so i'd like to bring a long-time lotus flower supporter. earthquake celebration. and celebrated those brave souls who rebuilt the city from the ashes. so it's my honor to introduce his honor. and wish him an 87th birthday. >> i am, of course, delighted to again be here with all of you for the occasion of memorializing and remembering how difficult it must have been in 1906 for lots of people in san francisco who at the time the clock struck, the city began to fall apart and before it was over within a few hours, the city had fallen apart. but, as usual, if you read yesterday, you know in the chronicle that, in fact, the city came rolling back. and it always coming rolling back and when lee housekeeper approached me in the middle '90s asking about this fountain there was a time period where absolutely i said, "i don't understand why that fountain isn't already working." i had no idea that fountain hadn't worked in hundreds of years and no one bothered to do anything about it. fortunately, there was a fellow named ed lee. he stepped up. i gave him directions on what

it is extremely rare to see this tiny nocturnal slender lotus live in the branches of trees and like monkeys they don't jump from branch to branch but move slowly and carefully and being extremely sharp by nature they're really spotted in daylight. despite that at least one species of slender nortons is gasified as indentured. boredom or the model of the good god now you don't want the world at all and then you have particularly a little they live in groups you know but come out to hunt alone at night. go on average the only be about 300 grams and don't run fast you know whenever they really want to work instead they move with liberation. they really want to when they come out at night to hunt for food or water they sometimes come down to the ground and crossroads. a little bit of what i remember one of the one of the more knots of bikes and cars feel to see them in the dark and being the slow animal and they often kill when crossing you go oh yeah girl i'm going to get 3 what a good video of it i'll mail id were day and every hour or actually not only did. although they're protected

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. thank you for joining us tonight at 9 today. pictures of the 9 people killed in yesterday's attack at the bt a rail yard. >> those victims all men ranged in age from 29 to 63. and tonight we're learning more about just who they are. kron four's. dan thorn spoke to some folks who came out to support those families of the victims. dan. >> a grant we had hundreds of people that came out here tonight for that vigil at san jose city hall. all here to remember those 9 people that were tragically killed yesterday. many people that were here in the audience in the in the group or friends and family. but of course there were lots of people here that we're simply community members just trying to show their support. here's a look at some of the people that we saw

it is extremely rare to see this tiny nocturnal the slender lotus lives in the branches of trees and like monkeys they don't jump from branch to branch but move slowly and carefully and being extremely shy by nature they're really spotted in daylight. despite that at least one species of slender notice is classified as indentured. boredom or the model of the get go and i don't want a world where a little tiny up particularly a little they live in groups you know but come out to hunt alone at night. on average they only be about 300 grams and don't run fast you know and out of the really want to work instead they really move with liberation. they do really well when they come out at night to hunt for food or water they sometimes come down to the ground and crossroads. i remember one of the one of the more notes of bikes and cars feel to see them in the dark and being the slow animal they often kill when crossing you go oh yeah girl i'm going to get 3 want to get there you have it i'll email id were day and every hour or action and only. although they're protected under the indian wild

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the leader of the oakland.iocese says that he was robbed at gunpoint while he was just out for a walk. >> our current of the call has more now on health. a bishop is recovering well and we obviously he is. we've heard about the recent crime that's been happening in oakland. this really just goes to show that no one, no one is invincible from becoming a victim of it. bishop michael barber says that he was

grant lotus i'm vicki liviakis jonathan, thanks very much.what's coming up next on kron, 4 news at 9. >> just a horrible story. you're talking about a celebratory evening. suddenly that turns tragic and deadly to young women were killed. at least 5 others have been injured after a party bus. the shot up in the east bay remembering some of the victims tonight we're hearing from one of the victims. father's plus a dr ught emergency declared in lorain county. coming up, the water board explains why the situation is so dire. >> and with the declaration actually means those stories and much mor >> when fun time from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news at noon. feeling or 2. that one for pair. >> theirs to lose when your kids. >> tonight at 9, a birthday party in the east bay turned suddenly into a soul crushing tragedy. 2 teenagers are dead, 5 others are injured after a pair of shooters opened fire on a party bus in oakland. good evening, everybody. thank you for being with us on kron. 4 news at 9. i'm grant lotus and i

