>> open less than 2 weeks after powerful waves sent the santa cruz wharf floating away. visitors will soon be. welcome back. plus. we still show up when you call 9-1-1. fire stations temporarily closing oakland, how art of cover in this neighborhood.

rescued by the chp this little spider monkey has now found a safe space at oakland zoo. we have live become. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news to i'm justine waltman. less than 2 weeks since big waves damaged the santa cruz wharf. the popular tourist spot is preparing to reopen kron 4 charles clifford is live for us now in santa cruz with details on the plans. thanks for being here. >> well, good afternoon. i'm in santa cruz and across the street there. that's the wharf. you might be able to see their security that got the entrance blocked off. the public is not being allowed to go out on the wharf until tomorrow when they plan on reopening. city of santa cruz says that following an engineering assessment and sonar examination of the under structure of the war, they

believe that it is safe to reopen. obviously the far end of the war that broke free during those big waves on december 23rd that sections going remain closed off, but they say the rest of the work is safe. they also say the coast guard has completed a sonar examination of the area. they've located some heavy equipment, including a crane that fell into the water back on december 23rd. they say they believe that stuff is just sitting underneath the water and not causing any problems for neighbors. they say it's a relief that this iconic war will be reopened. i think it's probably a good idea. there's a lot of people that depend on those jobson. >> the tourists love him and it's the worst, a beautiful place. so i hope it opens hope. it's all good. another reopening ceremony will be held at 10:00am on saturday. following that. all the restaurants and shops out of the work will be reopened and the public can go back out there as well. well, right back live. now, if you want to go to that opening tomorrow at there's gonna be some limited parking. you can't park on all the sections of the war like you used to. but for now in

santa cruz, charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. and we will continue to cover this story leading up to tomorrow's reopening ceremony. stay with us. >> here on air and online on kron 4 dot com. >> we'll talk about forecast now with a live look outside across the golden gate bridge. starting to see some blue clouds right now. little break in the rain. >> meteorologist scale long here. no details on what's going on. >> yeah. so we are drying out, but we will have have their staff conditions this weekend live look at half moon bay. we're starting to see the sun come out for this late afternoon. we do have a high surf advisory for bay area beaches that does include the santa cruz area. this area shaded in purple. this goes into effect 09:00pm to 03:00am not expecting the monster waves. we saw that, you know, like the ones that damage says santa cruz wharf. but some 18 to 24 feet waves. it's all because of a storm out in the pacific is generating us. some strong swells at 21 feet out there. a little closer to the bay area. we see wave heights at 6 feet so far that will

change this weekend. so let's talk about the rain the first rain of 2025 and now it is moving out of the bay area. as you can see, starting taper off earlier this afternoon. so here's the weekend forecast. some spotty showers in the north bay later tonight. but for the rest of your friday evening, you know, you could see a stray shower, but really not a whole lot. mostly cloudy skies lows in the 50's tonight. and this weekend looks mostly dry. i'll have details when i come back. and we're also going to be talking about the sierra snow the fall. that's coming down as we speak. back to you, gayle, thank you. investigators are searching for anyone who may have been sexually assaulted by a massage therapist in san mateo county. >> deputies arrested 47 year-old gotion chen yesterday. deputies say that last month of one getting a massage with a millbrae business reported unwanted inappropriate and touching by him. those this happened near meadow glen avenue and broadway just west of el camino reale chen was arrested

for oral copulation predator penetration and battery involving an unconscious person. he previously worked in alameda and contra costa counties. investigators want anyone who may have been assaulted by him to come forward. we'll go now to the east bay were to fire stations are temporarily closing in oakland due to the city's budget crisis today. the fire chief address the 6 month closure. a fire stations. 25 28 that will start on monday. we just want to. >> kind of put an advisory out to make sure our community knows about these reductions and understands that while it will definitely altar our delivery we will still show up when you call 9-1-1. we felt like because of the time of the year, as you can see, is really foggy today. we're not directly in wild man season. this was an opportunity to use a couple of our hill houses that normally are in a high fire severity zone. help with

