the chp says the heavy snow has played a major role. a large number of highway crashes and closures in the sierra. look at that picture. what a mess the two main highways linking the bay area to the lake tahoe area are open at this hour. but keep in mind chains are required on both highway 50 and interstate 80. i would just let people know to come prepared. make sure they have cables were there to help them install them. and make sure the biggest thing is when they pull over. to see us that they get off completely off the road. chp is telling drivers heading up to tahoe packed those extra supplies that means extra food, extra water and warm clothing. in case you kind of get stuck. they should expect some dangerous driving conditions with delays, detours and possible highway closures this weekend. i think they were chaining up applegate, which is like five miles out of auburn. that's 60 miles into truckee. so that's a long holiday going up there and they've got the world cup at palisades. we're going to talk about that was somewhat from

and chp is reminding fans don't drink and drive this weekend. chp says during the past 5 super bowls, there've been more than 1000 crashes that resulted in 43 deaths and hundreds of serious injuries across the state. the agency also wants to remind fans first time dui conviction, the cost driver more than $20,000. that's a lot of money. while there are plenty of eagles or kansas city fans, arizona, for the big game. there are some who have attended super bowls for decades, regardless of who's playing reporter and alyssa gill sat down with an 86 year-old man who has never missed a super bowl. >> of elf and back in the day when >> your first super bowl is one that with 2 different don crisman is a walking history book when it comes to the super bowl. the super bowls. have you been to in total so far that the he's part of a group known as the never miss a super bowl club. and at 86 years old, he's preparing for his 57th super bowl, which one was the most special to the halftime both. 36 have the. >> the tragedy of 9.11, one of the most moving thing

chp shut down the road at clover boulevard.was last night on highway 29, north of calistoga, jody hernandez shot drivers losing control and spinning out and law enforcement had to close parts of highway 29 in the calistoga area. we're at grizzly peak, the vista point not far from the lawrence hall of science in berkeley, where you're getting these wonderful snowflakes. very heavy snow. nothing is sticking on the ground. it's just a little slushy because the ground is still warm. it is sticking to me, my glasses and everything else. reporting live here in berkeley, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> certainly coming down. beautiful sight, though. stay warm, bob. >>> so getting behind the wheel in a storm like this never a fun thing. like bob was talking about, when you add in the challenges of the mix of the snow, not good. we want to make sure you are prepared if you do have to head out. you're here to give us advice about things we can do. cynthia, you said yesterday the work starts before you leave the house. >> it's all abou

i've been talking with chp.y're getting ready to be on full force on the roads, and he said it's really all about preparation. before you leave the house, check the forecast in the morning and do a quick inspection of your car. let's get to tips. check the tires, your headlights, windshield wipers, your heating system, and plan to have chains in some parts of the bay area, maybe if you're thinking of going to tahoe, and at least half a tank of gas. some of us forget about that. some extra things we may forget are things like flashlights, cell phone chargers, if you've got to get ahold of 911, water and snacks, especially if you have younger children, even for yourself. dressing in layers and with sturdy shoes, also good in case you have to walk around some wet or snowy surfaces. so those uggs or flip-flops might not cut it today. >> not even the crocs. when people are going out, you say i'm just going to go a few miles, i'll be okay, and then something happens. what should people do if they're out and get caught

i'm sure chp will update with an all clear in the next couple of minutes. a great drive through the north bay, no problem coming out of contra costa county, and the rest of the bay has a smooth drive. he'll talk about the altamont coming up. >>> this morning we're learning a lot about why oakland's new mayor decided to fire former police chief leronne armstrong. in our first one-on-one interview, mayor sheng thao tells us the backstory. she explains that while she is receiving a lot of public criticism, she is not planning to back down. "today in the bay's" emma goss reports. >> reporter: oakland's mayor, sheng thao, says she fired armstrong because she no longer had confidence in his leadership. now his supporters are questioning hers. >> unfortunately, i no longer have the confidence that he could continue to do what is needed to reform the oakland police department. >> reporter: in a one-on-one interview on thursday, mayor sheng thao defended her decision to fire oakland's police chief, leronne armstrong, citing an independent report that found him not c

chp wants people to be safe on the roads. we understand a lot of people, especially for the snow may be may be excited and maybe trying to drive to some of these, you know, higher elevations where the snow is falling on. but our first word of advice is going to be, you know, please, first of all, watch your speed and slowdown. chp officer andrew barclay says while the white fluffy stuff may be beautiful and fun. >> when it melts, it creates slick road conditions. if you know that that the temperatures are lower or or freezing. the extra you know, cautious of of icy conditions out there. chp is not planning on doing anything different when it comes to their response to the winter weather. but they will be monitoring it. mount diablo visitors tell us they hope to see more snowfall and i'm loving it something like this. and hayworth, that's for sure. and even this east coast or got in on the fun point, california and days. >> snow was definitely not something that i ever expected to experience here in the bay area. but for peopl

