i'm michael thomas started. james, we'll send it back to thanks a lot, michael. >> 604 is the time and happening today. we also have health care workers out of seton medical center in daly city, preparing for a two-day strike the unions demanding better patient care. kron four's will tran is live in daly city ahead of the strike with the info. hi will. they broke off the contract negotiations and said it being at the bargaining table. they will be at the picket lines right behind me in 90 minutes from now. this is a two-day strike. >> if you have an appointment was seton medical center and don't worry about it. they have brought in replacement nurses, but it's not your normal nurses. and there's a lot of scrambling. my suggestion having covered stories like this before call. and just in case it could be a lot of scrambling going on. but they do have the service is ready to go for you. take a look at your screen. this is what seton medical center told us in the overnight hours. they're very disappointed, james, in

i'm michael thomas will send it back to 2. sure isn't. as handy is on the way to after. thank you, michael. well, channel 4 is the time and also happening right now. we have health care workers out of seton medical center in daly city. they've just started a two-day strike and they want to get the attention on what their demands are. let's go to kron. four's will tran live in daly city. >> where that strike is taking place. good morning. well. >> they have their bosses attention because their bosses, they have rescheduled a lot of appointments, state medical center's over my right shoulder over my left shoulder, the employees who should be inside, but they're not going to go back at least for the next today's because they are street level, but they want to send a message all the way to the top, a seat medical center to the administrators. they are looking for a pay raise and better health benefits. the irony is they work at a health care facility, but they say the health care benefits could be a lot better. so what's going to happen is if you are a patient at this locatio

i'm michael thomas.ing up, they police need your help in finding a man who's been exposing man who's been exposing this van just hit me out of . i thought i was dead. after the accident, i was in a lot of pain and i decided that i needed to. i called jacoby & meyers they had their own dream team. they took care of me like a . i would recommend you call jacoby & meyers they really went to bat for me. >> its 9.29, and we're checking out the weather for you on a thursday morning. this is a sittin on the watch in the which to royalties. it was say you only i don't even know what that seeing you got nice outside of the way out to the ocean. >> if you are heading out to the golden gate park today, what you're encountering really nice for you right here. got no fog. just some low clouds overhead and a lot of sunshine on the way later on today. we're going to be looking at a gorgeous rest of the day and most importantly, a dry rest of the day looking outside and future cast. we do have a few showers that will dr

. >> because of crime kron four's michael thomas is in the newsroom with the details. michael? yeah, good morning, everyone. that's right. it is the first location to ever close. and corporate officials say it actually brought in tons of business sits right next to oakland airport. as we know many times people want to land here in cali and get that kelly based burger. >> but that's no longer an option because of oakland's crime rate, at least in that area. now, the chain's corporate office says this was a tough decision and came as it continue to deal with constant car break-ins, property damaged in armed robberies along oakland's parents pay can burger excuse me corridor adding that the issues created unsafe work environments for both customers and employees. yesterday was the last day a double double was made right there in the city of oakland. and we heard from one former employee who says it feels like it's just another big loss for the town. >> is a great play here especially when i was here, the warriors was still hear. the latest was still here. everybody would come here

i'm michael thomas started. james, we'll send it back to you. thank you, michael. >> time now is 8.32. and another big story that we're following for you this morning. the fact that oakland finally has a new police chief after it was a position was vacant for more than a year earlier. remember, mayor sheng thao the last police chief and now she's just appointed the new top cop. >> our getting to know him a little bit. yeah. floyd mitchell is his name. we don't know much. however, we have kron four's dan kerman with a look at his history. >> one that he brings to the bay area. >> for some oaklanders, it was last month's police commission candidates forum when they first got a look at oaklands new police chief floyd mitchell. i believe it's going to be a very challenging. >> opportunity for a police chief to come in and work with not only the members inside the department community members and multiple governing authorities to work to move the the oakland police department forward. >> mitchell began his career with the kansas city, missouri police

i'm michael thomas will send it back to you live in the studio. 6.35. >> a man who shot an unarmed college student 2 years ago has been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon. mark waters confronted the student with a gun in front of his san jose airbnb rental in october of 2022, the victim ran away but water shot him in the leg of the victim was treated for injuries and survive. walters testified the gun went off accidentally but he was convicted now faces 22 years in prison 6.35. other news, james. yeah, police department officer now is recovering after a theft suspect rammed into his car. you can see the photo here. >> the crash happened last week after the officer responded to a retail theft call out of the gateway plaza. police department says both the officer and the suspect had to go to the hospital. neither suffered life-threatening injuries. the suspect was later arrested after receiving a medical clearance. in the north bay. a man has been arrested after police say he pepper sprayed someone who is preparing to celebrate ramadan. all ha

