police also say they arrested 115 people over the cinco de mayo weekend and seized six guns. we do not know how these numbers stack up with previous years, but sjpd tells us over the past five years, crime during cinco de mayo celebrations has been down. but if you've been around here long enough, we have seen problems. this was back in 2011. you can see our chopper overhead. cinco de mayo celebrations turned violent. one person was stabbed. a crowd of about 300 people rushed at officers, and businesses were vandalized. joining us now is state senator dave cortese, who has been instrumental in san jose politics for years. nice to have you back on the program. sjpd says this was not racist. this was simply public safety. do you see it that way? >> well, i don't see it that way. i don't think the outcome of what happened went down that way, and i know. i was in the district. i'm in the state capitol today, but i was in the district all weekend trying to get to events myself. i'm an east side resident as you know, raj. it was impossible to get from east san jose, from the alum ro

each cinco de mayo.veryone wants to get their hands on festive visuals like the mexican flag causing more demand for local vendors who look at each other as friendly competition. >> you didn't see that much vendors as you see now, like two years ago, we used to be like the first ones here and the only ones here. but like, time flies, like time moves on. you'll see more and more vendors every day. but i mean, we all make a living out of it, you know, and we try to get as much as a as much as we can. for me, with any big holiday. >> public safety is a concern. san jose pd says they're devoting extra officers to be out on the roads and will have traffic diversions in downtown and east san jose. our goal this year is to ensure that families, friends and visitors can all enjoy the holiday safely. >> this, in part will have function of patrol officers and additional patrols surrounding the area in san jose, working to make sure that traffic continues flowing with the primary purpose of allowing emergency vehic

the cinco de mayo celebrations are over. questions remain about why san jose police and the chp shut down highway off ramps and streets throughout the weekend. the off ramps include julian street on highway 87 as well as several others off of highway 101. state lawmakers issued a joint statement on saturday questioning whether the move was racist, targeting those expected to celebrate cinco de mayo the most. san jose police say the decision was made solely on keeping everyone safe during the celebration. >> it's about public safety, and it's about making sure that everybody can enjoy that day without fear of becoming the victim of a crime. without fear of being stuck in gridlock traffic, without fear that if an emergency vehicle has to get to their home, that vehicle would be unable to do so because they can't get through a blocked intersection. >> nbc bay area's marianne favro will have a full report coming up at 5:00. >>> all right, oakland teachers were back on the picket lines today for day 3 of their strike, and they're

this cinco de mayo, cruising is not a fine in san jose. these classic custom-built joined the parade of others, driving up anton with mexican flags. earlier in the day, cinco de mayo festivities started out at a plaza in east san jose. on and off again rain didn't stop the dancing horses or the band from playing. >> rain or shine. it is still the same thing. it is still cinco de mayo. reporter: she wanted to bring her family out to celebrate. >> as part of our culture. we have to keep our culture going. to show the kids needs to keep going and going. reporter: she has been a vendor at this parking lot since 2005. she says this year, turnout has been rough. >> maybe 1000, 2000, now it's been about 200, 300. believe it or not, we try to make a living. reporter: for juan gonzalez, this is the first year his teenage son drove his own truck. >> from trying to drive safe. reporter: he has celebrated cinco de mayo at this plaza off story and king. >> i'm feeling very good, it's been 20 years in san jose. i'm feeling happy. celebrating with all you

this cinco de mayo, cruising is not a fine in san jose. ese classic custom-built joined the parade of others, driving up anton with mexican flags. earlier in the day, cinco de mayo festivities started out at a plaza in east san jose. on and off again rain didn't stop the dancing horses or the band from playing. >> rain or shine. it is still the same thing. it is still cinco de mayo. reporter: she wanted to bring her family out to celebrate. >> as part of our culture. we have to keep our culture going. to show the kids needs to keep going and going. reporter: she has been a vendor at this parking lot since 2005. she says this year, turnout has been rough. >> maybe 1000, 2000, now it's been about 200, 300. believe it or not, we try to make a living. reporter: for juan gonzalez, this is the first year his teenage son drove his own truck. >> from trying to drive safe. reporter: he has celebrated cinco de mayo at this plaza off story and king. >> i'm feeling very good, it's been 20 years in san jose. i'm feeling happy. celebrating with all you g

so we're going to have that remember it is cinco de mayo. california, cinco de mayo it's just another day to eat tacos right because a lot of people eat mexican food all the time. so this information will be helpful the next time you go somewhere, especially to a taco truck and order up pam and gasia, sal, thank you. this morning, the world health organization officially declared covid no longer a global health emergency , the group's director, says the pandemic has been declining now for more than a year, allowing more countries to return to normalcy. the world health organization first declared the covid outbreak a public health emergency of international concern in january of 2020 health experts labeled it a pandemic. six weeks later, there have been more than 765 million confirmed covid cases since the beginning of the pandemic. nearly seven million people have died. well the big news this weekend the coronation of king charles and queen consort camilla is just one day away. final preparations are being made across london foxes. lauren bl

