morning news. 2 people sent to the hospital after a crash in san jose. one neighbors. >> the next crash could be much worse. and a new set of eyes watching for speeding drivers in the city. why some neighbors hope to see what's next. port workers across alameda county are set to go on strike this morning. we're live with their claims of what they call unfair labor practices. it said. good morning and thanks for waking up with us on a wednesday. i'm darya rain in for james this morning. >> now it looks really nice outside, this years our looking for the changes in the trying to read the clouds. >> yeah, reading them today, it's all going to be pretty light out there. it's

definitely cloudy years, though, that it was yesterday at this time. and we're definitely going to be cooler to so feeling a bit more like winter today. let's look outside at what we've got to half moon bay, as you can see out there, pretty overcast. most of our rainfall has been concentrated north of the sonoma county line at this point, we're starting to see a few showers diving south of that line, though. so where is the bay area is still pretty dry as you move up towards willits on up towards ukiah. that's where really starting to see a couple of light showers. santa rosa northward seeing that potential of a quarter of an inch of rain. the rest of us will stay below a 10th of an inch. that's to say really light stuff. nothing more than a few light. sprinkles and showers for the rest of us temperature wise. most of us are hanging out in the 40's to low 50's at the warmest hayward and san jose right at 50 degrees. each 40's in san francisco and oakland as we make our way towards late morning. that's when we'll start to see a few more of those sprinkles brushing right past so just bring that extra layer as venture out, right? all right. something else get you moving out there.

they bridge right now. a 2 minute ride into the city. while our said temperatures at 18. >> there were just 7 fields of 13 and the golden gate bridge. 23 minutes now. 71 and today in the east bay, alameda county superior court employees are going to go on strike. other group representing those workers are standing up against what they claim to be unfair labor practices. robert join hoda is live in hayward with the details. joey? >> well, good morning. yeah, they're already out here. union members just now starting to picket outside the courthouse. now you can see the signs at there holding up. they've been working without a contract since december 31st after their negotiations failed and the issue is they say the superior court employees claiming there's a major problem with under staffing. it's delaying justice, according to the group, one in 5 positions are now bake. it. they say the court using workers who are not trained to fill open courtroom clerk positions and they believe that will harm the public. the outcome they warn could lead to errors which could result in allowing

defendants who are found guilty to go free and could also violate the rights of the innocent. >> care about the public. it's our job. we don't want to send people to jail and we don't want people at their hurting someone because blacked out. >> union rep tells me they're also calling for better pay and bereavement time. but the and again, as for proper staffing, today's frank impacts criminal civil in juvenile courts across alameda county. we've reached out to the court. they're expected to they tell us. i should say that they're going to give giving us some information here that pretty soon this morning and strike is expected to get bigger in the next hour with more of those members begin to show up. it's unclear at this point if court will be able to proceed as regular schedule with all of these people out here later on on strike. back to you and courts are disclosed on monday for president's day. thank you,

joy. >> time now 703. and also bay area museum workers are going to be rallying in san francisco because they want better pay and benefits there from the de young, the pass legion of honor, the sf moma and many more union organizers. i want livable wages. better transparency as well. from management. and they're also concerned for the future of the institutions in the midst of federal funding cuts. the ralliers are going to beat at the park. 55 hotel 06:30pm, tonight. community leaders in oakland are pleading with the city to rethink budget cuts because they're afraid of the impact on vulnerable communities. >> no >> as is oakland has faced budget cuts because of a budget deficit. and this is the rally that happened at the fruitvale transit village where the ralliers called on the oakland city leaders to take another approach. they say their concern that budget cuts are going to hurt

unhoused people, seniors, immigrants and young people in also impact violence prevention efforts meals on wheels is one of the organizations that as afraid that they'll be affected. >> we want the city to our clients a priority in violent funding for these for essential services. we can't be short-sighted making. the smoke has now. then we need to monetary savings and benefits for the rest of opening. >> unity council is afraid that the city will stop the funding of these services and in the middle of a fiscal year, thei say that's going to be tough to take. all right. time now 704. happening today. san francisco is gonna be the first city in california to install automated speed camera enforcement. at least they're going to tell us about it. so kron four's will tran is live in san francisco with what we need to know. hi, will. >> well, the first month is a warning after that the tickets are for real right now. the

