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>> from the bay area's local news station. we now with breaking news. >> thank you for joining us here at 07:00am on the kron. 4 morning news. and that breaking news is on the traffic front. yeah, exactly. we've been talking about an accident throughout the morning. michael thomas has that for us. good morning, michael. >> yeah, good morning, everyone. we're dealing with the sig alert over in the east bay. it's near the san lorenzo area and on zoom in. closer to see. you can see there's a big rig that overturned in. it's now completely closing off the
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connector of northbound to 38 to 8.80, southbound lanes. you can see all that congestion there and we actually have a live look. there are photographer is on the scene. it's been like this since about 3 or 4 o'clock this morning. officials say that they break is turned over and you can actually see it over in this upper hand corner here, according to them, they're still trying to clean up all the fluids coming out of that truck as to when this connector is going to be back open. we're still waiting this. it could take hours for most of the morning. so those of you who are heading in that way trying to get on a t heading southbound, you're going to have to get off on mission and use that as an alternative route. so you can get back on 2.88 we may see some residual delays as well. we'll bring it back to the traffic maps here in the studio. so you can go ahead and see it leading up to this accident on 5.80, so far, not a major congestion, but we may start to see that as the morning progresses as people start to walk out that door before. send it back to the desk. we'll take a look at the bay bridge you can see right now to 15 minute commute or so from the maze into the city.
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those metering lights are on. as of right now, taking a look at the san mateo bridge, 15 minute commute. there are some residual delays. there is there was also a d so that was stopped in the middle of the road earlier this morning, taking a look at the richmond, sandra fell bridge an 11 minute commute leading up to this point of the bridge. there's also another traffic collision before this. so keep that in mind before you head out the door, taking a live look at the golden gate bridge right now at 21 minute commute into the city. brandon james, we'll send it back to and i'll take it for a second. we are looking out there at what is going on at the golden gate bridge, which is >> little bit of fog making its way on in this morning. we are going to be looking at conditions today that are pretty mild for the coast elsewhere, though, and another hot one. here's the golden gate with that fog that's making its way in visibility is being affected for some coastal spots where the rest of us are tapping into nothing but sunshine. daytime highs will eventually climb right back to the 80's much as they were yesterday. right now, it's some 40's towards the coast and up in the north bay while 50's for the rest of us
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later on today, one more day of those 80's. if you liked him yesterday, hopefully get a chance to enjoy today. coastal areas will stay in the 60's talking changes into the weekend involving cooler weather and some showers still to come back to you. all right. thank you for that. we have more breaking news. a pedestrian is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car. >> this happened in san jose this morning. so the crash happened just after 5.20. this is right in the area story. really. and roberts avenue. police say traffic will be severely impacted because they blocked off the eastbound story road robert avenue to look read avenue. police are urging drivers use alternate routes while they investigate the crash. >> 702, is the time. and happening today, the oakland international airport could soon add san francisco to its name afternoon. the port of oakland there to vote on that controversial name change. san francisco officials say and ready to go to court over they are. yeah. kron four's will tran live at oakland airport to explain. good morning. will. the reason why they want
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to go to court? james arena because san francisco officials believe that know the name san francisco. >> belongs to them. more specifically. it belongs to sfo and they believe if they change the name here, if you're waking up this morning, it is still called metropolitan oakland international airport. but after today, and maybe the days could change san francisco bay, oakland international airport. the reason according to a port of oakland officials, they believe that so many people are confused, not knowing that oakland is part of the bay area. they want to clear up the confusion, but they don't want to put the word oakland before san francisco. instead, they say they sit literally on san francisco bay and that's why they want to change it to san francisco bay, oakland international airport. to clear up the confusion claiming that one-third of domestic travelers, they don't
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know clean is. as far as the location to the bay area and one half of international travelers don't the reason behind all of this money, they believe if it clears up the confusion, then possibly more flights will come into oakland international or by then it will be called san francisco bay, oakland, that would generate 10's if not hundreds of millions of dollars every year. i got a chance to talk to some travelers this morning. they don't like this idea. like white. because i think thing the confusion, but well, i have said consistently francisco does so much of you know. >> and i don't understand why oakland has to say san francisco it will say, oh, can but san francisco. >> will be the first words yet to oakland interim. i don't want to get a according to put
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a port of oakland officials, they run the airport. they claim that a lot of oakland residents, those born and raised here. >> they're comfortable with the idea of san francisco going before the name oakland now san francisco. as far as their city attorney, they say we will see the next destination. we'll be in court. they also say now it will confuse a lot of people because let's just say they want to book to san francisco. they see san francisco bay oakland and then a book here and all of a sudden they're playing lands literally in oakland and not san francisco. so it causes confusion and another direction. and just add one more layer to this, even if it changes the san francisco bay, oakland international, the airport code will still remains a case. >> be inching. see how this shakes out will. thank you. >> while an arrest was made oakland are not in oakland arrests made in connection to a crash that killed a 9
