>> our top story this half-hour, one of the showcase cunard cruise ships has been docked in san francisco for the past couple of days. >> the queen victoria, it is been getting a lot of attention, but some of it for the wrong reason. kron four's catherine heenan live in our newsroom with the details. catherine? yeah, the queen victoria, it's about a month into a 3 and a half month trip around the world. it is a striking looking ship. and when you don't see very often in san francisco, that's why we took some photos and video when we realized it was docked near our building. but then we discovered some of the passengers of had a very uncomfortable problem. 139 of them have been sickened with gastrointestinal problems while the cdc and the cruise line have not officially announced a cause. local

infectious disease expert doctor heter chin. hong says the answer is probably obvious. yes, it is very likely going to be no virus. norovirus is a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. >> and you can have person-to-person transmission very famous for happening on cruise ships where large numbers of people get together and trump conditions share a lot utensils, food, et cetera, apart from being very uncomfortable. fortunately, norovirus dozen results a lot of people dying doesn't have a high mortality rate. >> the queen victoria has been in the city since yesterday and just in case anybody is worried about sick people getting off the ship and exposing others. doctor chin-hong says there are strict protocols in place, meaning it's very unlikely. >> the protocol is for is to be isolated on the ship. and

not in contact with others. while the deep cleaning disinfection and all of that is going on the other piece of mind for people is that if you haven't had symptoms and so off to contact with someone, you're home free and again, it's going to be very close. contact us christian's. it's in the got. so anything that gets all of the got onto you touch a that's the way you're going to get it. >> the cdc is monitoring this problem remotely. the fact that 139 people have been sickened. by the way, that doesn't mean there are that many active cases right now, the queen victoria is scheduled to leave san francisco later tonight headed for hawaii. i asked doctor chin-hong of he would take a cruise. new says sure says it's not like covid and points out that while we focus on outbreaks, there are relatively few problems. back to you. thank you, catherine.

a driverless car was involved in a crash with a bicyclist in san francisco. and now questions are being raised about whether or not their cars or the crash happened about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon near 17th and mississippi. streets in the patrol hill. >> neighborhood waymo says the driver of this car was sitting at an intersection when a garbage truck went through with the bicyclist right behind it. the company says because of where the cyclist was, a driverless car couldn't spot him at the very last moment. the cameras did spot the bike slammed on the brakes, but the cyclist still in it up, colliding with the car. according to waymo. the company says the cyclist suffered minor injuries but left the scene in time. san francisco supervisor at walton took to facebook after the crash saying it in a post quote, driverless waymo vehicle just struck a cyclist and 17th in mississippi. so much for safety. waymo and san francisco. police are investigating san francisco is getting a first of its kind indoor charging station for

electric cars, electrify america is set to open the a location this week at 10, new kind of car charging on the go instead of having to sit your car park. it and walk away. the space offers a lounge, free wi-fi and restrooms for people waiting on their tv's to load up any time. the president of electrify america says the station is also equipped with hyper fast chargers. all of our stations here are capable of 350 kilowatts charging. >> so that means you get roughly about 20 miles a minute. so in 10 minutes of charging, you can get 200 miles of range back in 20 minutes to get 400 miles of range back. >> the indoor charging station will be open to drivers. 24 7 starting this friday. traffic safety advocates are urging the san francisco police commission to enact a policy that limits racially biased traffic stops. >> it proposes banning pretext stops for low-level offenses, including failure to display

or property mount license plates, registration tags and driving with expired registration. most of the stops have been focused on black drivers. according to the commission, more than 2 years the policy has been put on hold today. community members sent a letter to the commission requesting the policy finally move forward for a final vote. the policy set to be discussed at tonight's police commission meeting across california. 17 million people rent their homes. and today the state is stepping up efforts to make sure that those renters are being treated fairly. >> and that their landlords are playing by the rules are for charles clifford has details. >> good morning, everyone. on wednesday, california attorney general rob bonta announced that the state is issuing 5 consumer alerts directed at renters and their landlords included in the alerts are reminders that under california law renters cannot have their rent increased by more than 10% per year. they can't be evicted without a court order. and then only with just cause landlords are being reminded that they are