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. it happened at about one 30 this afternoon.ars collided in berkeley on avenue. that's between spruce in san benito street. our kark four's. dan thorn joins us now live from berkeley tonight with the

it is extremely rare to see this tiny nocturnal the slender lotus live in the branches of trees and like monkeys they don't jump from branch to branch but move slowly and carefully and being extremely shy by nature they're really spotted in daylight. despite that one species of slender nortons is gasified as indentured. boredom or the model of the good god and i don't want the world there wouldn't be any up particularly would they live in groups you know but come out to hunt alone at night. on average they only be about 300 grams and don't run fast you know and out of the really what about instead what i would really mean with liberation. they really want when they come out at night to hunt for food or water they sometimes come down to the ground and crossroads. i remember one of the one of our lots of bikes and cars feel to see them in the dark and being the slow animal and they often. cross when you go oh yeah girl i'm going to get very want to get there you have it. maybe i rode actually and then i don't need to. although they are protected under the indian wildlife protection act the

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis that advisory expires officially tomorrow at 05:00am tonight. we have team coverage as we monitor win. >> of and kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, who is live with us in the studios are tracking these conditions all evening long. but first, let's going to step outside were gayle ong is standing by here in the city. gayle, how windy is it out there right now. >> well, vicki and grant. we're seeing a lull in the winds at the moment. but take a look at this video earlier today when the winds were whipping in the city.

. >> or grant lotus joins us now with details of what's happening grant. that's right, ken and kathryn. more than 100 million americans are now fully vaccinated. that's nearly double the 55 million americans just last month who were fully vaccinated that the end of march. now fully vaccinated, of course, means that's 2 weeks after the final dose of the pfizer or moderna shot or 2 weeks after the one dose of the johnson and johnson. and according to the cdc, nearly 40% of all americans are fully vaccinated in more than 55% of american adults have received at least one dose and that's up from 30% just a month ago. so we're making progress mean well, about 8% of americans who have gotten their first shot have not returned for the second and the nation's top infectious difease. doctor doctor fauci says while it is important, certainly to get that second shot historically, we're actually doing pretty well when it comes to people getting the second shot. but if you compare this. >> so other real world uptake of vaccines that have been around for a while. 70 to 8

i'm grant lotus kron 4 news thank you very much. president biden spent part of today thanking troops for their service at langley air force base in virginia. >> he became emotional when remembered his late son beau who was also a veteran beau diede6 years ago. this weekend. biden acknowledge the sacrifices made by those in the armed forces and their families. >> you make up one percent of the population. the defending 99% of the rest of us. we owe you what you do your job. so graceful. it's hardly they were saying. the matter. >> president highlighted his recent decision to pull troops out of afghanistan later this year. and he thanked the service members who signed up for several tours of duty in america's longest war over the memorial day weekend. the president will be mostly spending time at his home in delaware. >> get ready to pay higher prices at the pump. if you're hitting the road this holiday weekend. you've probably seen the prices. but memorial day weekend, gas prices are at the highest level of ban in 7 years. apparently

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. of their lives were tragically taken this morning. >> at the valley transportation authority, maintenance yard in san jose and these

lotus is here now with the how local residents feel about this. grant will katherine jonathan like covid itself. you have perspectives that run the gamut. nobody agrees on everything. but most of the people. >> that we spoke with today say they're just fine with california waiting another month or so before allowing vaccinated people in places like grocery stores and target whatever without the masks on some vaccinated. customers told us they are ready to go mask free. but they also said that they don't see the harm in waiting a little longer. one shopper said she's holding off on getting vaccinated but says she will follow the rules and keep your mask on inside. if she's still an vaxed when june 15th rules are out. >> it's an inconvenience but i've even suffered less from hay fever because of wearing a mask. so there's a lot of benefits to it. i haven't had a cold. i haven't had the flu thing. god. so. >> no harm, no foul. >> there are a lot of questions about how these new mask guidelines are going to work in real world conditions. doctor golly