if you are among them, the chp has advice for you today. and it begins with -- you've heard this before. bring your patience. yeah, there are a number of reasons for the slow ride, this year, we're being told. ian cole is here to help us plan ahead. that looked really good. the live look. but the video we showed at the top of the show. we get like bumper-to-bumper traffic. >> any time you go to tahoe. especially on the weekend. you know you have to plan for traffic. but especially this weekend. and that's what chp officers are telling us. number one. the holiday. many bay area schools have next weekend off. two, the snow pack is the best it's been in years. and three, the skies should be clear. the chp says the roads are still recovering from the major winter storms, and from plows constantly trying to clear them. there will be potholes and other hazards you need to look out for. it could take hours to get back. especially in san francisco, we've heard horror stories. you want to come for the snow and skiing, come up. but just pack your pat

a chp helicopter was nearby and located the car. the chopper followed them to skyline boulevard, where the suspects ditched their car and ran into reinhardt redwood regional park. they tracked the suspects where the police and chp officers were able to capture the suspects. community members gathered in san francisco to save a restaurant in the mission district. iled dozens of noise complaints. the owner says those complaints have stalled his approval for a full liquor license. he also adds it caused the restaurant to lose out on $300,000 and fears he will have to close. senator scott wiener said the neighborhood needs the nightlife. >> we need this type of business in san francisco. if we care about nightlife, which we should, we want the business to succeed. >> there are 70 commercial vacancies in san francisco's mission district. new details and controversy surrounding the san francisco police crackdown on prostitution. sfpd traffic safety tweeted a message promising and ongoing effort. along with photos of a car being stopped. p

chp also say don't take those back highway. so don't hop on. 35, how a 9. you've got a bunch of issues enclosures serinkled all throughout the highway. there. don't hop on to 36 1.52. they also have that blocked 101, or highway one all the way around there saying if you've got to get their santa cruz are you have to get to san jose. you can take those highways but be mindful of that. if you're not barred today, you've got a 20 minute systemwide delay. every time it storms they slow those trains down because they want you to be safe. okay. maybe you're hopping into the city this morning about 13 minutes. you can see we're still pretty wet here from our camera lens. and we do have high winds. high winds across the bay bridge is i was traveling into the city this morning had to keep both hands on the steering wheel. take what time you need to do that, too. 13 minutes a 80 to 101 san mateo bridge traveling across towards the peninsula. how about that? richmond center fell bridge. 8 minutes tolls to 101 there. golden gate bridge. about 20 minutes. our other high

but chp says for now, the snowy roads are not safe for other drivers. and just a few moments ago, i actually got an update from chp, believe it or not, despite the weather, they are reopening the great fi with the chp escorts that we driving along to make sure travelers. >> are going at a safe speed. but they're saying, hey, if you're coming from somewhere else, just avoid this area. take the one to one, if you have to, because as things ice up overnight, they could we close it at any moment. we're live tonight. look back on center mitchell. back to you. all right, sandra, thanks very much. sounds like a really good advice. avoid the area. thank you, senator. >> a kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow avoid the area. sounds like a really good idea. yeah. going to be tough going. this storm system pretty impressive last night as it came to the bay area. i think even worse for southern california. they're talking about the snow. they're talking about blizzard conditions are also talking about the possibility of flooding and flash flooding. so you can

chp tweeted out these pictures from the top of patterson pass.ee the road is wet, it's slushy, and we believe it's icy in some parts. it looks like it got a couple inches of snow overnight. dural the early morning commute, a number of cars got stuck, which caused a major backup. midfield immediate tweeted out they helped over 100 cars get over the pass this morning. we spoke with drivers earlier who tried to drive up the pass and take in the sights, including one woman who's live in tri-valley over 40 years. ever seen it like this? >> not like this. >> reporter: what brings you down this morning? >> take some pictures. >> looky-loos. >> reporter: get some good one? >> it was something. >> snow, bay area never gets snow. i wanted to take some pictures. very pretty up there. this guy is trying to get to patterson, and i don't think they'll let him through. just wanted to see the snow. >> reporter: i shot this video around 3:30 this morning. this is just outside the lab, the lawrence livermore lab in livermore. this is located at ground level on the

linda red traffic advisory from the chp.atrol urged everyone to avoid driving into the stormy santa cruz mountains, if at all possible. several ski resorts including sugar bowl and palisades, will stay close today because of all the snow falling in the sierra. right now, interstate 80 remains closed across the sierra this morning, chp shut down the busiest highway between northern california and reno during heavy snowfall. officials say there will evaluate road conditions a little later this morning to see if it's safe to reopen the highway. some drivers were told to turn around and head back to the sacramento and bay areas, but for people who live in communities like grass valley where heavy snow is not very common, it was a trail just getting out to buy groceries. there's a lot of deep snow pockets and slash and ice forming. i'm trying to get home before freezes, and that's when things get really scary. 50 had been closed last night, but it was reopened early this morning . drivers are still being warned to be cautious and