it will be an extra special cinco de mayo in the south bay.e first since an integral piece of latino culture was allowed to roll back into san jose. lauren martinez shares a peek at some of the celebration. >> i've had that my wife's family car. reporter: david blago doesn't own regular cars. he has low riders dating back to the 1950's. he's thinking back on how the mexican holiday was celebrated when he was growing up in san jose. >> the music. the dancing. the aztec dancing. it was a big celebration. it's a prideful thing. we don't have that anymore. reporter: the celebration has been scaled back over the years. this is what it looked like last year. the low rider community, cruising is not just for holidays. it's a lifestyle. >> the city has embraced th rider community. ♪ reporter: in september of last year, san jose's decades-old ban on cruising was lifted. the no cruising zone sign was removed. now the united lower idle -- rider council is organizing to get bands repealed. >> we want the same thing. to make it better for everybody. put a

it will be an extra special cinco de mayo in the south bay.nce an integral piece of latino culture was allowed to roll back into san jose. lauren martinez shares a peek at some of the celebration. >> i've had that my wife's family car. reporter: david blago doesn't own regular cars. he has low riders dating back to the 1950's. he's thinking back on how the mexican holiday was celebrated when he was growing up in san jose. >> the music. the dancing. the aztec dancing. it was a big celebration. it's a prideful thing. we don't have that anymore. reporter: the celebration has been scaled back over the years. this is what it looked like last year. the low rider community, cruising is not just for holidays. it's a lifestyle. >> the city has embraced th rider community. ♪ reporter: in september of last year, san jose's decades-old ban on cruising was lifted. the no cruising zone sign was removed. now the united lower idle -- rider council is organizing to get bands repealed. >> we want the same thing. to make it better for everybody. put a positive l

cerrar el acceso a las principales autopistas con el pretexto del temor a las festividades del cinco de mayo libertad de reunión. el funcionario >>> son las seis de la tarde con seis minutos vamos a echar un vistazo a las carreteras en pantalla.-o clan, san mateo, y san francisco aunque las condiciones se ven secas tuvimos lluvia, vamos con la autoridad en el tiempo para hablar con respecto. cynthia escuchamos: >>> buenas tardes. buenas tardes a todos en casa. empezamos hoy sábado con un poco de lluvia en nuestro panorama pero para la mayoría del parte se fue alejando al valle de sacramento, más nieve fresca en lo que es la zona de la sierra nevada en ley taje, ya que en san josé se van despejando el primer sábado del mes de mayo, temperaturas en descenso. qué se esperan alrededor de nuestra región vamos a seguir con esta nubosidad... pues las temperaturas frescas cuarenta y seis, cuarenta y uno en santa rosa para el día domingo y cuarenta y cuatro en (nombre extranjero) en san josé. los titulares son así, condiciones secas con la nubosidad pero regresa la lluvia, no guarde el paraguas porqu

we're going to be checking in with robert handa ahead of all the cinco de mayo celebrations. >>> the unemployment rate at 60-year lows. this is a big deal but it's not all good news. scott budman will break down the numbers for us. >>> you're likely wondering what's in store for the weekend. meteorologist vianey arana is tracking rain chances. what i do need to know. >>> new details in the uc davis serial stabber case. not guilty. that is the plea from the former student accused of stabbing two people to death and critically hurting a third. 21-year-old carlos dominguez made his first court appearance this afternoon, wearing that bullet-proof vest. he looked straight ahead with eyes barely open for most of that hearing. dominguez showed no emotion as the judge read those charges. two counts of murder with special circumstances and one count of attempted murder for the stabbing spree that terrorized davis over the past week. the judge also ordered he be held without bail, noting the risk prosecutors say he poses to the public. jodi hernandez was in court as dominguez entered his plea.

cinco de mayo celebrations and that the evening debate over cinco de mayo celebrations in the south bayhere is the j.r. stone. >> artman american unity wanted to celebrate cinco de mayo and -- our mexican american community wanted to celebrate cinco de mayo and celebrate the first year that this ban has been lifted. >> the ban on cruising was lifted last september. porous, along with three other councilmembers, voicing frustration with law enforcement this weekend. caltrans closed certain on and off ramps. san jose police had a heavy presence at cinco de mayo. >> this is profiling because do not see these actions being taken for other cultural celebrations in san jose. >> it was the amount of cars out there that we have not seen before. it is unfortunate considering the ban was just lifted. >> david said number of vehicles flying large mexico flakes hold over. -- flakes hold over -- flags pulled over. >> it was one of the quietest cinco de mayo weekends i can remember. >> san jose police said friday at this press conference that their goal was to make sure everyone stayed safe. they war

