bakersfield is the home of mr. mccarthy, the minority leader. ought to compare states as well as cities. my colleagues are very good at creating alternative facts. but the truth is, according to that statistical information, in 2020 the per capita murder rates were 40% higher in states won by donald trump than those won by joe biden. empirical evidence. eight of ten states with the highest murder rates in 020 voted for republican presidential nominees in every election in this century are concern mike mike few, congressman finish. >> it's across the country. there is a high high-rise in crime, but it's not just in blue states. mike: with respect, sir, new york, chicago, l.a. are really struggling right now under the climb crisis. >> well, so are other places in the country that are, have mayors that have red mayor withs, republican mayors, and so are states that have republican governors. so the truth is that this is a problem, but it's not just a problem in the states that you named where you happen to have mayors that are democrats. i have pro

for deadliest county in california is kern county which is bakersfield, the city of bakersfield which whose distric is that the facts kevin mc carthy. is not a defense movement happening there. according the justice department . le ellie county is the deadlies county. >> absolutely, i think what we see in ohio is pretty consisten with what was he across the country. to think tim ryan can run on a pro- police message is very contradictory to the fact that the two decades he spent in congress to there's been nothin to further enhance police officers across the country as police are feeling under attack. if something doesn't get quick fix leak, it's when we read really damaging. >> this was from the georgia governor's race. quickly will play this get a quick response. >> my question for ms. abrams tonight his county sheriff's statewide have publicly endorse your candidate. >> mister matt kemp, what you are continuing to do is continu the lie that you've told so man times freight i support law enforcement and did so for 11 years. >> a lot closer than anybody expected. when push comes to s

bakersfield is where kevin mccarthy is from.s not a random crime, this was a targeted assassination attempt according to law enforcement officials -- howard: because he didn't know nancy employees by -- pelosi was in washington. >> right. this is not somebody who deals drugs on the street, mugs somebody. this is more than a crime, this was a targeted assassination attempt. howard: just to clarify, it's acquaintances of david depape who have said he had a drug abuse problem. not saying that's not true, but he's also posted material, mara, that is anti-jewish, anti-black, anti-trans, anti-covid vaccines, anti-global warming, not somebody you would expect to see targeting the democratic party with those kind of views. >> no, no, no. and, look, there is a problem of this kind of rhetoric on both sides, but law enforcement officials will tell you that in the last five years the preponderance, the majority of violet threats have been finish violent threats have been associated with right-wing rhetoric. i'm not saying that both parties

the fact that -- you just laid out there that the highest murder rate is in bakersfield and the personto is kevin mccarthy, the same person who goes on fox news every day railing against biden and crime. it's mccarthy's issue. do democrats have time to make the issue and why haven't they yet? you can call up chuck schumer and say, hey chuck, why aren't you handling this? >> i don't know if there's time left. this is -- if i could take a time ashin and go back six months, i will try to convince them even harder than i did back then that you've got to control this issue. two weeks is a short time. but we need to be doing something on this. republicans are hammering us on this message. and we have to look past november and make sure that we get control of it in 2024. because this is an issue that will be pursuing us in the presidential years as well. >> the truth matters and only a few here. it so people deserve to hear it. because if you don't, lies are going to fill that empty space. thank you for joining us. thank you for this report. it's very important. just ahead, the chief to it is

we are 25 miles north of bakersfield. construction continues but far from riders who support it. did we get here? back in 2008, lobbyists and big labor bankrolled a slick ad campaign to convince voters the state can build this train at san francisco under three hours for $50 each way. the feds and the private sector wanted to pick up most of the cost. misleading, it was wrong for the governor's office hoped to sell it. >> there are many reasons why i feel so passionate about high-speed rail. >> it is not that expensive. we can afford it. >> i know some critics will say, that is a train to nowhere. but i think that is wrong, and i think that is offensive. >> so here is the state's predicament. if the state stops construction and walks away, it is a massive embarrassment. but if it continues, credential say throwing good money after bad on an obsolete project that no one can afford and will never be completed. >> there was absolutely no way the project can be completed as advertised as in 2008 because right now there is no funding available to get even close to completing the proje