the chp advising people don't try to make the trip to tahoe. but if you go drive slowly, keep a safe distance between cars. all right. let's give you a live look at the old agricultural station. this is from. >> interstate 80 coming up from reno as you're getting into truckee, that at check point that you have to go through coming into california. nancy, a some flashing lights there, heading westbound. nobody coming eastbound direction where to get the latest on the road conditions. but, lawrence, it looks like it's a still cold. and so would you agree? don't go. i think just a rough trip. we had a gentleman our air last it take for him to get home 8 hours, 8 hours. so that's what you can expect me coming and going. i mean, >> just going to be rough. i just checked on the roadways. they've actually open up both now. so you can get there and you can come back for a while. one way was closed today. but now things could change rapidly in the high country mean that snow still coming down out there. here's a look from castle peak. you see a couple o

so chp is discouraging travel along both highways right now. so 17, 9 don't do it might want to take 101, or one all the way around or just not take that route. maybe could stay home if you can afford to do that. we do have a bar delays. 20 minutes system. why they do that. every time we have rain like this high winds across the bridge. i know i was being blown back and forth traveling into the city this morning. so definitely take your time. if you're traveling there. 60 minutes it 82 want to want to. richmond center fell bridge about 8 minutes. remember the possibility of black ice and snow out there. so do not drive fast. 80 down to milpitas about 20 minutes to make that drive probably for can to conquer. 23 minutes. cracking down towards the maze. about 26 minutes on this friday. let's go ahead and check on 6.80, doubling down to fremont about 16 minutes. are james, back to you. >> thank you. let's get back to the big problem on highway 17 has shut it down. now you can see here and some of the video from the freeway, this lot of snow. it tu

chp tells me now. new updated information.ast 2020 downed trees by the summit, and that's going to take a while to clear and that's what they're working on. right now. let's take a look at our video. 17 inch or six sorry . six inches of snow have fallen so far near the summit on highway 17, the chp says driving editions are treacherous as some drivers have become stuck upwards of a dozen vehicles stuck on the highway and surrounding roads. as we said 9 35 closed in addition to highway 17 caltrans crews are in the area, using chainsaws to try to trap some of the motorists who have been stuck in the snow or by trees that have fallen down and we talked to motorists. richard lewis talked to him earlier you needed we're going to hear from him again because what he says is just so compelling. if you weren't with us earlier, you might want to listen in. he was headed to santa cruz around midnight this morning. it started to rain, rain turned the ice and then snow, and then the tree started coming down. vote was frozen. there's just s

right now the bay bridge toll plaza is moving along, but chp is reporting several spinouts. i want to give you a wide look. i have the radar overlaid over the speed sensors and you can see the areas of wintery mix, but of course some of the biggest issues include highway 17 with a hard closure in both directions, backed up all the way through redwood, lexington hills, and you can see beyond the stretch, you can see we're also seeing an additional problem area. that's going to be closer to the santa cruz highway brush road area where there's another stretch of closure because of the weather, and also there was a big accident yesterday. another area that we've been monitoring is through the north bay. this one is further up north near calistoga, 29 in both directions, also closed right now. no estimated time of reopening, because concerns continue throughout the day. they're going to work to clear it out but it's hard to get up here. there's a lot of snow, the conditions are not permitting for crews to get up there. so no estimated time on reopening. another area showing some

let's hear from what chp officers were telling us late last night.ll came in just after 11 o'clock to like i said two vehicles involved. it appears that the pleasure occurred in the number two lane. ah! he, uh suspect vehicle. to didn't finding that suspect. a few hours later, 49 year old man by the name of martin ramirez salazar from fremont, california officers say they found him at his home in fremont. they say they are still waiting to notify family members of the victim. the person killed a 64 year old man from san jose. and as soon as they let the next of kin notify the mexican, of course, the update that information make that public to us. but here's what we're learning so far. chp officers say that man that man martin salazar, who was arrested later at his home in fremont, is accused of driving under the influence here. always a problem whenever we're talking about drivers late at night after the super bowl. for instance, they said that they actually arrested another man near the scene of where that accident was also suspected of driving unde

and chp says with another storm cell moving in. >> the grapevine likely won't be opening anytime soon this is probably the nastiest one. got to say the least. 40 years. i even the 46, i've never seen snow that right. for people who don't understand. tell me how quickly the conditions change could every 15 minutes. and it's very dangerous because power lines, it's everywhere. coming down on a house, as you know, just the same. >> they weren't prepared for. these is like a disaster. you know, again, caltrans says the grapevine will be closed overnight. drivers should use the 101 as an alternate north-south route. >> reporting in the back. i'm johnson, a leo kron. 4 news. wow, it's crazy. it's crazy down there. it feels like i feel like everybody had to deal with when he weather this weekend. yes, san diego, my parents down in southern california, that hail is crazy. but we are kind of had a nice little break today. mainly up here. we had. >> had all that rain and means cold. but at least, you know, we had a little bit of a dry and >> had some sun as well. yeah, that's right. we definite