kron four's michael thomas in the newsroom with more on that. ood morning, everyone. paul joseph will serve as a new san jose interim police chief. he's currently second in command at the serving as interim. this out of the ordinary and he set to take over starting next week. now, assistant police chief karl joseph has spent the last 30 years with the san jose police chief. he joined back in 1994 after serving 2 and a half years over in san mateo now 2021. he was appointed assistant police chief and he has supported current police chief anthony mata for a few years now. both men have pushed for more transparency and community engagement in the department in san jose. mayor matt mahan says joseph is very capable of this position. take a listen to what he had to say when we spoke with him. >> someone with interim chief shows u.s. history and experience and help provide stability and continuity being chief mata as assistant chief for the last 3 years has. so we put him in the position to build off of that consistency. then the search just it takes t

michael thomas was there in santa rosa. >> jump the line.aste. >> it's a 20th anniversary of pliny. the younger here at russian river brewery. and take a look at what downtown santa rosa looks like. hundreds of people gathering just to get a taste. pliny. the younger is a triple ipa and he's not to be confused with plenty. the elder the younger is simply higher in alcohol and has tons of hops. it usually finishes at about 10.0. 25 alcohol per cent and is pretty dry for the amount of mult used. this is the 20th anniversary was first crafted back in winter of 2005 for a seasonal brew and was intended to build on the plane. elder recipe every year it brings out hundreds, even thousands to the locations, all looking to get their hands on this the beer. it's always really good. >> the flavor on the beers, every year's different. it's just amazing beer and the crowd that shows up here. it's a proud every year. >> this year, it's available for 2 weeks from today. march 22nd until thursday, april 4th and the owner says own if you'd have asked us eve

i'm michael thomas will send it back to to live in the studio. right, michael, thanks for breaking it down it. 31 is the time right now. and walnut creek city council is getting more hate speech. somebody showed up and started spewing anti-semitic comments yet. so now the public to live in that area, they say. >> they're fighting back a kron four's amanda hari has that story. unfortunately, this is the second time in 2 weeks that someone is use public comment. >> to make anti semitic remarks, wilke says the 2 people have something in common. neither of them live here in walnut creek. he does not represent our values >> and he is not welcome here. another disturbing incident at the walnut creek city council meeting. this man took to the podium tuesday night to spread hateful comments directed at the jewish community. >> and jewish councilmember kevin wilk whites are blamed for nearly all of society's problems because a disproportionate power. >> well, control the media information, federel reserve in money. so they are the ones with disproportionat

michael thomas will send it back to live in the studio. all right, michael, thank you for that update. there. >> that london breed has lost the latest fight over housing. the board of supervisors. the override veto of a controversial piece of housing legislation. members will tran lives there says go with the details of breakdown on that morning. will. >> so what this means is san francisco can still look to build housing. it just can't build housing in certain neighborhoods after mayor breed her veto was overrode by the san francisco supervisors by a vote of 8 to 3 mayor breed. she says san francisco needs thousands of housing units from now until 2031. and she hopes to build. but right now it's not going to happen because aaron peskin supervisor aaron peskin, he introduced the measure earlier this year. that would limit how big some of the housing developments, what happened, especially in certain historic neighborhoods like the northeast waterfront and jackson area. mayor breed. she veto that. that meant that unless or veto was overrode,

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i'm michael thomas will send it back to you live in the studio. thank you, michael. 7.34 and a man who shot an unarmed college student 2 years ago is now convicted. >> of assault with a deadly weapon. mark waters confronted the student with a gun in front of his san jose airbnb rental in october of 2022. >> and the victim ran away but water shot him in the leg. the victim was treated for injuries and survived. walters said the gun went off accidentally but he was convicted and now he faces 22 years in prison. >> overlay of police officers recovering this morning after suspect rammed into his patrol car. look at that photo. this happened last week as the officer was investigating a retail theft at the gateway plaza. both the officer and the suspect went to the hospital where they were treated and released. the suspect has since been arrested. in the north bay. a man has been arrested after police say he pepper sprayed someone who is prepared to celebrate ramadan. the assault happened at the islamic center of north marin in novato on monday. the vict