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year-old girl from oregon. chp says jesus, i've and iran test is in custody facing multiple charges. crash happened sunday morning on northbound in concord. chp says an suv carrying 6 people, joe, through that dirt median rolled over multiple times. 9 year-old girl died at the scene and her mother, 13 year-old sister, 2.17, year-old cousins, all still being treated at the hospital. police say the driver had initially ran off following the crash. his bail is now set $200,000. nearly 200 arrested more than 400 stolen cars covered in oakland. says they also recovered. 31 guns linked to crimes. these arrests and caesars. they remain in an 8 week period. they say people arrested were linked to carjackings, drug dealings, duis and thefts. the governor credits to increased presence of chp officers working with local law enforcement since about february. it's all a part of newsom's 10 point
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action plan to support oakland's efforts to improve street safety as well as beautification. >> well, uncertain times now for a once popular san francisco barbershop. the owner of glades co barbershop says that before the pandemic they were a bustling business on columbus avenue there in the financial district. now they're seeing a fraction of their old customer base. they say it's largely due to people working more from home now post-pandemic. they started a gofundme page trying to keep their dream alive. and this all follows the recent and painful decision to close their other shop in walnut creek. >> probably one of the hardest things i've ever experienced in my life. they. set back from covid in people may think it's over, but it's not over for us. you know, in a lot of other small businesses. >> the owner says that the financial hardship is also kept them from expanding into the mission. rock development area near oracle park. that's one thing they wanted to do. they say the hope those to get through these turbulent times
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by raising at least 100 $1000. daly city police now investigating after $200,000 in jewelry was stolen in a residential burglary. it happened on april 4th at a home on woodland avenue between 9, 30 10, 20 in the morning. police say $700 in cash and $500 worth of tools also stolen. >> santa clara county mosquito vector control hosted a press conference this morning at 10 to lure the east san jose community of a new invasive mosquito in the area. county officials, argo inform the community asked for their help to combat the aggressive species, the carry viruses and diseases such as yellow fever, the district hopes residents in that area lost out to access their properties to check for mosquitoes and treat them as needed order to remove the non native mosquitoes entirely. >> 708, is the time. and traffic deaths continue to plague the city of san jose. 13 people died in car crashes so far this year. and so city
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leaders are now blaming the city's wide roads and speeding. yeah, we actually had a chance to talk with the mayor about what the city is doing to try prevent more deaths from poor jack moment has the story. >> from a fatal crash on monterey road in january. to a man who spent months trying to recover but ultimately died in april after he was hit by a car off mckee wrote, we do everything right. >> we follow all the rules we wear bright clothing. and still, we have a lot of those calls. max siegel with the organization, families for safe streets says even when walking his daughters to school, it's just too close for comfort close call can be. >> not paying attention to the intersection. san jose keeps track of its car crashes on a public database so far this year we have seen twice as many fatal car crashes compared to just this time last year. so many of the through ways that run through san jose rack up quite a few deaths from bad data set. but none may be more dangerous that monterey road, which
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between 2018, 2023 logged 6 teen road fatalities here. when we just almost saw someone get that right now that we're talking to max off the corner of monterey and tully and has been shot. >> cars driving into the bike lane. they're supposed to be separated by these posts. you work towards. designing our streets, holistically. a public data also shows san jose's years long campaign to improve its roads like installing those bike lane markers and transforming battle through ways in the summer. i grew up on this section of brandon road right here. a couple decades ago. you had 3 lanes and 3 lanes of cars going within 40 miles an hour in the city of san jose. recognize the problem here ended up reducing it to 2 lanes to 2 lanes and added in protected bike lane. one death one too many when it comes to our roadways, people should feel safe. san jose mayor matt mahan says the projects are improving streets slowly but surely infrastructure projects are expensive the staff and
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actually carry them out there says he wants to hire more police officers, 4 enforcement and even the potential addition of security camera automatically issue first a warning. and then after the first 6 months a ticket, max says the city should not only focus on police staffing. >> but the design of the roads themselves. and so we need again to have a design, a design, our streets. >> that encourages people and forces people to behave better. now there's some funding set aside to improve. king wrote that's an east side, san jose and yet another statistically dangerous road in the city. >> now regarding the security cameras, the mayor says that if city council approves those cameras, they would start with around 30 of them and placed them around school zones in the newsroom. i'm jack moment. kron 4 news. >> we're more business owners all are on the street and they're speaking out against the new bike lanes. 9 this morning, local business owners on the street. we're gonna hold a news conference to announce legal action against the city outlining their concerns for the bike lane project. businesses have reported stansell losses
