afternoon. thanks for being with us today for kron. 4 news at 4, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. nearly 35 years after an east bay woman >> was found dead along the trail with a rope around her neck. local and federal authorities say that her cold case murder has been solved. kron four's philippe djegal reports dna evidence helped track down the killer november. 16th. >> 1990, maria. why offer was found deceased on trail near

inspiration. point in tilden, regional park, east bay regional park district police detective christopher rudy says she was strangled to death, found with rope around her neck and bruises on her body. >> showing signs of a struggle in 1997, biological evidence found on for from the suspect was sent to the contra costa crime lab for analysis. and during a news conference held in oakland wednesday, detective rudy, his chief and members of the contra costa county district attorneys office stating initially that dna evidence determined to be the suspect. seaman. >> did not hit a match until the fbi got involved in 2020 advanced dna techniques determine john le party as a prime suspect in 2024. detective rudy says these composite sketches of law party released in 2017 ended up being accurate. party was in his mid 30's living in martinez when white hoffer was murdered. then in november

party took his own life at his home in gold beach, oregon. the dna from their match with what was found at the crime scene. many people believe that cold case just goes in. some. >> lauren is forgotten. they do not forgive nor forget investigators do not believe la pari and white half or knew each other prior to the killing. every single person worked on this case. >> over these 30 plus years was dedicated to solving this crime. area-wide hofers brother hahn's shared a written statement through the park district police department saying that through the years his parents suffered knowing their daughter's killer. >> was likely still out there. and although solving this crime will not bring maria back, it does bring some closure and the family is grateful for law enforcement's thorough investigation. we shall remember, maria, as a gentle soul. >> pursuing her dreams as an artist and baker in the bay area community. she left. our

wish is that she will be remembered for the person she was. and not for what happened to her. investigators say it is unlikely la pari knew he was under investigation when he took his own life. >> in oakland, philippe djegal all kron. 4 news, >> people of all different religions in san francisco are saying places of worship should remain sanctuary stay gathered earlier today at saint mark's lutheran church in san francisco. religious leaders say they are particularly troubled by the trump administration saying immigration officers are allowed to make arrests in places like churches, synagogues and temples. >> we do not turn our backs on each other. we do not round people up. we do not send them back into harm's way because sanctuary is not just a place. it's a calling. it's wholly

resistance. >> this has more than 2 dozen religious organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging president trump's immigration policy which allows ice raids in places of worship, schools and hospitals, all places that had previously been protected. >> the new fire broke out at the moss landing battery plant. the fire sparked around 6.30 last night and burned out overnight, but it was inside the same building where a massive fire broke out just last month. this is video of last month's fire that shut down part of highway one near moss landing and it forced evacuations. a group of moss landing residents affected by last month's battery plant. fire. they're preparing to file a lawsuit against pg e and other companies. >> all right. let's talk weather here as we get a live look at the golden gate bridge. the storm has cleared out. not a big storm, but it was raining earlier. it but is it coming back is the question kyla grogan here. let us know when yeah i have answered it

is not only are wrapping it up we're getting sunshine kind of breaking here all across the bay area. few clouds still out there. but >> as far as any showers are concerned, we should pretty much be wrapped up here. roads have dried out. we're looking pretty good there. >> the only catch is we do have a little bit of wind out there that is likely to kick up as we get into the afternoon and evening. but here's storm tracker. and as i zoom in here, you can see probably not anything here hitting the ground. that's it for our sprinkles there. and then we are done now. all of that moisture is rolling up to the sierra. the snow is starting to slack off a little bit there, too. but we have have a little bit going on at little bit of that mix of rain and snow throughout the day today. but this bigger system that you take a look here, really it's not pointed at us, right? it's been pointed more at oregon and washington state and that is why they still have quite a bit to go with this storm, whereas we are wrapping it up but notice they've got plenty to pick up still on the way there. so for us as we go throughout our afternoon and evening, we're going to see things get clearer and clearer as we head into the evening and then we