statistics go down, we'll continue to keep you updated live this morning in downtown oakland, michael thomas to you. all right, michael, thank you for that breakdown for us. >> talk store in oakland. they are suspected of selling cannabis and tobacco products to minors. so they released some of their items that were being sold, including psychedelic mushrooms, marijuana, a variety of thc products and firearms. police say the store they also did not have valid license to sell these items in the first place. did not name the business always and is located on that car. the boulevard just north 35th. did not say whether or not the story was shut down. and this bus comes after police found these items from a smoke shop last month on your screen. it's in the city's seminary neighborhood. it includes a large amount of cannabis crystal meth and flavored tobacco products. they say nobody was arrested. data shows the number one cause of death for children in california is being hit by a car now, bay area lawmaker would like to make that less likely to happen, especially around schools. well, assemblym

still to come in your forecast, kron four's michael thomas is standing by right now with a look at our roads. michael, what's it like out >> thanks, john. well, things seem to be running smoothly. taking a live look at the bay bridge. you can see only 7 minute commute right aides to fremont taking a look at san mateo bridge. you can see also good 80 to 101 of 14 minute commute. not too bad. we don't see any major delays. richmond to sandra bell tolls 101 to 101. only an 8 minute commute and that golden gate bridge you can see right here, top 37 to tolls in 19 minutes and over. look at the traffic tracker for you can see lots of green this morning. coming up. when i come back, we'll talk a little bit more about those commuting in from the east bay. talk a little bit about that traffic we may see in the south bay right now. send it back to you. >> have lived in higher rate entire bridge arbor. i've i've whole lot traffic from coming through the bridge. again, the entire bridges fall into the harbor. >> breaking overnight, a major bridge in baltimore collapses after a container ship crash

i'm michael thomas rain will send it back to you. all right. r breaking it all down for us. michael. well, all city leaders are increasing police patrols white along the city's same burger corridor. that's a main route to and from the oakland airport. but it's also become really spot for robberies, car thefts or sing a lot of restaurants close their doors altogether. city officials are now pledging at foot patrols installed security cameras. it's been 2 million dollars at safety, ambassadors and private security. there. >> this is a key gateway to oakland and it's a vital element to our city's economic engine. we still have a lot of work in front of us and we will continue to do more. this is just the beginning. >> california highway patrol, which is occasionally deployed. officers in oakland to assist opd says they will continue to make them available as needed. well, the oakland city council will also vote on a new proposal to help clear than cars off the streets. councilmember rebecca kaplan says the city's abandoned cars and only clutter str

i'm michael thomas. coming up, we'll give you details about a bill that's heading to the state senate that may change the way drug testing is done when it comes to charging and ar business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning. it's the go-tos that keep us going. the places we cheer. trust. hang out. and check in. they all choose the advanced network solutions and round the clock partnership from than anyone.ness.rings powering possibilities. >> joining right now, we're checking out the weather and it sure is nice out play. nope. and looks like we're going to be keeping it nice for quite a little while. if we can wind, we wouldn't. we're not yet. can't think of out. no, it's definitely a forecast. the is just picture perfect. i guess the one thing that maybe is the catch will be the winds tonight into tomorrow. and that's something that you're going to hear outside your house, especially tomorrow that wind whipping through

michael thomas, i'll send it back to you. the door opens up at 10, 30, but if you're getting here now, i think i'm probably just a little bit too late, ok? but wait, you or they're legit very early. like with the line. yeah. so you're allowed to get. what can you? because we want to know how many three-pack >> so you're only allowed a 3 pack like i don't even open a lot to show that are going in trouble. ok? so one? that's it, ok? that's when you kind of are straight. all you can get likely you the people. can get more of those question. going to ask national know how many can people buy like the max you can buy. each can buy 1, 3, bottles. but you have to go through the whole experience. yeah. you can't just walk into the gift shop. >> this is our way of metering the beer to ensure that we have bottles available for all 14 days. there you go. see, and i don't even know if i was allowed to give out that quick little look at the beer. so don't kick me. i want to take that pizza. but tara and send it how i guess really get the

let's find out more proper to michael thomas in the newsroom with more. hey, michael. hey, good morning, everyone. that's right. lots of rumors that rfk junior is said to name california tech attorney and philanthropists, nicole shanahan as his running mate. >> one of the biggest clues is that she grew up in oakland where this announcement is set to happen later this morning. now shanahan is the ex-wife of google, co-founder, britain, and she's got deep pockets and powerful connections. and last month she showcase that by helping pay for kennedy's 4 million dollar super bowl at we did speak with rfk junior ahead of today's announcement. he wouldn't really confirm anything as to who a running mate would actually be. but he says it's a short list and described it as colorful. take a listen. >> i wanted somebody with open mind, somebody who will listen to americans. listen to he route irish now. and has the capacity be persuaded that doesn't get locked into orthodoxies. and, you know, i have that as a vice president. >> he goes on to say that he things the fact that poten

