>> in the future of san francisco's presidio trust in question, has president trump moves to eliminate the federal trust.

>> well, as windows smashed on more than a dozen cars in the area in san francisco. we have a live report. 4 news at 4 starts right now. good afternoon. thanks for being with us today for kron. 4 news at 4. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis a new executive order from president trump. >> calls to get rid of the federal trust that oversee san francisco is historic presidio park congresswoman nancy pelosi and the presidio trust now bracing for legal battle back in 1989 presidio national park. it was used as a military post in the u.s. army planned on selling the land. but a couple years later, the presidio joined the national park system where pelosi established a partnership and agency to manage and transform the area as a park. a fast forward to 2023 200 million dollar amount went into

improving the park's infrastructure. >> helping make it what it is today. kron 4 charles clifford explains the potential impact of what the white house is talking about and has reaction from elected officials and neighbors. >> san francisco's presidio covers about 1500 acres and it is a very popular park. and by all accounts, a very well-run park. but despite that, president trump wants to make some big cuts here in an executive order titled the reduction of the federal bureaucracy. president trump has called for the elimination of the presidio trust. and if that's not possible by law, a reduction of its responsibilities, the former presidio army base was turned over to the national park service in 1994. in the presidio trust was created in 1996 by an act of congress. >> to manage the site, the presidio trust was also instructed to make the presidio self-sufficient. since then, the trust has rented out former military housing brought in museums and small businesses and allowed nonprofits to rent space here. the presidio became

self-sufficient in 2005 and has remained so ever since presidio trust. >> model of government efficiency. it's a self-sustaining agency. it make it of profit. >> the pushback from local elected officials was swift state senator scott wiener says what the trump administration is trying to do violate the law. trump does not have the legal authority to terminate the presidio trust. it was created by an act of just move is illegal. >> and i'm confident it will be challenged in court. representative nancy pelosi who has long championed the development of the presidio said in a statement that the presidio trust is statutory. it has been protected from assaults overtime bite statutory strength. >> we will be carefully reviewing the language of the president's executive order and its purpose along crissy field in the presidio is northern edge. neighbor said on thursday that they were frustrated by the president's announcement. >> i can't believe that he would want to shut down the presidio trust when it's done.

such great work for our community and this area, i would very disappointed to see this disappear and turn into something else. >> the president's executive order requires that the presidio trust respond within 14 days. in a statement the trust said they do plan to issue a response and are confident that they are in compliance with existing law in san francisco, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> as the trump administration makes cuts to government programs. his head of the department of transportation announced federal assistance intended for a major california transit project could be next on the chopping block in a news conference said the union station in downtown la today. transportation secretary sean duffy said the high-speed rail project has been mismanaged. the ambitious project designed to connect la and san francisco has faced a complicated history with years of delays. duffy says the issue is the funding goals are complicated he says there's an

unstable and unreliable timeline for the project's completion. we can't just say we're going to get money and then not hold states accountable to how they spend that money be spent per the agreements. >> that they made with the federal government best, there's 18 to 19 billion dollars if at all state in the fun. >> so that means you're 110 or more billion-dollar short and they're trying to get dribs and drabs from the federal government 3 or 4 billion at a time. this will never work. >> secretary duffy says will conduct a compliance review of funding for the high speed rail authority. currently some 170 miles of the system are being constructed in designed between were said in bakersfield. >> at least a dozen cars with their window smashed near the popular lombard street in san francisco. kron four's gayle ong joins us live in the city with details on that scale. >> yeah, grant and vicki, as we know, we are not news a car

break-ins here in the bay area and they do seem to come in waves in this particular incident was caught on video. >> just before 4.30, thursday morning, security cameras capturing a car driving in the area of leavenworth and greenwich in san francisco. moments later, this person in a bright hooded sweater smashes a window and dives in and out of the passenger side. we found william bennett covering up his broken windows hours later. >> person, a car in san francisco for that 12 years. this is the first time it's ever happened to me. >> and he is not alone. at least a dozen cars parked near his could be seen with smashed windows. sabres ago. police spent the morning taking reports this scene of the auto break-ins right by the famed lombard street. while the incident took place near a prime san francisco location. residents say the area is not usually targeted for these crime scenes like.