responsible for repairing health and safety issues in the rental that they must return. security deposits within 21 days provide accommodations for renters with disabilities and they can't discriminate or retaliate against renters to take advantage of their rights. the attorney general says the state is going to enforce. these rules are committed to ensuring no one is above the law that the laws that are in place to protect tenants. >> and homeowners, being followed. and that means the appleton's that we've shared today are are to be complied with by our landlords property managers. anyone who wants more information about the alerts or what the state can do to help renters and landlords can go to law help ca dot org in san francisco. charles clifford kron. 4 news. >> university of california optometrists hitting the picket lines today to rally against what they are calling unfair labor this is what it looked like at ucsf today.

last month. the eye care pros filed charges against the uc system for allegedly violating state labor laws. the union representing the workers claims that practices are dealing with short staffing, which result in longer wait times that can jeopardize a patient's health. adding many optometrists are getting below market pay. >> we are not able to last year lost qualify interested better bay area opportunities. can't really compete with the other bay area. hospitals like kaiser. are you that the va? >> today marks day 2 of the strike with demonstrations across the you see these, including san diego la and davis in the south bay. new ordinance in san jose is requiring tougher penalties for those people who are caught with unregistered catalytic converters city council approved the new bill on tuesday. the changes will increase fines for people caught with detached

converters among other things, councilmembers note that the cost of replacing a catalytic converter is unreasonably expensive for working class people. people we talked with are eager for thieves to be held accountable. >> work for a shot. could go up to like 5, 6,000 put. >> convenience of other people. so you get caught. we get the convenience that you know, we try to get >> last year, more than 800 people in san jose reported having their catalytic converter stolen california's opioid epidemic continues to be front and center at the state capitol. >> as the crisis grows one lawmaker is offering new legislation to equip all first in kits in the workplace with the overdose, reversing medication or canned. wallace spoke to the bay area assembly member authoring the bill and has the story. >> well, here it is. time

enougto fit into the palm of my hand. this is the lifesaving overdose reversal nasal spray narcan. the lawmaker behind this proposal says the more this medication is available, the more lives can be saved. >> we have to respond at scale to this crisis. san francisco assemblymember matt haney demanding action to combat california's ongoing opioid crisis. per the california department of public health's most recent data from 2022. more than 6,470 california has died of fentanyl poisoning that year alone coming out to an average of just over 124 deaths per week can happen to your loved one. can happen if knowingly take a substance like fentanyl or can happen to people who are addicted and we need to be able to save those people's lives. that's why says he's introduced 18, 1976. >> it will require all first aid kit, some workplaces across california to carry naloxone, commonly referred to as its brand name narcan.

>> this spring medication is known for its ability to quickly reverse an overdose. we have to make sure that this medication, narcan is available everywhere that you can save a life. his proposal comes less than one year after governor gavin newsom signed laws to require narcan be present at california public middle and high school stadiums concert venues and amusement parks. but haynie who serves as the chair of the assembly select committee on fentanyl, opioid addiction and overdose prevention says more must be done and he's confident he has support from both sides of the aisle. this is not a partisan issue. >> republicans, democrats were all of we are all the impacted. we are all losing loved ones from this drug epidemic. let's let's make sure that we take on the drug dealers and yet have more access to treatments, but also still our responsibility to protect people and the best way to protect people and keep our loved ones alive. kids a lot is making sure that this stark and is it reese

available and accessible everywhere? and should the bill become law? cal osha will be the state agency responsible for making sure all first aid kits in the workplace. >> carrying our reporting at the state capitol late tom wallace kron. 4 news now to our 4 zone forecast as we step outside and give me a grand sweeping view of >> this is the city. yeah. and he's been a lot of rain in lawrence has been out there counting the droplets. i mean, amazing, right? started out below average. the first part of the season. people get a little bit antsy about that. now we're running above normal. so here we go. we've got more rain that to la to the totals we had today. yes, certainly another nice rain. not a huge event. we have a colder storm rolling through showers popping up out there, especially in the morning and early afternoon and well, the last 24 hours, not bad at all. we had 7200's in hayward abelove had over half an inch of rain over half an inch of rain. even in san jose. oakland, 4700 oakland, 4500. some pacifica. 52. 100's of an inch of rain. not bad at all. so you throw that on these totals and yes, starts look