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis.st 2 hours away until that red flag warning goes into effect at 11 o'clock tonight. we're tracking those conditions that was team coverage for you. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. he's standing by in the weather center. >> but first, let's going head to the north bay were kron four's. gayle ong. >> is standing by in saint helene a that's an area that was devastated by the glass fire last summer. gayle, how are people preparing for potential problems. >> well, vicki and grant of people are still reeling from last summer's fires. they have been trimming of the dry brush on their properties year round to avoid and the fire danger. now i'm here in the napa valley. the hills are a

cal fire's preparing for another rough fire season and grant lotus is here now in the studio to explain exactly what they're doing. great. >> everything they can. it's really a dire situation. you hope it's not as bad as as a lot of experts fear it will be. but it was a brutal, a historically bad twenty-twenty wildfire season. then we had that mild basically dry winter in california is now heading into the 2021 fire season with bone dry conditions all across the state and cal fire as well as the u.s. forest service and other firefighting agencies are now hiring thousands of seasonal firefighters and bringing in new equipment to try to help get ahead of it. they're also pleading with the public. >> every acre in california can and will burn some day. >> you need to be prepared as if it's going to happen today. >> so do your hard hardening of your structure. do your defensible space work with your community to make sure that others are doing the same. and that is what's going to be do the most to protect your community. when we do have that wildfire that will come to your neighborhood. >>

i'm grant lotus. i'm justine waldman. vickie's off tonight and we have not had a night like this since before the pandemic. sports fans are definitely take advantage of. >> the loosening restrictions having some fun getting out there in person yet kron four'sngayle ong out there in san francisco where. >> nation giants fans out in full force gayle, what is it like? >> all right. now i'm outside of chase center. some sad warriors fans. the grant and justine has such a close game. but. >> today it was all about people getting out for the first time in over a year. so there's that. >> we need this. we may be big night tonight. wind may well >> is this wires loud and proud and baseball fans in one spot friday night. the patrons at local tap and bar and grill donna's warriors giants and dodgers gear no. you have to sit every game, right. there's dodger fans. there's giants fans. and you know, we still get a long look at. there's another dodger fan. there's lots of us here but i will say go warriors. i will root for the out. it

and i'm grant lotus. tonight we're learning much more about the red flags. the feds saw in the shooter. but. >> tonight we want to begin with who these victims are. we've been speaking with their loved once who are, as you can imagine, broken and still no in many cases, but who want these legacies and these people to be known tonight. these are the folks that went to work yesterday at the vta and san jose but never came home. we have 63 year-old a bit of a hub. all among done. 29 year-old, adrian by alex fritsch. 49 years old. he was taken to valley medical center yesterday in critical condition, but he died from his injuries overnight. also 35 year-old jose hernandez, the 3rd as well as 63 year-old largely and then here on the second line we have a 40 year-old. michael would amend can. >> also 36 year-old rather 42 year-old paul mejia and a 36 year-old top. he has deep saying and then there is 49 year-old timothy romo. >> tonight. we have team coverage and there is a vigil that is going to be held within the hour. it starts at 6 o'clock in san jose. it's at

that's hard and in the end this is a me you're not a lotus to your rules and you. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers with violence of the what's your story ready ready. i'm sure there was a women especially of victims of violence. take part and send us your story your train already has to understand this new culture. saw another visitor another years you want to become citizens. for migrants your platform for reliable information. you're watching v.w. news asia coming up today surpassing a market that no country wants to reach india logs 20000000 recorded covert cases as the crisis continues in the in battle country and health officials faced and new variant of the corner virus and neighboring bangladesh i developments in india nervously will find out how the country has been coping as it hopes to avoid its own covert crisis. i'm melissa chana thank you for joining us india has crossed the 20000000 threshold when it comes to covert cases and that's only the officially recorded infections experts say the actual numbers could be 5 to 10 times higher the o

i'm grant lotus.ouncement was made as santa clara county officially. >> enter the yellow reopening tier today. it joins san mateo and san francisco counties which were already in yellow. all other bay area counties you see here are in orange except for solano county which remains stuck in the red tier in the yellow tier bars can reopen indoors said limited capacity and no food needs to be served. well, other businesses like movie theaters, restaurants and gyms can expand indoor capacity. again. big change is looming for lots of people who've for more than a year now have been working from home in santa clara county. >> tomorrow's move into the much less restrictive yellow tier. it means that businesses no longer have to maximize the number of employees that are working remotely. so that's the biggest take away from the new health order issued today by public health in santa clara county kron four's rob fladeboe. he has details now live for us from san jose, iraq. >> hello, vicki. hello, grab. that's i

