that time and say 04:00am is when really strong stuff will happen and you can see it breaks off right in time for the sunrise. we'll get a break again during the day on sunday. spotty showers not impossible in sunday night as it was timed out perfectly for the overnight. while you slumber just let this rain do its thing overnight. early morning commuters for your monday. but for 30 or so there still some moderate rain

occurring off to the east bay, but free spotty towards the west. by that point, of course, may be some problems have develops a little bit of caution. your monday morning commute. all right. so this line it all up here for u.s. a poll. by the way, the background, they're looking at delays due to construction as what they're saying about me about a half an hour. there you have the lowdown tomorrow. again, a break in the rain showers here and there heavy stuff overnight. the next week we're watching out for tuesday for some rain to come. but wednesday should be fairly dry in somewhat dry to finish off a week. so we time that out nicely set night. going to be stormy at night tonight. tomorrow night. okay. alright, have those umbrellas and hr. all right. thank you. >> all well, that's all the rain that they've just described there. there are 2 types of potentially deadly mushrooms. >> that are popping up in east bay regional parks. not all much firms are poisonous, but the bay area is home to 2 of the deadliest types. a lot of people like to harvest mushrooms, but the regional park district says it's probably a good idea not to pick them right now.

>> it grows in environments around oak trees as well. who have dogs as well. like we all know that dogs like to explore and around. they also should not be eating those of you don't know what it is. don't pick in the east bay regional park district. you are not permitted to pick. or for age unless you have a permit. so when folks don't know about them and they pick them and eat them, they have very toxic and fatal effects. >> so if you want to learn more about this, there is a free fungus. fair, but it's happening this weekend at the tilden nature center where you can get more information. was the forty-niners get ready for tonight's playoff game? it's not just the players getting national attention. kristen use checks the wife of niners pro bowl football. full fullback brother kyle. use check made headlines last weekend when taylor swift wore this jacket that check design kron four's. kate rooney sat down with the designer to talk about it. >> women want to wear things that they feel comfortable in.

and for me, i try to take silhouettes and shapes of things. i would wear my everyday life like if i was going out with my friends are going out to dinner and how can a mimic the shape into sportswear? >> the sound of the sewing machine is the soundtrack to kristin news checks. life? well, that and the sound of the cheers of the nfl crowds. kristen is married to forty-niners all pro fullback kyle use. check a fan favorite among the 40 niner faithful and in her husband 7 years with the team, she's become a fan favorite herself. thanks to the unique garments she creates posts on instagram and wears to every san francisco game. >> this season has really like i my momentum has built in the faithful, have been so incredibly supportive. i can't thank all the fans enough. they've just really been like highlighting on myself. and everyone's been commenting being so sweet and so supportive of me than support gives kristen an extra boost along a journey. she started

about 5 seasons ago after rediscovering a long-forgotten love for sewing and working with fabrics while making a halloween costume. i really want to be justin and britney from the vma zalich full denim get up. and i remember looking online and i couldn't find anything i can buy anywhere so that could make this so go to walmart bought like probably 10 pairs of jeans. and i just started cutting them up and and then i i bought a sewing machine. and i just want you to ben. i kind of like, wow, i love this. i forgot how much i love this. and that kind of just got the momentum going for me again, that momentum led to her very first game day creation, pants and a courage of style crop top made using a box of her husband's branded t-shirts. that one it just kind of snowballed it and like, wow, this would be a really fun challenge for me. how can i make something for every game and how can i continue to be different styles? she's done just that from reworking existing forty-niners gear. she thrifted to executing difficult original designs. kristen's garments are all meticulously crafted. she uses

multiple machines and he's spent as many as 30 hours on some of the more challenging pieces like her most recent creation, this jersey puffer jacket. everyone has these jerseys, but it's cold for most of these games, especially when you get into postseason. so they covered up with jackets, some of the early. what? how can reinvent the jersey and make it so people can represent their favorite player in cold weather? it's not just kristen representing her favorite player in these garments fellow nfl wives, simone biles and brittany mahomes of warned her designs. even taylor swift were christian news check. original puffer jacket to support her boyfriend. travis kelsey, a tight end for the kansas city chiefs. and so did one of christians husband's fashion-forward teammates deebo samuel. he's made out of a brock purdy jersey. the team is so close yet. so i asked him, i was like people would love to make you something for just being such a good friend and he has a kind make you one of these events. and i didn't know if he would wear his own jersey, which obviously he would so what about products? and you said yes, sure. the images of deebo and kristen's

vest made their way around the sports world. and she says even though making the weekly garments for herself and others takes up nearly all of her free time, she's got a lot in the works for the postseason and beyond. it's the most rewarding thing in the world. and that's why i keep doing this like i definitely have those moments when i slam my head against a wall and things aren't going right and i'm making mistakes. but when you have that final product in your so worth it. it's just most rewarding thing. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news habitat for humanity is helping build more affordable housing in one east bay community.

>> walnut creek, more affordable housing is available. thanks to habitat for humanity. well, it was ella sogomonian has the details. >> contractors and volunteers are hard at work getting this new neighborhood in walnut creek ready in time for families to move in. it's all been made possible by the nonprofit habitat for humanity. a lot of these families are facing the threat of displacement if their rent payments keep climbing. and so the thought of being able to actually build some real stability in the community that they really love is is really exciting. people who otherwise thought they might never own a home will soon be moving into a community called esperanza place. the town homes are being built for people who have a low to moderate income. >> and it's centrally located near many transit options. the first group of houses are nearly ready. the structures are built and they're putting finishing touches inside. >> and as we know, spring is a time for new beginnings and this spring families will be

finally moving into the first phase of the project here in walnut creek and be putting this kitchen to use. >> holmes vary between one and 4 bedrooms that are sold to people depending on their family size. they will be paying a low cost mortgage. that does not exceed 35% of their income. so to be able to contribute in even a small way makes a huge difference. and so and plus, quite honestly, it's a blast to volunteer. it's a lot of fun habitat for humanity is ready now and accepting applications for the second phase of esperanza place where on the other side of the lot, 19 more buildings will soon go up. >> to check for eligibility. just head over to our website kron 4 dot com where we've posted a link reporting in walnut creek. i'm ella sogomonian kron. 4 news. >> all right. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, macy's announces more than 2000 job cuts. the impact on at least one bay area at least one bay area location.

