. >> reporter: more than two decades after opening his first the athlete's foot fran chochis isom lowmanearly 600 locations. he's the only black owner. >> from run dmc to michael jordan to all of the young kids who have actually supported the industry to make it the multibillion dollar industry that it is it's unfortunate because there's only a half handful of american american owners in the retail industry in the world world. >> reporter: inspired by black lives matter and calls for social justice, darius filling who oversees marketing for athlete's foot. they started a pipeline program that gives black franchisees access to capital and major vendors. >> it's upon us to really help foster change. >> reporter: billings believes change can come from growing generational route where families pass down assets. on average, white families have a net worth nearly ten times that of black families. >> it's definitely alarming just because you see every different way that systemic racism has addressed the culture. >> reporter: they held a panel discussion to introduce the program to the public. >

. >> lowman owns nine the athletes foot franchises including this one in atlanta. >> have a good day.sing location, nearly a third. families in this neighborhood live in poverty. >> protests for social justice and calls for racial equity inspired him and the athlete's foot marketing director darius billings to launch start strategic african-american retail track that gives black franchisees access to capitol and areas where minority entrepreneurs have historically hit a wall. >> it upon us to really help foster change. >> billings believes change can come through growing generational wealth where families pass down assets am on average white families have a net worth nearly ten times that of black families. >> how does that make you feel when you hear about that as you are trying to grow generational wealth. >> it is definitely alarming. just because you see all the different ways that systemic racism has really affected the black culture. >> he hopes to motivate young minds. >> i'm a sneaker head. >> reporter: and help people like brii renee turn their passion into prosperity. >> i a

ben lowman felton bonny doon. >> and many a winding road in between fire season is here once again. and cal fire's not shy about telling it like it is well counting out of it. a practice to help meet the challenge. >> not only do we need our firefighters help. we need the community's help ready set. go. having a plan being ready to get on the road and get out when an emergency strikes. >> in the santa cruz mountains. rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> well, right now over on our website, kron 4 dot com. we have a page from wi-fi information. you go ahead and use your mobile device to scan that qr code. you can be taken directly there. remember, you can also find more about evacuation checklists what to do after a wildfire happens. preparedness tips and how to create defensible space. well, in the east bay fire officials in contra, costa county are cracking down on illegal fireworks right ahead of july. 4th. a new ordinance was passed earlier this week. it's going to now hold property owners responsible for anyone is using fireworks on your property and in their vessel, even if the propert

ben lowman felton bonny doon. >> and many a winding road in between fire season is here once again.shy about telling it like it is well counting out of it. a practice to help meet the challenge. >> not only do we need our firefighters help. we need the community's help ready set. go. having a plan being ready to get on the road and get out when an emergency strikes. >> residents are urged to have an escape plan of their own like the chief says, you know, practice that plan and when those evacuation orders come take them serious live in felton right. >> looks rob froze up meantime, firefighter. yeah. they are preparing for this high fire danger out there. so let's check in with. yeah. about that. yeah, i think next week that will be more of an issue. i think we've got a significant heat wave going to be rolling in the bay area right now, things. >> canelo that out there. you get the winds out there. of course we're in a drought right now. severe drought conditions, extreme in some parts of the bay area and well doesn't take much so right now here's our current fire weather map and yo

ben lowman felton bonny doon. >> and many a winding road in between fire season is here once again.d cal fire's not shy about telling it like it is well counting out of it. a practice to help meet the challenge. >> not only do we need our firefighters help. we need the community's help ready set. go. having a plan being ready to get on the road and get out when an emergency strikes. >> in the santa cruz mountains. rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> right now on kron 4 dot com. we have a page for wildfire information you can use your mobile devices to scan this qr code and you'll be taken straight there. you'll also be able to find information on things such as wildfire preparedness, tips and evacuation checklists. and so now let's take a closer look at the drought conditions. we're facing. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow standing by laura. yeah, boy, doesn't look good. seeing all that red, that magenta color out there right now. but that's exactly what we're seeing. it. >> unlikely for to get any better as we head into summer. much is not going to get the rain. and of course, as we ge

year since santa clara county deputy didn't gutzwiller was shot and killed during a shootout in ben lowman, a second deputy also injured in that attack. law enforcement coming under heavy fire, even having explosives thrown at them at the home of stephen during that shootout. corrio ran from the scene hijacked a car. but was caught up caught a short time later just a week before that federal prosecutors say that use the george floyd demonstrations in oakland to shooting killed federal protective services officer patrick underwood. prosecutors say that is a member of the boogaloo boys movement. that's a right wing militia group that believes in anti government. take a look at the scene from the south bay last night, protesters gathering outside of the home of san jose mayor sam liccardo after the killing of the demetrius stanley the group of a little more than a 100 protesters marching from city hall to mayor le carr goes home confronting police who had set up a perimeter around it. the group broke up after that demonstration. so far there's no word on any arrests or injuries in san jose. p

the shooting happened in been lowman.the 38-year-old sergeant was survived by a wife, a 2-year-old son, and they had a baby on the way at the time. this morning santa cruz county sheriff's department will unveil a plaque of the four deputies killed in the line of duty. >>> the hiv and aids epidemic have had a devastating impact here in the bay area and across the world, and yesterday marked the 40 years since the cdc in the u.s. manynding up to help with the covid-19 response now. >> house speaker nancy pelosi, congresswoman barbara lee and london breed unveiled the quilt, and before people actor like rock hudson or a teenager, ryan white, died of aids -- >> i am a medical director of a large hiv clinic. >> you may recognize the doctor. she has become one of the most outspoken doctors in the country on the coronavirus pandemic. much of the coronavirus response including the youth authorization of the vaccines dates back to the hiv pandemic. >> it was only through hiv activism where we had a parallel track process at the f

