clifford had shot himself with the crossbow, suffering serious injuries. he's now in a wheelchair.in a statement, talked of the horrid evil that brought devastation on an unimaginable scale, but said, "we will get through this." the best thing to come out of this is by him pleading guilty. is by him pleading guilty, ijust hope it means thatjohn and amy don't have the agony prolonged, in the sense that they now haven't got to relive all that horror in court. with the crossbow. he stabbed their mother, carol, to death. hannah did manage to call 999 twice, and told the police she feared she was going to die. when they arrived, they found her near the front door, still alive, but they were unable to save her. this was former soldier clifford leaving the family's house lastjuly after murdering them, carrying a white sheet with the crossbow underneath. neighbours had heard screaming in the early evening. after leaving them to die, clifford went on the run, finally found after a manhunt the following afternoon, hiding in a cemetery. armed police surrounded the scene and paramedics ran in.

this morning kyle clifford pleaded guilty to carrying two offensive weapons.rossbow. he also pleaded guilty to murdering 61—year—old carol hunt, a mother and wife to racing commentator john hunt. their daughters, 28—year—old hannah, a beautician, and 25—year—old louise, who ran a dog grooming business and was an ex—girlfriend to kyle clifford. a family and community left in shock. the women were remembered at vigils and a church service shortly after they were murdered. leigh was an old friend of carol. lovely girl. sweet, kind girl. always thought about her family. very family orientated. i just feel for their eldest daughter. and john. ijust can't imagine what it would be like. the nicest, kindest, sweetest person. a beautiful person. at the time, john hunt and the couple's daughter amy said the devastation we are experiencing cannot be put into words. the horse racing community rallied around them. here is a moment of silence at newmarket injuly. john's bbc sports colleague mark chapman paid this emotional tribute. this has been a heartbreaking day. john hu

clifford had shot himself with the crossbow, suffering serious injuries. he's now in a wheelchair."devastation on an unimaginable scale", but said, "we will get through this". it's just such an awful, awful situation, but the best thing to come out of this is by him pleading guilty, ijust hope it means thatjohn and amy don't have the agony prolonged, in the sense that they now haven't got to relive all that horror in court. the government still has to decide whether to tighten the law on crossbows, possibly requiring those owning them to get a licence. but it's notjust the weapon, but those who use it — yet again, women murdered in their own homes. lucy manning, bbc news. the time is 6:16. our top story this evening: prince harry gets an unequivocal apology and substantial damages after a five—year legal battle with rupert murdoch's newspaper empire. and coming up — afterfour lynxes were found in highlands earlier this month, we find out why rewilding activists are taking action to bring some species back. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, england's cricket

this morning kyle clifford pleaded guilty to carrying two offensive weapons.rdering 61—year—old carol hunt, a mother and wife to racing commentatorjohn hunt. their daughters, 28—year—old hannah, a beautician, and 25—year—old louise, who ran a dog grooming business and was an ex—girlfriend to kyle clifford. a family and community left in shock. the women were remembered at vigils and a church service shortly after they were murdered. leigh was an old friend of carol. lovely girl. sweet, kind girl. always thought about her family. very family orientated. i just feel for their eldest daughter. and john. ijust can't imagine what it would be like. the nicest, kindest, sweetest person. a beautiful person. at the time, john hunt and the couple's daughter amy said the devastation we are experiencing cannot be put into words. the horse racing community rallied around them. here is a moment of silence at newmarket injuly. john's bbc sports colleague mark chapman paid this emotional tribute. this has been a heartbreaking day. john hunt is our colleague and ourfriend, not

—— max clifford to review how we seize the opportunities of ai? thank matt and peter carroll and his team for all their work, because today we are not just publishing that review, we are making a clear commitment to take forward all of the recommendations and we will put the full weight of the british state behind this. i am determined that the uk becomes the best place to start and skill and ai business. that will be the centrepiece of our industrial strategy. there has never been a better moment for entrepreneurs with big ideas to grow a small company fast, so we're going to create ai group assumes, breathing new life into sites like column in oxfordshire. we will remove the blockages that hold you back. this is a government that backs the builders. so, if you're looking at where to your data centres, we will speed up planning position. if you need better access to power, and we all know what a challenge that is, we will get you those great connections at speed. you have asked for a gold standard data access regime, so we will develop a national

