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>> now to the man convicted of a fatal hit and run in alameda county is avoiding a jail sentence. how the victim's family is responding. and the
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california public utilities commission greenlighting a proposal it believes will jump start the transition to clean energy. and it is the hottest day in months. we're tracking that bay area heat. >> station. he's calling for news 2. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 visit to i'm justine waldman. the temperatures today, the hottest they have been in a long time. kron four's gayle ong is going to started right now. so gayle, how hot has it gotten today? we're already seeing 80's around the bay area, a nice blue skies and a nice day out here. you can see people out and about here at half moon bay. and here are some current temperatures for you. 76 degrees over in san francisco. 82 in oakland and san jose. a degrees over in livermore. >> and a concord is also seeing 80's santa rosa, quite warm as well happened. they actually cool down a bit with breeze going on. but it is breezy out there. but, you
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know, it is that offshore wind. so you may notice it's so warm as a warm component to it. but we are up. 48 degrees this time yesterday and this warming trend will be sticking around. we have high pressure in control. we're also in between a low pressure as you can see here. so it's creating this pressure gradient. that's why we've then having those offshore winds, we're coming out of that wind advisory and we will see a change in the winds come tomorrow. a little bit of some on shore flow with the seabreeze also more the seabreeze also more offshore winds here. so you'll tomorrow by the coast. that's where we're feel that difference. but here are the current wind speeds right now. we're in the teens in nevado, oakland and hayward and livermore. and now it does feel quite refreshing. pretty warm out there inland. so let's jump ahead to the high temperatures tomorrow because tomorrow is expected to be a hot day. so 88 degrees is the forecast high for santa rosa. i wouldn't be surprised if they reach 90's and 90 expected in concord livermore in antioch. so you want to keep that sun screen handy.
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stay hydrated. check on your loved ones and pets that are sensitive to the heat. so we talking about this more throughout afternoon. back to you. just thank you, gayle. and the weather is heating up and drying out. it is also wildfire preparedness week all across california with fire officials reminding all of us. >> fire season is coming for us. charles clifford has the details. >> following a wet and snowy winter. california's fire season appears to be getting off to a slow start. conditions are very similar to what happened last year that we still have a lot of moisture in the soil. lot moisture in our life ewells out. there's our vegetation. so it's possible that we could a lot of the brunt of fire activity pushed back a little bit later in the year. but even a fire season is the late cal fire says it's still important to prepare. the more you can do now. the better off you will be when the danger is at its greatest. now is it is the time that you want to be creating not defensible space. you want to do your home hardening projects. you want to prepare and you are prepare
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yourself for that threat of wildfires. cal fire is also reminding everyone to make sure you have an emergency go bag ready. just in case you have to leave home quickly and to create an emergency evacuation plan to what are you going to do? should you be evacuated? you your go bag do you know where you and your family are going to meet up if you're evacuated? and finally, they also suggest signing up for emergency alerts in your county to make sure you are well informed if something happens. >> that was charles clifford reporting for us happening today. oakland officials are going to vote on whether or not to finalize the name change for the oakland airport. despite the city of san francisco filing a lawsuit to prevent this from happening, the port of oakland says it sees nothing wrong with adding san francisco bay to oakland airport's name. san francisco officials say it's going to confuse travelers and local officials say they took a survey and customers liked this idea. today we spoke with travelers to find out what they think. >> you know that it's a great
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teams. i publicity won nationwide. it may better change. so people will recognize the name. like the name cause. i live here and i don't want use on the san francisco. and the last is something, you know, one of the people who don't live here, they don't even know the difference. >> the port of oakland is having a meeting where the board members are set to vote on this name. change. that meeting is set to start at 3 o'clock this afternoon. so stay with us here on air during our afternoon shows day and also we'll get updates as soon as they come in. can also post information on our website kron 4 dot com. more small businesses in san francisco are getting a boost from mayor breed's vacant to vibrant program. the latest round of grants announced today we'll go to 8 businesses in san francisco to fund rent-free storefronts for them throughout the summer. officials say more than 1000 businesses applied for the
