i don't know. >> that's kevin nishita's widow, who has been fighting for more charges. attorneys for both mitchell and hale objected to adding the gang enhancement, saying at this time inflammatory and there's not evidence. if convicted, the three men could face anywhere from 78 years to life in prison. >>> also tonight, all plastic bags at the checkout could soon be a thing of the past. california lawmakers are considering a new bill that would ban them for good. back in 2014, the state banneds thin plastic shopping bags. remember those? you can still buy the thicker plastic bags at the checkout. the idea is that the bags would be reusable. but critics argue that many people aren't reusing them or recycling them, so it's back to a total bag ban. the bill has a long way to go, though, before it's approved. but if it's passed, it would take effect in 2026. >>> we are now less than 48 hours from the super bowl. the niners and the chiefs down to their final practices before the big game sunday at allegiant stadium. now, around the stadium, security will be tight. their mis

getting justice for kevin nishita. well, the gang and gun enhancements and top of the murder charges gives in shoot his wife. hope. >> she still fears the da could significantly reduce the charges as things stand now is convicted of all charges. the 3 face sentences of 189 years 151 years and 78 years to life in prison. issued his wife says parole should not even be an option. kevin? he doesn't get to come home. >> kevin doesn't get to have birthdays any longer our holidays or spent time with the family. i can't hear his voice and this and this into a recording. 3 men should all be put in for life without parole. the other significant change in this new complaint. >> is it identifies recently captured defendant laron gilbert as the shooter up to this point. co-defendant shot a mitchell was id. does the shooter as recently as 2 weeks ago, oakland police still believe that to be the case at the time. >> that the case was presented to die. mitchell was identified as the shooter said we've been in communication with the da

plus, new details in the kevin nishita murder case.t alameda county's da did today that hasn't been done there in years. i'm grant lotus. we have gayle ong doing weather. keep it here. kron. 4 news at is next. >> now from the area's local news station. this is kron. 4 news at 3. >> sort of event is probably associated with it the way to the island on the ocean floor, which guy was built or on the deep magma plumbing systems beneath the volcano because it's deep. you feel it a little bit less intensely. but you feeling over a much wider area. >> thanks for joining us on kron. 4 news at 3 o'clock. everybody i'm grant lotus just seen is on assignment. talking about that 5.7 magnitude earthquake that shook th

kevin nishita. >> what the alameda county da says the changes were overdue. and we are counting down to the super bowl as players and fans get ready for the big game. good morning. welcome back to the kron. 4 morning news. happy lunar new year to you. let's get you started this half hour with a look at your weather this year of the dragon. hey, dave, how's it looking out there? hey, good morning, 70. good morning, everybody. and we've got a champion saturday coming our way today is soaking up lots of sunshine, kind of making up for these a foul ball weekends. we've had. >> to get the right that we had last week and going on in temperatures. not bad at all either. you know, it's still, you know, february, but we'll see those high temperatures in and around 60 for most of the region. first things first, our beauty shot coming in to the east bay shoreline. not too shabby either with plenty of sunshine to get things started. we'd start to see it filling up a little bit along the east bay shoreline, but we are cold because the clear skies, we have a frost advisory

as after re-evaluating the evidence in the killing of retired police officer kevin nishita. >> she is amended the charges and now the 3 defendants face gang and gun enhancements in addition to murder charges, we have an obligation to get it right. >> and these charges are consistent with the actual evidence in the case. >> shooter was providing security for a kron for news crew in oakland when he was shot and killed on november 27th of 2021 during an attempted robbery. i have the hope. >> small bit of hope today that charges were worry charges and that it's added a lot more than it had before. but the gang enhancement gives in to shoot his wife. hope she still fears the da could significantly reduce the charges as things stand. now, if convicted of all charges. >> the 3 face sentences of 78 years to life in prison. 151 years to life in prison and 189 years to life in prison. issued his wife says parole should not be on the table. kevin? he doesn't get to come home. >> kevin doesn't get to have birthdays any longer holidays or spent time with the family. i can't hear his voice this int

