>> right now on the kron, 4 morning news we hear from the attorney for the driver who crashed her suv into a bus stop killing a family of 4 in san francisco. oakland mayor sheng thao. update us on where she is in selecting a new police chief. and we're tracking rain coming into the bay area today as winter weather returns. >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7. >> good morning. and happy friday to you on guard. and i'm james and on this friday, we're going to see things change on over the course of the day. yeah, i guess we have several hours to maybe prepare. let's talk about the timing of the storm. had yeah. good morning, james and ari, good morning. everybody can see behind them. some breaks in the clouds there and that's what everybody is going to be

treated to get. the day started see some sunshine in many areas, particularly off to the east and the south bay. it looks like well into this afternoon, but it starts to go downhill fairly quickly after that, there's a look at the east bay shoreline. you can see some of kind of broken clouds a little bit, shredded stratus, if you would like. >> and that's a covering of this portion for now. so this is what it looks like upstream. is that lower going to watch going to be a player for about say 48 hours or so? it doesn't have the subtropical jet behind it, which has been a familiar refrain we've seen from our winter weather very much so. but this is going to be more the winter-like pattern we're going to see for today tonight and tomorrow and into next week. it looks like with all the systems coming from the gulf of alaska. look at that. nice opening up. you can see there for a good portion of the bay rain again, starting in the north bay, which is true to form. now, as far as our winds are concerned, they're actually come to the southeast a little bit com, the single digits that will shift more southerly and southwesterly later on today. and the wind papas expected right in time for your evening commute as we have rain as

well. want to walk into this a little bit, too. you can see the dryness that we're going to get for much of the east and the south bay projected. this is already mid afternoon. the rain already encroaching across some of these dry patches. so it will delay a little bit the onslaught, some so called virga of evaporation before the rain strikes the ground early on when it starts. but here's another patch worth noting tomorrow afternoon. we may see some patches of sun coming out with all of that. and that will just give the atmosphere more energy, which to play with with this rain. we can get patches both today tomorrow, even into sunday of scattered thunder showers. there you have the cloud cover really building by 2 o'clock high. temperatures still manage upper 60's near about 70 more. the timing of this rain not just today but into your weekend. right now. checking the traffic and all right, dave, thank you for that. a little fly like this morning starting out on our bridges. >> not seen any traffic building at the toll plaza, which is a great thing. 14 minute ride. good to get out. get things done for the rain starts it. 14 minutes. 82 want to san mateo bridge. richmond

center fell bridge around 10 minutes. i am tracking in accident in the city northbound to 81 on south. it seems a little slow there along ones moving pretty fast and the golden gate bridge around 20 minutes. 37 to the tunnels. bridges, back to you. thanks. a lot of to developing news now. the driver who crashed her suv into a bus stop. >> killing a family 4 in san francisco has been released from police custody. a kron four's rob nesbitt. talk to her lawyer and has their side of the story. mary fong allows lawyer says she did not suffer any major injuries like a broken bone from saturday's crash. >> he also says the public seems to have a misunderstanding held legal proceedings work in a case like this and that there's no wrong in his client being released from police custody. the pictures of the 4 victims who died because of saturday's crash. still hang on you, lois street in san francisco and visitors still walk to the growing memorial to pay their respects. police arrested the driver. 78 year-old mary fong

lau. but her lawyer sam geller confirmed to kron 4 that she's been released from police custody and that no charges have been filed. the fact is that this could just be horrible tragedy. >> that, you know, have to vary. corporate consequences. that is an accidents without there being crime. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins has asked for patience as investigators gather more information, saying toxicology results can take more than 30 days to obtain. and that will also take time to go with the operating systems of the suv. lau was driving his grateful and appreciate fact that da's office, despite potential public pressures you know, conducting a thorough investigation to make a proper determination to get it right. the youngest victim in the crash, 2 months old ramos, pinto de oliveira died at the hospital wednesday. the executive director of walk san francisco, jodi madeira released a statement saying in part, quote, san francisco griese for this family. we're all far too vulnerable. >> cars, trucks and suvs can become deadly weapons in an