>> it's just part here for 12 years. and this is the first time that happened. probably the bigger surprise crime data from the san francisco police department central station which covers this neighborhood. >> shows reported burglary and larceny thefts are down since january. 1st larceny theft is down. 61 1% from this time frame last year. citywide. those crimes are overall down. the car owner we spoke with says not much was taken and auto glass repair. van was also at the scene. just going to quote from those guys for 300 plus. >> but to have triple a insurance and the only responsible for $100 deductible on this. >> so that's the good news for us. as for repairs, are gonna send a guy tomorrow afternoon to fix it. so it's not raining. >> and there is a new state law that makes it easier to hold people accountable for breaking into cars. the new lot no longer requires car owners to prove their cars were locked when it was broken

into reporting live in san francisco, gayle ong kron, 4 news. all right, gail, yeah, not a trend. you want to see continuance. >> let's nip this one in the bud. also in san francisco, a shop owner in china town is left cleaning up this huge mess after his shop was burglarized this morning. the owner says it's the second time in 6 months that they've been burglarized. we've reached out to sfpd for more details, but so far have not heard back. watch where you walk. >> that's the message from san francisco police this afternoon. they what people to be aware that utility covers are being stolen, which leaves holes in the sidewalks. the san francisco public utilities commission has reported more than 400 such thefts in the past 2 years. if you see someone removing one of these things are having one of these utility coverage, you're asked to call police if you later find the utility covers have been removed or know where they should less serious. they say then you should call 3, 1,

1, >> it a police arrested 3 men connected to separate cases of retail theft and attempted kidnapping of one of the men arrested is accused of robbing a business several times in the span of nearly a year. police say freddie spore first, rob, the store located on river park, drive back in november of 2023. he's accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of items he was booked into jail for grand theft. now 2 other men were booked into jail for attempting to kidnap a bank employee. police say that denzel jones and treshaun a outlaw impersonated federal agents when they approached a woman outside her home. that was back in november. they attempted to arrest her, but the woman resisted. both men drove off before police got there. the 2 men are set to be extradited into santa clara county from a las vegas facility.

>> alameda county support superior court workers are striking for a second day. in what they call unfair labor practices issue after a full day on strike yesterday, the first day the workers say court management still isn't hearing what they have to say. management says the county's over staffs, but according to union analysis, alameda county legs behind similar jurisdictions in san francisco and la when it comes to employees. in a statement kron 4, the court says the union refuses to mediate. the strike could potentially halt trials and delay hearings throughout the justice system in alameda county. >> alright, weather time as we get a live look outside any of our carroll, one of >> giant cruise ships docked here. join the today. >> the people are going to like what they see. meteorologist kyla grogan is

here with the forecast. every cisco showing up today we guys we have had some warm temperatures and the wind has calmed and it has just been a lovely day out there. you can see it here as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge. >> there are a few clouds out there. so we'll see a little bit of that as we go into our evening. but for the most part, just really nice. still getting a little bit of that northerly flow of wind. but notice it's not too bad here about 30 miles per hour now at half moon bay. so it's been a little bit higher earlier, but we seem to be pulling back on that. that little line of clouds, it's going to start rolling through. that's about it for tonight. as we zoom out here, you can see that any kind of bigger cloud deck is going to be kept at bay because we're starting to get some high pressure that's building in. so that is an allowing these temperatures to go kind of wild and up in the north bay. we did touch some 70's right now. you can see santa rosa, 69 degrees. we're at 63 in oakland is just lovely out there, though, 70 right now in sunnyvale. so that just hit the 70 degree mark. so we're well above average over the next few hours. we want to get outside and enjoy some of that nice weather amusing. walnut creek

is an example here. we should see some nice mid 60's and some beautiful sunshine for you. i'll be back in just a little bit. we'll talk more about our extended forecast, right, kyla. still ahead on kron for news up for a vote to close 3 north bay schools. >> the controversial decision out of santa rosa and it's been a month now since president trump was sworn in for his second term. we'll take a look back at all. that's happened during that time. plus. >> a new bill aims to limit the amount utility companies the amount utility companies can raise your