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>> now on kron 4 morning news playoffs. the forty-niners are set to take on the green bay packers. we're live at levi stadium with the latest. >> and more rain is heading to the bay area. you can see it right there. we have the latest timing of that storm. good morning. welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news. thanks so much for joining us here. let's get right over to dave spahr for the latest on our wet weather. hey, dave. >> good morning, stephanie. good morning, everybody. and looks like a little break developing for a store in the day today. lets you do what you got to do here a little bit. but those certainly be the wet roads in the puddles are only grow throughout the weekend. so just a bit of caution with all of that. but beyond that, again, taking a breather from the heavy stuff

until redevelops tonight. the view that we have from right now, this is what it looks like as we have the hazy light as you will notice. there course the fog in place because it's just so saturated. the air mass that we're in, it's actually a mild air mass here it is in total. you can see that big stream all the way from hawaii out into the deep pacific. this subtropical jet. it's been responsible for, believe it or not, sometimes in the east coast, get freezing rain from all of this because aloft it's raining. but then it freezes when it strikes the ground. so it's going to be feeding us all this weekend with some of the heavier rains. there's a look at the winds a little bit on the breezy side today. but then what we're waiting for is than that other storm happening tomorrow night. we'll get a nice pound where the winds will start to pick up a little bit. there's no wind advisory with this, but you can see the numbers to increase a little bit and notice how they're coming, southeasterly. so we're going to remain in the mild section for the niners game going on tonight. it's simple to say mostly cloudy, rain and showers or showers turning to rain. it's actually going 10

fight as the glee again plays on. and your breakdown for today. let's try cloudy for 11 o'clock to cloudy. but by 4 o'clock, we'll start to see some rain develop. police in san francisco along the coast and then spreading off towards the east. little bit more on that rain also coming for your sunday night and a bit, stephanie. all right, dave, thank you. >> our top story this morning in just a matter of hours. the forty-niners take on the green bay packers in the divisional round of the nfl playoffs. a force to be justice is live out at live at levi stadium this morning. she's got a look at all the excitement for tiffany. >> hey, stephen, a yes. good morning to everyone. we have found the diehard fans here waiting in line to get into the stadium in their cars. actually just saw someone drive up with a barbecue in the trunk or the back of their truck. so here we go tonight will be the 10th time the forty-niners and the green bay packers have met in the playoffs, making it an nfl

record. the forty-niners took to the practice field this week. meanwhile, the packers are coming off of a historic win against the dallas cowboys last week. they the forty-niners have not played a game in 13 days after they won the top seed in the nfc in have earned a week off the first round of the playoffs. >> that time off was much needed for some players who are dealing with some injuries that includes running back. christian mccaffrey, who missed last game of the regular season with a calf injury. but he is expected to be back and ready to go for tonight's game. we spoke with some players leading up to tonight's matchup. >> they got our attention no matter what, you on the road as the 7 seed against a really good dallas team. i mean, that's that's enough in itself. and the fact that they want a way that they did. >> you know, has yet a young they company and they failed. they get great, great, great skill player. you they kind of rolling right now. so we know they don't come here home not skid. they've so right now. so

we we've got to come out and play the way the forty-niners play would bring unity. >> all right. so if you are planning on heading out to the game this evening here at levi stadium, there are some traffic warnings you want to talk to you about this morning. some roads have already been closed dowa around the stadium. there is also expected to be heavy traffic on the freeways around the stadium as you come in and most likely as you leave as well. right? the parking lots here at levi stadium are opening at one. 45 this afternoon and the gates will open a few hours later at 3.15 this afternoon for the kickoff of the game a few hours later. and as dave has mentioned, there is a good chance of some rain this afternoon during the game will be keeping a good eye on that for you. but in the meantime, reporting live here at levi stadium to justice. stephanie, back to you. all right, stephanie, thank you so much for your coverage this morning. looking a great game. a macy's in the east bay is closing its doors

for good. this comes after the company announced it would lay off nearly 24. >> 100 employees nationwide this month. kron four's dan kerman spoke with shoppers in san leandro. >> the days are numbered for the macy's store in stanley andrews bayfair center. macy's has announced this is one of 5 stores that will close nationwide. i've shot macy's for 30 plus years. i hate to see this window. shoppers say they'll miss the in-store experience they get at this location, which is slated to lay off 60 employees but enjoy the interaction with you know, team that certain and i like fine. >> and touch what i what i want lot of time. and it's not the same when i'm online. >> macy's says the closure is all about repositioning its store fleet to better meet customer needs. shoppers admit they're doing less in-store shopping than they used to order it online. we can pick it up.

>> you know, a lot of times you go into the brick and mortar stores, they don't have your size. they don't have what you're looking but its online. so it's easier to have shipped or >> may says shoppers will now have to go a little farther for the in-store shopping experience either visiting stores in hayward or pleasanton. i hate to see >> well, let me go in get my last goods. intel macy's says discounts will get underway later this month. that will last approximately 8 to 12 weeks and then the storm will close. >> in stanley under dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> one of the biggest online retailer cutting jobs. wayfair announced today it is laying off more than 1600 employees. that's around 13% of its workforce. wayfair saw surge in profits during the pandemic. and the ceo says the company went overboard with hiring during that time, the profits of drop since people started doing more shopping in person. and we're getting more details about the los angeles

innocence project's investigation in the scott peterson. now, according to court documents filed with san mateo county court this week, it is his project will examine evidence suggesting peterson did not kill his pregnant wife lacey in 2004, one option would be to prove lacy was still alive when scott left to go fishing on the morning of the crime. other options revolve around incidents that happened around the time of lacey's disappearance such as the house across the street. that was burglarized. a van that caught on fire the day after her disappearance and her stolen watch, which was sold at a shop. the innocence project says these incidents could point to another potential suspect. and that project they're calling for the release of testimonies. witness names. police report said materials related to the investigation. meantime, kron 4 legal analyst michael cardoza, he warns against the public jumping to their own conclusions about this case.

if the innocence project finds anything promising in their investigation, the organization will have to go to the federal level. first peterson is now serving life in prison without parole. organization claims federal officials are investigating the san francisco and oakland unified school district's over anti-semitism concerns. kron four's philippe djegal has the details on that. >> the jewish community relations council bay area says it learned thursday that the u.s. department of education says it will investigate the oakland and san francisco unified school district's for possible title 6 violations based on shared ancestry. the civil rights law that prevents discrimination and activities at schools that receive federal funds. the investigations are confirmed on the department of education's website. well, we don't know the specifics yet. we are guessing that it has to do. >> with this massive discrimination that we're seeing at every level of schools in oakland and san francisco. and by the way, and many other school districts

across the bay area. tyler gregory is ceo of the j c r c bay area and believes the rise in anti-semitism is at the root of the investigations. he says accusations by the oakland teachers, union of israel allegedly committing genocide against the palestinians recently organize teaching usd teachers spreading anti-israel propaganda. >> and walkouts at san francisco schools by students demanding israel end its part of the war in gaza following the hamas terrorist attacks in october have all contributed to a rise in hate against jews. gregory says some jewish families are removing their kids from the school districts out of fear for their kids. safety 30 out of oakland unified alone. we know the numbers much higher that are thinking about it. >> and again, this is just one school district. sure about sun is a 7th grade student in the oakland unified school district and says she will keep him in class through the end of the academic year. then consider transferring him out. she says the teachers,

anti-semitic language prompted her to have her son removed from that class. when you're trying changing narrative to suit. >> you know purpose for yourself or a feeling that is not where education should be. >> a u.s. department of education spokesperson says the agency does not comment on pending investigations. philippe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> well, in response, the superintendents of san francisco unified says, quote, is imperative that our schools are safe spaces where each and every one our students feel like they belong, feel heard and get the support that they need to process and heal a kron. 4 has reached out to the school district and we have not yet heard back specifically. and temperatures go. mayor london breed declined to sign a resolution calling for a cease-fire in gaza. the city's board of supervisors passed at their meeting last tuesday. in a letter addressed to the board president aaron peskin the

excuse me in a letter addressed to the president of the board, aaron peskin, the mayor wrote that since the board passed the resolution, the city has been more divided and less safe. she argued the measure was never about bringing people together, but about choosing sides. she also pointed out that supervisors and mayors are neither elected nor qualified to undertake complex foreign policy issues. the mayor is day called for creating opportunities for conversation, advocating for peace and protecting human life. coming up here on the kron 4 morning news. a historic night for stanford women's basketball head coach. >> we show you what? after the break. we head up to a north bay winery that's lending football and why? >> and those grapes need some water, don't they? they're getting it as we speak and we'll see this kind of break up a little bit to the afternoon. take a breather. but then some heavier rains coming our way. we have the timing for you. keep it here. the kron 4 morning news continues.

