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♪ ♪ california sky ♪ ♪ todos alcanzamos las estrellas ♪ ♪ sunny state of mind ♪ ♪ flexin' all the time ♪ ♪ todo es dorado ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪ 4 morning news. san jose mayor matt mahan is merely attack while talking to kron 4. his security detail had to step in and we'll tell you that happened. the group behind the recall of district attorney pamela price is calling on county supervisors to get date on the calendar for that recall election and the community rallies together in san francisco to help the man hit was hit by cars fighting for his life right now.
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>> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news >> thanks for joining us on a wednesday. i'm darya and i'm james a great wednesday to be shores are waking up to cloudy skies this morning. do you think they're going? i don't know hear. your public doesn't want to work. so i think every like john, the today is going to be a nice day to be getting out there. it's just a little muggy year and a little cooler than we have got used also a lot cloudier to, as you can see behind me at the golden gate bridge, not a lot of sunshine at all today. >> half moon bay or other your walnut creek camera highway. 24 winding its way through the hills. things look fine there. it's just cooler and generally a whole lot cloudier than maybe we enjoyed seeing the past few days, a very modest southerly breezes transporting some humidity across the region. contributing to the muggy feel that today is bringing temperatures are not going to move a time today. right now we're sitting in the upper 50's to low 60's and
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we're going to be spending a lot of time in the low to mid 60's. for most of us this afternoon daytime highs will be later on today and are some continually pretty cloudy skies right i don't think even that be moving here. if you are going to be traveling, hitting our bridges. >> a lot of them are busy, but i'm not seeing any active accidents are major delays. there. 90 minute ride travel into the city this morning. last time we had an accident on the san mateo bridge, the drive times when up. you still see chp vehicle. it just got the vehicle off the bridge. not too long ago. so residual delays at 30 minutes in a little slow, long 8.80, getting on that bridge. 15 minute ride along a richmond center fell bridge going bridge around. 41 minutes. let's check on those highways. 8 o'clock hour. always the busiest, 88 80, even the south bay. certainly either. wait it out and give yourself extra time right now back to you. thank you. rae nato on our top story. a man involved in a hit and run earlier this week in san francisco is now in critical condition is and the community is rallying together to help him and his family
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kron four's. >> michael thomas is in the newsroom following the story for us. michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. a tragic story to say the least and that driver is still on the run this morning while a husband and father of 2 is in the hospital listed under critical condition with bob's donuts. his employer telling me he hasn't been responsive since the accident. san francisco police say early sunday morning around 03:00am near to pass avenue in guerrero street. they found a man that was unconscious and lying on the ground with no identification. >> he would soon be identified as his sous mizzou deo. he had been hit by a vehicle while riding an electric scooter with the driver and vehicle fleeing the scene. he was rushed to a nearby hospital and has been listed under critical condition ever since. where is he headed? well into his 3 m shifted bob's donuts and he was wearing his uniform when he was police >> we should. you know, and
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that's >> the stories since created a gofundme account and has the flyers posted all throughout its windows where worked? they say he was the sole provider for both his wife and 2 young kids, ages 3, 5 that live in mexico. and his family still hasn't been able to see him in the hospital because of visa paperwork. so we help >> thing. and and san francisco police say they're still investigating and trying to find that driver now turning to the public for any information. it may have. >> well, as family in mexico and that bob's donuts try to figure out what's next. now as we get more information on both his condition and if that driver is caught, will keep you updated. that's the very latest in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas trea. james, we'll send it back to thank you, michael. a story you'll
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see only on kron 4. that is a security guard that was keeping somebody away. >> from the mayor as we were doing an interview with mayor matt mahan and downtown san jose yesterday when this happened, this man apparently approached the mayor and he was acting erratically and show the is the security guard stepped in its a plainclothes police officer assigned to the mayor's security detail. at first he tried to de-escalate situation several times and eventually that man, as you can see him kind of jumping around. but then he grew agitated and hit the officer. then several bystanders helped detain the man and he was eventually taken into custody. the officer was treated at the hospital for minor injuries. and now that man faces several charges, including felony battery on a police officer. >> well, meanwhile, police are investigating an assault that took place at u c berkeley last night. police say they responded to a report of an assault on the campus right near the crescent area the