cameras are operational and where at one of the busiest most dangerous intersections in the city, 7th and gary, me show you video of how it works. we capture this said around 6.30, this morning, pay attention to the left side of your screen. that's the camera. just a few seconds. you'll see couple of cars go by the intersection boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. that's the flash going off and they will get a warning in the mail. there will be 33 tickets. escuse me. 33 cameras throughout san francisco to slow down drivers and here's how it works. the faster you go. the heftier, the fight. >> 11 miles over the speed limit. well, that's a $50 ticket. and then if you go 25 or more over that particular speed limit, wherever it may be, you're looking at a $200 fine. it's been brought to my attention. there will be processing fees. so i'm sure it's going to be even heftier by the time it's all said and done. but you know what? how

much do you want to put on the price of a life? and that's the reason why. >> cameras are in place. they've been pushing it for quite some time. the bottom line is they want to save lives in san francisco because they can do a direct correlation. the faster people go that deadly year the accident and they want people to slow down. coming up at 8.30, they will have community activists and victims of accidents. they will be here to celebrate the new cameras installed at this particular location. when the cameras, daria? yeah, you will not be smiling. with the flash and i want to do to like is there a >> flash? i didn't know that i've. alone it or is it just going to be a check in the mail later? like how do you know right away that you just got caught? >> well, at night time you might see the flash we saw the video. but during daytime, it might be a little bit harder.

but you when you walk out to get the mail and is says san francisco mta, congratulations, you just got to take it and you know, okay, thanks well. all right. well, thank for that. >> time now 707, of south, a deputy in critical condition this morning after a crash. santa clara county sheriff's office says deputy daniel are lows. he's on his way to work friday when it happened. the peace officers research association of california, have a gofundme set up online. help the family, according to the page, our lows have been with the santa clara county sheriff's office since 2020. he's now recovering from multiple surgeries. the sheriff's office says they're still investigating the crash. and a big story that we're following. 2 people are recovering this morning from a major crash in san jose that shut down parts of the arlington expressway, right? just south of brenham lane for hours. neighbors telling crawford's jack moment they're worried the next crash could be a lot worse. >> it was a multi vehicle car accident that shut down out of the expressway in both directions here on tuesday.

the accident has many neighbors concerned that the next time that this happens, it will be deadly. home surveillance camera footage capturing the moment of impact. it shows a car heading southbound on out express way kicking up dirt from the center median before slamming into the car headed northbound. the crash happened just after one 30 in the afternoon and police arrived within just a couple minutes. so we knew that something really significant had happened and one person suffered minor injuries and the other is in serious condition as of tuesday night, michele ferrari came to see the damage for herself. very sound. >> you know, we lead further down in the albany area this you can get some bad driving up in this for certain. she says she's not surprised by the crash. people that people don't respect the speed limit. >> and they. stepped in and out of lanes this particular section about what the expressway is part of a high priority corridor. according to the city of san jose's vision, 0 plan aimed at

reducing the number of traffic fatalities in san jose in 2024. san jose at 49 traffic deaths 2023. >> there were 47. the truth is we're not treating this as a crisis. >> we're treating this is a fact blocks and we need to look forward to seeing how we can deal with that with the resources that we have not seagulls streets advocate and says large expressways like alamuddin are treated like highways. wasn't designed saying when we design our highways and as a result, it has a lot of the speeds of highways with the safety measures, not a city planner. i don't know what they would need to do that. it would be nice if they found a way to do that. the road reopened around 6 in the evening. >> and for neighbors like ferrari, they hope something is done soon to slow the historic rate of traffic accidents in san jose. i don't know what they would need to do. maybe more frequent stop lights along the way particular section about. but an expressway is actually one that the city of san jose says needs improving. according to the 2025 draft plan from the

city of san jose's vision. 0 goals. >> this section about expressway, specifically the fox where the intersection is slated to receive grant money from the county and the city to improve street lights reporting here in san jose jacmel. but kron 4 news. well, a controversial bike lane and sandwiches because mission district coming down on tuesday. crews start removing the lane. >> right in the center of valencia street and replacing it with a new curbside bike lane. change comes after business owners blame the center lane for law. some money and customers. his owners threaten to sue if something wasn't done. well, construction was slated to start last week but was rescheduled because of the rain. louisville is expected to take about 2 to 3 months. >> it's 7.10, and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. it's no secret that the oil industry and governor newsom have butted heads. we'll now chevron is warning they might desert california altogether. >> he seems to want to blame everything dpi. >> and switching it up of a or a congressman instead is

blaming president president trump for a string of recent plane crashes. >> and we do showers drifting nearby. the region. already. you can see north of santa rosa really north of willis. even we are seeing some of those showers and heavier rain up in mendocino county will eventually mak