impressive. how about this? over 17 inches of rain in san francisco. that is now 123% of normal over 11 inches in san jose. that is a whopping 163% of normal. oakland, 95% of normal over 10 inches rain saint rose 120% of normal and still more to come showers out there throughout the morning and then tailing off in the afternoon, the more widely scattered showers. and that's kind of where we sit now. just some more showers popping up outside, but it's going to be more widely scattered as we head throughout the night tonight. but this gets kind of fun. you get the cold temperatures moving in. got the showers showing up outside. all of a sudden you start to see some of the doppler radar because of some cooler weather and even some snow over some of the mountain yeah, mountain. there you go. as we get toward 11 o'clock or so tonight, more snow up there might be a pretty sight to look at when you wake up tomorrow morning, look up the mountain. see if you can see the snow up there. i think tomorrow morning. here's the good news. the commute should be dry as we head throughout the morning hours now by the afternoon. that may change a bit. we've got a few more

showers. the likely could move in. they'll be more widely scattered in the afternoon, hoping for a dry spell. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. thanks, lawrence. taylor swift is suing a college student. lawyer sent letters threatening legal action to university of central. >> a florida junior jack sweeney's is names when he famously tracks the private jets of celebrities using public data from the faa. that includes elon musk's jet. his account on x was removed, but we still post on facebook and instagram. lawyers call his post, quote, stalking and harassment or jet is now hidden. which owners can request with the faa. >> it is day 3 of the super bowl. circus in las vegas. kate rooney is they're digging up the latest news on the niners and chiefs just have a live report from vegas coming up next. in sports.

>> we're now just 4 days away from super bowl. 58 and the forty-niners practice today for the first time this week. >> our kron 4 sports reporter kate roonethe week. you may hav heard that the forty-niners were unsatisfied with the conditions of the practice field heading into this today. they're practicing at unlv wall. the chiefs get to practice at the raiders indoor

practice facility. the unlv facility is outside and there are reports of some soggy field in the spiel be a little softer than the forty-niners would have liked. but hey, nick bosa was out there basking in the sun today after a couple of wet and rainy days. and regardless you got to get it done. the game's not going to stop. kyle shanahan said today. >> that the team decided not to change their practice schedule in order to be able to use that raiders practice facility. so unlv, it is and you've got to get through it today at forty-niners media availability asked quite a few players what they're still hoping to accomplish in practice in the couple of days ahead leading up to the super bowl. here's what they had to say. >> put a game plan and last week before we got here, so put a little bit more in this morning. so it just kind of this crews get ready for sunday. >> you can always get is something. so i'm glad the playoffs. we have a really big into the body someone like we know we can pursue play harder like the defense have. you know, we had a a few lapses and pursued effort on some peso this weekend. president biden trying to make it a

point to get to the ball. everybody like all 11 on the field just trying to get to the barroom floor. you know, i just played we played. kind of let thousands down a little bit postseason, we haven't been living up. no. so i stand and what we built that what i what people expect of us and we expect of myself. so we're just trying to get get back to that. >> kyle fixes things might change a thing here. there. what's more just like just stay home and we are that we finished the, you know, the 4th quarter lions get internships game. we're like we're hot on the defense py if win a super bowl. in las vegas. kate rooney kron 4

sports. so he won't be the only one. and only few people one down there. >> amid all the super bowl chaos of this happens. you know, that little speck you see at the top of the sphere, that is a person. man was taken into custody after climbing to the top of the spear in las vegas. sources say meson champ is the climber he was apprehended shortly after his stunt. his reasoning for the climb part of a pro life movement event at the champ is well known for these types of climbs and even climb. salesforce tower in san francisco. take a look at this. the city of salt lake tahoe launching a new tool that allows residents to check on snow removal status. this snow plow is carrying a gps, device that will provide real time updates to streets that have been plowed. residents will be able to check out a color-coded map to see which street is next. standing by was just how much snow is on