>> welcome back. taking a live look outside at walnut creek this morning. but a few cars out there considering the wet weather 07:43am. this saturday. check in now with day. for more on our what we need to yeah, good morning, stephanie. good morning. everybody still got the puddles on the roads and they are going to grow and they're going to be wet. roads still sticking around. >> even though we're going to probably see this rain break up a little bit stay kind of cloudy skies for the day to day before. >> the next hammer falls all have the timing on that in

just a bit. send you off to somebody in this case, but it's still same kind of thing. is tahoe. there you see all the haze that they got going on coming with the snow, go on the winds and all that kind of thing. obviously. and the general forecast is as follows sunday. there's snow going on, although maybe a little bit of a break in the earlier hours monday, we repeat that it's left over tuesday, a break and then a little bit more by the middle of the week here. now, this is some subtropical moisture coming our way. but still, we have the winter weather warning statements and all of that going on. tom, who was under a winter weather watch to go into a warning later. that will be until 10 e am on monday. the snow levels, again, a very high with this above 6,000 feet, but they can cause problems with that. and plus, you're going to melting and refreezing and melting and refreezing. so a little bit of caution when you're traveling out there. still a lot of weather still to be had, even though we have high snow levels. futurecast for to go through this. here comes the bigger, deeper moisture light right through sunday night. we're freezing about one. 30

am to give you an idea. this really big hit. we're getting it looks like it's favoring a little bit up in the north bay breaks up for your sunday afternoon. not bad. and then another kind of grand finale, if you will, for our sunday night in still lingering a little bit on monday morning. let's take a look at the bigger picture here. all right there, the hit. we haven't hit on sunday monday. again, the subtropical jet providing all the moisture here. then we get a little bit of a break and another little dose of showers perhaps going on here by the middle of the week here. this is much weaker than anything we've been for through. and then you have a break. and with mix of some sun in the action here, too, as we head on to next weekend, the money in the bank. but just what we're looking at, here's a long range forecast for you again, very unsettled to start the week. we have a break tuesday rain comes back again wednesday and it looks like another break happening there. no, those temperatures, if you will. we are lower 60's to the whole period. so for rain going on, that's fairly mild. we can have some times in the upper 40's there. so that

reinforces the point that this rain and we get a lot of that because it's warm air like being cold air from the gulf of alaska would be different. all right. so for me, my take away from all that snow, keep your he was saying doused a little bit of chilly side. of course. thing and end. but it also means as mountain snows were not actually holding as much as we like. so. >> okay. very good to know. thank you so much, dave. all right. >> may have everyone's attention, please. we have a new student. it starts hitting you trying to >> all right. the new take on the girls is now in theaters and one of the actors is from here from the bay area. musical tells the story of a girl who is thrust from home school and high school where she's quickly overwhelmed by boys. what a problem. right hand, the plastics, a group of the most popular girls in school. >> and one of those girls is yvonne tika. the 18 year-old grew up in union city and she spoke with what it means to be

cast as a plastic. >> knowing that i'm now perceived this way in a generally like public way is is really interesting to me. i think especially being somebody of south asian descent knowing that. people who are brown aren't necessarily aligned with these adjectives that review as positives like. >> hot and pretty in at like what we want to be an admirable. it's been really, it's interesting to kind of a kind of see like all the social media actually the release see what everybody's it's been kind of its been really weird. >> all right. i mean, girls is out now. so check it out. if you haven't already. and back to our big story this morning, the forty-niners take on the green bay packers in the playoffs later today. kron four's erin wilson has the latest. >> well, we are now just a few hours away from kickoff. you know, the forty-niners in the packard, the divisional game

and it can't come soon enough. the forty-niners they know that their hands are full with the packers who are coming up with rising. 48 to 32 win over the heavily favored cowboys and they're playing free and easy right now. they are first team that has a 70 to wi a playoff game and basically playing with house money which could prove to be a problem for the forty-niners who are playing a team that is young, you know, where the magnitude of playoffs since having him to like we just need to win another game. now the forty-niners tight george kittle. he knows and the packers, you know that they're on the run. and so he says that 15, the niners, they will be ready when it's time to go. >> playing a team who has been really hot, one almost all recent games when the dallas won a big game, they went into minnesota, won a big game in there, you know, and seasons like they're used to big games that when you get there used pressure like said were realthi they're just works for the opportunity coming here and a

chance spoil know, we have our season like that. but i think this team our team is very locked in and out just ready to go. >> meanwhile, tara vanderveer, her team are always ready to go. she was looking at time might shift these college winning streak last night. the ncaa history record and well against oregon's the team did make her weight loss part of just after 20 that their lead and never looked back. and we're bringing all 3 of her shocking to most of the night off. a key important here has hit behind how to move fans get the layup gets the bucket and the foul. >> and different. >> 21 points he the cardinal won 88 to 63 with the final given van der veer 1200 and second win tying her with coach k and coach than if you're had the chance to become all-time leader tomorrow to sunday when sanford host oregon state. >> and of course, we here at kron 4 are rooting for tara vanderveer to break that record outs. acidic to you at the all right, aaron, thank

you. and as we gear up for tonight's big game from 4 sports reporter kate rooney heads out to wine country to one of the most unique tasting rooms in the region were community football and wine reign. supreme. >> vince lombardi once said the only way to succeed it anything is to give it everything. well, the legendary packers coach would probably be proud of the men behind 3 fat guys. winery in sonoma. just try to make one. definitely shined. they speak for themselves. >> know allows our team to focus on hospitality making sure everybody has great experience. you might be wondering what the green bay packers have to do with a group of northern california winemakers. >> well, the answer is everything. 3 thats guys, the creation of 3 former nfl offensive lineman tony mall. daryn colledge and jason spitz were all drafted by the packers in 2006, their first vintage for their winery came just a year later. wind was actually one of the first