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campus there. you can see it here in the map. now the report says that a female suspect sprayed the victim with an unknown liquid. while a male suspect then hit the individual over the head with a hard object. the suspects then fled the scene in a dark colored, older european sedan. police say the investigation still ongoing. we'll let you know what we find out. >> a memorial service for fallen oakland, officer jordan wingate is set for this friday. he died saturday from injuries he suffered in a car crash back in 2018 while he was on duty. that service will be a 3 crosses church in castro valley. at 11 o'clock. and it is open to the public. in the south bay. a santa clara man is charged with stealing more than $10,000 from an elderly couple that he was hired to take care of the santa clara county sheriff's office believes there could be more victims out there as well. jerrold compass to know
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sir rio was working as a temporary caregiver for an elderly couple in the los altos hills. and during that time, investigators say that he used the couple's credit card. >> 15 times in 2 weeks. >> the victim's daughter was preparing their tax documents when she found the transactions. >> when deputies investigate is they say they saw sarah rio in video at atm's and he was arrested last week. >> it's 806, another big story that we're following is a san jose city council just approved a plan to build 150 new affordable housing units in the southern part of san jose. off of the exit and highway 85. yes. so the mayor's office says that once that housing is built, homeless people who are currently living in rv's encampments will be given 2 options either except the shelter. >> crawford, jack moment has more. well, it was here at san jose city council last week were councilors approved the contract to get the ball
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rolling on this housing project in south san jose, a neighborhood where mayor matt mahan tells me there is a significant number >> of unhoused people there. and he says once this facility is constructed, they will offer shelter numerous times to the unhoused people there. and if you do not accept it, they will be swept. >> right now, it's an empty lot. but soon a housing complex will stand with 150. a small step to help bring the thousands of currently unhoused people in san jose get off the street. yes, it is very difficult. sharon lee has been at this encampment between and monterey road for a year. okay. he's speaking outside. scary. she says volunteers used to take trash out of their encampment. that stopped 3 months ago. she also says there are rumors that this camp will be swept. i was on the late in this sense. 2018, that's 6 years. she's waited for housing. she hopes that wait will be over with this new facility gets built in her backyard. one is that
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the neighborhoods to take on solutions to homelessness should see the immediate benefits. mayor matt mahan says the beds will first be offered to those unsheltered in the immediate area. >> those who have refused and remain will be abated. the city would that make it so camping near the facility is illegal. they had says it's a good step. >> but it's still not enough. we know there's more need than that. we're going keep building shelter, housing, safe within a safe sleeping sites. but i would be great. got to at lee says she's looking forward to the day where she and the thousands of other and house in san jose can get offered housing. >> we can do better than that of the taxes. the bag money that cycle money. haha, the pot money. they got it. >> now i spoke with an house advocates who tell me that they are supportive of low income housing project. they say it's much better than homeless shelters that they've seen where it can be quite crowded inside. they tell me that they want to make sure,
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though, that everybody who is living on the streets nearby gets offered every type of help they could possibly get. we're in downtown san jose. jack molmud kron. 4 news. >> it's 809, pro or is also your local election headquarters. san pablo rent control activists have submitted more than 1000 signatures now to the city clerk to get a renter protection bill. a piece of legislation on the ballot in november. this package of ordinances for rent stabilization tenet anti-harassment and just cause evictions renters would also be able to file petitions with the city manager. if a landlord fails to make repairs. landlords, however, can also fine or sorry, file their own petitions if they feel they're not getting a reasonable return on their investment. the contra costa county registrar of voters has 30 days now to approve and verify these signatures that it would go to a vote. 10 is the time and as you've all heard by now, we're getting
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panda san francisco supposed to get some giant pandas from china. the problem is we needed a work on get a place for them to live at the zoo and that takes money. mayor london breed is asking the board of supervisors to pass a resolution, a resolution that would allow cities departments to start raising private money to be able to fund the enclosure habitat. everything for the pan is no specific timeline when they're supposed to come. so we do have some time. it depends. you know, we have we need time to construct something an enclosure at the zoo. but again, china hasn't said exactly when the pandas are coming. just that they made a deal to send right. >> we're going to take a break here in a 10. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news and east bay restaurant has been broken into so many times. the owners is not even calling the police anymore, although he does have an idea for what police can do better. and a new initiative in san francisco targets overnight corner stores in the tenderloin. it's an attempt crackdown on the drug to market will explain. and gas prices. they're showing no signs of dipping under $5 any
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13 and you might be breakfast were starving. we're always talk about food and we say don't fast-food john. and what's a like what's up but you know what? this weather kind of makes that yeah, want to stay indoors. eat some comfy food. absolutely. it's just different because it's muggy, cloudy. and we have so spoiled there for a couple of times. so cooler definitely cooler. yeah. only 60's today.