instant. our city's leaders must step up to the all too real threat on our streets with new levels of commitment and a new ways walk. san francisco sent a letter to mayor london breed outlining the need for more decisive action with vision, 0, a road safety policy with the goal of eliminating all traffic related fatalities. reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> 704. and today the sfmta holds a public meeting on the no turn on red expansion project. and we've got the project looking to improve pedestrian safety. crawford's will trend joins us live from the city to explain. they will. so what's going to happen in about 3 hours from now? james, the sfmta, they're inviting the public to give there insight. >> on what you think about read it. i right at a red light. now it's already happening. you might not realize it, but it is going on and they have a sample size to prove that it definitely works. so right now actually

since 2021 in the tenderloin area, 54 intersections, they have a sign up that says no right on red. how effective has it been? well, 92% compliance and they have seen the pedestrian accidents and fatalities in that area and the 3 years since dramatically decrease. what they want to do is expand that to the core of the business district, the downtown area in san francisco, north and south of markets. they want your input. what you think about it. but it looks like it's not a matter of if, but when it has been proven effective, not just in the tenderloin, james, but in new york city. you might not realize this. but if you drive in new york city, we would never were tourists. right? we take the subway. but if you drive in new york city, you are not allowed to make a right on red within the city. that's not going to happen in san francisco. it's only 200

intersections south and north of markets. but they just want to make sure that pedestrians and bicyclist are safe. a lot of times you make a right and a bicyclist might come right next to you and you hit the bicyclist or pedestrian. so this is something that they are thinking about. >> and after today, james, it looks like it will be implemented sometime later this year. back to you. okay. >> thank you. will. meantime, over in the east bay in oakland has been almost a month now since the oakland police commission delivered a list of candidates of the new police chief to the mayor for her review. we still don't know what the mayor plans to do with the list at this point. it includes cincinnati police department lieutenant colonel lisa davis, new york city assistant deputy mayor for public safety. luis molina, former san leandro police chief abdul trade in and retired lubbock, texas police chief floyd mitchell. at the beginning of the month.

the commission gave this list of candidates to mayor thao for review. and to possibly conduct her own interviews of the 4 finalists. and here's what the mayor has to say about the process. >> i have to do my due diligence. do a thorough review. you know, i can tell you migration of a panel interview has been conducted and i am moving forward and in a steadfast, wait moving expeditiously. but at the same time, i'm going to take my due diligence to ensure, you know, any checks and balances are implemented, making sure that this person is going to be the right person for the city of oakland. >> oakland has been without a permanent police chief for more than a year since mayor tell fired former police chief leronne armstrong. >> 707, or 708 now is the time and the man killed in a wrong-way crash following a police chase on 5.80, in oakland earlier this week has now been identified as 57 year-old lee david weiner of lafayette. police say he was

driving a bmw tuesday when a truck involved in a police chase crash into him head on. it all started with a burglary in else to which then led to this chase. police, though, say they stopped the chase when the pickup truck started heading the wrong way on westbound 5.80, right there at the 8 emerge the bay bridge. they say the suspect suffered major injuries in this crash and they're all now facing criminal charges. >> the chp is looking for the person fired shots on the freeway on tuesday on around 08:00pm on interstate 80 and mcbride avenue in richmond. one person was hit by a bullet but did survive. they're still looking for the more than 70,000 property owners and renters who have state farm insurance will see their policies no longer renew nez perce that my ears because high of state farm, a lot of people do. >> but state farm is saying that the only way to keep a viable business is to pull out of areas that have.