happy cinco de mayo. here's where we go. >> for that and it's it is cinco de mayo. and check out there's some big crowds at one san jose restaurant in particular in a family there is telling us why they think cinco de mayo now means more than just a day of good food and drinks and how san jose police say they're trying to keep everyone safe through the whole weekend. plus, a city in trouble. san francisco's downtown has been struggling to bounce back since the start of the pandemic. and this week, as you know, nordstrom said it's closing 2 of its stores are market street. but tonight we're taking a look at another part of the city that was once a shopping hub. and of course, the weekend weather

unacceptable. >> reporter: announcing several traffic diversions would be taking place over the cinco de mayo weekend. in a statement they defended the tactic traffic diversion and the likelihood of escalating into violence. and they had consequences of david hernandez who held the cinco de mayo festival. >> and a lot of the exits are closed and a lot of the participants were coming from south san jose showing they have a hard time getting here. and those people who live on this side of town. >> and how do they go pick up their children if they have to pick up their children and how they get around. and blocking off the space is more of an inconvenience for the citizens of san jose than it is a benefit i believe. >> reporter: although traffic was heavy along santa clara streets, san jose police reported no major incidents. >> people came out today in numbers to call for justice for brown, the young man who was shot and killed by a security guard during an alleged shoplifting incident at walgreens. >> they gathered at the faithful walgreens marching down the street, protection the release of t

gilroy cinco de mayo celebration is still in need of donations for their toy drive. they're teaming up to provide toys to the children of farmworkers in santa clara county. the idea is to give back to the families of workers who took care of us during the pandemic. you can drop off toys at the washington youth center in san jose. i'm going to try to make a point to do that. the farmworker caravan is amazing. they supply toiletries, they suffered a lot during the flooding down there. >> and during the pandemic, but also every day. >> thank a farmworker. if you sit down to eat at the table, their hands have been on something. >> every drink or shot you take, you give a toy. >> hey, all right. >> sounds like a challenge. >> sounds like a lot of toys. >>> we're celebrating, there's a lot going on around the bay area. we've also had a lot of rainfall, and it's going to be coming back later this evening. there's also going to be many events going on around oakland, so we're starting out at 53 degrees this morning as you head out, and it's going to be a cool day once again,

. >> reaching cinco de mayo events in san jose proved challenging because ten highway off ramps in downtown san jose were shut down starting friday night and ending early this morning. state senator dave cortezi have concerns about the closures, and issued a joint statement whether the concern was racist. >> we have concerns that it's targeting the community that celebrates cinco de mayo. we just need explanations what the reasoning is, what the decisions -- who's making the decisions and why the decisions are being made. >> we're not trying to target any members of the community. just the opposite. >> reporter: assistant san jose police chief paul joseph said the shut downs were done to keep people safe. >> by limiting the number of cars coming into the areas where people ordinarily gather up, we have found that not only have we reduced crime during cinco de mayo, but we have also reduced the number of arrests we have to make, the number of tickets we issue and the amount of enforcement action. >> reporter: it's a move the department has relied on for 15 years and is a strategy used at oth

. >>> a san jose police tactic to control crowds celebrating cinco de mayo is being called racist and unconstitutional. >> as len ramirez reports, there is an investigation into cal trans role in cutting off the freeway access to east san jose in downtown. >> reporter: well state senator dave cortez and assembly member are now looking into those diversion tactics that violate people's rights. san jose police have used a variety of methods to try to control the crowds celebrating cinco de mayo. but this year's tactic of blocking several freeway offramps into east san jose in the downtown are being condemned and investigated. >> some of the information that we've seen and read so far from cal trans is that they believe that their orders or their charge was specifically to stop people from the east side from going into downtown san jose. if that's not racism, i don't igma ene st s any particular race or ethnicity. whatever it is, it is unacceptable. >> reporter: san jose police announced several traffic diversions would be taken place over the cinco de mayo weekend. in a statement they d

based upon what they fear might happen, because of their impression of the population, celebrating cinco de mayo. >> reporter: they won caltrans to explain why they closed so many off ramps and cinco de mayo and other events held each year in downtown san jose, some people we spoke with our questioning if there was even a need for the closures, especially over three days. >>> i understand you do it for single the mile and through the week, i'm okay with that, and it is a huge inconvenience. >>> it doesn't feel that better laws bus on a rainy week, yes, i think it is probably a little bit excessive. >>> we reached out to, transfer, but have not received a response cops in a statement yesterday announcing the closure, the majority that visit downtown san jose during siegel mile, are law-abiding, and also historically attracting individuals that have been responsible for various crimes, including vandalism and sideshows. last night police conducted traffic stops and cleared out large crowds, in san jose. >>> the offramp and jillian will remain closed until 2:00 tomorrow morning, and then it 4:00 to

a soggy cinco de mayo. >> tarp is on but our coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. on nbc bay area. first pitch hopefully at 7:15. >>> next, to london for the coronation celebrations and the surprise from the royal family today. "nightly news" is next. >>> tonight, the stunning video just released of former president trump's deposition in a civil trial. his testimony played for the jury considering writer e. jean carroll's allegations in her civil lawsuit that he raped her and defamed her. his strong denial and hut he says about carroll, a photo with her and his wife, and an infamous comment he once made about women. >> the supreme court puts the execution of an oklahoma death row inmate on hold my interview with richard glossip was set to be his last instead relief for supporters who say his trial was unfair their reaction the moment the news came in >> reporter: the war in ukraine why a russian mercenary group is threatening to quit fighting in a key city its ultimatum to russia >>> is the u.s