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>> no one's quite getting to the 70's. so we're definitely on the cooler end of the things to be wrapping up. april, kicking off may here in just a few days doing it all with some weather. that's maybe not this bright as we have liked looking out there from the east bay hills. just a whole lot of cloud cover. up ahead. you can see that's affecting pretty much all of the bay area this morning didn't get much of a sunrise. we're also seeing some convective activity yesterday, the sierra and the central valley were lit up with afternoon thunderstorms. thanks to this low pressure area that is dragging in some really humid air from the south. that's the muggy feel that we've got today. it's not going to do as much for us as it does for southern california in the sierra with opportunity of thunderstorm development each of the next several days here. so the tail end of the week, it's just staying on the cooler side of things as well as active for much of the state. the bay area. we have a cloudy day today. tomorrow, mostly cloudy as well. likely a little less muggy for your thursday thursday night into friday
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morning, seeing the opportunity of really just a few isolated showers popping up across the region. the central valley. and this year, though, if you look at friday morning into afternoon, take a look at those spots of yellow and orange popping up. that is some thunderstorm activity that really kicks off the weekend for some for further areas inland from the bay. rainfall totals for us. maybe just a sprinkle or 2 at most. well, the sierra does see a chance of thunderstorms, the very highest of elevations like that to get one of the last nose of the season with just a few inches of snowfall. again at those highest of elevations this weekend. temperatures today are going to be in the low 60's at the coast and then mid to upper 60's elsewhere. we're really looking at a mild feel today, but a muggy feel along with it. so don't be surprised by that. winds are a lot calmer than yesterday. so i wouldn't refer to this is a brisk one. just a cooler and cloudier one oakland at 65 today, north bay temps also mid to upper 60's at the very warmest tomorrow. very similar feel mostly
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cloudy skies friday. we do see temperatures that are very coolest in the mid 60's. the weekend ahead. does look really nice, though, will be looking at some upper 60's to low 70's with plenty of sunshine by saturday and sunday rania. all right, john, thank you for that moment on trend with the typical 8 o'clock hour. always seem busier. heavier traffic now. >> covered in red from about 88, 80 over the east bay 5.80, both pretty backed up in busy. one of the south bay to 80 85. you're also seeing some delays there as well. either a good time to stay home or give yourself some extra time. if you're traveling. 17 minute ride into the city this morning, we had an earlier traffic hazard that added to the delays and an earlier accident on the san mateo bridge. finally got that off the bridge drive times around 30 minutes. those are residual delays from that 1, 1, of the south, a 60 minutes. so hour 2.80. remember 85 82 better a% options right now until it starts to go down 50 minutes, eliot wrote down to 37. if you're traveling along 8.80, let's get a look at 80 start
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to build soon. just srq lee's. it's about 40 minutes. pablo avenue. always a good alternate for trying to navigate around that. arias is back to you. thanks a lot. rain 8.17, in east bay for break-ins in less than 3 years. >> in downtown oakland at one restaurant. yeah, that's the >> reality. they've been dealing with. the latest break-in happened monday morning in proper. robin has been talked with the owner. >> instagram followers of roasted enron. oakland saw this post monday morning. more broken glass and another closure caused by an overnight burglary as the for the 4th time owner amani greer has been burglarized since opening the plant-based rice bowl restaurant 3 years ago break the window. and they obviously, but for the cash first register. >> head office, you know, see if there's a saying that there's no se, they just kind of roaming around and just take whatever they can take. he's learned not to leave any cash. the restaurant overnight, but says the damage is stolen goods and having to be closed. monday comes around. $3500 in losses. yeah, we about we get a look at
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other property. but at the same time, our weren't always, you if anybody doesn't know commercial real estate right now is a mess. and landlords are are going just let you out of the his current least as an 10 for another 6 years filing a police report for past break-ins never resulted in an arrest. so greer says he doesn't bother calling 9-1-1 to report the crime. he wants more of a police presence downtown late at night to deter another burglary from happening. police presence. a lot of be cops. a lot of cars driving around during the day. but for some reason that night. >> oakland police just turned into responding to gunshots and violence. and to me, that's not. >> that's not a feeling, you know, the entire the oakland police department says their command staff tracks crime trends deploying more officers to areas experience in crime. >> they've also expanded foot patrols to 2 sergeants and 12 officers. greer says his restaurant is not the only business in oakland experiencing multiple break-ins. it's why he wants the city to offer grant money to owners experiencing a loss of revenue because of
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burglaries. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> well, that's the save. alameda for every one group that's leading the effort to recall. alameda county district attorney pamela price. they held a rally at the alameda county administration building and they're calling on county supervisors to set a date for the recall election during their meeting next tuesday. now that enough signatures have been verified >> this mall, then it just we call is also with up call for many of especially this county. >> the damage that has been so far. it's tremendous. and we should not be the only people that see what's going on. the board of supervisors have a job to president miley. it's your responsibility. >> to set a date for the recall. put that on the agenda and we want to see that on april. 30th will be here to watch you and watch the board vote on that.