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schools to close. and now the school board is considering even more closures yet. tough news kron 4 showing horta is in santa rosa with the latest. brook hill elementary has been around since the 1960's serving generations of families and is now one of 2 elementary schools. >> that are closing this june. the other school that's closing is albert bla elementary and a 3rd campus steele lane elementary set to close in june of next year. the future of other schools is still on hold after much debate and concerns from the public. the board in running out of time and had to in the meeting at 11, 30 last night. as a result, there is still no decision on whether or not the district will actually shut down both montgomery or elsie allen high schools. we spoke with a teacher today who doesn't know where she'll be working for months from now. >> lot of anxiety, a lot of frustration lot of mixed emotions, of course, that there's a lot of uncertainty. and so that got a crash is

mail there's a lot of just uneasiness of what's next. you know, we don't know what's next for any of us. and so it's just more of a waiting game, especially after the decisions last night. i can't think of anything more important, the planet and the children and they're inextricably tied. it breaks my heart, especially when i found out that it was because of funding. the district is facing a 20 billion dollar deficit forcing it to make some tough decisions that will impact the families they serve. >> and the board is also considering laying off employees in santa rosa. joey horta kron. 4 news. >> similar problems in vallejo where 2 schools will be closing at the end of this school year. and another will be relocated. the vallejo city unified school district voted last night to close mare island, health and fitness academy and loma vista, environmental science academy, vallejo charter school will be relocated to the mare island campus. additionally, the district says it will make nearly 13 million dollars in budget cuts and lay off some

staff members. the decision was part of the board's effort to address 36 million dollar budget deficit over the next 2 years. >> it is traumatic. no one wants their child to have to go to this. we know we have to put a lot of things in place to continue to serve, hold our families and support them through that through this transition. know in the end it's their baby it's their child who gets dropped off at a school and they want to make sure that their child feel safe at school is going to be well taken care of and educated. and that's ultimate goal superintendent says district staff is reaching out to families affected to help them with the transition to a new school. >> alright, weather time as we get a live look outside sfo. downright balmy here in the bay. considering the time of year, especially also considering what the rest of the country is dealing with kind. that's right. we talked about this a little earlier in the week, but i got to tell you, i came in this morning and my jaw was on the floor because once again, we're

having these while temperatures with this incredible arctic blast of air that has come so far south. >> you can see it is 18 degrees in nashville right now. it is 27 in dallas. that's not to even mention. it's 25 in new york city. i'm from that area. yes, it gets that cold sometimes, but it does use a last this long. and if you look, it's even cold as we head over to salt lake city where they're at 34 degrees big difference here on the west coast. and it simply because we're outside of that dip in the jet stream. this is a look at all of the below average temperatures. some of them in the darker blue 15 to 20 degrees below average. now here comes some good watch. this as we get towards the weekend, some of the same spots we're going to go roaring up into 15 to 20 degrees above average in the places where you see those darkest red. so is on the way. but it has been a bit of a wild weekend. it just kind of reinforces how lucky we are. take a look at santa barbara right now. it's 71 degrees. how lucky we are to have such a mild day on tap. it's been beautiful out here. half moon bay. lot of folks without

taking a walk. i don't blame you. one of the cooler spots. sure. but still really nice out there. you can see right now half of a sitting about 55 degrees. but we're at 67 still a livermore, napa. some of the spots have gotten up to that 70 degree mark today. and it's all about the high pressure that is in control. and that's gonna be the case over the next several days. in fact, right through the weekend, we'll have a few clouds that will spill over a little bit. but other than that, we're looking really good live. look from the east bay here. and you could just see that beautiful view we have. and these are the temperatures for inland spots over the next 5 days. a really good looking forecast. back to you. all right, well, today marks one month. >> since. president trump and vice president vance took the oath of office. and since then, officials have worked at a fevered pitch to implement the president's aggressive agenda. but democrats argue all they've brought is chaos and confusion called force washington correspondent jessi tenure gives us a recap of the past month and tells us what's next. that split screen

