when he went to bakersfield college, he was up there for a few years.ying to get into the police department. he took political science up there. that he wanted to be a cop and every day there were notes on the windshield of the car from some little girl that wanted to have him call her, liked his car, thought he was cute. >> it wasn't his car that caught janai bowman's attention. it was his cowboy ways. they met when they both worked at a local drugstore. >> i was a cashier, among other things. he was an asset protection. casual conversation, i was going to a concert. i won back and said, actually, i should have invited you. you are a cowboy. some of my friends listen to country. >> from that moment, such name, todd was smitten. then >> he pursued me. >> but janai had been burned by her ex who left her while she was pregnant with jessica. so, she was cautious with todd. >> he was very good-looking. i thought he was a ladies man, a player, i wasn't interested in that at all. i had been married once before. i had come to the conclusion that i wanted to fi

these to bakersfield promotional video says it's a great place deal for families. but do potential buyers know those homes are next to an oil well graveyard and a dangerous one at that the the authorities in california have been demanding the old wells be sealed since 2017. up until that year, a company called sunray worked here the let's go take a look. this is lower. well 123 owned by sunray petroleum. and if you listen to me or listen, i can hear something or you can smell a little something. nothing's odorless but i can smell something, but you hear that sound level hissing sound. it's been idle for years. there's been no activity on it. but there's something going on here. can see there's just some tape here. just some duct tape, the alright. that's what i'm actually feeling a little bit sick from that. i think i don't know what's going on. the hey, audrey, this is clark. after our visit, i told some local environmental groups and the state set up some inspectors to check the state felons $21.00 idol wells of religion. mfc. 9 at concentrations are really high,

and i'm going to be looking at around in bakersfield, where we are now just to the north of the city. there is a big oil producing area. and these purple dots are all the idol wells. so california itself has about $36000.00 idle wells. idle wells, our wells that haven't been used for a production in at least 2 years. so production of oil and gas, this is from the states idol, well list. so if we wanted to, can just me like just for fun, we could just take a look and not and sort them. so here's one, it's been an idol for 118 years. 65 years, 62 years 45 years. like some of them are, i mean, i've been an idol for longer than i've been alive. one of the reasons that i'm interested in united wells is that the you know, that there's a, i a real risk that there's not going to be enough money left to clean them all up. what if this is deliberate? and what have certain companies intentionally saw to it that there wasn't enough money left to properly seal their wells. clark williams theory has begun to look into the dealings of a multi national, called occidental petroleum. the company origin

construction of true track lectifyed passenger rail line connecting the city merced, fresno and bakersfield. speaker pelosi and padilla advocated both sets of grants and thank them for strong sustained support. high speed rail [indiscernible] create jobs while bringing benefits and climate and access and equity from the peninsula to central valley la and beyond. in a separate related action, far federal rail administration announced new grants for high speed rail through the corridor identification and development or corridor id program, which drives future passenger rail expansion nation wide including up to $500 thousand for phase 1 corridor including developing a scope schedule and cost estimate for preparing completing or documenting the service development plan. we thank president biden, [indiscernible] our federal delegation for this good news. finally, this is our last board meeting of the year and i want to wish everyone a safe happy holiday season with best wishes for 2024. with that, i conclude my remarks and if there are any members of the public who would like to address us on i

host: al in bakersfield, california. independent. ller: i don't think there is a solution f the political problems in the country. a few decades ago we h the marshall plan. we supported the entire economies of western europe. now we can barely support our n economy. host: we need a new marshall plan is what you're saying? caller: no. i think there is no solion. we -- back tn we had low taxes, low deficit. now we have modera taxes and we can barelsupport our ow ecomy. host: you are from bakersfield, california. is kevin mccarthy your congressman? caller: i believe so. host: what did you think of kevin mccarthy? caller: ion't really have an opinion on him. i'm glad heot removed. i think he w milquetoast. host: this is leroy in baltimore. good morning. caller: good morning. it's a tricky question. let me give a quick example. i don't think we are ever going to come together, both sides we have dianced ourselves so far apart. you see the movies. an alien comes to earth. all of a sudden we are all the same race. we are human beings. we sp

would go from merced to bakersfield.expected to open sometime between 2030 and 2033 >>> for many of us, our colleagues at work are like second family, so it's understandable how emotional it was and still is for the warriors to lose their assistant coach. >> we mentioned after more than a week off, the warriors returned to action. they did a good job, watching this game tonight, sharing with the fans how special coach deki was. an emotional tribute to their serbian coach. they will pick up the action in the fourth quarter. the warriors had a commanding lead, 126-105. jonathan coming go with 11 for 11. he ties chris mullen for the warriors record for most shots in the game without a miss. incredible. the warriors need this. they crushed the , 134-112. the warriors improved to 19-22 on the season get >>> well after the players left the building, deebo samuel was at headquarters getting treatment working on that injured shoulder. he is banged up, but he wants to play on sunday. it's that important of a game. sunday against