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>> well, critics of that she's too soft on crime, but her attorney claims that the recall this entire process has been illegal from the start. they allege that the registrar of voters failed to follow the rules of the county charter and that the signatures weren't counted within the 10 days like they were supposed to and that the people used outside people from the county outside the county to gather the signatures. well at the state capitol members of california's latino legislatioi caucus legislative caucus rallied in support of 16 bills. they say these bills will help address the most important issues facing the state's latino community. the bills include expanded access to health care through covered california, as well as increased access to food, affordable housing and education assembly members spoke out saying that these resources will improve the life for the communities that need them the most. >> our farm workers are the lifeblood of our state putting food on the table. not just here, but around the world. we have to do everything in our
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power to ensure their well-being and make sure that they are protected. >> the caucus is the largest. it's been in the state's history with 38 members representing 16 million latinos across the state. >> time now is 8.21. new this morning. gas prices, as you probably know are well over 5 bucks. >> in the bay area now, but >> if you really hunt for the highest prices will, this was something somebody posted on social media, 7.29. a gallon for regular unleaded and that's in menlo park. my gosh. i mean, if you really wanna look for where it's expensive, it stands out like look at this map from gas by. you can see this one is above the rest 6.89 everybody else's 5. plus, on average, we know that were above $5. but what about car insurance? because that really adds up. we are actually paying about $2,500 a year on car insurance in california. that's the average, which is 26% more that last year, according to bankrate.
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>> more and more technology, that's on cars. that's a good thing that keeps us safer. but when those cars or in accidents, it costs a lot more money to repair them. >> so we get that everything is more expensive these days. but my gosh and the car insurance companies we asked and they say, well, no, we don't anticipate lowering the prices anytime soon. seems like don't hold your breath for that. a 22 right now and coming up on the kron 4 morning news, we have seen a protest stage at u c berkeley and you can see here the tense. >> they're calling for a cease-fire between israel and hamas. but jewish students say that the climate is uncomfortable for them will uncomfortable for them will have won that.
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>> we're >> back in a 25 in the south bay, santa clara man now charged with stealing more than $10,000 from an elderly couple. he was hired to take care of at the santa clara sheriff's office believes there could be other victims out there. investigators say that gerald compass, santos, a rio was working as a temporary caregiver for the last altos hills, elderly couple and during his time with them, apparently he use the couple's credit card 15 times in 2 weeks. they say the victim's daughter was preparing their tax documents when she found the transactions. then when deputies investigated, they came across korea in atm videos using their card. he's now been arrested. >> happening today, governor newsom is expected to announce a new bill in response to arizona's extreme abortion ban. the governor is joining the california legislative women's caucus to announce
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this new effort to help those women who are in arizona seeking abortions and can't get one there. the event is at 10, 30 this morning and it comes just days after the arizona supreme court ruled. >> that a law from the 18 60's. >> outlawing abortion. >> in all cases except when the pregnant woman's life is in danger that that law from 18 60's is constitutional. the new law would allow doctors here it would allow doctors from arizona to come to california. they could come here and provide abortions. so talking about how to work with arizona and >> light of and in the wake of that big court ruling there, it's 8.26. who got last ahead. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. a plea deal has been reached in the murder of a home depot worker. we're going to buy. the victim's mother says she's. >> helped put her deal together. so more on that. coming up.
