following his meeting and moscow with russian, president, putin. mccall says the coming days will be decisive in finding a solution. also coming up the vaccine mandate imposed by presidential decree and being enforced by the military. revisit one african country going further than most to stop cove at 19 and at the beijing winter olympics, one of the big stars of the games us born, i lead good claims gold for china in the sky. big air with a breathtaking trick. she had never completed before. ah, i'm see me so much gonna glad you could join us. diplomatic efforts are intensifying as world leaders attempt to de escalate the crisis around russia's troop build up on its border with ukraine, french president in my door. and my call is now in tia, where he is holding talks with ukrainian president fellow demure so lensky as fears of a possible russian invasion. mount. the meeting comes after my call, sat down with russian president vladimir putin in moscow. on monday mccall said he believed there would be no further escalation in the conflict following that visit with putin. and let's go

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we're going to open the program today with a statement from congressman mike mccall. he is represented the clinton districts of texas in 2005 and he currently serves asthe ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee . >> right now the cce poses the greatest threat to the united statesof america and our allies . their brutal oppression and the looming threat they pose to taiwan. there covid-19 cover-up that turned what could have been a local epidemic into a global pandemic killing more than 6 million people worldwide or the genocide they are committing as i speak against ethnic and religious minorities. the ccp is committing some of the most horrific crimes against humanity. they are an enemy of freedom and democracy. the olympics were supposed to be the most for tedious sporting event in the world but the olympics committee has stained their reputation by turning a blind eye to these atrocities and handing the ccc p the honor of hosting the winter olympics. the world must wake up to the horrors of the ccp's human rights abuses. as we speak over 1 million pe

at 6 o'clock, i'm justine waltman of jonathan mccall.ues right now on kron 4 dot com. we'll see you back here live in prime time today. >> now on inside california politics, a new challenger enters the race for governor republican senator brian dolly discusses his surprise announcement and could a familiar name be soon to follow? >> i believe for off there, it is going to run. >> republican senate leader scott will gives his take on the gubernatorial race and the ongoing emergency order in california. plus, senator alex padilla reflects on his first year in washington. >> i didn't take this job because i is. i think it's just because issues are so important. >> the california senator on

we need to think the chairman mccall and his dedicated budget committee for the hours they spent with chief of staff richard walker. i have a lot of things i want to say about richard, but he begged me not to. and the talented and staff at the rnc to ensure these investmentso are wisely spent. in politics, wisely spent means winning elections. in 2020, while we sadly lost the white house, we turns out millions more gop voters then voted in 2016, more women, more people of color, more younger voters. in 21 with sweeping victories up and down the ballot from republican mayors to the wonderful republican da in seattle washington. i went to acknowledge coo tina jackson and cfo fisher for putting together the strongest most efficient best office team the rnc has ever had. together we have build a cutting edge office with the best and brightest and newest business systems known to man, and operation we can be proud of. out of this praise the fec commands in the dnc can only dream about. my fellow 168, we entered this off year election with more money, better managed, better deployed to a bi

jonathan mccall kron. 4 news. >> a new report by the wall street journal suggested drugmakers raised prices an average of 6.6% at the beginning of the year after double-digit increases several years ago, many companies have pledged more moderate price increases as congress was exploring measures to curb high costs. this price hike on drugs nearly matches the 7% overall, consumer inflation rate that we saw in the u.s.. a new federal law targets surprises on medical law, many are calling a small relief for patients. the no surprises act restricts hospitals and doctors from overcharging patients for services not covered by their insurance and that would end surprise charges for most emergency care essentials, it requires patients to receive in network coverage without additional charges. and it provides providers, i should say, are also required to give patients notice of who they should contact if they have concerns about their medical bills. adding a little clarity now to those bills that we get. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. the forty-niners taking a look back on the sea

also coming up, french president demanded while mccall makes his diplomatic push in mall scope. after talks with president putin, my call says the next few days will be decisive in efforts to avoid an escalation of ukraine crisis. plus the vaccine mandate imposed by presidential decree and enforced by the military. we visit one african country going further than most to stop cobit 19. and at the winter olympics, one of the big stars of the games, us born eileen, do claims gold for china in the sky. big air. we get the latest from our correspondent invasion ah, ah. hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. diplomatic efforts are intensifying on both sides of the atlantic to resolve the ukraine crisis in washington. u. s. president joe biden held talks with german chancellor of schultz biden. stress that germany is a reliable partner and that they will work together to try and find a diplomatic solution. meanwhile, french president to manuel mccall traveled to moscow for talk with russian president vladimir putin. macklin said the next few days would be decisive in effort