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attributed directly to accessibility, visibility all caused by the bike lane implementation. overton businesses have already closed since the bike lanes. inception. >> take a break or 7.12. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. a new bill hoping to protect shelter animals from being euthanized. we'll explain the changes that would require shelters to follow if it's passed. and today is going to be another warm one for inland spots. areas like san jose getting up to 82 degrees. oakland, a comfortable 72. >> sf a little cooler. you've got that cool ocean breeze got that cool ocean breeze keeping you in the 60's of
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>> all right. we're back 7.15, is the time. we want to start this quarter hour with a check of some breaking news to the trapping michael's been following. an accident is causing quite the delay. good morning, michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. that's right. we are dealing with the sig alert over in the east bay near the san lorenzo area. and i actually just got word there's another crash that's happening before we get to this accident. take a look on the connector of to 38 80. those southbound lanes are completely closed off. and you see that delay there, purple and red causing major delays, the northbound lanes, however, are open. so if you're trying to get to 8.80, you may need to find another route. we've got a live look there on the scene. chp officials tell me that happened early this morning. there's a big rig that has flipped over on its side. so it's closing that entire connector. they're dealing with trying to clean up all of the fuel that's coming out of that big rig as to when these lanes are going to be back open. only time will really tell. i spoke with him about an hour ago. they said it could still be another
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3 to 4 hours. so this started at 3 o'clock this morning. it's still like that. the best option for you would be to get off on mission and then head over back to 80. if you are heading south this morning. but if we can put our traffic maps back up on the screen, there's another collision that's happening in this general area. it's on westbound 5.80, as well right before you get to that actual congestion. and that connector, it's near strowbridge avenue. castro valley. those lanes are currently blocked and chp is trying to get that area cleared. so expect major delays if you're coming from the inland area this morning, heading over towards the actual 8.80, area. and you can see this is a look at what traffic is looking like near the pleasanton dublin area. livermore pleasanton excuse me, livermore to dublin. right now. it's a 12 minute commute. but that may change with that second accident that we're just getting word of another traffic collision. we're dealing with over near richmond area. it's just east of castro street. there's a collision right there before you get onto the bridge. it's affecting multiple lanes. it's been like that for the last 25 minutes or so. a live look at
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the richmond. sandra fell bridge right now. 13 minute commute from tolls to 101. so not too bad, but expect those delays before you get to the actual bridge. some drive times for you this morning for those who may be heading towards the maze crockett to the maze. 26 minute commute. walnut creek to 5, 80 12 minute commute to castro valley to the maze. 16 minute commute. stanley under to the maze 14 minute commute. lastly, we'll take a look at the bay bridge this morning. it's a 15 minute commute and this metering lights are on, but i will get it to you. thank you so much, michael. and yeah, a lot of issues out there. it sounds like as you are trying to get this thursday morning started. but mother nature is not getting in the way of anything. >> if you get outside right now in san jose, this is your view. nothing but the sunshine got another warm day ahead of you in the south bay as well as for our inland areas in general cooler at the coast, a little bit of fog out that direction. that's about the only thing you've got to worry about as far as 101 goes, we are going to be seeing this. high-pressure ridge impacting us for just one more day before that low to our north comes in this place. is it and
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results in a big cool down come this weekend. can time it out for you. hour by hour in future cast skies. nice and clear today, another warm and comfortable one tomorrow is going to be significantly cooler. deeper marine layer. just a lot of cloud cover staying dry during daytime hours. tomorrow, though, tomorrow night, really after 10:00pm shower activity will begin to increase in after midnight is when we'll see the cold front swinging through with stronger winds and a band of heavier rain that makes its way on into the bay area. well, we're all sleeping friday night to saturday morning. at least most of a sleeping looking at some snowfall in our lower elevations of the bay area during a pre-dawn hours saturday that again includes mount hamilton, mount diablo with some wintery weather up there. we'll continue to see showers right before sunrise. but after that, a little brief break. sunrise, as you're getting up in the morning on saturday, a nice chance to get outside before rain kicks back up into the afternoon. big picture is saturday not the day to plan a lot outdoors. we
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will be looking at a chance of rain getting as much as 50 or sorry, a half an inch to an inch of rainfall here in the bay area with multiple inches of it up in the sierra nevada today, though, just the opposite. looking at daytime highs in the 60's at the coast, 70's and 80's elsewhere and nothing but that sunshine and warm weather yet again, hopefully can get outside. enjoy it because this is the last day looking at numbers like these san jose. 82 for your daytime high freeman through hayward on up through oakland and richmond each in the 70's today. well, danville through conquered pittsburgh over to antioch in the low 80's for your daytime highs this afternoon. tomorrow will already be cooling things down into the 60's at the warmest 50's by saturday showers most likely on saturday before we clear out and eventually warm things back up after that. all right, john, thank you for that for your money this morning, california is a top state for minority entrepreneurs. california has the highest gas prices in the we knew that.