continue to play out today with the white house celebrating the 70 plus executive orders president trump has signed. >> and democrats organizing protests against a lot of them. >> president donald trump's first month in office has rocked the country and world from mass firings of federal workers to new tariffs on goods and vice president jd vance says it's just the beginning. the president keeps us on a pretty breakneck pace. the white house particularly touted its moves to trim the federal government designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and carry out mass deportations. you do not come here illegally. you will not get in. you will go to jail. you will go home. you will not succeed. and on the same day, the white house hosted a black history month celebration. deputy chief of staff stephen miller celebrated the end of the country's diversity equity and inclusion policy. it is made every aspect of life more difficult, more painful and

less safe. democrats, though, argue much of what president trump has done so far is not only dangerous but also illegal since january. 20th. >> donald trump has been on a lawless rampage. vermont senator peter welch highlighted the freezing of federal funds. congress already approved >> while that and other issues are making their way through the courts, california senator alex padilla says this is also a tactic to distract from other actions like president trump's cabinet nominees to put us in a state of constant chaos for the purpose of confusing the american people. >> and the latest gallup poll shows a slight dip and president trump's approval rating due to concerns over the economy falling from 47 to 45% in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> in our nation's capital, congress already vets all dc laws and can overturn them. some congressional republicans now want to go even further by putting it back under federal control. president trump says

he likes mayor mario bowers personally but says that the city's government is not doing the job. adding there's quote, too much crime, too many tense on lawns. he says that the district can't have these encampments when he hosts foreign leaders in the nation's capital. i think that we should governor district develop. and i think that we should run straw. >> right. it was law and order. i get absolutely flawlessly. beautiful. did not doing the job too much crime. you but your accuracy too many tents and the lawns magnificent runs of his dead son. you >> say that's a thing. >> trump's statement comes after 2 republican congressman reintroduced legislation to revoke dc from governing itself and instead allow the federal government to govern the city. dc leaders say that could impact a lot of programs in the district. according to the washington post, trump is looking to issue an executive order that would increase penalties and enforcement of

violent and petty crimes clear homeless camps and clean graffiti in the district. trump made similar comments while on the campaign trail last year claiming he wanted to renovate and rebuild the district. >> still ahead on kron, 4 news at 4, a new report says land 4 local cities is sinking at an alarming rate. we'll tell you where plus. the trump administration is planning to fire thousands of irs employees been a somewhat in washington. explain

>> with tax season in full

swing, the trump administration is planning on laying off thousands of irs workers. our washington correspondent vinaysimlot explains the cuts and how it may affect you. the trump administration will lay off about 7,000 probationary irs employees out of 90,000 total. >> president donald trump's adviser alina habba says it will affect your tax returns. yeah, good way. the reason is very simple. you cannot continue to waste american taxpayer dollars. >> on giving it to illegal immigrants. kentucky congressman james comer says democrats have used the irs to target conservative. so we've never seen a more weaponized federal government under the biden administration. the irs targeted wealthy americans who failed to pay their taxes. they said they recovered over a billion dollars at the time. >> democrats say that may be behind some of these workforce cuts. donald trump and republicans have eviscerated so many of our institutions. in order. to cater to the

winds. of billionaires. the president of the national taxpayers union pete sepp says he's against cuts to the irs workforce because he says it may slow down the modernization of the irs. he says their computer systems are nearly 6 decades old. it is incredibly vulnerable to hacking. it is slow and it is not suited for a 21st century tax agency. the director of the national economic council says he hopes modernization leads to more cuts, especially as we improve the it. >> at the irs in washington, i'm today some lot. >> still ahead, there was an apartment fire that started near oakland fire station. that was close. why the firefighters union is sounding the alarm there. plus, an update in the tragic death of a beloved uc berkeley professor. police say a man is now in custody for his hit and run death. and then senator