those closures. there are no fire house that we can afford the clothes we need every firehouse we have. and then some. but we feel like we can. adequately cover these 2 firehouse, the make sure that our community still receives a high level of service that they're that they've become accustomed to. >> kron four's dan kerman is covering this story for haas. he'll have more information and reaction coming up. a hateful message written on concrete slabs near a menorah at oakland's lake merritt. this was discovered on the last of hanukkah, the bay area, jewish community relations council sharing this video on social media of the anti semitic. vandalism. the message was spray painted it red israelis are the new not seats. it has since been cleaned up by local community member. we've reached out to the police dartmt there in oakland to get some details. we have not heard back last year, another menorah in the same area was torn apart into pieces and then thrown into the water. the pinole police

department is using new technology to help chased down stolen cars. police recovered this car yesterday after they used a gps tracker that was launched on to the car during a chase. police then tracked the car into hercules hercules police assisted by using spike strips to pop the tires. the suspects were arrested and police say the tracker eliminates the need for dangerous high speed chases. now to a developing story in southern california. 2 people were killed, 19 others hurt after a small plane plunged through the work roof of a warehouse yesterday afternoon in fullerton. the plane had just taken off from an airport when something obviously went wrong. one of the warehouse workers shares what happened next? >> we are going to in company one of my co-workers had his hair burned off and sure also there was only few pieces the fabric left on his back.

>> 11 of the 19 people hurt were taken to the hospital. the other had minor injuries. police believe the 2 dead. we're inside the plane. the ntsb says a preliminary report could be ready in the next 2 weeks. >> the french quarter >> the sugar bowl held a moment of silence before that big football game in new orleans. this was in honor of the 14 victims killed on bourbon street early on wednesday morning. we're learning some new details now about the victims of that terror attack in new orleans. this is coming as the fbi continues searching for a motive behind this attack. reporter kimberly cheng has the latest. >> he called me before. we both came home. he said he said this christmas menu everything together. doesn't matter what it is. and now each day on will be the heart is i like living there. can't

speak to ever again. his brother, 27 year-old martin. tiger bash was showing a friend around bourbon street in new orleans when a speeding truck when around a barricade and collided with a crowd of new year's revelers. >> that was one of 14 people killed. dozens others were injured. the fbi released photos of the driver. 42 year-old shep shoud in jabar, an army veteran who was killed in a firefight with police officials said jabar was inspired by the islamic state militant group. investigators said hours before the attack to bar who's from texas posted videos on facebook proclaiming his support for isis and plans for an attack. the plans also included the placement of explosives in the neighborhood. authorities recover 2 improvised devices left in coolers. jabar was a veteran. he joined the army in 2007 and served on active duty and human resources in it. he was deployed to afghanistan in 2009 transfer to the army reserve in 2015 and left in 2020 with the rank of staff sergeant investigators say he

joined isis before last summer. his brother told media this came as a shock. there were no signs he was radicalized. the fbi said they're confident no one else aided in the attack. authorities finished processing the crime scene thursday morning. many businesses reopened by early afternoon. flowers and candles were placed along bourbon street to honor the victims. among them, an 18 year-old aspiring nurse, a single mother, a father of 2 and best shoe played football at princeton university before recently. joining a new york firm as an investment traitor. his brother jack bash, said the night of the attack their parents were able to get to him and facetime him to say goodbye because obviously. >> respond to any of us. but he could hear of. i'm truly believe he could hears. eyes were closed and he was on a machine that. i know you could hear that god kept is heartbeat, beating for a reason. not believe it was. to me and my family could come to buy.

>> also a national news a judge has set president elect donald trump's sentencing in this hush money case for next friday. that's about a week before he is due to return to the white house. the judge indicated that trump would not go to jail in a ruling today. the judge says he to sentence the former and future president too. what's known as a conditional discharge in which a case gets dismissed if a defendant avoid sri arrest. the development leaves trump on course to be the first president to take office convicted of felony crimes. >> coming from. >> the eu it tonight. we need to say that didi. >> you heard correctly there. still ahead here to a driver basically admits to his crime after getting pulled plus, this little spider monkey has found a temporary home at the oakland zoo after being rescued by the chp. we're going to challenge the zoo. hear how that. exotic animal

is doing today. after the break. something fishy. cisco, why one fisherman is in troub

