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at 11:00am soon going to see and parts of solano county, dense fog. so again, make sure leave early. make sure you use your low beams. you're going to see a tricky commute set to leave fog. we're also going to see foggy conditions to the south and san jose in hayward as we fast for the clock, things will slowly start to look better again around 11. but just something to keep in mind as you plan your day, temperatures right now below freezing in places like santa rosa. 28 napa. 31 antioch, 31 as well. not to mention that fox watch for that patchy ice on the coast. we're looking at half moon bay of 40 and down south. we're at 31 wake-up planner shows it's going to get better as the day continues. san francisco. 55 in sunny oakland. 55 frosty start for some sanojose. we're looking at 58. but what about your 7 day forecast? potential rain is in the forecast and we'll break it all down for you. coming up next. all right. thanks very much, brittany. >> in the east bay, a 16 year-old is dead after being shot at and near a park in antioch. it happened yesterday morning just before 11, 30 a

williamson ranch park on lone tree way. police responded to reports of gunshots and found a teenage boy suffering from multiple gunshot wounds near the parking lot. he was taken to a nearby hospital where he died. police say the victim met with another teen in a group of people in a dark colored sedan before shots were fired. no other arrests have been made. this is an active investigation and we will update you when we have more information coming into our newsroom. napa valley teacher has been arrested for allegedly engaging in lewd acts with a minor. derek holland was arrested friday night in sassoon by the napa county sheriff's office. the unified school district alert. if i parents of the arrest, officials say the incident happened after school and did not happen on campus. according to the school website, holland was a special education teacher at american canyon high school and has been with the district for 16 years. he is currently on

administrative leave. bail has been set at $50,000. no other details about the victim have been share. a person was hit and killed by a car in petaluma. this happened just blocks away from highway 101, near south mcdowell boulevard around 06:00am yesterday. police are still investigating what happened. they say the person that was killed appeared to be in the roadway when the car hit them. and the south bay, an suv slams into a post office in mountain view and drives right through its large glass windows luckily no one was hurt in that incident. kron four's amanda hari has a look at what happened. >> the post office is still open and it's been open all day. you can still come over here and mail your items, the issues become when you need to get to some of the p o box. if you take a look over here, you can see there is caution tape and beyond the caution tape is that broken window and a ton of broken glass. >> think that surprised to see this because i i i don't know

what's happening. a surprise that stopped schenley in his tracks. something or 2. >> ripped my but he couldn't get to his mailbox. it's behind all the damage and caution tape. >> he was forced to leave empty-handed. police say around 3 saturday afternoon, this bmw drove through the glass wall. police say the person simply hit the wrong pedal commute for many you know, it's on that front >> all of lady hit the gas pedal and brake all. and >> route of the boy. >> luckily, there were no injuries or structural damage, but there is still a lot to clean up and fix. people speculated over how much it may end up costing. >> i did speak with the people who are cleaning it up. they say it is going to take a little bit of time to get the window into make all of the

repairs. but it will be boarded up and people will be able to get to their boxes in mountain view. amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> all right. santa rosa police. i did 30 drivers and arrested 3 friday night. police say 29 drivers were cited for driving without a license and one for driving with a suspended or revoked license. 3 drivers were arrested for dui. and our nation waste about 40% of the food we produce. but one east bay nonprofit turns that good food into meals for hungry families as kron four's philippe djegal reports the organizations are pretty busy this holiday season. >> white pony express rescue surplus perishable items from local, grocers and restaurants separates the good items from the bad and packages. fresh food and prepared meals to 120,000 contra costa county food, insecure residents who might otherwise go hungry surplus food. that is food that needs to make space for

new inventory, food that might be getting close to its best by date. and what we do is ensure that that does not go to waste. it doesn't go to landfills, but rather it goes to feed our hungry neighbors. the nonprofit is based in pleasant hill and is mostly driven by its volunteers. the group was founded in 2013 but didn't hire its first staff member until 4 years later. there's somewhere on the order of 7,000 or 7500 meals. >> that are delivered each day and there's just a tremendous need given all that food is collected to start the day and then sorted at the warehouse is back on the streets and delivered to doorsteps within the same day. i to see how much we've helped people throughout the years and it just a huge part of my life. executive director yves bird says most of the people receiving the food and prepared meals live in east contra costa county and richmond. the group also operates a general store distributing free clothing, toys and supplies between people being cold.

>> people needing food and warmth and comfort and safety. we are open 7 days a week to volunteer shifts a day. pretty much around the clock. white pony express works with 83 other nonprofits to fulfill its mission, which is eliminating the gut wrenching choice. people make on a daily basis. >> choosing between buying food or paying rent in pleasant hill. philippe djegal all kron. 4 >> coming up here on the kron 4 morning news. elon musk slips suspensions on the twitter accounts of several journalists accounts the slate, a shakeup happening at the social media company. plus, an interview you'll only see here on kron 4. the fbi's new national hate crimes report is out. we show you the groups most affected here in the bay area. and after the break, the father of the man charged in a mass shooting at a 4th of july parade appears in court. the charges he faces next.

>> in national news, the father of the man charged with killing 7 people at the highland park 4th of july parade appeared in court. robert crime of junior surrendered to police on friday. he's charged with 7 felony counts of reckless conduct. one for each person fatally shot during the parade and for sponsoring his. then

19 year-old son's application for a firearm owners identification card to legally possess guns and ammunition. prosecutors say he knew his son robert crimo. the 3rd was unfit to own a gun. the judge set his bond at $50,000 and he bonded out yesterday afternoon. his next hearing is set for january. 12th. a federal appeals court has rejected efforts to keep restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum. the trump era policy known as title. 42 is set to expire next week under the program. immigrants seeking asylum were turned away to prevent the spread of covid. critics say the policy violates international law, but a coalition of republican leaning states wanted to keep those restrictions in place. yesterday's ruling means the restrictions are on track to expire on wednesday, but some states are expected to appeal to the supreme court. >> well, happening now, a dense fog advisory in solano county. plus, rain may be on county. plus, rain may be on the way later bye, bye cough. later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief.

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feeling? you know, what was we've got to work hard for the holidays. so yes, every hour counts. there you happening now. what we're watching is really this conditions we watched last night we watching today and our theme really is going to be dense fog for summer. break it down. another chilly start >> tonight, our lows are going to be around. 36 to 42 degrees. so 7 to be chilly. not as chilly as last night, but it's still going to be chilly and next week with the potential for rain on tuesday and friday. so current temperatures right now as we speak, you can see on the coast in the 40's, but to the north, we're still below freezing. some places like santa rose at 28, you can see right there cloverdale 35. so temperatures as freezing r - temperatures all the way up to fairfield. so those bridges, those overpasses and those ramps they freeze first to take it nice and slow because in those areas not to mention we have a dense fog advisory and a portion of solano county. so that means until 11 o'clock you can see that truly found. that didn't fog as you head out to do whatever it is that you're doing with that holiday travel, we're going to see extra traffic on the roadways. so i always say make sure to leave early and again,

make sure to use your low beams. taking a look at the big picture. yes, we have that dense fog advisory. that's to the corner but down south, we are watching for dense fog are just foggy conditions in places like san jose and hayward. as we fast forward to 11 o'clock, it's still going to be lingering fog in san jose in mountain view. and then things will slowly start to look better. the big picture shows you. we are still looking for rain. that's a top story. i don't think it would be anything too crazy on tuesday. and as we roll into friday, you can see right here, it's going to be active in the early morning. but as they take a look at the numbers now, this is an aggressive child, but it kind of sets the tone. of course, these charts can change. but i think if we do get rain for the week, it's going to be less than a quarter of an inch. that's something that watch throughout the week. tomorrow. you can see our temperatures are going to be in the 50's today. they're going to be in the 50's for the most part as well. so we're going to be sitting right there at average as we take a look at that. you can see again sunday. our highs will be 57. our lows will be 33 as we roll into monday, we had 52 again watching potential rain on tuesday monday night into tuesday and

then we're going to hit the 60's. so a little bit of everything in our forecast will stay connected throughout the day. but really is that dense fog to the north that will continue to update you on throughout the morning, stephanie. all right. thanks very much, brittany. and now to an interview you'll only see here on kron 4, the fbi released its new national hate crimes report this week documenting incidents from 2020, the 2021. i sat down with the fbi, san francisco special agent in charge to discuss the latest findings. >> why that data is still incomplete. we're here in san francisco, chinatown, a vibrant cultural center that also became the backdrop of a number of hate related incidents during the height of the pandemic. >> we're now getting a clearer picture of the situation in our one-on-one exclusive interview with the fbi. >> the streets of san francisco chinatown largely empty on a weekday afternoon with just a handful of shoppers browsing stores recovering from the pandemic.

like to recognize the financial and emotional trauma still felt in places like this one continuing today with all that was bent but actually got worse. karl chan, president of the oakland chinatown, chamber of commerce says >> concerns remain for victims of hate related attacks. you're saying that they're actually far more hate crimes happening that are being reported. why is that the first saying that they offer a i said, is that? a failed public television fears. the fbi tells us they are aware of for the fbi. hate crimes are national threat priority special agent in charge. bob trip sitting down with us for the fbi's first televised interview on their new hate crimes report released just this week. the report, unfortunately shows that hate crimes are still a nationwide issue. the fbi sharing 7300 hate crimes were documented in 2021, nearly two-thirds of reported nationwide incidents

involved black victims in california. the fbi observed a 30% increase in reported hate crimes. >> the highest le el since 2001 reported hate crimes targeting black people were the most prevalent increasing just over 12% reported anti-asian attacks rose nearly 178% and anti hispanic anti latino attacks increased 30% between 2020 2021. report hate incidents involving the lgbtq community rose. 48% and hate crime events involving religious bias and antisemitism increased. 32% were hoping that people come when they know that this is something of tremendous interest to the fbi. the agency admitting the latest national data which covers 2021 is incomplete. >> this year the fbi began transitioning to what it describes as a new more accurate crime reporting

system known as neighbors. unfortunately in that transition, there are technical requirements that departments have to put into place as a result. thousands of police departments, including those in new york and los angeles did not report hate crime data. i do want to emphasize that the data that the fbi collects >> is only one data point in our understanding of the national prevalence of a crime were actually very confident that hate crimes are on the rise. >> when we haven't just numbers and the point, what we going to do about it? >> hanging on to hope and waiting for permanent solutions. we devoted more agent time and more financial resources to combat a crime. anybody who comes to us, we will listen to what you have to say. we will take your story and we will help you to try to find justice in san francisco. stephanie, live kron. 4 news. >> all right. happening tomorrow, the house select committee investigating the january 6 riot is expected to recommend the justice department criminally charge. former president trump sources

say the committee plans to vote tomorrow to issue criminal referrals against the former president for insurrection. at least 2 other charges. committee members say trump attempted to obstruct the certification of joe biden's election as president. they've also said trump defrauded the american people. according to that group, the house impeached trump last year for incitement of insurrection but justice department does not have to act upon any criminal referrals. and the tsa is raising the maximum fine for passengers who try to fly with firearms in their carry on luggage the increase of almost $15,000 comes after the tsa says they found 6300 guns in passengers luggage this year with almost 90% of those weapons loaded. the number of guns found by the agency has increased every year since 2010 with the exception of 2021, all the airports, as you may recall, were shut down during the height of the pandemic. a reminder now that guns must be locked in a checked bag and declared to