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>> it's a 29. we've got a little change to talk about the weather or know how long this is going to stick around. if it's the new trend known, let's find out a little gray. a little cool out there, john. yeah, definitely both of those today is looking cool with temperatures only in the 60's and looking cloudy to we don't have a lot of sunshine in any of our views that i've been taking a look at from our cameras. this is your view at the golden gate this morning,
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not the brightest. we are going to see an overcast day today. lot like it was yesterday except to date. we're adding a bit of a muggy feel with a southerly wind pushing into the bay and maybe a relatively calm wind. but it's got enough to transport some humid air direction. so all in all a muggy but cool feeling afternoon ahead of us 50's to low 60's for our current temperatures and we're not going to move much later on today from the upper 50's where we're at right now to just the mid 60's for most areas. i'll be talking the rest of this forecast. still to come. >> rania. all right, john, thank you for that. very in our 8 o'clock hour. but thankfully not seen accidents on our bridges. 13 minute ride. if you're traveling right now on the bay bridge, about 30 minutes on the san mateo bridge, 80 to 101. maybe you're hopping along the richmond, sandra fell bridge just short of 13. and let's get a look at the golden gate bridge about 40 minutes mean it's a little slow along. want to up in the north bay. check out other highways across the bay prettier. and i'm looking at 1, 0, wanted to 80. probably the only green on scene on the map right now.
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all right. james, back to you. thank you. reyna is 8.31. and new this morning, the san francisco deputy sheriffs association has sent a letter to the city. they're demanding. >> that they hire more people because they say the overtime has gotten out of hand. yeah, that's what the union says. deputies facing fatigue as a result about other health problems as well because of this. a staffing shortage. >> kron four's will tran standing by in the city to explain more will. >> james, they say they work an average of 28 hours over time each week and the deputy say that is 3 times more than that is recommended by osha. and that is causing them to faced serious problems. they work as far as their safety and when they're not at work. well, that puts a strain on their body and that can lead to long-term health risks, which is why they wrote a letter to san francisco city hall, including mayor london breed asking her as well as the city of san francisco, bringing more help immediately
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because right now we're simply overworked and we cannot handle this load at this particular time. they say, you know what, when they patrol the jails and that's one of their duties. well, they may not be ready to pounce on the situation because they are simply overworked. take a look at your screen. this is what they sent to mayor london breed as well as the board president. they are asking for help and there their timetable is right now. they say with an average of only 5.2 5 hours of sleep per 24 hour period, deputies are facing serious risks to their health and safety. the survey also found rates of physical and mental health problems among deputies, including high blood pressure, sleep apnea, depressive symptoms, as well as anxiety. now i've reached out to the deputies association to see if we can get a comment on camera this morning to see how many deputies they are looking to fill. you know, sometimes this is what they're facing and this is what they're hoping to
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get. and hopefully they'll get a reaction to me before the end of the newscast. but again, in a way, guys, they're calling 9-1-1 to the city of san francisco. back to it. and interesting way to put a right way to put it. think you will help. okay. >> 33 michigan. that would require corner stores, liquor stores, smoke shops to close from midnight to 05:00am in the tenderloin in san francisco. and if stores don't comply, they face $1000 fine for every hour that they stay open. this would not include restaurants or bars or event spaces. and this is all in an effort to fight open air drug markets that are happening around the shops in the tenderloin. >> anything that helps so her tail that the drug trade and the drug activity on our streets is, you know, something worth. >> some store owners say they're going to lose money if this initiative passes. mayor london breed spoke at an event
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that in support of small businesses in the tenderloin is she said at the time that she's coordinating with law enforcement and the community to make deep and lasting changes in the tenderloin. and that's why this is being proposed. >> in the east bay, a 6 year-old boy is sadly killed in a car crash in richmond. a gofundme page. 4 alvarez junior says that the car was in he was in was struck by a drunk driver. the crash happened cutting boulevard and carlson boulevard. his go fund me page says that he liked practicing sports with his dad and hanging out with his teammates. he played with the richmond little league. his family now reaching out for community support as they face some unexpected funeral and medical expenses. >> 8.34 is the time in the bay. a plea deal has now been reached in the murder of a home depot worker who was shot and killed confronting a shoplifting suspect in pleasanton a kron four's. dan kerman talked with the victim's mother.
