. >> all right, mary j. blige is in the spot tonight, and she's going to make you feel all right. >> you feel all right? >> the grammy winner performing tonight. thank you guys in san francisco, along with some special guests. >> drew and i are doing oohs and ahs this morning to your mary j. yeah. >> the party started early the weekend, right? >> it is friday, march 7th. welcome. >> oh, yes. welcome, everyone. we're going to turn to drew. yesterday was beautiful. >> it was. and now we get even warmer here into the weekend. we got fantastic weather. so live look outside from the exploratorium camera. we do have mainly clear skies, but it is quite cold this morning. probably our coldest start we've had all week. so you look at current temperatures right now, widespread 30s and low 40s on the board. we're down to 36 in sonoma, the same in danville, currently, 46 in the city. just saw that update live on the air. so we do have frost advisories in effect for the valleys of the north bay and the east bay, places like da

san francisco tonight in the city, you will have some crowds, perhaps heading to chase center mary j. blige concert at seven mary j. blige, ne-yo, mario and marcus. maybe get his autograph out there. our marcus big demand folks over there. the golden gate bridge will be constructed again for overnight roadwork starting at nine, not clearing tomorrow morning until seven. they typically go a little bit longer on saturday with less of a commute coming in. keep that in mind. the rest of the bay shows are pretty standard flow throughout the east bay, but remember that the pittsburg center station will be closed. they're replacing those old gates with the new fare gates. and so they've closed that station all weekend. you can board bart at antioch or the pittsburg bay point stations on either side. back to you.hanks a lot, mike. well, researchers are touting groundbreaking new research in the battle against one of america's deadliest cancers. we are making colorectal cancer awareness month. we're marking that here. and coming up for you here on today in the bay. new insight about one genetic diso

singer and songwriter mary j. blige is coming to san francisco.grammy winner announcing on our website that she's going to be coming to chase center this friday. yeah, i don't have a lot of time tickets for her concert called the the for my fans tour with neo and mario is on sale now. so you got hurry up and grab those. the concert starts 07:00pm again on friday. you can get tickets on the singer's website. so that's going to be precise on the verge life to do without knowing it. >> mean, ray, we both started chipped in for this music festival. tickets as an illegal. we, you know, like i want everyone was fantastic at the mary j blige fortune. it was amazing like so if you missed out on that, you got friday's fly. look at her. yeah. that's a for your health. a new study out of germany finds. obesity starts in our brains. >> while poor diet and lack of exercise are often blamed. a new study determines that chronic weight gain is linked to the brain's sensitivity to insulin. the finding suggests even short-term changes in a diet can significantly im

ayers' songs have been sampled by everyone from mary j. blige to dr. dre.bums land in the billboard 200. he was 84 years old. still ahead on "cbs evening news plus", how president trump's deep cuts to foreign aid are affecting humanitarian assistance around the globe. >> john: human rights organizations are warning to the trump administration's massive cuts in international aid relief could imperil millions living in global crisis zones. one of those people is david miliband, president and ceo of the international rescue committee, and david is here for tonight's interview. david, very good to have you. how much more difficult is the irc's job given these cuts? >> there's no aid flowing. it's very simple. there's no aid money. >> john: none at all? >> no. the government have got three issues. number one, they've given us waivers to continue programming but they're not sending any money. those are life-saving programs for health, nutrition. they've given us permission. they say we want you to deliver your programs that save lives, but there's no money coming

dre, and mary j. blige. known as the 'godfather of neo-soul,' ayers had 12 albums land in the billboard charts over his six-decade career. his family said he passed away from a long illness. roy ayers was 84 years old. still to come on the "newshour," former social security head martin o'malley on how potential cuts could put older americans at risk. and what to know about president trump's crypto currency plans. >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m rubenstein studio and weta in washington and the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: this week, the trump administration moved to dismiss a lawsuit against the state of idaho that sought to allow abortions in the case of medical emergencies. idaho is one of twelve states across the country with a near-total abortion ban. the biden administration originally sued idaho arguing that federal law requires doctors to perform an abortion if a patient's life is at risk. joining me now to discuss the impact is mary ziegler, a p