i'm michael thomas filling in for stefanie land. this half hour's headlines, let's go ahead and check in with dave spahr in the weather center. good morning day. well, good morning, michael. good morning, everybody. and some of the cloud cover starting to clearly step in the north bay in the parts of san francisco. we can see. >> still, though, quite socked in a lot of cloud cover to start things off. >> down south that will improve. and later on, we expect the flare up of a few isolated showers. but the up to the east bay, there you have it now. this is on the radar picture, but it gives the general tale the story we're talking about. you see the collection of cloud kind of socked in for a lot of the bay except up north. we're starting open up those skies sfo, only a minor delay due to consumption structure here. looks like a good picture as well. so the breakdown here note some of that cloud cover breaking way to have some variable clouds into the afternoon. nice warm up happening inland in the mid 60's are going to build on that

michael thomas kron 4 news. okay. thanks a lot. michael. >> 906, is the former san francisco state title 9 administrator who was in charge of investigating discrimination claims on campus is now suing the university. yes, she says that they swept multiple claims of discrimination under the rug. kron four's to investigate. we're asking her name is heather burr lays and she's filed a lawsuit against san francisco state university. she said ultimately what happened was last year. there was a professor on campus that without any notice started showing some of the students in the classroom, a drawing of the prophet mohammed to muslims and many in that community. just a drawing of muhammad can be viewed as offensive. she alerted the school and she's claims that the university president, well as the vice chancellor, told her that the professor was protected by academic freedom and to alter investigation. she said after that, she was placed on administrative leave and ultimately fired. she also mentions in her lawsuit that when she started

i'm michael thomas will send it back to you to live in the studio. right, michael, thanks for breakdown there. it's 9 only right now. and police in daly city are looking for a man who tried to rob a grocery store employee who was just arriving to work. it was. >> tuesday morning around 02:00am and the workers was going into the lucky's on mission street when a man with a gun approached and demanded his wallet, he started banging on the doors to try to get into the store. the man ended up shooting him in the foot and taking off in a silver toyota avalon and the north bay, a sonoma man was arrested for an armed robbery of a convenience store. joseph with big is accused of going into the glen ellyn convenience store arnold drive around 11 o'clock tuesday night and demanding money. and then when the clerk refused showing the clerk a gun and then taking some cash route from the register and driving off the south bay. people living in east san jose are soon to be able to take flight route to the not be as bart station. fda board unanimously approved the ext

we'll keep you updated my this morning in san francisco and michael thomas. send it back to you to live in the studio. thanks, michael. >> it is a kaiser oakland nurse says that her car was stolen right in front of her. yeah, it happened while she was leaving work on friday to get cargo home. golfers amanda hari has more. >> city of oakland county like literally there was nothing to protect me or my car. that mullet. a scary moment for taylor bagby as she left work friday night. bagby is a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit at kaiser oakland. she parts of the garage near broadway and macarthur freeway. >> because of safety issues in the area, she usually starts for 2021. chevrolet camaro from afar so she can quickly get in and leave, but it wouldn't start when she could finally see your car. she was shocked or there's a security guard behind my car. and there's a guy in my car and there's glass all on the ground. >> so i realize that he was still in my car guy inside the car. he's like this little laptop and he starts it. and i kind of like step in fro

michael thomas is in the newsroom with the details on that morning. ael. >> hi, good morning, everyone. senator scott wiener says the passing of this bill will make law enforcement across california used more accurate drug testing. adding that right now every year color, metra, drug testing causes about 4100 people statewide to be wrongfully arrested and charged. now, if senate bill 9, 1, 2, in the state senate public safety committee just passed with a vote from 4 to one requiring law enforcement to use more accurate and objective drug testing, essentially stopping agencies from making arrests or filing charges on the basis of these color based drug test, which are also known as colorimetric drug testing. right now, some areas still use these tests to assess whether a substance contained illegal drugs. but officials say many agencies across the state have already abandoned these test due to them being inaccurate. the bill does not ban the use of these tests completely, but it does prevent officers and prosecutors from using them as the basis of arrest