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ask your doctor or pharmacist about prevnar 20. (♪♪) >> now at 4.30, over the last several years, millions of californians have seen their utility rates increase. but now a new bill going through the state legislature aims to limit rate hikes from california's investor owned utility companies have been nice. kron four's capitol correspondent eytan wallace spoke directly with the bay area lawmaker who wrote the bill and he has more on her message. it's ridiculous, right? and so we need to do something. bay area state senator, i show a hob with that message about utility

rates in the state. it comes after the california public utilities commission or cpsc approved 6 rate increases for pacific gas and electric or pg. and e. >> in the last year alone, in fact, as pertains to the 3 major investor owned utilities in california, including pg e socal edison and san diego, gas and electric. this non-partisan state report released last month shows depending on the utility on average, a majority of californians saw a 48 to 67% increase in their utility rates between 2019 2023. outpacing the rate of inflation. the report concluding overall california has the second highest utility rates in america. i you know, i have seen residents share their bills where >> it's $800 a month where summer it's $1000 a month, right? depending on if it's a single family home or they're renters right. and how can somebody do that when they're on a fixed income? that's why we'll hop says she's authoring senate bill. 332, also known

as the investor owned utility accountability act. >> if signed, it will prohibit investor owned utility companies in the state from proposing more than one rate increase per year. it would also cap proposed rate increases for residential customers to know more than the consumer price index. a tool used over time to measure prices paid by consumers for a range of basket goods and services. i'm >> deeply disappointed in the fact that rate pairs are being treated like a and lists bucket of money. just this week at this hearing on utility rates will grill to the cpsc president about the commission's decision to approve 6 p g rate increases in the last year. a year pg e reported nearly 2 and a half a billion dollars in profits. those on a fixed income, our senior population. those on sir security, those with a even union jobs, good paying union jobs. do not get 6. >> increases to their pay. and yet. >> pg e get 6 increases to be able to pass on to repairs.

can you explain? >> that and we're approving work for the utility, the work that the utility is requesting to do. it is paid for by repairs. repairs are not a bank. i'm just going to be very clear about that. for its part pg e wrote this, quote, we know that many customers are impacted by higher costs, including energy. >> we are taking action to limit future rate increases and stabilize customer bills, including reducing our materials and labor costs. more officially planning and executing work and lower our financing costs. our investments are delivering results to customers. and we're committed to building the safe, reliable and climate, resilient energy systems they expect and deserve at the lowest possible cost. will hop, though, sending a clear message to utilities, republicans and even members of her own party. we are a democratic super majority and we can't deliver something as simple as affordability to the average californian. what are we doing now? also part of this bill,

it calls for an audit into the use of utility equipment in fire-prone areas and it seeks to reduce the amount rate pairs pay into the state's wildfire fund. to come up for its first committee hearing in the coming months reporting at the state capital late on wallace kron. 4 news. parts of the bay area are going down using satellites to analyze changes. a nasa study has discovered new evidence that for bay area locations. >> are really sinking further. complicating how we deal with rising seas. sandra fell corte madera foster city and bay farm island in alameda are the biggest trouble spots locally. researchers say by 2050, the lowest spots in these areas could see sea levels rise more than 17 inches. when you factor in the sinking land, that's way more than the estimated sea level rise of 7 and a half inches for the bay area region. and since we've built heavy structures right along the bay, that land is especially susceptible to sink.

>> it's my tears started losing its water and it's losing. its one young man starts sinking. so the unfortunate is that these terrorists are typically that. and if they are seeking, that means that exposure to right and be much bigger. but what i also know from the some of the reports from the local authorities that they are aware of this problem and they're working on mitigation strategies. >> all right. good. they're working on it. but it's not just the 4 areas identified, nasa says, for instance, with the reclaimed ground in the san francisco, the city of land they say is moving down faster than the see itself is going up >> well, the oakland firefighters union says in apartment fire last night is a perfect example of why fire station should not be closed in their city. wednesday night's fire broke out shortly after 09:00pm. that's a 55 macarthur. the apartment house is a 2 minute drive away from

fire station number 10. unfortunately, this station was closed in november of 2022. for renovations and still has not opened as a result. firefighters from another station had to come from nearly 5 minutes away. the firefighters union says when it comes to response time, every minute is critical. >> every time someone calls 9, because they need help right away. a fire doubles in size every 60 seconds. and this apartment fire could have been kept to something on the stove or something inside of one room. but instead it was a total loss for this one apartment and spread to adjacent apartments. luckily crews were able to get there soon as they, you know, says they could and fought the fire presently to to stop it from spreading. >> with the city's budget deficit, there's no word as to if or when station 10 in oakland will reopen at the beginning of this year. the city closed stations. 25 28 in the oakland hills due to the