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grants. more recipients will be announced in the coming weeks. city officials say the goal is to support small businesses and community organizations while attracting more people downtown. san francisco mayor london breed said today about this in part, quote, we are working every day to bring creative solutions and vibrancy to our downtown and neighborhoods across the city and they can to vibrant is a great example of how we're solving the vacant storefronts while supporting our small businesses. governor gavin newsom putting the pressure on half moon bay lawmakers to approve housing for farmworkers. the 40 unit project would provide affordable housing for senior agriculture workers last year following the half moon bay mass shooting. the governor met with survivors and toward the living conditions for the workers in the area. and since then, the governor has budgeted millions of dollars in funding and resources to make sure those workers receive support from the state. the half moon bay planning commission could move this housing project forward during their next meeting on
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tuesday. the big story we're watching now is the changes could be coming to our utility bills. >> the vote is 4, 0, the item passes. and with that, the california public utilities commission approved a plan allowing major utility companies in the state, including pgv. >> so cal edison and san diego, gas and electric to impose a fix charge on most customers, monthly utility bills. so this plan includes a new flat fee of 25th or dollars and $0.15. so it comes out to about $300 a year. and in return, the utilities will cut their electricity prices by 5 to $0.7 per kilowatt hour. supporters say the plan will help pay for grid maintenance and will benefit the lowest income people in california who per the plan will only face a $6 monthly fee. >> this is a fair proposal implementing a reasonable fix
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charge that help support the fixed costs of the grid. we commend the cpc on taking action today in support of the fixed charge. >> and because of their action today, relief is coming to californians who need it most. >> opponents of the plan, how this demonstration outside of the commission meeting, they argue that this fix charge will hurt the very people that it's supposed to be helping >> i mean, that's an extra $24 that i would have to budget. it's the lower class, middle-aged disabled and, you the the working that that they need to look out for. this isn't an elected board. and this is the first time we've seen them have the ability to be able to come in and set up the statewide. and so for me, that's the biggest concern. it's appointed by the governor not elected board and they're going to set the what to say, you know, 2 or 3 years from now, they don't continue to raise that. the it impacts the every case. every single rate payer in california. >> the plan will go into effect in late 2025. for so
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cal edison and the san diego customers. and early to 2026. for pg and e customers. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace is going to have more reaction coming up during kron. 4 news at 3. health officials in contra costa county say the opioid epidemic there is just getting worse. kron 4 sweet reports the county is receiving millions of dollars from settle lawsuits from manufacturers and is now reaching out to the community to get ideas and how to use that money to combat the crisis. >> doctor pam has spent years working in pharmacies and has seen the worst of opioid epidemic young people are every day trying to find a way doctor pam, among the community members who attended opioid community listening session hosted by contra costa health services in concord. thursday's this for that. we are planning to have the state has settled several national lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors and other groups held
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responsible for the crisis and expects more funds in the future. the county has already received about 5 million dollars of that money and is holding the listening sessions for ideas on how to spend and combat the crisis. remain abatement treatment and prevention. the latest statistics from the contra costa county meds coalition shows that county wide in 2022, there were 348 opioid related emergency department visits. >> and 183 opioid related deaths between 2019 2021. >> we've seen 109% increase in overdose deaths. among the mets coalition is expanding its program to distribute free narcan, which can reverse an overdose and fentanyl test strips. community members also suggest focusing on underserved communities, african-american latino, the unhoused population. and are disproportionately impacted by opioid misuse. going to quiz.
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the county very little adolescent substance use treatment services. we do not have a residential treatment facility. for example. are you getting a high? >> a last just a few minutes. i didn't get to say hi. >> point that they make, the may 15th listening session is virtual the last in-person gathering is the following day from 11:30am, in the morning until one 30 in the afternoon at 2200 mcdonald avenue in richmond in concord, philippe djegal all kron. 4 >> san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins has charged the man accused of to hit and runs and also leading police on a wild pursuit. court documents say that riding jefferson was behind the wheel of a blue and white mustang on tuesday when he hit 2 pedestrians, including a 14 year-old girl police chase, rodney, for about it hour and half before they say he finally stopped and green in the barca darrow. we're told that both people who he allegedly hit will be okay.