now closer to home, police are investigating a major crash on interstate five outside of bakersfield.nd nine others are injured after 35 vehicles crashed into each other, including 18 big rigs. it happened yesterday morning. this is all video of it. you can see drivers reported seeing heavy fog in the moments leading up to this crash. >> the fog hit. all i heard was screeching like screech, screech because like everyone was trying to brake. >> our gps notified us that there was an accident. and so we stopped and as like two minutes after we stopped the car behind us hit us. and that's when everything just happened real fast. >> caltrans officials say the road is closed overnight to clear the roadways, and there is no estimated time of reopening just yet. now to your voice. your vote. republican candidates are trying to reel in more voters ahead of the iowa caucuses in just a little over a week, former president donald trump, who holds a commanding lead in polls, is also in the state amid ongoing legal battles. abc news reporter maryalice parks is in iowa with the campaign efforts. >>

plus, chain reaction crash when investigators say could be to blame for a deadly crash in bakersfieldg 35 vehicles. loving this pay bump in our allowance. wonder where mom and dad got the extra money? maybe they won the lottery? maybe they inherited a fortune? maybe buried treasure? maybe it fell off a truck? maybe they heard that xfinity customers can save hundreds when they buy one unlimted line and get one free. now i can buy that electric scooter! i'm starting a private-equity fund that specializes in midcap. you do you. visit xfinitymobile.com today. good morning. we have sun in the forecast today, but boy it's cold out there. we feel like a broken record. we keep saying the same thing, but that frost advisory is yes, it's definitely needed and we're going to see it again tomorrow. >> so cold air is in place and you can see the interior valleys not just of the north bay, but the east bay and the south bay as well, where we have temperatures dropping into the upper 20s for livermore, san ramon, freezing in palo alto at 3238, in fremont and san jose with low 40s sfo and in the nort

pressure is cutting a course now across the central valley, making tracks out of fresno towards bakersfield and we still have the winter storm warning in effect on the hills of the passage of this system. i took a look at radar. the snow has ceased, but it looks like we saw up to about two feet of snow in the highest elevation. it's currently 22 degrees in tahoe, going down to nine degrees. we'll have that full forecast for you. that's still straight ahead. >> thank you. california isn't the only place seeing winter weather this weekend. right now, a winter storm known as a nor'easter is putting up about 45 million americans from georgia to maine under some type of winter weather alert. emergency officials in new york are reminding everyone that despite low snowfall predictions, it is always best to use public transit during winter weather. folks we've been talking about this project for decades now. >> we're really getting it done. >> the federal government is doubling down on california's high speed rail project, where construction is now stands, and the other railway now in the works in

. >> the friends and family of patrick rebecca jordan love, he grew up in bakersfield and his girlfriends from san jose. >> definitely got a good amount of family, friends, to the game. it will be fun to build a play in front

bakersfield gop assembly member vince fong has confirmed he will run for the san joaquin valley seat. the winner of the special election will complete mccarthy's term, which ends in january of next year. now to our 4 zone forecast with a live look at the golden gate bridge. kinda busy with the traffic out there tonight that it is and the snow maker, the natural one going to be pretty busy to write, lawrence. >> yeah, you know, resorts love that more than anything. get that nice free snow. we've had these cold storms coming through over the past couple of weeks. we've got another couple that will likely bring a lot of snow in the high country. so you got to be very, very careful if you plan on traveling up there in the next few days, especially in maybe this weekend, too outside. right now it is a quiet night. the roadways are open and clear 50 80 looking good up there for tonight. as we've got mostly clear skies and got some very cold temperatures developing to dropping down to 25 degrees right now in truckee, 27 south lake tahoe. and even a cold. 26 and freezing in reno. so they're v

murieron tras un aparatoso choque que involucró a 35 vehículos sobre la interestatal 5 a la altura de bakersfieldutos y 18 vehículos de carga pesada. 2 personas murieron y otras 9 resultaron con heridas leves. mientras que anoche una patrulla del departamento del alguacil del condado san joaquín fue embestida entre las calles main y la avenida henley. el conductor que iba a bordo de una camioneta cruzó la señal de alto y chocó contra el vehículo policial. 2 agentes del orden, al igual que los ocupantes del otro automóvil, fueron llevados al hospital. 1 de los oficiales sufrió una fractura de clavícula , según informaron, mientras que el conductor que causó el accidente se cree que manejaba intoxicado. nos vamos ahora al sur de california, donde buscan a un hombre que presuntamente atacó a 2 mujeres en long beach. una de las víctimas estaba empujando una carriola con un recién nacido. dinorah pérez tiene el reporte. eran casi las 10:00 cuando la mujer caminaba con su bebé cerca de la intersección de la avenida locust y la calle 21. >> cuando da la vuelta por el vecindario de long beach, se ve en l