start tomorrow looking really, really, really nice live. look outside right now at half moon bay, where we're also getting some of that lovely sunshine in there. it's been a mostly upper 50's kind of low 60's type of the day. right now, you can see half moon bay about 55 degrees. still a little bit cooler out there. i'll be back in a bit. we'll talk about what's to come, which is really awesome. warm-up on the way. >> look forward to that. talking about now 1000 or so national park workers who have just lost their jobs. these firings are part of the president's plan to eliminate federal jobs in an effort to save money. our kron four's rob nesbitt spoke with workers who lost their jobs at yosemite national park and find out, you know what they think about the park experience and how it's going to change this year. >> he jhins us now live from the newsroom with more. rob. >> grant vicki, the workers who were fired from national parks were all newly hired this year in what's called a probationary period. but there were also workers who are fired, who had been with the national parks for more than 20 years before switching to a

new role. >> the sounds of nature bring millions of people to yosemite national park each year hikes, waterfalls and wildlife are abundant, but there will be fewer workers in 2025. president trump authorized the firing of about 1000 newly hired national park employees, looks more who was fired from his job at yosemite as a custodial work or why you know, i i make around $40,000 the year the custodian. >> make that much money. and, you know, i can't afford the pay the rent. a nearby community saw live. my truck. you know, the comes the american people. s'mores notice that his firing was due to poor performance, but he had always received in exceeded expectations. review from supervisors. >> the firings were not publicly announced but confirmed by democratic senators and house members. the plan is being led by billionaire elon musk and the new department of government efficiency. senator alex padilla says must decisions are irresponsible and won't address the country's budget deficit threat.

>> is a very, very big all because it's you know, breakfast. elon thinks there's some savings opportunities here and a president with just doesn't care after firing notices were sent out friday, the park service added to the confusion tuesday saying it will reinstate about 5,000 seasonal jobs that were initially rescinded. those with national park experience likes a busy summer season combined with under staffing. >> will result in a dangerous situation for visitors keep fighting because this a highly illegal and me and the thousands of buttered probationers that in turn a legally we want after this. we feel very passionate about the park service. >> i also spoke with congressman jared huffman who is the ranking democratic member of the house natural resources committee that has jurisdiction over national parks. hear what he had to say about the future of national parks. coming up on kron, 4 news at 05:00pm reporting the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. rob, thank you. yet another plane crash in this country. this one in

arizona. investigators say 2 people died after their small planes collided this morning. >> and more on a regional airport. that's about 15 miles plane. the airport has 2 intersecting runways but operates without an air traffic control tower. the multi-million dollar project was underway to build a tower but delays due to the pandemic pushed back construction. tens of thousands of flights arrive and depart from the airport each year. the ntsb is investigating. in the past 3 weeks, there have been at least 8 plane crashes, 6 of them deadly. >> on january, 29th, 67 people died when army helicopter and american airlines plane crash near reagan national airport. this was the deadliest crash in the u.s. since 2001 2 days later, 6 people were killed when a small medical plane crashed after takeoff in philadelphia. then on february 6th, 10 people were killed

when a small passenger plane vanished before wreckage was found in alaska on february 10th. one person died when 2 private jets crashed. it scottsdale airport in arizona and then 2 days later, a military plane crashed into the san diego bay on sunday. 2 people died when a small plane crashed after takeoff just east of atlanta on monday, a delta flight it flipped over while landing in toronto. and then the fatal crash outside of tucson today. east bay congressman eric swalwell has openly. >> blamed in criticize president trump to the recent plane crashes writing on x, quote, no president has had more plane crashes in their first month in office than donald trump. and quote, we caught up with the congressman at a town hall he had yesterday and union city. president trump. >> needs to tell us that he's going to take responsibility. is the chief executive of this country to make us safer and the skies because he seems to want to blame everything on

dei. he blamed the crash over the potomac on dei. but to me, if donald trump says something was caused by dei, it means didn't even investigate because he just uses it. now as an alibi. >> on friday, president trump announced the firings of several 100 probationary workers with the faa contract negotiations for air traffic controllers have stalled at the san carlos airport here in the bay area. according to san mateo county supervisor, rain, miller. this could put sky ways over the county at risk. the contract dispute comes amid ongoing national questions over aviation safety in the midst of job cuts at the faa by the trump administration. so we reached out to the faa, san carlos airport and supervisor mueller for comment and will be sharing any updates as we learn them. still ahead on the news at 4 republicans in congress are divided about how to fund the government. >> the 2 main options they're considering.