but tonight, jonathan mccall thank you, jonathan. and as the meeting is still happening right now, be sure to have the kron on app downloaded so you can know as soon as a decision is reached and of course, we will continue to monitor the meeting and bring you updates throughout the evening tonight. >> staff members at the california college of arts in san francisco are on strike as well. they allege that college administrators of violating federal labor laws. they're holding protests at this francisco campus on 8th street for most days this week, except tomorrow when they will pick it at the oakland campus on clifton street and broadway. union representatives say students and faculty will also hold sympathy strikes, rallies and picket lines will be held from 8 in the morning until 5 in the evening. turning now to our covid-19 coverage a week from today. you'll be able to take off your masks inside. that is as long as you are fully vaccinated. >> but the state isn't the only one with mask mandates and conditions are not the same in ea

kron four's jonathan mccall is monitoring that meeting. he'll have an update for us in our next half hour. >> in the south bay, san jose police have arrested a number of alleged offenders. they release details earlier today. kron 4 shells. clifford has more. >> well, here in the south bay, the san jose police department says that by pulling their resources, they have been able to arrest more than 2 dozen alleged offenders. the san jose police department says that between the first of the year and valentine's day, 35 suspects were taken into custody on outstanding warrants. all or san jose residents and their alleged crimes range from misdemeanor assault to felony counts of assault of a minor. >> and rape. some of the alleged crimes occurred as far back as 2016. investigators say they are looking for additional suspects. i do know that addition. >> to these 35 that we just arrested. there are still some outstanding out there that we believe have either fled the state or even fled the country because they know they wanted. you know, that pro

jonathan mccall is live in our newsroom with details on what's going on. jonathan pam. ken, some 400 jobs across the district currently on the lawn tonight with that move, some of the teachers that could be impacted have been with the district for more than 30 years. here's a look at the beating that is currently underway right now. the agenda item involving the teachers will come later in this meeting happening right now. public comments are happening. the board getting a chance to hear from the public about some of the issues and concerns that they have with regards to their performance right now. so earlier today as a few sd workers held a news conference to oppose the cuts that would be felt district-wide. these cuts come as part of the district's 125 million dollar budget deficit for the upcoming school year for the last few months since october kron four's been telling you more about the district's money woes because of declining enrollment but continuing to spend at high levels in december. the board passed a plan that not only called for millions of dollars in c

hold talks with russian president vladimir putin, that's after mediation by french president manuel mccall aimed at defusing tensions over ukraine. the kremlin says that while there are no concrete plans for a summit, a meeting between the leaders is feasible. the white house says the talks won't happen if russia invades ukraine. something moscow says it has no intention of doing. despite movement on the diplomatic front, russia and belarus, ah, continuing military drills that was supposed to end on sunday russia, extending military maneuvers to the united states. it's a sign that moscow is showing no interest in de, escalating the crisis. despite that french president emanuel mack cross raised hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough, he spoke to vladimir putin on sunday in 2 phone calls that lasted almost 3 hours. he said the russian president agreed on the need to favor a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis. and to do everything to achieve one that the u. s. is skeptical media, secretary of state antony blink and maintains that russia is on the verge of invading ukraine. his all logic,

the meeting comes after mccall sat down with russian president vladimir putin in moscow. on monday, michael said he believed there would be no further escalation in the conflict following that visit with putin. and let's go right to kiev, we have our correspond nick connelly standing by frost. following those talks for us today. hi, nick of tell us what has been happening, what you've been hearing, because we understand that mccoy has been talking about that visit with the flooding report. and yesterday, well, it quite, this is an extorting meeting. the 2 ladies spent more than 5 hours together. and there was a press conference in the grand m kremlin palace press, which is considerable different distance from the leaders because of co it restrictions. but this considerable confusion about what actually was agreed upon. there was signals coming from the french camp that behind closed doors, some kind of grand deal to at least reduce the risk an escalation, next few months had been cut. what exactly are the terms would be how that would play out, wasn't clear, and in social

our jonathan mccall will be with us. we'll have another update tonight on the kron. 4 news coming up at 10 o'clock. >> all right. now, too. >> other news and vicki, this is this is 21, some oakland unified school district students take it away. >> we just did this story. so there's no point in doing that. 21 is next. all right. alright staff at the california college of arts in san francisco. they are going on strike. they allege college administrators are violating federal labor laws. they're holding protests at the san francisco campus on 8 street for most days this week, except tomorrow they will pick it at the oakland campus on clifton street and broadway. union representatives say that students and faculty are going to hold sympathy strikes, rallies and picket lines will be held from 8 o'clock in the morning to 5 in the evening. >> some bay area counties are following the lead of the state announcing that they, too, will be lifting mask mandates for vaccinated. people a week from today. officials in and solano count

