to sneak it in here in the next couple days on some fresh powder and probably a couple of feet of fresh snow up there. looking toward your 70 have in the background of the snow is coming down as we speak and more on the way overnight tonight. so yeah, i they are chaining up right now on 80. they're required have maximum chains on 50. if you're headed up in that direction, be prepared. that snow going to be on and off throughout the night tonight, all the way to bear valley, mammoth lakes. you're 70. you're seeing more snow in the high country right now and more on the way that low pressure center just swirling along the coastline and bringing that rain on shore. but really, this a statewide event, you can see that low said all the way into southern california says we have more snow and the land as well. cold spring storm rolli in some heavy snow. and yeah, boy, snow levels all the way down to about 1000 feet. that is extremely low for this time of year, 2 to 6 inches of snow above 2000 across across higher peaks when they add it all up, a couple of feet, maybe 3 feet of snow. so travel delays all but assured

chain controls in effect already. and gusty winds going to continue throughout the night tonight. but you can see the advisories so winter weather advisories even up toward clear lake mendocino county for the north all the way down and across the into the sierra nevada as well all the way down to southern california to so you're traveling down that way. you've got to be careful. the great find. there you go. expecting some heavy snow there as much as 6 inches down to about 3,000 feet. so that's some heavy snow. they're going to cause some delays. so if you plan on traveling, here is the good got another day of snow for the weekend. if you want to ski on some fresh powder, there you go. saturday and sunday looking good. little cold. but boy, a couple of new feet of snow to play on. guys. back to you. all right, lauren, thank you. rain came down hard at times throughout the bay area today. tam lawrence who referred it was even 11 soft snow that flutter down proud. first reason has reaction from residents. >> early this morning, soft beautiful snow fell on mount tam, a pious at 2500 feet elevation. it was that cold at the higher mountain peaks to

turn the rain into flurries. the snowfall didn't last long. but for those out on the mountain, the brisk temperatures were magical. beautiful known was out. there's a soft. >> i'm single track running and just beautiful trees. love these friends just back from a windy run through the woods. >> whereas one didn't mind the wet conditions. another not so much normally at this time. is it sunny and we are sick of look at my haha. so you don't walk. they like today. so >> tried different venues for john, what slur he was trying to capitalize on the small fraction of clear weather in the day taking his dog darted out. >> who didn't seem pleased with the rain this late in the season. are you surprised that we are getting so much rain this morning? and that's and more because there's no such thing as normal anymore.

absolutely not. so i they have to go out thing in the morning. so i was here thing in the rain. >> i was actually probably the only person with this spring spaniels for sophie kirk. she says rain or shine. the sisters are always up for a jog outside. >> as for herself, well, she didn't mind the rain at all. we stepping out what is in the uk. so my husband scottish say he's used to the as you can see, there is a break in the weather at this hour. but it's been flipping and flopping all day long with more wet weather to come. >> here in mill valley, theresa kron, 4 news. >> tomorrow was supposed to be the return of oakland's first friday, but it's been postponed because of this rain. rain in the forecast for tomorrow. the monthly event brings together small businesses, artists and performers on telegraph avenue was canceled over the past 3 months because of financial issues. organizers say they're

trying their best to host the event next weekend. if that doesn't happen, the event will return in may. a to the francisco restaurant scene is deciding to close its doors. michael mina's, downtown location as or nose. >> will be closing its stores. april 11the upscale greek restaurant first opened in september 2021. replacing the michelin-starred. you know where it was best known for it. fresh seafood dishes, michael mina group would like to thank the community for all their support over the years. and they say will still operate through other downtown locations like international smoke and clock bar. >> you hear the glass shattering. a terrifying moment caught on dash cam video in the north bay. a woman screaming all somebody pulled up next to or smashed a window and tried to take her belongings. all of this while she was waiting at a stoplight in vallejo. it's at the intersection of sonoma

boulevard and tennessee street. she says she resisted. attacker took off. we've reached out to police about the video to find out what they've learned. but so far we have not heard back. meantime, in the east bay frustration is mounting among small business owners in oakland's fruitvale district after several shops in the public market were burglarized. this week conference, dan thorn spoke with local business owners. >> at least for small businesses in oakland's fruitvale public market hit by burglars this week. oakland police say 2 unknown intruders ransacked offices and stole cash and computers from a bakery jewelry store, ice cream shop and electronics repair service. it's super frustrating to see these these folks. you know. >> working every day. the frustration they have. >> and to have something like this happen, it's really disheartening. >> business owner dominic prado says his restaurant tacos, el al ballet was spared. but the public market