>> high fire danger kron four's. dan kerman has the details. >> those who live in high fire danger areas may soon be without homeowners or renters insurance. >> state farm. the state's leading insurer has announced that over the next year will stop renewing approximately 30,000 homeowners renters. another property insurance policies and not renew another. 42,000 commercial apartment policies, state farm's the last remaining company that has not non renewed a single homeowners insurance policy. since the big fires 2017. >> so it's the market leader they really held on longer than anyone else. rex frazier's with the personal insurance federation of california, which represents large auto and home insurance companies in california. >> he says taking on more policies and paying out for wildfire damage has proved unsustainable for state farm. they outlined. >> the drop in the capital that they have available to service their existing customers. and it went from

4.1 billion dollars at the end of 2016 to 1.3 billion at the end of 2023, the zip codes that will see the most non renewals are in areas ripe for wildfires. >> places in and around santa rosa, napa, piedmont, orinda and lafayette. this is part of a larger problem. we've got other insurers withdraw. >> we need to make sure that we're stabilizing or insurance market. >> bay area state senator scott wiener says the state insurance commissioners looking at new rules as to how insurance companies can calculate risk when setting rates. he says that might help. and are going to go up. >> and vote. that's going to be painful for many of us. but it's also better than not being able to access insurance at all. >> still, this is raised a red flag for state regulators. they say state from general's decision today raises serious questions about its financial situation questions. the

company must answer to regulators. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> and 7.11 and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. another victims comes forward in the east bay and says a teacher sexually abused them. one lawyer says this teacher still in the bay area. plus, we're going hear from the couple wrongly accused of staging a kidnapping lael almost 9 years ago. >> the story that's become a center of the new netflix documentary. >> hey, good morning, everyone. i'm michael thomas live in downtown santa rosa. i am at russian river brewery. take a look. there's hundreds of people out here this morning. coming up, we'll tell you why. and the time limit. you have to get down here. that more right after the break. going see the rain hasn't made it there yet. but this afternoon, we expected to develop into this evening with thunder showers. that's what all that green is indicating all that green is indicating in the scenario

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>> some 14 right now we're preparing. i do know we have to batten down the hatches or anything on. but i'm ready. yeah, i'm ready for what's coming least keep the umbrella handy. good morning day. that's a good advice. good morning, james and ari, good morning. everybody are going to need that for out. not just today tomorrow, but throughout the weekend and into next week as well as kind of opens up the >> door, if you will, for the systems east bay shoreline. you can see still a lot of cloud cover, but some areas are actually looking at some patches of clearing. now, the severe prediction center says, hey, this area, meaning central valley off to portions of the bay and north could get a thunder showers. and by the way, they're going to roll that all the way down to san diego later on as a the

weekend progresses because the thunder showers and is spread out through the whole area. it's just instability because it has to mix pro pre utley of cold air upstairs milder air at the surface going forward. what today will go freezing here by 3.30, in still working on getting into the east and the south bay, the north bay. finally, it spread into that. then we get the entire bay involved here by the evening commute. so 6 o'clock, everybody is going to be involved in. that's going to be with winds, too. so sloppy commute under way home. we get a clear patch for a few hours. more overnight showers into saturday morning and saturday afternoon. you see kind of pin wheeling a little bit from the low that we have in place here. we're familiar with those kind of things in there will be surface winds, but nothing like we've been through with the knocked out all the power and all that sort of thing. but you will have spot problems because you can get some thunder showers. some local hail, even sometimes some straight-line winds and very localized areas. this is up by saturday evening and still yet more waves and orders. you can see them just keep flowing in from the pacific. it's about those winds at his mansion. here's

the pop that does happen this evening with those wind with the rain rather due west from the southwest. so this is a low acting caught a monotone. it's not getting fortified moisture wise from the subtropical jet as we had so much this previous winner. there's another pop happening on saturday. a dozen upstage the active today, but still worth noting a nice pop with winds as the rain hits pretty close on the same type of timing. it looks like on sunday morning, little bit of the windy side there from the golden gate and along the coast. as you can see, 2 now. so what does all this rain is developing late this afternoon? windy kind of a sloppy evening commute as we talked about showers and scattered thunder showers for saturday and sunday. although they'll be some breaks of sun going on. most likely that will be on sunday. and that just give the atmosphere energy, which to work with next week. the next big big rain hit is on wednesday. maybe an isolated shower monday variable clouds and all of that temperatures still stay cool. now we're going to reset those for the week ahead