i would now like to recognize budget committee chairman glenn mccall, national committeeman from southcarolina and budget committee chairman for the purpose of giving the budget committee report. >> thank you madam chairwoman. i'd like to thank the budget committee members and if it's okay if they would please stand. budget committee members, because they have put in so much time . [applause] thank you very much. and if you ever have any questions about budget and wanting to know more about it, feel free tocontact them, myself, chief of staff, anyone . also we want to thank richard walters and our outgoing chief of staff and his direct reports which whave been very transparent with the budget committee when we are in dc in december building up the budget. >> .. >> who have -- [applause] done a tremendous job as you know. this week you've heard about the great success we had in fund raising, and it has,s it has really gotten us into a position where we'll be victorious this year. and you've heard about the great things with the community centers. if so, madam chairwoman, i would like --

they manuel mccall, the president from france, or rather trying to keep the diplomatic channels open. so i think every single telephone call, every single a meeting with president putin matters, but again, no doubt, if a joe biden and put in talk with each other, the most powerful military forces are sitting at one table or at least talking at the same time with each other definitely is in as pull reporting for us from washington. thank you so much. we appreciate it. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news around the world. hungarian prime minister, victor, or bon, has started campaigning for april elections aiming to win a 4th straight term and power, maybe speaking. it is parties congress in the past, or man warned an influx of refugees from ukraine should war break out there. he also hinted at the possibility of hungry leaving the european union. me and mars military government has begun releasing prisoners as part of an embassy to mark the country's union de, around $800.00 prisoners urge him to be, pardon me, and mar, has been in turmoil since last y

surrounding ukraine. russia continues to a mass troops along the border. french president manuel mccall visited his ukranian counterpart flawed of his lensky and kiev. on tuesday. he then joined the leaders of germany and poland in berlin to demonstrate what the 3 called united states to keep the peace in europe. let's listen to some of the main messages. like lines of our common goal is to prevent a war in europe, but deployment to russian troops on the border with ukraine is very worrying. and our assessment here is very much the same as is our position here. this does tend to mama, i believe that we have concrete, practical solutions that will allow us to move forward. we have had the opportunity to discuss this together. i've also had the opportunity to discuss this with president putin. as i have done with my european partners and several of our allies in brazil, it to my civil horn is a member of the german bonus hug for the conservative c s u and is the parliamentary group spokesperson for trans atlantic ties. welcome, my call says we have concrete, practical solutions that will

the announcement was made by the office of french president, a man or mccall who held a series of phone calls with leaders on both sides of the conflict. in an almost 2 hour long talk with vladimir putin. hong's office said that both had agreed on the need to favor a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis and to do everything to achieve one as spot that apparent breakthrough on the diplomatic front. russia and deliveries have decided to extend military drills that were supposed to wind on sunday. and in other developments, satellite imagery as emerge which purports to show new deployments of rash and equipment and troops near the border with ukraine. the images were released by max our technologies, a private u. s. company, which has been tracking the buildup of russian forces. and over analysts say the new activity appears to indicate an increased state of military readiness. the images i get to be however, independently verified that all makes for an even more uncertainty in easton ukraine where russian back separatists have re ignited a simmering conflict. on the lookout as shells

kron on's jonathan mccall has some new video in this investigation. >>tuesday afternoon, antioch police removed several large bag from this home on been tree way as part of a search warrant execution. the home is believed to belong to the ex-boyfriend of 24 year-old alexis game. it was also the last place she was reportedly seen. >>a statement was made by her ex-boyfriend that she was at his house until 09:00pm on wednesday night. and after that, she did not return home. yes, the police have questioned him a more than once and have taken his statement. we are not in contact with so we don't know any other information regarding the ex boyfriend among some of the items removed by investigators from that home on tuesday was a vacuum cleaner. >>investigators hope the items can provide answers on where they can find. gabe, who was last seen on wednesday, the very next day her car found abandoned with the keys. still inside of the ignition. the police are looking into. >>the person who dropped off her car. and they're looking into. digital and injury from s