>> back to the 7.13. let's get a look outside from the east bay hills right here. definitely a good amount of clouds out there this morning. we are saying hello to a bit of a cloudier forecast again as we rol

activity mostly up in northern sonoma county. so still at this point, north of santa rosa, as you venture up towards healdsburg, this shower activity will dip in a little bit further our direction, but loses steam as it does. so we're right at the cusp of rainfall potential and what that means for us is the north bay. you'll see at least a 10th of an inch of rain. the rest of us less than a 10th inch of it. if seeing a sprinkle it also this mostly moves through late morning, up until around the noon hour after which point things calm down, then generally clear out for the rest of the day. the rest of the forecast after that point, rainfall amounts today for areas like eureka, very significant. santa rosa, the hillsides above you up in sonoma county could see around a quarter of an inch. the rest of us, as i mentioned, staying below that 10th of an inch of rain. this low pressure areas, really it after it moves through high pressure. ridge really builds in and this high pressure. we'll be with us for

some time contributing to a warming and drying forecast for the rest of the weekend into next week, too. temperatures mostly in the 50's to just barely making low 60's today. that is noticeably cooler than yesterday. and with that cloud cover and a slight breeze, definitely a jacket kind of afternoon ahead of us that opportunity of a few sprinkles as well. another reason to throw that extra layer heyward through fremont right at 60 degrees. each oakland up to richmond in the low 60's north bay. temperatures reaching 60 degrees or just above that. mark, looking ahead tomorrow, it's all of the back in mid to upper 60's by the weekend. we'll be saying hello to some 70's and sunshine, something to look forward to re to. all right, john, the >> 19 minutes rather than to the city this morning. while you're san mateo bridge, that 20 minutes, december feels at 13 and the golden gate bridge. a 25 minute, right time now 7 16 and for your money this morning, ai is taking over as

we know a lot of human tasks. and now 43% of americans are drawing the line about interviewing for a job because of this. and then also nike has partnered with kim kardashian. they want to give a boost to her. a company called scams. this is something that we have gone over with our business reporter about and kind of getting the scams and the nikkei combo. so the more of like >> comfortable and sporty, undergarment set of like a shape or that you would wear under fancy clothes. so it's kind of good for both companies. it's something that they're looking at that you'll probably be seeing in the stores soon. 7.16, is the time. and let's get more about these stories and more now with jane king in new york. hi, jeff. yeah. >> that's called by the way, nike scams. we don't know how much a cause what it even looks like. all we know is that nike and kim kardashian skims brand are going to be partnering on this. listen,

activewear line. so i guess we'll just have to stay tuned in see what they actually come up with. well, 14 americans say no thanks to ai conducting job interviews and exclusive survey conducted for newsweek by talker research found older survey takers were the least likely to be comfortable with ai leaving a job interview. for saving. even sure exactly what that would look like will be an airline must is losing cool points and his controversial role in the trump administration may be dragging down the tesla brand protesters demonstrated at tesla dealerships nationwide in a tesla take down the corridor, a tesla takeover. this is coordinated by groups like anonymous on blue sky and this lines with the recent quinnipiac university poll that found voters last playing a prominent role in the trump administration by a 53% to 39% margin. well, flaming hot dill pickle cheetos are getting hard to find their very popular. it is hitting store shelves nationwide this week