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. >> the friends and family of patrick rebecca jordan love, he grew up in bakersfield and his girlfriend is from san jose. >> definitely got a good amount of family, friends, to the game. it will be fun to build a play in front of them. but yeah, my mom, we got some good tickets she will be sitting good. but definitely got a lot of people coming. >> he is a good young man, good player. the niners are going to need to take care that guy. as for the niners, the key to their success cnc, former stanford star krista mccaffrey led the nfl in rushingbut suffered a calf injury in the niners win in washington in week 17 so really he hasn't played in a few weeks but he is back and he is healthy. >> obviously he came back looking great, at practice and stuff. so that is a professional right there. >> i think it is geared up and ready to go, the same way he was last year, the same way he was this playoff game when he was five years old. >> yeah, by the way, reba mcintyre is doing the national anthem. >>> like chicken wings, this is for you we know ranch dressing pairs well with wings and salads and

be a wide family areas says, well, final designs will be decided by the fall of them are said to bakersfield led to the high speed rail train is expected to be open between 2020. actually, that's 2030, and 2033. that's just 2028, i think already happened. yeah. all right. let me forget it's a popular san francisco coffee shop is closing for good. unfortunately after serving customers in the city for a as arena coffee. >> located on market street posted a sign outside the shop saying it's going to close permanently on january 31st. so we can get a week from today. the coffee shop serves a variety of u.s. and coffee drinks. all sandwiches and salads say often get named as one of the best spots in the city for avocado toast the coffee shop first opened in san francisco in 2014. >> in santa clara county areas around that helier county park are flooded and closed due to the recent rain car access to velodrome sylvan dale and your boy. they're also close. those closures are in addition to the one between bailey avenue and metcalf road on the coyote creek trail. kron four's lawrence karnow with us

. >> acá afuera también esta pareja llegó desde lejos para estar en el partido desde bakersfield. >>r. >> y dicen que ahora tienen otra meta planear como llegamos a al super bowl. >> si nos vamos a las vegas en las puras ideas 2600, francisco llegó desde los Ángeles a ver el juego desde morro tengo a apoyándolas 49ers. >> aquí estamos. >> la victoria causó euforia entre los seguidores, quienes salieron a las calles a festejar y hubo algunos disturbios y uso de pirotecnia ilegal. no es para que saquen el la frustración en hacer cosas malas, o sea, aficionados como francisco desaprueban los actos vándalos y el uso de armas para celebrar la victoria de cualquier equipo. y para el juego del super bowl les piden lo siguiente que disfruten el juego con la familia y amigos y llegar para atrás a la casa schiff y sano. el super bowl se jugará en las vegas y algunos ya tienen sus predicciones. >> seven three go niners. >> veremos si eso sucede. bueno, el super bowl está programado a llevarse a cabo el próximo 11 de febrero y en ese entonces veremos si las agencias del orden tendrán o ofrecerán

. >> el estudio también revela que ciudades como bakersfield, fresno, los Ángeles, riverside, sacramento. en stockton, alejandra quesada, telemundo, la alcaldesa de san francisco london breed, anunció este martes que la ciudad será la sede de la segunda semana anual del clima. >> esta es una de las reuniones más grandes del mundo sobre el clima y será del 21 al 27 de abril de este año. este evento hará énfasis en la importancia de la unidad y también de los esfuerzos en común para la innovación y la tecnología. enfocado en un futuro sostenible . los eventos serán durante el día y en distintos puntos de esa ciudad habrá charlas informales, conferencias, paneles informativos y también eventos sociales. hablemos ahora de méxico, en donde dicen que las tarjetas de crédito, que eran un salvavidas para cubrir algunos gastos, pues ahora se han convertido en la ruina de muchas familias. porque ante la necesidad que enfrentan la usan, pero la realidad es que no tienen la capacidad para pagarlas, haciendo que la morosidad aumente a cifras que se consideran preocupantes. >> pérez nos cuenta. >> al

out west, extreme weather of another kind causing a deadly 35-car pileup near bakersfield authorities believe heavy fog was to blame at least two people were reportedly killed. and in tahoe, one after another, cars sliding out of control -- >> run >> reporter: crashing into other vehicles because of icy conditions back on the east coast, millions of people are under winter weather alerts tonight, and major cities from philly to new york and boston are getting ready. here in scranton, pennsylvania, department of transportation has wasted no time in preparing. >> we have all of our manpower, equipment and materials ready to go >> reporter: a steady stream of salt trucks and plows. this right here, just some of the 800,000 tons of salt that will be used in pennsylvania alone. >> reporter: where it and crews go determined at this command center >> we have staff working 24 hours. >> reporter: where teams track the storm and monitor roadways in realtime. >> it's a big game-changer we like to have the most information possible to make the most educated decision >> back now with george, who i