cinco de mayo is really about creating a better society, a better democracy, because cinco de mayo, thetle in pueblo, was against the french empire. >> a history lesson there. the festival been going on since 1985. >>> and that's going to be it for us. thanks for watching. "nightly news" is next. we'll see you back here at 6:00. >>> tonight another mass shooting in america. this one at an outdoor mall in texas, killing eight and injuring more. the chilling video of the gunman getting out of his car and opening fire hundreds of shoppers fleeing for their lives.

celebrate >> yeah. >> summer and everything in between. >> another huge sign that it is summertime, cinco de mayowhich is today it's a celebration of mexican heritage and cinco de mayo commemorates the battle of pueblo in 1962 they did it with money and weapons that the u.s. gave them. it's very much a victory that americans honor as well. a huge parade is held avenue y e every year and it often includes a traditional drink. joining us today to celebrate is bar and bev rerage consultant what are you going to make for us >> a spicy paloma a lot of celebrations incorporate margaritas, which are not necessarily a mexican tradition. why not spicy paloma >> two of my favorite things >> so we will take a hot pepper. >> you're starting spicy right off. >> i like spice. >> i'm with you. >> and then we will add two ounces i mean you could use tequila or mezcal >> people are either mezcal smokey people or not i'm kind of a regular full-on. >> it adds another layer of flavor for sure. >> this one's mezcal >> yes >> all right >> then we'll do just about, so i like a little bit of fresh grapefruit or grapefru

shutting down major highway access on the pretense of the fear of multicultural celebrations like cinco de mayo is racist targeting and blatantly unconstitutional as it violates first amendment rights to freedom of assembly. >> why is there so much concern about traffic from east san jose into downtown? on cinco de mayo, when we literally have hundreds of festival, holidays, events that are celebrated in downtown, yet this is the one where they feel that they all of a sudden have to shut down these streets. >> reporter: assembly member is calling on caltrans to explain why the ramps are shut down. we reached out to caltrans for comment but have not received a response. in a statement yesterday, announcing the closure, san jose police said while the majority of people who visit downtown san jose during cinco de mayo are law-abiding, the celebration has also historically attracted individuals that have been responsible for various crimes, including vandalism and side shows. last night, police conducted traffic stops and cleared out large crowds at la plaza de san jose. >> here at julian, this off

. >>> why south bay officials are calling out cinco de mayo weekend. road closures in san jose. >>> despite an entire weekend at the negotiating table, oakland teachers plan to remain on the picket lines tomorrow. good evening, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. we begin porter: and hinacalledfothe district attorney to release video of the encounter. between banko brown and the armed security guard who tried to stop them for shoplifting. describing banko as a black transgender man who was an organizer with the young freedom center, struggling with homelessness for years. julia arroyo was among the crowd who marched to city hall on sunday. >> we proved to this black tank cent young man as we say it is all of us collectively as a community in san francisco as we prove to him that he was not safe. that he was not safe to go inside that store. >> reporter: this past weekend, brooke jenkins said the guard would not be charged with murder, citing evidence of reasonable self-defense. her office is not releasing the video because it's a part of the inves

sí >>> este fin de semana continúa el operativo policial en san josé de las celebraciones del cinco de mayoas viales que comenzó a las cuatro de la tarde y permanecerá así a las dos de la madrugaday se repite en la tarde del domingo, se cerraron las rampas de salida que conectan las autopista ciento uno, dos ochenta como puede ver en el mapa, santa clara, son algunas de estas rampas cerradas pero estos múltiples fueron condenados por dos funcionarios públicos el senador estatal (nombre extranjero) y el asambleísta estatal. ambos emitieron esta declaración en conjunto cuestionando la medida de control de la policía, abro comillas el senador y yo queremos asegurarnos de que esta decisión se tomó con base el control del tráfico y la vigilancia y no por temor a los estereotipos en una población que celebra el cinco de mayo." >>> oakland se preparó en el escenario de espectáculos ilegales de autos, la policía investigauno, tenemos los pormenores >>> envuelto en llamas mientras que el público lo celebra si termino este automóvil azul anoche el cinco de mayo en oakland. como puede ver esta camione

. >>> it is cinco de mayo. peep are celebrating the 1862 victory by mexican troops over invading french forces. >> even in washington, d.c. president biden, vice president kamala harris, ordered a chicken quesadilla and churro and tacos. they posed for photos with employees, chatted up customers. the president left with a bag to go. last year the white house hosted a cinco de mayo celebration that included mexico's first lady, beatriz gutierrez. there are no plans for a formal celebration this year, just good old mexican food. >> who pays for that? does the president have cash? apple pay, a credit card? >> i think the secret service foots the bill. >>> the jobless rate continues to fall. that's good news. it's the lowest it's been in over 50 years. how is that possible when we're seeing so many layoffs in the bay area? what you can do if you're worried about losing your job. >>> also, no longer a global emergency. today the world health organization officially made the an