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>> taking is live the nasdaq with those stories and a good morning california, hawaii of the average price of a gallon gas in california. $5.20. so it is most expensive in the nation right now. >> it's a $1.59 above the national average. so what is going on in the golden state? well, one thing is global, the ukraine, russia war and there've been attacks on energy facilities that just driving oil up. but in general and they're also to their california specific one is the need to create the summer blend for gas stations that meets state requirements for emissions. and then the gas tax. california ranks as the 4th best state for minority owned small businesses. clarify capital says the state was 4th for the number minority owned businesses and for minority businesses worth over a million dollars in revenue. well, starbucks is adding noise absorbing panels to ceilings to lower the sound levels. a new and renovated store. so the brewery says can hear the orders and filled in correctly and customers can better hear their names when the orders are ready. noise
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issues are also a problem at the drive-thru where orders are accurate. just 86% of the time america eats enough grilled cheese sandwiches in the year to fill nearly 900 olympic size swimming pools. a new poll from pepperidge farm in one poll for grilled cheese day tomorrow found a single average person eats 36 grilled cheeses per year. there were found to be quick, easy and cheap weekday meals california. grilled cheese fans prefer to put butter on both sides of the bread. live from the nasdaq market site. i'm jane king here. and i'm just like mama made it. >> but on that gas and i just come in new york and catch the subway with views that all right, 7.21 is the time and a new bill introduced in the state legislature is looking to protect shelter, pets from euthanasia so this bill would require shelters to notify the public up to 72 hours before a dog or a cat is euthanized. it would also require shelters to post a daily list of any cat or dog that's scheduled for euthanasia on their website or
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facebook page to give the public a chance to adopt them. >> when people know that animals lives are at risk, lives could be saved. >> well, there is no word on formal opposition to this bill. but in years passed, similar bills have failed amid concerns from opponents that could result in shelter. overcrowding. >> coming up on the problem morning news governor announces its soon going to be time state workers to go back to the office. how this move is expected to help revitalize cities across our state will right back. don't go anywhere.
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on the peninsula. follow-up. the police are looking for people they say broke into the home of an elderly couple. >> in the middle of the night, police say happened sometime tuesday night at a home on ilima way just north of palo alto's va medical center. they say a couple in their 80's told police they woke up about 5.30, wednesday morning found their rear glass patio door just smashed in. they also found the side yard gate open and they don't think anything was stolen. police say suspects might have left without taking anything out. they realized they were not the only people inside the house. >> in the south bay, the silicon valley transit agency now partnering up with some south bay cities to make safer routes for students that are going to school the homestead, safe routes school project will be putting protected bike lanes, highly visible crosswalks and modifying traffic signals into place. the project spans homestead road in cupertino, south coast and sunnyvale. the project
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needs to gather about 16.8 million in order to move forward once they secure that money, construction might start in twenty-twenty 6 with hopes of being finished by early 2028. well, california state employees will soon have to work at least 2 days a week in person. the newsom administration is set to require all state staff to work in the office starting on june 17th. the move comes as local city leaders across the country urging companies and governments to encourage in-person work because they've seen drastic declines and downtown businesses and high office vacancy rates. state officials say that some exceptions will be allowed on a case-by-case basis as many state departments have their own remote work policies. it's 7.26. we're going to take a break. but up next on the kron, 4 morning news and east bay donut shop targeted again. >> how the family owned businesses trying to protect themselves after being robbed 4 times less than a year. we'll be right back. we are
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back 7.30, is the time. want to get back to that breaking news in the traffic center. this impacting a lot of the east bay commuters. yeah, we've actually been talking about that accident. >> it's causing quite the backup. if you are going to be traveling along 8.80. let's go to michael thomas for the latest on that. good morning, michael. >> yeah, good morning, everyone. we are dealing with a sick alert over in the east bay. it's near the san lorenzo area and i want to zoom in closer so you can see that back up. it's near the connector of to 38 northbound and 80 southbound. it's close down completely. and you can see it's really causing a lot of delays for those who are heading in from the inland area. actually have a live look right now. our
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photographers there on the scene. you can see a semi actually turned over this morning. it happened at around 3 o'clock in the morning. and right now they're still trying to deal with getting all of those fluids off the actual ground. chp says that hazmat is on the way. so hopefully they will be able to clean that up soon. right now, your best bet to get back on to 80 would be to take mission boulevard. we can bring back our maps to this area. we're also dealing with another crash in this area right before you get to that actual semi that's turned over. trowbridge avenue. it's in castro valley. those lanes are currently blocked off. so keep that in mind as you're heading out this morning, that entire areas really just going to be backed up. taking a look closer to the area leading up to that area. you may just want to take 6.80, all the way around to completely avoid right. and james arellano, send it over to thanks so much, michael, for keeping us updated. all that. >> we're looking at a day today that shouldn't be adding any more complications to the commute. at least mother nature won't be.