los angeles was ranked 3rd in the state. 11th in the country followed by stockton and bakersfield. and in case you're wondering, freeman was ranked the safest city in california. >> ukrainian president zelensky addressed the g 7 leaders today. he thanked them for their support and he was pleading for more help. the meeting followed a series of russian missile strikes across the country which have reportedly killed at least 20 people. washington correspondent jessi tenure has more. >> good evening. the leaders made it clear the attacks today and yesterday on peaceful citizens heavily strengthen their alliance. >> key is to let ukrainian president zelensky warned president biden and other g 7 leaders tuesday that russian escalation of the war threatens them all. it is important for this alliance to stick together. zelinsky pleaded for even more help specifically money to help create an air shield for ukraine. the g 7 leaders pledged in a statement that they will stand firmly with ukraine for as long as it takes. it is our primary task to provide ukraine with the assistance. that mean

something gop senator shannon growth of bakersfield backed in this letter. every family that is out there that gas in their car to go to work to the grocery store, take their kids to school. >> every family is being hurt by the policies that are being put forth by this governor and the democratic leadership in our >> state. and it needs to >> and as the back and forth continues in sacramento, gas prices remain i just paid nearly 50 bucks for half a tank. and as for that special legislative session is planned for now, at least for december 5th reporting here in sacramento, wallace kron. 4 news. >> travel experts say that it's not too late to get a good deal for a flight this holiday season. airfare is relatively low today, but prices are going to start to go up pretty soon. haley berg poppers lead economist says tickets are going to increase on average by 10 to $15 starting at the end of this month and into early next month. prices for thanksgiving are up. 24% so far compared to last year. 53% higher for christmas travel. air fares tend to rise during the hol

bakersfield assembly member vince fong has long echoed that sentiment. he's calling some to approve new drilling inside the state. something fun markets will bring prices down. we need to increase energy supplies. we need to increase a ghastly natural gas supplies that californians need. the governor is trying to deflect. >> from the consequences of his point, energy policies and californians are seeing through that and we reached out to valero for their side to this. but to not hear back as of news time reporting here outside the california state capitol eytan wallace kron, 4 news. and here's a look at the gas prices here in the bay area. >> they continue to drop in san francisco. a gallon of regular will cost you 5.85. that's down about $0.20 in the last month. just about a penny cheaper in napa in san jose is down to 5.75. a penny cheaper oakland as well. the cheapest gas in the bay area is in the valais fairfield area will air a gallon of regular will set you back about 5.55? a gallon. >> and the north, a santa rosa cops are going to be able to more

something gop senator shannon growth of bakersfield back in this letter. every family that is out there to gas in their car to go to work to the grocery store, take their kids to school. every family is being hurt by the policies that are being put forth by this governor and the democratic leadership in our >> state. and it needs to >> and as the back and forth continues in sacramento, gas prices remain i just paid nearly 50 bucks for half a tank. and as for that special legislative session is planned for now, at least for december 5th reporting here in sacramento, eytan wallace kron. 4 news. >> now to our 4 zone forecast says we step outside and give you a look at a more fog. this time on the golden gate bridge foggy friday. it kind of looks like foggy thursday and maybe tomorrow be foggy saturday. yeah, i don't really see the towers there. lawrence, i you're also talking about what karl is doing. yeah, carl's about to come on shore right now. the tropics, you still get the possibility of tropical storms or hurricanes all the way to november. and we've go

we got stockton and bakersfield also making that list. now the city is already grappling with a spike in crime. proffers theresa has reaction from city officials. what they feel will turn the situation around. take a listen. >> so it's very troubling, but i'm not surprised. >> well, the the headline it rip flex. i think a lot of what folks are feeling. there's absolutely no question. >> but that well, i'm in oakland is out of control. city leaders responding to a wallet-hub study out tuesday shining a harsh spotlight on oakland. >> pointing to low vaccination rates, high unemployment and most notably it's skyrocketing crime rate. we need leadership that can actually collaborate. >> and work together. we absolutely need to staff up. >> our officers and our subs billion responders, council members showing tao and lauren taylor are running for mayor. i've been working really hard with a chief leronne armstrong and also and many others to ensure that we do have the vacancy spilled. >> at the end of the day, theresa, it's about filling vacanci