is a tight-knit community and crimes like these are a shared pain. they deserve better. we deserve better. >> many of these business owners have been there for over. 25 years. the nonprofit unity council owns the public market. >> they say despite investing more than a million dollars in security, it has not been enough. we're asking for local regional and federal support so that we can be whole again. prado argues the unity council could also be doing more to help the public markets. merchants. he says the organization has failed to make good on improving safety. we've asked what cameras us for a number of things. last year we were faced with job. >> there was a lot of shootings in the area. >> both sides have clashed over the response to crime at the market. >> but they also agree that outside help is needed to protect these businesses, the support they get also help preserve the neighborhoods. culture i can. the prime will always be here. i think we're we're never going to be out out. red from crying. but i

think with that the city to sizable commitment to investing in his neighborhood. >> that was our kron four's. dan thorn reporting for us tonight. oakland police say that they haven't made any arrests in tuesday morning's burglaries. they are asking anyone with any information to certainly give them a call in about 24 minutes, starting at 7 o'clock tonight, 2 eastbound lanes of the richmond, sandra fell bridge will close for repairs on the lower deck. >> the lanes are expected to reopen at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning. more closures are expected tomorrow as well. caltrans says the exact duration of the work depends on the weather. a man and a woman were injured in a shooting in east oakland. police say one of them was arrested happened around 7.30, last night near the intersection >> of own avenue and birch street officials say that to both are expected to survive. but one of them was arrested right after being treated at the hospital. that shooting is under investigation. deal reached legislative democratic

leaders and the governor announcing an agreement to shrink the state's budget deficit by more than 17 billion dollars. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace has the story. >> well, the senate president pro tem makes clear some of the decisions to shrink. the deficit are tough decisions, but he maintains it's the responsible thing to do. californians deserve a balance, on-time budget. and here's my promise. we're going to deliver that to them here in the coming week, senate president pro tempore mike mcguire making that promise to the people of california during an exclusive one-on-one interview with us. it comes as the state faces a projected budget deficit that could range anywhere from 38 to 73 billion dollars. >> we have a budget deficit just as we always do at home. we need to be able to get our budget in line with our finances. he says legislative leaders are doing exactly that just hours before this interview, mcguire governor gavin newsom and assembly speaker robert remus announced an early budget action agreement to shrink the

deficit by 17.3 billion dollars. just how they plan to do it. their proposal calls for 5.2 billion in borrowing. another 5.2 billion in funding delays and 3.6 billion in actual cuts including a 300 plus million dollar cut to some climate programs. a 500 million dollar cut to a program responsible for building school facilities. and a 700 plus million dollar cut to reduce administrative costs across state agencies. this urgent action is going to make the job of closing the remainder of the deficit, less daunting. tough but less daunting as we move into the june deadline. it's sort of like if you were looking at your household budget and you pay down some of your debt or, you know, paid off and alone early, that reduces your future obligations to pay that loan back. >> that's exactly what the state is trying to do. governor gavin newsom expressing optimism about the plan, calling it a balanced approach that meets the needs

of californians and maintains a strong fiscal foundation for the state's future. but republicans say they believe it does not go far enough with cuts. >> they also are disappointed they were not included in any budget negotiations. that's frustrating to me. and i think it's unfortunate for the process and republican caucus represents 8 million californians. >> who are left out of the saw behind the scenes discussions to come up with solutions just scenes on democratic today. >> and the legislature is scheduled to vote on the early budget action deal next week. but important to know this is just step one. lawmakers will once again have to meet and vote on the full budget for next fiscal year. no later than june. 15th reporting at the state capitol, a tonn wallets kron. 4 news. >> april is celebrated as autism acceptance month. and tonight, kron four's putting the spotlight on one bay area program that's helping adults have successful careers. here's a look at the college of adaptive arts.

>> right here we have a whole group of aspiring apprentice. is that one of the assistance and the sign language class? >> they want to be professors in the theater class i mind is my most powerful tool. you know, i need to be able to use it and use to the best of my abilities. don't let your disability. >> stop you. >> hundreds of students are benefiting from the services. the college of adaptive arts offers you can catch more of their stories from kron four's philippe djegal tonight on kron. 4 news at 10. we've been reporting the a's moved to sacramento all day long, but now we're going to hear from their owner. next up in sports, kate will have what john fisher has to say about the team's move to the capital.