the russian, a president and other leaders lawyer would of shorts of german chancellor or a manion mccall french president. keep for more diplomatic doors open, especially as our german chancellor will be traveling to rush on next tuesday. he w's washington bureau chief innes paul. thank you so very much for your reporting. we appreciate it. let's get a check. now, some of the other stories making news, the sour me in mars military government has begun releasing prisoners as part of an amnesty to martha countries. and union day, around $800.00 prisoners are due to be pardoned. myanmar has been in turmoil since last year's qu, with more than 1500 protesters killed during the military crackdown. and more than 12000 people arrested protesters blocking a key bridge between canada and the united states. over vaccination rules have defied a judge's order to leave. the protesters want the canadian government to scrap vaccine mandates for trunk drivers. the blockade has paralyzed a key north american trade route for days. convoys of french protesters have begin arriving in paris to spine to gover

the ship has been escorted to a french port president manuel mccall says he's convinced the war and ukraine will have tough lasting consequences for europeans dollars. if i can tell you one thing this morning, it is that this crisis will last, this wool will last and all the crises that come with it will have lost in consequences. and so we must prepare for this with great determination and great solidarity. we'll see boots saudi died. let's recap of the latest developments. ukraine's military says it repelled an assault by russian troops on an army based invest leave. about 40 kilometers, south of keith, the town mer says there were heavy casualties. russian news agency, inter fax reports that the russian forces have taken control of the ukrainian city of melbourne to port if confirmed, then this would be the 1st major city taken by the russians. street fighting is ongoing, with russian forces in the capital. keith, the city has been rocked with intense gunfire and explosions overnight. now, many of the people caught up in the invasion have fled to neighboring countries. tens of thousands

once the exercises end in a new diplomatic pushed france french president, her manuel mccall spoke at length with vladimir putin on sunday. in a statement microns office said both laid is agreed on the need to favor a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis and to do everything to achieve one. a call and person also reportedly agreed to work towards a cease fire in easton ukraine, where russian back separatists have re ignited a simmering conflict. on the lookout as shells fall on ukraine's eastern front government forces say they have been ordered to show restraint on the trust me right now, we don't respond to that file because we're all says shooting at us now at the command post commando unusable to live our commanders don't allow us to file and we are following orders even if there is a wish to respond. but if the vote of deutsch, because the enemy is waiting for us to shoot back the mortgage and the police, but if there is no political agreement, things will get resolved. with military power. ukraine's interior minister came under fire while visiting soldiers in the east. he w

they will work together to find a diplomatic solution to the ukraine stand on. french, president mccall makes his diplomatic push in moscow off the chalks, with president putin. my course as the next few days will be decisive in efforts to avoid an escalation of the ukraine crisis. dw visits a frontline town in ukraine where residents have witnessed ball before. i try to keep hopes of peace alive. ah, i'm will on sika a warm welcome to the program. president joe biden says the u. s. and germany are unlocked in dealing with any possible russian invasion of ukraine. german chancellor will have shots, as on his 1st visit to washington, since becoming chancellor in december. it comes, it made criticism that berlin has not fully supported the u. s. lead push against a russian military build up on the ukrainian border by them. stress that germany is a reliable partner and they will work together to try to find a diplomatic solution to the ukraine crisis. germany, united states, together of our allies and partners, are working closely together to pursue diplomatic resolutions of the situation.

john mccall. don't go anywhere, though. >> sports night life.your way in just a few moments. jason's right there. he's got a whole lot to talk about, including steph curry just wild and out in the land tonight, going off for 50 points in the all-star game and he was dreaming of big time. he was killed. don't go anywhere, folks. states. up next sports night live. >> what some might where they're going. the most points. >> there it is. happy all-star sunday. people. i say it every weekend. i really mean it. this is my favorite time of the week. welcome to another edition of sports night live on your host, jason dumas, us. what is it about the state of ohio that brings out the best of steph curry. he was born in akron, won 3 championships against cleveland. and tonight he put on one of the best all-star performances of all time. guess where in cleveland, let's head out to ohio for the all-star game. this is steph curry's 8 all-star game. there's. also andrew wiggins joined him wiggins first all-star game. got to love that for him. both started. and

and i'm jonathan mccall and i'm justine waldman. we brought you. this is breaking news. >> during kron, 4 news at 6 o'clock. when officers found 2 year-old jacob sardine sitting inside an suv just miles from where the suv was stolen this morning, which triggered that amber alert kron four's amanda hari spoke with members of jacob's family moments after they found out that he was safe. >> i actually had the pleasure of telling jacob's family that he was found here right here in the same parking lot. he was taken from hours earlier. >> i just want to see him get i just all be all be happy. all be better when i him, 2 year-old jacob jar jeans. grandmother was grateful to hear the news but still wanted him back in her arms. police say he was found when officers searched a car in a parking lot. >> about 4 miles away from the travel and where he was taken. he appears to be unharmed and healthy. but knowing anything is the worst feeling ever. >> and now that he's town, i just can't wait to see who will be able to hold him. but noticeably absent from the d