>> 9.41 and this friday, cinco de mayo. co's victory in the battle between the people of pueblo and the french military. it was on may 5th in 18. 62 hence the name cinco de mayo, 5th of may. and this weekend way, we were joined by say landers, mayor. >> and he told us how the city is making sure to celebrate mexico's rich cultural heritage. >> it's an opportunity for a community come together and have some fun. celebrate the strength of the community, right? if you go back to the victory on may 5th, it gives us the opportunity to celebrate strength and unity and do some dancing. >> and an excuse to do some dancing right was not going to jump in. that is this friday sink into my 6 o'clock there at the community center where they're celebrating. but there are >> plenty of other events around the bay all around the bay. all right. it is 9.42. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news. >> kron 4 celebrating asian american pacific islander month as well. and we're going to introduce you to santa clara county's firs (dog barking) w

certainly not our usual cinco de mayo weather because we have rain in san jose. >> really it's acrossrea. here's a live look from oracle park from our center field cam. the tarp is on. the giants were able to play through some scattered showers this evening. earlier that tarp was on the field before the game which caused a five-minute delay because of the rain. let's bring in jeff ranieri. we're happy it is friday. what are we expecting tomorrow? >> it really feels like february and march. we've had some wild and wacky weather. many cities picked up their average may rain just this week. the latest rain is coming from our second storm. we've seen it this week just to the north. the doppler radar with a track on it. you see some moderate rain in the bay. pleasanton, 11:35. some showers down here to san jose into 11:18. also, more of the showers continuing at 11:34. i do anticipate some scattered rain overnight. even right here at 6:00 in the morning. i'll take you to the full time line. i want to give you this word of warning. if you're going to the sierra, be ready for winter conditio

president biden vice president harris made a surprise taco run today to celebrate cinco de mayo. they visited a mexican restaurant not far from the white house. they ordered tacos, chicken case ideas and turow's to share with the white house staff. for many secrets. mayo is just the data party, but there is a history behind it in the us the data seen as a celebration of mexican american culture, families here in california, were among the first to celebrate cinco de mayo holiday celebrates the may 5th 18 62 victory of the mexican army over france at the battle of puebla during the franco mexican war. the mexican army was outnumbered. it is not mexico's independent state that is in september. the cinco de mayo is a day the mexican military is celebrated more than 3000. oakland teachers were out of the classroom and i'll picket lines for day two of their strike today. educators rally this afternoon at united for success academy on 35th avenue sky. foxx was overhead as the crowd chanted in march in some parents and students joined in as well. teachers there told us they're hopeful th

in san jose tonight, there is a debate over cinco de mayo celebrations.ea police response. j.r. stone spoke to all sides of the community and brings us this story. >> are mexican american community wanted to celebrate cinco de mayo and celebrate the first year this band has been lifted. j.r.: san jose city councilmember omar torres referencing san jose's ban on cruising lifted last september. torres and three other homes of members -- three other councilmembers criticizing caltrans closing several on ramps and a heavy officer presence at cinco de mayo festivities. >> unfortunately this definitely is profiling because we do not see these types of actions being taken for other cultural celebrations we have in san jose. >> it was the amount of cars force that was out today that we have not seen before. it was just unfortunate considering the ban was just lifted. j.r.: david of the low rider council in san jose noted cars that were flying mexico flags were pulled over. some, though, are praising the police president -- police presence. >> we noticed the de mayo weekend. j.r.: their g

cinco de mayo celebrations today in the bay. ral off-ramp closures as part of the cinco de mayo celebrations. in an effort to control traffic, they're organizing cinco de ma. the march is happening through the downtown jose includes closures 101, 280 highway 87. those closures will start from 4:00 p.m. and last until2:00 a.m. that's tod and morrow. >>> okay. well, the historic coronation of king charles iii took place today. king charles at age 74 is now the 40th monarch to be crowned in westminster abbey, in a tradition dating back centuries. nbc's jay gray is le i london with more on this historic even jay, tell u what happened. >> reporter: president biden highlighted the good. >> unemployment is at 3.4%, which is the lowest in 50 years. >> reporter: but accusing republicans who want spending cuts of putting the economy at risk over the debt ceiling. >> we're trying to hold the debt hostage to us to agree to some draconian cuts, magnificently difficult and damaging cuts. >> reporter: a possible default on the debt along with r