>> wildlife officers smelled something a little bit fishy in a commercial fishing boat in san francisco after they searched the boat, the officers found lots of salmon behind a fake wall. the owner was later caught trying to hide some more fish. they are found in possession of several how a bit salmon and other fish that they did not declare when they came into port. so here on the screen is more

than some of the more than 2000 pounds of halibut that was seized from that fisherman reckon commercial salmon fishing in california has been prohibited since 2023. >> coming from. >> i cry because i'm the guy like tonight. >> evening to say the d d. >> and driver says. >> the quiet part out loud when he was pulled over by police in southern california on suspicion of driving under the influence. >> he admitted he had a beer and some champagne and very at a police pulled the suspect over after he appeared to be swerving on the road. >> just after midnight on new year's day, the driver then struggled to complete a field sobriety test and was arrested do remember this little monkey right here. the chp rescued her earlier this week during a traffic stop in the central valley. primates are illegal to own as pets in california and this female spider monkey is now safe and sound at the

oakland zoo wanted to learn a little bit more about her care. so we're joined live now with colleen kingsley, the vice president of animal care at the oakland zoo. thanks for being here. thank you. and happy to be here. south spider monkeys are exotic animals. people are not supposed to have them as pets. how old do you think this? little girl is and also what's her health condition she looked to me. i don't know that much about spider monkeys, but she looked really skinny. >> extremely. she's we think maybe about 5 months old, but it's very difficult to she was very recently taken from her mother, in all likelihood, her mother was shot along with other family members, an attempt to get this baby to sell her into the petri or those that use these wild animals on social media to make money. and she's very thin. she's very weak. were, you know, very concerned about her health and well being and how she'll do because she's

such vulnerable, animal this stage just because of her. jen. she should be with her mother. she would there for 2 years. nursing and now we're trying to supplement formula. and so it's a it's very touch and go situation. but right now she's relatively stable. but, you know, we're very concerned about her physical and emotional well-being. and what's the care for her? like, what are you doing to sort of nurse her back to health? yeah, it's very intensive care. hospital team veterinarians in our animal care team have already put many hours and a caring for her. she needs to be fed around the clock and she also needs people to spend time with her because at this point, unfortunately, were her only social opportunity. so we're working with the associations, wildlife conservation network to try to find someplace where she can be in a social situation where she be with other monkeys. once you know, we are

confident that she is well enough. but right now it has. she's very time intensive and we're working very hard to, you know, try to help her make it. >> and to any idea where she came from, i know she was found in this traffic stop in the central valley, but how she might have gotten there. is that something you guys look into? >> i'm sure it's a very long story inning. it's not the work that we do at the oakland zoo, but we these mexican spider monkeys are one of the most highly trafficked wild animals that we experience they are most often this isn't highly endangered species. and and they like i said, the families are shot. the mothers are shot their way high up in the trees and you know, the poachers take the little babies and they sell them if they survive. many of them died just through the process, falling out of the trees. not getting the proper nutrition.

you know, as you mentioned, this baby aca she's very, very then. we had to be very careful in the initial hours just giving her small amounts of food. so that she would not get something called the reef eating syndrome, which can cause a complete shutdown of vital organs. but you know, should it's a critical situation and very, very sad. you are happy you help proud that we're able to do this work. but it's just so unfortunate that, you know, there's a demand for these animals. and, you know, that's what we urge people to understand. wild animals should never be pets. if you see a picture of a person holding a baby wild animal in all likelihood, the mother has suffered has not been killed and the baby is suffering because, you know, babies need to be with their mothers. this infant should be carried by her mother with her mother. 24 hours a day for 2 years. mean, i can hear in your your voice and also knowing about the care that you're doing, that this is a heartbreaking. >> for you to see someone

taktng a baby away from its mother, an exotic animal that should be out in the wild, you know, driving around in the car and back seat of an expensive luxury car with drugs allegedly in the back of it. you're going to give it the right care that the needs and and nurse her back to health and where will she go? once able to be, you healthy again? >> yeah, we don't know. i mean, you know, hopefully she survives all of her physical trauma and then it's going to be very challenging to try to get her into the right social situation. you know, if she were with her mother in the wild, should be surrounded by family members and she would be with them for the rest of her life. >> but now we have to try to figure out situation with the american zoo association of a good place where there's young spider monkeys that might be willing to. develop a relationship with her. but, you know, spider monkeys do not normally, you know, become friends with strangers. you know, they grow up in a family and they stay in that family.