>> plus, what oakland's interim mayor says are his priorities as the city deals with proposed budgetary cuts. a court workers across alameda county are striking over what they call unfair labor practices. what this means for people in the county. we'll be back right after this.

>> a strike is disrupting operations at alameda county cuperior court. hundreds of court employees walked off the job this morning over what they claim to be unfair labor practices kron four's joey horta reports. >> few dozen union members out

here picketing carrying signs blasting music, letting their voices be heard. they've been working without a contracl. they since december 31st. the port tells us they're still open negotiations. a strike will disrupt hearings lawsuits today. some felons could be released from jail that case could not heard before state deadlines, according to the union are on strike because one in 5 positions are vacant. say the court using not trained to work as courtroom clerk. >> i don't want to be out here, but we are here because we're trying to fight for workers rights and we're trying to fight for our community. >> people need to keep up with the cost of living living in the bay area. live in the world. these days is more expensive. they're also calling for better pay and worried time. >> but the court says they are overstaffed by about 100 employees and we have to lay off staff members in order to increase pay. court says filling vacant roles depend on

the governor's budget. union is expecting about 50 people to show up here as they continue to strike. and if you have jury duty or criminal case, you are still expected to show up to the courthouse in hayward. joey horta kron. 4 news. >> oakland's interim mayor kevin jenkins is defending the city council's proposal to cut millions of dollars from the city's budget. oakland is currently scrambling to address a budget deficit of 129 million dollars. while the cuts could affect course services in the city like meals on wheels. jenkins says the city needs to get back to basics. >> oaklanders too often complained that the city does not do a good enough job doing basic services. so what that means holzer build the police come when you call them. our city is clean. and so we're putting that back to basics. budget together. >> interim mayor jenkins says his plan is going to psioritize public safety and fiscal solvency.

>> celebrity chef tyler florence says left union square heat open to mueller and lux provisions cafes in 2023. one next to stockton street, the other near powell, both closed abruptly over the weekend. city officials say florence got a $440,000 grant from the city to upgrade the spaces and launched the eateries. a spokesperson for the san francisco office of economic and workforce development said all the money was used for start-up costs. but now there are lingering questions about whether the cafes where supposed to be startups or not at the time of the opening that mayor london breed said florence was given three-year leases for both spaces with options for extensions. we reached out to the chef to learn more about the closures but have not heard back. >> alright, weather time as we get a live look right now at sfo. here's kyla. yeah. if some good news for you, even though we have the clouds going on there for good portion of the day, you know, like case so far today sfo. so we've been doing just fine. we

are starting to see the wind pick up. however, some of the gusts as we go throughout the afternoon and evening here are going to get a little bit high. >> so we could see some upwards of 25 miles per hour. not really to the level of the wind advisory, but it will be breezy today and into the first part of tomorrow. that is all about this frontal passage here that's happening kind of catching the tail end of that and a little wind coming in behind it. a little bit of a northerly wind as we take a look now that you can see we've pretty much wrapped it up. we're looking pretty good here. and we should dry out as we get into the rest of our afternoon and evening. and that will be the beginning of a little bit of a dry streak. but tonight because of those clear skies, those temperatures in my inland valleys likely to get down into some of those 30's. so just be ready for that little chilly tonight. they're a north bay. here's a live look from the east bay, beautiful as we see some of these clouds lifting now getting a little bit of sunshine on the day looking pretty nice out there. so the temperatures will be the story over the next few days because we're going to see them really rise up. these are inland spots and some places could be flirting with

that 70 degree mark. not just tomorrow and friday, but as we get into the weekend, too. and then we take a look at this. this is looking ahead to next week. and you can see we have below average chances of any precipitation. so we're going to stay dry. we might have a sprinkle or 2 and some things passed by the north bay, but that's about it. you can see what happens here. high pressure builds in. it is a ridge. once that happens, it shoots any weather right over the top of us. some clouds will likely spill but as far as next 7 days, take a look at this. it's kinda gorgeous out there. everybody. you know, it's going to be nice mix of sun and clouds. yes, but warm temperatures not just as a mentor through the weekend, but as we get into the beginning of next week. so you guys. >> if you're ready for a break and you're ready for a warm-up, i'm happy that i'm going to be able to live with that for the next 7 days. and it's been a while while. yeah, it's been a while since. that the next 7 days? don't have anything exciting to tell you about so spring is here, it feels like maybe a little fall spring, but at least to start. yeah. all right. thank you for that pilot. you bet. devine is