and then unsettled into next weekend. but not next weekend proper. it's friday and early into saturday. looking good. we look at the latest model runs. 64 san francisco. 66 open 70 for san jose. that's a senior probably won't see with the raindrops there going on until we get to late afternoon and evening for the ride home. but the ride into work, right? fl saint. alright, running alert overall. you look good there. but traffic is starting to build gradually. >> crossover highways like highway for traveling any conquered and 8.80, traveling through hayward and fremont this morning bay bridge. although the meter lights are on, traffic is not building at the toll plaza. 14 minutes into the city right now. san mateo bridge just short of 15, 80 to 101. for antioch to concord, about 40 minutes. the last hour we had a traffic hazard, slowness down and conquer. that's clear. but residual delays. 34 minutes along one 85 to menlo park to 80 2.37, you're making great time. all right. james, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. rain is 7.18. is the

time and for your money this morning, where does california rank when it comes to women financially and medicare has opened the door to weight loss drug coverage. we've got jane king standing by live in new york to explain morning jane. >> hi, james. good morning. so the centers for medicare and medicaid services has issued new guidance allowing medicare part d plans to cover the weight loss drugs which received that approval. now, the agency's guidance will allow the medicare patients to get coverage for novo nordisk injection we go v as long aa it's prescribed to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. these treatments, of course, have skyrocketed in demand over the past year, despite the hefty price tags and spotty insurance coverage, california ranks high for financial strength for women forms to the survey. look at things like gender pay equity the home ownership. california was in the top 10 states. found one in 4 women in the state make 6 figure salaries, women's median earnings were 77% of men's and we're all

experiencing food. inflation. remember eggs, 7, $8, a dozen prices for common breakfast items rose more than 3% in february compared to a year ago. bureau labor statistics says this includes bacon, eggs, white bread, flour, even coffee has gone up over that time and more than 440,000 starbucks months are being recalled after reports of a dozen injuries. the mugs were manufactured by nestle usa and sold as part of the 2023 holiday. starbucks branded gifts sets sold online and at target and wal-mart. but the consumer product safety commission says if microwaves are filled with the hot liquid, they can overheat or break and that would pose a risk of burns or cuts live from the nasdaq market site. i'm jane king back to james okay. thank you very much, jane. >> i once had a candle like glass not well from hot to cold drink today's the day. if you're a beer lover. >> they've got a very limited window. opening up of the nice frosty the russian river brewing company is out with

its pliny the younger broom. yeah. crawford, michael thomas actually up there in santa rosa getting a firsthand look at those folks in line waiting for a taste, michael earning maybe we need to get some warm, get some warm beer because it's so cold here this morning. >> but take a look. this is the front of the line. russian river brewery. the next 2 weeks are going to be offering that play me younger. and this gentleman here over him earlier. you're from concord, right? move out the way. what time did you get your your at the front of year? 10 o'clock last this your first time standing in line second time. first time was the year of covid to 2020 back in time talk a little bit about this. what what do you do? people? they're crazy. it's just fun. i like coming out talking to people. and, you know, there's always plus, too. so it's great right. well, he's only got a limited amount of time anyways, right? but we're going to walk this way of any. >> if i can have you over here, this is the co-owner of the actual brewery and he's out here this morning handing out doughnuts handing out coffee but no taste of beer. my 10, 31 will open the doors

and folks can come in and have their first taste of the 2024 younger, which is our. >> 20th anniversary making the beer. wow. 20 years. okay. so talk a little bit about that. what changes over the years and what stays the same with the special brew. it. well, from a beer standpoint, we're always tweaking the recipe just a little this year, we added more of one of our favorite hops from new zealand called nectar on. >> and that iran has this really big tropical citrus nectarine quality to it standpoint operations that's really stayed the same the last couple years. but it's evolved over the years. the fact that there's a 2 and a half hour table limit folks can buy this year. 3 bottles of younger last year was just too since it's our anniversary. we had a little something to it. and there's a few other, you know, rules that go along this. but folks line up and pretty much everyone waits in line to get into everyone's pretty fair about it. they're going to let us in early. so hopefully we get early taste and before we start making jokes, i want to know very quickly talk a