things that really brought us together. >> offensive lineman always do their big alignment dinners. it's a tradition before big games. you know, one of the sudden made its way onto the table take away the man who ordered that. i didn't do over the drink. it you know, want to find out that loved one. and jason loves one. and it was just a perfect fit for us to put this together. >> as the sonoma native, tony grew up with many friends whose families were in the wine industry. 3 fact guys was able to contract with existing vineyards for their grapes and assemble a team of locals to help with production. nfl stands for not for long. so it's always what's the next career going to be? >> and i say likely for us. we're able to get this off the ground and what i retired, was michael to kind of take it on and taken to the next level that's where we're at this field right here behind me is where the 3 thought guys grow their chardonnay grapes. their tasting room just across the highway. >> and then about 15 miles away. is there winemaking facility? that's where the

magic happens. if there's magic in the line, which includes varietals for every palate from so blanc. pinot noir. >> the real magic is actually in the 3 white guys tasting room. just ask the guests. it's just a fun family, local place and the winds are it's always a great place to be. everyone is so friendly and we just always have the best time. he has a good selection and good and, >> you know, tony is always fun always and, you know, you just good time with members for four-plus years, every time com warm, welcoming all the time. >> any first responder, super kind. in fact, taking care of people who serve the community might be the most important thing to tony and his team. >> first responders, members of the military and teachers all get a discount and 3 fat guys strives to be a place that's comfortable for locals and visitors alike. i'm all about i want people here want

locals here. i want families here want you to bring your dog and, you know, hang out so that the fire tricks some good wine and >> i enjoy some decent food and, you know, have have a great >> but whether you're there for the atmosphere or for the wine football remains a quintessential part of the 3 thought. guys experience. we definitely get our fair share the 450 appear on sundays. >> to watch you know, but we get into the playoffs. >> we have fun parties. kind of take over the tasting room and it's just a place you definitely want to come and hang out. watch football 2 >> sounds like a great time. >> sounds like a great time. we not just any whiteboard...

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morning news. excitement is growing as the bay area gets ready. >> for the forty-niners playoff game against the green bay packers and they area communities prepare for another round of rain. just when you can expect the wet weather to hit your area. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at >> good morning. thank you so much for joining us here on the kron. 4 morning news. i'm stephanie lin. >> it's saturday. january 20th has get you started with a look at that wet weather with dave spahr. good morning to you, dave. well, good morning, stephanie. good morning, everybody. in the rain saga continues again through this weekend. however, the plus side of the story is at least it's being time for the nightly hours. giving us a break during the day. that's both today. also into your

sunday as well. it looks like first things. first is the radar. as you can see, we do have kind of >> collection of some mostly light to maybe a couple little moderate rain showers that are in there. but it's breaking up considerably going forward. that means we're set up for a little bit of a break today. we do still have quite a bit of fog. that's around certain. the rain that's happening is all kind of clouding up the imagery that we can see. there's the east bay shoreline, very overcast, kind of gloomy like day. still, we've got that on tap. there's the break that you will notice and a line of rain showers to hit us for tonight. the subtropical jet also checking in providing all that mild moisture temperature check for you in the mid to upper 50's. not much more than that for our forecast highs today, but we are ahead by 24 hours ago by half-a-dozen degrees or so. so for today, kind of taking a break, a cloudy with a few showers developing by 3. and at that point that turns to rain after sunset and heavy rain in bed with that late tonight, we'll have more details in your forecast. both the rain today and tomorrow, stephanie. all right, dave, thank you.

>> our top story this morning. in just a matter of hours, the forty-niners take on the green bay packers in the divisional round of the nfl playoffs. first, if justices live out there for us at levi's stadium this morning with a look at the excitement and it sounds like a chilly start to the day. a house energy looking out there. tiffany. >> good morning, stephanie. you know, the energy is pretty good. we have some super fans out here that have been out here since at 6 o'clock this morning. just waiting to get into the stadium. the energy is great. and tonight is going to be a big night. a big game tonight will be the 10th time. the forty-niners and the green bay packers will be meeting in the playoffs. making that an nfl record. so the forty-niners took to the practice field this week. meanwhile, the packers are coming off a historic win against the dallas cowboys last week. the niners have not played a game in 13 days after they won the top seed in the nfc and earned a week off in the first round of the

playoffs. that time off was much needed for some players who are dealing with some injuries that includes running back. christian mccaffrey. >> who missed the last game of the regular season with a calf injury. but he is expected to be back and ready to go for tonight's game. we spoke with some super fans just a moment ago. >> you know, started out the we read in the playoffs and then now it's just one game at a time. we get a good day by day right visited a play in i am. i always there's going to game out there. who would play in? you know, it's a game. so they got to show up. they got a show out and we've got to do the same thing in the stands. >> okay. so if you are planning on heading out for the game this evening, there are some traffic warnings we want to talk to you about this morning. some roads are already closed down around the stadium. be aware of that. there is also expected to be heavy traffic on the freeways around the stadium as you are heading in for tonight's game kickoff around 5.15, this

afternoon. the parking lots here at levi stadium opening at one. 45 with the gates opening a few hours later at 3.15, as dave has mentioned there is rain and there should be some possible rain this evening as well. we're exploring some rain this morning will keep an eye on the rain throughout the day. but for now, send it back to you in studio. stephanie. alright, sounds like the start of what's going to be a pretty exciting day for all those niner fans. thank you so much to. >> kickoff for levi's again is scheduled for 5.15, but the party started early last night in san jose cowboys, death or reports from san pedro square where the energy as you're about to see through the roof. >> that big party happening here at blanco, urban at san pedro square, fans of the red and gold having themselves fun night before the big playoff game. niner nation from all over the country coming out of this fun event which also featured a forty-niners legit.

>> for niners fans, the energy is through the route. this pep rally in san jose was a kickoff to a big weekend for the red and gold. >> about diva and it's all about mccaffrey, my all we are ready, baby. this is going to be why that >> fans decked out in their best niner gear taking over blanco, urban in san pedro square. they're doing it for the bay and not concerned about saturday's what weather. i'm worry about the rain is a big game. they're also not worried about the packers. we sent packing before. we're going to do it niner nation coming from all over these fans making the trip from north carolina on the night, and this niner fan with a big

flight with worth it tonight is playoff game. the red zones are so beautiful. sour dough. sam taking some picks. >> and bustin a move as forty-niners royalty was in the house. >> former running back frank gore signing autographs and sending adoring fans home. >> with many years, my dad, a huge fan. >> and i got this for him. and i got is any sign >> well, we know this area is going to be filled with fans who are not at the game, which could be nice to belly up to the bar and stay out of the rain in san jose. dan thorn kron. 4 news love seeing that excitement. and of course you can catch pre-game and post-game coverage right here on kron. 4. >> and as long as the red and gold stay in, the playoffs will continue. niner insider every week night at 10. 45 you can tune in both on air and online. we're now learning that 2 people were shot friday

at pittsburgh central bart station. our police say one of them is in critical condition. prof was amanda hari has the latest. >> the pittsburgh central bart station completely empty friday afternoon except for a few police officers searching for evidence. police say just before 4 o'clock, a man was shot on the platform and was taken to a hospital. he is said to be in critical condition a few hours later, police say another man showed up at area hospital after getting shot in his leg. trains did continue to run through the station, but the platform was close to riders for nearly 5 hours. the closure left. some people and a rainy stranded when she was trying to get to work. >> very inconvenient because i had called bring it over here. not to break it to the next. >> pittsburgh for station angelo from antioch was also stuck for hours waiting. he says he watched some of the investigation on the right side heading toward a lot of police.