and so this is it's a difficult situation her life will never be the same and will never be what it should have been. and, you know, really, we just urge people to pay close attention to these things and not share, you know, social media that and shows wild animals in diapers and baby clothes. most often those animals are suffering and paying the price. >> well, colleen, thank you for joining us here. so we can hear about how the spider monkeys doing. let us know how her recovery process is going. you will. thank you. thank you so much. we'll talk about our forecast now. quick live. look outside here at sfo are starting to see a break in the rain. meteorologist on here now with details on what we can expect moving forward drying out. we got some beneficial rain this morning out first rainfall of 2025. >> so we're going to actually be dry for the 1st half of january. so a closer look at that satellite loop. it is moving east here, tapering off out of the bay area. let's head to the sierra really

quick at last check. there were chain controls over on a towards chuck e. you can see why it is a pretty lit up out there with snowfall on the radar dry here and all that activity is moving east towards the merced said county fresno area by the san joaquin valley. there's a future cast model hour from now. we some sunshine, some few clouds lingering over in san jose in half moon bay towards the dinner time. here's the 7 o'clock you could run into a stray shower over in the north bay and santa rosa. would most of us staying dry and then towards the late evening 11:00pm, a stray shower by fremont and half moon bay. we dry out for the weekend, which is nice. it's going to be cloudy. watch out for some fog as well. so that leftover moisture we'll leave behind some of radiation on fog there. and winds are relatively breezy, but they're pretty calm. us is that time day it kicks up current temperatures that were in the low 60's upper 50's. so this is right about where our

daytime highs are. and here is a look ahead at the 7 day forecast. boy, we've seen it so active the last week of december, last 2 weeks of december. now, look at the first week of january. we're talking after tomorrow. we're talking sunny skies will start off with some clouds on saturday and then will gradually see some sunshine as we go. stay tuned for next week. we could see some offshore winds to go along with the sunshine. i'll be back with the sierra forecast in a few minutes. back to just thank you will to national news now because today marks the start of a new congress in the house checked off its first order of business. >> electing a speaker, house speaker mike johnson won over enough republicans in the first round of voting. it was not initially looking that way. our washington correspondent jessi tenure covering it all live for us from capitol hill. thanks for being here. yeah, good afternoon, justin. several house republicans did vote against johnson. >> then all except one flipped their votes. handing johnson the speaker's gavel once again and allowing the house to swear in lawmakers.

>> duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 119. >> house speaker mike johnson will keep his job. it is the great honor of my life. >> to serve this body with all of you. but some fellow republicans wanted to make him work for it. massey. >> mr. kentucky congressman tom massie already said he would vote against johnson and other republicans like south carolina congressman ralph norman also nominated others for speaker norman. jordan. but then most changed their tune and voted for johnson. some gop members had concerns about federal government spending and wanted assurances from johnson that he has a plan to tackle it. johnson said he will be transparent about where tax dollars are spent and find better ways to use them. he's an honest broker. >> he shows you his true beliefs at face value, michigan congresswoman lisa mcclain supported johnson.

>> as did tennessee congressman mark green. this is about the trump agenda. new york congressman nick langworthy said president-elect donald trump's endorsement of johnson should be enough. this is the quarterback he's chosen for the team. >> in it is it is time that we come together as expncted house democrats stood by their same leader from the previous congress. house democrats are united. >> behind the most powerful legislative leader in this chamber. jeffries, a brooklyn. >> house republicans had also hoped to quickly wrap up the speaker's election because they would not have been able to certify president-elect donald trump's win here on monday without a leader in place. live in washington. i'm jessi tenure. jessie, thank you. >> still ahead, the roof of this home in the late hope comes crashing down on christmas. you could hear the