michael thomas is live in oakland to see what they're doing. michael. hey, good morning, everyone. >> well, this 10 million dollar private initiative for public safety essentially is being put in place because those 4 major companies say their employees really have been the victim of crimes, whether they're heading to get lunch or even just to and from the office. the for larger employers that are splitting this hefty 10 million dollar bill include blue shield of california. clorox kaiser permanente in pg and e. >> earlier this year, crime force the companies to hire private security guards to escort employees to and from bart stations parking garages and nearby businesses. campaign manager randy in downtown oakland says having more security is myself, i i more you know. >> waiting see some hundreds of people crime statistics show robberies are up. 34 1% from last year with majority happening at gunpoint. >> the new plans will adding complement existing efforts from both mayor sheng thao and oakland police. remi tales. me. those efforts have been notice

and michael thomas will send it back to you live in the studio. thank you, michael. >> all right. let's turn our attention to the east bay where the chp has just released dashcam footage now of a freeway shooting on a tin ear to 38. souesy afternoon, a video here and show you what we're talking about, that gray car that you see in the distance again here it is closer up. watch. they're going to roll down the driver side window point a gun out and then take couple shots at the car that's recording this video. now, luckily the driver was unhurt, but you can see damage here. a bullet hole in the side panel, the car a window shattered. luckily they were able to use that video to find and arrest the suspect yesterday. that person now faces multiple felony charges. san jose police have arrested a former starbucks employee accusing him of putting a camera in the bathroom. rob nesbitt has the story. >> it's a disturbing case. san jose police say the camera was installed in the bathroom of the starbucks behind me back in january, the youngest victim caught on camera was just 4 years old. e

michael thomas is in the newsroom with the latest on this. michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. alameda county officials tell kron four's dan kerman that today's meeting could actually lead to 3 more years of the a's. staying in oakland or at least until the team's new stadium is built in las vegas and the sale of the coliseum. what's still up in the air? the meeting is set to happen at 10, 30 this morning and will include oakland. mayor sheng tells chief of staff councilmember rebecca kaplan and alameda county supervisor david huber. of course, the oakland a's officials and the last meeting regarding the team's lease and the sale of the coliseum is said to have went well right now the team is considering signing a three-year lease extension. however, the city of oakland is suggesting that in return for that three-year lease extension, the team leave behind its branding and logos when it actually does leave. it also wants the team to play an active role with the mlb, bringing an expansion team to the city when it comes to the sale of the coliseum. well, alameda county officials

michael thomas live in san francisco. his is such a sad story. >> tragic and heartbreaking story to say the least according to officials, they say that 3 people out of that for passed away over the weekend and that 4th is actually a baby that still in critical condition this morning. the scene is right behind me. it's hard to see because it's so dark, but lots francisco's west portal neighborhood on lois street. officials say that the driver of an suv slammed into a muni bus shelter while driving eastbound lowell street that 2 people did die at the scene while a 3rd died in the hospital on sunday. neighbors tell us it was a family of 4 that here at that scene that passed away. both the mother and father and child were killed while the infant remains in critical condition this morning at the hospital. police say the driver of that suv was also injured and that the accident is still under investigation, adding that they do not believe traffic engineering with a factor. we spoke with a sustainable transportation advocate who

crawford's michael thomas has more live in san francisco. michael, good morning. >> hi, good morning, everyone. essentially, yes, this program, what how those unhoused people, you know, get back to their hometown instead of struggling here on the streets of san francisco. but the big question is, you know, do they want to go home? that's something they're interested in. take a look. we've got video up on your screen, taking a break. it all down. now, this program is called the homeward bound program that was initiated back in 2005 by governor gavin newsom when he served as the city's mayor in the program would provide a homeless individuals in both the city and county of san francisco with travel and relocation assistance. having an end goal of cleaning the streets of san francisco and allowing unhoused people the chance to get back to their home towns and reunite with family. this morning, i spoke with some a couple that was dealing with this on how snus and, you know, essentially homelessness. take a listen to what they had to say. if they

robert michael thomas in the newsroom. we've got more details on that morning, michael.ryone will supervisor aaron peskin has not officially launched his mayoral campaign, but sources tell kron 4 we could officially see that announcement as early as next week. >> and this decision to run is based in part on former san francisco mayor mark farrell is decision to also run the db idea. excuse me behind that is that there's currently no progressive candidate in the race. now, supervisor peskin currently serves as the president of san francisco board of supervisors and he's been on the board on and off since early 2. thousands. currently he is set to turn out later this year. and if he does officially joined the race, well, he would be joining incumbent mayor london breed supervisor ahsha safai fi philanthropist, daniel lurie and former san francisco mayor and supervisor mark farrell. now, a poll that was done in february by the san francisco chronicle showed a majority of residents do not approve of the way. mayor london breed is currently running the city. now, this poll in