los angeles was ranked 3rd in the state and 11th in the country followed by stockton and bakersfield on the other side of the issue, fremont was ranked the safest city in california. >> coming up with voters will decide when it comes to abortion rights in california and what supporters and opponents are saying about the ballot measure. the pork industry is now challenging a california law that requires meat producers to give each pitch more space to live. well, the supreme court's decision could affect the entire industry. plus, the mill valley film festival most boxes can be recycled up to seven times. it's not a miracle. it's by design. so what starts as a box for detergent and turns into one for a sneeze is all part of the circle of caring for our natural resources and trees. choose recyclable paper and packaging. >> found 4 is your local election headquarters and has only been 3 and a half months since the u.s. supreme court overturned roe versus wade. but here in california, abortion, abortion rights will be front and center on the ballot this election. our capitol correspondent

a superior court judge ruled in favor of the owner of pastries bakery in bakersfield, saying she acted lawfully while upholding her religious beliefs. the owner had cited her christian values for refusing to work with same sex couples. no word on whether the state department of fair housing and employment which filed the lawsuit will appeal governor gavin newsom and republican state senator brian dally. debated in san francisco today, the two candidates sparred on issues including gas price. is abortion. and homelessness. ktvu political reporter greg lee as the story. contrast with my opponent could be more crystal clear he does not support reproductive freedom does not support reproductive choice. i want to, uh, start out by thanking the governor for taking time out of his, uh, for going forward on his dream of being president of united states and actually coming to california and having a debate, governor gavin newsom and republican challenger, state senator brian downey wasted no time taking shots at each other. the two met in the first and only gubernatorial debate before election

bakersfield assembly member vince fong has long echoed that sentiment. he's calling on newsom to approve new drilling inside the state. something fun markets will bring prices down. we need to increase energy supplies. we need to increase a ghastly natural gas supplies that californians need. the governor is trying to deflect. >> from the consequences of his point, energy policies and californians are seeing through that and we reached out to valero for their side to this. but to not hear back as of news time reporting here outside the california state capitol eytan wallace kron. 4 news. >> state regulators are proposing finding pacific gas and electric. more than 155 million dollars for. >> a deadly northern california wildfire in twenty-twenty. they say pg any failed to remove 2 trees which had been marked for removal. one ended up falling into a pg and e distribution line. and shasta county sparking the deadly zogg fire. regulators also want the utility to submit a plan showing that it will make sure trees marked for removal and locked into a database

bakersfield assembly member vince fong has long echoed that sentiment. he's calling on newsom to approve new drilling inside the state. something fun markets will bring prices down. we need to increase energy supplies. we need to increase a ghastly natural gas supplies that. >> californians need the governor is trying to deflect from the consequences of his point, energy policies and californians are seen through that. and we reached out to valero for their side to this. but to not hear back as of news time reporting here outside the california state capitol eytan wallace kron. 4 news. >> well settles. a police are investigating a stabbing that critically injured. a woman police say that woman was stabbed about 6 thursday night on daffodil way near manzanita drive. it's not clear yet whether she's going to survive. there's no word yet on whether police have anyone in custody yet. we've got some good news for you out of castro valley where we brought you a story about a 6 year-old boy who was injured in a hit and run tuesday. investigators say that child

the other rewards were for killings in bakersfield, fresno and sacramento . >>> and documents challenging the results of the 2020 electio that included voter fraud claims he knew were not true. i is emails between trump and attorney john eastman regardin the january 6th capital attack representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment . >>> a surprise fireworks show since people in the bay area into a slight panic last night the fireworks above treasure island were part of a film crew . they were between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. and many people thought it was the result of a power outage. but hey, maybe they got to watch . >> i heard the fireworks last night . >> did they keep you up ? >> there have been no notice o fireworks on the embarcadero beforehand . a heads-up would b nice, i'm trying to sleep . >>> yesterday we broke records all over the place with daytime highs well into the 90s . bay wide and even in the city where it was 90 degrees in san francisco . as we look at who tied her broke records, a coupl of us made it. san francisco tied it and oakland shattered the rec

it is decades behind schedule and now i am talking about mass transit turns, 25 miles north of bakersfield construction and many predict it will be the only one ever completed. first, running out of money and number two, well, the state would have to return about $4 billion to the federal government. governor newsom says no. so rather than cut losses, the work continues. so how did this happen? well, the big labor and lobbyists bank will a slick lobbyist campaign. l.a. to san francisco, about $50, and the federal government and the private sector are going to pick up about two thirds of the cost. the political establishment backing them up. >> i know some critics will say well, that's a train to nowhere, but i think that that is wrong, and i think that that is offensive. >> 14 years later we have no train, no track, and the cost has tripled from 33 billion over to $113 billion. mismanagement, waste, losses, mostly because politicians begin to gerrymander the route, doing so raises the cost. making it more expensive. that has become what they call the train to nowhere. the current managemen