the chp is investigating. oakland police say any tips no matter how small can lead to big breaks in these cases in oakland, henry lee ktvu fox two news city of oakland is taking new action to stop sex trafficking in a neighborhood where prostitution has become a major issue. the city is installed 35 water filled plastic traffic barriers right there along east 15th street. they are between the intersections of 16th, 18th and 20th avenues. neighbors say sex workers have been soliciting on 15th street for years. the hope is that the barriers will deter johns from using the street to pick up sex workers. the medic use of causing that deadly house explosion in san francisco sunset neighborhood entered a not guilty plea in court today. a judge ordered darren price to remain in home detention with electronic monitoring. now he must not visit any websites that market and sell components of closed loop butane hash oil systems price faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, arson, drug manufacturing and child endangerm

so chp say do not take either of these highways. you got some people that are waiting trying to hop on that. they shouldn't. you can either stay home. take highway one, traveling all the way around or just kind of wait until things clear out there. all of our bridges, busy high wind slick conditions. 19 minutes into the city. 20 minutes systemwide bart delay for those of you don't drive take bart 70 80 to 101. how about our richmond center fell ridge about 11 minute our golden gate bridge about 22 minutes. they're looking at our highways aided to milpitas 30 minutes to make that drive highway for about 23 in to conquer anna crockett out towards the maze. going to take you 20 minutes on this stormy friday, darren james, thanks. a lot of rain, a 703. so let's get back to our team coverage of the heavy snowfall overnight causing a mess on the roads this morning. yes, and particularly up in cloverdale where we just got word from the sonoma county office of education that the cloverdale unified school district. >> no school today. snow d

right now no confirmation from chp.ou might need to plan byron highway, if you're going eastbound, if you're going west you might have to take the longer route on highway 4 and walnut creek interchange. >> thanks, mike. >>> the end of california's state of emergency happens tomorrow and it also means winding down the many benefits meant to help those struggling in the bay. >> among the change is the eviction moratoriums everywhere will start to expire. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in berkeley. leaders are considering new measures to extend the renters' protections? >> reporter: right. this is kind of a hodgepodge of policies each municipality getting to decide how they wanted to handle their moratorium. there was a statewide one but then individual communities did that as well, dating all the way back to march of 2020 when so many people had to stay home or got sick or lost their jobs and could not go to work. so starting tomorrow, the alameda county eviction moratorium which covers berkeley is set to be in

grabbing goods off the shelves and stealing iphones ipads the officers behind the bus, part of the chpail crime task force unit that california retailers association says it heavily lobbied for thrilled and this is what we hoped for. you know, we pushed really hard to get these task forces to become a reality . i think it actually helps us keep businesses and retailers open because they know that they have partners like the chp task forces. they're going to protect them. a move that several customers at the apple store in palo alto say will also provide them with peace of mind. i think it's completely necessary that you know the stores feel safe that people walking the streets feel safe, so yeah, i'm completely supportive of enforcement. doing what they need to do. people are on edge, and it spills over to other things. yeah we need to respect each other's space and respect each other's property and do decent things since 2019 the task force recovering more than $28 million worth of stolen merchandise for all retail statewide, chp assistant chief steve ramos, saying the unit is just ge

the chp s as a woman was found fatally shot on the 5 80. edwards avenue exit that was around 1 30 this morning. there is no word of any rest. in that case you arson investigations is underway in alameda. ktvu is elissa harrington reports that police officers want the public to report suspicious activity after calls to six small fires in just the past couple of weeks at franklin park in alameda, a door to the rec center is covered with a piece of particle board after police say a small fire was set by the entrance, causing the glass to crack. part of the side door was also charged. alameda police chief mission, joshi said these incidents happened a few days apart. in the first incident, a pile of clothing was set on fire. ah and then four days later, a pile of trash was also set on fire kind of in the same area. police have responded to six calls of suspected arson since february, 7th the first one on the 400 block of grand street. four days later, they were called to one of the fires at franklin park in february, 13th and february 17th crew

no major injuries reported, but chp did call for an ambulance. it's a distraction at the very least. the rest of the tri-valley only has the construction on north 680, and that's the only issue the chp is reporting. back over to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> the search begins this morning for oakland's new police chief after the mayor fired armstrong saying it was without cause. >> and it stems from a report that says there was misconduct. >> this is not an easy decision, but it's one that i believe is necessary for that progress to continue. it's precisely because i admire chief armstrong that this has been personally very difficult, but this has reinforced my commitment to make decisions based on the best interest of the department and the city of oakland and not based on personal feelings or relationships. >> the move is creating a new divided oakland. >> the now-fired police chief armstrong says he is deeply disappointed in the mayor's decision, and it will be clear i committed no misconduct. he's not alone. >> i am disappointed because i dependa