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>> millions of americans are getting ready to hit the road for the holiday season. triple a expecting more than 100 million people to hit the roads between december 23rd and january. 2nd, let's check out their list of the best and worst times to drive the biggest takeaway from all of this at home is a lot of numbers there. we're going to break it down for you. the trick that you want to keep in mind as you want to leave early, if you are leaving on the 23rd triple a says you should leave before 2 in the afternoon. if you're leaving on christmas eve, you should plan to leave before 11:00am. there's not a lot of traffic expected on christmas day. new year's eve or new year's day. so keep that in mind. the rest of the holiday season. you should be ok if you hit the road in the early morning hours. all of this coming as gas prices continue to drop. check this out. statewide prices have gone down nearly a dollar over the last month. the highest prices in the bay area are still in napa where you'll pay for 62 per gallon.

the cheapest prices are in the fairfield allay area with a price for a gallon of regular is down to 4.28. so quite a bit of a drop. since a few months ago, we were seeing close to $7 for a gallon. all right. with higher gas prices starting to ease up president biden announced plans to refill the strategic petroleum reserve. biden ramping up releases from that reserve after russia's invasion of ukraine. send oil and gas prices soaring to record levels. more than 211 million barrels were used after much criticism from republicans. that strategy worked. crude oil markets calmed and gas prices are now averaging about 3.15, a gallon down from more than 5 bucks in june. that energy department officials says the refill program will take months to even years. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news health officials now issuing new safety guidelines as concerns over covid and the flu go up. >> we have more after the break.

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definitely fitting the theme. >> well, we continue to watch for is going to be some foggy conditions to the north. we have a dense fog advisory as we peak into san jose. this is an area watch for the next couple of hours. >> you could also see some fog as you wake up. not too bad yet. but as we fast forward, you can see we are going continue watch foggy conditions in places like san jose in mountain view and hayward conquer. until around 11 15. you can see that not to mention places like solano county. we have a dense fog advisory until 11. so we to leave fog. we have extra traffic on the roadways. i just want to make sure i remind you to take it nice and slow. use your low beams because it could be tricky for some of you, not all of you, but some of you. and you can see places like santa rosa. we're at 28 napa. 31 conquer. 31, even antioch. 31 with that dense fog. we're just on the lookout for a patchy ice on the roadway. so look out for that shine bridges, overpasses and ramps. as you know, they actually freeze first. futurecast shows you the potential of a foggy commute as you start your monday morning. also on tuesday, we could actually see some rain.

3 day forecast shows you 57 today is going to chill down on monday. have your full forecast coming up next. all right. thanks very much. looking forward to a britney, well, your health high levels of flu and rsv cases are straining bay area health care systems. >> kron four's gayle ong has details on what officials are recommending for a safer and healthier holiday season. >> if you're planning a party for the holidays, try to do that. well, ventilated our outdoor spaces to kind of increase the chance of this being as healthy and safe holiday season. doctor gabriel ortiz with zuckerberg, san francisco general hospital says the hospital is well prepared but hopes people will do things to protect themselves. this winter cases are rising. and so it's important that when we do get together during this holiday season that we do so safely this week, health officers from all 9 bay area counties issued new recommendations for people to stay healthy this winter as flu and rsv cases surge with the potential to overwhelm bay-area hospitals. please, please. it's not too

late to get your annual flu shot. >> and your covid-19 updated bivalent booster. both are now available for everyone age 6 months and up. i can tell you how many patients over the last 3 weeks told me that they went to thanksgiving dinner and now grandpas sick in the hospital or they're and kind of spending. >> time with me instead of being home with their loved ones doctorate, he says the best gift this year. >> is the gift of health. >> doctson yourself wear a mask. wash those hands. if you feel sick, stay home. >> and doctor ortiz says you should get treatment early if you are sick, which can be done through virtual appointments to help keep space that the hospitals open in the studio. gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> coming down with covid-19 impacted or take your sense of taste and smell. that could also mean you developed stronger immunity against the virus. a new study from columbia university looked at more than 300 adults who got covid in 2020 researchers found that those who lost

their sense of taste and smell were about twice as likely to have higher levels of covid-19 antibodies. and you can soon get more free covid-19 tests from the federal government. the white house is bringing back that program. the first launched last year free at-home covid-19. tests can be ordered online and delivered to your home. just head to covid test dot gov. each household can get 4 rapid tests. i've already ordered mine. the administration also says it's getting ready to provide additional medical staffing to areas around the country. we're extra hospital support may be needed. in the north bay. a police chase in vallejo leads to an arrest for drugs and illegal firearm on friday when police tried to pull over a vehicle for driving recklessly, the driver refused to pull over the car, eventually crashing into a light pole. the driver was immediately arrested after searching the car. officers found a large amount of marijuana and an unregistered firearm. musk has lifted the

twitter suspensions for several journalists after he says they shared private information about his location, that temporary ban. however, further straining the relationship between twitter's new owner and some in the media. washington correspondent joe khaleel has more. >> justified or pip a critical new twitter owner. elon musk restored several journalists account after banning them from the platform friday setting off a firestorm of criticism was going to create percent. they're not special. but there's your your there's that isn't. >> so no special docks. you talk to get to spend it and a story. musk himself took part in a digital roundtable discussion with some of the very journalists he banned. >> claiming he banned them for doxing for publicly sharing the real-time movements and location of his private jet, which is publicly available.

information. musk argued it put his family in danger. >> it's it's nowhere except for me. for you. that is for me. same thing. you're docks. you get suspended. >> but the band journalists pushed back arguing many were simply reporting about musk's ban of an account called elon jet which tracked the jets movements. you're suggesting that we're sharing address, which is. >> and not not true. mosque also being accused of hypocrisy claiming to oppose censorship, nba champion of free speech while simultaneously banning accounts critical of him. >> but if you're going to run a platform based on the ideals of free speech and transparency, there's no one who can legitimately argue likely generally argue that's the old way that what he was doing. it is somehow less or, you know, free speech upholding then the current way that he's doing it. >> matt been turn a list with the digital news site.

mashable was among the reporters whose accounts were suspended. vendor tells news nation. he does think the fact he's been critical of musk in the past contributed to his being banned. says he even supports musk restoring accounts like donald trumps. even accounts who call themselves white supremacists so long as the policy dictating which accounts are suspended and which are brought back is fair, not based on political leanings. british cows back is fine. if treated equally across the board that will use scene. >> is that there are accounts who are suspended and were suspended after must take over and have no idea by their count has been suspended. >> that was joe khalil reporting for us this morning. washington post tech reporter taylor lorenz has now been suspended from twitter as well. and this is apparently because she violated twitter rules, though. it's not immediately clear which one shortly before the ban, lorenz tweeted directly at musc asking for comment on the

story. in sports news, hundreds of us see athletes could soon be recognized as employees of the school, the national labor relations board is pursuing legal action against usc the pac 12 conference and the end cwa. they're alleging unfair labor practices claiming their rights have been unlawfully restricted as student athletes. if successful athletes playing basketball or football at the school be considered employees paving the way to create unions. the pac 12 has yet to comment, but usc says they will issue a statement once a final ruling is issue. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. an unofficial mascot of california sadly had to be euthanized. >> more on what happened after the break. plus, a new generation of security screening. why some sports venues are taking a look at ai technology to beef up their security.

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for sanctuaries. there's a lot of but as we know, we've been there before, i think those of us who have pets or even people you. >> go to the doctor. and at first it might seem minor. but those tests once you start digging deep. reveal things you don't want to hear. and that's what happened with p 22. >> the california department of fish and wildlife says p 22 was euthanized saturday morning around 09:00am and the sentiment from many in the wildlife community is that as sad as this moment is, it's also an opportunity to learn about how to safely coexist and part with and protect our mountain lions, which unfortunately are heading towards extinction. >> well, 7.41 right now we're tracking rain in the forecast for this week. plus, a dense fog advisory out. tell you everything you need to know. everything you need to know. coming up in less than 5