>> individuals standing here investigating, he says used the time to get food and talk to other people in the area about the shooting. and i told them the incident. >> and he was just saying that, well, it's it's an unfortunate thing. however, things happen. hopefully the police enters and all those around in. help solve the issue at hand. police say they're still searching for the shooter and his motive. >> but at this point, investigators say they believe the shooting was not random. the station has since reopened reporting in pittsburgh amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> police are searching for a home burglary suspect in oakland. the burglary happened on park boulevard just after 9.30, friday morning citizen app video shows the police perimeter and the cleveland heights area. officers say they did not find anyone inside the home. but anyone with information is asked to please call oakland police.

>> what's with community members are demanding a meeting with mayor sheng thao to discuss a violence prevention programs. the group gathered in front of city hall friday and say it's important for the community to be involved in working out solutions to crime. the push comes as a new report suggests crime is on the rise after oakland abandoned its cease-fire, crime fighting strategy. >> the people that feel his pain. are are the people that are closest to the solution. we use a pain and anger to make open safe again, become partner contribute. our expertise on the solutions. are communities need to heal and to be safe. >> the ceasefire program is expected to be back up and running in 6 weeks. meantime, the recall effort against oakland mayor thao is a step closer to collecting signatures people behind the campaign say that mayor thao, mister 7 day deadline to respond to and once the organizers are allowed to circulate petitions, they'll have 5

months to collect 15,000 signatures from registered city voters. mayor, tell us said here on kron 4 about the recall campaign is organized by her political opponents who previously ran for office against her. out of fairfield. police arrested a man accused of kidnapping a child. police say 48 year-old wilson toya approached a 13 year-old well, she was on her way to school friday and tried luring her into his car vehicles. picture there on your screen. a fortunately police say a good samaritan pulled over and got the girl safely to campus. the girl told her teachers about what happened. police responded and arrested the suspect. coming up on the kron morning news with more rain on the way. how pg and e crews are working to prevent power outages. >> plus, the federal government is investigating some bay area schools. we explain why. after the break, the wife of a forty-niners player proving that sportswear is not going out of style any

time soon. how she designed this trending jacket worn by taylor swift. >> winding down today with some light rain showers. however, upstream, another dose happening of heavy rain tonight and another one into sunday. your forecast is next to kron. 4 morning news continues. welcome back to

kron. 4 morning news. good morning, everybody. our little shot of radar shows some light rain showers working their way. >> across the remainder of the bay before things start to kind of taper off a little bit for today, again, firing back up again a little bit later on this live shot coming in from san jose state. yes, some dark

clouds off towards the distance over the hills, though. still another dose of some rain to slip into the valley before looks like it might be all quits, at least for today. for you, folks and everybody as we see upstream. a nice full break. developing in here before again, some more heavy rains for tonight. those temperatures are on the mild sector. however, and we do see rain. we look higher up in the atmosphere of saturation occurring before it hits the freezing line as well. so were some half-dozen degrees ahead of where our numbers were yesterday. but it's going to walk to that future cast for for you. that's the one that's telling for today. basically rain-free as you'll notice. and then after sunset comes the deeper moisture back again and the heavy rains that will take the cards, if you will, all the way to tomorrow morning. looks like a half to lift the heavy dose here. you can see pre pre sunrise and then tapering off again for your sunday sunday itself looks to be even better than today. maybe even some breaks happening in the skies. there before another line of

heavier rains again, right across the bay. and this time for the morning commute on monday. the heavy rains are pretty much in the east bay by that point, tapering off elsewhere. but after 2 nights of some heavier rains, minority have produced some flooding problems by that point. so right now we don't have any flash flood watches, but we'll let you know if anything develops and certainly up to the mountains at higher elevations will be collecting the snow line. everything up here for you. scattered showers. late rain developing spotty, heavy rain happening overnight. then the day tomorrow we're looking okay with a break in the rain in the showers here and there will pop up. but then heavy rains again overnight as we walk through one us now for the balance of next week. the only thing to look out for is a wednesday. looks like some rain returns. but a nice break on tuesday and it looks like the brakes and hold off until thursday. friday o the next weekend. still a little fuzzy about 60's san francisco spotty showers, late rain like we just talking about 60 oakland, same kind of deal and san jose for today. yes, we've

got a few little showers that linger. then the night rain and that will be a rain that starts to become heavier probably after the ballgame happened. so at least it will be just the showers and the rain to start and again, heavier stuff later. here's a look at high temperatures today. lower 60's at that. hardly moving all from where the numbers are right now. so does climb another half-dozen degrees or so. so for january, i mean, the numbers are holding mildly because we're having this mild air coming in from the pacific. and that means it's just very juicy. unloke being cold air from alaska and will give us nice mountain snows and a good ok? all right. love that. well, i mean, if you're a you're going to love that for the rest of us may be. >> stay indoors. that's right. but at least during the day, get what you've done. you get done without too much interference. okay. yeah. that's the good news. inning. yeah. thanks so much all right. well, marin county public works. crews have been hard at work, trimming trees in clearing up debris in anticipation of severe wet weather. a litter for a little

farther to the north and mendocino and lake counties. a flood watch is in effect through tonight. that could be extended into monday. and pg. e crews have been busy all week in. sandra fell getting ready for the storm. a spokesperson says crews have been trimming trees and stockpiling equipment in case the upcoming storm causes any damage we are bringing in extra crews. we have that technology model that looks at where the storm is going to hit the hardest and then we can bring in crews from less impacted to help out in those hard-hit areas. last year was such an intense storm season from january, almost april as the storm after storm after storm. >> we learn from those storm. the one thing we learned from our customers from gathering that customer feedback is they want more communication from pg any when the power goes out in the community. >> we recently made made changes to our outage map on the pga new website so customers can go and find information about when the power went out when crews are en route. and when is the estimated time of restoration, this helps customers to plan a little better if they do lose power and they feel more in touch with the company.

