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israel made many jewish people feel unsafe. it's just a very sad situation that we have to rely and security were thankful to the state of california for giving this >> security grant. but it's really a shame that we have to do this. anything grab by bloom says to ensure his congregation can celebrate without worry, having known so many holocaust survivors in my time, including at temple, beth abraham, where we still have some you re joyce anywhere and anyway, you can and trust you will be protected. in oakland, philippe djegal all kron. 4 news, a former bay area police officer is dead after being shot during a traffic stop in idaho. authorities say 27 year-old told and bolter was a deputy. >> with the ada county sheriff's department in boise before moving to idaho. he was a pleasant hill police officer. there's also a cadet with the walnut creek police department and graduated from the contra costa county sheriff's academy. poulter is the first sheriff's deputy in ada county to be killed in the line of duty.
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>> we'll take a look at this. somebody in san francisco caught on camera attacking a waymo. this happened near market and laura streets on saturday night. and you can see the person jumping on the car's hood and stomping on the windshield. >> really? no word on a we have reached out to police and waymo for comment and have not yet heard back. >> now this is the second time the waymo car has been trashed in san francisco. you might remember seeing this video. police say that a 14 year-old was recently charged for setting this waymo car on fire. it happened back in february. police say that a crowd sprayed graffiti on the car broke a window and threw fireworks inside. no passengers were inside at the time. and fortunately nobody was hurt. >> remains of the great whale found offshore in alameda were moved across san francisco bay today. the goal is to try to figure out how the animal died. the whale's carcass was
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first spotted saturday evening. the plan is now for biologists from the marine mammal center in the california academy of sciences to perform a net crop see on the way out that hopefully try to figure out what happened. >> we will open the whale up. we will look inside. it will look for signs of cause of death. and it's very sad, though. i want to know what happened. i'd like to know what happened to whale. >> it's not clear when that necropsy will be performed or what will eventually happen to the remains of the whale after it's been examined. officials with the marine mammal center tell us it's not the same way on that was seen entangled in fishing gear 2 weeks ago off the coast of san mateo county award-winning brewery and taproom buckwild brewing will be pouring its last pints this weekend. the brewery near oakland's jack london square. >> it specializes in gluten-free, beer and has won several awards for the past. according to an instagram post, the brewery's taps are final day of service this its sunday. the post did not
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specify the reason for the closures. >> clothing store express is shutting down to bay area locations after filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy. this is video of the shop in san francisco's union square that closed last october. the 2 locations that will close now are on bay street reveal emeryville, rather and valley fair mall in santa clara county. the company plans to shut down more than 90 stores nationwide. 16 of those here in california. the warning israel is driving up the global demand for oil, which means that gas prices are only going to higher. >> triple a says that the average price of gas in california is now 5.44, $0.20 increase compared to last week here in the bay area. the most expensive counties for an average gallon of regular are napa and san francisco at around 5.70, san mateo sonoma marin and alameda counties. those are all around 5.60, solano and contra costa counties. just a couple of
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cents less per gallon and the cheapest is in santa clara county right now at 5.54. the end of an era for bart last weekend was the final time people were able to ride on the agency's original bart cars. >> big crowd turned out to him a fond farewell after 52 years of service. hard to believe these old cars for one side of his futuristic. the idea for bart came about back in the 1940's, but it would be another 3 decades before the plan for a unified bay area transit system finally bruhl abor fruit. >> it began as a futuristic fever dream that nearly didn't come true. the wild plan to alleviate post for traffic in the bay area. >> i came oh, so close to complete the rail. but after
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decades of legal and financial wrangling was there. not as far-reaching as originally hoped. imagine writing a parked train over the golden gate bridge. but it was one of the quietest railways in the country with tracks mounted on robert and rails welded together eliminate plan. characteristics strange enough to part. by decades of where on the track. more than 100 million trips later, people line up around the block of macarthur station. take one final ride on these original marked running on their original line to fremont. this happens to be
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the exact same car. president nixon wrote him back in 1972 the same year park open to the public. these nixon's seems. feels the of variant. >> and after 5 decades, these trains are history replaced by bart's fleet of the future. with a fleet of the past shipped off to nearby fire departments and museum. but most destined for the scrap yard. >> they through a and turned into a and some of them are going to a different what's next for bart? >> is again time respond to the problems today with the thinking of tomorrow.