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>> as we are looking at such clear conditions out there across the bay area, a view from the east bay hills shows nothing but that sunshine in full force this morning, at least for everyone but the immediate coastline and way on to the delta and central valley, little bit of fog in both of those spots. current temperatures are mostly in the 50's alameda. 55 right now, san mateo and redwood city 54, some 40's on into the north bay. a look ahead shows temperatures right back into the low 80's this afternoon for inland areas. bayshore back into the 70's coastal spots. you'll still be hanging out in the 60's huge changes just around the corner. so it's our looking at temps like this. enjoy it. while we got him back to you. all right. thank you for that. will another open business? >> on the brink of shutting its doors? yeah. the owner of a long time live music venue says that burglaries and crime have now scared off a lot of his patrons proportionally to kyle has a story. we talked to the owner. >> in oscar edwards is 15 years running a business in
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downtown oakland. he says thieves pretty much stayed away from his establishment called complex oakland. but recently he has been burglarized 3 times twice in february and they have been costly. it was like about $40,000 worth of stuff. he says it has already been referred tracking artists to perform at his live music venue or dine at his full servict restaurant on the second floor. it's a sad thing that fee what the city is becoming. edwards says he has taken steps to secure his facility and has cameras set up to keep an eye on the space. but that has seemingly only brought pain having video evidence of thieves stealing from him and getting away with it really hurts my heart because i don't want to have to leave the city. >> but bro way built something. like it's like my baby. unfortunately, edwards is running out of time feel a lot of uptick of people going to want to create. you can see people going out to more out of jose. and they're starting to come stopping coming down
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downtown open. he says crime combined with the rays to minimum wage is leaving him in the red. all those businesses that you would have seen 5 years ago. they're no longer here. they're all boarded up. so it made it look bad. when i have to talk to artists, don't act in a look. they come downtown and worried about getting a car, be they're worried about, you know, the safety of downtown. and they're like, hey, you know, do i want to throw the showdown here? sadly, lately, the answer to that question is often no. >> philippe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> 73 is the time in san francisco. police have arrested a man who they say vandalized a mosque during the holy month of ramadan. apparently broke windows. and you can see that here in this video. this was at the kid. alter he'd mosque in lower hill. a member told kron 4 on april 4th that a man parked his car in front of that mosque walked over to smash windows with a skateboard shot at speech and then ran inside the mosque to drink water and
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then went back out to his car. according to police, he return to that mosque yesterday evening. officers arrived and arrested. 35 year-old robert gray, the muslim community now reacting to the crime. >> it's really sad is unacceptable. i went to school at this mosque as a kid. i played almost every single payer during ramadan. >> over here. >> no mosque board members say over the past month there were other acts of vandalism. the words on this now painted wall out front reads, quote, you will all burn in and the were don't was also written at the entrance of the mosque. just terrible. >> ok, time now, 7.34 and east bay and oakland family. they're now going public and issues at their decades old donut shop. it continues to be targeted, it is. fact, colonial donuts has been robbed 4 times in less than a year. we had a chance to speak with the family about what they've been doing to try. >> and improve security. kron. 4 sarah stinson has the story.