>> pg e is reminding customers to be prepared for the storm as well on friday night over 2000 customers in san francisco lost power in the forest hill neighborhood. with all that rain, 2 types of potentially deadly mushrooms are popping up in the east bay regional parks. not all mushrooms were poisonous for the bay area. happens to be home to 2 of the deadliest types. a lot of people harvest mushrooms. but the regional park district says it's probably best not to pick them right now. >> roseann environments around oak trees as well who have dogs as well. like we all know that dogs like to explore and around. they also should not be eating those of you don't know what it is. don't pick in the east bay regional park district. you are not permitted to pick. or for age unless you have a permit. so when folks don't know about them and they pick them and eat them, they have very toxic and fatal effects. >> if you want to learn more on how you can keep yourself safe, there is a free fungus. fair. that happens this

weekend at the tilden nature center, grief and despair. as the forty-niners get ready for tonight's playoff game. it's not just the players getting national attention. kristen use check the wife of niners pro bowl fullback kyle kyle. use check made headlines last weekend when taylor swift wore a jacket that she designed. you can see it right there. but for us, kate rooney sat down with news. check to talk all about it. >> women want to wear things that they feel comfortable in. and for me, i try to take silhouettes and shapes of things. i would wear my everyday life like if i was going out with my friends are going out to dinner okay, how can a mimic the shape into sportswear? >> the sound of the sewing machine is the soundtrack to kristin news checks. life? well, that and the sound of the cheers of the nfl crowds. kristen is married to forty-niners all pro fullback kyle use. check a fan favorite among the 40 niner faithful

and in her husband 7 years with the team, she's become a fan favorite herself. thanks to the unique garments she creates posts on instagram and wears to every san francisco game. this season has really like my momentum has built in the faithful have been. >> so incredibly supportive. i can't thank all the fans enough. they've just really been like highlighting on myself. and everyone's been commenting. you being so sweet and so supportive of me. fans support gives kristen an extra boost along a journey. she started about 5 seasons ago after rediscovering a long-forgotten love for sewing and working with fabrics while making a halloween costume. i really want to be justin and britney from the vma zalich full denim get up. and i remember looking online and i couldn't find anything. i can buy it anywhere so that i could make this so go to walmart and bought like probably 10 pairs of jeans. and i just started cutting them up and and then i i bought a sewing machine. and i just want you to ben. i kind of like, wow, i love this. i forgot how much i love this. and that kind of just got the momentum going for me. again, that momentum led to her very

first game day creation, pants and a courage of style crop top made using a box of her husband's branded t-shirts. that one it just kind of snowballed it and like, wow, this would be a really fun challenge for me. how can make something for every game and how can i continue to be different styles? she's done just that from reworking existing forty-niners gear. she thrifted to executing difficult original designs. kristen's garments are all meticulously crafted. she uses multiple machines and he's spent as many as 30 hours on some of the more challenging pieces like her most recent creation, this jersey puffer jacket. everyone has these jerseys, but it's cold for most of these games, especially when you get into postseason. so the covering up of jackets, some of way. what how can reinvent the jersey and make it so people can represent their favorite player in cold weather? it's not just kristen representing her favorite player in these garments fellow nfl wives, simone biles and brittany mahomes have warned her designs. even taylor swift were christian news check. original puffer jacket. >> to support her boyfriend,

travis kelsey, a tight end for the kansas city chiefs. and so in the works for the postseason and beyond. it's the most rewarding thing in the world. and that's why i keep doing this like. >> i definitely have those moments when i slam my head against a wall things aren't going right and i'm making mistakes. but when you have that final product in your so worth it. it's just most rewarding thing. >> it's a very neat. well, still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news habitat for humanity is helping build affordable housing in one east

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affordable housing is available. thanks to habitat for humanity. >> kron four's ella sogomonian has the details. >> contractors and volunteers are hard at work getting this new neighborhood in walnut creek ready in time for families to move in. it's all been made possible by the nonprofit habitat for humanity. a lot of these families are facing the threat of displacement if their rent payments keep climbing. and so the thought of being able to actually build some real

stability in the community that they really love is is really exciting. people who otherwise thought they might never own a home will soon be moving into a community called esperanza place. the town homes are being built for people who have a low to moderate income. >> and its entry located near many transit options. the first group of houses are nearly ready. the structures are built and they're putting finishing touches inside. >> and as we know, spring is a time for new beginnings and this spring families will be finally moving into the first phase of the project here in walnut creek and be putting this kitchen to use. >> holmes vary between one and 4 bedrooms that are sold to people depending on their family size. they will be paying a low cost mortgage. that does not exceed 35% of their income. so to be able to contribute in even a small way makes a huge difference. and so and plus, quite honestly, it's a blast to volunteer. it's a lot of fun habitat for humanity is ready now and accepting applications for the second phase of esperanza place where on the other side of the lot, 19 more buildings will soon go up. >> to check for eligibility.

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>> now on the kron 4 morning news getting ready for the playoffs. the forty-niners are set to take on the green bay packers and we're live at levi stadium with the latest. >> and more rain is headed for the bay area. we've got the

latest on the timing of this next story. good morning. welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news. thanks so much for joining us. let's get straight to dave sphar for the latest on our wet weather. it's looking pretty damp out there already date. >> yeah, good morning, stephanie. good morning, everybody. the heavy rains from overnight, though now are starting to subside a little bit that created puddle problems and so forth. so little bit of caution on the area roadways, no flash flood statements have been issued yet. but there might be some before we finish up this weekend as we have a lot of busy stuff happening from now. there's your moderate to light rain showers that are still working across the bay. now we'll see a break developing. in fact, some folks even seeing some sun, as you can see from san jose state here. but still plenty of cloud cover. and the bigger picture shows that subtropical jet for us that provides the copious amounts of moisture for us. unfortunately, it all is lost through runoff. we like the storms a little colder to lead positive up north and up in the mountains a little bit better than we will see winds. i want to jump to this real quick notice how the arrows continue to point from the south and the southeast. this

is by tonight. there's another little pop here that happens for sunday overnight. and that's what that kind of grand finale of all the storms going on. we remain still in that tropical like section so therefore, for the game tonight with niners versus the packers, rain showers turn to rain, turn to some heavy rain late. probably the heaviest will be after the game, though, but at least will be rain, though, to make note of in the breakdown for you today. generally speaking, showers with cloudy skies, showers, redeveloping and turning to rain for the overnight. coming up a little bit here, we'll show you the projections in a bit, stephanie. all right. looking forward to a day. thank you. >> our top story this morning in just a matter of hours, the forty-niners take on the green bay packers in the divisional round of the nfl playoffs. hopefully everyone can stay dry. was tiffany justice is live out at levi's stadium this morning with a look at the excitement. good morning to you, tiffany. >> good morning, stephanie. yes, we are all trying to say

dry out here this morning, but it's not stopping the fans from waiting to get inside of the stadium. take a look right behind us. they're already many of them have been here since 6 o'clock in the morning. they got the rain gear and they have their noise. make. all right. well, moving on to our next story here. looks like we had some technical difficulties with tiffany shot, but try bringing the company announced it would lay off nearly 2400 employees nationwide this month force dan kerman spoke with shoppers in san leandro. >> the days are numbered for the macy's store in stanley andrews bayfair center. macy's has announced this is one of 5 stores that will close nationwide. i've shopped to macy's for what, 30 plus years. i hate to see this one go. shoppers say they'll miss the in-store experience they

get at this location which is slated to lay off 60 employees but enjoy the interaction with >> you know, teams that certain and i like and touch what i what i want lot of times. and it's not the same when i'm online. >> macy's says the closure is all about repositioning its store fleet to better meet customer needs. shoppers admit they're doing less in-store shopping than they used to ordered online. we came picked it up. >> you know, a lot of times you go into the brick and mortar stores, they don't have your size. they don't have what you're looking for, but its online. so it's easier to have shipped or >> may says shoppers will now have to go a little farther for the in-store shopping experience either visiting stores in hayward or pleasanton. >> i hate to see well, let me go in get my last goods. intel macy's says discounts will get underway later this month. >> that will last approximately 8 to 12 weeks and then the storm will close