. >> i'm vicki liviakis said i'm grant lotus. this is happening near south main street and castle hill road. >> here's a picture of the scene. you see all that smoke all the damage. fire officials say they are mopping up the fire right now. so they have made good progress getting a handle on this thing. fire officials add that everyone who lives at the facility. the senior facility has been accounted for and they're now being transported to a safe location. there were a few small fires at homes and apartments nearby due to wind blowing embers. however, all of those smaller fires have since been extinguished. you see another picture here from further away. again, that large plume of smoke that was seen throughout much of the east bay this fire starting this afternoon. some people even reported to kron 4 that they were hearing explosions in the area. unclear at this time. if those explosions were related to the fires. first responders are asking people to stay away from that area of south main street in castle hill road. >> as well

they make a cross country trip to south philly may grant lotus and i could fire up the next. jet head to south philly and catch that game in person, then they're back home. they make their home debut against the green bay packers, a course. that will be interesting with the packers have aaron rodgers. that's also a primetime game that next game seattle seahawks, arizona, cardinal so 2 straight division games. then they have a bye week. then they take on the colts at the bears. the arizona cardinals and then they take on the los angeles chargers. now let's get to the 2nd half at jacksonville jaguars home versus the minnesota vikings kirk cousins that is kyle shanahan dream quarterback apparently then another division game at the she hawks. then at the cincinnati bangles atlanta falcons at tennessee and then the final 2 games. the houston texans at levi and then on the road against the los angeles chargers. so should be an exciting season. and remember 17 games this year instead of 16, they added. >> one game to the regular season and took away a pre season game. so we love to

i'm grant lotus. >> and i'm vicki liviakis 8 innocent people lost their lives this morning and that shooting at the vta railyard, which was just steps away from the santa clara county sheriff's training center and the san jose police department the shooter then turning the gun on himself. and tonight we're getting our first look at the shooter. he's been identified as 57 year-old sam cassidy vta employee for many years. no motive has been given for the attack get a look at this we just got in this surveillance video. we're going to show. there it we've got into the kron 4 news room just moments ago. this is from the suspect's neighbors home its surveillance video showing sam cassidy getting into his white truck and carrying a black duffel bag ostensibly the guns that he took to work. yeah. that was cassidy's driveway. the vantage point, the security camera was on the neighbor's home across the street. and this other new video just in to the kron 4 news room. it shows the suspect's house on fire. you see all the smoke billowing into the sky. this happened just minutes after the shooting calls

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus.just 2 weeks after california plans to be fully reopened. >> could that mean herd immunity is just around the corner. kron four's. dan kerman live in san francisco tonight with the latest boyd. and we've been hearing about this herd immunity for more than a year we saying there's a good chance. >> well, we're saying that we're getting closer and especially san francisco in the bay area is getting closer. medical experts believe we are not there yet. but it could be just weeks, possibly months away. but it is in sight. they said. that everyone is wearing a mask in san francisco these days. that's due in part to the success the city has had against covid-19 hospitalizations are way down as are cases. restrictions have been eased in the city is entering the yellow reopening tier this week. so could herd immunity be far behind. >> the concept of herd immunity is that the proportion of the population that simeon either through having been sick or having gotten the vaccine. is so high that t

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus.oting happened shortly after 2 this afternoon near 8th and broadway. >> just about a block from the police department. our current first and thorne joins us now live from the scene of that with the very latest. dan, what have you learned? >> well, we've been getting limited details here as investigators continue to take over 8th and broadway the area here still closed off after the shooting that happened this afternoon. police did tell us that one man was shot and killed here around to 12 this it's still unclear as to who the suspects or if there's description of a vehicle or what not. but if you take a look at this video from earlier. you can see several shell casings on the ground here. this is the 400 block of broadway. police actually said that they were able to hear these gunshots from the police department, which as you mentioned, is just about a block away. police say was about 20 rounds from either a high-powered gun or multiple shooters were out here firing at this person. thi

i'm grant lotus. >> and i'm vicki liviakis in this major step toward returning to pre pandemic life.sident biden also addressed this big announcement today. he and his staff went without their masks during his speech at the rose garden. our washington correspondent rashad hudson joins us now with more on these new guidelines for shot. >> hi there. the cdc says fully vaccinated. people no longer need to wear masks indoors or outdoors. and as you can imagine, this is welcome news for americans. well, today is a great day for america. >> there are long battle with coronavirus president biden applauded the american people for their sacrifice and hard work to reach this point and fighting back the pandemic you have endured so much. and so many lost jobs, so many businesses lost. but the news doesn't mean the pandemic is over. this great is this announcement is a day. >> you don't want to let cdc director doctor rochelle walensky says this is a step toward normalcy. >> you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic. we have all long for this moment. the c

