the kron. 4 morning news open residents. soon going to be able to hear from the candidates hoping to become the city's police after going a year. >> without a top com. they are in the east bay is pretty worried about area become hospital deserts after a

medical center says the plan to close in 2030. and people living right near a walgreens in downtown san francisco battle to continue trying to keep the pharmacy. staying close level and more coming up. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning far. >> well, good morning and thank you for waking up with this one early for the kron. 4 morning news. >> wednesday, february 28th. i'm reyna harvey. all right. what we want to get you moving this morning. so let's check in with john shrable in the weather center. let's talk about the weather this morning. john. supposed to be a nice day? >> yeah. and our last nice one-two reyna before we do see showers pushing in tomorrow and lasting through much of the upcoming weekend. so hopefully get a chance to enjoy this one as much as you can looking at the golden gate bridge skies are crystal clear out there right above it. we're not looking at any fog as you make your crossing out there along the coast. temperatures right now even colder than yesterday for a lot of spots. we are up to a

frigid start. livermore, dublin, fairfield, napa, sonoma, santa rosa, just to name a few spots that are well down into the upper 30's vacaville among our colder areas, along with sonoma at 36 degrees right now back to those frost advisories. as i told you yesterday, up in marin, sonoma and napa counties, these will stay in effect through 09:00am this morning. skies are clear on radar. but if we zoom out across the region, we've got our next weather maker sitting to our north and that will drop in starting tomorrow, resulting in a big drop in temperatures and unsettled wet weather for several days, especially for the sierra just likely to be impassable into apthe weekend where we're sitting today. temperatures in the 60's, some of us could get close to 70 degrees. so truly our last dry, mild day before we get winter back in full force. as for the roads right nice easy commute so far. nothing to worry about out there. not too windy and certainly not what this morning bay bridge looking

just fine. no fog on our spans. and that includes the richmond center fell, which looks crystal clear this morning. same for you. crossing the golden gate rate hikes on the year that. >> happening tomorrow, the oakland police commission, they're going to be holding an open forum for residents for you to get a chance to know the current group of police chief candidates names all released last night, candidate number one, al gore pridgen is on your screen right now. he was chief and sally in jail for about 2 years 4, he was placed on administrative leave last september in a press release from the city of san leandro. they say his lead was due to policy violations. he resigned from the department last year. the second candidate is floyd mitchell. now. he is 30 years of law enforcement service and was hired to be chief of police in temple, texas. he's currently the first vice president. all the texas police chiefs association there. their candidate is lisa davis. she's currently the investitis

bureau commander. that's what the cincinnati police department, the commission says she specializes in addressing crime in cities, building community relationships. and the final candidate is luis molina. he is the assistant deputy mayor for the public safety for the city of new york. only to work in law enforcement for the district attorney's office and corrections. he's known for community engagement, also improving conditions for residents. well, the oakland police commission, they meet on the second and 4th thursday of every month. the next meeting is going to tomorrow night at 6.30, public. you're encouraged to a 10 so you can share your ideas and your thoughts either in person or by commissioner directly. well, san francisco residents there are now grappling with to storefront losses. one, the iconic macy's store in union square. other walgreens on sacramento and front street. not a chance to talk with neighbors who say they're

pretty concerned about seniors that live in the area. kron four's. sara stinson has that story. >> in the final hours of operation, more than 2 dozen people who live in downtown san francisco gathered outside the walgreens. 2, 7, 5, sacramento street hoping their voices will be heard. you know, a pharmacy like a grocery store. >> they you know, they're oftentimes the center of the community. they're really important needs. diana taylor has organized efforts to plea with walgreens and the city to stop the closure. but unfortunately, they've had no look what we found out that it wasn't about. >> human needs or what the community needs. it was all about the numbers. a spokesperson for walgreens tells kron 4 the locations closure is due to a significant decrease in foot traffic since the pandemic. but that's not what we saw while walking in the area with alec bash who lives just blocks away.