widening among republicans over how to pass president trump's agenda. >> the house and the senate, t%ey're working on 2 separate approaches. and the president now supports the house's plans. we have less than a month to go now before another potential government shutdown. kron four's washington correspondent jessi tenure reports. >> vice president jd vance huddled with senate republicans on the hill earlier today to try to bridge this growing divide. >> but leaders emerge after with their plan still on track. >> president donald trump officially threw his support behind the houses option to fund the government and his priorities calling for, quote, one big beautiful bill. but as tennessee republican congressman tim burchett notes, it's far from a done deal that i was gonna come within our own party. while the house is out for the week, senate republicans took matters into their own hands, pushing ahead on a scaled back 340 billion dollar package. this particular budget resolution, i think is, you

know, addresses the president's priority top priority. the senate budget proposal gives president trump money for mass deportations. the border wall and other priorities, but notably leaves out the 4.5 trillion dollars in tax cuts. house republicans included in their bill. we will work closely with them. more power to them. while senate republicans plan to deal with the president's proposed tax cuts later in a second package, donald trump keeps changing his mind. democrats say they're prepared to fight to protect americans from harmful legislation no matter how republican spin it. >> their number one goal is tax cuts for their billionaire buddies. >> now other senate republicans are for to their bill is plan b and the house plans to vote on its version when members return to the capitol next week in washington. i'm jessi tenure. protests continue over the trump administration's cuts to the federal government to judge carl nichols, a trump appointee kept in place an order stopping the trump administration from putting u.s. a i d workers on

administrative leave. this comes after a lawsuit from an overseas u.s. aid worker saying that they're pregnant wife suffered hemorrhage because she could get medical evacuation flight. >> of course, there's some wasteful spending, but you don't use a meat ax and cut everything. the new administration is giving a very careful scrub to the government. >> the white house says president has the final say and not elon musk. >> still ahead on the news at 4 governor newsom's office says released new figures in the fight against fentanyl. how much the state has seized the past 2 years. plus. >> senators want to do more to protect kids online. i'm basil, john, reporting in washington. i have the latest details from the hearing on capitol hill.

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>> lawmakers are looking way for ways to strengthen the safety of children online is the internet is growing rapidly. and this comes as some senators continue to push the kids online safety act. our washington correspondent basil john reports. in july of 2022. >> i lost my oldest giving up his suicide. south carolina state representative brandon gotten share details of how an online predator cornered his son made him a victim of extortion. one of the messages i received red didn't tell you that your son begged for his life. >> got the urge congress to do more to protect kids online. missouri republican senator josh hawley says the issue is getting out of hand. would you say that there's? >> getting to be more of that are getting to be less of 100%

more like hundreds and thousands of more. i mean, i can't even percentage it. the national center for missing and exploited children says in 2023 more than 104 million images and videos of suspected child abuse material uploaded to the internet compared to 450,000 files in 2004, it's just an enormous explosion. it's absolutely everywhere. the senate tried to address the issue last congress with the kids online safety act. it passed in the senate, but it never made it to the house floor. >> it is only in the virtual space that it remains the wild west. tennessee senator marsha blackburn and connecticut senator richard blumenthal a 3rd the act. >> they say the federal government has a duty to regulate safety in digital space like it does for cars and other electronics if they explode. >> there is liability for its not free speech to design a defective and harmful product, its conduct. >> blumenthal and blackburn promised to reintroduce the

bill reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> still ahead, things are really heating up between president trump and ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky. seen here in happier times how zelensky is responding to trump's criticism. plus pg e is promising to reduce the number of outages for. customers. so they say that will happen and it's speeding in san francisco could become more costly when you're behind the wheel. see those scammers the wheel. see those scammers will let you know in the with dupixent, stay ahead of moderate-to-severe eczema. as you welcome the feeling of touch with clearer skin and less itch. the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, helps heal your skin from within. severe allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for face, mouth, tongue or throat swelling, wheezing or trouble breathing. tell your doctor of new or worsening eye problems, like eye pain, vision changes, or blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma or other medicines without talking to your doctor.