the ship has alleged links to the son of a former russian spy, chief president manuel mccall fears the war in ukraine will have lasting consequences for euro dollar. if i can tell you one thing this morning, it is that this crisis will last, this war will last and all the crises that come with it will have lasting consequences. and so we must prepare for this with great determination and great solidarity. was he booked solid id here in berlin? german chancellor. all of schultz is meeting poland prime minister and lithuanian president to discuss further sanctions on russia. western nations have already imposed a wide range of punitive measures. both the u. s. and the war directly targeting russian president vladimir putin and his foreign minister survey lateral. but poland wants you to go further with harsher sanctions against russia. and the world of sports is also reacting to the invasion formula. one is canceled, september's russian grand prix. the race has been a fixture of the calendar since a deal struck in 2011. sebastian metal said he would boycott event, even if it went ahead.

so there's a sense that this might be the same. eminent mccall spent over an hour on the phone with oven put you today talking about for the talks meeting between our foreign ministers, but no sense that this is really going to change the criminal thinking. in the short term, those russian troops, $30000.00 estimated to be in belarus. beyond the end of exercises that was scheduled for today is a real threat to ukraine is dollars and you can share a 1000 close to border. so a 1000 for the kilometers that ukraine has to prepare for potential russian intervention on spreading. there is also thinly, so something that is causing cause is will concern here, give and i, la, fighting in east in ukraine has also escalate that in recent days. what is the leads as you're hearing from best separatist areas where we've seen those images of civilians being evacuated by the pro russian separatist to russia? there is some debate as to how mass, how big that is and some traditions. this is more media and what kind of a game to try and create a sense of impending war rather than a genuinely kind of mass e

i'm justine waltman of jonathan mccall for nearly 2 hours today. oakland, community leaders were discussing ways to try to save nearly a dozen schools now set to close or even merge with others. kron four's amanda hari has more. >> councilmember loren taylor said that he wanted to be a part of this virtual town hall to have a conversation about the grief and trauma that comes the vote to close or merge nearly a dozen oakland schools anxious. >> this respected council member taylor started the meeting by inviting people to participate in this word cloud to express how they're feeling about the school board's vote. >> to eliminate nearly a dozen schools, words like frustrated and racist. stick out to make these decisions is just criminal. a few members of the community weighed in about the decision. many saying that the vote felt sudden the former school board director jim, okay, hinton disagree. i want to challenge for other people that have said it came out of nowhere. that is not true. >> that is not true. we have been dealing with a structural de

i'm jonathan mccall. i'm justine waldman. enjoy the weekend. we'll see you back here next weekend in primetime and sports night live with jason and kate is up next. care coalition, it's so good to see you all! alright! let's brainstorm. any ideas for new members? i'd like to nominate alaska airlines. this neck pillow i'm dating says great things! a caring airline?! wait, those exist?! it says here they were the first airline to switch from plastic bottles to boxed water. they also hire a lot of people from caring professions. i'm seeing former teachers and nurses. it's settled! alaska airlines is officially in the running! round of applause! welcome to another edition of sports night live. i'm jason dumas, us this is kate room. kate, relatively slow sports day. >> yeah, jason, i'm just going to say it. the warriors should not get to have the night off on the first sunday. the forty-niners don't play. it's just not fair and that we were just put it our thumbs in the newsroom. but the nfl is a 24 hour-a-day news cycle. there's always something th

i'm pam moore and jonathan mccall. ken wayne has the night off. >> we start tonight with thousands of folks flocking to oakland to celebrate the life of bay area legend john, that the nfl great and legendary raiders coach passed away in december and tonight, fans from all around made their way to the memorial dubbed one more night in oakland need to longtime fans of the raiders coach say they loved mat for not just being a great coach, a broadcaster and personality, but overall, a great person. you can see the lines. they're all of this history had folks lining up before tonight's celebration. >> some of them sharing their memories with kron 4 about why it was important for them to be there tonight. >> for me to be able to come and just say, say goodbye to somebody that meant so much to us is raider fans and football fans. it just means a lot to be able to say milo have my little special moment and say goodbye because he's given us so much id law for nfl. i mean the broadcasting boom it is like it is. >> right that guy