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>> 26 year-old blake. most was shot and killed a little over a year ago while working as a loss prevention officer at this home depot in pleasanton. police say he was shot after confronting a woman for shoplifting. that woman was later identified as benicia naps. she was eventually charged with murder and her accomplice. david guillory was charged with child endangerment and accessory to robbery. now is the 2 are set to go to trial. a plea agreement has been reached with naps, pleading guilty with the sentence of 19 years to life and guillory pleading guilty with a sentence of 7 years and 4 months. if the deal is actually a plea deal that i. >> arrange for. >> lori moses, the mother of blake moe's. she says it was the family's decision to offer this deal instead of going through a protracted trial with grisly details and potential appeals. >> it gives us our life back. we now get to pursue other things and honor our son instead of. the people that
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killer side continuing to hold ransom our lives and our families. it's big, big deal to us. 2 to have freedom and to be able to grieve properly and to debris. most never thought. da pamela price made the proper charging decisions in her son's murder. >> and says if she had a plea deal may have been reached earlier. now with the deal done, the family can grieve properly. and remember, blake moe's for who he was. blake was all about the love people, the one that is bullied or be not worth forgotten about. he was the person that would go find them and bring them into the fold. >> he lived with his heart on his sleeve and with massive compassion for people and his family. any touch so many people in 26 years. >> that was dan kerman reporting a sentencing hearing to finalize this plea deal was set for june 6th. it's 8.37
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and happening now, pro gaza and palestine. protesters are staging a sit-in on the caliber clea campus. and you can see this video of them camped outside of sproul hall yesterday. >> the protesters have all of their tents and banners and everything else out and asking for a cease-fire there. also calling for the school divest to not do business with israel as well. some of the students who are walking to class told us they support what's going on. others, the jewish since a particular say that they feel harassed and they feel the university has let them down. >> i think that the students using their power and their privilege to uplift other people, especially those suffering from a genocide is extremely important. uc berkeley doesn't care about your students prioritize your safety and it isn't care of, you know, we are forced to learn in an environment that is not conducive to one in which we feel welcomed. >> or let alone say fun.
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university points out there. just 3 weeks left in the school year. and their goal is to protect the right to free speech and also make sure >> that students feel welcome and safe. 8.38. is the time right now. and here is what the jewish community relations council has to say about the story we just reported. quote, we're carefully monitoring the emerging anti-israel protests at uc berkeley which appeared to be inspired by the deeply anti-semitic columbia encampment, responsible for harassing and blocking jewish students from accessing their campus. and it goes on to say while their words are abor and the protesters at uc berkeley have a right to free speech and assembly and no violtnce or obstruction has yet been reported. we're in conversation with the administration who are committed to ensuring jewish safety and participation. >> to the south bay now where the burger pit has served up its last burger. the san jose staple has been at blossom hill and cause or since 1964.
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they were open yesterday until their supplies ran out last night. the owner and loyal customers said good-bye each other. >> they just and a sad to see us go because there's too many little family mom and pop restaurant anymore a young family this is where we this is just very family oriented. loved the food wanted to be here. when they close the doors, they're closing doors now. really sad about this. but, you know, >> you can hear the frustration since 1964. there, blossom hill and cause or well, the manager said the reason they're closing down is due to the property manager, not renewing their lease. well, but the good news is a brand new restaurant is open now in downtown san jose. so mayor matt mahan was there for the ribbon cutting ceremony
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for at at 96 0st street. the restaurant serves vietnamese in french cuisine. its owner says she moved to downtown because she wanted to get back to the business community here who helped her rebound from a break-in. >> saw that as soon as you know, with the right of are with this first. the whole community came together honestly, it was smashed 08:00pm by 12 and had, the next morning we had a whole community came out pain, you know, all all boars. and it's just really time to get back. >> police will be open monday through saturday on sundays. the staff will give food to those in need. >> it's 8.40, and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, thousands of bay area tesla workers are slated to lose their jobs. will tell you why the company is initiating job cuts. and then after the break, what one east bay university is doing to help teachers be able to stay in the classroom.