>> democrats will take simon and sam liccardo are now among the new members, the 119 congress sworn in today. the formally served as mayor of san jose and now will represent silicon valley and washington. the congressman today said he's optimistic about lawmakers finding common ground on key issues. >> that said represent saucon valley supporting innovation going so responsible. there's a lot of tech issues i think republicans and democrats shown we can find some common ground. >> ricardo succeeds retiring congresswoman anna eshoo who

held her seat for 3 decades. still ahead here, 2 o'clock. a new warning from the surgeon general is a new study is linking. >> alcoholic to some cancers. >> and a new rhike for the new year from pg. e how much more you'll have to pay. and fresh snow. means bring your chains

>> in the north bay, families describing the moment their roof collapsed the night before christmas as kron four's gayle ong reports that family now has to deal with the cost of all that damage.

>> terrifying moments as a homes. families ceiling collapsed on the night before just crashed. >> right live in one of those devastating. mean, being, you know, it's just amazing to see they look really devastating, especially barber, all robert and latasha homes as daughters noticed a bubble on the ceiling and notify their parents right away. as soon as i seen i was like i see one and start reading all that stuff out of there. wasn't rise. >> roundabouts heart do it down. as soon as that. the word out of step back. >> states are about 12, 30, about 1 o'clock and i just heard like bang on the house. and i was like so of it. i realized it was a storm that storm door remained open in december. at the time there was a series of storms aiming for the bay area that brought days of rain and gusty winds. have a kind of catching the area. almost 2 weeks later, the homes family has been

trying to live around the damage right here. >> is. >> that's a big hole. it is not cuckoo clock is throwing actual the family in good spirits. robert worked in construction and was able to make temporary repairs. but the cost has been overwhelming. setting the family back about $3,000. part of >> just trying to hold on. i'm depleting all. >> all my for the family is raising money to repair their dream home. they bought in 2019. i'm just grateful our family is protected that were wall. one unit. >> and we're alive and we're well, we're healthy. we just think everyone has reached out to us. and a host family really appreciates it. we truly do. in vallejo, gayle ong kron. 4 news. the family tells kron 4 that since yesterday they have reached their goal of >> $3,000 in donations.

brentwood police arrested an oakley man after a chase on highway 4. they say this happened last friday near lone tree way and slaton ranch road. an officer spotted. 42 year-old david ortega, they say had 2 outstanding felony warrants. and when the officer tried to pull him over or they say, got out of the car and started to run away after a short chase along the highway, officers arrested or takeoff. police say he was carrying brass knuckles. a woman is in jail after allegedly vandalizing a car and threatening the owner with this dagger in fairfield on new year's day, fairfield police received a call from a woman claiming that the suspect. 59 year-old crystal perry poured paint on her new car and slashed her tires. police say the victim confronted her and that's when perry allegedly took out this dagger. harry was arrested and

and officials say it happened near 19th street broadway yesterday evening. officials believe it started in a trash chute, but the cause is still under investigation. more than 50 firefighters responded to the fire. no one was hurt. we'll go hawaii. we're learning some new details about the victims from the new year's day. fireworks tragedy. neighbors of loved ones honoring the legacy of the 3 people who died. reporter nikki schenfeld has the latest. >> flowers were left in the car ports and on the side of the house where 2 women were killed during the blast. loved ones say charmaine, but nick nolte was critically injured during the explosion. relatives say her injuries are severe and her 2 sons are staying with her boyfriend's parents. sadly, they say her mother was one of the victims. officials have not id the victims. that said a 23 year-old woman also died at the hospital a few hours it was chaotic. surveillance footage shows the party just

before the blast. they just wanted out of the time. they just wanted to ring in the new year. people that they love and care about. we won't show you the moments of the blast in its entirety. but this still shot 13 seconds later after the impact shows when the fireworks started shooting across the street into neighbors, homes back lives across the street and her friend was injured in the blast. >> they carried our 3rd friend and to the house. she had some lacerations on his she was bleeding. we couldn't initially tower the bleeding was coming from. but once we realize that it wasn't major vein or artery. we are able to. get her stabilized. people out here. dazed trying to figure out where the triage center is, how to get there asking for help laying out in the street. so it was a lot all at once. i spoke to another woman who was injured along with her one year-old. >> she says she and her son are doing ok after suffering minor scratches and cuts.