. >> the friends and family of patrick rebecca jordan love, he grew up in bakersfield and his girlfriendfrom san jose. >> definitely got a good amount of family, friends, to the game. it will be fun to build a play in front of them. but yeah, my mom, we got some good tickets she will be sitting good. but definitely got a lot of people coming. >> he is a good young man, good player. the niners are going to need to take care that guy. as for the niners, the key to their success cnc, former stanford star krista mccaffrey led the nfl in rushing but suffered a calf injury in the niners win in washington in week 17 so really he hasn't played in a few weeks but he is back and he is healthy. >> obviously he came back looking great, at practice and stuff. so that is a professional right there. >> i think it is geared up and ready to go, the same way he was last year, the same way he was this playoff game when he was five years old. >> yeah, by the way, reba mcintyre is doing the national anthem. you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball... or save money the easy way,

but republicans, including bakersfield senator shannon grove disagree. she says the problem is so dire that she tried to force a floor vote to repeal ab 205, right now. but democrats blocked it saying they'll bring up their own repeal vote in the near future. it's creating energy, poverty and this rate structure that the cpsc is putting together is not good for any california. >> and governor gavin newsom's office weighed in saying he looked forward to reviewing an updated plan from the california public utilities commission in the coming months about how to best proceed reporting from the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> all right, live, look here at the bay bridge toll plaza. slow going. >> trying to get through to san francisco. there is a home warriors game tonight. so that could be a factor. is the clouds roll it? >> yeah, that's a cloud cover is intensifying, lawrence boy, and i think that drive tomorrow, especially commute home any time in the afternoon. going to be very rough outside of the storm really become slamming into the bay a

two people were killed and nine more were injured in the wrecks near bakersfield, california. police blame the crashes on foggy conditions. at left a 18 tractor-trailers were among the vehicles involved. >>> the u.s. supreme court has agreed to here arguments next month over a decision by the colorado supreme court, finding donald trump ineligible to the presidency blocking him from the it at a's primary ballot. ed o'keefe is on the campaign good evening. are these legal issues having an impact on trump's campaign? >> the former president continues to say he's confident that he'll ultimately prevail and even more legal challenges continue to embolden his supporters in the first of the nation state. on the question of whether or not he should appear on ballots across the country, a new cbs news poll out tonight shows a narrow majority of americans would keep him on. you'll notice a sharp partisan divide. eight in ten democrats would take him off ballots. nine in ten republicans would keep him on them. as justices prepare for the case, trump has issued a warning. >> i just hope

first segment of the project is set to open in the central valley, connecting merced, fresno, and bakersfieldey are set to be in operation before the year 2032. well, demolition started today on the los altos commercial building that caught fire back on christmas morning. clearing of debris will make it safer for investigative crews to enter the building there on el camino real , so that they can finally determine the cause of that three alarm fire. today, crews began moving in some heavy equipment and removing cars left in the underground parking lot on the property. the demolition has already affected traffic nay block. >> what people are doing because they don't want to go down further, they're making a little illegal u-turn right there, and i almost have ran into people a couple times. no word on a timeline on when that demolition project is expected to be complete. >> a new food hall in downtown san jose is now open. dozens of city residents and leaders attended the grand opening today up to 26 unique restaurants can be housed under a single roof at this new spot right here on santa clar

. >> desde sacramento hasta bakersfield, una densa neblina cubre el valle central y el norte de californiaal, los rayos del sol solamente han salido por unos cuantos minutos. durante todo este día. de acuerdo con los expertos, estaremos viviendo este fenómeno natural aquí en el valle central hasta finales del mes de febrero. recuerde, disminuye su velocidad. también puede apagar el radio o bajar el volumen y bajar las ventanillas de su carro para escuchar si viene otro vehículo cerca de usted, sobre todo cuando la visibilidad es poca o nula. y no se le olvide poner sus luces intermitentes para que los demás vehículos lo puedan ver. >> y si, si sucede un accidente a nuestros conductores a veces piensan que no es necesario o que no deberían de salirse de la autopista, pero los pedimos por favor, que especialmente la neblina que se orillen y posiblemente hasta mejor salir irse por completo de la carretera para evitar otro accidente detrás de 1 antes de salir a carretera. >> no se le olvide revisar sus limpiabrisas que trae llanta de refacción y que sus frenos están en perfectas condiciones. e

that has sb 14 also takes effect authored by bakersfield republican senator shannon grove. it will classify human trafficking of anyone under the age of 18 as a serious felony and includes it as a strike into the california 3 strikes law for re offenders that could lead to increased jail time. this bill will help protect children everyday californians whether you're democrat, republican or independent, believe that. >> the people who sell children for should be in prison for a longer period of time. >> and legislators are set to return to the capitol on wednesday marking the beginning of the process to create new laws for next year reporting at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> in the east, bay crews put out a fire that started in the garage of a pleasanton home. take a look at happened on unit pearl street yesterday afternoon. crews say the fire spread from the garage to a car in the driveway. they quickly put it out, stopping it from getting into the house for people who were inside at the time were able to get out without injuries. no word tonight on what