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>> that 4.30, a san francisco is getting ready to launch its network of speed safety cameras. the cameras have been installed, but they will start issuing citations until next month. kron four's will tran. was it a rally about this this morning? >> it's not every day that you have a party for a camera, but that's exactly what they are doing in san francisco. this is one of 33 cameras throughout the city of san francisco that will capture people going too fast. they have balloons and signs the community turned out and no accident for 7th in gary. this is one of the most dangerous stretches of road in san francisco. and they want drivers to slow down because the faster they go, deadlier, the accident. and jamie, you knows that all too well. so far 2 years ago on this coming saturday, my mom was struck by a speeding suv. >> on parker cdo in anza boulevard. she got her body from other side of the road

where she suffers now from traumatic brain injury. she has severe depression, she suicidal. >> and has severe posttraumatic stress disorder. she physically is still able to move around with assistance. but she cognitively is nowhere near where she was before and she n. 24 hours, 7 days a at that. very instant. your life for a life. your family's lives having never been this. >> it it is a day of constant not knowing someone with cognitive impairment. there's no structure. there's no really knowing what she's going to be like. so every day is like a new, unfortunate surprise that we forgot what too, how to take care of her and how to just really make sure she's ok, they were making signs here as well. and then the kids were holding up signs. i want to show you some of them. >> slow your roll in the richmond and then there's another sign that says go slow for seniors. and then i also made a sign. and then let's

talk about how much you will be pay if you go too fast of the ticket prices, if you go 11 miles per hour over the speed limit, that's $50.60 miles over. you're looking at $100. and then 26 or more over that $200. and god forbid you go 100 miles per hour over the speed limit. it is $500. the cameras right now. they're just calibrating, but they will go online in mid-march. back to you. >> in january, nearly 4 million dollars worth of fentanyl was taken off the streets of california. governor newsom says since 2023, california task forces have seized 300 million dollars worth of illegal fentanyl. he says teams are deployed statewide from ports along the coast to supporting local police in san francisco newsom says more than 500 arrests have been made in cracking down on illegal fentanyl operations. >> a big number of pg e

customers in the south bay apparently will no longer see really frequent safety related outages. during extreme weather. it's because the utility company is undergrounding power lines and south san jose hoping to reduce outages for tens of thousands of people. >> electrical circuit that serves these communities. the hicks, 21 0, 1, line. passes through both urban and high fire risk areas. so in this case, we want to keep the safety settings in the high fire risk area, but reduce the impact. dps s outages in the urbanized neighborhoods. >> the utility says this is one of dozens of projects coming to the south bay this year, too, reduce the number of outages. they have during heatwaves and big wind storms. also in the south bay. a new video today from santa clara county of the new flood

protection project. >> more than 8500 feet of flood walls have been added along 4 miles of coyote creek valley. water says that the walls are between old oakland road and interstate 2.80. they say these flood walls are going to protect the community from flooding events like the one back in 2017, there's a new space for lgbtq+ kids and young adults in the south bay. the new location is on zenker road in san jose. it's called the lgbtq youth space and it offers services to folks. >> 13 to 25 years old who live in santa clara county, the nonprofit kevin, our runs the program and the leaders says the current political and cultural climate makes this critically important. >> if you're lgbtq kid, this has the feel like a difficult and challenging time. and i want all the kids in our community to know that cam in our is here to support you to provide a safe space to have support of adults from who you are see who you are and help.