after longtime pleas from pickle lovers everywhere. now, some stores have said they're just having trouble keeping them in stock fans already say that this new flavor should be permanent it's just temporary. right now live from the new york stock exchange. i'm jane king, a teacher. i don't even know where to start. i i don't even want to eat doritos around. try to get off regular chips and now you've got hot pickles. pickle cheetos. >> thank >> time now 7.18, of the council on american islamic relations, san francisco office. they're going rally today in santa clara. they're announcing stanford university's official designation as a hostile campus care sites university's ongoing suppression of palestinian advocacy, including arrest suspensions and restrictions on student protest advocates argue these actions have created a climate of fear for those who are speaking out on palestinian human rights council officials say impacted students share their personal experiences at

today's event. time now is 7.19 in north bay. family is remembering a man who died in a plane crash in alaska. santa rosa native. >> andrew gonzales was among 10 people killed when that plane he was in went down earlier this month and they're sharing their sauce with kron four's lindsey ford. >> is someone that's very hard to define so many things. whitney bowers, the widow of andrew gonzales, says he was selfless soul crushing everyone's at a loss. it is unimaginable. what what is our current reality? gonzales, who is from santa rosa was one of 10 people killed in a plane crash in alaska earlier this month. the small commuter plane went down in the bering sea gonzalez who worked as a power generation technician had to travel a lot to small remote areas. so i was at home waiting to come from. landing from that flight. got a feeling check to flight tracker. there is no new

information on it. and i knew something was wrong. bowers never got the call from her husband, andrew. his remains along the others was found by search crews days later. whitney and andrew both grew up in santa rosa and got engaged in moved to alaska back in 2022. >> whitney's close with gonzales is older. sister francisco are gonna who is also grieving, though he's might be my baby brother. >> part of our family. all feeling it. all of us. that's all as his co-workers, michael burden, jared beaudoin also feel the pain. michael's favorite thing to do with andrew was having game night. he definitely had a sense of humor that could make anybody laugh and you never knew it was coming. >> he was a blast to work with jared help gonzales get his job in alaska. he lived a life full. he loved and he captured the hearts of everybody. i mean, i don't think i've ever met anybody. >> who didn't like him? and

gonzales is mother-in-law. heather bowers sharing that he was whitney's world. >> that was her universe. that was her everything. and we loved him. he was part of our family to his part of so many people's families. he what he was just a great human being. and he's going to be so severely must. >> well, those conferences before reporting the family there trying to move forward and heal. they have created a gofundme to help with the funeral expenses and other financial needs we have on our website kron 4 dot com. still ahead, the kron 4 morning news. you have more and more schools are taking the entire week of presidents day off. and we're going to talk about how one bay area community may have started and nationwide trend. we'll be r

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all right. more than 60 people were arrested in oakland during the weekend of ramped up security for all-star events. police work with chp all weekend long. that's a lot of the arrests were connected to crimes like homicides and robberies and vandalisms opd also arrested 18 dui drivers. they gave out about 180 traffic citations because of the city's budget deficit in actually have helped cover the extra costs of security and patrols. happening jpg. any launches a reliability project in south san jose, which is aimed at reducing safety related power outages. >> this would affect about 10,000 customers. they're going to be relocating about a mile of power lines underground and installing new technology. this is along

almaden expressway and camden avenue and they're doing this. they say as a part of a safety improvement, you know, and they automatically shut off power to prevent wildfires. and that could be a problem with this move is part of a broader initiative to improve the reliability of power in san jose while maintaining safety. and you probably noticed was this wednesday, you're thinking where is everybody? and they have a whole week off monday was presidents day. and so typically we know that that's one day off. it's a holiday. but, you know, it's come to be called ski week, at least here in california. historically, the one day vacation kind of morphed into a whole week off for kids. and that's because, well, it started apparently the francisco chronicle looked at this and there was an article back in 1998, and they found that school districts in moraine county. we're actually pressured into making this unofficial holiday the whole week ski week because parents,

would just do it anyway. they're pulling their kids out of school for the rest of the week after president's day. so the district decided, well, we might as well have the week off. so many kids are out and then 33 other bay area school districts followed suit and it became ski week. and they have often to. still ahead, the crowd, morning news. alameda county has a new da or santos takes in shares of priorities before taking the oath of before taking the oath of office will be righ [ding] [upbeat music] ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪ ♪ i like it like that, i like it like that ♪ ♪ yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh ♪