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>> colonial donuts on lakeshore avenue in oakland has been a staple for 40 years. a family business that the owner's daughter wanted to protect for decades to come. i left job. came back. >> plan and want to continue my family's legacy, but it's just it's very hard and very she's speaking out wednesday night, but wanting to keep their privacy after being robbed 4 times in less than a year. security video from march first shows 3 people entering the shop. >> just before 6 in the morning, one with a golf club in hand grabbed the register. i think i want to say they made up of like $300 in cash in the register and up is like over 1000. the shop was also robbed back in december. what is going on here in customers rallied in support of the shop and against rampant crime. the daughter says mayor sheng thao has stopped by to check in on the family and consider her to show up and, >> you know, i had told then and feel that now like. how am
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i going and make our actual colonial donuts has taken several precautions to avoid being targeted by thieves. now they don't offer indoor seating and while it remains open, 24 7, the staff only serves doughnuts through a window during the overnight hours. and we're looking at probably putting it up at the actual storefront not to have a door and lock but actual she says each robbery not only threatens their livelihood but also shakes up the sense of security for the neighborhood. what is the best step that we we we can do because i don't want to live out in the wild west so much. so this woman plans to move out of oakland and, you know, like heartbreak you know, the business is getting even lies. not so. >> it's just hard to see >> and hasn't been that much change. so i'm sara stinson reporting kron. 4 news. >> where millions of muslims around the world not only for
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not >> well, as you can see dinner for graduating uc berkeley law students got a little heated tuesday night when a pro palestinian protester stood up to read a speech about ramadan and the war in gaza. that dinner was held at the private home of berkeley professors. erwin chemerinsky and catherine fisk and about 60 students. were there. all of them had registered in advance. the professors say that they're sad. the students used the social occasion at their home for their own political agenda. they also say an anti-semitic posters showing a caricature of chemerinsky was circulating online and on campus ahead of that dinner. san francisco mayor london breed is getting ready for a trip to china last year. chinese president xi jingping invited mayor breed to visit his country and on saturday, mayor breed along with a delegation from san francisco's asian pacific islander communities will kick off a multi-city tour of that
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country. they plan to meet with multiple leaders and officials in an effort to improve relations and hopefully attract some business. >> our goal is to, you know, enter into major agreement to make san francisco significant to china and to let them know that we're open the business relationship that could be developed as a result. >> mayor says she is also hoping to encourage tourism, according to the mayor's office in 2023, visitors from china spent more than 660 million dollars in san francisco and the bay area mayor breed will be in china for a week. >> all new this morning. the wic program will soon include more money for healthier food options. federal program for low-income mothers, infants and children also expanding the variety of choices and negative, more inclusive of different cultures. it's actually the first time the program has been updated in about a decade. the new rules make a cash vouchers for fruit vegetables put in place during the pandemic permanent states
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now have 2 years to put these changes all into effect. well, bay area jenner's plan a rally this morning oakland with their contract ending a little later on this month. they demand a stop. the abuse that workloads by their employers. oakland mayor sheng thao rally alongside seiu, united service workers west, the u.s. ww. they work to clean the area's largest offices and tech campuses. jenner's of partner with application service manager. lou, as read this, the past that newly introduced bill be 23. 64. this will be the first in the nation bill that limit workloads and the janitorial industry rallies going to start at 11:00am. >> all right, 7.39 is the time police have had their hands full with recent sideshows all across the bay area on the peninsula to the east bay and even on the bay bridge. you can see some of the video. and hundreds of people taking part in those sideshows over the weekend. we've been talking
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about that for the past few days. 2 people arrested. we know that we've got crop was rob nesbitt speaking with the chp on what they've been doing to try and tackle the issue. chp as a proactive approach to try to see of sideshows are being planned online. >> and a reactive approach to send officers to sideshows in progress. talk to anyone in the bay area's was witnessed a weekend sideshow, though. and they'll tell you they don't understand why officers can't do more to stop the cars. >> multiple bay area cities with the same side show scenes, cars racing circles. the intersections from saturday night into sunday morning, menlo park, palo alto mountain view oakland and lastly on the bay bridge were black marks are still visible leave skid marks that are like almost like permanency. you see it in the roads in one s has recorded multiple sideshows over the years from the balcony of a san francisco apartment. >> so much so that he made the recent decision to move to mexico and only comes back to the city when he has to for work. part of the reason my