you meet any fall and joyful life. i'm okay, man. and i just think it would have been like for me to have this when i was growing up to have a place, alright, could come to that would have reduced by isolation. would have helped me create community but had support of adults around me. it would have been very helpful in meaningful. it touches me >> the non-profit common our gets grants in state funding and raises money to help people struggling with mental health. homelessness, substance abuse and other issues. more than 400 kids sues the program every year, which offers counseling video games, arts and crafts and is a safe space to hang. the south by deputies in critical condition after a head-on crash. the santa clara county sheriff's office says the deputy. >> daniel, our of a los was on his way to work friday when it happened. the peace officers research association of california has set up this

online fundraiser to help the deputy and his family. according to the our lows has been with the santa clara county sheriff's office since 2020. he's now recovering from multiple surgeries. the sheriff's office says that they're still investigating the crash. all right. let's get a check on the forecast here as we take a live look. this is the view from >> central tower in san francisco where, as you can see, some skies are blue, but there's some low clouds that they're also getting involved or the looks pick the screens getting gobbled up. yeah. about that. a little off roll in there right now. but yeah, dirty work is done. we have that rain move through the bay area today. just some light showers. >> popping up outside in our get ready for some fantastic weather ahead. >> skies begin to clear out at least a part of the bay area right now looking toward the golden gate bridge. couple clouds there in the distance. lot of blue skies in between and little breeze kicking him. we're gonna watch that wind picking up as we head through the evening hours here, a

little breezy along the coastline, but not to blustery outside temperatures out the door, not bad. got 50 degrees in san francisco. currently. 61 partly cloudy and san jose. 60 degrees in livermore. 62 in concord and 63 degrees in santa rosa. of this cold front sliding on by not a whole lot of energy with it as it moved on through. so really just some light showers as it started this morning in the north bay and then kind of just worked its way southward throughout the morning hours into the afternoon, then kind just fall apart as it moved on through. so that leaves behind some partly cloudy skies and looks like a pretty good setup for tonight. should be drying things out for the night now. so if you have plans headed out the door, i think things pretty much come to an end. as far as the rain is concerned, least here snow. yes, some of that continues i1 the high country. they're still seeing some snow showers up there right now. not a heavy snow, getting more dad. what we've already had with an impressive start to february. but things are going to quiet down there as well. and i'll tell you what, as we head toward these next few days, it's going to be pretty incredible as the

weather is going to turn very nice around the bay area tonight. if you're stepping out the door, partly cloudy skies around the bay area. most that rain has come to an end. the temperatures are cooling off. expect some patchy fog developing overnight tonight. and then we're off and running with much warmer temperatures. maybe some 70's on the way. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. thanks alerts. well, things are. >> heating up between president trump and ukraine's president today, the 2 leaders exchanged sharp criticisms of each other. yeah, this comes as the trump administration, leeds peace talks with russia to try to end the war. kron four's washington correspondent raquel martin has the story. >> u.s. ukraine relations are taking a turn wednesday. president donald trump went after ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky, calling him a dictator without elections. doubling down on its tuesday comments when he blamed ukraine for the war with russia could have ended it 3 is you should have never started it. you could have made a deal on towards the fires back. he says president

trump is living in a russian-made dis-information space. it is shameful. democrats accuse president trump of parroting russian propaganda. illinois senator durbin called on republicans to condemn the remarks to do make america great by selling on our nation and our allies. but republicans are brushing the comments on president speaks for himself. senate republican leader john thune. >> who supported last congress says the bottom line, in everybody's best interest to. >> ukraine, russia, europe, the united states. if they can bring about a peaceful conclusion to the the war is entering its 3rd year and has cost us taxpayers. >> upwards of 180 billion dollar. right now the trump administration is leading peace talks and has already met with russia. the president's special envoy to ukraine landed in kyiv to meet with zelenskyy for the first time wednesday. meanwhile, european allies nervous about

an emboldened pupusas are huddling in washington, raquel martin >> paul pelosi, the husband san francisco, congresswoman nancy pelosi has been released from the hospital after getting a new kidney. the transplant surgery happened on valentine's day. paul pelosi share this picture in a statement this morning saying he's endlessly grateful for his daughter here who was the donor pelosi also expressed deep gratitude to the surgeons, physicians and medical team who helped him ucsf. he says he and his daughter are on the path to a full recovery. south congressman kevin mullen announced that he's canceling his upcoming town hall due to complications from. >> recent knee surgery, congressman mullahs mullen not releasing a statement today saying that he plans to return to capitol hill once he's medically cleared to fly. in the meantime, mullen says he's working remotely with his legislative staff to continue his efforts to, quote, fight back against trump's overreach. mullin says the