in stanley under dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> of the biggest online retailer is cutting jobs with announced today. it is laying off more than 1600 workers. that's around 13% of its workforce. with your saw a surge in profits during the pandemic. the ceo saying the company went overboard with hiring during that time. their profits have dropped since people started doing more shopping in person. we're getting more details about the los angeles innocence project investigation into scott peterson. according to court documents filed with san mateo county court this week, the innocence project will examine evidence suggesting peterson did not kill his pregnant wife laci. in 2004, one option would be to prove lacy was still alive when scott left to go fishing the morning of the crime. other options revolve around incidents that happened around the time of lacey's disappearance such as a house across the street. that was

burglarized. a van that caught on fire the day after her disappearance and her stolen watch, which was sold at a shop. the innocence project says these incidents could point to another potential suspect. the group is calling for the release of testimonies. witness names. police reports and materials related to the investigation. meantime, kron 4 legal analyst michael cardoza warns against the public jumping to their own conclusions about this case. if the innocence project finds anything promising in their investigation, it will have to go to the federal level. first peterson is now serving life in prison without parole. jewish organization claims federal officials are investigating the san francisco and oakland unified school district's over anti-semitism concerns for his philippe djegal reports. >> the jewish community relations council bay area says it learned thursday that the u.s. department of education says it will investigate the oakland and san francisco unified school district's for possible title 6 violations based on shared

ancestry, the civil rights law that prevents discrimination and activities at schools that receive federal funds. the investigations are confirmed on the department of education's website. well, we don't know the specifics yet. we are guessing that it has to do. >> with this massive discrimination that we're seeing at every level of schools in oakland and san francisco. and by the way, and many other school districts across the bay area. tyler gregory is ceo of the j c r c bay area and believes the rise in anti-semitism is at the root of the investigations. he says accusations by the oakland teachers, union of israel allegedly committing genocide against the palestinians recently organize teaching usd teachers spreading anti-israel propaganda. >> and walkouts at saint francis school schools by students demanding israel end its part of the war in gaza following the hamas terrorist attacks in october have all contributed to a rise in hate against jews. gregory says

some jewish families are removing their kids from the school districts out of fear for their kids. safety 30 out of oakland unified alone. we know the numbers much higher that are thinking about it. >> and again, this is just one school district. sure of all. sun is a 7th grade student in the oakland unified school district and says she will keep him in class through the end of the academic year. then consider transferring him out. she says the teachers, anti-semitic language prompted her to have her son removed from that class. when you're trying changing narrative to suit. >> you know purpose for yourself or a feeling that is not where education should be. >> a u.s. department of education spokesperson says the agency does not comment on pending investigations. philippe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> one response, the superintendent of san francisco unified says, quote, it is imperative that our schools are safe spaces where each and every one of their students feel like they belong, feel heard and received the support they need

to process and heal a kron. 4 has also reached out to oakland unified and has not heard back yet. all right. back to our top story this morning again in just a matter of hours, the forty-niners they take on the green bay packers in the divisional round of the nfl playoffs. the call for tiffany justice is live out there at levi stadium. let's check in with her for a look at the excitement. it's a funny. >> hey, stephanie. yes, excitement is growing. i have been speaking with fans this morning. you can see them off to my left. they have been waiting in line. many of them since 6 o'clock this morning standing outside radar shine. they are ready for tonight's game in tonight's game is going to be a big one. this is the 10th time the forty-niners and the green bay packers have been meeting in the playoffs, making it an nfl a record. so the forty-niners took to the practice field this week. meanwhile, the packers are coming off of a stark when against dallas cowboys last week. the niners have not

played a game in 13 days after they won the top in the nfc and earned a week off in the first round of the playoffs. so that time was much needed for some players who are dealing with some injuries that includes running back christian mccaffrey, who missed the last game of the regular season because of a calf injury. but he is expected to be back and ready to go for tonight's game. we spoke with some players leading up to tonights match. >> they got our attention no matter what. you on the road as the 7 seed against a really good dallas team. i mean, that's that's enough in itself. and the fact that they want a way that they did. >> you know, has yet a young they they fay. they get great, grace qi up. as you they kind of rolling right now. so we know they don't come here home not skid. they've so right now. so we we've got to come out and play the way the forty-niners play with great energy. >> okay. so if you are planning on heading out to the game this evening, there are some traffic warnings we want to talk to you about thip

morning. some roads are already closed around the stadium. there's also expected to be heavy traffic on the freeways around the stadium as you are heading in. i'm seeing more city employees set up around the stadium as i speak, the parking lots here at levi stadium are set to open at one. 45 with the gates opening at 3.15. and as we have been mentioning all morning long about the rain, there is a good chance of rain during the game this evening. we'll keep an eye on that for you. in the meantime, stephanie, back to you. all right, tiffany, and stay warm out there, if you can. we appreciate it. >> in our forecast, it's more rain now for today. we're getting a break. just the kind of the light rain showers too. turning off entirely. but that should fire back up again shortly around sunset and then some heavier stuff. happening later tonight, we'll put later tonight, we'll put together for event not just any whiteboard...

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>> all right. welcome back. taking a live look now at the golden gate bridge where it's looking pretty try damp out there stay dry. the opposite of and let's check in now with dave. for more on what we need to know about our weather. i mean, when's it really going start picking up and those bikers that in staff that, we break our things. you know what roads, what trails, whatever. so, yeah, good morning, stephanie. >> good morning, everybody. things are going to prove for them. and everybody actually today going the actual day.

>> as of this light rain shower activity really starts to settle down a little bit. we get a break. i do think we'll see much sun, but at least we'll turn that rain off a little bit until the heavier dose expected tomorrow, which is all translating to mountain snows. when you get high enough up, we're talking 6,000 plus and at the dividing line were a lot of resorts are. you've got a little bit of slushy, wet snow that's involved in all this, depending on the time of days. the tahoe forecast, that was just 70. but here's the tahoe forecast. you see temperatures for highs, lower 40's. he get melting during the day and sometimes melting somewhat hania's was snow. so it's right there at the dividing line in the lower down the course that's all rain. you can get some localized flooding, obviously with some melting of snow. so this is now a watch. were tahoe is technically expected to be upgraded to a winter storm warning this until 10:00pm on monday to give you an idea for this all play out, let's go back to future cast for watching this in motion today. taking a breather. here comes the stuff. oh, yeah. overnight, boy, it's pretty intense in spots. the heaviest

stuff seems to be after midnight. notice and including in the south bay, santa cruz mountains are going to get hit pretty hard. and then as we wake up tomorrow morning, we take a breather. and here comes another dose for sunday night as well. monday morning. there's the check for u n. for the early morning commuters. you still may have some rain, but you have the problems produced by all that heavy rain. how much you asked it freeze at about 5 o'clock. we only got to pick up a couple of pennies and that's what we're getting right now. included with that then comes the heavier stuff tonight. and while there you have it, we're up to a couple quarters, maybe even a buck or 2 here and at least. but we're going to add to that probably times too for sunday night. rainfall amounts are somewhat similar. let's watch the longer range forecast with all of that. there's the hit for sunday night and kind of a break. wednesday, a little dose as well. very weak. speaking and it looks like will find the going to the clear as we go forward into the following weekend. dry weekend is coming