kron 4 charles clifford is live in san jose with the new rules for the new year. thanks for being here. charles. >> well, good afternoon. yeah. across the santa clara valley, there's about 800 miles of waterways, creeks and streams and the santa clara valley water district manages about 300 miles of that 800 and starting today, they're launching a new effort to clean up some of the most troublesome homeless encampments. the santa clara valley water district estimates that about 700 people are living in encampments on district property starting january second, the district is going to put each of those camps into either a high or low priority category. they're also launching an educational campaign to let people know where they stand. >> camps that have a small footprint about 12 foot by 12 foot and are creating an environmental or safety hazard and don't cause any access or operational problem for the water district will be considered low priority. those people will be allowed to stay in their camps until they find a place to move to camps that are obstructing acc

but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> police in britain would say, too golf cart thieves didn't get very far over the weekend when police operated drone quickly tracked them down. officers were called to a neighborhood on somerset drive. and officer quickly deployed a drone. to track that. that works. the guys were arrested. the golf carts were recovered. recovery from years of scandal. kron four's philippe djegal reports today. i'm pleased to announce that i've appointed captain jody hill as the acting chief of police for the antioch police department. familiar role for captain jovial, who served as acting antioch police chief from august 2023. through last february, following the retirement. >> the former chief doctor steven forward, antioch city manager, bessie scott publicizing the appointment effective this friday during a news conference at police headquarters tuesday. i am confident that she feel will continue the work of lowering crime. >> engaging our community and helping us seamlessly transition to a permanent police chief. a process scott says could ta

kron 4 charles clifford reports. >> the san jose police department says that 3 men have been taken into custody and they are believed to stolen more than a million dollars in items from homes all across west santa clara county. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us today. the san jose police department announced on wednesday that 3 men, alberto vallejo, gonzalo valencia ramos and jaime martinez, arroyo are facing 72 counts of burglary. the trio is accused of spending 7 months burglarizing homes in san jose cupertino, saratoga campbell, in mountain police say the 3 specifically targeted asian household and would often enter through the rear of the home and take jewelry and other small valuable items while ignoring things like electronics. they are believed to have committed dozens of burglaries in multiple cities. and those crimes were initially being investigated separately until police recognized him on surveillance video and begin connecting the cases, the 3 were taken into custody on tuesday and police searched multiple locations. multiple search warrants were executed in the

charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> alright, weather time here as we get a live look over san francisco where it has been dry and warm, in fact that we're breaking records. it's that warm we have to remind ourselves, it is january. >> lauren? yeah, hard to believe, right? we had some record breaking heat around the bay area today. temperatures just really warm. >> outside around the bay area looks like that is going to be the case, although we may begin to cool things down, least in some spots. i think as we head in toward tomorrow, of course, it looks like those things are going to change just a bit. but the air quality southern california, it's been an issue down south. of course, they've had the fires burning there. and that has been a major problem in southern california as we continue to see some of the fire action down there. they'll continue to have some of the problems with that air quality as well. so unfortunately, they're gonna have to deal with that. we're going deal with the sunshine and really nice pattern almost makes you feel badly that outside right now you've got clear

charles clifford has details. >> well, in the years ahead, bay area transit agencies are going to spend billions on big projects. and today they're making a promise to share some of that wealth with small businesses. on monday, more than a dozen bay area transit agencies including bart caltrain, the golden gate bridge district signed on to what is known as the equity and infrastructure project pledge. it's an informal commitment to try to hire historically underrepresented businesses to work on big projects. for example, if a transit agency is trying to build a new facility, they might try to hire small businesses, especially those run by women for minorities to complete the work. the goal of the pledges to try to spread around the wealth and opportunities created by these projects for the next 10 years. we're looking at about 10 billion dollars right of capital projects. opportunities for historically underutilized business is in the bay area. >> to partner with the bay area by increasing the representation of historically underutilized business is we are supporting the economic empowe

charles clifford has details. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able really give some better clarity and hope ully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after m

charles clifford has that story. >> well, here in half moon bay, it has been 2 years since that tragic shooting on friday. neighbors and local officials came together to discuss the tragedy and also talk about some of the challenges that the undocumented immigrant farmworker community is facing. in half moon bay on friday, nonprofits, all u.s. and the national farm worker ministry along with local elected officials. >> held a ceremony to honor those who died in the tragic shootings 2 years ago. >> as we remember their lives, we honor them. we honor the work and what they contributed and continue contribute many ways to this community following the shootings farmworker chunli zhao was arrested and charged with allegedly killing 7 of his co-workers at 2 different farms in half moon bay. >> he has pled not guilty to 7 counts of first-degree murder and is currently in custody awaiting trial in the wake of the shootings. a lot of attention was focused on the poor living conditions that many farmworkers indoor friday ceremony are also concerned that in the months and years ahead, many undocu