>> i think we've got put your foot traffic in this area and we have more and more every >> fashion taylor are among those worried about seniors not having access to a nearby pharmacy. the new year's walgreens will now be a half mile away on montgomery street. taylor says this closure will take away their independence. the seniors, they're terrified. they feel like they don't have any choice if people on walkers. warren wheelchairs, houston, to cage walking along and other longtime residents worry this will only hurt the progress the city is making in the downtown area. well, things closing that's taken away or amenities and i worry that people can start start moving out of the because what we have. >> well, that was sara stinson reporting spokesperson for walgreens says all pharmacy files are now being transferred to that location on kahmaree street. company also says they're offering free and reduced prescription delivery for the next 90 days. the group of neighbors. we've got a chance to talk with, say

they have not given up hope just yet. they still plan to save. walgreens will reconsider their decision to close. this also comes as the iconic macy's location in san francisco is set to close their doors. macy's announced they're closing 150 underperforming stores by 2026, 50 of them will close by the end of the year union square location is going to be open the rest of the year, but then it's going to close in 2026. giving macy's enough time to find a buyer for that property. got a chance to talk to mayor london breed during kron. 4 news at 3. she emphasized macy's decision was not because of crime in the city. >> i talked to the folks from macy's that was not mentioned in its factors to close because it was about its entire portfolio. it's about the profitability of the changes in retail and how people are shopping, how their online businesses is definitely doing very well. and they had to make some really hard decisions. and and

the real estate that this macy's is setting in is extremely valuable. >> so it may bring added that the next step is going to be a fine to use for the space that's profitable. thle tunion square. well, what was able to also speak to some shoppers and they were shocked and they were disappointed to find out. macy's is closing union square. >> really sad about that sad about. union square mean this is the heart of the city in. you know, it's one more blow locals and the way the world is starting to see is has >> well, you'll still be able to enjoy the macy's christmas tree. the puppies in the cats in the holiday windows. any other macy's tradition in union square just not forever. let's head to the east bay, as the mayor of berkeley says he's concerned about the city

and the east bay as a whole becoming a hospital desert alta. bates summit medical center is scheduled to close by 2030, kron. four's amanda hari spoke with the mayor about his attempt to ensure berkeley in the surrounding area has emergency medical care. >> ulta bates is berkeley's only full-service hospital. it also supports people albany and elsa rita. the mayor of berkeley says leaders need to take action now prevent health care crisis in the future. berkeley mayor jesse arreguin announcing a new partnership to address the impacts of all to bates summit. medical center's scheduled closure. >> summit health has announced the hospital will close by 2030. i'm deeply worried that when someone has a health emergency, it will take too long for them to get to. >> and emergency like much city council voted to set aside funding to study the ramifications, the closure and how they can secure health care access in the future. he says they're also working with leaders in richmond else. we do albany and alameda and

contra costa county. it's this isn't a berkeley issued. it is a regional >> problem. they're also in communication with some help and are considering all options to keep the hospital open. the city of berkeley is willing to. >> pass. bonds are taxes were willing to look at permitting. we're willing we're going to do anything in 2015 doctors medical center in san pablo closed. >> causing a surge of patients at alta. bates. he's worried the same thing will happen in oakland. it's all to bait. shuts down summit. >> hospital downtown oakland. that's where where they intend to serve all the people that currently got all the that just is not going to work. it's also going overload. some the mayor says he wants to make sure the east bay is prepared for what may happen next as at the end of the day want to control our own destiny. >> and so whether that's bringing another health care provider, whether that's forming a hospital district,

we cannot let these baby com hospital. that's the mayor says. he's still hopeful they can continue to work with some health to find a solution. >> in berkeley amanda hari kron, 4 news. >> over where police arrested a man they suspect was involved in up to 8 burglaries. police received a call around 02:00am monday from a home near bartlett court. and we'll away on a car burglary. suspect was gone when police arrived, but they found a car in blood at the scene. nearby police found man matching the description of the suspect. the suspect has been identified as antonio zamora, who allegedly that fresh cuts on his hands and property that was allegedly for recent car burglaries. police found a more responsible for 4 burglaries and suspects. this is but for more, he had to be taken to the martinez detention facility after that. still ahead of the kron, 4 morning news, a major winter storm. >> is expected to hammer this year this week making travel nearly impossible in the area.