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>> 2. >> a lot of joy up there on the slopes. a new gondola is now up and running. collect connecting tahoe ski resorts. it will carry passengers on an almost 2 and a half miles. 16 minute ride and links alpine

meadows and out. but valley. the new gondolas have 96 cabins which can carry 8 passengers each officials say the 65 million dollar project has been in the works for years. well, something fun to do if i you're thinking about heading up to the sierra this holiday season. happy holidays, everybody. we're taking a live look now at sfo this morning. lots of you thinking about hopping on a jeddah, maybe going to see some family or friends this holiday season. but just a reminder to pack some patience as you as you head out the door we're expecting probably some very long lines may want to get to the airport early as well. you know, britney is are the conditions out there? you good for a for a flight? you know, we have a couple different things working against as we have a dense fog advisory, but it is to the north. we're watching extra traffic on the roadway. troopers are out in full force. i have seen them. >> not to mention the mountains we're you can see that snow on the side of the road. so let's talk about everything you need to know as

we plan your day. right here, taking a look at 80 at castle peak. you can see that snow again on the roadways last week. some spots got 70 inches of snow. we're not dealing with anything like that right now. that's the good news. you saw cars in the area. but mother nature has been given us a lot this month. dense fog advisory. that's really going our top story. that's going to happen until 11 o'clock for portion of solano county. and it's something we're watching says that to leave fog. it's going to see the slower drive times again. leave early. make sure to use your low beams be sticking around till 11 o'clock. not to mention those temperatures are cold. so we have to watch out for patchy ice. now addition to the dense fog advisory to the north to the south, places like san jose and even hayward, we could see foggy conditions tell around 11 o'clock as well. not to mention the big story is yeah, it's chilly places like santa rosa. you're at 31. up north, we're looking at some temperatures below freezing right now as we speak down south. we're also watching those colder temperatures. looks like san jose still chilly as well. you

see is not too chilly right now. not too breezy making it chillier for us. those temperatures, thankfully we'll warm up. we're going to be right there around average. so san francisco, your average is around. 58. we're going to be at 55. so it's going to be chillier. oakland, your average is 58. we're at 55 for today. your high in san jose. your average is 59 right there at 58 livermore. your average is 57 were right there at 55 like a broken said a santa rosa. your average is 57. we're looking at 56. so again, it's going to just a tick below average looking for rain in the forecast. that's going to the top story, weather potential on tuesday. and as we roll into friday again, we have a chance for a sprinkle or 2. i don't think it's anything crazy. nothing like we had earlier this week, but still it's going to be an active week. something to talk about. a look ahead again sunday. you can see our highs at 57 monday. going to dip down as you start your work week. we could see a foggy commute continue to update you on that. our lows will be in the 30's for you by saturday. things are going to warm up. we're looking at 64 us a

little bit of a roller coaster, but really it's that dense fog will continue to watch throughout the morning to make sure everybody is prepared, stephanie. all right. thanks very much, brittany california is cutting back on payment incentives for people who own roof. top solar panels. >> the public utilities commission unanimously voted to reduce those payments after a decade of controversy. officials there say the program needs to change to be more current with the times. the decision only affects the solar rates paid by pg and e socal edison and san diego, gas and electric customers. the redesign payment program takes effect next year in april. gas stoves may become a thing of the past cities across the country are banning gas appliances in an effort to protect our health and the environment. in fact, it could become a national ban as early as next year. the u.s. consumer product safety commission will start a formal review process that could lead to some regulations and potentially a total ban. the

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>> i'm rich demuro and you are tech smart. >> on the peninsula, the samaritan house hosted a toy drive and toy giveaway in san mateo saturday. hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of presents were distributed to families in need this holiday season. the samaritan house says they're seeing 4 times more people seeking help this year compared to previous years. 2300 kids and teens got toys and gift cards for the holidays. outgoing representative jackie spear was also on hand to help give some stuff out. >> the $300,000 going to be given out in gift cards. plus all that toys this morning to the family is going to the difference a christmas. that bloom and christmas of great joy. >> the congresswoman really got into the spirit of giving. you can see she got into that a giant cupcake there are at it appears to be you know, driven by a motor inside. and

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grinch headed out onions to florida drivers going 5 miles over the speed limit in a school zone. the grinch is actually a sheriff's deputy dressed in green and in that costume there. and this is a fun idea that started more than 20 years ago. motorists are told to slow down if they're going a little bit too fast and that school zone area and they are given the option of a citation or and onion. deputies say the free gift is a friendly reminder for drivers to obey and follow speed limits. still ahead on the next hour on the kron 4 morning news. it's officially just so weak to christmas and we have a look at holiday travel conditions out doors. so, you know, when is the best time for you to hit the roads? >> plus, an east bay nonprofit turning food waste into meals for hungry families. and a car crashes into a post office right before the holiday season. stay with us. the kron season. stay with us. the kron 4 morning news continues.

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begley. good morning, brittany. yeah, rise and shine. we're off to another chilly start. we're also watching for foggy conditions in some spots. not all spots as we peak into san jose. you can see it's a little hazy. taking a look at radar. i think that we're going to see some foggy conditions in that area around 8.45. is going to stay that way until around 11, 30. you can see in the corner of your screen. we also have a dense fog advisory for a portion, a slot, a county that's going expired this morning at 11. but it's going that dense to leave fog. so again, i want to make sure that you leave early. make sure you use your low beams as maybe you head out for holiday travel. church traveled whatever it is. >> you're going to see that fog sticking around not to mention. we're also watching your temperatures because you can see on your screen. we have below freezing temperatures up to the north in places like in conquered. even santa rosa that with the fog means we could see maybe even patchy ice on the roadway. so again, i just want to make sure everybody takes it slow your wake-up planner. once we get past the chilly

start, we're going to warm up to a nice 55 in oakland, san jose. 58 in san francisco. 55 rain in the forecast. we'll break it down for you. coming up next. a funny. all right. looking forward to it. brittany, thank you. >> in the east bay, a 16 year-old has died after being shot near a park in antioch. it happened yesterday morning just before 11, 30 at williamson ranch park on lone tree way. police responded to reports of gunshots and found the teenage boy suffering from multiple gunshot wounds near the parking lot. he was taken to a nearby hospital where he died. police say the victim met with another teen and a group of people in a dark colored sedan before shots were heard fired and no other arrests have been made. this is an active investigation and we will update you with any new information as it comes into the newsroom. and napa valley teacher at american canyon high school has been arrested for allegedly engaging in lewd acts with a minor. derek holland was arrested friday night in sassoon by the napa county sheriff's office. the napa unified school district

alerted parents of the arrest. officials say the incident happened after school and did not happen on campus. now, according to the school website, holland was a special education teacher at american canyon high school. it has been with the district for 16 years. he's now on administrative leave. bail has been set at $50,000. and no other details about the victim have been shared. as of this hour. a person was hit and killed by a car in petaluma. this happened just blocks from highway 101, near south mcdowell boulevard around 06:00am yesterday. police are still investigating what happened. they say the person that was killed appeared to be in the roadway when the car hit them. and the south bay, an suv slams into a post office in mountain view and drives right through the large glass windows at the front of the building. luckily no one was hurt in that crash. kron four's amanda hari takes a look at what happened. >> the post office is still open and it's been open all day. you can still come over

here and mail your items, the issues become when you need to get to some of the p o box. if you take a look over here, you can see there is caution tape and beyond the caution tape is that broken window and a ton of broken glass. >> think that surprised to see this because i i i don't know what's happening. a surprise that stopped schenley in his tracks. some here, too. >> trip by now, but he couldn't get to his mailbox. it's behind all the damage and caution tape. >> he was forced to leave empty-handed. police say around 3 saturday afternoon, this bmw drove through the glass wall. police say the person simply hit the wrong pedal the commute for many you know, it's usually on that front >> all of lady hit the gas pedal and brake and >> route 0, of the b%y.

>> luckily, there were no injuries or structural damage, but there is still a lot to clean up and fix. people speculated over how much it may end up costing. >> i did speak with the people who are cleaning it up. they say it is going to take a little bit of time to get the window into make all of the repairs. but it will be boarded up and people will be able to get to their boxes in mountain view. amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> santa rosa police cited 30 drivers and arrested 3 friday night. police say 29 drivers were cited for driving without a license and one for driving with a suspended or revoked license. 3 drivers were arrested for dui. and our nation waste. about 40% of the food we produce. but one east bay nonprofit turns that good food into meals for hungry families as kron four's philippe djegal reports the organizations involved are quite busy this holiday season. >> white pony express rescue

surplus, perishable items from local, grocers and restaurants separates tre good items from the bad and packages. fresh food and prepared meals to food, insecure residents who might otherwise go hungry surplus food. that is food that needs to make space for new inventory, food that might be getting close to its best by date. and what we do is ensure that that does not go to waste. it doesn't go to landfills, but rather it goes to feed our hungry neighbops. the nonprofit is based in pleasant hill and is mostly driven by its volunteers. the group was founded in 2013 but didn't hire its first staff member until 4 years later. there's somewhere on the order of 7,000 or 7500 meals. >> that are delivered each day and there's just set a tremendous need given all that food is collected to start the day and then sorted at the warehouse is back on the streets and delivered to doorsteps within the same day. i to see how much we've helped

people throughout the years. and it just a huge part of my life. executive director yves bird says most of the people receiving the food and prepared meals live in east contra costa county and richmond. the group also operates a general store distributing free clothing, toys and supplies between people being cold. >> people needing food and warmth and comfort and safety. we are open 7 days a week to volunteer shifts a day. pretty much around the clock. white pony express works with 83 other nonprofits to fulfill its mission, which is eliminating the gut wrenching choice. people make on a daily basis. >> choosing between buying food or paying rent in pleasant hill. philippe djegal all kron. 4 >> santa rosa has opened up a warming center for those who want to get out of the cold temperatures. the center is open now until 9 this morning. and then reopens again later tonight. it's in downtown santa rosa at 3, 0, 1, 6, street. coming up here on the

kron. 4 morning news. elon musk live suspensions on the twitter accounts of several journalists. the latest shakeup happening at the social media company. plus, the father of the man charged in a mass shooting at a 4th of july parade appears in court. >> the charges he faces next.

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>> in national news, the father of the man charged with killing 7 people at the highland park 4th of july parade appeared in court. robert crimo junior surrendered to police on friday. he's charged with 7 felony counts of reckless conduct. one for each person fatally shot during that parade and for sponsoring his. then 19 year-old son's application for a firearm owners identification card to legally possess guns and ammunition. prosecutors say he knew his son robert crimo. the 3rd was unfit to own a gun. the judge set his bond at $50,000. he bonded out yesterday afternoon. his next hearing is set for january. 12th. a federal appeals court has rejected efforts to keep restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum. the trump era policy known as title. 42 is set to expire next week under

this program. immigrants seeking asylum were turned away to prevent the spread of covid. critics say this policy violates international law, but a coalition of republican leaning states wanted to keep the restrictions in place. yesterday's ruling means the restrictions are on track to expire on wednesday, but some states are expected to appeal to the supreme court. well, happening now, a dense fog advisory for some and rain may be on the way for your work week. i have your full forecast coming up right after forecast coming up right after the break.