this past cinco de mayo weekend. authorities say the road closures were necessary in order to ensure public safety as there have been several cinco de mayo celebrations in the past have led to various crimes, including vandalism and sideshows. but some residents and some local leaders are saying the road closures and increased police presence are an example of cultural and racial bias in a joint statement. state senator david cortes in assembly member ash, colorado wrote normal traffic controls are one thing, but shutting down major highway access on the pretense of fear of multi cultural celebrations of cinco de mayo is racist targeting and blatantly unconstitutional as it violates first amendment rights to freedom of assembly. >> find full or is putting the focus on fentanyl today. 3 made to increase penalties for fentanyl dealers failed in the state assembly. those bills propose would have enhanced sentencing for dealers who sell to someone who died or was injured by taking the drugs. they increased penalties for u

it's also a cinco de mayo theme. they're going to live music and food. now, as for the game itself, it is a very important western division matchup between the 5th place quakes and the 3rd place. la fc lfc is a really good team that players like carlos de la. >> who are all stars and that we have players as well. that really gets itsagoing to be a clash of 2 teams that are really playing well right now, these 2 teams are the historically rivals if sees a relatively new team. i think they've been in the league for 6 years, but they're kind rented, says they spent a ton of money on players. their big club, earthquakes are blue work really hard, maybe not spend as much. so it's an interesting they're expecting a pretty heavy traffic here around levi stadium. so if you're headed to the game, give yourself a little extra time to get here and to find a parking spot if you don't need to be around the stadium on saturday afternoon. best ideas just to avoid the area. but for now in the south bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> here, kron 4 were celebrating asi

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. >>> san jose gearing up for big crowds for cinco de mayo celebrations, they will have extra patrolsall weekend and maybe shutting down streets and freeway exits to control the crowds. they will be cracking down on sideshows. >> we confirmed we will have additional patrols dedicated toward sideshow enforcement, and the message we want to tell people, if you plan on coming to san jose this weekend to participate in any sideshow, it is just not worth it. >> the fines are hefty, a ticket could cost up to $1000 per there's also thousands of dollars in storage fees if your car is impounded. >>> one of the biggest cinco de mayo parties will be at levi stadium. soccer fans are starting to grow the sport. >>> it is the healing power of horses, a ranch gets a major gift to expand its mission, we will show you how it i need it cool at night. you trying to ice me out of the bed? only on game nights. you know you are retired right? am i? ya! save $500 on our next gen sleep number smart beds. plus, special financing. only at sleep number. [suspenseful music] ugh. no signal. i don't have home inte

they questioned whether the move was racist, targeting latinos heading downtown to celebrate cinco de mayo. the decision was based solely on keeping everyone safe. >> it's about public safety and it's about making sure that everybody can enjoy that day without fear of becoming the victim of a crime, without fear of being stuck in gridlock traffic, without fear that if an emergency vehicle has to get to their home, that vehicle would be unable to do so because they can't get through a blocked intersection. >> police say they have used similar closures to help with traffic control over the past 15 years, including for other community events like marathons. mayor matt mahon agrees the closures were intended to keep people safe but more should have been done to let people know in advance. >>> a san francisco politician is taking on mayor london breed. supervisor asha is throwing his hat into the rink for the 2024 election. he has served on the board of supervisors since 2016, and represents the excelsior district. >>> it is being called a game changer in energy and climate change, how to repli

. >> now at 10 cinco de mayo celebrations underway across the bay area tonight. thanks for joining us on kron. 4 news at 10. i'm ken wayne and i'm grant lotus san jose. police are on crowd control patrol tonight as thousands of people hit the streets to celebrate kron four's. justin campbell reports from san jose where this year officials are making some changes to keep people safe. >> we're here at downtown san jose near highway 87 in santa clara street. officials closed down the freeway exit ramp at 07:00pm tonight. many more of them will be closing early this weekend as celebrations get underway. michael cena in downtown san jose. the party is on its big is actually the biggest day of the year. the restaurant's manager says tequila has been flying off the shelf as customers keep pouring into the restaurant. you know, we just met today. we were like, let's go for a flight attendant. so we're on our over the restaurant's manager says they are expecting roughly 500 people friday and for one family single-day mild takes on a special meeting. just celebrated my sco

this is not specific to cinco de mayo. as i mentioned. are a half dozen or more events per year where caltrans shuts down off ramps into downtown to control traffic. but given the feedback that we've heard, i think we should always be listening to that feedback from the community seeking to improve and so we absolutely i will absolutely be working with our police chief and caltrans to make sure that they are listening to the community that there's good rationale for how they're doing traffic control and that they are communicating early and often with the community so that they're clear expectations. okay, let's move on to plans for that 80 acre mega google mega campus from google in san jose. those plans are now on hold that development expected to bring a lot of money people business to your city, among other benefits. what's your reaction to the indefinite pause on development? what isn't surprising we knew when we approved the downtown west project that it would take 15 to 20 years to build out and that the pace of that build out woul