michael thomas is in the newsroom with an update. michael, what's going on now? hey, good morning, everyone. welder. lots going on in alameda county officials actually tell kron four's dan kerman that today's meeting could lead to 3 more years of the a's. staying in oakland or at least until their new stadium is built in las vegas. >> when it comes to the sale of the coliseum, well, that's still up in the air. the meeting is set to happen at 10, 30 this morning and will include oakland. mayor sheng tells chief of staff councilmember rebecca kaplan, alameda county supervisor david hubert and officials from the oakland a's. the last meeting that they held regarding the team's lease and the sale of the coliseum. it said 2 of went well right now the team is considering signing three-year lease extension. however, the city of oakland is suggesting that in return for that extension, team leave behind its branding and logos when it does officially leave the east bay. now, it also wants the team to play an active role when it comes to the mlb bringing an expansion team b

that's very latest live in oakland and michael thomas story edging. so send it back to michael, thank you. out of the violence in oakland continues. one person has died after being shot in oakland around 4 o'clock in the afternoon yesterday. >> louvain avenue not too far from the oakland airport. police have not yet identified the victim and we don't have any info on who may have done it. time now is 604. in san francisco. police have detained 2 people for a shooting that killed one person near union square. this happened last night around 9.30, in an area of the bart station there off of market street. police are trying to figure out right now what led up to the shooting will continue to follow that one as well. >> we'll take this dash camera footage. captures there. it is. bullets shattering the passenger side window of a vehicle in the middle of the afternoon in hayward, chp released this video of the freeway shooting that happened wednesday was on just south of el dorado. niles road. they say the driver only suffered minor injuries from shattered g

kron four's michael thomas in the newsroom following the story. good morning, michael. everyone. lots of conversations and meetings this week regarding the future of the oakland coliseum from the a's trying to extend its lease to now the discussion of the oakland words trying to finalize an agreement to officially play there next year. >> meeting is set for 9 o'clock this morning and essentially it will authorize officials from the oakland alameda county coliseum authority and the oakland pro soccer to negotiate a licensing agreement allowing the oakland roots and still sports club to play at the coliseum during its 2025. to 2026 soccer season. this has been a conversation and topic of discussion for the last year. but stay, it may become a reality with an agreement. and this comes just one day after the oakland alameda county officials met with the oakland a's to discuss the baseball team signing a lease extension for the next 3 years until its new stadium is built in las vegas. the team says that meeting yesterday actually went really well. and the group will continue

crawford's michael thomas following the story up in the newsroom. michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. that's right. they finally got that approval. the oakland alameda county coliseum authority and the oakland roots to really move forward. and that includes sold sports clubs as well for the next soccer season. now, this morning's approval allows them to have a licensing agreement for both teams to play there at the coliseum. it will be from march of 2025 to february of 2026. officials say they are very excited when it comes to some details. you can expect some small fees like 10% when it comes to facilities excuse me, faculty and facility fees. at onto some tickets. but overall, good news. take a listen to that moment that they give that approval. 6 eyes. the motion passes. >> all right. well, thank you all so very much. and i look forward to the exciting and vibrant soccer games here in the facility. >> during this being, they also talked about previous meetings this weekend that included when they spoke with the oakland a's as the alameda coun

that's a very latest here in san francisco and michael thomas story. james, we'll send it back to you. thank you, michael. >> 805, is the time. let's head to the east bay now where the chp has released this footage showing a freeway shooting on a tin ear to 38 in hayward. this happened around 4 o'clock tuesday afternoon. we're loop the video again. what it shows is the suspect in that gray car. >> roll down the window and then point a gun and fire at the car as it exits the freeway. the victim fortunately wasn't hurt, but there was damage to the car. there's a bullet hole here in the side. panel. we're also seeing windows shattered by bullet holes. luckily investigators with the help of this video was able to identify and arrest the suspect that happened yesterday. photos of that. he now faces multiple felony charges. time now is 806. san jose police have arrested a former starbucks employee. >> accused of putting cameras in the bathroom. so kron four's rob nesbitt talks us through what happened. >> it's a disturbing case. san jose police say the camera