en el valle central, especialmente en el valle de san joaquín, bakersfield, inclusive también la costaiende hasta el próximo martes. recuerde que es en horas de la madrugada donde el sistema se mantiene y de hecho se va hasta el sur de california. vamos a hablar del pronóstico para esta nueva semana en nuestro siguiente segmento volvemos a regresar contigo más adelante. >> gracias guillermo. tenemos ahora nueva información. todos los aviones modelos boeing 7379 con con la orden de permanecer en tierra hasta que se giren las indicaciones sobre cómo se llevarán a cabo las inspecciones ordenadas por la federación aeronáutica de estados unidos. esto mientras también continúa la investigación acerca de la emergencia que tuvo el viernes pasado. la aerolínea alaska. hace unos momentos, la junta nacional de seguridad en el transporte reveló que hallaron la pieza de avión que explotó y se desprendió en pleno vuelo o investigadores pasaron su primer día completo haciendo pesquisas. la suspensión de vuelos de estos modelos de avión ha causado retrasos y cancelaciones en varios aeropuerto del país

but republicans, including bakersfield senator shannon grove disagree. she says the problem is so dire that she tried to force a floor vote to repeal ab 205, right now. but democrats blocked it saying they'll bring up their own repeal vote in the near future. it's creating energy, poverty and this rate structure that the cpsc is putting together is not good for any california. >> and governor gavin newsom's office weighed in saying he looked forward to reviewing an updated plan from the california public utilities commission in the coming months about how to best proceed reporting from the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news teachers in dublin. how to pick it today as they gear up for a possible strike. the east bay educators are demanding better pay smaller classes. >> safer environments and better recruitment to help retain teachers. the group says this pushes on the best interest of students as the association made a promise to prioritize them. first they had the district has had a recent historic increase of funding that they're spending about

first segment of the project is set to open in the central valley, connecting merced, fresno, and bakersfieldet to be in operation before the year 2032. >> here's a look now at the stories trending tonight on ktvu. com one of our top stories oakland residents say they've been able to reach help faster when they call the fire department due to long wait times for 911. also san francisco candidate for mayor daniel lurie, is pitching his plan to handle the city's drug and overdose crisis. and police in missouri are trying to figure out what happened in the backyard of a house occupied by a kansas city chiefs fan. three friends were found dead after getting together on the night of the chiefs chargers game on january seventh. you can find these stories and much more, all on ktvu.com after the break. >> still looking for a ticket to nfc championship game and levi's stadium on sunday? we're going to take a look at the prices and demand ahead of the weekend. >> coming up tomorrow. on mornings on two, we're counting down the days to the nfc championship game. a familiar face from the fox pregame show

. >> linsey: emergency officials say fog was a factor in a pileup near bakersfield, california.35 vehicles were involved. the damage was spread out over half a mile on interstate 5. two people were killed, nine others injured. first responders say visibility was about ten feet at the time of the accident. >> linsey: when we come back, the underdog who's battled adversity to get to the national championship game. i was stuck. unresolved depression symptoms were in my way. i needed more from my antidepressant. vraylar helped give it a lift. adding vraylar to an antidepressant... is clinically proven to help relieve overall depression symptoms... ...better than an antidepressant alone. and in vraylar clinical studies, most saw no substantial impact on weight. elderly dementia patients have increased risk of death or stroke. report unusual changes in behavior or suicidal thoughts. antidepressants can increase these in children and young adults. report fever, stiff muscles, or confusion, as these may be life-threatening, or uncontrolled muscle movements, which may be permanent. high

. >> or text from jimbo a bakersfield, california.ai generated robo call of present invited uc new hampshire is an omen of the your head? and i guess the new hampshire investigating up it will have to find out as far as the judicial side of it. do you think more groups will be encouraged to this kind of thing? i think it is an overlook of their head. what i mentioned especially when it comes to audio that is going to be quite more challenging there's so little other contacts for people to use in order to potentially fact checking themselves. we've also seen over the past couple of years the number of robocalls has continued to expand. that could be a place where we see a lot of concern college focus on stands are especially concerned about automated robocalls. when it comes to election i think were going to see strategic actors are motivated actors both here and abroad tried to use the technology to shift the information landscape. in his sake and all of society approach. i think lawmakers should definitely understand the gravity of t

no one, when they are moving somewhere, whether it's bakersfield, california, or new jersey, they never, "oh, this place stinks." >> tyrus: i'm going to stop everybody right here because we are just getting dumber. if you smell something in outer space, you are dead! you can't breathe, you freeze, and you explode. no one has no [bleep] clue what it smells like in outer space! all they know is, when they get back, their suits smell! because if you don't have oxygen, you can't smell anything! [applause] am i losing my mind? it's like, every time he or someone, "i'm going to mars, what about you?" "no, i'm kind of addicted to oxygen, water, and heat. i like those things." they come up with this stuff. space thanks? no, space sucks. it sucks you out, turned inside out, and i think the last thing you want to see having that horrible death, and when you scream no one hears you, because there's no oxygen in space! so you couldn't smell it. that's why there's no fire, either, in space. >> greg: did you know they say the ozone smells bitter and smoky? >> tyrus: they are ignorant -- greg. >> greg