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left as i just can't i can't deal with us anymore. it's just the stress of, you know, a feeling like i have no control over my environment. during the weekend sideshows, chp says 2 people were arrested at the bay bridge and 2 minors were cited. officer andrew barclay with chp golden gate division says recent legislation allows officers to investigate and take later action. it doesn't have to be. we see it right there. stop them and take the vehicle. >> if we identify that vehicle, we can, you know, come in a couple weeks later without warrant and take that vehicles. officer barclay get several questions about why responding officers don't break up sideshows in progress. he says that's not always a safe option for law enforcement. very often. you're looking at. >> hundreds of people involved in these sending in a single officer. i can be dangerous for that officer. says police officers responding to the sideshows he's recorded, stay too far away to document evidence. >> wishing law enforcement would put more resources into not just responding, but also
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stopping the chaos in progress. i don't feel protected by chp these ways. and i don't feel like there's. >> again, like i it worries me of something bigger chp control this. what can they do? even though there were multiple sideshows around the same time in the bay area this weekend, chp is still investigating to determine if they are linked in any way reporting in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> thanks, rob. all coming up after the break, we've got details about major delays in details about major delays in the east bay. i
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>> and we are back 7.45. is the time with breaking news this morning. word now confirmed from the family that oj simpson >> has passed. yeah, exactly. this is a tweet that we're showing you on your screen right now which reads on april 10th, our father or in james. simpson succumb to his battle with cancer. he was surrounded by his children and grandchildren during this time of transition is family. ask that you please respect their wishes for privacy in grace. the simpson family this morning, this is just coming down. you might know oj simpson is full name as henri paul. james simpson was a former professional american football player. was actually born here in san francisco. back in 1947. and we know that part of his >> legacy involves the famous trial back in the 90's for the double murder of his ex-wife, nicole brown simpson and her friend ron goldman. he was eventually acquitted in that case, but never really fully came out from under the shadow
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of that experience. we know that he had been struggling lately with health. the elements diagnosed with prostate cancer a few months ago and had spent, i guess, the last month or so in hospice care. and according to family and friends, his health had been steadily declining. all right. you know, the trial known as the trial of the century. >> it lasted nearly 9 months. and it was actually one of the most watched events in television history. so again, all of his information coming in this morning. j. dead at the age of 76 from cancer. so we're going to be following this story throughout the morning. but so far, that is what we we know you 7.46. is the time will bring back here into the studio. we have breaking news to get to as well on the traffic front where east bay commuters now dealing with a big problem. michael's been keeping us updated, michael, not a pretty scene out there. good morning. >> yeah, good morning, everyone. not a pretty scene at all. it's over near san lorenzo and you can see right here. it's not the connector of to 38 northbound and 8.80, southbound. it's close down completely. you see that red purple causing major delays.
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our photographer is actually there on the scene. we're going to pull it up what it looks like. so what happened early this morning essentially is that there was a big rig that turned over. and if you look closely on the right hand side of the screen, you can actually see those tires up in the year. chp says this is probably going to be possibly an all-day thing. they're trying to clean up the flu. it's coming out of that actual big rig. so as to when it will be completely open, we're on shore. but right now, your best bet would be to get off on mission before this area where you're seeing this live picture, take mission all the way down. then get back on 2.88 eb. can see that congestion. and also in addition to that, right before you get to that congestion, there's another accident causing more delays. and this is right near strowbridge avenue in castro valley lanes are currently blocked and chp says they're working to get that out of the way as well. so keep in mind, if you're heading from the inland area over to 8.80, you're going to see those major delays right now. you see that yellow and orange. so it's starting to build up significantly. your best bet may be to take 6.80,
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either north or south to get around it completely, but also over towards richmond area. we're dealing with another traffic collision. this is westbound 5.80, before you get onto that bridge east of castro street, the left lanes are currently all affected. once you get past that you actually will have a decent commute on the richmond. sandra fell bridge right now, 13 minute commute. but leading up to that, you're going to see some major delays, some traffic drive times for those who are heading out this morning towards the maze crockett to the maze. 33 minute commute. 14 minute commute. walnut creek to 5.80, castro valley to the mays. 17 minute commute, stanley and or to the mains 16 minute commute. keep in mind that castro valley commute could be a little bit longer because of those multiple delays. once you get to the bay bridge from the maze into the city is only a 16 minute commute, which is great news. taking a look over in the south bay san jose to menlo park. 52 minute commute. you can see 101 is for the most part clear. but some small congestion areas overall. lastly, san jose to