budget crisis for more stations are slated to close down later this month. but city council members do say that they have found additional revenue, which they hope will prevent the closure of those 4 additional stations. oakland police have arrested the driver suspected in a hit and run that killed a renowned sociology professor. >> michael bureau void. 61 year-old kermit miller has now been booked into the santa rita jail. the collision was february 3rd intersection of grand avenue and parkview terrace in oakland's adams point neighborhood. police say for a boy was in a crosswalk around 07:15am, in the morning when he was hit and killed. the 77 year-old taught at u c berkeley for nearly 50 years before retiring a couple years ago. >> weather time. and take a live look right now at the san mateo bridge in the hustle home. nice day out need the sunglasses. it's a lovely day out there and >> not only is it not raining,

it's really getting warm. lawrence karnow joins the party with a look at the forecast. yeah, saw some people actually use tank tops today outside coming into san francisco. how about that in study? we get really warm yet. >> the current heat things up as we head toward the weekend. beautiful, though, nice clear skies around the bay area. what a gorgeous day. really feeling like spring outside. lot of the trees blossoming out there as well. and the temperatures cooperating quite a bit. still 65 degrees in san jose. it is currently 67 in livermore. how about 73 in pittsburgh? 72 in novato and 67 degrees in napa. so some really nice temperatures breaking out all around the bay area. looks like got some warmer weather expected for the weekend. doppler radar scanning your skies. we do have a few high clouds there in the distance. some of that making its way in the north bay right now that will be moving through overnight tonight and into early tomorrow morning could see a few more of those clouds on our friday. but overall, i think friday looks like another great day ahead as looks like high-pressure get a whole long here. and that's some good news for not only us, really the entire state

catching a break from all that stormy weather now, there will be some changes over the weekend, even though we're going to see some sunshine. we'll see some passing clouds far northern california, maybe even a chance of rain there. but tonight you're stepping outside of nice evening out there. temperatures in the 50's in the 60's as the sun temperatures be cooling off a little bit quicker. generally dropping down into the 50's and low 50's in some of the interior valleys as we head in toward about 7 o'clock tonight. but overnight tonight, i think we're looking at maybe a couple patches of fog and a couple passing clouds then looks like we're get ready for a great weekend. we'll have more on that weekend. weather forecast coming up in a few minutes. all right. thanks, lourdes. the senate has confirmed president trump's nominee kash patel. >> to be the fbi director. the final vote was 51 to 49 republican senators susan collins and lisa murkowski voted against him. democrats are unanimous in their opposition despite his controversial nomination, republicans rallied around patel arguing he's the right person to bring reform at the nation's top law enforcement agency that they say he's been corrupted.

>> the longest-serving senate party leader in u.s. history has officially announced his retirement sen mitch mcconnell says he won't be seeking reelection in 2026. the kentucky republican making that announcement this morning on his 83rd birthday. >> 7 fellow kentuckians are sent the senate representing our commonwealth has been. they a lot of time. i will not fit on our. 8 com. current term in the senate. we'll be about >> the car will finish out his current term which ends in january of 2027. >> delta airlines is offering $30,000 to each passenger on that regional jet that crashed in toronto monday. all 80 people on board, including the crew survived 21 people were

hurt. delta says the money is no strings attached. the airline says it does not affect their writes. that means that passengers can pursue legal action against the airline, even if they accept the 30,000 the plane has been removed. finally from the runway. >> still ahead on kron, news at 4 for celebrating black history month. coming up, we're going to take you to the oldest black owned bookstore in the u.s. guess what? >> it's right here in the bay area. plus. democratic governors from all over the country are sounding the alarm about potential cuts to medicaid. i'm reshad hudson in washington. hear from them. washington. hear from them. coming up.