another girl is worried for her friend. >> she kept saying my name of i can't feel my it hurts not occur. but it like non. >> and when before she left and the feel leaving. >> nikki schenfeld. all right. some new photos now to show you of nevada county. rescuers saving a skier stranded in the snow on new year's day. they say the scare got stuck due to an equipment failure. >> the rescuers strapped on their skis to get him and they were able to get him out of the country safely and in good health. now, if you ever get stuck when you're hitting the slopes, not only should you call 9-1-1, but you should stay in one location so they can find you faster. a crowd for photojournalist, the one only rest cuts, a moto. he is on mammoth mountain and he's saying now lots of fresh snow plenty of skiers and snowboarders. >> out there. right now. always working that. got us

take a day off. all right, taking a live look here now at 80 today. oh, no, they're not going anywhere at the moment. this is near donner summit. >> truckee saying it's time to put the chains on so looks like they're on hold. they're not getting anywhere to quickly. that's going eastbound to meteorologist gil on here now with details. that's coming down pretty hard there. i know what difference that from the noon hour right? so take a look at our radar. you can see why chain controls are in effect throughout the night. so you may want to wait this one out. >> so here's the future cast model. you saw the heavy snow around this hour. the 02:00pm hour around 05:00pm starts to southeast here towards yosemite and it does taper off by the evening little dusting in the mountains in nevada city, grass valley in lake tahoe. and that's when that the warnings and advisories expire 10:00pm tonight. so treacherous roads out there, gusty conditions, gusty winds, especially those mountain passes. we're expecting snow levels to drop above 5500 feet. 6 to 12 inches and about a 3 to 6 inches for the lower

elevation where be getting some dusting, the mountains here over in the lake county, upper lake. see some light blue there, getting some snow out there. and here's the forecast for the weekend. so maybe tomorrow morning overnight, maybe the better of time to get out of their caltrans does plowed streets the road. so upper 30's, mostly sunny saturday, some 40's for use sunday monday. going to head out to the high country and back here in the bay area. we are starting to see some clouds move in, but we did see peeks of sunshine. we started off with some light actually the first rainfall 2025. and now it's tapering off its setting the stage for some the dry conditions not only this weekend, but even for the foreseeable future. so temperature wise will be remaining in the low 60's upper 50's for the daytime highs. then the lows of traveling around the 40's. back to you to >> gayle, thank you. it's already costing more to heat our homes this year pg e customers are facing a new rate hike. kron dan kerman reports.

>> along with bridge tolls and bart fares. bay area residents will also see gas bills going up this month. pacific gas and electric says compared to last month, the cost of using gas in your home will go up and average of $9 a month while those on discounted rates will see a $7 increase, it will actually be less expensive for customers to turn on their lights. regular customers will see electric bills go down average of a dollar a month compared to last month. well, those and discounted rates will see their average monthly bill go down $8.50. >> we've got to fix a broken system where there are no limits to how much >> he didn't. can ask for an increase is how many times a year and no limits to how many times the public utilities commission can say yes, martone is with the utility reform network. >> he says basic gas and electric service has become unaffordable for many in california. and it's time the

legislature's set limits. i know that the legislature is working very hard to come up with bill affordability. cottages. >> but they need to hear from more people that this is important. pacific gas and electric points out while electric bills are down a dollar compared to last month. >> on average, they are down $11 compared to this time last year. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> for your help this afternoon, the u.s. surgeon general is issuing a new advisory warning on the strong link between drinking alcohol and at least 7 types of cancer. those include, liver and throat cancers. doctors say even low levels of drinking such as one drink per day can increase cancer risks. doctors are advocating for policy changes, including better alcohol warning labels, updated consumption guidelines and expanded education efforts similar to the anti-tobacco campaigns. according to this

advisory, alcohol is the 3rd leading preventable cause of cancer in the u.s. it's responsible for 100,000 cases and 20,000 deaths every year. that we want to have a place for you come in and that you can find community and know that you can watch all the amazing women sportscenter parent. >> still ahead here to new bar dedicated to celebrating women's sports is coming to san francisco. >> and some niners are going to be highlighted in this year's pro ball. had to say about this honor. after the break, we're learning more about the woman was hit and killed on the great highway. a killed on the great highway. a san francisco marx