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>> some pretty groovy music back then barn asked for proposals for what to do with the old cars several years ago of the 20 proposals they got 8 were approved, including one from the a's which later withdrew its plan. i let's go outside. >> i'm taking a live look right now at the transamerica. pyramid doesn't look like there's a cloud in the sky can. speaking of the 1970's, transamerica riley has built in the 70's say just celebrate their 50th anniversary used to be the tallest building in the city right not not anymore, but. >> yeah, you can see some of that fog kind of filling in right around the transamerica building overnight tonight, probably deep enough to cover it up as well as we're going to see a deep marine lair out there overnight tonight that fog is going to push well onshore. temperatures today started take a little bit of a hit, not much to places, little 5, 9, degrees cooler than apple valley tomorrow. i think we're going to talk about 10, maybe 15 degrees cooler what we had today. so a
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big cool down in the works today. another nice day. many places sneak in the 80's inland. 83 degrees today in san jose. also live more and conquered beautiful 78 and warm in santa rosa cooling downtown san francisco at 62 degrees. and 69 so slightly above the average in oakland. well, that fog is what's responsible. the big change will see the return of some low clouds and fog that is going to surge well onshore overnight tonight and tomorrow as well. and that will bring with some cooler temperatures around the bay area starting out with that fog in the morning beginning to see some of that moving along the coastline to get a sneak inside the bay, too. and the strong onshore breeze kicking in as well. so here's your podcast overnight tonight. that's going to surge on shore. and you can see the green showing up. that's a model start to pick up even some patchy drizzle possibly along the coastline early on tomorrow morning. so we commute may be a little slick on the roadways near the coast and the brakes. a pullback toward the beaches we head toward the afternoon, but then starts to feel right back in again overnight tomorrow night and in the middle of tomorrow. enjoy the day should be a beautiful day around the bay area. just cooler outside.
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still warm sunshine into san jose at about 70 degrees and partly cloudy. going to see the clouds in the morning in oakland, sunshine in the afternoon. little breezy 66 and cool. 59 in san francisco. thank you, lawrence. chick-fil-a is continuing its bay area expansion. if you are interested in that the franchise is opening a new location in san mateo later this year. >> it will be located at the bridge point shopping center off highway 92 likely opening this fall last thursday, the company opened its second pleasanton location and it is building a new location in concord. >> coming up in sports, nfl draft only 3 days away and the niners general manager john lynch addressing the media today with an update on where things stand with brandon. iu.
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>> and now kron 4 sports. >> filling in for sports. here we go. the nfl draft on the horizon. and even though the niners her position at the end of the first round, there is still plenty of intrigue about what the team will do at the center of it all receiver brandon aiyuk ba broke out for the niners big time. last year is more than 1300 yards. 7 touchdowns. but he said to be a free agent after the 2024 season. the niners are now negotiating with iu to hopefully keep them in the bay area long term. but the team's tricky salary cap situation means his name is being thrown around in the trade rumors gm time. let's talk with reporters today. here's what he had to say. >> you know, be a i've i've communicated on a couple
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occasions on many occasions are wishing our wish is that he's here and part of the niners for the rest of his career. you know, we're working through that you know, as such, you know, i was a player once and i never like my business being out in the public. and so i'm going to respect that. i'm not going to speak for their side. can say we're having good talks and i'm just going to leave it at that. >> well, let's hope the state's over to some baseball now a's and yankees stadium, their starting pitcher, jp sears going against a team that traded him to oakland. it's got interesting early. the yankees manager aaron boone ejected one batter into the game loon trying to plead his case, but he was tossed. so let's get back to sears because this guy was dialed in 4th inning here. he strikes out. so do judge. and standing in order 6 scoreless for sears. it was a pitcher's duel in the bronx. still nothing. nothing in the 9th until zack gelof did something about can