seeking information related to to try by shootings that took place in the past few weeks and grant lotus is here in the studio. with pretty dramatic video grant it. i mean, it's right in front of your eyes is one of those things. you know, first time we all saw the video your job kind of drops. you're like, wow, that is it's like something out of a movie cliche. but true police say they're still searching for the suspects involved and these 2 shootings you can hear gunshots for sure in both surveillance videos. take a listen. pretty alarming. pretty dramatic. it happened at the pueblo housing complex in pittsburgh. you see the first video here daylight right. may 5th several then start firing into another vehicle that 2 people in that the victims take off running from the shooter's. we counted more than 20 gunshots after it was over the suspects. jump back in the car drove away. then hear the second incident occurred. 5 days later monday may 10th in video depicts a similar circumstance. this time you're at least 10 shots fired. police have released these surveillance videos, they say hop

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis, california.l hold off on following cdc guidance no longer requiring vaccinated americans to wear a mask. state health officials say they will use those guidelines when the state fully reopens in about a month from now. kron four's capitol explains. >> fully vaccinated californians can ditch their masks and the majority of situations beginning june 15th. that's the same day. california plans its full economic reopening. but for now the statewide mandatory mask order stays in place. >> so it's in no way pain. science or the direction by the cdc. the challenge to it's really giving ourselves across the state of power and california's top health official monday announced the state will wait to implement new cdc mask guidelines that allow fully vaccinated americans to go without wearing a mask in most places and situations health and human services secretary doctor mark galli says the state will follow those guidelines once the state fully reopens its economy without restrictions on june 15th. >> but

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis that house fire caused a small grass fire. >> nearby.t has also been put out. here's a closer look at where the fire actually happened on cam bark court in martinez. that's not far from interstate 6.80, and the water bird regional preserve crawford's theresa is at the scene. she joins us live to reset. what's the latest. i mean, there are fires and then there are fires. >> i think that you have the key word about fortunate. i just got the phone with steve helling. he's a spokesperson for the contra costa fire protection district. he said that the efforts of the firefighters they were able to save 12 homes. 12 homes. and you can imagine the potential that this fire had with the rage when it ignited at one 50. take a look behind me. you can see what is left of that hillside. and it was at one 50 read the started. it was a small fire, but boy, i got to tell you how windy it is out here and that fire with those winds. it just took off and went over into a storage yard. they're on cam bark park. that's where the home wise and then and just ra

i'm grant lotus. i'm justine waltman in for vicki tonight.response to the rise in cases the u.s. will the strict travel. >> from india starting on tuesday. this is the health ministry in india's reporting over 3,000 deaths from covid just in the last 24 hours, kron four's dan kerman has been speaking with families here in the bay area who have loved ones in india. he joins us now live from san francisco international airport with their story. good evening, dan. >> good evening. just in. you know, this is tough for them because this basically non us citizens who've been in india during the past 14 days there are exceptions for some legal permanent residents and a few others. but still very difficult for those who live here who have loved ones so far away. >> word that the u.s. government is imposing restrictions on non us citizens coming to the u.s. from covid ravaged india. it is tough news to take for those who have family back there from the signs point to not surprised. >> but from an emotional point to feel it. i it's it's really hard to

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. current red flag warning is set to expire in about 24 hours. until then, we are closely monitoring all the conditions happening right now in the east bay chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now. you guys know last week we're talking about the red flag warning. we're looking at some of the wind conditions. we thought or they may just have to move even further down the road a bit. >> and we've seen that happen. in fact, the winds just too strong and powerful around the bay area. we've got such dry conditions. we've seen it all weekend long and we'll see overnight tonight. here's a look at some of the future wind gusts. we take you through time. you know, to see some of those gusts over 30 miles per hour around the bay area and they continue overnight tonight. but then begin to slow down just a bit. but watch what happens as we get into early tomorrow, you start to the yellow beginning to show up in parts of the north bay that some of those gusts beginning to build as we head in

thank you for joining us on kron 4 news at 5 everyone i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis it on topthe drought conditions, the bay area right now is also experiencing an extended high wind advisory. >> we have team coverage on that dangerous combination. first, chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. he's going to let us know if any relief is on the way. but first, our kron four's, dan kerman joins us now live in the east by with the latest on the exceptional drought conditions out there. dan, fill us in. well, things are going from bad to worse here in the east bay were in alameda today. people here who are these payment customers already been asked to. >> voluntarily conserve 10%. the fact that alameda county is among a half a dozen that have moved into the worst category won't change anything here. water officials have already been monitoring the situation but down the road, things could get a lot worse. >> a look at the u.s. drought monitor map shows the bay area's drought has gone from bad last week to worse in a week's time. no surprise to those who deal with the issue for east b