lowman felt in scotts valley getting the santa clara valley. those temperatures 92 to a 100 degrees outside the overnight lows. that's fairly mild. you've got 50's even near the coastline and some mid 60's inland where it gets really hot is in the parts of the east bay. that's where those temperatures are going to soar. we're talking triple digit heat, a 108 degrees in some spots inland. places like antioch of brentwood possibly into bay point in concord and then we really get cranking up the solano county. i think we'll see some pretty extreme temperatures here, maybe in a vacaville. we start talking maybe a 110 degrees. i think there will be flirting with that. maybe a 112 also to dixon then real this to overnight lows there in the 60's and the mid 70's and then north bay to everybody's going to be affected here. for the most part, you see all the areas shaded in the orange there. they are currently under the advisory starting on wednesday. the places shaded in the red there under the expected to see the hottest temperatures around the bay ar

ben lowman felton bonny doon. >> and many a winding road in between fire season is here once again.nd cal fire's not shy about telling it like it is well counting out a bit of practice to help meet the challenge. >> not only do we need our firefighters help. we need the community's help ready set. go. having a plan being ready to get on the road and get out when an emergency strikes. >> in the santa cruz mountains. rob fladeboe kron 4 news. and right now on kron 4 dot com. we have a page for wildfire information you can use your mobile devices to scan the qr code and you'll be taken straight. there. you'll be finding information on things like wildfire preparedness and evacuation checklist. now to our 4 zone forecast and our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is joining us now with more on the drought conditions we face. doesn't look like it's going to get much better specially now this time of year, guys. we'll see this red continuing to spread. >> across the bay area. we've already seen the exceptional drop the boy. it's getting bad out there all around. it just continues to grow

witnesses say she was using a bottle of alcohol to hit an employee at andy's local market on watch lowman drive on monday afternoon. the woman allegedly then came back to the score store and tried to strike the worker with a hammer and then ran off. police then started chasing after her and they say eventually she jumped into the sandra fell bay and then surrender to police. she has now been booked for robbery assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. robert raines, the superintendent of the shoreline unified school district in marin county has been arrested on charges of lewd acts with a child under the age of 14. the marin county sheriff's office said it received the initial reports last tuesday. raines is currently now on administrative leave. the morton county office of education has now issued this statement saying it is the mandate of all schools to follow all relevant laws with regards to any allegations of child abuse. the district took swift and immediate action notifying the marin county sheriff's office and place mister raines on leave. also in the north bay this after

san mateo county, ben lowman boulder creek scotts valley and then stretching the santa clara valley. those temperatures expected to be 92 to about a 100 degrees starting on wednesday through friday and then those temperatures look to cool down a little bit over the weekend east bay as where it's really going. get smokin hot. those temperatures soaring to a 98 to a 108 degrees. but maybe the hottest part of the bay area. solano county. i think we can see some extreme heat as some of those temperatures could soar to about a 110, maybe a 112 degrees fairfield and vacaville dixon real. in the north bay. certainly hot enough 96 to a 106 degrees and are in. we're talking about some extreme heat 92 to a 104 love these nighttime temperatures really not going to cool off very much so. that's the problem is you get these real strong. he way of settling in and that dome of high pressure so strong, even at night, the temperatures in the 60's, the mid 70's for bodies. don't get a chance to from all that heat during the day. and that's where we start to have some of the problems around the bay are

. >> in a shootout in ben lowman. a second deputy was injured. enforcement came under heavy fire and explosive devices were thrown at them at the home of stephen during the shootout. creal rand and then hijacked a car, but he was caught a short time later just a week before that federal prosecutors say the used the george floyd demonstrations in oakland to shoot and kill federal protective services officer patrick underwood. prosecutors say that creo is a member of the bug. a little boys right wing militia group that believes in anti government tactics. in national news, the federal government is warning companies not to pay ransom ransom in response to ransomware attacks. there have been a number of attacks this year, including most recent on the country's food supply. let's go live to dc reshad hudson is standing by with more. hi, russia. >> good morning, daryn. these cyber attacks are impacting everything from gas to the nation's food supply. and this morning the white house is urging companies to beef up their cybersecurity to prevent future

santa cruz county deputy damon gutzwiller who was shot and killed a year ago in a shootout in ben lowmannd a second deputy was injured. law enforcement came under heavy fire that day and explosive devices were thrown at them at the home of stephen during the shootout. creo took off running hijacked a car, but that he was caught a short time later just a week before that federal prosecutors say correa use the george floyd demonstrations in oakland to shoot and kill federal protective services. officer patrick underwood. prosecutors say the is a member of the bug lou boys and anti-government militia group. in national news, the federal government is warning companies not to pay ransom in response to a ransomware attack to been a lot of attacks this year, including. >> one on the country's food supply. rashad. >> reshad hudson is in washington, dc so let's get the latest on what's happening this morning. >> good morning. the cyber attacks are impacting everything from gas to now the nation's food supply this morning. the white house is urging companies to beef up their cybersecurity efforts