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but the teenage girl is still in the hospital with a fractured shoulder and ankle. jefferson has been charged with multiple counts of reckless driving, evading an officer and dui. happening today, president joe biden is arriving in the bay area for a two-day visit. he is expected to fly into moffett airfield in mountain view tonight and then tomorrow he's set to attend to campaign receptions. the president last visited san francisco in february when he went to 2 events to raise money for his reelection campaign. coming up next, they've been home for about a month now, but a group of oakland high school students visited multiple countries in asia. >> are now sharing their experience with other students. also, why doctors on the peninsula are. handing devices meant to store guns to their patients at a local hospital. and later, how a widow is reacting to the news that the man involved in the that the man involved in the hit and that killed her
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>> now to the peninsula where the san mateo sheriff's office is helping to reduce gun-related deaths by donating safety locks 2 patients at kaiser permanente in redwood city, 100 safety locks are available to patients through a new gun violence prevention program at the medical center. physicians will be able to offer the devices to patients who fill out a questionnaire asking if there are firearms in their homes, doctors say that they want to decrease gun injuries. >> it gives us an opportunity to engage in that discussion
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non-judgmental way. just talking about how gun violence is real. it's the number one cause of death and children's and teens in this country. and so it's our responsibility to make sure that we're doing all we can to keep children safe. >> the gun locks will be available for patients with appointments in the pediatrics emergency and psychiatric departments. in the east bay freemont. police are looking for a suspect in connection to the theft of these 2 porsche's from a dealership. these 2 cars have been found and one suspect has been arrested. this is the suspect right now that they're looking for picture there in front of one of the cars. police say last month 2 people broke into the dealership on cushing way and drove the cars right through the glass. the first suspect know from moore was arrested last month and hayward police said that they found rifle stolen property and even a police radio scanner inside of his home. anyone with information on the second suspect should call fremont
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police. another incident involving a boeing 7.37. jets. this time in africa when a plane skidded off the runway and senegal and then caught on fire cell phone video showing the passengers getting off the plane on those inflatable emergency ramps. 10 people were injured. 4 of them seriously. >> that's according to the transportation department. there. the cause of the accident is not known right now. boeing has also not commented yet. and since january, the aviation giant has been under fire after multiple incidents involving the boeing 7.37. aircraft. now a boeing whistleblowers now saying he was pressured to hide the facts. so san diego padres worked for more than a decade as an inspector for boeing's largest parts maker. he says he was not surprised when missing door boats led to that entire 7.37. max or plug
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blowing off of that alaska airlines flight midair in january. he claims that a defect was overlooked because of the pressure that the company puts on inspectors. the company has denied the allegations saying that they are vigorously defending themselves against his claims. all right. let's talk about that hot weather forecast right now. a live look outside across the golden gate bridge. >> drying out. sorry, certain local brown out there. but man gayle ong is here and it got hot out there. real quick today. it is even just i stepped outside our patio in downtown francisco right before the show. and we have is warm breeze. we have flow. so it feels nice if you're in san francisco. but here are the current temperatures right now. we're already seeing 80's inland in livermore and concord. and then as you make your way to the south bay, we're also seeing 80's at this 02:00pm hour. eighty-four degrees in santa rosa. little cooler in half moon bay. and you can see nice sunshine out there from the east bay hills.