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>> in san francisco community is rallying behind the family of a woman who was killed by a driver on the great highway. community. members say the woman had dementia and wandered away from her home. kron 4 sarah stinson spoke with advocates who say the car ban on the great highway. well make that area safer. >> a 68 year-old woman was struck by a car right here on the upper great highway. she later died at the hospital. the executive director of walk sf says that marks the final death of pedestrians in 2024. and the deadliest year in the last decade. just 2 days after christmas, melissa light show was killed after being hit by a car on the upper great highway in san francisco. police say they got the call around 5.45 friday morning. >> officers are still investigating and say the driver is cooperating. a gofundme page created by chao's family says she

suffered from dementia and despite taking precautions to keep her safe, she managed to wander from home on that tragic morning. we feel terrible to any family that loses a mom, a sister, a father, a brother. >> and and we think that these can be a >> preventable child was the 24th pedestrian to be hit and killed by a car in 2020 for the deadly crash happened at you lois street which will soon be permanently closed to cars after voters passed prop k in november. the measure will make the upper great highway car-free 7 days a week executive director of walk jodie medeiros says the closure is a step in the right direction. closing the great highway 2 vehicles and opening it to people. that's just one more step for san francisco to be a safer place for all of us to walk. but not everyone agrees. opponents of the measure say closing the stretch of road will create more congestion in nearby neighborhoods. want to disclose full time. is there anything we can do to make sure, but that is used. the

pilot enabled the city to do the research to understand where the traffic can go in sunset boulevard. is that logical space for? >> that north south traffic efforts to create safer streets in san francisco have not been full proof over the last decade. the city implemented vision 0 in 2014 installing 700 traffic calming devices like speed, bumps raised sidewalks and median islands. but madero says sadly pedestrian deaths of only increased over the years. that's the heart break of it. all arrows hopes the city puts forth a renewed policy for vision 0. this new year. the city needs to be doing much more of the tools and then treatments that work. we reached out to the child family. they did not want to speak at this time in terms of the upper great highway project. no date has been set as to when it will close 24 7. right now officials are working through the designs. i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you.

>> in the south bay, a man who was hit by a car in jose last month has died. san jose police say this happened. in the area near flickinger avenue. the man was using a crosswalk when he was hit. he had been in the hospital since. the barely gun tahoe is sending out a warning to people headed up to the mountains, prepare to share the roads but local wildlife and also watch out for bears that are trying to cross the street. they shared this photo of a bear family and they say that the mama bear her cubs both recently hit by cars. the mother badly hurt but survived. but the baby cub there in the middle of the photo did not survive. so they're urging drivers, especially during ski season to slow down and be careful if you see animals on the roads as bears are still very active in the area. will switch gears. talk about forecast now. blue skies here in san francisco at the moment. so the rain looks like it has passed us by at least here in the city. meteorologist get

along here. now. details on. >> what's going on as we move into the weekend, drying out for the weekend. so we started soggy little bit. >> got some beneficial rain this morning. here's ffo. there were delays earlier due to the low clouds and the wind. no delays at last check. current temperatures right now. these are daytime highs. upper 50's low 60's. we really been holding onto these temperatures for the last few weeks and current winds that sea breeze that comes in this time of the day of relatively breezy in the team's no strong winds here. but we have some offshore winds down in the the long-range forecast. so all the activity is happening in the pacific. this is what's going to generate some large swells and high surf later this weekend. tonight. so right now a closer look at that. rain is tapering off its really moving to the back to the sierra chain controls over at i-80 at last check. and you could see why it's going to be coming until this evening. we have watches and warnings over out there in the sierra check the road conditions. and now

we see really not a whole lot going on in the bay area. all that rain activity heading towards a fresno area. and here's the rest of your evening. 4 o'clock. and now from now we see some sunshine for this late afternoon. you run into a stray shower. looks like for you in the north bay around dinner. time. most of us mostly clear and then we start to see more spotty showers throughout the night here. not nothing crazy. and then a leftover moisture will set the stage for some fog tonight. and here's that high surf advisory for 09:00pm tonight through the weekend. so early sunday morning. so you know that that, you knpw, the drill watch out for sneaker waves, high surf were expecting 18 to 20 4 feet waves out there. so partly cloudy tonight with that fog at tomorrow. this weekend, dry conditions watch out for that high surf and drying trend coming up with some offshore winds later. so we watch out for a wind advisory coming up next week. as you can see, nice and sunny ahead after today's unsettled weather. back to you. thanks, gayle.

