>> former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is throwing

his name into the race for oakland city council kron four's charles clifford has the details. >> former oakland police chief leronne armstrong has announced that he is running for a seat on the oakland city council. he filed the initial paperwork with the city clerk's office wednesday morning. armstrong says that he believes his experience as police chief qualifies him to sit on the council. >> you know, as our city experiences, obviously dramatic increases in violence, budget issues, homeless issues. i think it's important bring my leadership to the table last year. oakland mayor sheng thao fired armstrong from the police department for allegedly mishandling a pair of misconduct cases. >> he was later cleared of any wrongdoing. armstrong has since filed a lawsuit against the city for wrongful termination. even though that case has not yet been resolved. armstrong says that he can work with the mayor if he's elected to the council. >> she made a decision. obviously, i felt like it was not the right decision. and i've taken legal as a result of but throughout my entire time, i have not criticized

the have not been critical public about them. i'm here to do a job to serve the public. armstrong who lives in district 7 is running for the at-large seat on the council, which is currently held by rebecca kaplan. >> 8 other candidates have also announced that they are running for that office. it's unclear at this point if kaplan plans to try to keep her seat on the council. >> voters will decide who is the next at-large council person during the november general election. but for now in the east bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> more arrests, more stolen cars recovered and more illegal weapons seized the governor's office releasing new numbers from its sting operations in the east bay kron four's terisa stasio has those details and explains what happens next. >> this is one ef more than several dozen guns tied to criminal activity taken off the streets in the last 3 months. it is all part of a continuous crime prevention operation launched in oakland and other parts of the east bay. back in february, the

partnership was initiated by governor newsom. in a statement, quote, the governor said i commend the work of the chp to support local law enforcement efforts statewide, including in the east bay to ensure the safety of our communities. the state will continue to hold perpetrators accountable for criminal activity. here's a closer look at the numbers being released since february. the governor's office says that the targeted enforcement has recovered 726 stolen vehicles may 355 arrests and seized 46 crime late firearms. >> ever every we've been out in the 10th and the city of oakland, we've been working with the law enforcement, including a hope and a police department. and we've been price target that vehicle that as well as organized retail crime and other violent crimes. >> this is chp spokesperson art montel. we are trying to make an impact so that the people face safer so that the

>> so more parties when they're in the city of oakland. >> in april, the chp teamed up with san ramon police to arrest 2 women and conduct search warrant on to oakland homes as they busted a fencing operation. we're more than $326,000 worth of stolen goods were recovered. other arrests involved, drug smuggling dui and the rest an outstanding warrants. another part of the governor's 10 point plan in support of oakland involves caltrans lending a hand and tackling homeless encampments and blight abandonment initiatives. furthermore, the governor announced a 480 high-tech cameras will be installed around oakland and the east bay to identify give real-time information and - alerts to law enforcement will have the information on the a lot faster than if were to do a regular investigation where we have no cameras. the bill. >> as for how long the chp will be deployed to aid in

crime reduction efforts that has not been addressed. >> theresa kron, 4 news. when sideshow in the east bay over the weekend was stopped by a multi-agency operation. >> that operation was conducted by the regional sideshow enforcement team or reset. it's comprised of 4 law enforcement departments. officers got a tip about a sideshow about to take place near mission boulevard and harder road in hayward. officers got there before sideshow could take over the intersection. the operation led to 11 arrests. 21 citations and 10 cars towed. all right. now to our 4 zone forecast as we take a live look outside over the city of san francisco could see some blue skies up above and >> here to join us to tell us a bit more about all this come from meteorologist kathy trafton. yeah, they're high. they're nothing but blue skies. it is sad us. what a great view. yeah. across the bay area and of course the sun will set later on tonight. but right now it is clear and gorgeous. it will stay clear overnight as well. so we're looking at who are conditions