ama: happening today, it is cinco de mayo. largest crowds each year for the celebration, and abc 7 news reporter zach fuentes spoke to some of the people excited to celebrate mexican culture. >> [speaking spanish] zach: the celebration set up started early this cinco de mayo, the day a huge deal. especially in san jose. tons of people gather every year right here at story and king roads. before noon, the area had already seen a sea of mexican flags. >> it is not independence day, but it was a battle going on in puebla down in mexico, and we celebrate it because we won the battle. zach: the day celebrated with plenty of food, but it is not just food and demand to go to mile, everyone wants to get their hand on festive visuals like the mexican flag, causing more demand for local vendors, who look at each other as family competition. >> two years ago, we used to be the first ones here, the only ones here, but time flies, as time moves on, you see more and more vendors every day. but we all make a living out of it, you know, and w

decision to close a number of highway off ramp to roads leading to the city's downtown area on cinco de mayos say the road closures were necessary in order to ensure public safety. they said that many cinco de mayo celebrations in the past have led to various crimes, including vandalism inside shows. but some residents and local leaders are saying that the road closures and the increased police presence example of cultural and racial bias in a joint statement. state senator dave and assembly member ash collar ro road quote, normal traffic controls are one thing but shutting down major highway access on the pretense of fear of multicultural cinco de mayo is racist targeting and blatantly unconstitutional as it violates the first amendment rights to freedom of assembly. over the weekend. san jose police say they arrested 115 people and responded to nearly 3,009. 1, 1, calls. >> today san jose city officials introduced a new safe driving campaign called vision 0 san jose. officials say the initiative was created in response to the city's record number of traffic deaths last year. 670 people wer

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also, quote, cinco de mayo has historically drawn large crowds, many of whom did not celebrate lawfully. two local politicians investigating caltrans' role in the closures. >> their orders, or their charge, was specifically to stop people from the east side from going into downtown san jose. if that's not racism, i don't know what it is. maybe it's geographic red lining, whatever it is, it's unacceptable. >> one man who held a cinco de mayo benefit for the homeless said the traffic diversions hurt participation on saturday. the investigation is being spearheaded by state senator dave, who you heard from, and assembly member ash. ryan? >> thanks, anne. >>> well, the city of antioch unveiled a new crisis response team to handle lower level calls without police intervention. it's called the angelo quinto community response team. it will respond to nonviolent calls, especially mental health cases, and then follow up with the people afterwards. it's named after angelo quinto, a navy veteran who died in 2020 after being restrained by antioch police while having a mental breakdown. at 6:00 we'

cinco de mayo kicks off the weekend. as in years past, large crowds are expected to gather on city streets and choked traffic on area freeways . our goal this year is ensure that families, friends and visitors can all enjoy the holiday safely, starting at two o'clock in the afternoon, san jose police began adding extra patrols to key locations to address potential public safety issues. those areas include downtown san jose and the king road corridor between mckee and tully. officers will also crack down on sideshow drivers and spectators. because of that proactive policing, it changes in behaviors and make sure that people understand that if we're going to conduct any kind of social activities, they're not to do it in san jose, additionally, starting at seven p.m. friday caltrans closures of exit ramps begins on highway one. oh one interstate 2 80 highway 87 through downtown to prevent traffic from flowing into the downtown area. historically the downtown san jose area will see an influx, so this will reduce some of that

you think he's missing out on to the for $5 cinco de-mayo special? of course not. later tonight he's doing first interview in 70 days with msnbc. on friday night at 10:00 p.m.. is they're not gonna ask him anything hard and no one is going to watch. this is the biden reelection plan. they're going to throw him back in the basement. since the media knows that worked last time, they're not going to have a problem with it. the bottom line is joe's been a running joke in washington for decades. the media has always own even barack when he was the vp. >> the vice president isn't here tonight, not for security reasons but thought the event was held at dullis airport apple bees. joe is elbow deep in jalapeÑo poppers and talking to a construction cone he thinks is john bay narrow angled. also true. joe biden is only one heart beat away from no one taking him seriously as president. sorry about that. >> jesse: everybody in washington snows you put snow on a debate stage with a kennedy. he's toast. we're not get ago free and fairy eleventh again in more ways than one. rachel

. >>> a tactic to control crowds during cinco de mayo celebrations is getting some heat. some are calling the move by a bay area transit agency racist. >>> bay area baseball legend gone too soon. next, we will look at the life of vida blue. >>> welcome back. if you are packing that lunch, keep in mind it's another mild day. around noon in santa rosa, the few showers we are seeing will dissipate and we are left with 60s by lunchtime, 64 in san jose. we'll warm up more after that into the upper 60s and that's the case in the tri valley area and into concord. 62 by noon, mild and sunny. i like this forecast for our monday set up. >>> to some sad news, vida blue has died. he helped a's win three straight world series titles in the '70s. >> he died saturday after a year and a half long battle with cancer. >> vern glenn looks back at the career of a player whose accomplishments off the field surpassed amazing feats on the field. >> vida was the best player in bay area history in terms of all the guys who played for giants and a's. >> reporter: blue made his debut when he was 19