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now, tomorrow will be another hot day for many of our inland areas. but berkeley, for example, will see relief from the heat tomorrow. so today expecting to reach eighty-four degrees. the high is usually this 02:00pm or 03:00pm hour and then tomorrow you'll notice we'll be in the low 80's and then down to the 70's to more seasonable averages. but concord will remain warm close to the 90's tomorrow. so we're seeing upper 80's over the next few days. so you could see 90 tomorrow and saturday and back to the 80's on sunday and kind of jumping between the 70's and 80's next week. so the bottom line is it's still going to be warm. we do have a bit of a breeze here. it's offshore component. so that's that warm wind and you'll it was pretty breezy in oakland. it was also warm this morning as well. so we will have a southerly flow coming up this evening and we'll get that seabreeze back. so it will be cooling things down for san francisco and places along the coast. but tomorrow we're in this pressure
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gradient. so you'll notice places by the coast and maybe oakland berkeley will see temperatures down and now as it's going to be hot, the allergies are going to be a medium-high a thursday and saturday. so just keep that in mind. and here is your 7 day outlook because you want to hold on to the sunscreen. hats and sunglasses and foot box because we have a warming trend that sticking around for the next few days. back to you. >> not bad about thank you. a group of high school students arriving back in oakland after spending 2 weeks all the way across the world as part of a educational travel program. students from castleman high school visited japan, taiwan and the philippines. and today they stopped by elmhurst united middle school to share their experiences and inspire younger students to seek the same opportunities. >> the philippines island that it's kind of similar to my culture, which is a mexican culture. they have a lot of there. it is by letting them know that they have the opportunity to join. could be
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seeing that they could get same experience needed. >> the pacific bridge club is a program that provided the students with the u.s. international travel opportunities. that's the group that organized the trip. >> still ahead, we're going to api. firefighters were making it their mission to break barriers within the industry. why they say it is important to ensure that their cultures are represented within the workforce and a heartbreaking statistic. how many children are left without a parent to are left without a parent to do to d
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>> the weather is one of the big things we're watching today with this live look outside from the kind of shaky mount tam cam, but certainly breezy out there. gayle ong in the weather center with details on how hot it got in san francisco today. so it looks like 80 degrees are right now. and this 02:00pm hour, a statewide were pretty
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warm. we're 87 in sacramento. 82 in fresno. >> little cooler by the coast in santa barbara in the 60's and it is very interesting to see if there this go warmer than las vegas at 77 degrees right now. so it feels like summer, a little taste of summer and we look at relief from this heat on the coast tomorrow. but here are the current number. so downtown san francisco, a little cooler in the upper 70's, but we're already seeing 80's in pacifica, berkeley, oakland, and even point raze is reporting 80 degrees. so that is quite warm. so place to be the heat today is half moon bay. now you'll notice some. it is a nice blue skies, but it's actually reporting in the 60's right now in half moon bay. that's because we have the southerly flow here. so they have a breeze he e at 12 miles per hour. so that is cooling things down over by the beach there. but we still have that offshore wind component that is keeping things warm for so. you may notice it is breezy but also a warm wind coming from the land. so here are the
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temperatures for tomorrow. so we'll jump ahead to tomorrow. and you can expect another hot day for our inland communities like concord livermore and antioch, and even santa rosa. all of us should be reaching 90's tomorrow. and then san francisco still be warm in the 70's. it looks like so just get ready for another warm day in land. you'll see some relief over by the coast and this weekend will be a starting off in the 80's as well. but tomorrow looks like one of the hottest days of the week for inland communities over by the bay in the 80's as well and the coast. 74 degrees today. so, you know, that's a warm day. if it is 70's over by the coast and then it looks like we back down to the 60's and a few days. back to you. gayle, thank you. there was some danger sparking to the east bay today. a fire started in the hayward neighborhood. kron 4 charles clifford joins us from there right now with details on the firefight. just what happened. >> well, right along lucien way here in hayward where this fire kicked up about an hour and a half ago, really cause
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some concerns because it was burning into some eucalyptus trees. let's going take a look at some video here. now. this fire started in kind of the the backyard parking lot of a residents here along lucien way. and we're assume one of the vehicles. but then the fire spread to a possibly 2 additional vehicles and was burning the eucalyptus trees. on the other side there and he would fire department came in. they had to get onto private property back there and it took them about half an hour or so to get in there. get that all under control and to keep those flames from spreading further into the neighborhood. so good news there. they got this all under control. the fire department tells me that no one was injured. and at this point, just property damage there in the backyard of that one residents and they really avoided a worse outcome. >> the exact cause of this fire, how this started? well, that's still under investigation. so that is the very latest here in hayward, charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, how windy is it there right now?