we have some winds whipping right down the california coastline, as you can see coming from the north heading toward the south. and we have winds right now are at 30 miles per hour streaming through the golden gate, but even stronger winds in point race at 37 miles per hour at this hour. you know what? as you head inland, the winds die down a little bit, only 15 mile an hour winds right now in napa. temperatures today were considerably cooler than they were yesterday. still close to normal for san francisco and oakland. but as you start to head towards san jose and in the inland areas such as livermore in concord, santa rosa, a little bit above normal santa rosa. 84 today, you'd expect 75 degrees this time of year. temperatures okay. but the cooling trend continues. looking at 50's and 60's while along the coastline. 63 degrees tomorrow in golden gate park. and as you head little further south on tara, it's 57 degrees.

that's your high temperature. 56 and half moon bay. big storyline tomorrow in the 60's. 64 degrees. burlingame. 64 also in woodside. little warmer, as you might expect in los gatos. 72, 74 degrees for seminole and up in the napa valley. looking a okay with temperatures in the 70's, maybe 80 degrees and not feel 81 degrees tomorrow in santa rosa and for the five-day forecast up, temperatures really take a tumble into saturday and then rebound on sunday just in time for a nice, warm memorial day. all right. love the senate that kept think you, the california senate passed to significant car related bills. one of them aimed at curbing speeders kron four's. catherine heenan spoke with state senator scott wiener and brings us the details. >> so going to stop everyone from driving excessively. but some people will slow down. senator scott wiener says speed is a huge factor in the number of people dying on california roads.

>> more than 4,000 people a year. that's up more than 20% in the last 5 years. the senator says he thinks he has a way to make at least some people more aware, so-called speed limiters. >> so this is existing technology that use in some cars right now. and it's very simple that it if you go more than 10 miles over the speed limit. the car will alert. you will be it. but over july just to alert. you're not. it's a salacious one time, but lot of times people are inten ing to go into excessive speed and even realize how are part of traveling. >> the bill would have the speed devices and all new cars made or sold in california by 2032. with a 50% fason by 2029, senator wiener is also behind a bill that could make things a little easier for victims of car break-ins.

another huge problem, maybe even discourage the criminals. the bill would get rid of what's considered a useless loophole. >> we have this bizarre new poll in our >> law doesn't only have to prove that he broke into heart. >> they also have to prove that the car doors were all locked. so if someone can't remember whether they lock their car doors or if they are visiting another thousands of miles from the possible the prosecution or fall apart. so we're closing that loophole to make sure that actually prosecute people breaking hearts. catherine heenan kron. 4 news. >> a burly game high school students. artwork is getting recognized on a national level. it will be showcased at the u.s. capitol building. kron four's rob nesbitt spoke with a high school senior about her political message. >> when you first look at lauren chang's artwork, you question what it means. she explain to me how it's a message about the number of mass shootings in the u.s. and

her plea to lawmakers to do more to prevent every year congress holds a high school art competition. u.s. representative from each district picks a winner this year. representative kevin mullen pick burlingame senior lauren chang. she explain to me how a graphic art piece is also a message issue of gun violence in our country and uses 646 dots. >> to symbolize the 646 mass shootings the year 2022. each year that the 17 year-old went to school in burlingame, she watched school shootings and other us towns make the news living with the anxiety that her own school could be targeted. there's been school shootings, shootings in the public shootings directed towards racial and in my middle school, we had a walkout. and then the next day we had a potential school shooting threat as the winner. chang's art will be hung in the u.s. capitol building for one year. she's been told it will be seen in a hallway between congressional offices and the house floor. it's only win this week. early game high school principal doctor jan

fong. >> says chang has also been selected as a u.s. presidential scholar for the arts. it was great that she was selected by the white house and, >> you know, equally great that she have her work. hang in the capital. >> at with with the legislators by everyone else visiting the winning art displays a qr code so passersby can scan with their phones and read more about mass shootings current statistics. >> bigger than the qr code. other words, please. no more dots. and the artists hopes the message is clear to lawmakers in washington. think that. >> having it having a serve as a reminder, we can't become numb gun violence is really important. chang will be graduating from high school next thursday should be headed to uc san diego in the fall to study design in cognitive science. >> reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >> alright, next in sports, the giants looking for redemption against the pirates after their heartbreaking loss