but coming up in the next hour of the kron, 4 morning news nine-time grammy winner mary j. bligey area. we're going to tell you when she'll be here. and when you can get here. and when you can get tickets. ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪ ♪ you gotta believe me when i tell ya ♪ ♪ i like it like that ♪ ♪ i like it like that, i like it like that ♪ at today's national pancake day. just yesterday i bought the pancake maker members >> where's today then? yeah, even though the the major breakfast chain encouraging customers to let's just say, pop on over. >> for funny dad every year the international house of pancakes, ihop, they celebrate national pancake day with their goal of raising money for charity and helping breakfast lovers get a belly full of fluffy pancakes, too. so you can you help out with that heaping mound pancakes from 7 in the morning till 08:00pm today. ihop offering one free short stack of their classic. but it that i could i could be one who's eating a staff. well, while you're there, you're encouraged to donate 7. it's all going to get cut hair and eyes. >> 75.

. >> she's been too strong for too long mary j. blige making a stop in san francisco for her for my fans tour. the tour celebrates her latest album, gratitude, and all the people who made it possible. ne-yo and mario will also perform tonight as special guests, and we're having a discussion about whether it's mario. >> or mario. >> and i can't tell you. >> i said, mario as the artist, but mario as the game. >> wait, you say super mario. >> brothers. >> do you? >> excuse me? i've always said mario, as. >> as the. >> as the singer. >> because i swear i've heard him say like, what's up? it's mario. oh, really? see, i really don't know. >> when you guys talk. when you guys see each other. yeah. when was the last time you texted him. >> on the radio? >> the last time he was on the radio. what is happening in your world? what is happening? >> back in my day, we listened to the radio. >> and actually, we pronounce it radio. >> yeah, radio. >> you never know. people are changing their names. >> they really are. >> left and right. >> zoe saldana,

first up, we've got singer and songwriter, mary j blige coming to san francisco. >> the nine-time grammyd on our website. she's going to be coming to chase center friday. it's coming up. quick tickets for concert in which she's gone on tour with nail and ernie, i should say, and mario, those tickets are on sale now. you're going want to hurry up because again, the concert friday at 07:00pm, you can find those tickets on the singer's website. >> its 9.55. and you know what else is coming? hot wheels. monster trucks. they'll be doing their thing in san francisco on august 23rd and 24th at the chase center. so weather in a rip up that, hey, area, there's not going to be like watching the warriors as it yeah, tickets go on sale this friday at 10:00am yeah, i don't know how they survived today, wolf, where full-on like body, you know, protective suits more than a helmet for sure. but you saw the guy get out and go like, yeah, he just looked like he figure in a car, want to show some asian. but like said earlier, bring your earplugs have for while. >> all right. we're going take a break here a

in the city tonight we have activity at chase center mary j. blige, ne-yo, mario. they're all in concert tonight at 7:00. marcus, are you going to this one? you know it. all right. you see, marcus, that's a big attraction as well. so watch for crowds down there. across here, folks. heading after the concert across the golden gate bridge. there will be lane restrictions lasting until 7 a.m. tomorrow. same restrictions we've seen overnight. one southbound lane and two northbound lanes are open again, but opening a little bit later because saturday doesn't have as early a commute over here in the tri-valley, and easy flow of traffic only slowing out of the altamont pass just a tad bit. and no problem for the south bay, except for some pothole repair work going on for west. 237 watch for that coming out of milpitas and in toward santa clara. back to you. keeping us in the know. thanks, mike. two murders months apart. the victims knew each other, but they also know their killer. ahead on today in the bay, we talked with keith morrison to get a preview of tonight's all n