i'm jonathan mccall. the party definitely on tonight in socal. the suspenseful game coming to an end. >> with a fourth-down stop by the rams to win it all. kron 4 has live team coverage tonight on the big game. kron four's the mid to harry is in the city talking to fans and our sports director jason dumas is here with us in the studio to give us more details on how the game was won. and jason, the rams won in their home. the 5 billion dollars. so fi stadium. >> yes, super bowl sunday would have hit much different if the niners were playing today. a lot of people haven't gotten over that. heartbreaker to the rams a couple weeks ago. but guess what, folks, life goes on and there was a game tonight and it was a really good one. let's go down the so fi stadium in southern california. and that is a beautiful stadium. look at it. super bowl. 56. i wish i was down there and the sleds. they were out. you got jay z right here. matt damon. a look at lebron james. he just lost to the warriors last night. ben and jennifer lopez, emmitt smith. a lot of money

i'm justine waldman of jonathan mccall. today we learned the man killed in that shooting on i-880, jean ransom, a bay area hoops legend. >> and start at cal berkeley tonight, a longtime friend of ransom now speaking out about that details in the investigation. >> todd walker, new gene ransom since the 2 were in elementary school and says it breaks his heart to learn through those closest to jean that his good friend and cal athletics hall of famer was the man shot to death on interstate 8.80 friday night. >> the man who's basketball stardom continued from berkeley high school to cal berkeley in the 70's. it that the freshman is 7 more years to have was at the door. >> you know, we felt like celebrities because we want the we walk being with the california highway patrol is leading the investigation. >> at 5.15, in the evening, the chp says a man crashed into a guardrail after being shot and killed on the freeway north of oak street in oakland. >> the chp has not released a motive. walker says there was no reason for anyone

>>i was jonathan mccall reporting for us. in the south bay. students spoke out in support of the decisions coming out of oakland about 50 students came out with sins to bring awareness to funding differences. >>between their school and oakland unified school district. the students say that there is about a $2000 differential per pupil between what los altos elementary students receive compared to oakland unified school district and in high school, the gap is even greater about an $8,000. difference. students say that they want the governor to step in and help and their teacher said that they we're glad to see the students take a stand for something they felt so strongly about. >>started my senior level civics classes. we were talking about the news on monday this monday. we heard the news, of course, was going on in oakland. and people are really upset me as a teacher use me inspires me because these are these are young folks. it did. they walk out like a day. this is not a school sanctioned event. and they did it out of their own conscience.

i'm jonathan mccall. thank so much for joining us. justine has the night off today. the white house said that president joe biden has agreed in principle to meet with president vladimir putin on the condition that food and does not move forward with the planned invasion of ukraine. the move comes after new u.s. intelligence claims that russia has now ordered final preparations for an invasion of ukraine today. russia also reversing an earlier decision to pull 10's of thousands of troops from ukraine's northern border. vice president kamala harris, along with nato leaders continue to hold out for diplomatic solutions. president biden has made very clear that he's to to meet president putin at any time in any format. if that can help prevent a war. but we're prepared either way. and we're prepared with. >> responsible have massive consequences for russia. >> with more than 150,000 russian troops already stationed along the ukrainian border. president joe biden says that he is convinced that president putin has already made the decision to strike. meanwhile, today, the

but critics are saying this is just a way to avoid having to build affordable jonathan mccall. we first told you about this story tonight on kron. 4 news at 6. >> happening right now, a special meeting is underway in the town of woodside after attorney general rob bonta fired back at town leaders over the decision. kron four's gayle ong picks up the story. >> there's no basis in law or in fact for that and it's hard to come to any other conclusion. besides that, it's a deliberate in transparent attempt to avoid complying with sb 9 state attorneys general robert bonta speaking out on the town of woodside memo regarding mountain lions and senate bill 9. >> a new state housing law that allows for duplex development on single-family lots back in january. the town's planner announce woodside was exempt from sb 9 because it's mountain lion population. on sunday, the attorneys general sent a letter to the town warning their efforts is against the law. we hope that the input we provided today are. >> views of sb 9 and how it applies to. >> the actions that woodside is taken in recent w

many of those companies have workers in that country comforts jonathan mccall learned how one company is helping its workers. who as of tonight are in a country at war. >> very concerned. we're all very concerned. this is a terrible situation has escalated quite rapidly. and the critic is the founder of san francisco based just answer dot com for him. the conflict between russia and ukraine. it's personal 260 of his workers currently live in ukraine. >> we've got 5 threat level. plan def con 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 tech thing it right now at the level of threat level we are we're moving people actively from the east to the west and he's not a law. he says that other silicon valley tech companies also have a large presence in ukraine. >> which he says if an invasion happens would have worldwide implications. >> most companies, you know, of have people in ukraine, google's top people in ukraine and i saw scott people in ukraine. oracle's got people in effect. lots of all companies are most of the big companies who in many small companies to 2, this is going to a lot of that. disney says that jobs