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>> so its probably upper 70's lower 80's right now. and then there's there is a slight breeze. you know, whenever you get a fire like that burning in a warm, dry day like this, there's always concern that can spread, especially when gets up into the trees like that. but they were really were able to get there. get in there, get this under control pretty quickly. >> charles clifford, live for us in hayward, thank you so much. and east bay woman is speaking out today about the fatal hit and run of her son's father and the justice system that she says failed her family. greg turnage was killed on mother's day 3 years ago while he was just out on a walk in oakland, the man convicted in his death was sentenced alameda county courtroom. but will not serve any time behind bars for this case. kron four's theresa has the story. >> and he was just funny and gentle she was amazing father. that's what made me really fall in love with is angie bray says she is still in a state of shock. and at that point, it's just kind of numb.
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on wednesday, the man who struck her partner grade turnage and father to their son miles pled guilty to hit and run. >> leading to death and vehicular manslaughter. despite that fact, brace as tony home will serve no time in jail or prison. nobody stepped in. mean, there was all the evidence, all the witnesses that were ready to testify. >> ands nobody, nobody stopped it. >> ray says on the fateful made a choice. >> yeah, it was mother's day greg made the choice to make me breakfast in bed with arson and to take a walk. and timothy hermano make the choice to king in san francisco behind the wheel killing an innocent person. >> kron 4 reached out to the alameda county district attorney's office about the case and why suspect camano was able to be out on bail and not face a prison sentence for his crime. also now playing.
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>> dollar amount on his you know, and that's what they've done. and the hired a private investigator to look into graphic and try to find any way too diminishes, worked as a person. and as a father coming up on kron, 4 news at 3. more from angie bray about seeking a civil case against a mano. >> and how she says that has -pfurther traumatized her family. theresa kron, 4 news. >> firefighters played crucial role in protecting our communities and despite progress over the years, the api community remains underrepresented amongst first responders. kron 4 stephanie lin introduces us to one organization that's working right now to change that. >> it's a busy day at san francisco's fire station the engine. >> trucks and rescue squad
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rolling out to emergencies across the keep doing it. despite these challenges, i don't quit. and they're sliding into acting lieutenant stanley braving literal trial by fire after nearly 3 decades with the department day today. >> there's a lot of unpredictability. that was the beauty of being a firefighter. you never find 7, 2, and >> on average san francisco fire response to more than 200 emergency medical calls like this a day becoming working. have know you have a building collapse. >> right, because i'm on the rescue squad. we respond to have to fire since that we head the asian firefighters association or say employee group within san francisco fire working to support and recruit more asians and pacific islanders. knowing that i have a community within a community has been great. julie mao is assistant deputy chief. she serve san francisco
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for more than 2 decades. when you're first starting out. >> did you feel underestimated? oh, absolutely. when i came into the department, people would second, guess me and they can. you lift this latter. can you start can you do these things and like absolutely. >> let's go breaking barriers through smoke and stereotypes. every day i come to work. i am that shows other people that lgbtq asian pacific islander. >> a woman to be in this job and it opens their doors. hopefully it gives a message to the younger generation api members. they. >> this is something you could do nationwide just over one percent of firefighters api. 17 1% of san francisco firefighters api asians make up more than 37% of the population. why is it so important that we have a firefighting force that reflects its community? representation matters when people see themselves? >> in the people that are helping in their worst day.