. >> bakersfield, heart of your congressional district ranked topmost dangers metro areas in america. charles: arthel, i think you see that both parties see how important crime is to americans and they are pouncing on it right now trying to highlight who has done and who has not done in terms of crime across america, arthel. arthel: it affects our everyday lives and how we go about what we consider just normal, you know, errands, if you will. charles, where do those polls in the monmouth university stand on abortion? charles: 56% said that abortion was extremely important this election cycle but for the most part folks seem to be more concerned about crime, election and voting as well as jobs and immigration, arthel. arthel: got it. just want to get it on the record. charles watson, thank you very much. eric: down to florida where cleanup efforts continuing in the state so hard hit, it's been more than 10 days after hurricane ian made landfall as category 4 storm deadliest to ever hit the sunshine state in nearly a century. today some of the displaced residents in that area of fort my

. >> bakersfield, the heart of your congressional district is now ranked at the top 10 most dangerous metro areas in america. charles: yeah, molly, so both sides republicans and democrats seeing how important crime is to the american public and both sides really trying to put forward what they can do and what the other side isn't doing. back to you, molly. mol mornings with maria charles watson, thank you very much. reporters there covering a lot of those hot-button issues a month before the midterms. let's bring in the political panel to talk about some of the issues. with us erin perini and vice president and former ted cruz communication's director and mark penn, democrat pollster and fox news contributor. thank you both for joining us here on a sunday afternoon. let's kick things off by talking about democracy. here we are just a few weeks to go, the fairness of u.s. election practices are being criticized, question really from both sides of the aisle and how each side approaches this issue often credit ebbing'ed anythingively by the other side. this morning on fox news sunday dem

east of fresno and bakersfield.r the grapevine as well, that's going to keep them in an active pattern. we just have not much going on. everything's kind of stuck right now, for at least a week is the way it looks. there's nothing showing up on the rain or snow forecast, except maybe some drizzle. so we have that maybe that's about it. 60 seventies anywhere near the water or fifties and then seventies and eighties, inland does look a little cooler as we head towards the end of the week and kind of leveling off into the weekend. you guys all right? see you. thank you, tom. for 19 just go giants make the first of many major moves this offseason still ahead, who's going to be the giant new general manager plus felt like i was playing an important role and keeping the city safe. we speak one on one with legendary homicide inspector frank falzon responsible for investigating some of the bay area's most notorious cases. dad: every day, thousands of kids start vaping. and i can't let this happen to my kid. so, if you want

something gop senator shannon growth of bakersfield back in this letter. every family that is out there to gas in their car to go to work to the grocery store, take their kids to school. every family is being hurt by the policies that are being put forth by this governor and the democratic leadership in our >> state. and it needs to >> and as the back and forth continues in sacramento, gas prices remain i just paid nearly 50 bucks for half a tank. an as for that special legislative session is planned for now, at least for december 5th reporting here in sacramento, eytan wallace kron. 4 news. >> it is often said california doesn't really have seasons, but there are some places where you can see some beautiful autumn foliage fans of actually put together a list of the best places to see fall colors. according to the california fall color map the best for us for finding brilliant yellow cottonwood trees are in mono county just east of yosemite. all of the eastern sierra will have red, yellow and orange leaves. but experts say don't head to the redwoods. those

right now we're basically the train to nowhere. 25 miles north of bakersfield where work continues in here? back in 2008 lobbyists back rolled a slick ad campaign that convinced voters you can go san francisco to l.a. in three hours for $50 and feds would pay 2/3 of the cost and every governor helped sell it. >> many reasons why i feel so passionate about high speed rail. >> it is not that expensive. we can afford it. >> i know some critics will say it's a train to nowhere. i think that's wrong and i think it's offensive. >> so here we are 14 years later the project is years if not decades behind schedule. the cost has tripled not $33 billion as we were told by 113 billion making it the most expensive infrastructure project ever in the united states. what went wr and they gerrymandered the route. >> there simply isn't a path forward to make this look anything remotely close to any kind of viable project. >> so what now? basically the current rail authority says we have enough money to finish the first phase of the project, 119 miles here but after that it really doesn't make much sens