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today. any sort of weather, impact that we have is going to be very minor compared to what we had last week and a little bit of sunshine above san jose as well. this camera in the south bay looking nice and clear for you. we'll see it in a second. you can see just those little bit of low clouds overhead. it's definitely cloudy. cloudier, the further north you get by the time you reach northern sonoma county, we do have a few light showers up there. now this energy is going to transition further and further southward, but it's gonna lose steam as it does so. so north of the golden gate expect some light showers of a 10th of an inch or more. well south of the golden gate, a few sprinkles and mostly late morning 9, 10, 11 towards noontime today. temperature wise, we're in the 40's to low 50's. cool. start to this morning. definitely cloudier a little bit breezier too. so in to sup 8, that cooler more wintry feel today is the last day that we really do have a lot of these factors in the forecast because after a morning sprinkles will already be clearing up into the afternoon that increasingly

warm for the rt the forecast rain. all right. thank you for that. let's get a look at your morning commute. 20 minute ride traveling into the city. >> while you're 70 overs at 21, richmond summer fills its of 12 and that golden gate bridge is at 29 minutes will slow 7.30, right now. and the new alameda county district attorney is now in place are jones dickson was sworn jones dickson is replacing him. applies to voters recalled back in november covers. dan kerman has that story. >> it was a fun. ready for you both. >> former alameda county superior court judge ursula jones dickson was sworn in tuesday afternoon as alameda county's new district attorney. jones dickson replaces pamela price who was recalled in november's election after being accused of not holding criminals accountable. >> and clearly communicating with victims and their families prior to the ceremony, jones dickson

discussed are priorities with reporters. >> i think our biggest call is going to be to try to make sure that victims in the community realize that it is our job. this is a victim centered process. it's our job to make sure they are hurt and as much as possible they get the things that they need out of this process. if you have to come to the da's office is never a good time right you're not here for fun. but expectation is that somebody hearing you, they're listening to you and they're making sure that your needs are being met as best that we can. jones dickson says other top priorities include reversing prices, charging directives. >> which made it more difficult to enhance months to charges. so also begin a review of the attorneys and the da's office to see who's up to the task and who needs training. the da's job is to make sure as the top law enforcement officer in the county that we are tending to the public safety of the community. and in addition to that, keeping victims at the center of that process, that's the work of the d a. >> among those attending the

ceremony for former alameda county da's tom nancy o'malley as well as san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins and jones dixon's family. just very blessed and lucky to come back to the office that bill. >> this cow. >> they gave everything. and i appreciate all the support from all of you. and you are going to have to give me some time to get it right. get it. i get it right. because things are out of whack. but i'll tell you what, on the fix. make that promise to a fix. >> at the alameda county administration building in oakland, dan kerman kron. 4 news. it's 7 32 and in novato 3 people were arrested for the kidnapping of a patient from a medical facility. it happened last saturday nevado health care center where some people entered the back of the facility and they assaulted a nurse who tried to stop them as they kidnapped a patient

and they drove off towards south novato boulevard. officers were able to locate those kidnappers and the patient who was on harmed and in their investigation, they found that these people wanted to kidnap the patient and fraudulently gets conservatorship for financial game. this is a court order arrangement, conservatorship, where you give someone power to manage another person's finances. there's also a 4th person who was arrested for conspiring with the others title 7.33. in in the east bay berkeley camera shots leveled hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage after a break in a car just rammed into the front. let's take a closer look. now what happened crowd forcefully to call. this is our neighbor's front entrance of that is the mirror image actually of exactly what our front entrance was. >> which is now, you know, kyra, and it looks like this now after jan. what accounts key says thieves used what she believes was a stolen car repeatedly ram through the

front entrance for early sunday morning. eventually breaking through and into looking glass photo in berkeley, a minimum $50,000 worth of >> that the physical damage to the styries. >> measurable what you koski is president and ceo of the camera shop on 5th street. she shares surveillance video of the suspects ransacking the place she says they were in and out in less than 5 minutes and were gone before berkeley police officers responded just after 5.30, that morning. it's so much destruction >> i have no idea what the all the costs are at this point. the suspects bypass the blockade in stalled out front, something her landlord added when the business moved into the building in july. >> would you koski says this is the first burglary at this location and the worst she has ever experienced since taking over the business in berkeley back in 2008 lord installed them knowing that this was a possibility in still. they had