we have a really wild report from the chp coming out of livermore right now.issued a sig alert because they say 100 vehicles are stuck at top of the world right now due to snow. this is patterson pass at 580 and midway. that is all closed right now due to snow in the area. if you are familiar with spot, you know that patterson pass road is winding and goes through those higher elevations. 100 vehicles are stuck in that spot, so avoid it if that is a part of your commute. pretty wild. crashes reported right now in the east bay with injuries due to spinouts. eastbound 80 before carlsen boulevard and eastbound 80 before central avenue, that area is jammed up, and we have a large closure on highway 17, due to roadway conditions. this is southbound 17 close at your creek in north on 17, closed at granite creek. the rain is not coming down as hard as it was early this morning, but ♪ i love bedtime. the thin, sweet bite to end the night. oreo thins. kumasi: lakhdar storm this is time lapse video from an alert california camera showing the view from mount tam. snow is

up next, a message from the >> show you some video from the chp truckee office. one interstate 80st opened at passenger vehicles is around 10, 40 this morning as you can still pretty close to white out conditions at that time. the highway patrol is advising people not to try to make the trip to tahoe. but if you have to go, they say, take your time, drive slow and keep distance between yourself and other vehicles. now to our 4 zone forecast as we take a look morant standing lawrence, looking at that video. i mean, it's like home would be my advice. yeah, you know, and it's closed to traffic and get up to the mountains. you can get back on 80 right now. so that the problem, so much snow up there so hard to keep the roads open. so >> we've got more storms on the way to you really got to be careful headed up in the high country, especially with the not only the snow but the dangerous cold that are coming with these storms that are rolling in very cool for this time of year. here's castle peak. you see some of the traffic up there right now. kind of moving along and

we'll double-check with chp. i constantly check with chp. so far the biggest factor is the puddling and ponding. it used to be prevalent in the north bay. it was right over here for 101, some flooding reported just off 101. highway 37 showed its traditional build time, same for highway 4. the blue coming down into contra costa county. 24 there is a crash at telegraph. back to you. >> thanks, mike. make sure you follow kari and mike on twitter. kari is tracking the storm hour-by-hour, mike is following any commute issues you may have as those roads are wet. >>> and this morning, the search is on for the man who terrorized a group of jewish people worshipping in a san francisco synagogue. he fired blanks as they were celebrating in prayer. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us from the newsroom with what the man did on wednesday night and perhaps before. >> we want to start by saying that the gunman didn't hurt anyone because the bullets he fired were blanks. but what he did was still a crime and he may be tied to another gun incident.

it. >> activity according to chp that that occurred between august 2022. and in january of this year, these photos are just some of the high value stolen items recovered. chp organized retail crime task force executed multiple search warrants throughout the bay area and sacramento. that led to several suspects arrested and hundreds of apple iphones, ipads, laptops and other stolen electronics. chp special task force began in 2019 to date. >> 853 suspects have been arrested and 290,000 stolen items with the value of approximately 28.3 billion dollars have been recovered statewide. the state ag says thursday's announcement should serve as a reminder to anyone who engages in this criminal activity. we're watching you and we will hold you accountable. >> attorney general bonta says that this issue is a top priority. any complaints or tips regarding retail theft in the state can be filed online. we've posted a link on our website kron 4 dot com live in the studio. gayle ong kron. 4 news. gayle, thank you. in san francisco man has been sentenced to 3 years in pr

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chp reporting another crash along 81 before the 61 interchange. two lanes are closed and they are issuing a sig-alert. you can see where the traffic starts here and then it backs up behind that. we don't know if there are injuries involved or an estimate of when it's opening. there's the earlier crash is that working to clear, so the south bay right now, also doing okay. if we check in from highway 85 to 101, you are looking at 19 minutes. aside from the wind advisories, keep in mind, a hot spot this morning. back to you. >> thank you. >>> coming up, file early to avoid in las vegas, the most popular food is broccoli. yeah, that's the only food. they have broccoli smoothies, and broccoli pancakes, and broccoli ice cream, and broccoli hotdogs, and of course, they have raw unseasoned broccoli..... with stems. -daddy, i don't want to go to las vegas with you and mommy tomorrow. oh, are you sure? are you sure you don't want to go, it will be so much fun! when it comes to the taxes, we have an extra month to file our state and federal income tax becaus

so there's a chp.y're keeping an eye on conditions on highway 17 for the next few days, trying to keep that road safe. they want everyone do drive with caution. be really careful because the road as you can imagine, is wet and slippery. alright we also are keeping an eye on the snow on mount hamilton's. this is from overnight quite a bit of snow there, some of this video taken at the caliph irs smith creek fire station just before midnight. almost looks like tahoe up there, so as you can imagine, the drive up to lick observatory is quite treacherous . this morning. the summit could receive more than a foot of snow over the next couple of days. i double checked with stephen? yeah quite a bit of snow. it might not stick for long. but it's there. all right, and so is steve. good morning. see what's the latest? what we need to know. take a look at the radar on the snow up in the santa cruz mountains, which is happening right over 17. so i'm sure saleh seeing this as well watching the last few images right