>> time now for 4 zone forecast with a live picture. the transamerica building in the gray sky. great. it was really raining this morning. and then of course, they'll elsewhere. lawrence is here break it all down. yeah, the snow on the mountain tops too. and it continues outside tonight. we've got more showers popping up around the bay area. the commute kind of a rough one this morning this afternoon. still, you've got some more rain showing up outside a lens looking out toward our mount tam cam. the showers continuing. there are even reports some snow on top of mount tam as well. but yeah, boy, the temperatures. they took a big hit yesterday and another one today, some places much as 19 degrees cooler. so over the last couple of days, we'll cool as much as 20 to 25 degrees from the beginning of this week. simply amazing today. yeah, a high of only 54 degrees,

almost 10 degrees below the average in san francisco. 55 in oakland, only 57 10 degrees below normal in san jose. 55 12 degrees below normal in livermore. and how about that? some 14 degrees below average in cocker to 55 and 54 degrees in santa rosa. so cold temperatures abound. lightning strikes. there's one that just happened right now in toward the tri valley area. and that's what we've got a very active weather pattern right now. low pressure spinning along the coastline. you see some of that snow over mount hamilton continuing into the east bay and more on the way overnight tonight and tomorrow, too. so i think really we're going to see an active pattern tonight. i think things start to calm down a little bit, but still a chance scattered showers as we head toward tomorrow as well. overnight lows tonight. boy, it's going to be chilly with the clouds out there and some scattered showers. temperatures dropping down to 34 it looked more. 35 degrees in saint rose and about 36 in the napa valley. tomorrow. heating up just a little bit 50's across most of the bay area. next couple days, we'll dry things out as we head in towards saturday. slight

chance showers on sunday. much warmer sunshine returns as we head toward next week. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> for such a long time, it seemed like the a's and their fans might be in limbo for ever. but now we know their path will definitely include a little detour for the next 3 seasons before it gets to las vegas. major league baseball is heading to sacramento team owner john fisher announced the move today at a press conference held at sutter health park. the whole of the minor league sacramento river cats. fisher partnered up with sacramento kings owner vivek or any rent renee d they skews me to get this deal done. so for at least 3 seasons, the a's will be playing in the 10,000 seat stadium with an option for a 4th year if needed. another is speculation. but if the a's draw a well in sacramento over the next several years, the league could consider the city has a future site for an expansion team. >> well, i think the next 3 years are going to be a great

way to showcase the interest in baseball. i mean, it's already happened with all the great success here with the river cats over the years. i think these next 3 years will be a continuation of i just want to say we're. >> we're excited to be here for the next 3 years playing. this is a beautiful ballpark, but also being able to be able to some of the greatest players in baseball, whether they be athletics players are aaron judge and others launch home runs out of this very intimate, the most intimate ballpark in all of major league baseball for the next 3 years. >> into that because it's not a real major league baseball park, but i digress. this week, we've got some definitive proof just how big the appetite is for women's sports. 12.3 million viewers tune in for the elite 8 matchup between lsu and iowa in the ncaa women's tournament. the huge rise in consumption of women's sports has a lot to do with access

and one sports exact is doing her part to make sure fans have easy access, not just women's sports, but 2 any event they want to watch on any device. i spoke with libya, murphy stephens, founder of the watch sports staff which makes the streaming process easy for fans. and she said when it comes to the women's game, it's been a real labor of love. >> and when i first started working for abc sports, less than one percent of all sports programming on television was dedicated to women's sports today with the proliferation of streaming and college sports networks. it's now around 15%. and over the years we've seen the result, there's, you know, a depth of talent across. all women's sports. i mean, who didn't watch, you know, caitlin the other night, right is huge ratings. and there's so much women sports content out there in so. >> i love it.