gang enhancements have been added against the 3 men charged with murdering retired police officer kevin nishita. the shooter was providing security for a kron for news crew at the time of his 2021 murder, alameda county district attorney pamela price made the changes today. if convicted, all of them could be sentenced to more than 70 years in prison. she does. widow says parole should not even be n option. >> he doesn't get to come home. kevin doesn't get to have birthdays any longer our holidays or spent time with the family. i can't hear his voice this into a recording. >> nearly 4 decades in business, a walnut creek staple is closing its doors. family owned chinese restaurant. jade garden has been serving local customers for 36 years, but the owners made a difficult decision to close permanently in just 2 weeks. owners say the pandemic slashed their revenue and they haven't been able to recover sense. >> i spent all my life almost. >> in here. so is hard to leave. >> i think it's time to me. >> the wang's have chosen not to renew their lease because it amounts to a 10% increase that they say

. >>> gang charges have now been added for those accused of killing security guard kevin nishita. nishita was a security guard for news crews and worked with us at kpix and was killed in oakland in 2021. the third and final suspect was arrested last month in missouri and brought back to alameda. pamela price said her office originally made mistakes. charges were resubmitted and now all three trials will be held together. >> kevin doesn't get to have birthdays or holidays or spend time with the family. i can't hear his voice unless i listen to a recording. these three men should all be put in for life without parole. >> those suspects are each charged with murder, attempted robbery, and assault with a deadly weapon now with both gang and gun enhancements. >>> still ahead, the 49ers looked down and out during the nfc championship game against detroit, how a bay area rock anthem helped spark the huge comeback. >> the energy that started to rise and they started to sing louder and louder and that gave me such joy. >>> straight ahead in sports we're inside 48 hours until it's game time

mitchell, hale and gilbert are the men accused of the murder of kevin nishita. the men are facing arraignment this morning at 9:00. nishita was a retired, decorated police officer, who was shot just over two years ago in downtown oakland. >>> dublin schools are facing legal action after one student recently suffered a serious eye injury involving toy guns. it happened when dublin high school seniors were playing what's known as the assassins came, an unsanctioned game where students use orbeez guns to shoot at other students. the girl, who wanted to remain anonymous, says she was sitting in her car when she was shot. doctors have told her she may never regain use of her right eye. her family is suing the district, claiming the school dropped the ball in halting the annual senior ritual. >> i'm, like, this is, like, if my eye is bleeding, if there's something seriously wrong with my eye, i'm just distraught, like, it hurt. >> we know the school district had notice that students were using these guns on campus. they had notice even that this was happening during t

kevin nishita. we'll tell you what charges the men are facing now.eminder kron four's hosted a debate tonight between the top 4 candidates for u.s. senate. watch it live at 7 o'clock here on kron 4 and also streaming on the kron on app. a watch on kron 4 dot com. >> 2 people were rescued when their boat began to take water right near the golden gate bridge. san francisco fire says they got a call just before 8 last night. search rescue crews responded and they had to battle pretty large and hazardous surf conditions. everybody made it out the water safely and the boat was towed. and the north bay fire and rescue crews, the fires. they rescued 3 people and a cat from a burning building friday night. santa rosa have at a home ashton avenue at about 9.30, firefighters say 2 out of the 3 people that were rescued are in critical condition who is also helped to revive one of the cats. other 2 died. they say one of the residence was safe from the home by some good samaritans cause of fire still under investigation. walgreens says they are closing another lo

mechell, hale and gilbert are the men accused in the murder of kevin nishita. the men will have an arraignment morning at 9:00. nishita was a retired decorated police officer and he was shot just over two years ago in downtown oakland. >>> new at 6:00, san francisco police investigating an accident where a waymo driverless car clipped a bicyclist. the chronicle reports it happened yesterday afternoon near 17th and mississippi. the bicyclist suffered cuts, apparently left the scene. in a statement, waymo says the biker was obstructed by a nearby truck and couldn't be tracked. this is the latest incident involving driverless cars in san francisco. cruise cars are indefinitely suspended after an accident last fall. >>> 6:07 right now. and the excitement is building for super bowl sunday. we want to give you a live look at allegiant stadium in las vegas where the 49ers were back in front of microphones. but it was brock purdy who really shined. >> that's right. as "today in the bay"'s anthony flores reports, the young quarterback is ready to take on the chiefs. >>