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tell us opposite field gives the a's the lead. and in the bottom of the 9th miller time a's closer. mason coming up. lows 102 miles an hour past aaron judge and the a's take this one to nothing. miller has become nothing short of electric so far this there's mark kotsay talking about his young fireballer. >> yeah. i mean, the kid, you know, from day one, this rolls embrace he's got the stuff to be a back and guy and, you know, he's he's starting to prove it right now. there's a lot of confidence. when he takes behind them as well. so you know, it's a good sign for for young pitcher that coming stadiums for saving and, you know, go 1, 2, 3, >> no pressure played at yankee stadium. that does it for sports, the all right, kim, after a drawn-out jury selection process today, lawyers delivering their opening statements the criminal trial against former president donald trump. kron
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four's. washington correspondent raquel martin has more now and what happened in court. >> donald trump left the courtroom today saying he thinks things went well. ultimately it will be up to the 12 jurors to decide. prosecutors are charging the former president with 34 felony counts for falsifying business records. >> that's donald trump's trial began in earnest today with opening statements and the first witness inside and outside the courtroom. donald trump and his lawyers claim that the former president is unfairly accused of illegally hiding hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels. alina is one of trump's lawyers should not be here today because he did nothing trump defense told the 12 person jury that the payments like the $130,000 check given to daniels by trump's lawyer. we're not illegal. this is the case.
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>> uk and they that a legal expense. >> prosecutors say trump lied about the money in official new york business records. they say trump directed his then lawyer michael cohen to pay the national enquirer to buy exclusive rights to actors. daniel story of an alleged affair with trump and make sure it was not published before the 2016 election. the publisher of the national enquirer, david packer was the first prosecution witness in the trial, which has recessed for the day and is expected to go on for weeks should should be a lot of different places like and i'm sitting here trump and says the case is part of a democratic conspiracy to keep him off the campaign trail. >> tucker is due back on the stand tomorrow for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. 4 zone forecast with a live look at the beautiful 6.80, freeway and
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moment cray. listen. i was out there walnut creek today and it was beautiful was i'm not sure being on the freeways, you know, rate under any circumstances. you have to be on one. but it's a look at every speaking a good look and look who on now. yeah. hey there. hey, yeah. out there weather especially spots in all those temperatures really going to start to cool down now as high pressure kind of scoots out of town. >> that onshore breeze kicks in. our natural air-conditioner returns. that fog are to begin to march back on shore right now as we speak more than on the way overnight tonight and tomorrow, too. so even some patchy drizzle possibility late tonight early tomorrow morning. fog giving way to some sunshine sept, right? the coastline, the fog likely to linger there you see it moving up along the coastline right now. more of that on the way. couple thunderstorms up over the sierra nevada long range forecast for you. see a little swirl in the atmosphere is we'll see more clouds gather along the coastline through about the middle of the week. and then behind that, how about this slight chance we could see a few showers moving in as we head in toward friday. but look like it's going to be a rain out, but
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maybe even some mountain snow across the sierra nevada. all that being said tomorrow and temperatures are going to start to cool down just a bit into san francisco. yeah. grab a light jacket with you. 50's 60's for highs there about 61 in daly city fog along the coastline. cool on the beach is 63 degrees. find sunshine in the afternoon in burlingame. 66 in redwood city, places that were up in the 80's today probably 60's, maybe low 70's small, the santa clara valley, even in the interior valleys. you're up in the low 80's, as you make your way live, more that right out of those temperatures. much cooler by tomorrow afternoon. that will be the trend over the next couple of days. those temperatures going back off quite a bit as high pressure scoots out of town next couple days. those temperatures dropping off just a bit. then as we get into late thursday and friday, slight chance of a few showers as we get ready for the weekend. but right now the weekend looks like that should remain mostly dry. guys, back to you. orange, california is officially the first state in the country to set limits for cancer, causing contaminants in water last week. the state water resources control board voted unanimously to pass a water
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limit on chromium 6. that's a carcinogen linked to various illnesses, including lung cancer. officials say the new standard could cause california's to see increases in their water bills of less than $20 a month. but some could see hikes of up to $40 a month. coming up, organizers of the annual dog surfing competition in pacifica. they need your help. >> what you can do to keep it going.