kron charles clifford reports here in santa cruz on friday. the war remains close. take a look behind me there. you can see they've still got the the entrance blocked off older. they are allowing some city officials and business owners and repair crews to go in and out. >> as they prepare to reopen the wharf on saturday morning, the city of santa cruz says that following an engineering assessment and sonar examination of the under structure of the war, they believe that it is safe to reopen. obviously the far end of the war that broke free during those big waves on december 23rd that sections going remain closed off, but they say the rest of the work is safe. they also say the coast guard has completed a sonar examination of the area and they've located some heavy equipment, including a crane that fell into the water back on december 23rd. they say they believe that stuff is just sitting underneath the water and not causing any problems for neighbors. they say it's a relief that this iconic war will be reopened. i think it's probably a good idea. there's a lot of pe

clifford has details. >> well, in the years ahead, bay area transit agencies are going to spend billions on big projects. and today they're making a promise to share some of that wealth with small businesses. on monday, more than a dozen bay area transit agencies including bart caltrain, the golden gate bridge district signed on to what is known as the equity and infrastructure project pledge. it's an informal commitment to try to hire historically underrepresented businesses to work on big projects. for example, if a transit agency is trying to build a new facility, they might try to hire small businesses, especially those run by women for minorities to complete the work. the goal of the pledges to try to spread around the wealth and opportunities created by these projects. the next 10 years. we're looking at about 10 billion dollars right of capital projects. opportunities for historically underutilized business is in the bay area. >> to partner with the bay area by increasing the representation of historically underutilized business is we are supporting the economic empowerment and st

crop for charles clifford has some details on what to do with that discarded pine. >> well, the holidays are over. and for most people, it's time to take down the christmas tree. but don't just dump it somewhere. most bay area trash collectors will take it away for you. residents in san jose, oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days. tread remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com posted. trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree and the easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco are college. you will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfil

kron 4 charles clifford has details on how properly get rid of it. >> well, the holidays are over. and for most people, it's time to take down the christmas tree. but don't just dump it somewhere. most bay area trash collectors will take it away for you. residents in san jose, oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days. tread remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com posted. the trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco are college. you will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come

but for now in santa cruz, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> all right. well, blustery there in santa cruz to start the day. and this is the way we end the day golden gate bridge ship about to pass underneath. but in between at least in some parts of the bay, you had a good amount of sunshine. yeah, look at it. it's pretty foggy out there. you think those fog horns are going to be blasting, lawrence? yeah, they might get those things going by some accident over around parts of the bay area. tonight. cold front swinging through bringing some rain today and we've got more storms spinning out the middle of the civic. so >> likely going to see some more large waves moving in as early as tonight. you're looking toward half moon bay right now. couple of folks walking out along the coastline. those waves, not that largest yet, but that will soon change. we could see maybe some 18, maybe even some. 25 footers along the coastline specially on west and northwest facing beaches. so you got to be extra throughout the weekend. strong rip tides, of course, to go along

but for now in the south bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> all right.et's take a peek outside over san francisco. beautiful shot of the city and be careful at the beaches. yeah, lawrence, here to bring us up to speed. yeah, it's been rough on during winter. we've had these large storms out over the middle of the civic and they've been generated some big-time waves and i think we're see another round of some large waves. dangerous waves moving along the coastline. as we've got yet another powerful storm rolling in across the pacific. that storm likely bring some rain to bay area right now. what a beautiful night we've got outside looking down from our mount tam cam looking good out there. 1st, half of the night should be plenty dry. enjoy. get out there now fun. but after that, things change the storm system all the way for northern california, bringing the rain really toward erie. can crescent city right now, but it's going to be sagging south throughout the night tonight. rain is going to picking up early tomorrow morning for 5 o'clock in the morning.

is stepping up efforts to try to remove rv encampments along city streets and >> kron 4 charles clifford reports. >> by law vehicles that are parked along city streets here in san jose need to be registered operational and they can't stay in one spot longer than 72 hours. but in some places like behind me here, there are a visa been parked on the same location for a very long time. and starting today, the city is stepping up efforts to move the the city of san jose estimates that there are about 2000 oversized rv type vehicles parked on city streets. not all of those are occupied, but in some places like here, a long tunnel with avenue, a group of rv's that are being used as housing have been parked here for weeks or even months after receiving numerous complaints from neighbors. the city is stepping up efforts to move these vehicles will be establishing tow away zones. and jose mayor matt mahan says they will start by asking nicely, give them ample time to find another place to be. >> and and then we will after 2 weeks be clearing the sites, hoping to avoid creating an endless game of w