the chp has also shut down highway 1 28. at cloverdale boulevard due to hazardous conditions, and there are several trees and power lines down in the area, part of highway 29 in napa county also closed right now because of the snowy conditions there. highway 29 between tubbs lane near calistoga to bradford road towards middlefield and lake county is closed by the chp because drivers were spinning out. on that slippery road. during the night. there was even more snow has also been lightly snowing up in the east bay hills, but the lore of frosty roads and ice covered trees attracted some people to drive up to the summit about the ablow , one man brought along his five year old daughter with him to catch some of the snow in the bay area. open or drinking hot chocolate. i brought. i brought the camp stove up and bqe. we cooked it up in the back of the back at the forerunner. and some people when they saw the dusting of snow in the mountains, decided to stop what they were doing and just head up to the top of mount diablo. we was

a chp helicopter crew locates and rescues. a person who was stranded on the rocks. the incident happened yesterday at red rock beach in marin county after bringing the person to safety, the person rescued was sent to the hospital in moderate distress. and the chp is saying that the rescue was a great example of state county and local responders working together to rescue someone in need. >> still ahead tonight, trade deadline drama? yeah. that guys back. gary payton, the second. but is the good actually play this year? warriors not happy with portland for what they did or did not reveal. what about james wiseman was promising young star out of college drafted number 2 overall. never really got any traction here. kate rooney, talk to the warriors, brash. we'll talk to us next. >> all right. we're years traded for gary payton. the second that is actually official now where we're going to have him. but you're not going to be seeing the guy that called the young glove on the court anytime soon. all right. so calm for a sports reporter, kate rooney with us. the latest on

chp says interstate 80 is now closed from applegate to the nevada state line. there are also chain restrictions on highway 50 like to sell spent the morning in pollock pines, which is along highway 50 and has more on the travel warning from the chp. hello from a very snowy pollock pines here this morning. the good news is you can see how much snow fell on that car behind me. in fact, we have a small little tree right here in front of us. you can see the fresh snow weighing down the branch there. however while this is good news for our water situation, and of course for those who love to ski snowboard and play in the snow the bad news is when it comes to travel, talking to caltrans. they said that you know we're beginning so much snow so quickly. they're having a tough time keeping up and their words mother nature always wins, so their direct message to anyone thinking of driving up here to the sierra today or tomorrow. wait unless it is essential travel they're telling you do not travel up into the sierra, especially with the possibility of blizzard conditions,

the state a g, saying a specialized chp task force has taken down that crime ring. today's announcement should serve as yet another warning to those who engage in this criminal activity for watching you and we will hold you accountable. california attorney general rob bonta charging eight people with orchestrating a wide ranging retail theft crime ring targeting apple stores across the bay area, and other parts of the state boxes full of apple products recovered during a raid by chp officers. this goes far beyond petty theft or shoplifting. this is organized criminal activity and we won't put up with it in our state suspects hitting stores in 11 counties over the last six months, stealing $1 million worth of gear in november. cell phone video captured mass thieves making off with merchandise and an apple store in palo alto chp not saying whether those criminals are connected to today's arrest, but adding the m o is the same. entering stores with shoppers and employees inside and present. grabbing goods off the shelves and stealing iphones ipads the officers behind t

that's just the game of hope because the chp, they're not saying wind. so those trucks and ultimately those drivers probably will also say, forget about this. let me get off the freeway and go back to where i came from. back to you. all right. thanks a lot. well, well, the chp had to shut down highway 29 in far northern napa county. that's after reports of a string of spinouts and you can see the weather. they were dealing with snow fall heavy at times. >> while the closure stretches from tubs lane near calistoga to bradford road up in lake county will talk more about lake county here in a minute. but there's no word yet on when the roads are going to be reopen. in the meantime, as we get into colder temperatures here in the bay area, the california highway patrol warning barry residents now to be extra careful while out on the roads. and this is the view that visitors got on mount diablo yesterday. look at that. temperatures dropping into the 30's and with these freezing conditions expected to continue. you're going to need to be extra careful while out

the chp wants to remind people bikes, they are not allowed on the bay bridge. officers working to prevent similar incidents. >>> turning to our making it in the bay series, california home sales edged up in january. some good news here, though, according to numbers collected by the california association of realtors, it is the second month in a row of slightly higher sales as interest rates are calming. now the median price of a home in the bay area has dropped from a year ago. quite a bit, but it's still staggering. last march the median price was $1.5 million. in january it was an even $1 million for the nine-county area. that's down half a million. home prices are expected to remain soft in the next few months, due to layoffs in the tech sector and more affordable homes elsewhere. >>> one step closer to a citywide autonomous taxi service in san francisco. waymo has expanded to more parts of the city. it will offer rides in the mission, dog patch, and hills. company rolled out new updates, including parallel parking. the service is only available to riders wh