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everyone needs a place to recharge. how we get there matters. get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. >> it's a 43 and squirrels are causing safety concerns at 2 bay area airports. the faa sent out a notice to santa clara county saying that they're investigating the conditions at reid-hillview. and san martine airports. they say that squirrels are impacting the airfield pays meant and the signage and the
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lighting. those little yeah, they're apparently also causing a chain reaction of all kinds of aviation problems by attracting birds of prey. >> so the birds like the squirrels. >> and so then there's more problems. county officials say they are addressing this concern. they don't believe that this warrants an faa investigation, they're going to take care of it. what are they going? what are they going hunter's now? they could just bring a have walk, a dog around the property to scare the squirrels off. >> okay. sure. but yeah. birds and planes don't mix. so if the schools are tracking birds, i guess he had to do something about how goats are us 11. they put those out there and it looks like air fields they can munch on those can take what the wind blows? 2 birds, one i pretty good. >> ok, the weather good well, if you don't love the squirrels and it up on the cruise ship and get out on the water today, in which case you're going to be looking up at the same thing. the rest of us are looking at a lot of
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cloud cover overhead, something that we're going to be seeing all throughout the course of your wednesday today and a muggy feel along with it, too. there's a look at radar. just a lot of cloud cover that blanket of clouds very evident across the bay. yesterday we had the central valley in the sierra lit up with a thunderstorm activity. all this can be attributed to the low pressure area sitting to the south of a southerly wind streaming into the bay area, transporting that humid air up our direction. dust. the muddy field today, low pressure moves across the region over the next few days in by thursday night into friday morning. chance of a sprinkle for the bay and even better chance of rain and thunderstorms for areas to our south and to our east high pressure to slowly build back into next week. as for the immediate forecast, futurecast shows a lot of clouds both today and tomorrow, tomorrow night into friday morning. we'll see that opportunity of a few isolated sprinkles here. and there the central valley towards friday will be seeing some heavy rainfall and thunderstorm development. but that is going to be well farther inland than those of us here locally rainfall over
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the next few days. it literally is just a sprinkle or 2. if you do see anything at all. the sierra very high up in elevation gets one more snowfall, possibly one of the last ones of the year, which is the very crested this year, seeing a few inches of additional snow. temperatures today are going to be in the 60's with lows 60's towards the coast and then mid to upper 60's elsewhere. very much so a cooler day than what we have got used to. but with the calmer winds and the increased humidity, it is going to feel kind of muggy out there today. those upper 60's continue in the east bay with fremont at 68 danville up to concord at 68 today, some of our warmest spots, pittsburg, antioch and san jose, each at 69 for your daytime highs. tomorrow's temperatures right around the same as today's little cooler on friday. the weekend does look much improved. is that low moves out. we will see increased sunshine starting on saturday and dry skies through e saturday into next week. all right, john, thank you for just about all your highways
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are busy in the 8 o'clock hour. >> i wait until about 10 o'clock to hit the roads because a party stuck in some of the delays. whether you're in the east bay, north the south bay, things are busy out there. the bay bridge. we have seen some improvement because we're at about 25 minutes in the last hour. went down 14 minutes. the san mateo bridge look bad as it did when we started 30 minute ride. that's because it's low long 8.80. we did have some earlier accidents on the san mateo bridge. those are no clear, but yet residual delays. 21 minutes along highway 4, antioch to concord is down. 35 minutes. southbound 6.80, double down the freeman about 26 minutes soon. as you get to class pleasanton, they start to improve just a bit. they want get fremont down again. check it out. 85 down in the south bay, san jose to mountain view. 45 minute ride, see those other highways in the south bay, like a 7 is busy. 2, 82. 37, i will leave you with a look at 24 walnut creek down to 5.80, about 15 minutes. just a little slow.