and as you can see, los angeles, stockton, bakersfield also made that notorious list. the ranking comes as open is trying to get a handle on a spike in crime. oakland city leaders are responding to the wallet hub study a shining that harsh spotlight on their city. they point to low vaccination rates. high unemployment rates, most notably at the skyrocketing crime rate in that study, council member sheng tao and lauren taylor. they are running for mayor. it. house says that they need leadership who can collaborate. and taylor says the city needs staff of officers as well as civilian responders. >> at the end of the day, it's about filling vacancies, which we have 25 to 40% in every single department focus on keeping our community safe. keeping our community clean and improving the overall quality of life. for me, that means we have to acknowledge that when it comes to safety, that is our number one priority. is government. >> kron 4 news reached out to other city council members but didn't get a response. james? yeah. >> 5.11 is the time. and still ahead on the kron 4 m

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bakersfield is now ranked as one of the top ten most dangerous metro areas in america. your own sheriff said, we know we have a violent crime issue. kevin, your district has been the murder capital of california for five years in a row. and if you're so concerned about crime, why did you vote against $350 billion in funding for law enforcement. every democrat voted for it. when democrats passed a bipartisan bill to fund local police departments, you didn't haven't bother casting a vote. >> joining me now is congressman eric swalwell. one of the democrats behind the ad. the other person is congresswoman ilhan omar. it's a pretty powerful ad, pointing out the high crime rate in kevin's own space. ouch. how did you come together to pull this off? >> it was her idea, joy. she wanted to join us tonight, i know she had another commitment come up. but we were talking about it, and ilhan said, why are we taking this crap from them on defund the police and the racist fearmongering that they're doing when mccarthy has the fifth highest murder capital in the country. she voted aga

something gop senator shannon grove of bakersfield backed in this letter. every family that is out there to gas in their car to go to work to the grocery store, take their kids to school. every family is being hurt by the policies that are being put forth by this governor and the democratic leadership in our >> state. and it needs to >> and as the back and forth continues in sacramento, gas prices remain i just paid nearly 50 bucks for half a tank. and as for that special legislative session is planned for now, at least for december 5th reporting here in sacramento, eytan wallace kron. 4 news. >> and national news tonight. 8 people were shot in an outdoor gathering in virginia near james madison university in harrisonburg. police say the shots were fired excuse me into a crowd early this morning. the victims range in the age of 18 to 27. the city says none of the victims were students. police arrested 20 year-old thai wreath fleming in connection to the shooting. the victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries. lit candles and read the names of the victim

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bar bakersfield, california, home of kevin mccarthy. much higher murder rate than nancy pelosi's san francisco. jacksonville, florida, probably the murder capital of america per capita. republican mayor, republican governor. twice the murder rate of democratic new york city. democrats are better on crime and they need to make that case. >> isn't part of the problem those -- and i'm not buying into a fox meme here. in this case it happens to be true. those soros sponsored and backed progressive dnas, george g gascon in l.a.? >> the democrats in san francisco already threw out chessa boudain. katherine cortez masto, the senator from nevada, former prosecutor. she was so tough as attorney general that her opponent even said she was a role model as attorney general. val demings, the police chief in orlando, florida, 27 years in uniform, running tough on crime. the truth is the democrats have the right formula on this. and here's the formula, michael. it's kinds of what potential senator mcmullin was telling you. here's the formula for democ

santa barbara right now sitting at 73 degrees about 83 in bakersfield.s a little warm right there up at 89 in eureka is a little cool. 59 degrees there. but we're going to see over the next couple of days is going to see high pressure kind of build in here. and as that does, it strengthens and that allows us to have those kind of cloud-free afternoons with all the sunshine. and it allows us to warm up. so starting at about wednesday, we're going to see those inland temperatures go from the 80's to the low 90's. so i'm happy to say it's nothing terrifically extreme, but nonetheless, it will be warmer. live look outside here at the embarcadero. lot of people out there biking walking, enjoying this beautiful weather. and tonight we'll see temperatures drop down into the 50's. i think our low spots going to be the typical one up there in the north bay. santa rosa got down to the upper 40's last neighbor looking out for 50 tonight. you notice that right when you go from those low 50's into the 40's, the first couple of times tomorrow, we'll see temperatures a