we've got a chance to talk to the chp just a few moments ago. here's officer john made describing the conditions just a few miles from my location. at the higher altitudes. we're experiencing snow. >> with multiple vehicle spinouts at the lower altitudes. heavy rains, as you can see, traffic is backed up and we have multiple trees down approximately 20 or more with as at least as many vehicles off the roadway. >> so we're talking snow, big rig. that's jackknifed. we got stranded cars up their black ice just simply too dangerous to let anybody go through at this particular time. and if you can head out live right now, look at this skies. all those cars. i was telling you about a sea of headlights. those are cars. well, at least one lane. they're deciding just to get off the freeway. get on to bear creek road and go back the other direction. and then on the other side, you can see those trucks. they're just staying. they're keeping their fingers crossed, not realizing that the chp told me. >> they don't know when they will be be able to reopen hig

the bay area, and other parts of the state boxes full of apple products recovered during a raid by chpoes far beyond petty theft or shoplifting. this is organized criminal activity and we won't put up with it in our state, the suspects hitting stores in 11 counties over the last six months, stealing $1 million worth of gear in november, cell phone video captured mass thieves making off with merchandise and apple store in palo alto chp not saying whether those criminals are connected to today's arrest, but adding the m o is the same. entering stores with shoppers and employees inside and present. grabbing goods off the shelves and stealing iphones ipads the officers behind the bus, part of the chp's organized retail crime task force unit that california retailers association says it heavily lobbied for thrilled and this is what we hoped for. you know, we pushed really hard to get these task forces to become a reality. i think it actually helps us keep businesses and retailers open because they know that they have partners like the chp. workforces they're going to protect them a move tha

the chp says. i 80 is now open over donner summit chains are required. caltrans reports highway 50 is also open with chain controls caltrans and chp urging if you don't absolutely have to go to lake tahoe, where through the sierra don't make that potentially dangerous drive. pgd says more than 18,000 homes and businesses in the area of remained without power. this noontime due to this winter storm about 6500 of those customers are in denville and alamo in contra costa county. in some parts of san mateo county. the power has been out for several days now. parts of atherton and menlo park east palo alto haven't had power since tuesday afternoon. pg and e. says it's doing everything possible to get the lights back on during this winter storm. but the utility says it's dealing with hundreds of down trees that are bringing down power lines nearly everywhere. across area.f power outage at san francisco international airport today it affected the domestic terminal. passengers experienced delays and ticketing check in and baggage claim power was restored around

the chp then put the entire building on lockdown. nobody in nobody out. and the and the police work outside a lot of car police in there. the owner of the jitters and shake cafe across the street from the caltrans building, describe what it looked like outside his doors . just after 6 30 this morning, a report of a man with a gun prompted the chp to put the caltrans office on lockdown. police did a sweep of the building and by eight o'clock this morning determined there was no threat the man had already left caltrans workers were still sent home for the rest of the day. today we're supposed to be busy today's a weekend coming to work, a disappointment for the cafe owner already we are suffering. you see nobody in downtown and others who came to the area to go to the bank and the social security office that federal building nearby at 22nd and webster was also temporarily locked down to take the day off work to take him to the social security office, and now it's not open. we'll have to go out to east oakland and the other social security office, but it's i

i expect people to get here about 7:30. >> chp advising drivers to stay on the main highways even if gps tells you to take the back roads. you've been monitoring that. is it a good time to go up there? >> the weather conditions are looking good for the next few days, getting there and back between presidents' day is looking amazing because it's all clear, and we also still have a lot of snow left on the ground. but beyond that is when travel gets really hazardous once we start to see some rain showers changing over to snow, and that lnt for several days as we could possibly see several feet of snow if we see things pan out what we're seeing on some of the computer models. as we started out this morning, there were some clouds moving across parts of the bay area, but now that has cleared out. wee ar back to the sunshine. but we are going to see things changing in our overall weather pattern. when looking at the jet stream, it's taking a big dip into next week, which will help the cold air fill into the bay area, but we're also seeing changes for the east coast that have been dealing w

it also slows that traffic down, the chp says. so far there have been no crashes and nobody has been injured. oakland police still searching for the hit and run driver injured a woman and her young child. that crash happened shortly after noon. yesterday as they were walking your 34th avenue and international boulevard in the city's fruitvale neighborhood. several witnesses reported seen pickup truck strike the woman and young girl before speeding away the woman currently now in critical condition of five year old daughter is expected to recover from her injuries. anyone that has information on this case is asked to contact opd. scary scene in the oakland hills and two children to the hospital nest cam video showing the moment that driver lost control and crashed into a home on serena's circle and started a fire. in that video. that's andrew carp, who was standing in his driveway where he says he saw it all happened. he was actually out there working on his bike when that car blew past him now resident across the street also share