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the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. >> i welcome back. taking a live look now from our mount tam camera this morning. this is always such a pretty shot here. and i was looking just a little bit blue just of because how the lighting comes to the camera lens here. but you can see the city of san francisco. they're looking quiet. it's a chilly just being shrouded with all that cloud cover there. let's check in with brittany begley who's been tracking our conditions outdoors for say britney at that camera is perfect. it sets the tone. it is chilly. taking a look at the bay and even at the mountains, you can see the snow on the side of the road. >> can you believe it? the mountains got about 70 some spots, 70 inches of snow earlier this week. thankfully, it's time there's still some snow on the side. the road. what we're watching. we're looking for rain as we take a look at your work week. what you can anticipate as maybe on

tuesday, we could see a sprinkle or 2. and as we fast forward to early morning on friday, that's the same story. so again, watching for that potential rain, it's not going to be like anything. we've had the past couple of weeks, but they take a look at the models, maybe a quarter and into this is an aggressive model. we're still kind of far out. but i like to kind of set the tone of is it going to be severe? is it going to be a sprinkle? i think it would be a light chance for a rain and right here taking a look at what we want to know right now is that dense fog advisory. so we've had watching this since last night around 11. we're going to stay that way until 11 this morning. so a portion of solano in that dense fog advisory. again, it's that to leave. fog are going to see the slow drive no, it's not like a broken record, but you need to make sure have those low beams on and make sure to take it nice and slow, especially was all that extra holiday travel on the roadways, making it a little more trickier than usual. visibility down south san jose hayward mountain view. we're also watching for the potential foggy conditions for you around 9 o'clock things will slowly like start to look better around noon temperatures right now. yes, it is chilly. we're in the

30's. but what we're watching of the above right here at the northern part of the map. that's because 27 santa rosa. we're still below freezing in some spots, antioch. 31 in this area, we have that dense og advisory. many we cou see maybe even patchy fog, patchy ice on the so watching for that glare on the roadway, as you start your day, a lot to think about this morning. so early high temperatures will be a little bit under average. we're going to 50 for most in rosa. 57 right there on the coast. 55 inland. we're going to be the 50's you can see right here said, hey, is that we'll continue to watch. >> down south will be at 54. so 50's for the most part. a look ahead again. it's going to be a those breezy conditions today as we roll into monday could see some fog in your way into work, but really watching tuesday and friday for the potential rain, we'll stay connected on cb online, of course, on our app. stephanie. all right, thanks very much, brittany. tonight, the first night of hanukkah begins. the festival of lights is observed for 8 day or 8 nights and days. >> joining me now to share more about this important holiday and ways you can join

in the celebrations is joe says singer with the jewish community center of san francisco. thank you so much for being here with us. bright and early this morning. you are so welcome, stephanie. it's a pleasure. all right. so tell us a bit about the holiday. i know that there's so much involved, but what are you able to share with us in a few moments brief, there was a 8 day celebration that celebrated from the mccabe in revolt. >> and triumph over much larger forces. so they threw a big holiday for themselves and they ruled for about 125 years and of the role people weren't so crazy about them anymore. they were pretty brutal. they were pretty rough guys so that but we have this 8 day holiday that was already established in the coal dust and, you know, the shortest days of the year and this group of kind of forward thinking radical innovators that we now call rabbis along and added a tiny little bit of spice to the story, which was that they were supposed to like this

can't the lob or and they only have enough well for one night, but miraculously at the exact same time of this festival, it cooked for i i ok, so they shifted the focus from the military victory to this miracle of light and warmth and connectedness. all beautiful. and tell us a bit about how the jewish community center is celebrating this happy to do that because tonight we the holiday begins at sundown. we're having a big gathering at ghirardelli square. everyone is welcome if you're curious or if this is a normal part of your holiday celebration, everyone is welcome. and from 3 to 6 and at 4 o'clock, they'll wonderful. sing along with the centers, a network. they'll be the candle lighting. of course, the big menorah will be lit and they'll be food special foods that the vendors are preparing and they'nl be crafts and at about 4.15, or four-thirty, there's going to

be an amazing concert. this guy who's got this led piano that will light up the entire plaza. so y'all com you can wear glow sticks. you yeah, everyone's welcome, lovely. and tell us a bit about how people generally do celebrate across the 8 nights. the main thing is we have something called nokia, which is a menorah and 8 candelabra with w you like the other ones with and you like that. that's the essence of the will be doing that every day at the jcc. a san francisco. i'm at 4 o'clock. and again, everyone is welcome to want to know a lot more about the holiday. come on myself or one of my colleagues to be happy to give you more details. lots of resources available locally right here in the bay area. absolutely. in something to, you know, just to take things in a slightly more serious note. >> you know, i spoke with the fbi recently about their new hate crimes that was just released this week and they shared some pretty startling

statistics. antisemitism anti-jewish, hate crimes increased quite a bit last year. specifically they went up. 48% in the state of california in our state from 2020 to 2021, what is your response to that? what are your thoughts about that? and now it's a sad commentary we are a very small community worldwide population. we are point to 4% of the world's population. we're 2% of the united states population. honestly, we have, you know, some customs that are a little bit different than the, you know, mainstream customs. but we're good folks. and it's sad that people buy hateful, you know. there it's a roni is thinking there's there's not the threat. they're the people, you know, have imagined the really is. and i've been inside this community for it. my whole life. and i have yet to meet

anybody that matches the stereotypes. don't get yourself in that kind of trouble. for such a belief system. we're not scary. tell you what if you're if you're worried about us, you come on down at 4 o'clock. meet some people. talk to us and to alleviate your fears because we're good folks. and it's it's it's heartbreaking that people are. being harassed. and that we have to live in fear and work in fear. you know, we are we have an amazing security team at the jcc. they take really good care of us and the rest of the community by extension. so. i hope and pray the people's hearts become eliminated at this time of year of elimination, maybe hanukkah this year will. shed some light you know, the goodness and compassion. any ask of the community or ways that we can all come together to overcome. you know, the sense of

discrimination, hatred that so many of us have been experiencing. you know, i think like every marginalized group in this you know, if you're not part of that marginalized group, stand up. when you hear somebody make a ronchi joke or you know something that is hateful. challenge it. if you if you're coming from a place of privilege, use your privilege to, you know, lift up folks who are being battered down by again, you know, ruins both lives. all right. the perpetrator and the victim, the both of their lives are going to be horribly affected and let's let's not do that to each other. so if you've got privilege, use it and i'm ray somebody else up. that's that's what i would say. that's what i try to do as a as a white person. i hope the people who are not jewish would do it for me. all right. and important and strong, powerful message from joe singer with the jewish community center of san francisco this holiday season.

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out their list of the best and worst times to drive. here it is the biggest takeaway. i know there's a lot of numbers here. we're going to break it all down for you. the biggest takeaway here is to leave early. if you're living on the 23rd triple a says you should leave before 2 in the afternoon. if you're living on christmas eve, you should plan to hit the roadways before 11:00am. there's not a lot of traffic expected on christmas day. new year's eve or new year's day. the rest of the holiday season. you should be okay if you decide to start driving in the early morning hours. so maybe take a screen shot to take a picture of the screen was still up here for you. so you have those numbers in mind. all right. all of this coming as gas prices continue to drop statewide prices have gone down nearly a dollar for gas over the last month. take a look at this. the highest prices in the bay area are still in napa where you will pay for 62 a gallon. the cheapest prices are in the

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>> welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news that start up this half hour with a look at the forecast. we've got brittany begley in the weather center with the very latest. and brittany, i do want to recognize just for everyone that you are also here late last night, just filling in for the weather and do a great job at it. and you're back here early this morning. so props to you. thank you so much to me. feel so valuable and seen and we want to make sure you're seeing too. and i'll tell you last night yesterday. >> we are watching the bay bridge and traffic was a mess. so i just checked and right now you can see traffic is moving. but the holiday travel, you're going to see extra trafficking. you're going to see troopers in full force this weekend. all right. let's talk about whether what you do need to know again, it's going to be all about the fog. taking a look at visibility around 9.15. we're still going to see foggy conditions in places like hayward, spotty conditions in san jose in mountain view. but really the top story is going to be a dense fog advisory to the north and solano county. you're going to see that dense fog that to leave fog. so

again, i want to make sure you leave early use those low beams up because it is going to be dangerous for you with all that extra holiday travel to futurecast showing you that we some foggy conditions tomorrow morning and then we're watching for some rain may be on tuesday, a sprinkle or 2 current wind conditions. it's not too breezy keeping those current temperatures kind of chilly this morning. 43 to the north. we're looking at right there on the coast in the 30's, but upper north, you can see some places still below freezing. and with that dense fog we just want make sure you take it slow on those bridges, those overpasses and ramps because it is really cold. take a look at that 7 day forecast coming up funny, thanks very much. brittany, for your health. high levels of flu and rsv cases are straining bay area health care systems. kron four's gayle ong has details on what officials are recommending for a safer and healthier. >> holiday season. >> if you're planning a party for the holidays, try to do that. well, ventilated our outdoor spaces to kind of increase the chance of this being as healthy and safe

holiday season. doctor gabriel ortiz with zuckerberg, san francisco general hospital says the hospital is well prepared but hopes people will do things to protect themselves. this winter cases are rising. and so it's important that when we do get together during this holiday season that we do so safely this week, health officers from all 9 bay area counties issued new recommendations for people to stay healthy this winter as flu and rsv cases surge with the potential to overwhelm bay-area hospitals. please, please. it's not too late to get your annual flu shot. >> and your covid-19 updated bivalent booster. both are now available for everyone age 6 months and up. i can't tell you how many patients over the last 3 weeks told me that they went to thanksgiving dinner and now grandpa sick in the hospital or they're and kind of spending. >> time with me instead of being home with their loved ones doctorate, he says the best gift this year. >> is the gift of health. >> doctson yourself wear a mask. wash those hands. if you feel sick, stay home.