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once you hit a area. james, back to you. >> thank you very much. rain it. time now is 8.48. and tesla is laying off more people after an earnings report showed a steep decline in sales. so tesla executives announced more than 2700 people are going to lose their jobs. they say a lot of those workers are going to be from the fremont and palo alto facilities. executives revealed their net income dropped more than 50% in the first part of the year. a transportation analyst said these cuts will save the money. they think about a couple billion dollars. and this comes google now is firing people that protested the israel-hamas war was last week. you may remember more than 20 pro palestinian workers were fired after holding sit-in protest at google offices in sunnyvale and new york. we brought that story to you. and now we're learning the company says additional employees have also been fired after an investigation unveiled the identities of the people who wore masks. a group representing the workers says more than 50 employees were fired in all. they say they
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were protesting the company's supplying israel with ai technology. >> it's 8.49 and the high cost of living in low wages are keeping a lot of people from going into teaching and it's actually forcing lot of longtime educators to opt out of careers in the classroom. but as kron four's philippe djegal reports, there is a new program in the east bay. they hope will change that. >> teacher by day student at night. that's not the most lucrative job, but it's really what i'm passionate about. an aspiring educators path to solvency accelerated by a pressing need. >> for more school leaders after my 3rd year of teaching, i had to leave the classroom because i couldn't afford to live here. let go of the veterans for a cheaper and possibly more youth connected workforce. we're keeping status quo. and your curriculum may not advance. keep pace with society and your community is left to step behind. >> the modern days business society stuck with balancing loyalty and profits. we are actively recruiting at this time. there has to be a way to
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combine both up and comers with proven go getters. this isn't apprenticeship model. >> and that time to be mentors and to grow is is protected through this saint mary's college of california in moraga and the san ramon valley unified school district's partnership alludes to a successful launch to an enduring partnership. that's going to be our faculty and our staff supporting our graduate learners as they go on this journey to become educators. earlier this month, the school district and smc hope their first joint presentation introducing the institutions, teachers for tomorrow residency program. what we want to do is have a strong balance between the clinical practice side and the academic side so that aspiring educators are coming in. >> they're they're getting the academic theory and they're also getting a strong practice in the field. graduate
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students overcoming inequity pursuing careers as teachers who otherwise would focus on higher paying jobs. >> instead, an opportunity to advance their passions, education. we have limited number of spots >> to be able to provide an offer to people. program pays each teaching apprentice $32,500 to combine a year's worth of classwork at saint mary's college of california and a concurrent year of mentorship from a san ramon valley unified school district teacher with live classroom experience. they will earn a teaching credential sanctioned by the state and all but guaranteed district teaching job after the apprenticeship and residents see the way i'm able to. >> live and survive in the bay area right now is with trail. plus, socal native tyler cardenas is a student teacher in oakland's teacher residency program the uc berkeley alarm earned his bachelor's degree from cal and is currently being below market on his rent. and as part of his
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tuition paid for through the residency program, which compensates aspiring teachers from learning how to be an educator. >> and do so while learning from mentors target nice. also benefits from the nonprofit rio plus, teachers rooted in oakland, a group spearheaded by killing them. subsidizing rentals for teachers keep in monthly payments below 30% of their income and continuing to do so after their programs are over. as long as they make a commitment to teaching in the town with zillow for teachers, if you will. >> we have our educators to choose where they want to live, what amenities they want. they're not. >> inland building in one part of the city, but really allowed to be the professionals they are, the adults that they are and choose what works right for a virtual meeting for the saint. mary's and san ramon valley unified school district program last wednesday detailed the expectations for applicants and their avenues to apply at 4 o'clock
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thursday. april 25th in the late afternoon. >> the second and final informational session is being held on the mountain vista high school campus at the workday center. interested applicants encouraged to attend. this is going allow us to really focus on filling some of our most challenging teaching positions and special education and stem. the oakland teaches residents. the initiative is also actively recruiting. >> philippe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> it's a 53. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news your days. scrolling on tiktok could be numbered. working. explain what's going on with explain what's going on with the app by 2025.
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>> well, a 56 is the time in latin music. revenue in the united states is hitting an all-time high fact, according to the recording industry association of america, total revenue in 2023 was 1.4 billion dollars which is a 16% increase over 2022. numbers, latin artists like peso, pluma and carol g have fuel this growth. and according to the report streaming makes up 98% of latin music revenue. >> it's 8.56. and coming up in the next hour, the kron 4 morning news except shelter or lead. that's the those are going to be the only 2 options. >> for people in san jose that are on house, we're going to tell you what the mayor's doing and a man is fighting for his life this morning after he was hit by a car. we'll tell you what we know so we'll tell you what we know so far about the accident. ness.
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>> right now, the kron 4 morning news, san jose mayor matt mahan nearly attacked while talking to kron 4. his security detail had to step in. the group behind the recall of district attorney pamela price is now calling on county officials to set date for that recall election and a community rally together in san francisco to help with hit and run victim fight for his life. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at no. >> good morning and thanks for joining with us on a
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