kron 4 charles clifford has details on how to do so properly. >> well, the holidays are over. and for most people, it's time to take down the christmas tree. but don't just dump it somewhere. most bay area trash collectors will take it away for you. residents in san jose, oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days. tread remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com posted. the trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco recology will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. she says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just a tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come from t

let's explore this more now with jonathan kewley, partner and co—head of the global tech group at cliffordpicking up on those biden export restrictions, you know, will it undermine us tech leadership and could the trump administration potentially change it? i administration potentially change it?— change it? i think it is absolutely _ change it? ithink it is absolutely sure - change it? ithink it is absolutely sure that l change it? i think it is l absolutely sure that the change it? i think it is - absolutely sure that the trump administration will wind back a lot of what biden has put out there. trump is very much pro ai growth. another the executive order that biden put out around ai regulation in the us will be repealed. trump is going to make his mark very much to ai. we saw the softbank announcement that they are going to invest $100 billion in us ai, trump was sitting there next to the founder of softbank, so there is going to be a big play for innovation in growth in the us and a drawback from the biden approach to ai regulation, which i think is going to pit eu and the us on a rea

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kron. 4 charles clifford live for us now in san jose with details. >> well, good afternoon, the city of san jose estimates there are 4,000 people citywide, possibly living outdoors, usually in encampments and the city is working on trying to reduce that number, including opening up a new interim housing facility not far from where i'm standing here along the guadalupe river. the city of san jose announced on tuesday that they will be building what's called the cherry avenue interim housing site on this lot long. cherry avenue near highway 84 when completed the site, which will be similar to this one will have enough housing for 136 people. this announcement comes as the city is making a push to reduce the number of unhoused people across san jose. in recent weeks the city has also launched an effort to clear rv encampments, encourage those people to enter temporary housing. this project. >> represents an evolution in our solutions. san jose mayor matt mahan says this is all part of a larger effort to reduce the number of people living on the streets. we as a city currently have 499 u

charles clifford has details. >> well, one of san francisco is the biggest martin luther king day. events begin here at the caltrain station monday morning. the celebration trained arrived at king station in san francisco. the caltrain trained which departed from san jose a few hours earlier gave free rides to pay tribute to the selma to montgomery. 54 mile long march that was led by dr martin luther king back in 1965. for those on the train. they say today is a chance to honor the late civil rights leader's legacy of inclusion and equality. it's an important day because i think it's this day of love and justice. that's one of the king wanted. >> i think it's something that people know that, you no more united. we are strong. we are as community as a group. it's about coming together and making sure that we have equity respect and equal rights for everyone. >> following the train's arrival, san francisco mayor daniel lurie led several 1000 people in a march across the city. the procession made its way from the caltrain station. to your gardens where an interfaith commemoration even

kyle clifford attacked carol hunt and her daughters, louise and hannah, who were the wife and daughtershn hunt, at the family home in hertfordshire last summer. the chancellor says she's optimistic about the economy, despite government borrowing rising by more than expected last month. the figure of almost £18 billion is the highest for december in four years. rachel reeves is in switzerland, where she is trying to attract investors to the uk. rachel reeves is in switzerland, at davos, you're live with bbc news. president trump has sought to justify his decision to pardon more than 1500 supporters who stormed the us capitol building four years ago. he's described their punishments as "ridiculous and excessive". asked whether people who attacked law enforcement officers should be held to account, mr trump agreed, but said their sentences could be commuted. a policeman who was on duty during the insurrection has described the pardons as a �*slap in the face'. one of those whose sentence was commuted is the founder of the far—right 0ath keepers' group, stewart rhodes. he was being held in

that is the very latest charles clifford kron. 4 news. charles, thank you.till working to contain the spread of those deadly wildfires in los angeles county. and as of this afternoon, containment is up a lot for the eaton fire in altadena. >> so we'll take a look at the numbers. it is now. 89% contained. the flames have burned more than 14,000 acres. the palisades fire is 63% contained has burned nearly 24,000 acres. so far, 27 people have been reported dead and more than 30 remain missing from both fires. the san mateo county department of emergency management is helping residents learn about the things that they can do to protect their homes. they will be hosting a free webinar later today highlighting the topics, including easy steps to boost preparedness, packing a go bag, defensible space and free and low-cost resources. this family-friendly webinars going to take place over zoom today at 4 this afternoon. governor gavin newsom issuing a statement on monday on president trump's upcoming visit to los angeles. he says here i look forward to president trum