. >> i was just thinking somewhere in bakersfield, california, kevin mccarthy is doing this, sitting back on his chair. manu, thank you, as always, for your excellent reporting. >>> up next, we're watching a federal courtroom in los angeles where hunter biden will be arraigned on tax evasion charges. we have the latest on the case against the first son. >>> today hunter biden will be in a federal courtroom in los angeles to be arraigned on nine criminal tax charges. this comes after the president son made a surprise visit to capitol hill yesterday to briefly sit in on a house committee proceeding to hold him in contempt of congress. cnn's evan perez joins us live outside the courthouse in los angeles. what are we expecting today, even? >> well, dana, we expect a lot less fireworks obviously because hunter biden is going to be presenting himself here in federal court, here in los angeles, where he's facing nine counts, three of which are felonies, for failing to file his taxes, evading taxes, filing false facts tax returns. what prosecutors are alleging here is that he didn't pay his

republican assembly member vince fong, a bakersfield has confirmed he will run for that central valleyt. the winner of the special election will complete mccarthy's term, which ends in january of 2025. online sports betting supporters are once again trying to legalize activity here in california. kron four's 8 on wallace gives us a closer look at the proposal. >> and what it's going to take to get on the ballot. >> good sports betting soon be legal in the golden state. the answer to that question depends on whether proponents of a newly proposed ballot initiative can get it onto the ballot and then get californians to vote. yes, sports but is already happening in california. just unregulated manner. and so now it's very significant for california to be able to offer it to its citizens as well as doing it are regulated manner and will bring a lot more businesses and revenue into the state through online sports wagering great collins is a partner with the eagle, one acquisitions corporation. the group behind the proposed initiative. the proposal calls for legalizing online sports betting

that has sb 14 also takes effect authored by bakersfield republican senator shannon grove.will classify human trafficking of anyone under the age of 18 has a serious felony and included as a strike into the california 3 strikes law for re offenders that could lead to increased jail time. this bill will help protect children everyday californians whether you're democrat, republican or independent, believe that. >> the people who sell children for should be in prison for a longer period of time. >> and legislators are set to return to the capitol on wednesday marking the beginning of the process to create new laws for next year reporting at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> undocumented immigrants of all ages are now able to qualify for medical in california. the new guidelines that went into effect today make california the first to offer health insurance to all undocumented adults. the program expansion is expected provide health coverage for about 700,000 undocumented residents. >> experts say most of the west coast is dealing with less than normal snow pac

but republicans, including bakersfield senator shannon grove disagree. she says the problem is so dire that she tried to force a floor vote to repeal ab 205, right now. but democrats blocked it saying they'll bring up their own repeal vote in the near future. it's creating energy, poverty and this rate structure that the cpsc is putting together is not good for any california. >> again, that was eytan wallace reporting. democrats say a vote to repeal the fixed income utility bill proposal will likely take place later this spring. >> in a statement, governor newsom said, quote, california must combat climate change by rapidly expanding the use of clean electricity, our vehicles and buildings. well, at the same time, making it more affordable for low income californians. >> it's been top 5. we've got kids training out of 5 or 6 different schools all over the place. >> still ahead, a full shutdown. why the city of santa clara closed a pool. >> we're a team of bay area. children were training for the olympics recognize the handwriting. i know the songs that

two people are dead and nine are hurt after a 25 car pileup west of bakersfield, california yesterdayash on interstate 5 happening during a stretch of heavy fog. fire officials saying visibility was as low as 10 feet. parts of the interstate were closed throughout the night. no word on when it will reopen. the democratic national committee is calling out new hampshire democrats, state democrats choosing delegates for the state's unsanctioned democratic presidential primary on december 23rd when the dnc chose south carolina as the site of the first primary next month. the dnc leaders saying, quote, the upcoming primary is detrimental and meaningless. the n new hampshire democratic party and presidential p candidates should take all steps possible not to participate. don't participate in democracy they say. the state's democratic party chair responding saying they've been saying th that for a year t we persist. january 23rd is the same day as the state's republican primary. and finally, scientists coming out with a formula for a perfect weekend. listen to this, boys. the perfect weekend