i'm jonathan mccall. announcement that change came after the attorney general rob bonta earlier today said that he would pursue legal action against the town. >> if they move forward with that plan, he came out publicly to say that this was just an attempt by the town to bang, sp 9, which does require affordable housing to be built after that move, the council held a closed door special meeting this evening and change their minds. this is a story we've been following for you since kron. 4 news at 6. we'll bring you updates as more developments become available. >> it was about things like that. >> now to a story you'll only see on kron 4. it was caught on camera in a san jose restaurant owner says he's now cleaning up after he says thieves broke into his restaurant and say it's not the first time that this has happened at that store saying that the entire incident, it's just left them shaken and feeling unsafe in their community for the minute here and getting a chance to talk with the owner about exactly

this thing has been going jonathan mccall has been monitoring all the details. be live with an update coming up shortly. we're not sure he may still be involved in that meeting. so we'll have to get back to him. but meantime, district wants to close some 6 schools next school year to more in the 2023. 24 school year merge for schools over the next 2 years and then eliminate grade levels at 2 schools like other

i'm jonathan mccall and i'm justine waldman. today city leaders held a nearly 2 hour virtual town hall to discuss the decision. >> kron four's amanda hari listened in on this meeting to try and save oakland schools. >> greece and trauma. >> those are the 2 words council member lauren taylor used to describe his feelings after the oakland unified school board of directors voted to close or merge nearly a dozen oakland schools and many people echoed that sentiment. >> to enroll in a school that's possibly closing 11 schools set to be merged or closed after a vote by the oakland unified school district board of directors recount. colbert is principal at one of those schools, parker elementary devastating. >> for us, for our community, for our students, she says the students at her school are excelling. students are learning to read that parker. >> we have a thriving early literacy program properties to stay. she says they lose students all the time because of the safety of the neighborhood. >> and because there's always the potenti

scott for jonathan mccall sat through all 8 hours of that meeting last night. he is here with the latest. good evening, john. it. thank you, grant. good evening. the school board meeting in oakland meeting again tonight. but the fight to keep the schools open. >> far from over. education leaders now calling for a possible teacher strikes lawsuits. now in the process of being filed as well. others are calling for more funding for the state. but those who are in favor of closing the schools say that this is so much more than dollars and cents on the left side of your screen are the schools that will close and merge at the end of the current school year. they are community day school and parker elementary rise community school will now merge with highland. also 6th through 8th grades will be cut from 2 schools on the right side of your screen are the 5 schools that are now set to close at the end of next school year. the move coming after 8 hours of debate and public comment. in fact, so many people wanted the opportunity to talk. some 200 people were still waitin

i'm jonathan mccall. tonight, russian president vladimir putin l ramping up tensions by putting his nuclear forces on high alert. >> tonight we've also learned that the white house says that the country of belarus, which sits directly north of ukraine, is now expected to join russia in its fight. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskiy has agreed to talk with moscow as putin's troops and tanks drive deeper into the country. closing in around the capital of kyiv and russian forces have also taken over a city along the sea coast that has a population of 100,000 people. battles have also been breaking out in ukraine's second-largest city car cats as well as to other cities in the south of ukraine. amid the mounting tensions, the united states and it out and its allies. >> have promised tightening sanctions to deliver weapons to ukraine. this includes stinger missiles that are able to shoot down helicopters and other aircraft. meanwhile, the death toll from the sun vision continuing to climb in ukraine. >> go

but as kron four's, jonathan mccall reports it would also make sports betting legal in california. >> this november, california voters are set to decide on the future of at least one proposition that would make sports betting legal in the golden state. currently supporters of 3 other sports betting proposals are still working to get their initiatives on the ballot. if california does cash in on the sports betting craze, it could bring hundreds of millions of dollars flowing into the states bank accounts. but gamblers may not be the only winners from the deal if passed taxes on some of the bets would be used to help solve the state's homeless crisis. >> but it would be an assistant sunday night. you know, it's i don't know exactly how much money it's going bring in protest a 300 million. and if that's the case, you know, rough estimate you could probably has about 1000 people with that with an estimated 30,000 people living on the streets in the bay area alone. >> jennifer friedenbach with the coalition on homelessness in san francisco. >> says the money combined with other federal and