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they feel a sense of trust. when i go on calls, you filipino. we can have a conversation with somebody that speaks only to go for firefighter, robert to representation also means being a role model when a little kid sees somebody that looks like them. >> well, i can do that. in august. say led a mission to maui shortly after deadly wildfires torched the things that we complain about. >> it sits miniscule. you know, these people lost their homes, lost their livelihood, their living out their cars. it was eye-opening. the team assisting local fire crews to stamp out a grass fire near a relief center distributing relief supplies to families in need in times of disaster. when people see that there's a bigger response like. >> if the firefighters coming over really helps people understand that there's love and support for them to be on there, their local community. the department plans to make another trip back this year.
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you know, it takes hard to be a firefighter. you give of yourself to your colleagues to your community. what are you proudest of when it comes to being an asian firefighter in san francisco? we're doing we're accomplishing. >> you know, i see a bunch of chiefs now that that are asian and it's something that my son can see to for me being here. it gives my son of someone to look up to i love this out. it's very satisfying. when you know you helped save a life. it's absolutely rewarding. and that's what keeps us going in san francisco. >> stephanie, late. kron, 4 news. >> join us every thursday. this month for stories highlighting the bay area's api community all leading up to our special that airs on thursday may 23rd at 06:30pm. uc berkeley is pushing forward with graduation this weekend. despite growing protest encampments on campus, cali ders say they often deal with protests and they are able to deal with whatever might come
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their way. lots of parents have been coming into town the past couple of days. they're ready to celebrate. graduation is on saturday morning at memorial stadium. the school says it's ready values the importance of going through with graduation. protesters are still set up at sproul plaza. they're still calling on the university to divest from israel. a school spokesperson says cal is not divesting and there will be no academic boycott of israel. according to the university negotiations between the protesters and the administration is still happening. but no agreement has been reached. and what is now a 3 week tent encampment? and dozens of people gathered in berkeley to support the superintendent's of the berkeley unified school district. she just testified before congress and what's being done to handle the rise in anti-semitism in schools. kron 4 sarah stinson has the story. >> dozens of parents and community members rallied at the old city hall in berkeley wednesday in support of the
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superintendent and the kia forte. more thelle. i thought she did an amazing job. more thought was one of 3 school leaders who are grilled by u.s. house republicans about how they're handling a rise in anti-semitism since the conflict erupted between israel and palestine. in october. we have. >> teachers that are teaching hate to our kids and showing it students being a feeling fearful for this. do they are the founder, this transfer to another school the u.s. department of education is investigating. be usd over accusations. the district has failed to address, quote, nonstop severe and persistent bullying of jewish students. more thelle defended the district's actions. if we have a concern or complaint about anti-semitism or any form of hate. >> we take it very seriously. we investigate and we take action pending the outcome of that investigate hours after the congressional hearing, community members rallied in support of the district. people held up signs that read
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defended berkeley schools and congress fund education, not genocide. and the fact that headlines are the headlines, this liz jackson is a jewish mom of 2 kids in berkeley unified. she and other parents at the rally say they feel education should not be censored. >> we teach them that. it's not safe to talk about genocide on we're in danger ourselves and we're in danger our problem is that their representatives and many people, parents and community members think that only one perspective should be taught. and the other side is all about terrorism. and that's not right. it's racist. back in november, more than 12,000 parents and community members in berkeley center letter. >> to the board of education and superintendent complaining about anti-semitism in the classroom. we reached out to some of those parents, but they could not speak to us in time for this report.