you about humanity like when nobody with her moving summer, and every think whether it is like bakersfield they say will this place stinks. >> avoid some everybody because were juss plt getting more dump. [laughter] b [laughter]ec and if smell something in outere space, you are dead, you can't breathing you freeze and you exploded. [laughter] nobody else know bleeping clue what is smells like in outer space and all they know is that when they get back over there sue smell. [laughter] because if you don't have't oxygen, you can't not smell any thing. [laughter] and i losing my mind. [applause] [applause] >> it is like epidemic m like somebody on board mars whasot about you, though because i'm kind of addicted to water and oxygen and heat, like thoset. things and they come up with ale self and spacing small no, yes ox because is that she wanted turned you inside out i think the blessing that you would as a member they ar e having a horrible death, we scream and n nobody hears, because there iso no oxygen and space that you cannot smell it at there's noer fire either is space.>> greg: you the

over your and build these businesses and if you don't speak spanish, [inaudible] host: alan in bakersfieldlifornia, what do you say, support or oppose the biden administration's border and immigration policies? caller: yeah, i think of i wanted to destroy america, i would be supporting bidens border policies. these immigrants don't integrate. we have desegregation in the 70's and we barely were able to hold the country together and get the blacks to integrate into the american society and now we got to deal with millions of illegal immigrants that are coming in and taking our jobs and depressing wages. they are a net economic negative and also, they cause a lot of crime. especially with the cartels and we have the fentanyl. we've got to get quotas back, we got to limit the amount -- host: we will take a break from this conversation and turn our attention to the economy when we come back. the axios chief economic correspondent neil irwin will be back at our table this morning and later, criminologist jeff ascher discusses his research into the u.s. crime rate why so many americans think it'

. >>> we are following up now on a massive and deadly pileup west of bakersfield.happened around 7:30 yesterday morning in thick fog. we learned that visibility was down to about ten feet. 35 cars were involved, including some big rigs. two people were killed, nine others injured. i-5 was shut down in both directions for several hours. we have learned that south bound lanes are still closed. >>> to lake tahoe now, where we have seen recent snow falling. the snow pack fell short for the first week of the year on tuesday. take a look at these satellite images. this shows the snow pack from last year on the left and this year on the right. around this time last year, several atmospheric river systems brought near record precipitation and snow to tahoe. there is still time for the snow pack to accumulate. more snow is expected to fall this week. >>> we have video from the chp taken along i-80 showing the roads near truckee. there were reports of spinouts on donner summit. the road is back open this morning, but if you plan on heading up to the sierra, chain controls ar

them are said to bakersfield lego the high-speed train that's expected to open between 2030, and 2033ke a look at this. and driver wow, slams into a traffic light. paul causing it to fall directly onto the hood of the car in dublin. it happened yesterday morning at the corner of ahmed or valley boulevard, san ramon road. the temporary light was put in place. we don't have any word yet on any injuries. what may be caused that crash? health officials are now working to release a new report showing the number of families experiencing homelessness across contra costa county annual reports. cannes the point in time count and it is necessary to determine how much money communities can receive to expand on services for the unhoused. yet more than 200 volunteers made their way across the county trying to help get an accurate number. health officials say it is crucial to be precise. >> so are truly getting as an accurate account as possible. and that will translate into additional dollars to help affordable housing come into this county outreach as you know in our county, we don't have enough,

county is also in this what they're expecting some snow and goes all the way down there towards bakersfield. so let's get into it and talk about the area in and around tahoe, especially that western facing slopes where you have that winter storm warning they are expecting up to the peaks. we could get one to 2 feet of snow. much less than that down at the surface. but all of this is going to contribute to travel difficulties, making travel difficult to impossible, gusty wind that could also knock out some power expected to be between 50 and 80 miles per hour. so these are the totals are looking out for, i mentioned, lower totals down at the surface, really looking at 6 to 12 inches. but getting up at the peaks, we get above that foot level in some spots. and if the system comes in cold enough, we could really see those numbers soar. and that would be some good news for the sierra. so just to kind of reiterate this, you don't want to be traveling saturday morning through sunday mornings. you're going to see era. just make sure you down the road in that time frame snow levels can get down to

that has sb 14 also takes effect authored by bakersfield republican senator shannon grove. it will class fight human trafficging of anyone under the age of 18 as a serious felony and includes it as a strike into the california 3 strikes law for re offenders that could lead to increased jail time. this bill will help protect children and everyday californians whether you're democrat, republican or independent, believe that. >> the people who sell children for should be in prison for a longer period of time. >> and legislators are set to return to the capitol on wednesday marking the beginning of the process to create new laws for next year. reporting at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> undocumented immigrantt of all ages are now able to qualify for medical in california. new guidelines that went into effect yesterday. make our state the first to offer health insurance to all undocumented adults. the program expansion is expected to provide health coverage about 700,000 undocumented residents. time now 06:30am, the big story that we're following as well. 48 p