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>> democratic governors from across the country are speaking out against proposed medicaid cuts that could leave millions of americans without health care conference. washington correspondent reshad hudson has more. >> as republicans in congress move forward with the budget plan. democratic governors warn the proposal puts medicaid on life support. it will affect millions of americans. democratic governors came to washington, d.c. thursday to sound the alarm about potential medicaid cuts. hawaii governor josh green was one of them and those people tend to be children, people, disabilities very serious illness. and we're living in poverty. new mexico governor michelle lujan grisham painted a grim picture of what could happen in her state. if these cuts move forward. hospitals close doctors are no longer providing care, no more

independent practices. no more long-term care facilities. president donald trump says he wants to protect medicaid but it clashes with the house gop is budget plan which seeks to cut the program over the next decade. >> west virginia republican senator shelley moore capito says the program is a lifeline for many families but acknowledges issues with the system. but to have the best system. >> and to have the most efficient system and to have the one that really delivers results. we need to make sure that there's no waste. there's no fraud. democratic governor say they'll keep fighting to protect medicaid but with budget negotiations looming, the battle is far from over. >> reporting in washington reshad hudson. >> alright, weather time here as we get a live look up in the high country. interstate 80 at donner summit where probably some great skiing happening today. yeah. lourdes you like the snow. yeah. and how about those road, right? i mean, this is really hard to get up in the high country, even though seeing that snow here to february. those

storms. >> just kind of rolling through making a really difficult to drive up. but things have changed. now. we've got high pressure sneaking in here and what a beautiful sight we have for you today. check it out toward the half dome and that gorgeous. all the snow capped mountains out there. you're 70 looking beautiful and that's the way things are working out. now, if you've got plans for the weekend and you want to sneak up in the high country, it is going to be a beautiful weekend to do that. great skiing conditions. look at checkout crop or skewed part heavily. they've got 79 inches on the ground. one inch of snow in the last 24 hours. plenty that powder out there to enjoy. if you want to head of palisades at the summit, 136 inches on the ground. they've got 192 trails currently open. however, friends of sugar bowl 139 inches on the ground. and it has just been a great season so far as we'we seen a lot of snow rolling through the first part of the month. as you head up there this weekend. there you go. if you're getting away, how about tomorrow? yeah, the roadways, no problems getting up there. maybe a couple patches of fog in the early morning and then

partly cloudy in the afternoon. otherwise you're looking good in those temperatures. yeah, this that time of year that snow may start to get a little slushy about the middle of day of. so if you're concerned about that, go askew early should be some great time up there. but high pressure in control that ridge is going to bounce mostly systems of the north. and that's some good news for us there. in one little wave. the wants to come through about the middle of the weekend, mainly overnight on saturday night into sunday tomorrow. looks like a great day. here's the long-range forecast models. couple clouds rolling on by as we get to saturday on these temperatures moving up in the 70's, the other. there's a little weak system. the kind of slide through on saturday night into sunday may be scraping across northern california. overall, looks like a extended period of below normal rainfall expected for the bay area as we round out the month and get us into the next month of march. temperatures tomorrow, it's going to be nice. maybe a little bit cooler than what we had today. still, 69, mostly sunny in san jose about 69 degrees in santa rosa. 66 in play on next couple days. but we are getting ready for a great weekend ahead. spring

feeling breaking out all around temperatures in the 70's out there. and i think maybe a couple clouds cools off just a tad on monday, only to return to a few more 70's on tuesday and wednesday. so how about that? that's yeah, i saw people out there and tank tops today. what are we going to see this weekend? right? i don't know. it's gonna be a little iq and a tank you don't want to see that this year. the issue today for the for the spring, did they did they do that? little yeah. tight fade. you got to get ready to go. yeah, we're heating things up will be seeing. can i thank you. i'd like you are. all lawrence. >> we're honoring black history month here at kron 4 today. we want to highlight marcus books in oakland the oldest black owned bookstore in the u.s. named after activist marcus garvey has been more than just a place to buy books for more than 60 years. it's been a cultural cornerstone amplifying black voices, fostering community and serving as a hub for activism. kron four's reyna harvey. got a look inside this bay area landmark that