the slimmer family is used to seeing animals roam their ten-acre ranch near lotus, but a 150-pound pigthe pig hangs out and even plays with their puppy. animal control has come out to pick up the pig, but it's gone before they could find it. poor guy. they don't think he's feral but rath aerodomesticated animal that got loose or was abandoned. i think he might have seen this as a better home. >> he's gone to the dark side. >> he's like this is struggling to manage my type 2 diabetes was knocking me out of my zone, but lowering my a1c with once-weekly ozempic® helped me get back in it. ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic® ♪ my zone? lowering my a1c and losing some weight. now, back to the show. ozempic® is proven to lower a1c. most people who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. and you may lose weight. adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. fire seasons here.ple threat has reared its ugly head im the form of drought. >> rapidly drying vegetation, dad hot spots from previous wildfires, kron four's. rob fladeboe. those details. he's live in boulder creek for us tonight. robert, you know. >> well, grande calfire tells me that the santa cruz mountains here in other parts of the bay area, frankly, are drying out almost 6 weeks ahead of schedule on top of that rainfall here is down by half. what's more? they're still encountering problems left over from the czu complex fire. it's still smoldering as we speak. here's more. turns out the smoke plume that popped up sunday afternoon in a remote part of big basin. state park is actually a hot spot from last summer's devastating czu lightning complex fire. >> it was burning underground in tree roots says cal fire san mateo santa cruz county chief ian larkin. there was a lot of heavy fuel out there. a lot of got into route systems that are been burning underground. >> with the lack of precipitation. we

i'm grant lotus. vicki liviakis the shooting happened at about 1 o'clock this afternoon. >> conference. theresa is live for us from the scene that tonight with some of the latest details teresa. >> 5. okay. that shooting took place at right behind us. we're here at 3rd and brandon in san francisco. that said jack london square that square, but ali, over their plainclothes officers spotted a car thought to be associated with an auto burglary ring and police say the officers attempted that pulled that car over. but we don't know exactly what happened next because we all know that the officers fired on one of the occupants in the car. we are told that everything is under investigation right now. san francisco police held a briefing a short time ago. and here's more. the 2 suspects fled in their vehicle away from the scene. >> officers immediately rendered aid to that suspect was struck by gunfire and some in medics medics arrived on scene and transported that suspect to the hospital for non life threaten

the slimmer family is used to seeing animals roam their ten-acre ranch near lotus, but a 150-pound pig. the pig hangs out and even plays with their puppy. animal control has come out to pick up the pig, but it's gone before they could find it. poor guy. they don't think he's feral but rath aerodomesticated animal that got loose or was abandoned. i think he might have seen this as a better home. >> he's gone to the dark side. >> he's like this is sometimes they say, "it mighght workrk, it mightht not work." anand so i asksk myself the quesestion, likeke, "w"why even geget the vacccc, ifif it can alalso harm yoyo" for meme, it's s like takiking a 50/5050 chance. hi andrea.a. some sayy that t the vaccinene is harmfl or thahat it mightht not wor, but ththat's nonot true. millions o of people have beeeen vaccinatated withth no ill efeffects. and d i can tellll you thatat getting t the vaccine is far s safer than not g getting it.t. >>> the late show with stephen colbert captioning sponsored by cbs >> we're still following a major breaking story in the sports world, medina spirit the horse t

. >> grant lotus spent a couple days in the city at least had a good time indeed.a tree. so. >> but he's safe now and going to be set free into a more appropriate location. that's the good news. this 2 year-old out like you see here. this nest cam video that was in bernal heights on tuesday in the city and then he was captured by animal control officers last night when he was up in a tree on santa marina street near mission street. he eventually came down, then ran up to a front porch of a densely populated neighborhood home. the big cat was then hit with a tranquilizer dart. officers were able to safely get into the oakland zoo for observation. full body check up blood work and you see him here being worked on. they took good care from the vet says he's in great health and is ready to head back to the wild. >> he looks like he's a great body condition. he's been eating well, sometimes will get babies and that are injured by wildfires or have been without their mom. so they're starving. we've had mountain lions in with kidney problems. you know, they can be very st