bakersfield assembly member vince fong has lone echoed that sentiment. he's calling on newsom to approve new drilling inside the state. something fun markets will bring prices down. we need to increase energy supplies. we need to increase a ghastly natural gas supplies that. >> californians need the governor is trying to deflect from the consequences of his point, energy policies and californians are seeing through that and we reached out to valero for their side to this. but to not hear back as of news time reporting here outside the california state capitol eytan wallace kron. 4 news >> and here's a look at where gas prices stand this morning. you can see they do continue to drop. >> slowly, san francisco averaging 5.82 a gallon right now. that's down about $0.30 in the last month. it's just a little cheaper in napa. as you can see, 5.76 san jose is 5.72 oakland, 5.70. so a couple of pennies savings there. the fairfield 5.51. on average. we're going take a break. time now is 5.52. sounds like a gas price will be right back. >> 05:54am. and this hallowe

and then you can see the rest to oakland is above l a and then come stockton and bakersfield and in the meantime, oakland, we've been talking about trying to deal with the spike in crime and what to do about the oakland city leaders are responding to that survey as well as shining light on what they intend to do there point to the low vaccination rate. the survey look at the low vaccination rate high on a plane right? not favor favorable on the skyrocketing crime rate. that was another strike against oakland council member shank. how and lauren taylor, the running for mayor and taos says they need leadership that can collaborate. taylor says the city needs to staff up officers as well as civilian responders. >> at the end of the day, it's about filling vacancies, which we have 25 to 40% in every single department focus on keeping our community safe. keeping our community clean and improving the overall quality of life. for me, that means we have to acknowledge that when it comes to safety, that is our number one priority. is government. >> kron 4 reached out to the other city council me

something gop senator shannon growth of bakersfield backed in this letter. every family that is out there to gas in their car to go to work to the grocery store, take their kids to school. every family is being hurt by the policies that are being put forth by this governor and the democratic leadership in our >> state. and it needs to >> and as the back and forth continues in sacramento, just prices remain i just paid nearly 50 bucks for half a tank. and as for that special legislative session is planned for now, at least for december 5th reporting here in sacramento, eytan wallace kron. 4 news. >> a jury member in a trial connected to the disappearance of kristin smart was excused thursday. this comes after a judge learned that juror discussed the case with the priest. the judge excused a man on the 4th day of deliberations for violating orders not to speak publicly on this case in 1996 college student. kristin smart went missing while walking home from a party. the jury is considering charges against ruben flores, who is charged as an accessory to smart's

and you can see california's list also included los angeles, stockton, bakersfield.anking, by the way, comes as open, tries to get a handle on a spike in crime. oakland city leaders are responding to that wallethub study saying that this shines a harsh spotlight on the city. they point to low vaccination rates as well and high unemployment and most notably the skyrocketing crime rate councilmember sheng tao and lauren taylor are running for mayor. now that house says they need leadership that can collaborate. and taylor says the city needs to staff up officers as well as civilian responders. >> at the end of the day, it's about filling vacancies, which we have 25 to 40% in every single department focus on keeping our community safe. keeping our community clean and improving the overall quality of life. for me, that means we have to acknowledge that when it comes to safety, that is our number one priority. is government. >> well, kron 4 news reached out to other city council members gnd the mayor but haven't got a response yet. while both differ on exactly what they'l

it after something called fresno drive which we lost a few years ago and bk3, whichi is around bakersfield, a novel strategy. we added the $600 million appropriation so that we can drive a different conversation about what the world looks like in a post-oil future. marisa: where does that money go? gov. newsom: it goes to model programs like the fresno drive. it is a model example of partnerships between the universities, the private sector, and local and regional as well as state agencies to drive a new economic and workforce vision for the region. it was such a success. i'm also very proud to see the transition in kern county today put is one of the world leaders in renewable energy. because the policy has been accelerated providing unprecedented investments in the state. there are 200 headquartered green energy companies specifically targeting zero electric vehicles, zero and electric vehicles. 43 manufacturers already in the state of california. it's a trillion dollar industry and we are going to dominate this industry. just last week, against all of the council and efforts to undermin

and then as you see los angeles, stockton, bakersfield also on that notorious list.me kron four's terisa stasio has more. >> so it's very troubling, but i'm not surprised. >> well, the the headline it i think a lot of what folks are feeling. there's absolutely no question. >> but that. >> brian in oakland is out of control. city leaders responding to a wallet-hub study out tuesday shining a harsh spotlight on oakland pointing to low vaccination rates. high unemployment and most notably it's skyrocketing crime rate. we need leadership that can actually collaborate. >> and work together. we absolutely need to staff up. >> our officers and our subs billion responders, council members showing tao and lauren taylor are running for mayor. i've been working really hard with a chief leronne armstrong and also and many others to ensure that we do have the vacancy spilled at the end of the day to reset, it's about filling vacancies which we have. 25 to 40% in every single department focus on keeping our community safe. keeping our community clean and improving the overall qual