interior roll-up door, which is now just trash. she is just grateful. her landlord immediately stepped in to have the entrance boarded up and her small yet close knit team spent sunday cleaning up and reopened monday. the community has also donated more than $50,000 online to help with the recovery effort. i don't know. i think we all feel being alone and a lot of things right now. a lot of disconnection. this outcry has my number and they will need every bit of it in berkeley. philippe djegal all kron. 4 don't feel safe. >> they see cuts to the faa and plane crashes. what the is? elon musk, you know, doing with our data? you do we still have privacy? >> well, he's a congressman eric swalwell meeting his constituents for the first time since president donald trump took office swallow has been vocally criticizing the president, especially in connection to the recent plane crashes and elon musk involvement with slashing jobs at federal agencies, including

the faa representative held a town hall in union city last night. wallace says a lot of people in his district they're living in fear over ice raids and deportation. >> people in that area are stressed out. the stressed out about the cost of living stressed out about housing traffic and congestion. crime and then our immigrant community where 40% of constituents were born outside the united states. there's just a lot of anxiety. >> as well immigration is the number one issue his office works on and he works over 1000 immigration cases a year. >> a man was hit by a car on monday night and union city and now he has died of his injuries. here's video from the night. it happened. eastbound alvarado niles road allenton boulevard. they close that area for hours overnight into tuesday morning as they investigated the driver of the car that struck the man dim stay at the scene. they didn't appear to be under the influence. police it's still

an active investigation. there's a look at teachers and staff in the san ramon valley school district protesting against proposed budget cuts. the district needs to close at 26 million dollar budget deficit. and to do that, leaders want to increase class sizes and eliminate management, administrative and custodial positions. staff are fighting back. >> i think a lot of us feel betrayed. because we understand declining enrollment. we understand budget issues, but we also understand that it's management's responsibility to ensure and safeguard our kids. >> and the management and the staff and union are going to be working together to try to figure out what to do. the district has to reach its budget savings goals so they say that there could be more cuts and there will be challenges ahead. the layoff

notices could start going out on march. 15th. in the south bay of the san jose teachers association and they're calling for san jose unified school district to make schools a lot safer. >> the union is calling for safe and stable schools following what they say has been an uptick in incidents involving weapons as social media threats across their campus. they conducted a survey with more than 600 teachers and staff say that better support for students and their safety is a top priority. the association is saying they're going to be, including in their contract negotiations, better staffing, behavioral needs and teaching conditions as well as safety. >> time now and chevron is conside ing, they say, leaving california altogether. the oil giant says they want to stay but certain laws passed in the state are making it difficult last summer, chevron move headquarters from san ramon in california to houston, texas, that after the governor called a special session last year and signed into law that requires oil companies to keep

minimum oil inventories on hand. and then before that was the plan that's taking effect and 2035 were all new gas. powered cars are banned, where they're going for electric cars in california. newsom says that these regulations benefit the environment and protect consumers. chevron disagrees. >> they're making it hard competitors that used to be here next on show british petroleum. they're all gone. it's an indication that it is not going to good place for companies like chevron to make a good return on investment. is it a threat? will they leave the state altogether? we will see. >> we do know that a new state rule about carbon fuel has been suspended. supporters wanted it because it reduces carbon emissions. opponents. >> we're afraid that it was going to increase gas prices. but now that law is on hold last november, the california air resources board approved changes. they wanted to strengthen the state's low carbon fuel standard that was

put into place about a decade ago to impose strict regulations to reduce emissions and protect the environment. but opponents argued that the program would lead to higher costs for refineries and ultimately increase gas prices. last night, the california office of administrative law notified that the new regulations would be paused amid these legal concerns. they didn't elaborate on what standards they were looking at ew into whether there was a violation or not. but now resources board has 120 days to investigate. all right. still in the round morning news, a san francisco bible. >> that's what one bill is trying calm. plus, we're going to from city leaders on the plans and they are trying to bring a little bus back to the economy in my life. so many phone cases, but which ones to choose from slim and stylish, too rugged drop tested all of your best options for any need. i'm rich demuro. that's coming up richaun tack some