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the sierra right now. >> winter storm expected to hit the lake tahoe area. supposed to bring pretty heavy snow with it. and that is expected to make heading to the snow this weekend. pretty much a nightmare. timing of the storm is not ideal for businesses going into what would normally be a pretty busy weekend. >> my business, we rent skis. we rent equipment, things like that. we've already had some people moving around the reservations for the weekend. so that's not going to happen. >> well, despite impact businesses, they are looking forward to seeing the benefits of the storm after the fact since tahoe relies on snow or in the winter. all right. well, john, you've been talking about this storm. that's subtly approaching. now, just to get a little closer to a good morning. absolutely right on the doorstep now. and this likely to be one of the most significant of the season for the sierra. >> we have been talking earlier this year about how we were falling behind dispersed snowpack goes. but this one is

going to tip us right over the edge, the other direction we're looking at temperatures over the next 3 days and this year that are going to get bigger, cold down into the 20's at lake tahoe on saturday. and with that snowfall picking up starting tomorrow into saturday, don't expect to be heading up there during these days, nor heading back down to the bay area. this is really the core of the snowmaking days up in the sierra today is an easy travel dates back down. if you need to do that, if you are heading up there, prepare to be snowed in for a few days. donner summit anywhere between 5 in 10 feet of snowfall. that's the very highest elevations on i-80 right there. that is likely going to result in multiple closures. both on i-80 as well as highway 50 notice that snow level also gets down to some very low elevations that's going to get down low enough that we'll see it on some of our mountain tops right here in the bay area. while most of us are seeing some really cold rain. now, of course, this does mean that travel conditions are going to be very, very rough. in fact, the national weather

service has issued blizzard warnings for the sierra starting thursday through saturday. snow level will fall as low as 2000 to even 1500 feet in elevation. it's very low down into the foothills. and again, once you get above 5,000 feet, she's going to be too much for those clouds to keep up with. initially. so don't expected to be doing a lot of moving around. you are up in the sierra during these days. just have those go bags ready. and of course, plenty of supplies last year, a couple days right now, though, the sierra the north coast and the bay is really quiet. nothing going on out there just yet. in fact, today is going to be quite the warm day. we are seeing this nice little area of high pressure just temporarily in right now, but low pushes on in from the gulf of alaska and along with it in trenches, some really cold air in across the region. so this is going to be a cold system. in addition to being s% huge snow maker. that means the next several days for the

bay area. also going to get pretty chilly for us today. on the other hand, really nice and mild as we make our way towards the evening. tonight, you'll start to see a few clouds and then we get to tomorrow and we'll start to see some showers ahead of that cold front pushing in during the morning. we'll see light to moderate showers at first picking up into the afternoon. rainfall tomorrow for the bay area, anywhere between a quarter and a half an inch for most urban areas. but we're going to add more on top of that by the time that we even just reach sunday, we'll have seen as much as 2 to even 3 inches up in our mountains and mostly over an inch for urban areas. we're going to add more on top of that after that throughout the course of next week. we have some pretty generous rainfall totals for the bay. as for today, daytime highs are going to be in the 60's. take a look at san jose getting up to 68 degrees today. it is the warm before the storm. oakland at 63 was city gets 62 tomorrow. temperatures will cool down into the 50's and we're going to see that way for a few days. we do have showers that

are possible into next week as well. but for sure, our heaviest of rainfall thursday friday and saturday. as for your roads, what we got out there this morning is easy conditions. if there's things you need to get done today or if you just need to head into the office one day this week, maybe call to work from home day, come tomorrow as well as friday. mateo bridge at 12 minutes. not getting in your way there. richmond center fell 8 minutes and nothing holding you up at the golden gate either. nice and calm and definitely no fog. rain and high winds on. thank you for that. >> happening today, oakland students and teachers. they plan a walkout support of the cease-fire in gaza. walkouts going to be for a press conference. it's going to followed by a rally at usd board meeting. that's on second avenue in oakland for 30. the event will be led by the black student union. there. san francisco supervisors. they're apologizing to african-americans and their descendants for decades of what they call races, laws and policies by the city. all 11

board members. they sponsored a declaration. joins boston as the 2 major u.s. cities to issue an apology. so far there's been no movement on any of the committee's monetary proposals, including a lump sum cash payments to residents or a guaranteed income. now says that from recess today after congressional leaders and the president had an intense meeting on tuesday. the pressure is up congress to address to louis shut down ukraine and israel and as well as the southern border. washington correspondent basil john joins us with the latest morning. basil. well, ran a good morning. time is running out as leaders in both the house and the senate agree they need to avoid a government shutdown. >> however, there is a concern around some of the other major issues. >> bipartisan president joe biden called congressional leaders to the white house tuesday in hopes of tackling some of the largest issues