the victim, kevin nishita, was a retired police officer shot in downtown oakland.ay's preliminary hearing is expected to including topics, including a possible trial location. >>> new help for north bay seniors trying to make it in the bay. a healthy aging campus is opening in 3rd street and it will offer affordable housing units and provides activities and programs meant to promote healthy aging. today's ribbon cutting happens at noon. >>> turning back to our super bowl coverage this morning with a live look outside at allegiant stadium. we've seen people bundled up in some of the live shots we've seen from the vegas area. it's a cold start there and here in the bay area as well. >> we've got chilly temperatures settling in across the region. at least it is drying out. if you are going to be packing up and heading to vegas this weekend, wanted to show you what to pack this morning. we are starting out with temperatures in the 40s there, only headed for 51. that's the high temperature for today. and then down into the upper 30s for tonight, with mid-50s throughout

kevin nishita. we'll tell you what charges those men are now facing. >> the assembly select committee on retail theft held yet another major hearing to address the issue capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll tell you which california law enforcement leaders spoke and why business owners say and why business owners say they're fed up. so, do you like peaches? or do you like eggplant? well, it depends on whether i'm in the mood for peach pie or baba ghanoush. you know what's sweet & savory? getting vaccinated and tested. vaccines and testing are safe, effective, & available for free. you really are versatile, aren't you? protect yourself and your community from stis by getting vaccinated and tested you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball... or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan for a year! not only will you save hundreds but you'll also be joining millions who have connected to ameri

the victim, kevin nishita, was a retired police officer who was shot in downtown oakland.ay's preliminary hearing is expected to cover topics including a possible trial location. >>> as of today, new help for north bay seniors trying to make it in the bay. vivalon healthy aging campus is opening on 3rd street in san rafael. it's going to offer 67 affordable housing units and combine medical services with coordinated care. it provides activities and programs meant to promote healthy aging. today's ribbon cutting happens at noon. >>> we're now three days away from super bowl sunday and we have a live look at allegiant stadium in las vegas. a lot of action happening in sin city, but niners fans in the bay area are pumped. >> our bob redell is at our own pep rally this morning happening at the lot, city center bishop ranch in san ramon. folks showed up before 4:00 a.m. >> reporter: if you want to come to the bar restaurant here, you still have time to get on the "today" show. we're not going live -- we've got everyone here, we're not going live for another 30 minutes or so. yo

kevin nishita, we'll tell you what those charges are today. and investigators are trying to figure out how it was that a man was able to steal a plane from palo alto that ended up crash landing here on a beach near half moon bay. >> neither team is the time right now. starting off in a little little gloomy, just eu. hopefully the sun will come out a little bit later. we got john in the weather center with the john. yeah, i think it baby feels a little program for some of us because we're get the slower start to the day. it was a long night last night, but we are going to that sunshine peering back out. so a lot to look forward to in the forecast today, san jose it's not the best looking morning. got a lot of that cloud cover still hanging out with you. we actually do have a lot of fog up in the north bay, santa rosa, you're still very much so socked in, as is the case of sfo to now skies today are going to grow a lot clear come the afternoon. so if you are having a slow start to your monday, not to fear. we are going to be looking at that suns

kevin nishita. we're going to t >> 7.14 right now and we're checking out the weather. i can see all that much assumes leiker's alloa cloud cap maybe looks better above all that. good morning, jon. the a little fog this morning. but here's that view from above it. there's the top of mount diablo in the distance from sutro tower right here. kind of a blanket of clouds. but they once that burns off, we're in for a pretty glorious monday with a lot of sunshine, keeping that momentum of sunshine and mild weather from the weekend going through monday and tuesday. we will be seeing a few clouds this morning as you can already tell and watch for some low visibility because of that fog. but we are staying dry for now. high pressure ridge still in place today and tomorrow going to particularly nice and wednesday. certainly not bad either. but wednesday night is when the storm door opens back up. we are seeing dry skies today, especially a lot of sunshine at the tail end of the day tomorrow, partly cloudy conditions at the start and then a mostly sunny afternoon. wednesday is goi