>> and doctor ortiz says you should get treatment early if you are sick, which can be done through virtual appointments to help keep space that the hospitals open in the studio. gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> all right. if you come down with covid and it's impacted your taste and smell in any way, that could also mean you've developed stronger immunity against the virus. a new study from columbia university looked at more than 300 adults who got covid in 2020 researchers found that those who lost their sense of taste and smell were about twice as likely to have higher levels of covid-19 antibodies. so really interesting results there. you can soon get some more free covid-19 tests from the federal government. the white house is bringing back that program. it first launched last year free at-home covid-19. tests can be ordered online and delivered straight to your home. i know i've already put my order and and these are available at covid tests dot gov. each household can get 4 rapid tests. the administration also

says it's getting ready to provide additional medical staffing to areas around the country where extra hospital support may be needed. now to the north bay, a police chase in valais hole leads to an arrest for drugs and illegal firearm on friday when police tried to pull over a car for driving recklessly. the driver did not pull over and that car eventually crashed into a light pole. the driver was immediately arrested after searching the car. officers found a large amount of marijuana and an unregistered firearm. as you can see on your screen there. and elon musk has lifted the twitter suspensions for several journalist after he says that they share private information about the location of his private jet. that temporary ban. however, further straining the relationship between twitter's new owner and some of the media, washington correspondent joe khalil has more for us. >> justified or pip a critical new twitter owner. elon musk restored several journalists account after banning them from the platform friday

setting off a firestorm of criticism was going to create percent. they're not special. but there's your your there's that isn't. >> so no special docks. you talk to get to spend it and a story. musk himself took part discussion with some of the very journalists he banned. >> claiming he banned them for doxing for publicly sharing the real-time movements and location of his private jet, which is publicly available. information. musk argued it put his family in danger. >> it's it's nowhere except for me. for you. that is for me. same thing. you're docks. you get suspended. >> but the band journalists pushed back arguing many were simply reporting about musk's ban of an account called elon jet which tracked the jets movements. you're suggesting that we're sharing address, which is. >> and not not true. mosque

also being accused of hypocrisy claiming to oppose censorship, nba champion of free speech while simultaneously banning accounts critical of him. >> but if you're going to run a platform based on the ideals of free speech and transparency, there's no one who can legitimately argue likely generally argue that's the old way that what he was doing. it is somehow less you know, free speech upholding then the current way that he's doing it. >> matt journalist with the digital news site. mashable was among the reporters whose accounts were suspended. vendor tells news nation. hep does think the fact he's been critical of musk in the past contributed to his being banned. says he even supports musk restoring accounts like donald trumps. even accounts who call themselves white supremacists so long as the policy dictating which accounts are sushended and which are brought back is fair, not based on political

leanings. british cows back is fine. if treated equally across the board that will use scene. >> is that there are accounts who are suspended and were suspended after must take over and have no idea by their count has been suspended. >> all right. that was joe khalil reporting for us this morning. and washington post tech reporter taylor lorenz has also been suspended for twitter for apparently violating twitter rules, though. it's not immediately clear which one of those will she may have violated shortly before the ban. lorenz tweeted directly at musc asking for comment on a story. in sports news. hundreds of us see athletes could soon be recognized as employees of the school, the national labor relations board is pursuing legal action against usc the pac 12 conference and the ncaa. they're alleging unfair labor practices claiming their rights have been unlawfully restricted as student athletes. if successful athletes playing basketball or football at the school be considered employees paving

the way to create unions. the pac 12 is yet to comment, but usc says they will issue a statement once a final ruling is issued. all right. coming up on the kron 4 morning news, an unofficial mascot of california sadly had to be euthanized. >> more on what happened after >> more on what happened after the break.

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mountain lion considered to be southern. california's unofficial mascot has been euthanized. >> 22 was captured 5 days ago last police backyard. wildlife experts say as time went on, it became clear he had a lot of health issues after likely being hit by a car. yeah. when he was first captured. >> they were looking for sanctuaries. there's a lot of hope. but as we know we've been there before. i think those of us who have pets or even people you go to the doctor. and at first it might seem minor. but those tests once you start digging deep. reveal things you don't want to hear. and that's what happened with p 22. >> the california department of fish and wildlife says p 22 was euthanized saturday morning around 09:00am the sentiment from the wildlife community? is that as sad as this is, it's also an opportunity to learn about how to safely coexist with and protect our mountain lions, which unfortunately are heading towards extinction.

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>> all right. welcome back. taking a live look now at downtown san francisco this morning. a pretty is that fog? or is that cloud cover and a little hazy out? yeah, we have hazy conditions. we actually

have a dense fog advisory to the north. we have some foggy conditions here as well. and we even have snow in the mountains. we've got a lot of talk about his early sunday morning. taking a look right here. you can see in the mountains. we still have snow on the side of the road earlier this month. some folks qaeda in the mountains, 70 inches of snow. so it's been very active. but in terms of traveling, a lot of people are traveling today in the all lanes are open and traffic is moving. that's the good news. but really it's here. it's that dense fog advisory that watch until 11 o'clock and portions of solano county. so this is the area are going to that dense to leave fog. i expect traffic to be slow on 80 today. and also we have those chilly temperatures. so i'm watching for the potential of patchy ice on the roadways. look out for that shine. in addition to this blob right here, this dense fog advisory to the south, some places like san jose hayward and even san francisco have the hazy conditions going to stick around till around 11. all right. i was checking for tomorrow morning. we have the potential for some foggy conditions. as you start your

morning will narrow that down for you a little bit later on tonight. not to mention potential for a sprinkle or 2 tuesday. and as we roll into friday, the same story we have the potential for rain. so what we're seeing rain chances i think would be a sprinkle or 2. this is an aggressive model. this is kind of far out. but maybe a quarter of an inch. but that would be on the top sides and nothing like we had earlier this week, but still have the potential for rain. temperatures right now. still chilly right there at that freezing part for some parts you can see up north santa rosa. 27 fairfield. 28 even vallejo. 35. so with that dense fog could be breezy for you. that patchy. i still chilly temperatures are going to warm up to right there. just a tick below average for the most part, san francisco. 55 oakland, 55. same story. san jose. 58 livermore. 55 concord. 53 in santa rosa. 56. we're going to be right there at the 50's, right? a tick below the average as we take a look at that 7 day forecast and we plan your day for you i think it's really going to be monday. watch for the potential for sprinkles. also

as we roll into thursday and friday, same story saturday. it's going to warm up to 64. so a little bit of everything in our forecast, stefanie, but really it is the dense fog will continue to update you on this morning. all right. thanks for tracking all that for us. brittany. it is almost time to start preparing your holiday feast. i'm sure a lot of u.s. start thinking about that. joining us now with a delicious idea for your main dish is livermore chef leslie dabney also known as the vineyard mom, good morning. leslee. good morning, stephanie. and won't happy holidays to you. thank you so much. happy holidays to you know, i understand that you have a delicious prime rib roast that you're going to teach us how to make today. and it is delicious holiday that's my prime rib roast. and have an ice cream for spreading to go with that and some. in honey, brussels sprouts. and stephanie, i

really hope you ate breakfast this morning because this might be a tough one. if you have it. >> made a fire it before. you know, i can't say that. i have. i'm very curious to to learn how you're going to put this together. >> okay. this is actually my favorite recipe for fried rat. i took my car and out about an hour and a half to 2 hours before ready to roast it. so it gets to room temperature. now i'm working today with little over 6 pound primer. it. >> what it is, i'm just going to season it with with some salt and pepper. and that's the only seasoning that i'm going to put on and the trick to making my credit actually going to cook it at 3 different temperatures, stephanie, because i have the outside just a little bit presti. yeah. that's the best part. so i'm going to take produce a monitor and i want

to put it into the into the middle part and i'm ready to get pretty heated. my to 500 degrees. and that's what's going to be that nice, christine, us now the prime rib is going to take anywhere from an hour and a half to 2 hours, depending on how big your prime so i'm going to put my in the oven at 500 degrees for about 25 to 45 minutes, ok? and once i think that time is up turn the temperature down, i'm not going and i put it at 3.25. and it's going to cook again. so the ring 325 in. i'm going to cook it for about a half an hour. and that's going to get the inside. so the way i like it and then for the last probably 15 to 20 minutes and they put the heat back up again. and i'm going cook at 4.25. now i'm going to rely on my digital thermometer here when it hits when 10 stephanie, that's when you're going to take it out of the habit. now it's not going okay, but we're

going to an and we're going media may cover tightly with some as we're going to do some carry over cooking on this. ok, now, how do you like your prime rib? stephanie, rare, medium, rare, think medium-rare. what what do you recommend? like medium? rare myself so when i take it out of the oven at one 10, stephanie, it's not time. i keep my monitor keep it covered. went 20. you're going to be about 120 degrees and that's rare keep it covered for a little bit longer. you're going to get between went 25 one 30. and that's the perfect temperature from i am going to have to get this a beautiful kind of need. it is absolutely gorgeous. and to go with this, i have a creamy horseradish sauce, july course. reddish. thank i do. what's the secret to a good horse to making to making a good one. okay. this is really simple. and it's been my go-to

for a long time. i just add some sour cream. dijon mustard. i get spicy, stephanie, so have quite a bit of the horseradish salt and pepper and i always love to have a fresh for going soft like this. so i just went ahead. and i added some fresh parsley to it. but we're not going to just have this ridge enter the house lessons for to like routes. you know, actually, do i know that some people especially growing up there, not so much of a fan, but i i actually i do like myself from brussels sprouts, especially when you get them as chips. haha >> exactly how we're going to have have a little bit of rustiness to these. i just got my brussels sprouts and i'm going to make with balsamic in honey glaze to that. so i just do my friends and i actually put my money. >> okay. and then i already salt and pepper of them. i'm just going to add extra virgin olive oil over it. now, if you remember, cooking our at the last picture. we have the i

think that was it for 25. this is what they're going to cook at for about 20 to. 25 minutes. okay. when they come out put them in a bowl and i'm going out the >> and this sweet honey to it, maybe a little bit more extra virgin olive oil. >> and change at the seasoning on it. but if you notice you're going to have a little bit of christine, but that flavor combination is fantastic. in fact, it looks so that's definitely them in the midst of plate. so haha, my prime rib that i love. i'm going to add a little bit of the horseradish sauce to it and beautiful, beautiful brussels sprouts great. that just i wish i was there right now. and we still needed to so let's go to the table. let's talk. why? >> okay. we're getting some camera movement here. this is interesting. all a table set.

i'm ready for the holidays now this with this meal 2 lines, bible boulder want, which is a cabernet >> you want something a little bit more medium. i would go with him a low. but either one of these, it's going to be perfect with this meal. and of course, made you want give my recipes. you just need to go to at the vineyard. mom living on instagram. >> all right. love late leslie dabney. the vineyard mom, thank you so much all of your insight this morning in for cooking up that delicious food. hope to see you in the studio in person next year. >> i hope so, too. thank you, stephanie. and cheers. cheers and happy holidays to you. but and happy holidays to you. but bank.