that has sb 14 also takes effect authored by bakersfield republican senator shannon grove. it will class fight human trafficking of anyone under the age of 18 as a serious felony and included as a strike into the california 3 strikes law for re offenders that could lead to increased jail time. this bill will help protect children everyday californians whether you're democrat, republican or independent, believe that. >> the people who sell children for should be in prison for a longer period of time. >> and legislators are set to return to the capitol on wednesday marking the beginning of the process to create new laws for next year. reporting at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> well, in the east bay, the search continues for the suspects involved in the killing of 36 year-old oakland police officer twan lay lay was shot while responding to a burglary right near jack london square on friday, lazy 54th oakland police officer killed in the line of duty. and the police department posted officer late artist jonny castro created that portrait. knacks the police d

he's a california kid who was born and raised in bakersfield. will be a battle from start to finish. >> they're aggressive and what they're doing, and when they see an opportunity, they're willing to, like i said, be aggressive and take it. so those are all things that i think we have to take account. and for myself, you know, obviously with the ball in my hands every play. so there are guys that can make plays and i have to understand that. so it's going to be a really good challenge. you know we're playing a team who has been really hot. >> they've won almost all their recent games, went into dallas, won a big game. they went into minnesota, won a big game in their you know end of the season. so like they're used to big games. they had to win to get in. they're used to the pressure. like they're not scared. >> you know for us in this team it's always serious. it's always handled with intent. whether it's meetings or practice or taking care of your body. so, um, you know, it's nice to be a part of a team that doesn't take anyone lightly. do you

i-5 near bakersfield caused this pileup. when they arrived, they can only see 10 feet in front of them. >> pretty chaotic when i first pulled up on scene. is that? compressed natural gas? a saddle tanks on the side of some of the big rigs that were ruptured. so a lot of that bystanders that were injured trying to help people and their in a puma natural gas. so we had do with that first to get everybody evacuated from that area. >> this massive crash included 18 big rigs and 17 other vehicles. now to some developing news tonight, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken back in the middle east as fears grow that israel's war with hamas could explode into a broader conflict. he arrived in turkey tonight and was in jordan earlier today. he's there to talk about israel's war with hamas attacks on israel, by hezbollah in lebanon and attacks on u.s. bases in iraq by who the rebels. here's what he had to say to qatar today after meeting with leaders there and enjoy. >> all of my meetings over the last 2 days. we discussed ongoing eff

but republicans, including bakersfield senator shannon grove disagree.she says the problem is so dire that she tried to force a floor vote to repeal ab 205, right now. but democrats blocked it saying they'll bring up their own repeal vote in the near future. it's creating energy, poverty and this rate structure that the cpsc is putting together is not good for any california. >> well, that was eytan wallace reporting. democrats say that a vote to repeal the fixed income utility bill proposal will likely take place later this spring. >> in a statement, governor gavin newsom said, quote, california must combat climate change by rapidly expanding the use of clean electricity in our vehicles and buildings while at the same time making it more affordable for low-income californians, end quote. >> on the peninsula, police are investigating a death. a man's body was found in daly city by a hiker along a trail near the area of mussel rock. it was an elderly man and the body had been there for a long time. we do not know if they suspect foul play at this point, t

that has sb 14 also takes effect authored by bakersfield republican senator shannon grove. it will class fight human trafficking of anyone under the age of 18 as a serious felony and includes it as a strike into the california 3 strikes law for re offenders that could lead to increased jail time. this bill will help protect children and everyday californians whether you're democrat, republican or independent, believe that. >> the people who sell children for should be in prison for a longer period of time. >> and legislators are set to return to the capitol on wednesday marking the beginning of the process to create new laws for next year. reporting at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> here's a live look outside of the city of san francisco. we have some blue skies here in the .ater. looks nice and calm. but as we talk about our forecast, i was going to talk about why we should try to avoid the coast tomorrow. there's going injure there. we're going to be doing this again, right? we have this last week. a lot of danger. the coast in notice. you look at that

faces off against green bay's jordan love, who's a california kid, was born and raised down in bakersfield. the players know how much is on the line and how much it will take to walk off tomorrow with a win. >> they're aggressive and what they're doing and when they see an opportunity, they're willing to, like i said, be aggressive and take it so those are all things that i think we have to take account. and for myself, you know, obviously with the ball in my hands every play, so they're guys that can make plays. and i have to understand that. so it's going to be a really good challenge. >> you know we're playing a team who has been really hot. they've won almost all their recent games. went into dallas, won a big game. they went into minnesota, won a big game in their you know the end of the season. so like they're used to big games. they had to win to get in. they're used to the pressure like they're not scared. >> you know for us in this team it's always serious. it's always handled with intent. uh, whether it's meetings or practice or taking care of your body. so, um, you know, it's ni