our way next weekend. check it out. the 7 day forecast here. yes, rain, rain, rain lower 60's because we're in the mild sector. everything going on. don't forget that subtropical jet pineapple express color, which will. so we're getting a lot of that. and that is also causing the mountain snows to be higher up. we'd like a dryer system that's colder, but you can choose any way around. it looks like a good weekend for the museum. stephanie? >> absolutely day. all right. we'll talk about all of that. we're just a couple weeks out from february. and the only museum is celebrating the month with a wide range of special programs. joining us live now with a preview is senior director of programs marianne guardia. good morning to you. thank you so much for having me. and thank you so much for making your way through the rain francisco. of course. tell us a bit about just i mean, first of all, how excited are you about this new year for the museum? i'm very excited. you know, we have such a wide range of offerings, whether you are looking to spend time with

friends with family. if you're a teacher looking for something to do with your students are looking for an excursion to go on yourself. >> we have so many options and testing and you have just to start us off a big lunar new year celebration that's planned for february. we do on february 17th that we are excited to usher in the year of the dragon. this is our 23rd annual new year celebration. it is a fun family friendly day for at performances hands-on activities, food vendors and more fantastic. and is there sort of a age range that would be most appropriate for this or is it open? so pretty much any demographic? yeah, it's really a festival for all ages. we see, you know, families with young kids, but we also see adults coming in groups and it's also mix of folks who personally celebrate lunar new year as well as those who are interested in learning more about the traditions of their neighbors and what is a must-do activity as part of like your lunar new

year celebration? yes, well, i think for me, the performances are definitely a standout. our program would not be possible without our partners. so we have lion dance. me who is doing dragon and lion. great. they're them on the show before, you know, great. and is returning developing for to secondary school. so we also performers of different age nanges as well, which is really makes for a nice multigenerational. as well as straight jacket who's been on america's got talent. so you straight very cool. okay. so tell us you also have after-hours program, which sounds really interesting. yes, if you're looking for a lively nighttime experience thursday after hours just it is adult night out at the museum. fun. i know good side. it is. it has been it's been a

late. and so you can spend time in those exploring we have a mix of pop-up performances live drying with our partners sketch board. conversations. so it's been it's been a really fun time. and that's happening. thursday from now through the end of march. wonderful. and speaking of conversations, right, you do have a special conversation plan with a group called know your rights. yes, yes. so one of the things that i love about the museum is that we are and our history and natural sciences museum. really dig into the big ideas that shape our lives here in california. and we often work with partners who it's where it connects us topics and they're doing work related to that in our local communities. so know your rights camp is featured in our history gallery and in mid february, we have a conversation with them exploring more about their particular. we're really interesting. so what are they advocacy group what are they

involved in? so, yeah, so they're an advocacy organization. they are focused the liberation and well-being of black and brown so this is a great program. if you're interested in diving deep into that topic, they'll be sharing with visitors more information about knowing your rights across different facets of society. with that, that's education health or the legal system. and the timing works out too, because it is black history as well. yes, tell us to about what people can experience this year around the oakland museum as well. because to your point, as you mentioned earlier, there is so much going on. there's always something new. yes, indeed. so if you are a teacher with students, you know, we have field trips throughout the school year. if you're looking to celebrate. >> and learn more about black history month with your students. we have school program performance is related to as well as programs throughout the year in our calories for folks for for adults who are coming to the

museum and looking to engage in conversation. we have gallery chats throughout the throughout the week. you can find more about the schedule at that online as well as our special exhibitions. so we've got we've got to right now. yes. all right. so tell us about one that's happening this weekend, right? because i know people looking for options to get of the rain, tsa. so we have 2 special exhibitions available right now and they are a great way. i'm if you're looking for kind of a cozy indoor activity to haha. so we have 45 in all which explores the legacy of to kinda printmaker. and i like yes, monthly a beautiful and then we are also entering into the last week of our into the brightness special wonderful and where can people get more information? how can they get tickets to all these different experiences that you we've been talking about? yes, they can learn more on our website museum ca dot org and follow us. also on social media, right? beautiful. and

lastly, do you have a message just for people here? curious about the oakland museum. they >> want to learn maybe a little bit just any well wishes for 2024. >> sure. well, one of the things that i love about the museum has that we are not only a museum where a garden and a gathering place and we're in the heart of oakland right across from from lake merritt. so it's a great place to come spend time with friends and loved ones and also learn more about your community if you're a full, thank you so much. marion with the oakland museum. we appreciate you being here with us this morning. thank you so much. all right, at loop. we'll be right back.

>> may have everyone's attention, please. we have a new student starts hitting. are you trying to make feel them? >> all right. the new take on mean girls is now in theaters and one of the actors is from the bay area. the musical tells the story of a girl frost from home school and a high school where she's very quickly overwhelmed by boys and the plastics, a group of the most popular girls in school. one of those girls is yvonne tikka. she is an 18 year-old who actually grew up in the bay area in union city as she spoke with us on what it means to be cast as a plastic. >> knowing that i'm now perceive this way in a generally like public way is is really interesting to me. i think especially being somebody of south asian descent knowing that. people who are brown aren't

necessarily aligned with these adjectives that review as positives like. >> hot and pretty. and i like what we want to be an admirable. it's been really, it's interesting to kind of a kind of see like all the social media after the release see what everybody's it's been kind of its been really weird. >> well, i'm certainly a fan of the original. haven't seen the sec, the remake out yet. this movie is out now. so for eagles, you are the brains. i guess i was the nerdy. i was the band been marching band. so she does music yeah, i i don't know. i always i kind of was always curious about the cheerleading because i grew up doing a lot of dance, but i do that one. yeah. with story on why this busy, what we're going to do, the coyote okay. here we go with the to coyotes. these guys were spotted at san francisco's north beach last night. and

this is citizen app. video you're watching here in the animal's tried around washington square park, which is a pretty populated area with lots of restaurants and people and coyotes are pretty common sight around the try saying, you know, it's pretty much in the forest, guys. can i get shelter anywhere. some believe their garbage out. and something i'm hungry and really are some really fun looking animal. all right. well, speaking of that, we do have lots of rain, snow coming our way. that's the picture of the subtropical jet that i referenced before. it will be quite the busy. now we take a breather right to breathe air today. air comes back again tonight. the heavier rains in time for don, like we timed out perfectly another break. >> and then here's another shoe to fall overnight sunday. that will be the big one. the winds are going remain from the south saw remain fairly mild through the period here. that's what happens during the day. and then tonight, there you see it all fell up with the heavier stuff collect about a buck or couple quarters. so you have your 7 day forecast all lined up lower 60's for highs. so we're not getting any dips coming from the gulf of alaska that are colder storm. so it's

mild. >> and rainy the next few days. >> all right. thanks so much, dave. appreciate it. and to thanks so much for joining us here on kron. weekend news. i'm stephanie lin. stay with for 09:00am newscasts on kron.