town hall is going to be rescheduled a date will be announced soon. >> pope francis is doing a bit better. the 88 year-old pontiff was admitted to a hospital in rome with bronchitis friday, but it developed into double pneumonia overnight. officials say he was able to breathe on his own. the latest blood test shows his condition is a little bit better. although under orders to rest, he is still conducting some vatican business from his hospital room like reviewing and signing documents. however, an event that was scheduled for saturday has been canceled. >> still ahead on kron produce it for confirmation hearings for president trump's cabinet continue in washington who is in the hot seat today. plus. >> a new state policy supporters say will protect the environment while opponents argue will lead to increased gas prices is now on capitol correspondent eytan capitol correspondent eytan wallace. explain why.

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>> a new controversial state rule designed to reduce carbon emissions is officially on hold. supporters behind the rules say that it's going to benefit the environment, but those against it argue it's going to lead to increased gas prices class back and forth. their capitol correspondent eytan wallace reports. november 8th twenty-twenty for the motion passes. that was the day last year. the california air resources board carb voted 12 to 2 to approve new regulations enacting stricter changes to what's known as the low carbon fuel standard or else cfs. a program put in place more than a decade ago and that reducing

emissions. >> supporters of the latest update including governor gavin newsom say it will protect the environment and reduce emissions by an additional 30% in the coming years. carbon fuel standards just allowed us to transition. now almost half. >> of our dirty diesel diesel into diesel is created thousands and thousands of jobs. but on the flip side of this very analysis from the air resources board found the proposed new policy could increase gas prices by $0.47 per gallon in 2025. and potentially even more in future years. another analysis found increases could jump as high as $0.65 per gallon. the analysys came to that conclusion noting the new policy could lead to higher costs for refineries, cost that then could be passed down to consumers. >> while air resources board staff members say their report was never intended to be an end. all be all prediction of gas prices. and of since walked back. their 47 sent analysis, republican senate minority leader brian jones says he's concerned it will lead to increased prices at

the pump. we're going to keep fighting against that. i think gas prices need to come down in california. that's why he says he was relieved to see this notice from the california air resources board announcing the california office of administrative law put carbs, latest regulation on hold, citing legal and technical concerns with the policy. it was not immediately clear what those exact concerns included. but for now, jones is with the new regulations on hold. he hopes it will lead to positive change. this governor and the air resources board need to go back to the drawing board and figure out ways to lower the price of gasoline, not increase the price of gasoline. >> in this statement, carter responded to the decision to put the latest regulation on hold, saying, quote, the office of administrative law issued a routine disapproval bl cfs amendments on technical grounds, not on the merits of the regulation card will refine the language and resubmit for approval. the lcf s remains in effect in its current form. thank you, mr. president but jones who recently introduced a bill to repeal the new regulation altogether hopes it does not

move forward. i'm going to keep fighting to make sure that we're lowering gas prices as much as we can. >> so what happens next? the new regulation is on hold while the resources board has 120 days to make changes to it and resubmitted to the office of administrative law for a view reporting at the state capitol. a tonn wallace kron. 4 news. >> new bill in the legislature looks to protect california, drinking water from pf a's often referred to as forever chemicals ab 7.94 will mandate new state drinking water standards. supporters say will limit exposure to toxic and dangerous forever. chemicals that make it into our water supply. pf a's are a category of chemicals found in everyday products like nonstick cookware, stain-resistant fabrics and firefighting foam democratic assembly member jesse gabriel says that he authored the bill amid scientific research indicating exposure to pf a's could lead

to cancer and other illnesses. >> fundamentally, this is about a common sense approach with common sense regulation that everybody should be able to get behind and our kids and our families and our community should not be exposed to known deadly and toxic chemicals in our water. that is a baseline that hopefully everybody can get behind. >> similar legislation on the federal side faced opposition and legal challenges from chemical manufacturing groups concerned about the cost to remove those chemicals from water. it remains unclear. now what if any, opposition gabriel state built will face? it's side now taken a look at the hustle home on the san mateo bridge and wednesday here, glistening and chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here. >> with new way to do things in the weather world. yeah. how about that? we're talking about some spring-like weather coming our way. of course, we had a little wintry weather to start out the day today. a few