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taking a look at the bay bridge. you can see driving conditions not bad yesterday. that camera was stacked with traffic. thankfully, that's not the case right now. but holiday traffic means slow drive times. we're also to the south some foggy conditions. san jose in mountain view, things will slowly start to look better around 11. but we also have a dense fog advisory for a portion of solano county. so keep that in mind that dense fog that to lee fog as you start your day, not to mention. you can see we have colder temperatures, freezing temperatures in places like santa rosa, but places like concord. we're at 34 so patchy frost could be an issue as you start your day. take a look at your wake-up planner. once we get past the frosty start. oakland, 55 san jose. 58 in. we're looking at san francisco. 55 in sunny. but what about the rain headed our way break it down for stephanie. coming up next, i will stay tuned for that. thank you, brittany. now to the east bay, a 16 year-old has died after being shot in a park near an antioch. >> it happened yesterday morning just before 11, 30 at

williamson ranch park on lone tree way. police responded to reports of gunshots and found a teenage boy suffering from multiple gunshot wounds near the parking lot. he was taken to a nearby hospital where he died. police say the victim met with another teen in a group of people in a dark colored sedan. before shots were fired. no other arrests have been made and the investigation remains active at this hour. a napa valley teacher at american canyon high school has been arrested for allegedly engaging in lewd acts with a minor. derek holland was arrested friday night into soon by the napa county sheriff's office. the napa unified school district alerted parents of the arrest. officials say the incident happened after school and did not happen on campus. according to the school website, holland was a special education teacher at american canyon high school and has been with the district for 16 years. he's currently on administrative leave. bail was set at $50,000. all right. a

person was hit and killed by a car in petaluma. this happening just blocks from highway 101, near south mcdowell boulevard around 06:00am yesterday. police are still investigating what happened. they say the person that was killed appeared to be in the roadway when the car hit them. that of the south bay, an suv slams into a post office in mountain view and drives right through of a large glass windows at the front of the store. luckily no one was hurt in this crash. kron four's amanda hari takes a look at what happened. >> the post office is still open and it's been open all day. you can still come over here and mail your items, the issues become when you need to get to some of the p o box. if you take a look over here, you can see there is caution tape and beyond the caution tape is that broken window and a ton of broken glass. >> think that surprised to see this because i i i don't know what's surprise that stopped schenley in his tracks. some here, too.

>> trip by now, but he couldn't get to his mailbox. it's behind all the damage and caution tape. >> he was forced to leave empty-handed. police say around 3 saturday afternoon, this bmw drove through the glass wall. police say the person simply hit the wrong pedal commute for many times. you know, it's usually on that front >> all of lady hit gas pedal and brake all. and >> route of the boy. >> luckily, there were no injuries or structural damage, but there is still a lot to clean up and fix. people speculated over how much it may end up costing. >> i did speak with the people who are cleaning it up, they say it is going to take a little bit of time to get the window into make all of the repairs. but it will be boarded up and people will be able to get to their boxes in

mountain view. amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> santa rosa police cited 30 drivers and arrested 3 friday night. police say 29 drivers were cited for driving without a license and one for driving with a suspended or revoked license. 3 drivers were arrested for dui. our nation weighs about 40% of the food we produce. but one east bay nonprofit turns that good food into meals for hungry families as kron four's philippe djegal reports the organizations are feeling pretty busy this holiday season. >> white pony express rescue surplus, perishable items from local, grocers and restaurants separates the good items from the bad and packages. fresh food and prepared meals to 120,000 contra costa county food, insecure residents who might otherwise go hungry surplus food. that is food that needs to make space for new inventory, food that might be getting close to its best by date. >> and what we do is ensure

that that does not go to waste. it doesn't go to landfills, but rather it goes to feed our hungry neighbors. the nonprofit is based in pleasant hill and is mostly driven by its volunteers. the group was founded in 2013 but didn't hire its first staff member until 4 years later. there's somewhere on the order of 7,000 or 7500 meals. >> that are delivered each day and there's just set a tremendous need given all that food is collected to start the day and then sorted at the warehouse is back on the streets and delivered to doorsteps within the same day. i to see how much we've helped people throughout the years. and it just a huge part of my life. executive director yves bird says most of the people receiving the food and prepared meals live in east contra costa county and richmond. the group also operates a general store distributing free clothing, toys and supplies between people being cold. >> people needing food and warmth and comfort and safety.

we are open 7 days a week to volunteer shifts a day. pretty much around the clock. white pony express works with 83 other nonprofits to fulfill its mission, which is eliminating the gut wrenching choice. people make on a daily basis. >> choosing between buying food, we're paying rent in pleasant hill. philippe djegal all kron. 4 >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. elon musk slips suspensions on the twitter accounts of several journalists. the latest shakeup happening up the social media company. plus an interview you'll only see here on kron 4. the fbi's new national hate crimes report is out. we show you the groups most affected in the bay area. and after the break, the father of a man charged in a mass shooting at a 4th of july parade appears in court. the parade appears in court. the charges he faces next. pre-rinsing your dishes? you could be using the wrong detergent.

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>> in national news, the father of the man charged with killing 7 people at the highland park 4th of july parade appeared in court. robert crimo junior surrendered to police on friday. he's charged with 7 felony counts of reckless conduct. one for each person fatally shot during that parade and for sponsoring his. then 19 year-old son's application for a firearm owners identification card to legally possess guns and ammunition. prosecutors say he

knew his son robert crimo. the 3rd was unfit to own a weapon. the judge set bond at $50,000 and he bonded out yesterday afternoon. his next hearing is set for january. 12th. a federal appeals court has rejected efforts to keep restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum. the trump era policy known as title. 42 is set to expire next week under the program. immigrants seeking asylum were turned away to prevent the spread of covid. critics say the policy violates international law but a coalition of republican leaning states wanted to keep the restrictions in place. yesterday's ruling means the restrictions are on track to expire on wednesday, but some states are expected to appeal to the supreme court. >> well, happening now at 9.11, a dense fog advisory and rain may be on the way. what you need to know to be prepared for your work week. coming up right after the coming up right after the break.

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conditions. so i want to make sure i say this throughout the newscast. make sure to use your low beams. take it slow because it is dangerous driving conditions. taking a look at the whole. you can see hayward in some spots in san jose. you could still see some foggy conditions around 10 o'clock as we roll through noon, things will slowly start to look better. and as we take a look at san jose, you can see just some a hazy conditions this morning. nothing like what we're seeing up to the north and in sacramento area. in addition to the fog, we're watching for rain as we roll into next week. as we plan your day, you can see taking a look at radar around tuesday, 10:00pm. we have the potential just north of us to see some showers and maybe even some fog. as we start our day, we have a potential for a sprinkle or 2 early tuesday morning. and same story friday for 45 you can see is very active in the san francisco area. and even in the mountains. but the numbers don't look anything like we've been dealing with the past week. we had a really a wet couple of weeks. it will be a sprinkle or 2 if we get it. and of course, we'll update you a little bit closer to that time temperatures

right now, we're still above freezing uc santa rosa at freezing 32. we're slowly starting to warm up as we should. so we started the newscast around the 30's. you can see nap and when our out. 41 right there, san francisco, 44, half moon bay, 44 and even inland, we're holding steady around. 35 temperatures right now are going to be just tick below for our highs of average san francisco. 55 oakland, same story for you, san jose. we're looking at 58. your average is 59 livermore. we're going to see in the 50's. so for the most part we're all going to be in the 50's. our lows tonight are still going to be low. just not as low as they've been the past couple of days and we'll bring that up because of freezing temperatures, although 35 for your low in santa rosa, that's still chilly right? half moon bay. we're at the 40's. but 35 to 40's really going to be our lows as we take a look at that 7 day forecast again. watch the potential for a sprinkle or 2 on monday. same story on friday. and then we're going to go all the way up to 63 on saturday. so a little bit of everything, stephanie, in our forecast, all remember to

dress in lea thank you. and now to an interview you'll only see here on kron 4 this week the fbi released its new national hate crimes report documenting incidents from 2020 to 2021. i sat down with fbi san francisco special agent in charge to discuss these latest findings and why the data is still incomplete. >> the streets of san francisco chinatown largely empty on a weekday afternoon with just a handful of shoppers browsing stores recovering from the pandemic. like to recognize the financial and emotional trauma still felt in places like this one continuing today with all that was bent but actually got worse. karl chan, president of the oakland chinatown, chamber of commerce says >> concerns remain for victims of hate related attacks. you're saying that they're actually far more hate crimes happening that are being reported. why is that the first saying that they offer a

i said, is that a fair public television fears the fbi tells us they are aware of for the fbi. hate crimes are national threat priority special agent in charge. bob trip sitting down with us for the fbi's first televised interview on their new hate crimes report released just this week. the report, unfortunately shows that hate crimes are still a nationwide issue. the fbi sharing nearly 7300 hate crimes were documented in 2021, nearly two-thirds of reported nationwide incidents involved black victims in california. the fbi observed a 30% increase in reported hate crimes. >> the highest level since 2001 reported hate crimes targeting black people were the most prevalent increasing just over 12% reported anti-asian attacks rose nearly 178% and anti hispanic anti latino attacks increased 30%