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bridges. and they also say cleanup efforts are going to gear towards moving that debris. the cleanup, small landslides and on several roads. >> february's winter back into year after what was such a dry january. most of the rest of this forecast is actually looking dry aside from a few sprinkles this morning, little sunshine piercing into the bay this morning, looking at downtown san francisco, actually a little bright at the moment. most of our rainfall is concentrated across the very northern tier. the state, in fact, for the north coast, this is a another pretty significant system for us in the bay area, though, as you can see, it's quiet once you head north of santa rosa talking healdsburg winds are up in lake county. that's where we're seeing some light showers so far this morning. this energy will transition a little further southward, losing steam as especially it approaches the golden gate. by the time it reaches the golden gate, nothing more than a few remaining sprinkles. so we're right on the edge of any sort of precipitation potential

here. but with that does come a bit of a breeze cooler weather, cloudier weather and of course, those light showers just be ready for that. as you are venturing outside, especially late morning as things clear and dry out into the afternoon. rainfall for the bay area staying well below a 10th of an inch for most of us. the north coast mountains are up around. santa % rosa could see a quarter of an inch while well in excess of an inch towards your weekend, a few inches of snowfall in the sierra is not going to slow you down too much as you're heading up that direction. once this low exits the region, it's all about a ridge of high pressure that builds in and stays steady with us specially into this upcoming weekend with daytime highs will be rising into the 70's warmer than average for this time of year. 50's for your highs in the city as well as elsewhere on the peninsula today. it is a noticeably cooler feel we've got more clouds. we've got a cooler afternoon. so throw on that extra layer, especially considering that shower potential in the north bay, especially santa clara. you'll be one of our warmer spots at 63 this afternoon. well,

oakland, right at 60 degrees, same in san leandro in castro valley, north bay. temperatures also rising into the low 60's, mostly. now as we move ahead tomorrow and noticeable bump upwards and temperatures under clear skies by the weekend. there's the 70's in some cases for the first time in quite a while. great. all right. >> a city this morning along the mateo bridge sits at just just a few more than that. woman is fair. a summer, feels it well and that golden gate bridge 30 minutes. >> there are hundreds of phone cases to choose from, but which ones are worth it to what's the but some of the most popular brands to the test in today's rich on tech. a good phone case isn't just about looks. it's also about protection grip and how well it works with accessories. >> i've tested a bunch. here are some of my favorites.

>> there are so many phone cases. here are my tried and true favorites. but ahca is famous for its woven fiber cases. they feel great in your hand, you can go case list then or opt for military-grade protection. starting at $60. you ag is known for all things rugby. their name stands for urban armor gear. their cases give a great drop protection. and unique designs. the monarch pro is built with kevlar and drop, tested up to 25 feet. it's $100. suspect is always a reliable choice. thanks to protective cases that feature a great grip. the presidio grip used to be a bit more robbery around the edges. but the latest generation skills that back a bit. they include anti-microbial protection and specs proprietary click, lock, which keeps your magnetic accessory secure. starting at $50.

>> new this year beats makes a case for the iphone 16 and it's become one of my go-to favorites. it's slim and super easy to hold. plus. >> it has soft micro fiber inside its $49. nomad make some of the best apple accessories and their cases are always high quality and unique. the sport case offers 8 feet of drop protection with grippy buttons. while the rugged case has grooves on the edges for secure grip. >> plus 15 feet of drop protection. nomad also makes glow in the dark cases and watch bands which appeals to the kid in starting at $50. speaking makes the first case i put on every testing their ultra hybrid is clear grippy and priced right. but they also make affordable cases catering to every need from fun designs to kick stance and cardholders starting at $35. finally, tech 21 cases have a

special polymer inside that absorbs impact giving you protection from 10 to 16 feet in a slim design, you'll often find them tech shows with a hammer to prove how well it works. starting at $30. >> my advice. make sure you get a case with a magnetic rain on the back that way. you can take advantage of accessories like chargers grips stands and more. if you want links to all of these, go to my website. rich on tech dot tv. i'm rich demuro. that's richaun tack. all right. well, city leaders there buzzing with excitement after a busy weekend in the city by the bay. >> now state senator scott wiener's pushing for new bill that hopes to revitalize san francisco. the bill aims to bring new bars restaurants to the area around union square and the most county center offering 20 new liquor license for now the license or being called low cost. lawmakers say they announce more details a little later. but mayor daniel lurie stresses the new liquor license would be in highly