showers. >> popping on through, but really just some light rain drops moving on by now or get ready for high pressure, the building. and i think that's going to set the stage for some of the warmest temperatures we've seen in a while. so, yeah, out the door right now. still some partly cloudy skies in the san jose. got some of those clouds still hovering over the mountain tops there. but most that rain has come to an end up toward the bay bridge start to dry things out there. nicely to out on the roads around the bay area. really just some light rain coming through. we're 1600's the most i could find in mill valley 11, 100's in stanley and alameda checked in at 600, for hundreds in san francisco, 6 anderson, half moon bay. and hey, we're just 200's of an inch of rain that could help laid out all around the bay area. just some light. pete precip coming through as that front made its way on by now. the winds are starting to kick up a little bit behind that. the point reyes and some other spots looking some winds gusting to 20 plus miles an hour see those winds continuing as we head throughout the night tonight, the most the rain. yeah, it has come to an end are still looking at some showers. even some snow showers up in the high country in the tahoe area, winds yet they can start

to back off as we head through the night tonight, but kind of another breezy day special for the mountain tops. we'll see those winds continuing. see that happening in the east bay and also parts of the north bay to as we head toward tomorrow afternoon, just that general seabreeze overall pattern shaping up to be really favorable for some really nice spring-like weather. the jetstream is gonna start to move to the north as it moves to the north. it's going to take those storms with it. high pressure is going to settle in here. and there we go by friday. you're looking good. and that's going to set up the weekend. very, very nice is going to see that ridge kind a whole lot. a couple passing clouds. but you see the storm track headed north of the bay area. some showers in far northern california, then up in oregon and washington. but the bay area going to be enjoying some nice weather. that was slight chance of some precipitation coming our way late next week toward the end, february, but all told looks like a drier than normal pattern kind of setting itself up. now, as we head toward the end of the month, not a bad place to tomorrow afternoon. you can see warmer temperatures after a cool start today, 30's and 40's to begin the day. i think by the afternoon tomorrow number generally well into the 60's in some spots. so really a

nice day around the bay area only getting better. those temperatures warming up in the weekend. some places near 70 degrees on saturday and sunday. right now, no more storms of any significance, leaet for now. all right, on the horizon, nice to take a breather. yeah. take a little break. march, we can get some pretty good rain work sometimes but certainly. the senate is making progress confirming president trump's nominees today. kelli leffler was >> confirmed to lead the small business administration. and lori chavez derrame or had her confirmation hearing to lead the labor department. washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports on her hearing as senators questioned her past positions. >> after almost fighting at a congressional hearing in 2023 trainer. but up you, senator holding stop oklahoma. republican senator markwayne mullin and teamsters president sean o'brien put aside their differences actually got a really good friendship to support laurie thomas to remark for labor secretary mullin says she can bridge the

gap between businesses and workers because she is directly uniquely positioned and the center that position put dreamer in the hot seat. wednesday. senators questioned the former oregon republican congresswoman about a bill she co-sponsored known as the pro act. that bill was in perfect. the pro act would have made it easier for workers to unionize and weekend states laws that let workers avoid participating in unions. tremendous sort of awe. >> invasion of of the state's rights, but kentucky republican senator rand paul backed off after this exchange who no longer support the aspect of the pro act that would have overturned state right to work laws. there were so many yes, yes. no questions to riemer says she's committed to carrying out the president's goals, ensuring a level playing field for businesses. unions and most importantly, the american worker democrats, meanwhile, question her loyalties to president trump, connecticut senator chris murphy asked how she'd handle potential

investigations into elon musk's businesses. the president asks you. >> to give access to information to benefits a friend. you wouldn't say no. i would not be able to say specific to this without having the full picture in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. >> still ahead on kron, 4 news at 4 expensive cargo scrambled and sunny side up all of the highway. with a crisis like this what officials are saying led to it. >> bill o'reilly on cuomo. you're on your game tonight know, you need time. america's favorite sparring with teams of liveliest, most honest debate. i disagree with bill tonight. 8, 7 central on newsnation. you sat really newsnation. you sat really

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