still and congresses plate, but was both sacred octave intense meeting. both senate democratic leader chuck schumer and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell are optimistic of avoiding a government shutdown before the end of the week. >> under no circumstances, anybody want to shut the government the speaker said unequivocally he wants to avoid a government shutdown? however, there is uncertainty on other issues as they warned of the consequences of not sending aid to ukraine. zelenskyy in ukraine will lose the war if we don't get the arms and don't get them quickly, we don't want the russians to win and ukraine. but house speaker mike johnson. >> did not mention any change on his position when it comes to ukraine and says he's focused on issues in the u.s. we must take care of america's needs. first, when you talk about america's needs, you have to talk first about our open border house democratic leader hakeem jeffries agrees there is a broken immigration system, but it should be done in a bipartisan way without making american suffer. we

just need house republican colleagues not to play politics and engage in political stunts. >> now the leaders of seemed hopeful of preventing a government shutdown. however, there is still the possibility that a short term extension is necessary. reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john. all right, basil, thanks for the breakdown there. coming up on the kron, morning data shows homeless. >> this population is growing in the south bay, despite more people being house. well, one group says is a major factor contributing to the numbers. after the break. a nonprofit in san francisco is accused plotting the city out of at first, i used better than bouillon for broth.

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>> actions today are warning to all bad actors who are seeking to take advantage of the public trust. we will find out about ustedes. we will cut off your funding and we will hold you accountable. >> well, san francisco city attorney david chiu blocked a non profit from getting city money after he says an investigation revealed it defrauded the city more than $100,000. the nonprofit called j and j community resource center. they existed on paper to provide services to low income and youth services and families. but who says the founders were lying about the work they were doing submitting false invoices and submitting reimbursement alcohol cigars, motorcycle rentals and more. well, apple reportedly shut down its decade old quest to build an autonomous electric car. you

might have seen some of these on the roads. and sonny bill bloomberg is reporting the move will mean over 1000 job cuts or reassign its raffle, many of whom will work on ai and evers, at least 1400 employees working on the apple car project. coming up, the next. >> of the problem morning news city in the south bay was right among the best places to live in the u.s. where the best quality life. we'll tell you where that is. >> good morning, oakland, with details of the candidates who details of the candidates who could possibly be opens next.

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>> welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news going on 5.30, year that a lot happened in the weather world. >> one of the last days of sunshine, until the rain hits come, know it's so nice today. we've had such a nice weather over the past weekend, too. and now we're back to winter. but we need a winner to kick back into gear and it is really doing so the sierra is going to have the biggest winter storm. it's seen all season long. i mean, we're talking 5 to 10 feet of snow. >> on top of i-80, so don't be planning a lot of travel starting tomorrow through the weekend, up into the sierra today. get out there as much as you can. beautiful morning. it is cold, though. so 30's to 40's right now does mean that you do need to bundle up if you're venturing outside these temperatures will quickly change is the sun comes up. but indeed, for now it is jacket. weather. so nobody in vacaville at 36 degrees right now. dublin at 37 frost advisories yet again in effect for marine sonoma and napa counties. now skies crystal clear today, all the way from

the sierra north coast. but there's your next weather maker sitting right to our north and trudging are the way tomorrow. so tomorrow does start that process. several days of wet weather today. on the other hand, we got that mostly sunny skies, daytime highs in some spots getting close to 70 degrees. all of the full breakdown. still ahead, roadways right now looking. all right. we are seeing the bay bridge doing fine as you make your way across it. 10 minute drive. the san mateo bridge a 12 minute all across that this morning and nothing holding you up. richmond center fell as well as the golden gate free of any fog or any backups. great. >> morning, the city oakland, they have a freshness of candidates in their search police chief, the oakland police commission released their names last night. well, as michael thomas live in oakland with a look at the candidates a little bit about each of them. thank you, michael. the morning. >> hi, good morning, everyone. will the search for oakland's next police chief has been

quite long and drama-filled to say the least. the last was that was sent over to mayor sheng thao. she rejected in this new list has a list alternately all oakland outsiders with 3 coming from out of state were going to put a photo up on your screens. you can see all for the candidates and i'm in a list them from left to right now. the first is lisa davis, the current cincinnati assistant police chief. the second is louise molina. new york's current assistant deputy mayor for public safety. the 3rd is abdul pridgen, the former leandro police chief. and the last is floyd mitchell, the current vice president of texas police chiefs association. so diving a little bit deeper into each candidate. the first abdul pridgen. he was a police chief in san leandro for about 2 years up until last week. and prior to this, he was placed on administrative leave last september for allegedly violating the department's policy. the next candidate floyd mitchell has about 30 years of policing experience and was hired as police chief in temple in la vix, texas, but resigned last year after being criticized for his