kron 4 charles clifford is in san jose with details. >> the city of san jose estimates that citywide there over 4,000 people possibly living on the streets, oftentimes in encampments. and there is an ongoing effort to get as many of those people as possible into interim housing. the city announced today that they're building a new facility on this lot right behind me here, the city of san jose announced on tuesday that they will be building what's called the cherry avenue interim housing site on this lot. >> long cherry avenue near highway 84. when completed the site, which will be similar to this one will have enough housing for 136 people. this announcement comes as the city is making a push to reduce the number of unhoused people across san jose. in recent weeks the city has also launched an effort to clear rv encampments, encourage those people to enter temporary housing. this project. >> represents an evolution in our solutions. san jose mayor matt mahan says this is all part of a larger effort to reduce the number of people living on the streets. we as a city currently now 499

kron 4 charles clifford has the details. >> well, in the years ahead, bay area transit agencies are going to spend billions on big projects. and today they're making a promise to share some of that wealth with small businesses. on monday, more than a dozen bay area transit agencies including bart caltrain, the golden gate bridge district signed on to what is known as the equity and infrastructure project pledge. it's an informal commitment to try to hire historically underrepresented businesses to work on big projects. for example, if a transit agency is trying to build a new facility, they might try to hire small businesses, especially those run by women for minorities to complete the work. the goal of the pledges to try to spread around the wealth and opportunities created by these projects for the next 10 years. we're looking at about 10 billion dollars right of capital projects. opportunities for historically underutilized business is in the bay area. >> to partner with the bay area by increasing the representation of historically underutilized business is we are supporting the econom

kron charles clifford has the story. >> well, here in half moon bay, it has been 2 years since that tragic shooting on friday. neighbors and local officials came together to discuss the tragedy and also talk about some of the challenges that the undocumented immigrant farmworker community is facing. in half moon bay on friday, nonprofits, all u.s. and the national farm worker ministry along with local elected officials. >> held a ceremony to honor those who died in the tragic shootings 2 years ago. >> as we remember their lives, we honor them. we honor the work and what they contributed and continue contribute many ways to this community following the shootings farmworker chunli zhao was arrested and charged with allegedly killing 7 of his co-workers at 2 different farms in half moon bay. >> he has pled not guilty to 7 counts of first-degree murder and is currently in custody awaiting trial in the wake of the shootings. a lot of attention was focused on the poor living conditions that many farmworkers indoor friday ceremony are also concerned that in the months and years ahead, many undocu

kron 4 charles clifford is live for us in santa cruz. with more now on the new opening date. >> well, good afternoon. yeah, i'm standing at the end of these santa cruz wharf. you see it right behind me. there. and if you look over here, you can see they've still got to close down their security here, keeping the public out. there are construction vehicles, debris removal and some business owners. i presume going in and out getting ready because they plan to reopen this tomorrow. but let's going take a look at some video here. the city of santa cruz says that following sonar assessment or sonar examination and engineering assessment of the war, the under structure, they believe that it is safe to reopen. they say it's a strong as it's ever been. obviously the far end section that broke away that's going to remain closed. but the majority of the work they plan on reopening that. the city also says the coast guard has completed a sonar examination of the area around the world from. they've located some heavy equipment, including a crane tha

charles clifford kron, 4 charles, thank you. >> there was no other way for this war to end. that was a hostage to. and i'm deeply satisfied. this stays calm. finally come for the sake of the people is real and the families waiting in agony. for the sake of people in gaza. who suffered unimaginable devastation because of the war. >> u.s. and qatar announcing a cease-fire agreement between israel and hamas pausing the devastating 15 month war in gaza and clearing the way for dozens of hostages to go home. president biden says the cease-fire will be in place as long as israel and hamas remain at the negotiation table. i'm a long-term truce. the deal is expected to pass the fighting and also brings hopes of winding down a deadly and destructive for it is supposed to start on sunday. and this is coming just hours ahead of what will be president biden's farewell address. uc berkeley professor stephen fish joins us now to take a look back at president biden's years in office and also what we can expect to hear tonight. professor, thank you for being here. do you think the president

but first we go to kron 4 charles clifford, who was at this morning's announcement. he joins us now with the latest on this top story. >> well, good afternoon, following a multi-year investigation by the and oakland grand jury this week returned an indictment against former oakland mayor sheng thao. on friday, the department of justice unveiled an 8 count indictment charging former oakland mayor sheng thao, her partner, andre jones and businessman david and indeed wong. >> with bribery offenses, the u.s. attorney's office says the 4 were engaged in a scheme to benefit the businesses and promote house political career. how herself is facing 6 counts of conspiracy, bribery, mail, fraud and wire fraud. >> the indictment charges the scheme that the defendants entered into knowing that bribes would be offered and accepted by town jones. exchange for allowing longs to exercise illegally influence over the levers. the city government. >> the indictment alleges that the conspiracy began in october of 2022 just weeks before the november 2022 election and which town became may

charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> our beautiful day in the south bay here in san francisco. makes it feel a little guilty almost given with southern california dealing with. but we have had rain. and we have a lot of sunshine and warmth. this really beautiful out there, you know, and that's what we have to be thankful for. that that we got last month, we going to get some more. yeah, we had we had got that rain, right? we could dealing with some fire conditions here as well. but >> right now we're looking for rain. unfortunately, there doesn't look to be anything inside right now. and that's the part the pattern. now we've got a blocking ridge of high pressure set up unusually onesies. get set up. it takes a couple of sometimes 3 weeks from the breakdown and move on. so here we sit right now. beautiful weather all the way. the coastline, some 70's popping up around the bay area. clear skies all the way the beaches of those offshore winds. of course, our winds not as strong as in southern california, but look at the temperatures in the 76 degrees right now in santa rosa. 71 i

kron 4 charles clifford has details on how to do so properly. >> well, the holidays are over.nd for most people, it's time to take down the christmas tree. but don't just dump it somewhere. most bay area trash collectors will take it away for residents in san jose, oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days tried remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com posted. the trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree and the easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco are college. you will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them all out of the landfill. trees come

several counties and police think his first attack happened when he was just 16 kron. 4 charles clifford has details. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able really give some better clarity

charles clifford has details. >> well, in the years ahead, bay area transit agencies are going to spend billions on big projects. and today they're making a promise to share some of that wealth with small businesses. on monday, more than a dozen bay area transit agencies including bart caltrain, the golden gate bridge district signed on to what is known as the equity and infrastructure project pledge. it's an informal commitment to try to hire historically underrepresented businesses to work on big projects. for example, if a transit agency is trying to build a new facility, they might try to hire small businesses, especially those run by women for minorities to complete the work. the goal of the pledges to try to spread around the wealth and opportunities created by these projects. the next 10 years. we're looking at about 10 billion dollars right of capital projects. opportunities for historically underutilized business is in the bay area. >> to partner with the bay area by increasing the representation of historically underutilized business is we are supporting the economic empowerme

charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> santa clara county is switching changing how it counts.s population there. every 2 years, the federal government requires counties to spend a couple days counting homeless folks which helps determine how much funding they get this year. volunteers will not check every street but will concentrate efforts. they say in areas where homeless people are more likely to be found. volunteers will also interview homeless folks to try to understand their backgrounds while conducting the scout, homeless advocates worry these changes may lead to undercounting of the population. the count will be held tomorrow and thursday. >> still ahead on kron, 4 for what makes san francisco so. >> parkey and iconic. we're going introduce you to some of the famous faces that make it unique. plus. >> one day into donald trump's new term in office, california attorney general rob bonta announced as the state's first lawsuit against the trump administration. capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll tell you what it's all about and all of reaction from about and all of

and if you're ready to throw years out, kron four's charles clifford has some details on how to do so properly. >> well, the holidays are over. and for most people, it's time to take down the christmas tree. but don't just dump it somewhere. most bay area trash collectors will take it away for you. residents in san jose, oakland and san francisco should place discarded christmas trees next to their trash and recycling bins on regularly scheduled pickup days tried remove all decorations and the stand completely clean. trees can be com posted. the trees that are flocked will be picked up but not compost. it trying leave the tree easily visible spot. if you have a large tree over 6 foot tall, it's cut it in half before leaving it along the curb. and san francisco recology will have separate crews out picking up christmas trees from january. 2nd through the 17th recalled. you says that during the first weeks of january, they will collect more than 300 tons of christmas trees. they want to compost as many of those as possible. just a tremendous amount of material. >> we want to keep them a

kron 4 charles clifford. >> has the details. >> well, as of today, january 6, 2, fire stations in oakland, including fire station. 25 right behind me here are shut down. the firefighters who work here are expressing their frustration saying that the closures endanger public safety monday morning, oakland firefighters gathered on the steps of city hall to demand that the city reopened. the recently closed fire stations show that the city's budget prioritizes the lives of citizens of this great city. oakland is facing a budget deficit of around 129 million dollars. the city was counting on the sale of the oakland coliseum site to fill that budget gap. >> but the deal has yet to go through as a result. the city is making significant cuts to services the police department and fire department are by far oakland's largest expenses and in an effort to save money, fire stations. 25 28 will be temporarily closed station 10, which is already shut down, will remain shuttered. the fire department worries that the closures, but the people who live near those stations at risk. >> you will not have a fi

charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> all right.e for another look at the forecast as we look live at the view from mount tam gala's back. she's talking about our weather and the fact that it's going to get really cold >> cold mornings and we're also going to be breezy. but afternoons are going to be sunny and mild due to the offshore winds that we've been talking about. the offshore winds in southern california. we are going to get some offshore winds as well. so let's head over to the big wall here. a live look over at the east bay hills. mostly clear tonight. and that is due to those breezy conditions and notice the green to. we also have a coastal flood advisory a longer bay shores. that's too to some high tide. so just be mindful this the areas in blue that that frost advisory overnight until 09:00am tomorrow. and that does include conquered selena, san jose. sunnyvale going to be a frosty morning. so bundle up when you are heading out the door and take a look at the temperature change this time yesterday were down 19 degrees,

charles clifford has an update. >> here in santa cruz on friday, the war remains close. take a look behind me there. you can see they've still got the the entrance blocked off older. they are allowing some city officials and business owners and repair crews to go in and out as they prepare to reopen the wharf on saturday morning, the city of santa cruz says that following an engineering assessment and sonar examination of the under structure of the war, they believe that it is safe to reopen. obviously the far end of the war that broke free during those big waves on december 23rd that sections going remain closed off, but they say the rest of the work is safe. they also say the coast guard has completed a sonar examination of the area. they've located some heavy equipment, including a crane that fell into the water back on december 23rd. they say they believe that stuff is just sitting underneath the water and not causing any problems for neighbors. they say it's a relief that this iconic war will be reopened. i think it's probably a good idea. there's a lot of people th

charles clifford kron, 4 news. all right, charles, thank you so much. meantime, the law firm representing and eat along one of the business owners facing federal corruption charges in this case released a statement. >> it reads in part, quote, the allegations are baseless and being fanned by nothing more than gossip in a supposition sits stitched together by the fabrications and delusions of those who lack all fundamental credibility. that statement going on to read. we look forward to clear and wong's good name before the court and a jury of his peers. and joining us live now with legal perspective on this investigation is criminal defense attorney michael cardoza. he's worked in da's office is out of san francisco, alameda and la county's and now runs his own private practice. cardoza law. good afternoon to you. >> that afternoon. >> so mister cardoza, this announcement comes 7 months after the fbi raided former mayor taos home along with properties tied to that family. we know that they're facing federal corruption and bribery charges. so what kind o

but for now in the north bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> still ahead on kron, 4 news at 4, starbucks announces a brand-new policy at some of his all of its stores. what you'll have to do if you want to handle this. >> plus meta which owns facebook and instagram has announced layoffs. the group of employees tha >> is about to cut 5% of its workforce focusing, they say, on the company's lowest-performing staffers. that's according to a report from bloomberg ceo mark zuckerberg informed employees about the decision to quote, move out. low performers faster. meta said employees affected by the layoffs will be notified next month and receive severance in line with what the company's previously offered. the cuts represent met his biggest layoffs since eliminated 21,000 jobs are newly a quarter of its workforce and 2022 2023. we've reached out to the company. we're waiting to hear back. >> starbucks enforcing stricter rules for those wanting to hang out in the lounge areas of the coffee chain. if you want to linger or use the bathroom, well,% you'll now be forced to buy a snack or a beverag

kron. 4 charles clifford has the details. the jose police department says the 3 men have been taken into custody and they are believed to have. >> stolen more than a million dollars in items from homes all across west santa clara county. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us today. the san jose police department announced on wednesday that 3 men, alberto vallejo, gonzalo valencia ramos and jaime martinez, arroyo are facing 72 counts of burglary. the trio is accused of spending 7 months burglarizing homes in san jose cupertino. saratoga campbell, in mountain view. police say the 3 specifically targeted asian household and would often enter through the rear of the home and take jewelry and other small valuable items while ignoring things like electronics. they are believed to have committed dozens of burglaries in multiple cities. and those crimes were initially being investigated separately until police recognized him on surveillance video and begin connecting the cases, the 3 were taken into custody on tuesday and pol

for us, charles clifford joins us live from san francisco with the latest charles. >> they were good afternoon. right now i'm inside the northpoint center and not see this empty space behind me. this used to be a safe way back in 2023, but they pulled out. and since center's gotten to be a bit of a ghost town and negotiations have been underway for a while now to try to bring in a new grocery store. and it looks like a deal has been reached. >> on thursday, san francisco supervisor dennis otter announced that a lease agreement has been reached to bring a grocery outlet store to the north point center here along bay street, the new store will fill the currently empty space left behind when safeway left back in 2023 with that grocery store pulled out many of the other small businesses inside the center were forced to shut down due to a lack of foot traffic. >> wasn't too happy. that's a quick pulled out of there. to be honest, james, he manages the postal annex inside the northpoint center. one of the few businesses that are managed to hang on here. >> he's optimistic that the arrival