between 2020 2021. report hate incidents involving the lgbtq community rose. 48% and hate crime events involving religious bias and antisemitism increased. 32 1% were hoping that people come when they know that this is something of tremendous interest to the fbi. the agency admitting the latest national data which covers 2021 is incomplete. >> this year the fbi began transitioning to what it describes as a new more accurate crime reporting system known as neighbors. unfortunately in that transition, there are technical requirements that departments have to put into place as a result. thousands of police departments, including those in new york and los angeles did not report hate crime data. i do want to emphasize that the data that the fbi collects >> is only one data point in our understanding of the national problems. a crime were actually very confident that hate crimes are on the

rise when we haven't just numbers and the point, what are we going to do about it? >> hanging on to hope and waiting for permanent solutions. we devoted time and more financial resources to combat it. a crime. anybody who comes to us, we will listen to what you have to say. we will take your story and we will help you to try to find justice. >> the fbi says they continue to work with local law enforcement agencies to get their hate crime numbers submitted into the new reporting system and you can report hate crimes to the fbi online right now at tips dot fbi dot gov. happening tomorrow, the house select committee investigating the january 6 riot is expected to recommend the justice department criminally charged. former president trump sources say the committee plans to vote tomorrow to issue criminal referrals against the former president for insurrection and at least 2 other charges. committee members say trump attempted to obstruct the certification of joe biden's election to president to the presidency. they've also said trump

defrauded the american people. the house impeached trump last year for incitement of insurrection. the justice department does not have to act upon those criminal referrals. the tsa is raising the maximum fine for pepper passengers who try to fly with firearms in their carry on luggage. the increase of almost $15,000 comes after the tsa says they found 6300 guns in passengers luggage this year with almost 90% of them loaded. the number of guns found by the agency has increased every year since 2010 with the exception of 2021. all airports, as you may recall, were shut down during the pandemic. a reminder that guns must be locked in a checked bag and declared to the tsa never store in a carry on. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news as many people get ready for their holiday travels. >> we take a look at the best and worst times to hit the roadways.

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and worst times to drive. now you're looking at a lot of information here. don't worry. we're going to break it down for you. the biggest takeaway from this is to pretty much leave early. if you're leaving on the 23rd of december, triple a says you should take off before 2 o'clock in the afternoon. if you are living on christmas eve, you should plan to go before 11:00am. there's not a lot of traffic expected on christmas day. new year's eve or new year's day. the rest of the holiday season. you should be ok if you hit the roadways in the morning. of course, all this coming as gas prices continue to drop. take a look at this. statewide prices have gone down nearly a dollar over the last month. the highest prices in the bay area still in apple will pay for 62 per gallon. still, that's a cheaper than it was several months ago. the cheapest prices in the bay area right now are in the fairfield allay area with the price of a gallon of regular is down to 4.28. with high gas prices starting to ease up,

president biden announced plans to refill the strategic petroleum reserve. biden ramped up releases from the reserve after russia's invasion of ukraine sent oil and gas prices soaring to record levels. more than 211 million barrels were used after criticism from republicans. the strategy appeared to work out crude oil markets calmed and gas prices are now averaging about 3.15, a gallon down from more than $5 in june. energy department official says the refill program will take months to even years. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news health officials now issuing new safety guidelines. >> as concerns over covid and >> as concerns over covid and the flu go up more after this.

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check out angi.com today. angi... and done. >> welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news. good morning to you. let's start off this half hour with a look at our forecast. brittany, how's it looking out there? we're still watching some foggy condititns for some as you head out. we also have a dense fog advisories. so a lot to talk about as we prepared a in solano county. we have that dense fog advisory until 11, but we're starting to notice fog across the area and some spots. so. >> again, i make sure to say leave early, use your low beams because that dense to leave fog is really dangerous on the roadways. in addition to the dense fog advisory to the north, we're watching for

a some spots in san francisco. also san jose hayward and mountain view looking to stick around till around 11 and things will slowly look better. you can see as take a look at the mountains. if you are traveling for holiday still have snow on the side, the roadways, but thankfully traffic is moving ahead with story earlier this week. some spots got 70 inches of snow. your sierra forecast if you are traveling for the holidays, we're going to stay in the 40's. so that's the good news we're not looking at dangerous driving conditions. temperatures right now. so watching santa rose at right there at freezing. but overall, we are slowly starting to warm up. that is great conquered. 36, antioch, 36 still watching because that dense fog advisory in just making sure the roadways aren't too wet and slippery with this cold temperatures. but overall we're warming up to the 40's. take a look ahead. we're looking at 57 today. we're going to cool down to 50 tomorrow and tuesday. potential rain will break it down. coming up next. >> 2

>> a great day to be up on the slopes. a new gondola is now up and running connecting tahoe ski resort. it will carry passengers on almost 2 and a half miles. 16 minute ride and links alpine meadows and olympic valley. the new gondolas have 96 cabins which can carry 8 passengers each officials say the 65 million dollar project has. >> been in the works for years. so this is going to be something fun to check out. >> if you're in the sierra, but probably a long line for 2 for your health. high levels of flu and rsv cases are straining bay area health care systems. kron four's gayle ong has details on what officials are recommending for a safer and healthier holiday season. if you're planning a party for the holidays, try to do that. well, ventilated uur outdoor spaces to kind of increase the chance of this being. >> as healthy and safe holiday season, doctor gabriel ortiz with zuckerberg, san francisco general hospital says the hospital is well prepared but hopes people will do things to

protect themselves. this winter cases are rising. and so it's important that when we do get together during this holiday season that we do so safely this week, health officers from all 9 bay area counties issued new recommendations for people to stay healthy this winter as flu and rsv cases surge with the potential to overwhelm bay-area hospitals. please, please. it's not too late to get your annual flu shot. >> and your covid-19 updated bivalent booster. both are now available for everyone age 6 months and up. i can't tell you how many patients over the last 3 weeks told me that they went to thanksgiving dinner and now grandpa sick in the hospital or they're and kind of spending. >> time with me instead of being home with their loved ones doctorate, he says the best gift this year. >> is the gift of health. >> doctson yourself wear a mask. wash those hands. if you feel sick, stay home. >> and doctor ortiz says you should get treatment early if you are sick, which can be done through virtual appointments to help keep space that the hospitals open

in the studio. gayle ong kron. 4 news. it's coming down with covid-19 affected your sense of taste and smell it could also mean you developed stronger immunity against the virus. a new study from columbia university looked at more than 300 adults who got covid in 2020. and researchers found that those who lost their sense of taste and smell were about twice as likely to have higher levels of covid-19 antibodies. very interesting. you can soon get more free covid-19 tests from the federal government. the white house is bringing back the program that first launched last year. free at-home covid-19. tests can be ordered online and delivered to your home. i've already signed up. these are available at covid tests dot gov. each household can get 4 rapid tests. the administration also says it's getting ready to provide additional medical staffing to areas around the country where extra hospital support may be needed. and a reminder to mask

up get vaccinated. if you haven't already in the north bay. a police chase in vallejo leads to an arrest for drugs and illegal firearm friday when police tried to pull over for pull over a car for driving recklessly. the driver did not pull over that car eventually crashing into a light pole. the driver was immediately arrested after searching the car. officers found a large amount of marijuana. as you can see on your screen there as well as an unregistered gun. elon musk has lifted the twitter suspensions for several journalists after he says they shared private information about his personal jet. the temporary ban, however, further straining the relationship between twitter's new owner and some of the media. washington correspondent joe khalil has the latest for us. >> justified or pip a critical new twitter owner. elon musk restored several journalists account after banning them from the platform friday setting off a firestorm of

criticism was going to be 3%. they're not special there's your your there's that isn't. >> so no special docks. you talk to get to spend it and a story. musk himself took part in a digital roundtable discussion with some of the very journalists he banned. >> claiming he banned them for doxing for publicly sharing the real-time movements and location of this private jet, which is publicly available. information. musk argued it put his family in danger. >> it's it's no work so well for me. for you. that is for me. same thing. you're docks. you get suspended. >> but the band journalists pushed back arguing many were simply reporting about musk's band of an account called elon jet which tracked the jets movements. you're suggesting that we're sharing address, which is. >> and not not true. must also being accused of hypocrisy claiming to oppose censorship.

nba champion of free speech while simultaneously banning accounts critical of him. >> but if you're going to run a platform based on the ideals of free speech and transparency, there's no one who can legitimately argue likely generally argue that's the old way that what he was doing. it is somehow less or, you know, free speech upholding then the current way that he's doing it. >> matt journalist with the digital news site. mashable was among the reporters whose accounts were suspended. vendor tells news nation. he does think the fact he's been critical of musk in the past contributed to his being banned. says he even supports musk restoring accounts like donald trumps. even accounts who call themselves white supremacists so long as the policy dictating which accounts are suspended and which are brought back is fair, not based on political leanings. cows back is fine.

if treated equally across the board that will use scene. >> is that there are accounts who are suspended and were suspended after must take over and have no idea why their time has been suspended. >> and that was joe khalil reporting for us this morning. washington post tech reporter taylor lorenz is now also been suspended from twitter for apparently violating the twitter rules, though it's not immediately clear which one of those rule she may have violated and shortly before the ban we know about lorenz tweeted directly at musc asking for his comment on a story. a wela-known mountain lion considered to be southern. california's unofficial mascot has been euthanized pt. 22 was captured 5 days ago in the last police backyard. wildlife experts say as time went on, it became clear he had a lot of health issues after likely being hit by a car. >> yeah. when he was first captured, they were looking for sanctuaries. there's a lot of hope. but as we know we've been there before. i think

those of us who have pets pr even people you go to the doctor. and at first it might seem minor. but those tests once you start digging deep. reveal things you don't want to hear. and that's what happened with p 22. >> the california department of fish and wildlife says p 22 was euthanized saturday morning around 09:00am the sentiment from the wildlife community is that is said is this is it's also an opportunity to learn about how to safely coexist with and protect our mountain lions, which unfortunately are heading towards extinction. california is cutting back on payment incentives for people who own rooftop solar panels, the public utilities commission unanimously voted to reduce these payments after a decade of controversy. officials saying the program needs to change to be more current with the times. the decision only affects the solar rates paid by pg and e socal edison and san diego, gas and electric customers. the redesigned payment program takes effect next year in april. gas stoves may become a