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>> a tech company is open its doors an effort to inspire the next generation of innovators. rich demuro attended that unique event for students in today's tech smart. >> you might know belkin for their cables and power banks accessories we enhance people's lives through technology. but recently the southern california company opened up their la area offices to students for an event called spring fling an opportunity to give students an idea of what corporate life is like and hopefully inspire them to choose a career path in technology find something that you love. you lean into technology is going to be and it's going continue to evolve. and i think there's a lot use can bring to that in the future. students attended workshops, leadership panels and even got a behind the scenes tour. i thought that it's really cool that everyone kind of gets to have networking have to meet different people in different fields and kind of come here
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to learn something 11th grader mckay bhalla goan said it gave him insights into the corporate world and also like bridging that gap from education to the corporate environment. technology already a huge part of teens lives not only a connecting force, but also contributing to troubling issues, including cyber bullying and mental struggles. something speaker rafael mcmaster is working to combat with lessons in creativity, consciousness and connection these types of days and get togethers and you know, outgoings and programs of social uplift. >> that's all about steadily building. this inner technology, humans helping humans. representatives from google also on hand to help students understand there are multiple paths to a career in tech. i think we need all sorts of people who are >> passionate about technology and the impact it can have. and we need a lot of different skill sets and you can come to a role like this from many different angles.
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>> all right. just in time for earth, day 2 tiny peregrine falcon chicks hatched in there. pebble nest on top of uc berkeley's bell tower cam pollini their parents and archie watch closely as the newborns emerged along with some nearby falcon fans reeling from a live streamed nest cam. this is, by the way, a live look at the foul king that can't be if that's i think that's big bear where the eagles because there's no lake on the campus of uc berkeley, yeah. anyway, still 2 more speckled eggs at berkeley of falcon said have not yet >> and basketball moving on steph curry top the nba's list of the most popular jersey. this is based on sales at the nba store website for the 2nd half of the 2023. 24 season curry let the jersey sales for 3 of the last 7 years, very popular guy, lebron james. he
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came in second and jason tatum a 3rd, the warriors rank as a team anyway ranked 3rd for the nba's most popular team merchandise topped only by the la lakers and boston celtics. yesterday was the final day of the cherry blossom festival in san francisco. a highlight, of course, the grand parade there, drummers dancers and decorative floats, went down polk and post street. you can see people lining the streets to get a nice few. this festival is known for highlighting japanese culture, including food and art. this was the last festival before the peace plaza going to be renovated. >> san francisco's most famous public toilets got a party theme celebration in valley. the rest are made headlines after its initial price tag was a million dollars. but the replacement was a lot less
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than that from first and foremost there for what was dubbed the toilet bowl. >> no, we've alleys town square taken over by a party. the event dubbed the toilet bowl and bracing the controversy around san francisco's eow infamous public restroom. this kind of got world. >> famous like bathroom. people like laughing at that. so let's just laugh at ourselves and have some celebration featuring a toiletry. use it from the american standard band and bathroom inspired acrobatics. it's so much fun get to celebrate this new bathroom. >> i think public restrooms are really important. i think we should have more of them. the public restroom opened up last month after controversy over its initial 1.7 million dollar price tag. but after contributions from multiple companies, the project ended up being around $300,000. some toilet bowl attendees say they're flushed with excitement over the new
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bathroom. i think it's so wonderful to have a place for people to be able to relieve themselves when necessary. we all need to go and it's nice to have a place to it's just kind ridiculous and ludicrous and hilarious and fabulous all the same time. and of course, there was a line of people waiting to try it out. >> a few giving rave reviews >> 10 out of 10 with me. and i j. >> the organizers behind the annual dog surfing championship in pacifica are asking for help. they say the costs are simply too high and they've gone up by 100% of the last couple years. organizers hope to raise $10,000 by may. 1st. the event is scheduled for the end of august. yes, the dogs are demanding a little something more than just a pat on the head, right phone from there. rice. that wraps up kron for news at 6. we'll see tonight at 10 to 9.
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