jonathan mccall kron, 4 thank you, jonathan students demonstrating in solidarity in the south bay. some students spoke out today upset with the decisions coming out of oakland that they're trying to shine a spotlight on inequity kron. four's theresa stasi was there and she has this report. >> about 50 students from los altos high school came out here to raise awareness about the difference in funding between what they face in oakland. what goes on here? check this out. they tell me that the differential is about $2000. when you look at the funding per pupil for oakland unified school district versus. >> what elementary school students get and the los altos unified school district can when you look at what goes on the high school, the gap is even greater about an $8,000 difference. the students say that they want action. they want the governor to step in and help. they say that the recent issue of closing schools in oakland is prompting them to speak up. the students are here with their social studies teacher who spoke with kron 4. listen. it. >> started my senior level civics class

i'm jonathan mccall in tonight for ken wayne.a sogomonian is in the newsroom watching the results as they come what's the latest? well, we're still waiting. good evening, pam. and jonathan, people in some parts of san francisco. >> voted today on a new state legislative assembly member in that special election. >> so let's start with the 4 candidates who are vying to fill that seat left vacant by david chiu. the top contenders to replace democrat david chiu, our current san francisco board of supervisor matt haney and former supervisor david campos, alyssa drug abuse, homelessness and a lack of an affordable housing continue to dog assembly district 17 which covers the eastern part of san francisco near scientists a mood who said he has experience in both public and private sectors is on the ballot, too, along with selby, a business owner neighborhood and public transportation activist. now to the school board recall voters considered whether to oust president gabriela lopez commissioner alison collins and vice president alega cr

i'm jonathan mccall. ken wayne enjoying the night off. >> the nfl. great and legendary raiders coach passed away in december. the memorial dubbed one more night in oakland is taking place tonight over at the coliseum. kron four's dan thorn talked with some of madden's fans who were there tonight. fans lining up to pay their respects to nfl. great. john mad for raiders fans who are still in oakland. this was one last chance to say goodbye at the coliseum. >> even if you weren't a football fan somehow you knew john mann was madden with his deep bay area. roots was a local hero. his super bowl win with the raiders in the 1970's lives on in the memories of so many. he was just >> beautiful. it was a big giant in his heart was just as big. and we love >> the legendary coach had an even bigger career as a broadcaster, his style and charisma captivated generations of audiences and a video game bearing his name only made him even larger than life man, the broadcast movement and lows and the first person there put lines on the board member, right? what a pers

i'm jonathan mccall in tonight for ken wayne. tonight, millions of californians who are fully vaccinated. >> are no longer required to wear a mask in some certain setting. the move comes as state leaders say covid cases and hospitalizations are trending downward after the omicron surge. people who are not fully vaccinated against covid will still need to wear masks indoors. but that's on the honor system. here's a list of the bay area counties that are falling in line with the state guidance for moving the indoor mask requirement for vaccinated people. the only exception is santa clara county, but there are still some places where masks will be required. even if you are vaccinated or not, you'll still have to mask-up on public transportation, including planes, ferries, trains, buses and ride shares masks will also still be required at emergency shelters along with cooling and heating centers. also, including homeless shelters. >> that extends to health care facilities along with jails and prisons. mass, though, will still be requ

i'm jonathan mccall. lawyers for daniel luna. the oakland man attacked after the nfc championship game this week. >> now say that he is in a coma and his injuries remain critical. tonight, his lawyers tell kron four's amanda hari they know need help from other folks who are also at that game. >> has family lawyer says they're asking any witnesses of the incident that happened at so-fi stadium to come for work. they say that witnesses could have a different perspective on exactly what happened, that there's going to be a long road for daniel, the family of a man injured in the parking lot of so fi stadium during the nfc championship game. >> release an update on his condition saying, quote, our loved one. daniel luna remains in a coma in intensive care after the violent attack. we pray for him. has a long and challenging road ahead of him. >> and that's really where the focus is right now. the family's lawyer, jonathan davis says luna had a crane yak to me to relieve internal pressure on his brain. the inglewood mayor explained ho

i'm jonathan mccall and i'm justine waltman.ssian invasion of ukraine drew a large crowd to san francisco's embarcadero where protesters gathered. >> to denounce the deadly force.

i'm jonathan mccall in tonight for 10 way.ifted its mandate. >> and here in the bay area, all but one county has followed suit. kron 4 has complete team coverage tonight. we would start in the north bay where kron four's gayle ongke