little bit about the name. what's behind that? yes, we are regular ipa. a double ipa pliny the elder. >> he was a roman naturalist died in the eruption of mount vesuvius and his adopted son and nephew was plenty that younger and that's why we named the triple ipa after him. >> and everything we know about the elder as a lot from the younger because he chronicled his life because the elder died at the eruption of mount vesuvius. okay. i got it. well, they say that planted the younger is a lot stronger whet it comes to alcohol. so >> i guess hopefully we'll get a taste. anchor back there at the studio, daria. she says she also wants to taste well out darya james, we'll send it back to you guys. remember, you can only buy this for the next 2 weeks or so. it starts today and ends. april 4th, i was listening no hit. he's does he make it in? the new did plenty may. >> he was a naturalist. was he making this like in a bathtub what they're asking? are you

making it than no, no, he wasn't a brewer. but plenty of the older wrote about hawks. that's what that's the connection. he drank after plenty of the elder and the younger got all right. sorry. you're going to get me in >> get a good break. it's 71 degrees. all right. coming up, money, money, money, the white house getting ready for another wave of student debt.

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>> 7.29, and thanks for tuning in on a friday. we all need to tune in and listen to dave reduce storm. that's on the way up for the weekend. fact starting today. so let's get the details on the timing. dave, good morning. >> good morning, james and darya. good morning, everybody. and the sooner we have to start things off was definitely the calm before the storms really will have a series of the marching all through the weekend. we're going some breaks of some sun here, particularly on sunday. and we're starting off with some of that right now like sfo. another do have some construction related delays going on here. however. into this evening, we have winds and rain might cause some other issues as well. just keep in mind, here's the breakdown for you. show you how much sun we're getting well into the afternoon, particularly for the east and the south bay. again, that rain is going to take it all day before it gets to the south and the east. there's the low that we're going to watch. and there's several more to come upstream throughout the weekend. winds relatively inactive, you know, single digits to calm again. they'll be a player for this

evening and temperature check for you right now. we're in the 50's very mild to start, but we're going to get temperature correction. we're going to be fair, fairly warm inland because we're going to have all those daytime heating. but that will change starting tonight. going to walk you through the timing of this even long range into next week. let's get a traffic check from rain. that rain, right? well, fine line and you may get decent time as you're heading into the city this morning. >> no major delays or issues there. about 14 minutes may's to that fremont street exit san mateo bridge somewhere around 14 minutes, 80 to 101 traveling across towards the peninsula. yours was ever feel. rich. 11 minutes tolls to 101 and even travel your highways. things are light highway for is a little bit slower. golden gate bridge just short of 24 minutes 30, some of the tolls. let's check on of the south bay. 85 up to apart. 35 in right there. so just will slow pockets of delays to 82. 37, you're looking great. darya. james, back to you. thanks a lot. reyna and amended civil rights lawsuit has been filed against the san ramon school district and a former teacher. yes. so

what issue here is that a second victim has come forward alleging abuse, claiming now the school district. >> failed to act pro forcefully call talks to the attorneys. >> a second former student at san ramon valley high school has come forward with abuse allegations against a former theater arts teacher. she has been added to a lawsuit originally filed last month in contra costa county superior court against the teacher and the san ramon valley unified school district. it alleges the school district failed to act when made aware of the abuse allegations. >> during the 2011, 2012 school year. they did not document his final so that subsequent employers would know >> about these allegations. they did not submit the matter to the california teachers accreditation agency to ensure that his license was taken away. attorney robert allard with the san jose based law firm of sari boskovich and allard represents the 2 plaintiffs. >> he says jane doe number ones, alleged abuse happened

multiple times on and off campus in 2011. and jane doe number twos abuse allegedly occurred shortly after the first plaintiffs graduation. the lawsuit claims the teacher showers, the plaintiffs with gifts and played favorites. allard says jane doe number one was sexually abused multiple times on and off campus and that the teacher's alleged grooming led to him inappropriately touching jane doe. number 2. >> without her consent, these were all from behaviors which were known to the school. and to our knowledge, no action was taken by the school of prior to the. >> station of jane doe. number one, allard says the report was filed with law enforcement back in 2012, but no charges were filed, which is why kron 4 is not sharing the defendant's name or picture. >> allen says he eventually left the school on his own accord shot. for the past. >> several years he has been advice principle. at a reputable private k through 12. school and the east bay