department and how it was dealing with 9-1-1. calls. currently he is the first vice president of the texas police chiefs association. the next candidate is lisa davis. she is currently the assistant police chief in cincinnati and investigation bureaus commander, the final candidate is luis molina. he's currently the assistant deputy mayor for public safety for the city of new york. and he's worked in law enforcement. the district attorney's office and the corrections office for a few years all together. now, these 4 candidates will be appearing at a public forum tomorrow night in the city of oakland at 6.30, where residents can comment and ask questions and just give overall opinions tritnally following this 3 of the 4 will be sent to the mayor's office where mayor sheng thao can gather and pick one of the candidates or she can reject all of them as she did last year. currently, the city of oakland has been without a police chief for about a year after the firing of former police chief leronne armstrong. any did want to see

on this list, but clearly was not on this list. now when it comes to what the community wants. the last time we covered this when that list came out, many said that they were looking for somebody who was strong, somebody who would take charge of the city and ultimately bring down some of the crime rate continues to rise here in the city of oakland. as we get more details on to morris we'll keep you updated. that's a very latest here in oakland michael thomas will send it back to you guys live in the studio. all right, michael, thank you for that update. there. >> let's head of the south bay jose is ranked as one of the top places to live in the u.s.. so what makes the city so great grove was will tran live on san jose will have you found out? maybe it's the lights and all of the glowing handsome 4th best city in

america when it comes to quality of life. this study was done by us news and they sent out their real estate reporters. they looked at many factors reyna, including. quality of life. one, right. that's one thing. there's also crime rates. this average commute times quality of education and access to health care. they factor all those things in and out of the top. 25 san jose came in number 4. san jose is consistently high on many other charts, including well last year they also did their own study about the happiest places to live in america. and in that particular study, san jose came in number 3, by the way, on that study, fremont came in number one as far as quality of life. well, that's good

news and bad news for people who live in san jose are looking to live in san jose. obviously that adds to your real estate value. but if you're looking to buy in san jose, that terms of quality of life rate and you want to take a guess before i give you the answer. >> carol, as somebody was born and raised in the bay in oakland, i want to buy a so just go ahead and tell me. >> ok, >> ann arbor, michigan. that number one on the list. as far as quality of life. and in case you're wondering, it's not just small cities. our smaller cities number. 25 on that list. the big apple.

>> okay. makes a lot of sense, but i'm biased. they area's okay. meantime, we have some new data from a silicon valley group aiming to end homelessness. it shows that unfortunately santa clara county is housing, more homeless people than they ever have. but at the same time, unhoused population is growing. so that's how they factor that number. it says nearly 4500 unhoused people more house 2023. the rate of homelessness in santa clara county. also jumped 24%. so that's more than 800 households in the county representative from destination home says the cost of rent is a huge factor. there. >> we know we have guy rocketing rents in our community. and people aren't making enough money. and the combination of those 2 coupled with the fact that we don't have affordable, truly affordable housing options of the scale that we really need means that so many people in our community are just one

page missed paycheck, one financial emergency away from ending up on the streets. >> well, destination home says 96% of the unhoused that get into affordable housing state permanently house. they say the county needs to build more. let's head to the east bay right now because oakland, delhi is facing a $10,000 fine over a legal dumping right outside of the shop. forcefully juggles. but with the owner says that's not his trash. >> we're not taking it anymore. it's done. >> jason herbers has owned stay gold deleon san pablo avenue in west oakland for 7 years and he says for most of that time on a monthly and sometimes weekly basis, he and his staff have filed 3, 1, 1, reports to the city about the mass amounts of trash being illegally dumped outside of the business. i think that people >> know that and feel that they can come down to this neighborhood and commit that will be investigated will go on and that's just the way

it's been for years rather than working with herbers to mitigate the problem. he says the city is holding him responsible for the trash and begin fining him for negligence. back in 2021. >> and at this point, the total amount due has reached $9,658. and $0.53. are we being for operating a place? herbers has appealed the fine. the city replied by agreeing to reduce this year's texas litter feet by more than $800. because the business has an on-site litter removal program. >> and customers dining on site. but a letter from the deputy director of economic and workforce development says, quote, the appeal is not granted in fuel duty serving food and beverages in or on disposable plates, containers and napkins that can blow away or be littered by customers after they leave the business area. mostly make sandwiches and barbecue. >> this stuff gets its wrapped