continues to stand as a beacon of black excellence. >> between the pages of a book lies a universe. 1000 words, countless stories home for black voices history. for more than 16 years. marcus books have been more than a bookstore. it's been a sanctuary, a movement, a legacy. >> my parents started marcus bookstore. doctors rate julian richardson. they met when they were teenagers attending on scholarship booker t washington's tuskegee institute. >> what began as a printing press became a bookstore founded in 1960, in san francisco, fillmore neighborhood later found its oakland. so 1960, was when they started. >> putting books in the print

shop and selling both of them. still not a great love of reading and they scour the country. the world looking for books about black people. >> one his books quickly evolved into much more birthplace for black studies at san francisco state a hub for the black panthers, a pillar of the civil rights movement. black people could meet and discuss and plan or highs. it's where trailblazers like nikki giovanni. >> former vice president kamala harris and muhammad ali visited and left their words >> before anything, i new black, this was great. >> a place where generations find themselves on the shelves. what representation isn't just important. >> it's expected. i feel like as a child, the bookstore gave me hope. and i. when you are

what i can be, i can be owner could be a >> artists like the doctor, scientists can see whatever i wanted because i sighed every day. >> and today, as the world changes, marcus books stands for. i do get of hope. a sanctuary now. a reminder, black history isn't just the past the present and the future. >> legacy is a beautiful, loving for anybody. whether you look like you're not build a warrant from from long ago, >> you know, too much. >> we know harvey kron, 4 news. >> love that place. kron 4 continuesto honor black history all this month. be sure to tune in for our special honoring black history, february 27th 6.30, hosted by our very own noelle bellow and reyna harvey. >> during this black history month, the california legislative black caucus today

announced a package of more than a dozen priority bills. its members say will address what they describe as injustice is impacting black californians. one of the bills would authorized california, higher education institutions to prioritize admissions for descendants of american chattel slavery, a type of slavery where a person is treated as property. another looks at pathways to help black californians retreat, family properties taken by the government decades ago through racially-motivated eminent domain. and then there's a bill proposing the cal state university system research the best methods that will help determine which californians are descendants of chattel, slavery. >> california is stepping up. as the california legislative black caucus. we will continue to fight for justice and ensure the descendants of those who built this country get the opportunities we so deserve together. we will make

history. >> but more importantly, we will make change. not included in the legislation, though, direct cash payments for descendants of enslaved black americans. >> critics who demonstrated at the capitol last month argued the bills will not have the impact they intend without a commitment for direct cash payments. >> still ahead on the news at 4, meet this little scottish cow enjoying his first snow day. >> news nation tonight. a mansion sizes how likely is it a big impact and where of this is 2, to chris to break down is 2, to chris to break down the ry excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years.

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>> all right. let's check in on hamish. the scottish highland calf who lives in the nashville zoo and it's got some wheels. just 8 weeks old. this is video from the zoo. it's his first time experiencing a snow day gets us know and that nice had harry assume he's at the zoo. take a look at this. the oakland zoo celebrating. >> the baby baboons first birthday there. the zoo says keepers had a blast putting out treats and then watching the little baby there. enjoy a few mangoes as they often do. my kids battling exhibit sure. >> and the north bay, who doesn't? i why's cameras captured a black bear cubs. it could mountain regional park in sonoma county park leaders say this is the first time in nearly a decade. cubs have been spotted at hood mountain. they estimate there are about a year old and will soon be

leaving mall. the park experts say this is a good reminder that sonoma county is bear country. and while black bears are not usually aggressive, the experts say do not feed them. if you see that. >> kill away is erupting again for the 10th time in the past couple of months. the volcano has been bursting to life intermittently since last december. this is video the usgs recorded just last night. the volcano is located on hawaii's big island inside hawaii, volcanoes national park aptly named local officials say the tourists and locals can enter the national park and watch the volcano erupt from a safe distance away. of course. >> all right. that's all the time. we have appreciate you being with us this hour. and coming up next on kron, 4 news at 5. we're talking about the trump administration making pretty big announcement today about the future of high-speed rail in california. how lawmakers up and down the state now responding. plus

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