>> talk sports now for. >> forty-niners were selected to this year's pro bowl linebacker fred warner defensive end. nick bosa fullback kyle use check and tight end george kittle. this year marks warner's 3rd straight pro bowl 4th overall bosa's 4th street 5th overall use checks 9th straight election and kittle earned his 4th straight 6 overall. and he says it's an honor. >> it's always an honor to be a pro whether it's, you know, fans, players, coaches voting for whoever it is voting for you. it's an honor and you just you know, it's down on people watching your tape and i'm sky doesn't lie. so that's all you can rely on is what you put out there missing sunday. so just an honor to be a mentioned being able to represent the forty-niners is always awesome thing. >> quarterback brock purdy offensive tackle trent williams defensife end leonard floyd and cornerback or door. lenore also named as

alternates for the pro bowl. women's sports will be front and center in a new bar that's set to open up in san francisco this year. the bar's owners say they met while playing soccer for the san francisco spikes and they want this to be the place for people to come. watch women's sports. >> wanted to open the bar because we're struggling to find reliable places to watch women's sports in san and we want to have a place where you come in and know that you can find community and know that you can watch the amazing women sports that seeing 2, professional teams and the biggest women's sports leagues in the u.s. coming within a year of each other. it was like, ok, this really is the moment. this is the time. >> it's so much excitement. you see all the season ticket deposits for the bout green i think it was something we knew we wanted to work on and it was extra motivation. the like the time is right. let's do it now.

>> ricky's is going to open up on market street right near sanchez in the castro sometime this spring. >> still ahead, spotify putting the final touches on 2024, what song? >> do you think was streamed the most? tte answer after this.

>> in the east bay hilton hotel is opening up a second location in walnut creek. this spring, the hilton garden inn. well, welcome guests on lawrence way. there will be 124 room saw so outdoor pool. and while there's no official opening date yet the hotel is accepting reservations starting may 13th. the new hilton adds to a growing list of businesses moving into

walnut creek, including original joe's sweet maple and pinstripes. now to a first in fresno to little lion cubs get their first checkup here. who they are cute. the little ones we're born november 5th, but it took more than 4 weeks for their very protective mom and a move away from them long enough for a zoo. keeper is to get their hands on them. during their first health visit. officials confirm one is a male a female. they also got. microchipped. so they can have the identified easily and also blood drawn to make sure that they're healthy. >> became twenty-twenty four's most streamed song on spotify. the track slipped past. sabrina carpenter's espresso by nearly 650,000 streams, birds of a feather was released last may and reached number 2 on the billboard hot 100 it is also in the running

for several grammy awards next month, including song of the year. but certainly the spot fires. spotify, the people who listen >> a lot more news ahead here on kron 4 this afternoon. big waves smashing into the santa wharf. part of it in the ocean. and now less than 2 weeks after that happened, the work been given the green light open. plus, the latest legal move from embattled san mateo county sheriff christina purpose against the county that's trying to kick her out of office. i'm justine waldman, kron. 4 news 3 is next.

>> important for this country that we not see this function on the republican side. >> bay area lawmakers sworn in to a republican majority. congress is mike johnson wins the vote to remain house speaker. we'll go live to dc. first day of the new com. plus, people messages written by a menorah on last night of hanukkah. community leaders are now working with a stop to anti-semitism after repeated incidents of also the damage santa cruz wharf is set to reopen tomorrow. city leaders business owners. visitors. thank you for joining us here on properties that 3, i'm justine waltman. less than 2 weeks since big waves damaged the santa cruz wharf. >> the popular tourist hub is preparing eo