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. yeah. santa clara county sheriff's office releasing these photos today showing evidence. >> collected from inside sam cassidy, san jose home. yeah, they go on and on. kron four's terisa stasio joins us now live from outside the gunman's home with the latest details on this investigation to receive look at those pictures. it sure doesn't seem like this guy woke up one morning and decided to do this. >> and certainly gives that impression without a doubt. and that is going to be a part of their bigger investigation. how long had he been going out and collecting this arsenal of weapons. we want to show you again what those pictures are showing us and we're learning a decidedly more horrific idea of the gunman, samuel cassidy. and you can see for yourself all of these pictures painting that darker and more disturbing picture of sam cassidy. the santa clara sheriff's office revealing they found multiple explosives such as molotov cocktails, 12 firearms at 22,000 rounds of ammunition and munition

proffers grant lotus is here with the latest developments just into the newsroom grant busy night.art with the attack in san francisco. the stabbing really one of the busiest spots in the city. >> and these attacks and the asian american community are seemingly unrelenting. it's unclear what motivated this specific violence police are not saying if it was or was not a hate crime at this early stage. but it happened just before 5 o'clock tonight near market stockton and 4th streets right near the westfield mall. we have new video here from the citizen app. police just told us within the past 5 minutes or so that the scene is now clear. they're still investigating trying to find the attacker. traffic definitely impacted as they tried to sort all of this out. the women attacked have been hospitalized. no word on their exact condition. by the way, anybody who might have pictures or video or who was there when this happened. police are urging you to contact them so they can further investigate. we do have a reporter working the story on the ground will be updating you throughout the nig

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus will that be governor explaining some of these changes at a pressference earlier today kron four's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala. >> joins us live with some details ashley, people here. you can get rid of the masks. it's like hallelujah. >> hallelujah. but to appoint governor gavin newsome today said the state is prepared to eliminate its outdoor mask rules on june 15th when the state plans to reopen. but it looks like some indoor rules will remain. >> the bottom line is we'll go back to most broad strokes semblance of normalcy with california's targeted full reopening date about a month away. governor newsome says that's when his administration will be prepared to get rid of outdoor mask mandates, outdoor masking if week. >> reach that threshold where we hope to be will be substantially. fact will be eliminated. current state mask rules allow fully vaccinated people to go without a mask. and most outdoor settings with the exception of massive gatherings like live sporting events performances and festivals. meanwhile, those who were not vacc

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. it is a big step. it's the least restrictive tier yellow. see minimal risk here. >> and it comes with greater capacity limits and allows some businesses. >> that hadn't been able to open at all. >> to open their doors for the first time in more than a year. all the other counties in the bay area. you see here remain in the orange tier except for solano county, which is still stuck in the red tier state health officials made the announcement about san francisco earlier today and these new guidelines will begin on thursday morning can't happen soon. enough of us. take a look now at what will now be allowed in the yellow tier. >> in san francisco indoor dining that remains at 50% capacity. but it is no longer limited to just 3 household per table. indoor gyms, 50% capacity wineries, breweries and distilleries 50% capacity indoors bars that don't serve food. those can open at 25% capacity. this also means that the warriors in the giants can now host more fans at their home games. things keep changing. and in the right direction. kron four's dan

it is extremely rare to see this tiny nocturnal the slender lotus lives in the branches of trees and like monkeys they don't jump from branch to branch but move slowly and carefully and being extremely shy by nature they're really spotted in daylight. despite that at least one species of slender nortons is gasified is in danger. boredom or the model of the good god and i don't want the world there wouldn't be any of particularly would they live in groups you know but come out to hunt alone at night. go on average the only be about 300 grams and don't run fast you know and out of the really want to work instead they really move with liberation. they do really want when they come out at night to hunt for food or water they sometimes come down to the ground and cost. a little bit of what i remember one of the one of the more knots of bikes and cars feel to see them in the dark and being the slow animal they often kill when crossing you go oh yeah girl i'm going to get very want to get there you have it i'll mail id were there maybe i wrote actually i've been i don't need to. although th