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something gop senator shannon growth of bakersfield backed in this letter. every family that is out there to gas in their car to go to work to the grocery store, take their kids to school. >> every family is being hurt by the policies that are being put forth by this governor and the democratic leadership in our >> state. and it needs to >> and as the back and forth continues in sacramento, gas prices remain i just paid nearly 50 bucks for half a tank. and as for that special legislative session is planned for now, at least for december 5th reporting here in sacramento, wallace kron. 4 news. >> now for another look at the forecast. we're looking live at the san mateo bridge. and lawrence is back with a look at the weekend. yeah, guys, and we get around the bay area looks pretty nice. other parts of the world. >> not so much. you've got former tropical storm now kind of fall apart. now it moves on shore even though it's falling apart it's going to do some damage there as they're going to see a whole lot of rain. so the storm system formally known as carl begi

bakersfield assembly member vince fong has long echoed that sentiment.s calling some to approve new drilling inside the state. something fun markets will bring prices down. we need to increase energy supplies. we need to increase a ghastly natural gas supplies that. >> californians need. the governor is trying to deflect from the consequences of his point, energy policies and californians are seeing through that and we reached out to valero for their side to this. but to not hear back as of news time reporting here outside the california state capitol eytan wallace kron. 4 news >> time. still to come tonight, how the various celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the largest urban park system in america. and we have some sunshine around the bay area lately. well, could we soon see some raindrops will talk about that long forecast is coming up next. >> tomorrow marks 50 years since the golden gate, national recreation area was established. it has welcomed more than 15 million visitors over the years across its more than 82,000 acres of coastal and urban l

something gop senator shannon growth of bakersfield backed in this letter. every family that is out there that puts gas in their car to go to work to the grocery store, take their kids to school. >> every family is being hurt by the policies that are being put forth by this governor and the democratic leadership in our >> state. and it needs to >> and as the back and forth continues in sacramento, gas prices remain i just paid nearly 50 bucks for half a tank. and as for that special legislative session is planned for now, at least for december 5th reporting here in sacramento, wallace kron. 4 news. >> for your help tonight, the u.s. has extended the covid public health emergency for another 90 days despite president biden's recent claim that the pandemic is over, the president made those remarks in an interview with 60 minutes last month. health emergency will end on january. 11th if it is not extended again, the emergency declaration allows the u.s. healthcare system to act quickly when infections surge and also keeps millions of people enrolled in public h

around the current county area in bakersfield, and novel strategy to build partnerships.ublic private partnerships and public public partnerships. we added the $600 million appropriation so that we can drive a different conversation about what the world looks like in a post-oil future. >> talk about where that money goes. >> it goes to model programs like the fresno drive. the reason i bring that up, it is a model example of partnerships between the universities and the private sector and local and regional, as well as state agencies to drive a new economic and workforce vision for the region. it was such a success that we put those resources up and we want to see those resources invested area that said, i'm also very proud to see the transitioning already as one of the world's leaders of renewable energy because of our policies. the policy has been an accelerator of providing unprecedented and investments in the state. let me be specific. there are 200 green energy companies specifically targeting zero electric vehicles. 43 manufacturers already in the state of californi

. >> 72 right now, bakersfield, 74 in los angeles is 52 at big bear. we're having a pretty mild day ourselves here. 67 in san francisco, some nice 60's and 70's all across the bay at this hour as we get into tonight, of course, we have those chilly temperatures last night. >> we're going to see a little bit more of that. but the high clouds that are rolling in might help to insulate us a little bit and keep a little more of the heat of the day. and but, yeah, if you're in those inland valleys, looking at those 40's again today, a little wind out of the west, about 7 to 13 miles per hour and tomorrow because those clouds pass aspire part of a frontal passage. we're going to notice temperatures dropping down a couple of degrees more so i'd say anywhere between about 3 to 5 degrees cooler than we were today. so again, with the exception of half moon bay, which will be lucky to get of 59 degrees. we're talking some 60's and 70's mostly 60's around the bay and then those low 70's as we get inland. >> here's futurecast to show you the system that's going to