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cupertino. it's a 20 minute commute that small congestion. there is what we see every morning. so i will send it back to you to actually we will send it over to the weather department. john, thanks so much, michael. and looking at some clear skies in san jose, even though it's a little backed up there. >> on some of our highways, you're backed up under the sunshine this morning. this is what you're seeing right here. near camera view downtown san jose. now we are about to see temperatures falling. san jose. you will be a 82 today. antioch also getting up to 82. but by saturday, cooling into the mid 50's. if you liked yesterday's warmth and one another day of it, today is the time to catch it. because tomorrow it's already cooling down. and by saturday, we're back to full force winter again, dry skies aside from a little fog at the coastline, it's nothing but sunshine. high pressure. ridge is in place for the moment, but soon to be displaced by this low dropping in from the northwest, bringing with it a huge cool down. we time it out for you hour by hour and future cast today bringing all the sunshine and warmth
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tomorrow deep in the marine layer that is going to come along with low clouds and high clouds, too. just a little cooler and a little grayer. we'll stay dry until evening hours tomorrow. really rainfall kicking off after 10:00pm. heaviest of rain towards midnight and into the early morning hours, friday night into saturday morning saturday morning itself bringing some upper elevation snowfall to the mountains above san jose mount diablo yet again. also going to be seeing a little bit of flurry activity. by the time you're waking up saturday morning. we do catch a little break. a good chance to get outside with the dog for a minute before resurgence of rainfall late morning into early afternoon. even a chance of thunderstorm development towards the latter half of the day on saturday. saturday is absolutely the most active and cool day of the forecast. so the one to plant indoor activities anywhere between a half to an inch of rainfall expected pretty much saturday alone. now, daytime highs today are going to be pleasant and san francisco little cool at the coastline with some low 60's and then warm elsewhere. a lot of 70's to even low 80's for your daytime highs.
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redwood city, 76 san jose getting up to 72 or rather 82. so used to saying 70's these 80's are something that we were not familiar with. but after yesterday's practice, if you like the feel of them, i do sure hope you get a chance to enjoy them again today. tomorrow, no more 80's and no more 70's either. it's down to the 60's right off the bat for your friday and only in the 50's was showers come saturday. back to all right, john, thank you that. kron. 4 is your local election headquarters and to request for a recount have been made all in the race to replace congresswoman anna eshoo. yes. so as we know, it stands right now. we've got veilleux and show some indian tied for second place for they're going to join sam liccardo on the november ballot. >> kron four's catherine heenan takes a closer look now at what this recount could mean. >> it seemed both have been low and joe summit, ian, we're willing to accept the recent surprising news about two-way tie. their teams not talking about an expensive recount.
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former san jose mayor sam liccardo is already safely in first place. now santa clara county officials tell me they are being asked to do a manual recount, something that could begin as soon as monday. the approximate cost $32,000 a day lasting, maybe 10 days. so. >> who's asking for there's an allegation that one of the people requesting the recount associated with some are calling a coup actually would benefit from having a 2 person race for 3 person race. it's much easier. i do raise money. it's much easier draw contrasts. >> the name on the recount petition is a former staffer for sam liccardo name jonathan padilla. but look, camp is not confirming that only saying the final count needs to be accurate. meantime, a very angry reaction from evan los campaign. the statement from his spokesperson, this is a page right out of trump's political playbook using dirty
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tricks to attack democracy and subvert the will of voters. sam liccardo, who does not live in this district did not file a recount himself. instead, he had his former staffer do it for him. what's he afraid of? think antidemocratic at all. >> to ask for ask for a recount in and in a lot of races and there are mandatory recounts like a presidential and no one is knowing squats about anti democratic. >> also weighing in south bay, congressman roe conn who said in a post on x, a candidate wanting to overturn the will of the voters is undemocratic. sam liccardo supporters should not push for a recount asking to overturn election results and district 16 when all other candidates have accepted them. it's a crash political ploy and it's why i'm with evan low. >> it's a tie. vote. >> yockey says if somebody is willing to pay for a recount. well, clearly that's allowed
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by law. and he says there's a huge if in all this will somebody come up with the money and there have been instances already. >> in california history where people requested the recount. stay on come up with the meantime, in this flurry of excited reactions. yaki thanks a supervisor. some idiot is probably playing the smart by not really saying much of anything right now. >> jackie says that makes him appear to be more statesman like. >> come out of the rubble morning news jonesy skipping college to make more money right now. other than later,
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all right. coming up in the next hour, the kron 4 morning news. the port of oakland set to vote on whether or not to change the name of the open airport. wanna say the proposed name would be that official to the town, but some others don't agree. settles. i continues to report deadly crashes. drivers pushing city leaders to implement more safety measures. what the mayor says he wants to do to further protect drivers and pedestrians. and a barbershop trying raise money in order to keep the shop open by the owner believes business isn't as busy as it was for the as busy as it was for the pandeness.
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