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>> i'm sara stinson reporting in the newsroom. back to you. >> coming up here, a brand new campus trying to get kids from underfunded bay area communities. the chance to have some fun this summer. but they need your help. we're going to talk with the co-founders live right after co-founders live right after thi
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>> for many kids, summer is all about fun in the sun with their friends and going to summer camp is a huge part of that yet for so many others that opportunity is just out of reach. but camp made for me is looking to change that and wants to give the most underfunded bay area communities, the magic of
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camp. in order to do that, it needs a little bit of help. so joining us now is scott edelman and paul austin. the co-directors of camp made from a thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having such a loop what is the magic of camp and who are these kids that are getting too? >> experience this magic. >> so on the product of summer camp, i've lived it. i loved it. it's kind of made me who i am. and i've seen so many kids transformed because of the opportunity to go to him. but yet there's so many kids who don't get that opportunity, which is exactly why we call it can made for me because there's so many kids out there that are made for other types of kids who have the resources and can for it. but yet this camp in particular is made for kids, marine city and east oakland. we're so excited started off this summer. >> and so what makes it so special? >> o, well, it makes it special is like being able to take. he is outdoors for a
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full week and we're going to do several for opportunities there. may kids are going to go out there to go to sleep. they're going to meet new people right? we do have like can't buyers and just be able to bring kids together for a city in oakland. to me, he's won a special opportunity that don't happen very often. yeah. i mean, paul's whole platform and iran is giving kids experiences and opportunities that they otherwise would have had. >> and going overnight camp is exactly that. and, you know, i've been able to start 3 of these for underfunded communities across the country. and i've watched the transformation happened and i guarantee you, you know, happened again this summer camp. >> so this is the first year that can't made for me is going to be happening in the bay area. tell us a little bit about the campgrounds where you're going to be hosting all these kids. >> soto said at a ymca camp called camp are the best of it's a beautiful sight. offers
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everything from a pool to a climbing wall to all the field. sports on a creek archery. the beautiful campfire spot that, you know, will host our talent show and all the other surprise activities and events that are going to have it's right in the redwoods, which is just i'm new to california. only 2 years here. and it's just, you know, on the east coast main can guys so for need to walk around these camps. agency redwoods everywhere was just staggeringly and i think for kids, especially coming from east oakland, emergency, we'll just be kind of a very different feel than what they're used to, which is what this whole thing is about. it's important to get kids out of their comfort zone. >> so the campus coming up, june 29th through july 6th. it's a sleepaway camp 5 nights away. it sleepaway camp sounds amazing. it's for 6 to 9th graders. but in order to pull this off, you need volunteers. you're looking for counselors.
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it sounds like you also need some equipment for the kids. tell us what would be your ideal camp counselor? who would you like to see come volunteer and help out? >> right. come just the let's go. you have the energy the high energy. you have the dedication. but people have really good high energy. some item may have a special skill set that they want to share with the use. >> i think it's also to like what's so interesting about the staff that we bring together is we have people who have their own kids, their executives. they have incredibly busy jobs, but they're able to put all that aside. >> to come to camp for one week so that they can give this magical experience for these kids. but also we need that younger foundations. so we need that the college kids are on for some looking for an opportunity to make an impact, put something on their resume. i will happily get references for future jobs. if you come so we're really looking for anyone loves working with kids loves being outside and loves
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just doing something that's literally going to change lives, which we're guaranteeing this well. >> i'm flattered that you think that i would be a good camp counselor. i do make a million good s'more. and i'd like that. the the flag pole at the end of the night. yeah. you want some more information, where should they got was on your instagram? it's a filled with good stuff. >> yeah, it is. camp made from a dot and we are actively looking to find counselors as well as raise funds were trying to get kids fully with so we can take stuff off the packing lists such as bedding, sleeping bags, things that family shouldn't have to worry about because it's enough to send their kid away for a week. so donations can be made there and you can reach out if camp and being a staff member changes last. and finally, here is we're running out of time. >> when this is all said and done and it is july 7th in camp is over, which is going to be here before we know what. what do you want the kids to take away? what do yo