bakersfield assembly member vince fong has long echoed that sentiment. he's calling on newsom to approve new drilling inside the state. something fun markets will bring prices down. we need to increase energy supplies. we need to increase a ghastly natural gas supplies that californians need. the governor is trying to deflect. >> from the consequences of his point, energy policies and californians are seeing through that and we reached out to valero for their side to this. but to not hear back as of news time reporting here outside the california state capitol eytan wallace kron. 4 news >> so here's a look at the gas prices here in the bay area. they continue to drop in san francisco. a gallon of regular will cost you 5.85. that's down about $0.20 in the last month and just about penny cheaper in napa and san jose. it's down to 5.75. it's a penny cheaper in oakland as well. the cheapest gas in the bay area can be found in the valais. whoa, fairfield area where gallon of regular will cost you about 5.55. >> san jose police are investigating a stabbing ton

it inclus part of bakersfield, his hometown. he's running in a district that is 59% latino.be the first latino member of congress from the central valley ever and he's also cosponsoring our proposition one which would enshrine abortion rights here in california. when other quickly, race that i'm looking at, the 44th congressional district in riverside, a 30 year republican incumbent has easily gotten reelected but the redistricting has taken out some of the most conservative parts of his district and added palm springs and other districts with a lot of lgbt voters. anti-gay positions and campaigninand he's running against an openly gay federal prosecutor who prosecuted somebody in the january 6 cases. he did not vote to certify the election saw lots of interesting crosscurrents there. amna: i have been hearing from you all about the 2020 election. i want a show of hands on this last question which may be unusual, but have you spoken to any democrats in tough races in your states who would like president biden to come and campaign for them? i would like to see a show of hands

bakersfield assembly member vince fong has long echoed that sentiment. he's calling on newsom to approve new drilling inside the state. something fun markets will bring prices down. we need to increase energy supplies. we need to increase a ghastly natural gas supplies that californians need. the governor is trying to deflect. >> from the consequences of his point, energy policies and californians are seen to that. and we reached out to valero for their side to this. but to not hear back as of news time reporting here outside the california state capitol eytan wallace kron. 4 news. >> let's take a look at prices of gas for here in the bay area. they are dropping in san francisco. a gallon of regular will cost you 5.85. that's down $0.20 in the last month. it's just about a penny cheaper in napa in san jose. it's down to 5. 75 a penny cheaper in oakland, the cheapest and that's still pretty expensive gas in the bay area's in the valais whole fairfield area where a gallon of regular will cost you 5.55. still ahead here, 3 multiple cars on fire in san leand

it was 8th nationally and you can see la stockton, bakersfield made up the rest of the list on your screen. as for oakland, the ranking does come as that city's trying to get a handle on this spike in crime that they've been dealing with. oakland city leaders are responding to this wallet-hub study. they say it's shines a harsh spotlight on the city and it found that well, low vaccination rates, high unemployment rates, skyrocketing crime. none of that helps council member sheng tile and lauren taylor are running for mayor right now. tao says they need leadership that can collaborate. and taylor says the city needs to staff up its police in order to respond to crime as well as increased civilian responders. >> at the end of the day, it's about filling vacancies, which we have 25 to 40% in every single department focus on keeping our community safe. keeping our community clean and improving the overall quality of life. for me, that means we have to acknowledge that when it comes to safety, that is our number one priority. is government. >> well, kron 4 news reached out to other city council

around the current county area in bakersfield, and novel strategy to build partnerships.ublic private partnerships and public public partnerships. we added the $600 million appropriation so that we can drive a different conversation about what the world looks like in a post-oil future. >> talk about where that money goes. >> it goes to model programs like the fresno drive. the reason i bring that up, it is a model example of partnerships between the universities and the private sector and local and regional, as well as state agencies to drive a new economic and workforce vision for the region. it was such a success that we put those resources up and we want to see those resources invested area that said, i'm also very proud to see the transitioning already as one of the world's leaders of renewable energy because of our policies. the policy has been an accelerator of providing unprecedented and investments in the state. let me be specific. there are 200 green energy companies specifically targeting zero electric vehicles. 43 manufacturers already in the state of californi