thing of the past cities across the country are banning gas, appliances. >> in an effort to protect health and the environment. in fact, it could become a national ban as early as next year. the u.s. consumer product safety commission will start a formal review process that could lead to regulations and potentially a total ban. the epa says switching to electric devices are and appliances rather can reduce emissions. a research shows harmful particles emitted by gas stoves can cause asthma and other respiratory issues, especially in young children. businesses are looking to artificial intelligence to boost safety at sports venues. our rich demuro explains more in today's tech smart. >> the next time you go to a major event. don't be surprised if it's missing the metal detectors. people can walk right in without breaking stride and taking things out in oftentimes into don't even

know they're being screened. peter george is ceo of evolv technologies, a boston-area company changing the way we think about security screening. we're creating a new category called ai weapons detection. their system combines powerful sensors with artificial intelligence as you walk by. it's instantly analyzing for weapons, identifying potential threats with a photo and a pinpointed area because we take a picture of the person and put a box around where the threat is. so no one being no hunt to find the weapon. one scanner can process 4,000 people in our about 10 times faster than metal detectors at 70,000 guests coming into our building. we want to make sure that everybody here has a safe environment. sofi stadium, the largest in the nfl is among the newest venues using evolves technology. >> the system nearly invisible. as you walk in with this system, you got to change nothing. nothing comes out of your pocket. tap your phone as you walk in your mobile device. continue through the system. the system was to alert. can identify with that

is full videos. going plus of all get smarter over time with the ability to detect and ever changing number of potential threats, hundreds of locations are using attack, including museums, workplaces, houses of worship and what might be the fastest growing segment schools. they walked from the street to their seat before the bell. and we know kids can be safe. >> i'm rich demuro and you are tech smart. >> in the east today, outgoing oakland mayor libby schaff helped give out toys. as you can see there to families during the mayor's toy drive. mayor chef says more than 1300 families got gifts with the help of 40 volunteers and lots of donors that big teddy bear has to teddy bear for sir? >> well, 9.41, we still have a dense fog advisory in some parts of our area. plus rain on the way and will be a foggy on your monday morning commute. i have your answers commute. i have your answers coming up next.

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>> all right. welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news taking a live look now at the golden gate this morning. such a pretty view and we can people it's making their way across, not as many as usual. i mean, i'm sure that a lot of people are staying at home and to giving it to nate. keeping a tune in to us, right? cup of coffee that we all knew. what does that? because it is to leave today. taking a look at

conditions throughout the area. we're still watching foggy conditions, a dense fog advisory person. >> here's what you need to know. a dense fog advisory will expire today at 11. still off to a chilly start. our lows tonight are going to be a little bit warmer than they have been the past couple of days. we're looking at 36 to 42 degrees and next week, what we're going to watch the potential for chance of rain on tuesday and maybe even friday. take a look at sfo. your conditions right now. if you are traveling to the traffic may be picking up. but overall conditions still foggy in some spots, but it didn't look too foggy. there. taking a look right now at 10, 30, you can still see some foggy conditions and concord hayward, san jose and even mountain view. we're still watching up to the north. is that dense fog advisory until 11? so this is something if you're traveling on 80 for holiday travel could be tricky for you again. i want to make sure you use low beams. make sure to leave early because it's that dense to leave fog, which is extremely dangerous on the roadways. so taking a look at now. but what about tomorrow? potential for foggy

commute? you can see right here at 9.45? we still have some cloud coverage as you make your way into work. if you are working, of course, wake up with us tomorrow. we'll track it out for you hour by hour. temperatures right now. slowly starting to warm up as they should right there on the coast. we're in the upper 40's for you. and one more thing in the 30's for the most part, just above freezing to the north. santa rosa. still looking at 32. but overall, we're slowly starting to warm up. >> temperatures are going to be just a tick below average. but overall, we're staying steady around. 55 to the south morgan hill, 54 mountain view. 55 on the coast were saying at the 50's 55 half moon bay, san francisco. 56. >> and all the way up to the north santa rosa. 57. so getting right there. 55. 57 ce. >> our lows not going to be a freezing temperatures. the southern to be chilly santa rosa. 35 napa. 36, antioch, 36. so we're going to say we're right there above the freezing temperatures for the most part we'll see in the 40's in oakland taking a look at the rain. yeah, we're going to be watching for the potential for sprinkle or 2 tuesday and friday models are shaping up to show us that taking a look at that 7 day

forecast again, things are going to start to slowly warm up next weekend. but just got to get through the next couple of day, stephanie. just got to thank you, brittany, for your health this morning. last week we went over the foods that you probably want to avoid because they can interrupt our ability to fall asleep and stay asleep. so back with us for part 2 of this discussion is our health expert karen owoc. she's going to share her tips on food that can help promote a better night's sleep. good morning to you, karen. >> good morning. i hope you got a good night's you know, we always try to do when we this early in the morning. as you know, a lot of our crew members, you know, are ups and co 2 in the coming in for the early morning show. but, you know, we love it and we love, you know, seeing you every you know, first of all, kind of walk us through. >> what we should know when we are constantly depriving our bodies of sleep. what happens?

>> well, cognitive decline. so i don't know if you've ever experienced kind of that. forget fullness that that fogginess, then you don't get enough sleep. also cardiovascular problems. you know, when you don't get enough sleep increases your release of cortisol, which is damaging to the arteries. also, if you ever get a little cranky you when you don't get no sleep, all those mood swings have an effect and then weakened immune system again because of the increase in chronic inflammation. and then accidents. i hear this a lot for money. my patients who don't get a lot lot of sleep. they kind of tip and fall or they drop things. second that could have other associations that that's one of them. >> and foods should we be considering before bed time to make sure that we're getting a better night's sleep. >> number 1, 5 are still a lot of those whole grain foods on the always talking about fruits and vegetables, beans

like booms at because it helps you get a deeper sleep. some of the studies show that that when you eat these foods, you don't get that that release when you eat high fiber foods, you increase metabolism and also your blood sugar didn't go into this huge spike and we talked about that last week when your blood sugar spikes its cause is a year. the our stress home runs to go at a whack. and also it decreases melatonin and melatonin. is that health, sleep regulator? >> and, you know, foods to eat before bed time. you also mention cam a meal t big fan of that. i try to drink a cup of that before i go to bed every you also, i believe mentioned almond milk that something that you really want to talk about magnesium, rich foods are really important because not only is important

to get deep sleep but also to be able to stay asleep in the magnesium, which foods like nuts and seeds and >> the bananas. those are all good sources of magnesium. >> what i like to make is an almond milk in i i make it because of the fact it's made with almonds. but also date states are also good source of magnesium and then they they also help get that and the rest the store to sleep as well as being able to stay soy is also a good 1, 2, and then the tart cherry juice tart cherry juice is very different from of the regular black cherry deuce tart. cherry juice is higher in at the sign it it also helps to increase melatonin. so again, it's going to help you sleep. but i like to do is take the camel

meals. he and then steep it in so warm tart cherry juice. so you kind of have a a double whammy right there that also least. and yeah, it also kiwis are good. a good source of of sleep. it is a good sleep food because they found that it helps you fall asleep faster. so one of the things i like to make is with the almond milk. so that's helping you get a deeper sleep in helping you sleep longer and then also mixing it with the kiwis that going to help you fall asleep faster. so it also includes chia seeds. chia seeds are one of the highest myth foods in a magnesium. so really good healthy thing to eat. wow. that looks delicious. things. yeah, you could have some, you know, maybe we should. we should have you come back in person sometime maybe in the new year. you can show us, you know how you make some of those healthy foods. >> oh, yeah, definitely. and i have them our web site too. it

caring for your health dot com. so you also get some of the recipes. okay. wonderful woods. always lovely to see you. karen owoc, our health expert here on kron we appreciate your time and your smile this morning. >> have and have a nice holiday now. see you in the new year. all right. happy i new year. all right. happy i guess early new year to by by. ♪ my name is austin james. as a musician living with diabetes, fingersticks can be a real challenge. that's why i use the freestyle libre 2 system. with a painless, one-second scan, i know my glucose numbers without fingersticks. now, i'm managing my diabetes better, and i've lowered my a1c from 8.2 to 6.7. take the mystery out of managing your diabetes and lower your a1c. now you know. try it for free at freestylelibre.us

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>> alright, running a marathon is tough enough. but check out these runners braving the elements in antarctica. 61 long-distance runners completed the antarctic ice marathon in freezing snowy conditions. this week. britney and at some points temperatures hit. i know negative 7 degrees fahrenheit. i mean, it's not really something that not people already. haha, you know, and the feeling is mutual exo. ireland's sean tobin won the race, setting a new record time of 2 hours. 53 minutes backup easy from the u.s. won the women's in 4 hours. 24 minutes and 15 seconds. very impressive year. and that was the this is the event 17th year. it was held. so, yeah, just really inspiring to just seeing people out in those conditions and on the peninsula. the samaritan house hosted a drive-thru toy a drive-thru giveaway in san mateo saturday. hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of

presents are were distributed to families in need this holiday season. the samaritan house said they're seeing 4 times more people seeking help this year. compared to previous years. 2300 kids and teens got toys and gift cards just in advance of christmas. we know congresswoman jackie spear was also on hand to help get out some presents. >> the $300,000 going to be given out in gift cards. plus all that toys to the family is going to the difference between. a christmas. that bloom and christmas of great joy. >> and the congresswoman really got into the spirit of things. you can see she got to that giant cupcake with a motor attached to it. yeah, i just bring a lot of smiles to people's faces. >> yes, i am absolutely loving that cupcake out. i don't look at your 7 day forecast again today. we're looking at highs of 57. our lows tonight will be a 33 watching the potential for sprinkle or 2 on tuesday.

same story on friday. but we're going to warm up on saturday. it's really just that dense fog in solano county that will continue to watch throughout the morning as folks head out because that found that dense fog, which makes it dangerous to drive on. you're not going to see that cupcake, fog. yeah, that's speaking of that cocaine, we should bring one of those in a thing to see. all right. thank you, brittany. that's it for us here at the kron. 4 news weekend edition. i'm stephanie lin in for brittany and all this here. kron 4. thanks so much for watching. stay happy much for watching. stay happy and healthy. everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪♪ voltaren. the joy of movement. ♪♪

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