it is extremely rare to see this tiny nocturnal the slender lotus live in the branches of trees and likemonkeys they don't jump from branch to branch but move slowly and carefully and being extremely sharp by nature they're really spotted in daylight. despite that one species of slender nortons is classified as indentured. boredom or the model of the good god now you don't want the world at all and then you have particularly a little they live in groups you know but come out to hunt alone at night. go on average the only be about 300 grams and don't run fast you know and out of the really what about instead what i would really move with liberation i would they really want when they come out at night to hunt for food or water they sometimes come down to the ground and cost. a little bit of work i remember one of the one of the more knots of bikes and cars feel to see them in the dark and being the slow animal and they often. cross when you go oh yeah girl going to get 3 what a good video of it i'll mail id were day and every hour or action to not only do it . although they are protected u

thank you f joiniog us on kroi'm grant lotus in tonight and i'm cathemoore. as of tonight there are 0 covid-19 patients at general and cathe city. four's taylor second joins us live from sf general with more taylor. this is really a a big deal. >> a very big deal, cais is actually the first time since mahat the hospit covid. so again despite this day, you know, doctors here say that this doesn't mean that th pandemic's over. they're also saying that they'll likely see patients with covid once again in the coming weeks and months. e th 0 covid center. i feel a mix of emotions. we feel very good with the care that we've great deal of have >> during the and we have. >> our on our or our thoughts gf patients who have surviven various stages of their recovery. that being said, we're also to see the tremendous progress tha been made in the fight f infection contjain says. >> the last time they didn't have any covid patients in the hospital was on m$march 5th of that day, the of highs and lows o case rates. everyone is aware >> faced an initial surge of cases in mar

grant lotus. vicki liviakis my good friends. coming up next on kron, 4 news at 9.ember this guy. not a good friend but maybe he will be know cruising around the bay area in the back of a tesla. >> nobody in the front. there's the guy. well, he's busted on the bay bridge, a chp got it. tonight we're hearing him explain what exactly he was doing whatever and surveillance video catches somebody defacing murals in san francisco's chinatown. >> twice over the past several weeks. coming up, the artists whose work was vandalized tells us why she's now on a mission to restore her murals. those stories and much more >> when fun time from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news at 9 and the fact that he had the audacity to touch. >> iconic symbolic religious symbols like bruce lee and choice on. >> now at 9 surveillance video here from a popular alleyway in san francisco's chinatown shows amanda facing symbolic murals in the neighborhood. that's already struggling because of the pandemic. good evening, everyone. thanks for being here on kron 4 news at

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. it's a story that is gaining international attention. >> taylor sackey. she checks in with a local criminal defense lawyer today and breaks down this case for she joins us now live from san francisco with more taylor.

thanks for being here on kron 4 news at 9, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis starting today.the department is geared up and ready to take on what's expected to be. >> another tough season kron four's. dan thorn has that story from oakland. >> 4 fire crews. this wildfire preparation seems to be happening earlier and earlier with not much rain and potentially record setting temperatures there is an increased risk of fire danger and to keep them from burning out of control fire crews need the public's help as well. firefighters in oakland are preparing for a fire season this year that might be just as bad as last year's this early transition comes as vegetation dries up because of no rain. we're starting a little earlier because as we all know, the showers never manifested that we thought we had hoped for. >> we're in back in the severe drought conditions. the moisture within the fuel is at record lows. deputy chief nick luby says along with their wild fire gear. crews have been equipped with a special apparatus to help respond to these vegetation fires within this more compact

lotus has been following along and as the detail on the new restrictions in addition to the ones that were recently announced yeah, we're fewer restrictions with covid. we're getting more restrictions with the drought. >> but this is where we find ourselves in as we speak. the marine water board of directors is meeting to make a final decision as these reservoirs reached historic lows in roanoke, water shortage. emergency was declared last month. i mean, that water should be way up there this time of year. some restrictions are already in place as we speak. things like. no washing your car at home. you can't power wash your home or business and additional restrictions being considered include limiting spray irrigation to twice a week. no more than 3 times a week for drip irrigation. you have a pool, a hot tub cover it up. this is all in an effort, of course, to reduce the overall water district usage. they're trying to get it down by 40%. meanwhile, the water advisory committee to the sonoma county water agency passed a resolution yesterday asking customers of the sonoma marine waters

thanks for being here on kron 4 news at 9, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis kron four's. has new information now. >> on the suspect's arrest record back in 2017, which was for yet another stabbing that police say was unprovoked. this is the photo that was blasted out by police as they were searching for the suspect after the brazen daylight attack tuesday. according to a law enforcement source. >> here's video of the crime scene from the citizen app.