you want to enjoy your cinco de mayo. the of watch out for some scattered showers out there into the evening hours here. but i think as we head toward tomorrow, you'll see some breaks in the clouds by the afternoon highs going to be the 50's and the 60's and the next couple days. here you go. keep things unsettled here a bit slight chance of showers and then well, mostly sunny skies and temperatures much warmer as we head toward it's a playoff series. the warriors heading down to la this weekend. tip off at 5.30, tomorrow night. if you're >> tempted by the thought of heading south for the game. here's how much it's going to cost you first things first. you want to secure your ticket. the cheapest seat at crypto dot com is about 450 bucks. that's up in the nosebleed section 3.21. to get to la the cheapest flight we could they were on delta and jetblue out of sfo. there are flights out of other bay area airports, of course. but nothing less than $360 round trip from those 2 airlines. that ticket will get you to la before th

plus, why city officials in the south bay are calling police's response during cinco de mayo. racial profiling. thank you for joining us for kron. 4 news at 10. i'm pam moore. i'm ken wayne. we'll have those stories for you in just a bit. but first, warriors. >> they lose game 4 to the lakers tonight. kron 4 sports director jason dumas joins us live from los angeles. that crypto that com arena. jason. it was a tough one to watch at the end there. >> yo stuff out down here on the floor watching from the tunnel. and i just i couldn't believe it. but you know, this warriors team, especially steph, drain clay, they have built up so much equity with us that we feel like they'll be able to turn it on at any moment. they'll be able to eliminate all the mind blowing mistakes in finally to put it together and make a run. the same token, they have lost at least 7 or 8 games in this exact manner this season. this is who they have shown. they are this year. >> and it's just kind of mind blowing because like i said, we've come to expect much more in. they can't blame this one on the role p

this comes over the decision to shut down some highway exit ramps over the cinco de mayo weekend proper. justin campbell takes a look. >> at san jose police say the enforcement was necessary because years ago the cinco de mayo celebrations led to sideshows and vandalism but state lawmakers along with city council members here in san jose. >> i don't see it that way. a strategy that was that was clearly designed too women, people of color from coming downtown. say that's the bottom line. and i don't think it's constitutional. i don't think it's right to senator david protest the of san jose criticizing the closure of highway off-ramps over the cinco de mayo weekend. he and san jose simply member asked, carla are vowing to investigate who was responsible and why it happened. caltrans step forward on monday saying the agency was acting at the request of the san jose police department. >> and chp, san jose pd said they took a proactive approach to reduce traffic and crime resulting in the arrest of 115 people impounded 30 cars and seized 6 guns over the holiday weekend. mayor matt mahan off

plus, it's cinco de mayo today. happy cinco de mayo.pped by. we review the top drinks to entertain at your weekend gathering. and as always, we want to hear what you have to say about our question of the day. going to get involved by scanning that qr code in honor of cinco de mayo. where's the best place to get a margarita in the bay area? if you let us know now, it could be read live today at 01:00pm right here on kron 4, daria. all right. cheers to you. have a great weekend. tears. have a good weekend. >> 9.55, the time. and our final story this morning in honor of star wars day, their original leading lady has been immortalized now in hollywood boulevard. you see that image here of the late carrie fisher who famously played princess leah. she received a star on the hollywood walk of fame yesterday and her daughter really lord accepted the honor on her mother's behalf. fisher's star wars co-star mark hamill was there as well. he played luke skywalker's. everybody knows. so it was kind of goes a long time coming and glad they finally d

cinco de mayo kicks off the weekend. as in years past, large crowds are expected to gather on city streets and choked traffic on area freeways. our goal this year is to ensure that families , friends and visitors can all enjoy the holiday safely, starting at two o'clock in the afternoon, san jose police began adding extra patrols to key locations to address potential public safety issues. those areas include downtown san jose and the king road corridor. between mickey and tully. officers will also crack down on sideshow drivers and spectators . because of that proactive policing, it changes in behaviors and make sure that people understand that if they're going to conduct any kind of social activities are not to do it in san jose, additionally, starting at seven p.m. friday, caltrans closures of exit ramps begins on highway one. oh, one interstate 2 80 highway 87 through downtown to prevent traffic from flowing into the downtown area. historically the downtown san jose area will see an influx, so this will reduce some of

it isn't just cinco de mayo.holidays, people choose to drink and that can contribute to challenges. our department is prepared. we've got the staffing out there, the presence of the neighborhoods, if necessary. our department is able to divert traffic in and you know, slow down traffic in certain parts of town. if we see any challenges, the main message i have is that we are taking a very aggressive stance on sideshows or or street races. we have increased the penalties steeply. you can be fined thousands of dollars for promoting street racing and sideshows on social media. you can be fined thousands of dollars for being present at a sideshow and spectating. and if you are a driver with a vehicle who participates, use it and lose it. we will impound your car and find you thousands of dollars. and as we have begun to crack down, we've actually seen a reduction in sideshows and we will be out there ready to respond today. >> all right. you mentioned a lot of people expected to be out today. let's talk a bit about p