when the chp responded, they found a woman who had been shot and killed. shooter remains on the loose. >>> back to this winter weather we're experiencing. if you're hoping to see some bay area snow today, one of the bay area's highest peaks, mt. diablo, is reopening to visitors any minute now at 8:00 this morning. after a closure to allow staff to clean snow and trees off the roads, the park roads reopened to visitors yesterday. people in line spent up to two hours in traffic on the mountain waiting to get to the point. some people gave up and opted to walk or bike to get to the snow instead. >> it looked like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so we felt the need to check it out. >> the park will reopen at 8:00 this morning. remember to pack warm clothes and snow-ready clothes, as well. as we continue to track the storm impacts on the bay area, the power is still out for thousands of people. here is a look at the latest pg&e outage map. we just got updated numbers a moment ago. 5300 customers are without power. it was 7800 overnight. the south bay is seein

the chp has issued a wind advisory for the bridge and also for the bay bridge. headlights traveling westbound. you should be moving smoothly through the primary corridor's. everything else is on time. reggie: debate over people's park. why uc berkeley is appealing turning into student housing. kumasi: how long it will take for renewal applications. reggie: the big winners of the sag awards and what it coul reggie: saudi arabia has agreed to supply ukraine with $400 million in aids in its fight against russia. the announcement coming before vladimir putin sat down for an interview. he falsely claimed the west is trying to ruin russia and called it a fight for survival. kumasi: oakland police investigating a string of islands over the weekend. by people have been shot along international boulevard. officers found a person shot near 84th and international. police located a second victim who had crashed into a pole. both were taken to the hospital in critical condition. on friday night, three shootings left three people dead, two of those along international bouleva

chp has reopened. the grapevine through the town pass caltrans group crews. >> still working 24 to remove tons of snow and ice. be careful. stay clear of if you are traveling this way, chp units are conducting escort up and over the grapevine. the road is still wet and slick. so drivers are being told to stay in line. follow the cars ahead of them at a safe distance. >> a much different story along highway 33 through the los padres national forest rock slides in soil. erosion of closed portions of the highway. the 33 also suffering extensive damage during january storms. so if you're heading out and you want updated conditions on any california highway. you can actually. >> cole caltrans at 1, 8, 100, 4 to 7 our o a t. still ahead here on kron, 4 news at 10, nasa and spacex setting too. >> launch of crew of 4 to the international space station will have a live look coming up. >> plus, a well-known comic strip being dropped by dozens of publications after its creator goes on a racist rant. >> several pu

the conditions were so bad, chp shutdown part of highway 128. here is a look at one of our cameras on top of the mark hopkins hotel, the highest peak got some remarkable snowfall today. the west point in near the peak absolutely blanketed earlier in the day and kenny has been up on the mountain all day, he has been talking with adventurers. take a look. >> reporter: how does a man snowboard when it's time to get to work?>> this is an obvious lesson, right, of course i did. it only happens once. but, just to be able to say i did it. just to be up here. >> reporter: the best way to get to the top is to hike or bike, that is what i did and so did a lot of mountain bikers.>> it's a great day to be out. i'm loving it. i saw that it was going to snow and i thought i better get up the hill. >> reporter: kenny couldn't miss this chance. >> i will make a snowman once i get to the top. >> reporter: we saw campers who woke up to a surprise.>> i didn't expect snow. >> reporter: you weren't paying attention to the forecast then. hikers navigated around falle

this is video from the chp p airplane showing the pursuit officers on the ground applying a spike strip causing the vehicle to slow down drastically. the driver who was not identified was arrested a long 9.80, near the 18th street exit in oakland that that is still under investigation. >> barricades intended to prevent people from cap street in san francisco appear to not be working as intended. these this is some images of from a crown for viewer showing how people are just driving right around those barriers. the city installed them and increased police presence in this neighborhood to try and crack down on solicitations in the area. >> san francisco firefighters say a fire is under control tonight after it broke out at a hospital parking structure. this happened at ucsf and the city's poor narcisse heights neighborhood. firefighters say the fire was inside of the construction shed imposed no threat to the hospital or its patients. no injuries were reported >> all northbound lanes of i-680, from sunol to pleasanton remain closed today. yesterday it caused massive backups on alternate

chp wants people to be safe on the roads. we understand a lot of people, especially for the snow may be may be excited and maybe trying to drive just some of these, you know, higher elevations where the snow is but our first word of advice is going to be, you know, please, first of all, watch your speed and slowdown. chp officer andrew barclay says while the white fluffy stuff may be beautiful and fun. >> when it melts, it creates slick road conditions. if you know that that the temperatures are lower or or freezing. the extra you know, cautious of of icy conditions out there. chp is not planning on doing anything different when it comes to the response to the winter weather. but they will be monitoring it. mount diablo visitors tell us they hope to see more snowfall and i'm loving it something like this in hayward. that's for sure. and even this east coast or got in on the fun your point california and >> was it for about 5 years here in the bay area? that was the first time i got to experience snow. >> for people that do wa

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