michael thomas kron, 4 news. l right, michael, thank you for that breakdown there. >> let's head to the north bay because police in bonaparte a warning the public. >> not an increase in vehicle thefts, targeting chevy camaro. they say thieves are using technology simulates a key fob to gain access to vehicles, then driving off in them. anyone who owns a chevy camaro should take extra precautions such as installing a kill switch or installing gps tracker. another mishap with united airlines at sfo. this time the plane was forced to make an emergency landing after some mechanical problems caused smoke to blow out from the plane. how was rob nesbitt reports on the growing united incident at the san francisco airport? >> problems for united continued thursday when an airbus a 3.20, carrying 150 passengers encountered a hydraulic leak on its approach to sfo. smoke could be seen from the landing gear which the airline says occurs. when hydraulic fluid comes in contact with the brakes i spoke with retired pilot douglas r

i'm michael thomas will send it back to you live in the studio. thank you, michael. 7.33. and oakland city council member says that. >> the city is facing an emergency and it's time for help. this after 2 taco bell restaurants in oakland decided no more indoor dining because of safety concerns. councilmember noel gallo said it's time for the national guard or another law enforcement agency from the state to help come in and make oakland safer. those till taco bell's that closed their indoor dining are at 35th and macarthur and the other along heggen berger road taco bell says that it's doing this to provide a safe environment for team members and customers >> we need to enforce the laws that we have. you know what the law. so we have applied to many a player. you would apply to everybody else and we have to respect have loyalty to the city and and masks were government. today's not working together to provide the safety for children and families and for the business community. that's best about >> raising cane's a fried chicken spot on edgewater drive heggen berger also sh

i'm michael thomas started. james. we'll send it back to you. okay, michael, thank you very much. it's 706, and an employee at an oakland laundromat is speaking out now after she was violently attacked. >> and it was all caught on camera. take a look at the video. you can see 2 women harassing 65 year-old. ruth, the wild and this goes on for about 8 minutes. it was on march 16th at what is a laundromat near lake merritt. 2 women dragged her outside punch or that went back inside and kept punching her grabbed by the collar. she says that she didn't really think she's going to make it. >> my mind like, all this is they're going to become ball. i don't will become law. >> so you could do that to a really posting. no one is safe and >> and what happened was the police responded and they cited the attackers and then release them. russi believes that the citations are basically a slap on the wrist. the owners of the business say their business has been hurting ever since covid so they can't afford to hire a security company. >> well, happening tomorrow, oakland's new police chief floyd

and michael thomas will send it back to you. all right, michael, thank you for that break down their time now is 9.11 happening today. the city of oakland is going to vote on whether the city should use license plate readers to catch people. >> illegally dumping items on the streets. if passed, the ordinance would allow the city to catch and prosecute these dumpers. the cameras would be installed in public hotspots where chronic dumping has been seen. the cameras would only be placed in areas that have like light poles, bus stops, streetlights. it won't go into effect until april 1st, if it's passed. all right. well, happening today, we've got the sfmta now they're going to present locations for multiple cars that have been broken into. so more on that coming up in a minute. >> all right. we're back. 9.14, is that i'm here on the kron 4 morning news. all right. and it's been really nice of you for the most part. we can't really tell from indoors, but it looks it looks nice job for american morning, john. yeah, it's definitely jus

crawford's michael thomas takes a closer look. joining us live from oakland, michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. that's right. this private 10 million dollar plan essentially to protect their employees because many times they were falling victim 2 crime when they were either heading to lunch or to and from the office. we've got video up on your screen now. the 4 major companies that are involved in this initiative, are going to be kaiser blue shield of california clorox in pg and e all pitching in to split that have to 10 million dollar public initiative. this conversation began earlier this year. that's when crime force the companies to hire private security guards to escort employees to and from bart stations parking garages in nearby businesses in crime statistics right now do show that robberies are up. 34% from last year with the majority happening at gunpoint. now, these new plans will add in complement existing efforts from both mayor sheng thao and oakland police. and according to blue shield's website, it will include

i'm michael thomas started. james, we'll send it back to you. okay, michael, thank you. and 6 is the time employee and oakland laundromat is speaking out now about being violently attacked. >> it was all caught on camera. take a look at the video. you can see 2 women harassing 65 year-old. ruth, the wild. >> this went on for about 8 minutes on march. 16th at woody's laundromat near lake merritt. >> the 2 women attacked her inside, then dragged her outside punch or some more brought her back inside. more punching, grabbed by the collar as well. she thought she was and i make it. >> my mind like, all this is they're going to become ball. i will become law. >> so you could do really posting, you know what to say >> she doesn't feel safe, especially because the police cited and released the attackers and she doesn't think that's enough. she feels like that's a slap on the wrist. and as far as maybe getting security, the owners of the they've been hurting ever since covid so they can hire a security company. >> happening tomorrow opens new police chief mitchell is going to be