ice shutter to think about what i know about this man. how much damage he cause they're allard says now that a second plaintiff has come forward, a formal request has been made to law enforcement to reopen its case. >> the san ramon valley unified school district responded to our inquiry by stating, quote, we take these kinds of allegations very seriously, because this is active litigation. it is our policy not to comment. philippe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> 7.33 is the time. and governor gavin newsom is now calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. elected leaders have been facing pressure is the death toll in the war between israel and hamas continues to grow in the letter to the state's muslim palestinian american and arab american communities. the governor says he is supporting president biden's call for an immediate cease-fire as part of a deal to get really ferguson citizens and the release of hostages. the bay

area's council on american islamic relations or care for short says they would prefer the governor called for a cease-fire earlier, but it's better late than never. >> for many months now, the majority of americans have said that the genocide in gaza it's sad that it's taken our elected officials so long. to join the moral called for a cease-fire. but we welcome that they are now here. >> all the governor's letter also acknowledges a rise in anti-muslim discrimination and hate care. national says in the months following the october 7th attack on israel, anti-arab bias jumped by their count by more 170%. >> meantime, so cisco bay area office of care is calling on san bruno officials to issue a public apology over what they say happened during last week's city council meeting care says city officials refused to let muslims attending the meeting, break their fast and pray inside city hall. the groups sent

this letter to the san bruno mayor in its care says that muslim residents had previously requested accommodations for fasting as the meeting fellow the second night of ramadan, but city staff, they said denied the request just hours before the meeting stating city policy prohibits food in the lobby and the letter went on to point out there are vending machines, chaos, snacks for pastries and things and an area kong green. that lobby fasting constituents were instead instructed they say, to break their fast and they have their prayers outside surrounded by police presence. the letter asked the mayor to clarify the city policies used to justify their actions and also to engage in comprehensive islamophobia training. >> ray of sunshine to somebody was carrying gave so much others. she loved her kids, her husband, she loved the community. >> a father remembering his daughter and son in law jt and amanda true, who died march 12

when their car hit a tree while they were driving on river road in santa rosa. they were coming back from celebrating jay tease 42nd birthday. they leave behind their 2 children. boys. 11 year-old travis and 2 year-old mason and and his father is caring for the kids. >> he's like, you know, the rooms of the rooms, exactly what they have everything is going to be the same. so they're trying to everything as normal as we can. but what not to let them to >> the chp is still investigating the cause of the crash. >> well, this weekend marks 9 years since the couple was wrongfully accused of staging a kidnapping in the couple visited monterey county to talk to law enforcement in hopes that by sharing their story, they can keep this from happening. anybody force charles clifford has their story. >> speaking to a packed room of law enforcement from across california, denise huskins and

aaron quinn reed told their story in great detail starting with the moment they were awoken in their home by voices and what they thought was an armed robbery. >> instantly, i know. surrounded. they have guns defenseless. the couple was restrained and drug. denise was then kidnapped and raped by this man. matthew mueller. >> when aaron awoke the next morning, he reported the kidnapping toledo police, but was almost immediately made the main suspect, anthony says disappearance he endured hours worth of aggressive interrogation. >> it's clear in their eyes and no longer. victim. i am a suspect. >> 2 days after she was taken, mueller released in east near her family home in southern california. the vallejo police department then accused the couple of making the whole thing up. mister quinn. >> and this huskins. has plundered valuable resources away from our community, although they were safe, the couple could not yet returned to their normal lives. >> our work will last back because they believe the hoax theory. to me says receiving