the way. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. >> weren't they supposed to name that snow plows into a contest for that? i think it was got. yeah, something like he get if you win, right? i don't know. >> they're driveway. cleared after some of these big storms. and that might not be such a bad thing. another round of some heavy snow has been making its way across the tahoe area continues tonight. we're seeing more of that snow up there. 15, 80 yeah, they use change if you're headed up there and this is a much lower snow event that's much colder up there. so snow levels feet. winter weather t 2500 advisories going up. maybe another 6 inches. maybe a foot of snow overnight tonight. that's some pretty impressive totals. we've seen the past few storms dry outside right now across the golden gate bridge may not be that way all night long. we do have some more scattered showers but cold temperatures on the way. it's going to be a chilly night outside some of the clouds going to clear out down about 34 degrees bundle up in santa rosa. 36 napa about 37

degrees in maybe 37 live more out the door. it's been kind of cool all day. in fact, it may be a little chilly for folks. 40's and 50's right now and it's going to get cold out there for tonight. so looks like we've got another chance of some showers on tap. we've got one storm system rolling out of town behind that. we've got a weak little system coming by tomorrow evening that bring with it. a slight chance of a few scattered showers. then here's the good news we've been waiting for. we're going to clear things out and dry things out. starting on friday, saturday and sunday looking good. i think even long range for the most part looks pretty well to the middle of the week. and then as we head toward about thursday of next week, maybe friday or so. we start talk about the chance of some rain. meantime, though, here's how it's going to work out the next couple of days. temperatures staying little bit on the cool side. slight chance showers by tomorrow evening. again, friday looks good. saturday looks great. sunday looks fantastic. enjoy that. nice, dry weather while we have. >> all right, lauren, usher's got a confession that's going make his scream. he's taking

his tour to the bay area. when you'll be able to see live after the break.

>> just in time for valentine's day, the famous falcon who lives a top, the uc berkeley bell tower may have know any. he's lived at bell tower since 2016 and now there's a new male bird in her life. the group of scientists watching any say that she and another bird been of bowing their heads to each other. they say that the head bowers, one of the courtship behaviors with this particular type of falcon, the new bird doesn't

yet have a name. but the group monitoring the birds says that if all goes well, they could launch a naming contest on valentine's day. diamond selling singer usher is coming to oakland for his newly-announced tour title past present future. >> the super bowl stage and a two-year las vegas resident apparently not enough for a sure he's going to be performing songs from his 9th studio album called coming home. it's set to be released on friday the night the singer has to tour dates at the oakland arena september 28th and 29th. >> well, a napa resident is now a million era winning mega millions ticket from yesterday's drawing. is worth 1.5 million dollars. that ticket was sold at napa bowl and nobody won the 365 million dollar jackpot. as a result, that jackpot has now grown to 394 million dollars. the next drawing is set for friday night. the cutest football

game is celebrating a milestone. the puppy bowl is turning 20 this year and to celebrate. >> telecast will include an introduction of 4 previous healthy players into the puppy bowl hall of normally the game would include other animals such as hedge hogs, chickens and armadillos. but this year it's all about puppies and help. his people made its debut in 2005 has counter programming. >> to the super bowl. well, those would be kind of fun watch hedgehogs to share >> another reminder here that kron 4 will be your hangout spot for all things super bowl. our justine waltman. she's going to be joined by chicago's jarrett payton for a whirlwind tour of sin city. get an insider's look at allegiant stadium. a sing along with wayne newton and a feast on tailgate tips from all-star chef michael mina. catch big game tailgate. that's coming up tomorrow at

6, 30. they've we've been hearing about some of the stuff they've been doing down there. it's amazing. it's pretty wild aerial stuff. >> you know, inside the stadium, fremont street, i think they went out to over the hoover dam, cool stuff. >> but just remember what plays in vegas stays in vegas. i'm sure we're not seeing it all. that wraps up kron. 4 news at 6 are going to see it tonight at 10 by everybody.

♪ ♪ >> announcer: time traveling taylor. she's in japan. >> tokyo, we we have arrived! [cheers and applause] >> announcer: will there be room for her plane to land at the airport? >> in just a couple days, every single slot will be full of private jets. >> as we broadcast today from a