in disposable biodegradable. a paper painters, you know, we compost. we recycle. we you know, we huge dumpster. we are the problem. >> with live herbers is refusing to pay the fine and is exploring legal action against the city. philippe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> well, the city of oakland, they released a statement about the illegal dumping fees saying in part, businesses can appeal their fee to reduce or eliminate their fee based on their business being properly classified or having a little reduction program. so in this case, stay goldbelly. found an appeal for the 2023 charges and their business. he was reduced by 90% leaving just leaving their fee and just $91 this year at the deli likely did not appeal a pay. the prior year's fees. >> to john fisher sell your stake in the coliseum, make

your profit and allow to flourish and thrive. if you can't do that, then it's time to play ball with the community and join us at the negotiating well, community leaders in oakland, they're calling on alameda county supervisors, pressure a's owner john fisher to allow. >> oakland coliseum use for things besides a's baseball. he's recently blocked an effort by the upstart oakland bees to play at the coliseum. the group says robs the community of a financial benefit, even though the is expressed an interest in leaving oakland teams have talks with the city in alameda county about extending their stay at the coliseum. but no deal has been reached. still wednesday. wendy's. ing news >> they plan to start charging customers a surge pricing model. we're going words. we the fast food change made the decision. and after the break, the warriors start a four-game road trip dc playing the

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to know police arrested a man they suspect was involving up to 8 burglaries, say the most recent one happened on monday at a home right near bartlett. court. >> and callaway about a car burglary no longer is location close in san francisco yesterday, the living there, they've been trying to prevent the closure because they're concerned about seniors who are now without access to a nearby farms. they are virtually says he's concerned about art east bay becoming a

hospital deserts. alta bates summit medical center poses for 2030 mayor of berkeley says the closures put a strain on healthcare to city and east bay region. it's going to leave the stretch of area right between richmond and downtown oakland. got a full service hospital. oakland students and teachers plan to walk out today, support a cease-fire in gaza going to be right after a press conference with the fall line of raleigh at used important meeting at 4.30. get a good look at this. >> photographer shares the moment he stumbled upon glowing sand lining up with strains of electric blue along sailed bay in san diego. mesmerizing glow as a result of the chemical bioluminescent organisms in the ocean. photographer says glowing bioluminescent santas typically right after an algae. the long haul. that's incredible. one of the biggest

attractions at yosemite national park. the turn to the park move. take a look at this video from a visitor capture. the firewall phenomenon filein waterfall happens when the sun hits horsetail fall. just the right angle making the water. piers, if it's on fire, the illusion occurs in mid to late february for about 5 to 15 minutes before sunset. this year's peak was about a week so if you miss it, there's always next year. okay. don't feel bad. i missed too. somebody didn't misses. john's raible say he's actually got that. >> yeah, so so but it's a pretty special the seat for sure. and hey, if you want to get up there next year, usually it's in february and we had a great firefall conditions this year because of all the snow and rain that this year has been getting. we're about to get another heavy dose of it. today is not the day to be planning your trip the sierra for the

weekend, whether to 70 or lake tahoe. this is what, thursday friday and saturday offering up heavy snowfall. blizzard conditions making roadways impassable. so if you are up in this year and will head back down today's really your chance to do so if you're planning on heading up there, bring plenty of food and supplies with you. you may just be getting snowed in for several days. 48 plus feet of snowfall above 5,000 feet donner summit. that's the highest elevation on i-80 expecting as much as 9 feet of snowfall. this is likely to result in multiple closures i-80 highway 50 well, also have some snow on top of our mountains here in the bay area, 3 to 6 inches on top of mount saint so decent dose for us here at home. this is going to be a real big snowmaker, likely the most significant of the season so far snow level as low as 1500 to 2000 feet. blizzard warnings by the national weather service and just expect closures not the next few days to be traveling. please adjust those plans. and if you are up there, just be ready for it. sierra north