visited hospitality zones. >> we should be making it easier, not harder for businesses to set up here. right now. state law limits are number of liquor licenses and they are expensive and hard to get. >> well, bill comes as multiple small and large businesses recently left the city. hillary is also say now is the time for business owners to invest in the downtown area. >> time now 7.50, and let's talk baseball because we are getting a closer look now at the giants and how they're doing the spring training. yeah, they've been working hard. plus whats with the robot umpires making their way into major league baseball. the cnn no cause for sports. director scott race as a lookout. >> hey, everybody. are you ready for robot umpires? we might be getting closer to that reality. major league baseball will test out its automated and strikes system in 13 stadiums this spring complete with player challenges. here's how it'll look. each team will be given to challenge is a game will

retain successful ones, only the batter catcher or pitcher can initiate a challenge which must happen immediately after the umpire's call, the results will be displayed on the scoreboard and television broadcast. if all goes well, we could see this in regular season games as soon as 2026, i should note the giants and a's spring seadiums are not among the 13 participate. >> speaking of the giants, good health reports so far this spring. >> backup catcher tom murphy and infielder tyler fitzgerald, both battling sore backs, but nothing too serious and it gets better manager bob melvin spoke glowingly tuesday about the vibe in camp and the team chemistry in his second season as manager. >> we've had really good atmosphere from. really for the last couple weeks. lot of guys reported early. you know, pictures you are usually are throwing pens, but position players have been here for a while. quite a few of men now live here and got here january 1st. so it's it's felt like spring training for a while now. but to get everybody pictures and catchers and the position players yesterday

really kind of goodbye on the first day was exciting. >> that's it for sports. have a great wednesday. a great wednesday. >> 7.52. be right back. ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪ ♪ you gotta believe me when i tell ya ♪ ♪ i like it like that ♪ ♪ i like it like that, i like it like that ♪

right now. and bart says that valentine's day was a great success. they had that. >> kind speed dating event where you had couple 100 people that were in this valley and train. >> on friday where they got to mingle and hang out and meet each other. the speed dating

portion was about 45 minutes inside the train. and then there was 45 minutes of open mingling after that. bart called the interactions great and crowd friendly. people exchanged phone numbers and social media and seemed to have a good time in general. the philippines popular girl group called. the nation's. why? i don't know. the beanie do know this group called be yes, like the nation's girl. but that's what they're build. that and they've got their first world tour ever. so if you don't know them, i guess you can cause their stop in the bay area. there are 8 members of the group and they're going to be playing at bill graham, civic auditorium on june 17th. got a 14 show tour across 3 continents. most of the dates are in north america. and and if you're a into this or you, maybe you're not, you don't know. be recently became the first filipino group to sell out the philippine arena that seats 55,000. so a lot of people are already in the know about

this. the tickets to this. show in san francisco go on sale on march 3rd. all right. coming up on the kron morning news. >> the community is rallying against proposed budget cuts and the city of oakland. how they say this will impact the city's most vulnerable. plus, we'll have a great congressman blaming president trump for the recent string of plane crashes. talk more about that. and san francisco is gonna be the first city in california to install speed cameras this morning. we're live with how much is going to cause if you don't from those breaks will don't from those breaks will be right back.

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on the kron morning news net for workers across allegheny county and they're striking. >> we're live with their claims. what they call unfair labor practices. plus to people are sent to the hospital after a crash in san jose. what neighbors worried next crash cou d be a lot worse. he seems to want to blame everything dpi. and a bay congressman blaming president trump for the recent string of plane crashes when eric swalwell said during a town hall talk more about that coming up. good morning. and thanks for waking up with us at 8 o'clock on a wednesday and and of rain in for james this morning. we're talking about a little switch and the weather coming up. yeah, changing it up a bit. but just for a guest today, john. just this one day, a few sprinkles out there. for the little cloudier and cooler, too. i mean, it is still february. so thit is pretty normal staff. >> looking outside at walnut creek towards