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was and that they can also one-day probably be in the same spot that me scotty is be able to provide it push, move it forward other kids. yeah. just paid agent of change and their communities and beyond in bringing that magic of camp back to >> their homes and their communities in their lives. >> scott edelman and paul austin, the co-directors of camp made for me. thank you for joining us. what you're putting out there in the community is wonderful. i hope the kids have an amazing experience and the right volunteer step up to the plate. >> we'll see. it can't just and thanks for see you there. >> all right. happening this weekend in the east bay, it's swim a mile. move a mile for women with cancer fundraiser will be taking place in oakland. the 29th annual event will take place at mills college saturday and sunday. this is video from previous years. the event raises money for the women's cancer
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resource center which provides free programs and services to people impacted by cancer. they're currently looking for volunteers to help work at this event. so if you're interested in getting involved, you can go to wc rc dot org. that that was shot in east palo alto is finally going to get the surgery that he needs. the cat is named baby and it needs to surgeries want to remove the bullet and the other to repair his leg. the owner at first thought that the camp just that the cat had a limp due to a fight and the vet. >> treating baby told kron 4. it appears that the cat got shot on its left side and then likely broke his leg, trying to run away. the cat they think was shot somewhere between lincoln avenue and east bayshore road east. palo alto. police say they do not have any information on a suspect, but we're at the story first last night on kron, 4 news and people then started to donate all the money needed for the cap to have the operations. and so now because of you, those surgeries are going to happen next week. all right. we'll
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talk about our forecast now on this very hot day. we're taking a look outside here at the embarcadero. we have gayle ong here who you did that story actually about the cat. i it in the surgery. our viewers stepped up to the plate. yeah. and and the magic has happened. yes, i'm very happy to report that update. so thank you. tv viewers and animal lovers. well, let's talk about the weather. we are hot out there hot indeed. we're already seeing 80's. >> in livermore san jose now in view hayward and santa so we are hot today and it is as you probably no, we're probably going to be hot tomorrow as well for inland communities that we could see 90's, a little cooler over in half moon bay. now a san francisco, the downtown area is reporting 78 degrees. i did check a weather station over by dolores park. it's showing 81 degrees right now. so that is a summer day in the city. so we have high pressure here were also in between this area of low pressure. so that is creating is pressure gradient,
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which bringing us some gusty winds. we are coming out of that wind advisory this morning. so we had a bit of some offshore flow going on and that wind speed is going to change later tonight. we're already seeing a southerly flow that's going to be cooling places like the coast down starting tomorrow. happened days already seeing a cool down right now. but we are sunny, as you can see on our satellite and radar here. so here are the wind speeds. you see winds coming out of south in half moon bay. that's why it happened. days in the 60's and everywhere else the 70's and 80's. we have the offshore flow. so that wind is coming from the land. heating up. so the warm temperatures will be staying for a while because this is a long range future cast model. you can see this ridge of high pressure is going to be taking over the bay area. and there's another ridge right behind it. and that's going to be warming us up. so next week we will retreat from the heat to more seasonable averages from the coast, at least by the coast, at least. but these are tomorrow's daytime highs were expecting 90's in the usual
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areas, concord livermore and even santa rosa could see 90 step. here's that 7 day outlook. lot of sunshine in the forecast and mother's day sunday looks a little cooler in the low 80's inland 70's by the bay and upper 50's 60's by the coast. >> gayle, thank you. the so-called bad grandpa. how a california man went from the bar to behind bars after watching his 7 year-old granddaugha grandfather's
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facing charges of child endangerment in northern california. police say that he gave a homeless woman $20. >> to babysit his 7 year-old
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granddaughter while he went into a bar. jason warren left his granddaughter with this stranger named lauren joke who lives in an encampment in sacramento county. this was an unusual decision even for the babysitter. >> i was kind of okay that, you know, a big thing. you know, you don't really know and. >> but i knew that she would be safe with me. you do it >> all right. while they were together, joe took the girl to a local for shop where they had some fun. they went shopping with grandpa us 20 bucks. deputies say when warren left the bar he was so intoxicated that he forgot who he left. his granddaughter with and told officials she had been kidnapped for human trafficking. don't go
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anywhere. we have another hour of news ahead for you here. >> i'm justine waldman. kron. 4 3 is next.
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>> now from the area's local news station. this is kron. 4 news at 3. >> now, 3 all across the bay area. people are feeling the heat taking a live look here over san francisco and it is the hottest day of the year so far in the city. thank you so much for joining us here during kron. 4 news at 3. i'm justine waltman love team coverage of the hoea

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