>> more games coming up tomorrow. and the giants will also be back in action tomorrow for their home opener. oracle park looking to erase the stench of a three-game sweep at dodger stadium, which included show hey, ohtani's first home run in la blue. so tommy still have some dinners. despite the cloud of the gambling scandal surrounding him, he says his former interpreter stole millions of dollars from his accounts to pay off and illegal. but the superstar still answering questions related to betting on sports and is it just me does he really have that lingo down? >> i want to go. them or >> he'll take nc state with 9 points easily. i don't not like pretty easy way to talk

about it for a is not to be involved in any sports getting back to to women's sports. the the final 4 for the women tickets are more expensive than the men's. it's been more excited a year has been but but still 15%, only 50% of island to 51 to increase from where it started her career. you know, 20 some odd years ago lot of room to grow out room to grow. it's going right direction. yeah. thanks, gabriel. having fun watching. senator alex padilla and oakland congresswoman barbara lee were touring the port of oakland's hydrogen projects this morning. this comes after padilla lee secured over a billion dollars for more renewable clean hydrogen across the state last october. the point of this meeting is so that the lawmakers can learn about how the port of oakland is working to improve air quality and support the state's workforce with green jobs. ev and hybrid owners with clean air decals may soon

lose access to the carpool lane. in 2005 federal government passed a law. >> which allowed solo drivers and energy efficient cars to use the carpool lanes. but that law is set to expire in september of next year. if the program isn't renewed at both the state and federal level, the clean air decal program well, the trucking industry is fighting back against strict new federal emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles. >> the epa says the new rules will help address the worsening climate crisis. but truckers warned that the rules will cost them and consumers serious money. our washington correspondent hannah brandt breaks down the controversy. >> the epa is cracking down on emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, including highway big rigs a big deal. it's a really big leland, but the environmental defense fund expects the new rules to have a huge impact. these new standards will prevent a good 1 billion tons of climate pollution from getting into

our air and our atmosphere. but the companies that own the big trucks are not happy. it's going to be a travesty if it goes forward. chris spear is with the american trucking association. the timelines of targets in this rule are simply unachievable. the epa insists the new rules do give the industry time to adjust. they start taking effect in 2027 and ramp up to 2032. things rational dose of kaufman with the epa says transitioning will eventually save the industry. billions is no technology small make these trucks cheaper to operate. but speer argues most companies can't afford the transition and he warns it will disrupt supply chains and increased prices. we're talking about real people putting food on the table. >> they're going to be paying 10 times more for it and they're going to get half the choices. he agrees. there's a need to confront the climate crisis. let's take care of the economy and the environment at the same time. and he's pushing for a slower more phased in timeline. work with our industry will get there. this is not a question of if it's about when, but supporters of the change

insist it would be a mistake to slow down standards that benefit public health and the economy. we want to see that happen sooner. not later in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> city of pittsburgh is taking action to try to stop illegal dumping in the city. the city council approved a fine increased to $1000. the city will also use its license plate readers to track down violators. city officials say they spent $100,000 a year clean up illegally dumped debris, including mattresses, couches, sofas. the new measure goes into effect on april 18th. >> say cheese. we're getting a close-up shot of the world's largest camera created right here.

>> art is celebrating autism acceptance month them. robert here recorded station after school went on to listen to his voice at the embarcadero station in that announcement. roberts says city writes part because he finds it blocks check this out after 2 decades of work by scientists and engineers at stanford, the largest digital camera ever built has been revealed. the cameras roughly the size of a small car. weighs about 3 tons. >> its resolution is so high it would take hundreds of high-resolution televisions to display just one of its images at full size. scientists say they'll begin using this

camera to learn more about our solar system and tried to unlock some of the secrets of the universe. >> it is golden gate park's 150th birthday today. the 1000 acre park is one of san francisco's most visited and beloved parks. the city has celebrated its special day with a lively event near the conservatory of flowers. the park's oldest building. and you have to cross that bridge to get to go in a park and the north bay. so i guess that's why we're so there you there's a connection. >> mayor lenny curry, city officials and commu members are all in attendance to celebrate about. 25 million people visit the park every year. it's home to some of the city's most popular live events such as offering the park comedy day and of course, outside lands. cities may have the nightlife, but the convenience and affordability of the suburbs is becoming a hot item as a millennial generation moves into its home buying phase stacker compiled a list of the best suburbs to live in california and some bay area cities are on that list. mountain view came in at

number 4. albany came in at 5 berkeley. number 11, the cities were ranked based on a variety of factors, including cost of living education, level of residents, housing costs and schools. santa monica came in at number one. well, that put his there's actually from angel island, which is a beautiful place to go ride your bike. and not today, though, it's a little too cold. can't buy a house there. you know, you that wraps up. kron. 4 news at 6. see you tonight at 10.