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>> and now kron 4 sports. >> the giants swept the rockies we all got super excited. that is how star. but this fan base just something to cheer about. in reality, the rockies just aren't very good. last night the giants reminded us that they still have a ways to go when they blew a four-run 9th inning lead. but they tried to make up for this afternoon in pittsburgh. blake snell returning from a left abductor

strain from he hasn't pitched since april 19th but it was not the return of fans were hoping for 4th inning bases loaded snow. ends up, hitting andrew mccutchen in the foot forcing in a run. snow had 87 pitches. he walked 4 batters and 3 plus endings. very next batter. bryan reynolds takes sean had jelly. deep to right. and that was a jam that blake snell hall's pirates go 5 on the grand but the top of the 9th giants down to their last out lamonte wade junior. comes alive in the night time. folks. >> that's to write down by the warning track. luis matos scores the tying run. we're all knotted up at 5 of peace after that right now in the tent. it's 7 to 5 giant. so they were down 5 and they came all the way back last night.

they're up for blewett making up for themselves. all right. the niners they were on the field again today for o-t-a's reactivating that muscle memory building chemistry with their new teammates. >> and learning the system. this is the first time that coaches are seeing a lot of these guys and the sessions can also tell coaches a lot about how the return or spent their offseason take a listen to a quarterbacks coach brian greasy said about brock purdy in his development. this offseason. >> i think probably the most important is is continuing to grow off the field as a and leadership within this organization i know it's no small feat to be the leader of a the face of the franchise and leader of organization. and that takes time to get the confidence and and be comfortable in that position and understand all the little things that you do during the

course of the day, a week of the month of the season badly inland into and brock is growing in that area. and i think that's really cool. >> steph curry has been named to the all nba 3rd team. this is his 10th, all nba selection, which is a franchise record. steph averaged 26 5 in 5 this season per usual. let them in 3 pointers. made a time. he's done that in his career. so step had a great season. but if you were to ask him, he is probably upset that his team isn't still playing. of course, they did not make the playoffs this year, which is not very often. that happens to that organization. all righty. that's all i have for sports. back to you, stephanie. all right, jason, thank you so much. >> other news tonight, more layoffs hitting the bay area this time at walmart. the company is making more than 500 cuts at their san bruno and sonny bill offices. it's now asking workers to relocate to other offices in the bay area. arkansas's and new

jersey. it's unclear why the layoffs are happening. walmart executives released a statement saying in part, quote, some parts of our business have made changes that will result in a reduction of several 100 campus roles. while the overall numbers are small percentage, we are focused on supporting each of our associates affected by these changes. well, could step in if it's become more restrictive. today, a u.s. house committee is examining whether the program is leading to unhealthy americans. washington, d.c., correspondent reshad hudson has more. >> house republicans say since snap recipients eat on the government's dime, they should be limited to healphy options. subsidizing foods that harm health and nutrition is counterproductive to the original purpose of snap. more than 40 million households received monthly snap benefits and the usda found that soft drinks. so the number one perch is by users of snap maryland. republican congressman andy harris is pushing a program that would

prohibit people from buying soda and candy with snap snap program is solely focused on providing calories rather trisha's georgia democratic congressman sanford bishop opposes the idea. the majority's proposal is at best. >> have think that worst negligent suggestion that misses the mark bishop says those families already face a number of barriers when trying to buy healthier food, including being physically disabled as 22% of recipients were in 2020, some independently owned grocery store owners are against the plan proposed by house republicans. choice and flexibility makes snapped effective program that it is today. a group of doctors told lawmakers at a hearing about snap wednesday. they support limits on non healthy foods to ensure that snap recipients. >> have access to foods that will heal, not home. the next