kron 4 charles clifford has the details. >> well, here in half moon bay, it has been 2 years since that tragic shooting on friday. neighbors and local officials came together to discuss the tragedy and also talk about some of the challenges that the undocumented immigrant farmworker community is facing. in half moon bay on friday, nonprofits, all us and the national farm worker ministry along with local elected officials. >> held a ceremony to honor those who died in the tragic shootings 2 years ago. >> as we remember their lives, we honor them. we honor the work and what they contributed and continue contribute many ways to this community following the shootings farmworker chunli zhao was arrested and charged with allegedly killing 7 of his co-workers at 2 different farms in half moon bay. >> he has pled not guilty to 7 counts of first-degree murder and is currently in custody awaiting trial in the wake of the shootings. a lot of attention was focused on the poor living conditions that many farmworkers indoor friday ceremony are also concerned that in the months and years ahead, many u

that is the very latest here in the south bay, charles clifford kron. 4 news. charles, thank you. >> and we'll talk about our weather forecast now as we look outside here across the golden gate bridge. it's a really beautiful day here in the bay area today. and kyle is here to talk about what's going yeah, it is. it's gorgeous. it's it's over performing temperature wise to. i have to tell you, look at all the blue skies out there as we take a live look here all the way from san francisco to san jose head up to mount tam. it's clear as a bell. >> just beautiful high pressure in control. happy to say our wind is not been bad. you see about 16 miles per hour in fai field that 14 out of half moon bay. but obviously that's okay. temperature wise. so let's talk about this. we just it's 77 degrees up in santa rosa. talk about above average, everybody. that's almost, you know, flirting with 20 degrees above average. we're at 65 in san francisco. look at all the 70's here. we've got 72 in concord. 73 in fairfield. 71 in pittsburgh, 70 13, san jose and sonny bill coming

kron 4 charles clifford has the details. >> highway 37 here across the north base used by thousands of commuters every single day. but the stretch of roadway is prone to flooding. i also see some real problems with congestion right now. highway 37 narrows to one lane in each direction between mare island in vallejo and state route one 21 near the snow. the speedway on an almost daily basis. these bottlenecks create congestion in both directions that can sometimes last for hours. >> recognizing how important this route is through thousands of commuters each day caltrans has spent years developing a plan to improve the traffic flow here. >> it's a very important thoroughfare no shortage of citizens in the bay area. >> to that end, they plan to improve the intersection of highway 37 1.21. replace the bridge over to lake creek and to add new lanes in both the east and westbound directions in order to raise the funds needed to maintain this route in the future. they're also considering making this portion of 37 a tolling. but a final decision has not yet been made. the jury still out very m

. >> the popular tourist hub is preparing to reopen kron 4 s charles clifford has our top story. >> well, here in santa cruz on friday, the war remains close. take a look behind me there. you can see they've still got the the entrance blocked off older. they are allowing some city officials and business owners and repair crews to go in and out as they prepare to reopen the wharf on saturday morning, the city of santa cruz says that following an engineering assessment and sonar examination of the under structure of the war, they believe that it is safe to reopen. obviously the far end of the war that broke free during those big waves on december 23rd that sections could remain closed off, but they say the rest of the work is safe. they also say the coast guard has completed a sonar examination of the area and they've located some heavy equipment, including a crane that fell into the water back on december 23rd. they say they believe that stuff is just sitting underneath the water and not causing any problems for neighbors. they say it's a relief that this iconic war will be reopened. i th

but for now in the south bay, charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. we'll go to santa rosa now where police have arrested 5 people for a series of burglaries targeting asian business owners. >> they say that the suspects used skies is like delivery driver, outfits and camouflaged cameras during these crimes. police sharing these photos of the uniforms and the surveillance cameras that they say that they found. officers say they know of at least 11 burglaries in the past 14 months targeting asian victims. police have obtained a license plate number from a witness and that's how they found the suspected burglars in a rented home in valais. how december 18th they were able to arrest the group as they were loading. they say cars with bags of the suspected goods that had been stolen happening today. also, the santa rosa police department is hosting a meeting to discuss the use of drones in its first responder program. officers say the goal is to improve response times by using the drones to provide immediate help during emergencies. that meeting is being h