hundreds of hateful messages on social media. and we don't feel safe anywhere. because the world leaves and they're liars. >> several months later, mueller was arrested in dublin, california for attempting a similar home invasion. investigators in that case were able to connect him to denise is kidnapping, confirming the couple story and bring them a certain amount of relief. and almost time we were no longer seen as hoaxers. >> victims. always work. matthew mueller was sentenced to 31 years in state prison for kidnapping huskins. he's also serving out a 40 year sentence for federal crimes. >> huskins and quinn have since married and now have 2 daughters. they chose to speak at this conference in hopes that law enforcement can learn from their experience. >> you don't have to believe every person who comes to speak to you. but as soon as you say, i don't believe this person. and that cuts off the opportunity for you to find out more. possibly find out the truth. >> now, denise huskins and aaron quinn were awarded a 2.5

million dollar settlement from the city of vallejo. but they say that to this day, no one from the vallejo police department has apologized directly to that in monterey county, charles clifford kron. 4 news. >> 7.39 is the timing of the east bay. a 14 year-old now is in custody in the east bay accused of stealing. we're trying to steal cars. livermore. police say the first attempt was made last tuesday in a downtown parking garage near the intersection of livermore and railroad avenues. officers say the teen pretended to have a gun in his pocket and threatened to harm the victim. if he didn't give her, it gave him the keys. police then received for more reports of similar incidents. 4 days later, the teen is now facing multiple counts of attempted carjacking, attempted robbery and criminal threats. >> governor newsom and democratic leaders in the legislature have reached an agreement to reduce the state's multi-billion-dollar budget deficit. currently, there's a discrepancy. what that deficit is the legislative analyst's office projects. 73 billion. but the

newsom administration estimates its 38 billion big difference between those numbers. but whatever the number is, the aim is to reduce the debt by 28 either now starting at 28, 12 to 18 billion is what they'd like to reduce it by specifically this plan calls for the legislation to reduce the size of the current fiscal year budget. >> the quicker we move. the better off our budget in fiscal situation will be for the entire golden state. are sacrifices getting need to be made this year. you're right. yes, absolutely. we are going to have to make sacrifices. but early action means nhat we can bring this deficit to a more manageable level. >> democrats say they plan to vote on their deficit reduction plan sometime in early april. >> we'll send some san bruno residents probably of notice these parking pay stations in parts of downtown starting

april. first, drivers are going to be required to pay for parking in those areas. anything near city. lots parking community you can visit the san bruno police department's website for more information. if you want to find out how to operate these things. well, the mega millions jackpot is almost a billion dollars now with the next drawing tonight. it's an 08:00pm. meanwhile, the powerball jackpot continues to grow as well. the estimated jackpot there, 750 million dollars. pretty impressive. so this weekend could be very big for some lucky ticket holders will see. >> 7.41 right now. and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, the first round of the n c double a tournament ended with some big upsets. all hope. we're not upset. we'll take a look. >> and waiting for a series of systems to drop south. the first will be late this afternoon and some thunder showers could come along with the ride upper together. that forecast for you and before you leave the house, you need

to know how your morning commute is fairing. things are commute is fairing. things are looking nice

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out and around with that driving and >> it will be interesting. all right, 7.47 is the time. let's get over to the weather center because dave's been following not only rain on the way for us, but some snow perhaps year. i don't like much driving in that day. yeah. you want to do that this weekend. good morning, james and ari, good morning. all they're advising not to travel up to tahoe for this weekend. this yosemite. but you get the general idea snow already on the ground, certainly in the mountains of all of that, we're going to add to that in the forecast ahead. here's the deal for basically today and tomorrow we have a winter storm warning before you get to tahoe and then it's an advisory. now snow is going start off kind of lofty at 7,000 feet and then drop as this low gets a little closer because cold air aloft there. let's go through with the forecast is calling for snow tomorrow. snow on sunday. notice how temperatures stay kind of chilly monday. a little bit of a break, but there's more to be had by the middle of the week. there's a low. that's the first of many lot one in the left them all. and that's what's going to happen through the week ahead as we go into a little winter futurecast for what we've been