coast bay area quiet today, though, nothing getting in the way of anything you want to get outside to get done for your wednesday today. we are going to be looking at this low-pressure and high-pressure ridge kind of just sitting right across the region for now weakening and waning as this big weather maker moves in from the gulf of alaska. it's coming along with not just that precipitation else talking about, but a rush of colder air. we're going to be in the midst of some really chilly temperatures. that's cold rainfall here in the bay area today. nice and sunny and mild tomorrow. we'll start to see those showers during morning hours. it will start light and spotty becoming increasingly heavy as we move into your thursday afternoon, rainfall for the bay area tomorrow alone will be anywhere between a quarter in three-quarters of an inch. then we're going to add up more on top of that through friday and saturday and even more on top of that likely into next week. your rainfall totals actually looking pretty good over the next 7 days. as for temperatures in the bay area today, take a look at

some of these san jose all the way up to 68 degrees, concord and livermore up to 66 oakland at sf in the low 60's. after today, though it is downhill. we go by saturday. we're barely making the low 50's that are very warmest. will be seeing rain and heavy rain at times from thursday, friday into saturday. chances of unsettled weather do continue into next week. roads right now looking great. we're not seeing any sort of backup aside from just the little one forming at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's to be expected when the metering lights turned on. think a lot of people are probably going to head into the office today with the intention of staying a little closer to home towards thursday and friday. so i would expect some busier travel conditions today. 7 minutes for the richmond, sandra fell bridge and the golden gate bridge at 19 minutes to make your crossing great. thank you, john. >> 3 honduran nationals were extradited to the u.s. accused of fentanyl trafficking. the u.s. attorney's office says the 3 men face separate federal felony charges for their involvement in

conspiracies. the drugs in san francisco's tenderloin district drug enforcement administration sending a pretty clear message. anybody thinking of committing similar crimes. >> these extraditions, she sent a clear message to those who peddle poison is san francisco. if you traffic deadly drugs that harm the safety and health of our community. if you flee from justice, if you think you can hide, you are wrong. dea will be relentless in our pursuit to hold you accountable. >> well, the extraditions are part of sanders as those joint law enforcement initiative to address drug dealing. opulent, fast food franchises now getting ready to use search pricing. so by next year, wendy's plans to raise their prices during the busier hours. the statement wendy's says they will use an ai naylor menu that will have fluctuating prices. wow. some customers we spoke to say they

are not happy with this. >> i'm not really a big fan of really, really just to collect a lower price meals, but make it affordable for us working class guys. >> when he's also says its pricing model will allow them to provide more value offers to customers. bay area sports. the golden state warriors have been red-hot. they won 10 out of their last 13 games going last night's game against the washington wizards. as words director jason dumas has those highlights. >> the warriors started a four-game road trip on tuesday. they were in washington taking on the wizards. they got chris paul back as well, trying to stack some wins before coming back to the crib in. look at this familiar face. jordan poole playing is old teammates, mister jordan poole out here. wait the movements in the bay when he played for the warriors. and look at this, the student and the teacher, jordan knocks down the 3 in staff's face wizards. take the lead. moments later. what the

left hand guess had 12 off the bench and the winds are up early. but the warriors had a floor year's 3rd quarter. moses, moody, steel. safe to draymond to steph to jonathan kuminga. 21 points for joker later in the 3rd dubs up 11, chris paul, no one was a garden. so. on disrespect me like want to knock down the tray 9 points off the bench. he was a plus 17 on the a minute later, 16 point warriors klay thompson. he could when he got moved to the bench where he's been in visit, ag 3, there. another one, right? okay. spurts face. 25 off the bench for klay thompson. he's been great the last couple of games. 4th quarter, golden state up by 16. gb to get the block staff leave the break. at the buried at one. 18 is 6 for steph, all 18 in the 2nd half warriors

win one. 23, one, 12. next up for golden state. a date with the knicks at madison square garden. >> all righty. that's your look at sports. >> coming up in the next hour of the kron, 4 morning news scammers in east. they are tricking victims when thinking they've won a grand prize tips from police on how protectt yourself right back. don't go anywhere.

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>> right >> now on the kron, 4 morning news open residents will soon be able to hear from the candidates hoping to become the city's next police chief. the oakland a's have been blocking other teams from playing at the coliseum. and now residents are pressuring local leaders to stand up to the team. and san jose ranks among the best places to live in the u.s. for quality of life. we're live there this morning. >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 6. good morning. thank you for joining us here on the kron. 4 morning news. 06:00am i'm james fletcher and i'm reyna harvey in for darya folsom. >> today's supposed to be the last day of sunshine no rain. >> it's starting what tomorrow you still think, john? yeah, looking like tomorrow tomorrow through friday and saturday going to be some of our wet days in the bay area and that heavy snowfall up in the sierra nevada. so today is a