fight for lawmakers will be funding the assistance program in the upcoming farm bill reporting in washington, reshad hudson. >> now to our 4 zone forecast live picture of mount diablo out there looking just gorgeous with that. those beautiful blue skies out there. let's check in now with kathy trafton for more on our weather. hi, kathy. >> hey, stephanie, what a beautiful evening. it is clear so far it's sunny. but of course, the sun sets tonight at 8.19. we've got lots of breezes blowing blowing. the leaves are really dancing right now. as we look over toward the transamerica pyramid. it is nothing but beautiful conditions. things are going to change, of course, mainly in the terms of temperatures today numbers were a lot cooler than they were yesterday. so we're seeing changes and also seeing right through the golden gate. 30 miles per hour right now. it was even gust year of his last hour in point rays. also

in the 30's. but as you head inland, a lot more tranquil in terms of the weather. so winds 13 miles per hour right now in mountain view. and we're looking at temperatures at this hour if you're heading outside 78 degrees in antioch. 63 in oakland, as you see, that marine influence makes a big difference. 55 degrees right now in half moon bay. temperatures way cooler than yesterday, especially in nevado at this hour. 9 degrees cooler 2 degrees cooler in mountain view. stormtracker shows nothing but clear skies temperatures tomorrow will take a little bit more of a tumble. we'll start to cool things off as we head through the workweek. coolest day of the week is saturday and then heading into sunday monday, warming up again just in time for memorial day. it should be a beautiful weekend. well, the sound of that. thank you. one of the founding members of the band train has died. charley hull, colin was the bass player of the san francisco based band. according to tmz,

colin died after slipping in the shower in brussels where he was teaching a music master class. >> cohen left rain back in 20 22,003 and went on to play with a number of other bands and during his time with the band, they've won 2 grammys and had a string of hits, including drops of jupiter. hey, soul sister and meet virginia. he was 58 years old. we'll be right back. get this.

the median sale price for a single-family house in california surpassed $900,000 last month for the first time

ever. that's up more than 11% from last year. according to the california association of realtors, home prices also climbed more than $100,000 in the past 2 years. >> well, this memorial day weekend could be your last chance to hit the slopes is season. palisades tahoe says the holiday will be its final 4 weekend of operation. the resort is known for having lake tahoe's longest ski season, kirkwood and sugar bowl wrapped up their seasons on april. 28 palisade last day will be on monday with scheduled to be open from 8 in the morning until 02:00pm weather permitting. a girl in southern california is getting ready to set a school record. athena la is set to graduate from irvine valley college tomorrow. but get this. she's only 11 years old. we will become the college's youngest graduate beating the record set just last year by her own brother, ty cho, who was just 6 months older than she is at the time.

>> my brother, climbed a competitive with all the way calculus because he really right to that. and so he starting classes when he little bit in awe of my own that. they've already >> developed so well. and i i wish i could claim credit. i wish i could say. but the secret sauces. i feel like she can claim a little bit of credit. athena graduate with honors tomorrow with a liberal arts. >> associate's degree. and she did it all while juggling taekwondo acting singing and dancing quite the prodigy. well, most dog owners love their pets like they're their own children. and one new airline is looking to take that devotion to new heights tomorrow. bar care is set to star luxury flights catering to the dogs. officials say they plan to sell no more than 10 tickets. each flight the company is expected to offer flights from new york to los angeles and to london. bar

care offers a cozy waiting lounge filled with toys and once on board, there are a variety of specialty treats and doggie champagne. all that peace of mind will cost you a grant for a one-way international flight and 6 grand for a domestic trip for one dog and one owner. well, that's right. that wraps up proper news at 6. i'm stephanie lin, thanks so much stephanie lin, thanks so much network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile.

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