talking about this afternoon ride home. got the rain will have the winds too little break in there and then more kind of light rain showers to greet us into saturday morning may be breaks in the skies a little bit. that only gives the atmosphere energy for those thunder showers and then it kind of pin wheels you can see right into sunday patches of heavy rain at times. how much rain we're getting. this is how much happens by saturday morning. and then we add on top of that in this brings us into sunday, you can see we're still sub one inch. so amounts are not as generous as what we've been used to from all of this because they've been all fortified by the subtropical jet throwing all this moisture our way, but it's a plus because it lets those that snow settle later all right. here's a look at our winds. there's the pop this afternoon. here's the pop on sunday. not as impressive as the pop today, but again, not enough for wind advisory. just watch about the surface winds and locally. you can get sometimes some heavy winds just locally with a thunderstorm. let's march of the week ahead. this is

saturday sunday. we have some better breaks in the skies. monday is kind of a wait and see thing is kind of wishy-washy here. shower here or there. middle of the week is when things start to happen. and another one and friday and then looks better. and as we get into the weekend, oh, yeah. all right. here's a look at your high temperatures and for the next week ahead that we've got temperatures in the winter zone. what to watch out for wednesday. and then as i showed you on friday as well, what i look out for and traffic, all traffic is looking really bridges, if you can see right now, dave. >> richmond center fell bridge, san mateo bridge bay bridge traffic to nice and light all under 15 minutes to make your cry across those 3 bridges, golden gate bridge about 20 minutes. so that's the limit there. the highways are seeing just slight delays. nothing major. 43 minute ride up 101. 85 in menlo park 2, 80 82 still look like they're still under 20 minutes to make that right. selanne to down to 2.37. along 8, 80, 30 minutes. 88 80, if you had to choose between the 2 traveled into oakland van is a little

lighter right now. your scenes like pockets with a little more. 40 minutes along highway 4, antioch, into conquered. and 24 wannacry down to 5.80. start to bill just passed arena. 13 minute ride reaches back to you. thanks. a lot of rain is 7.50. let's talk sports. college basketball, first-round. >> of march madness is halfway complete. yeah. ann's teams are creating some buzz this morning and some brackets were busted. we've got here. wilson with the highlights. >> quite a few upsets on the first day of the ncaa tournament. and i'm sure a great number of brackets have been busted at this point, but we'll start in salt lake city where, you know, in utah for the first round of the west region, arizona. the second seed in the west region tried to stay away from an upstate facing the 15 feet long beach state. >> and they're retiring head coach dan months. and so the game was close to the majority of the 1st half, if you will, morristown, he hits the 3 pointer here for long beach to keep them alive in have them

trailing. they get within 6 at that point. but the wildcats, they want to 16 run that put the game away in the 2nd half. caleb love out of the break. you see him there with the alley-oop pass to shot. johnson who throws it down. he hit 13 points on the night and they hit 13, 3 pointers. the wildcats da, 4 of them from this guy kylan boswell. 2 people in front of them doesn't matter. he knocks that one down. he had 20 points, arizona. they win 85 to 65 and now they played a ton in the second round of the tournament. meanwhile, the number 3 seeded kentucky also trying to avoid an upset of their own as they take on the 14 th-seeded oakland university. now let's pick it up late in the 2nd half where oakland was up by 2 in jet go key was the key. he drains the 3, his 10th 3 of the game in 32 points off the bench for gokey under a minute to go oakland. they were leading by one the knockout to dq cold in

the corner. he sinks the 3 of his own oakland. they extend their lead to poor call, had 12 points in a rebound. the final seconds of the game is where we will take a real kentucky. they were on the inbounds play antonio reeves. he puts up a desperation hail mary 3, but it's no good and well that will do it. we're open shots, kentucky, and they shocked the world. they bless them break. it's 80 to. 76 was the final as they advance to the second round for the first time in all of their school's history. and they face the number 11 seed nc state on saturday, they also upset in their matchup. now being said, saint mary's, they have grand king in. meanwhile, stamper women, they have obviously state. >> tonight so we'll have a breakdown of those as well. but for now, that's acidic to you at the des. >> thank you. 7.52. coming over the next hour. how much is a good deal to pay for chicken with tell you why san francisco is ranked among the francisco is ranked among the

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