i'm michael thomas rain and ariel, send it back to you. all right. thanks, michael. >> its 608, and daly city police are looking for a man who tried to rob a grocery store worker. it happened last tuesday. it was about 2 in the morning at the lucky's on mission street. and this employee was arriving for work when a man pointed a gun at him and demanded his wallet. he started banging on the doors trying to get into the store, but nobody respon the man ended up shooting him in the foot and then taking off in a silver toyota avalon. and the north bay, a sonoma man has been arrested for an armed robbery of a convenience store. johniing is accused of going to the glen ellyn. convenience store are all drive around. olock tuesday night. and demanded money when the clerk refused the clerk was shown a gun that was tucked into the wristband of the man who was robbing the place. and then he took cash from the register, drove off. >> as that of the south bay because people living east san jose, they're going to soon be able to take the light rail to the milpitas

i'm michael thomas started. james, we'll send it back to you, ok? thank you, michael. >> it's 805, and a former san francisco title 9 administrator for san francisco state. was in charge of investigating discrimination claims. well, now she is suing the university about discrimination. yeah. she claims the administrators swept multiple claims of discrimination under the rug. we have kron four's will tran live out at sf state to explain. will. francisco state claiming all of those things. she said the most recent event that caused her to be fired from her position, which she started back in 2021. was when a professor she claims showed without any warning muslim students at drawing of the prophet mohammed. you might be wondering why was that offensive? well, to many muslim students and the muslim culture drawings of mohammed is viewed as offensive. so she looked into that to the point where she claims the president of the school, as well as the vice chancellor. >> told or that the professor was protected by it academic freedom as well as telling her. s

i'm michael thomas will send it back to 2. okay, michael, thank you. well, happening today, the city of oakland, they're going to vote on whether the city should use license plate readers to catch people illegally dumping items on the streets. pass ordinance will allow the city to catch and prosecute dumpsters. dumpers cameras will be installed in public hotspots where chronic dumping a scene. >> would only be placed in areas like polls, bus stops street, light poles actually go into effect on april. first, if passed. well, happening today, the sfmta, they will present locations for the 33 speed cameras that are going to be installed next year throughout san francisco board of directors will vote on where to install the speed cameras in the city. president are looking to install some of them in places like school zones, areas that have seen sideshows, according to the san francisco bicycle coalition, they hope this will reduce speeds for drivers and improve infrastructure overall. so a lot of the robber morning news, a former santa clara county sheriff

i'm michael thomas rain all send it back to you. right, michael, thank you for breaking that down for us. protesters took over san francisco international airport yesterday. >> calling for a cease-fire in gaza and lined up in a blocked gates with a giant banner that read stop the world from gaza. they were speakers are using megaphones. they were leading chance while others played the drums. this went on for hours. so start at about 8.30, in the morning and they did not dispersed until about noon. travelers at the airport were caught off guard. >> it's hard to find a place around here is to kind relax and and not inundated with all the chaos. >> was pretty that it gave me really bad anxiety >> no arrests were made. but airport security and terraces of police officers were on site the entire time monitoring the situation. keep in mind as a foe is a public facility. so it is illegal. it is legal. go back up to that secondary that make sure that so it is legal to demonstrate at the airport. this is something we've certainly seen before.

i'm michael thomas started. james, we'll send it back to ok? thank you, michael. >> time now 6.33. and the south bay, 2 teachers have been arrested in connection with incidents involving female students at the schools where they todd the lab. they say that last december police responded to a call of a man name giovanni at la torre, who was annoying or molesting a girl. the tory teaches at ace empower academy and police say he exchanged inappropriate messages with a female student. we reached out to the school for a comment we have not yet heard back. and then there's a separate incident where a los gatos man was arrested, accused of assaulting a minor in 2002 2003, he's identified as sean thomas police say he was working as a track and field coach at los gatos high school when he was arrested last week. he was a teacher and lay high school at the time of the alleged assault. san jose police have a message for survivors. >> we here j p to want to let survivors know that it is okay to come forward to detectives. >> we're here to hear you. we are here too. make sure that the suspect i

. >> at the same time with conference michael thomas live in san francisco out of city hall to explain. good morning, michael. >> good morning, everyone. essentially this program could help the hundreds of my house people in those who may be living in a shelter to get back to their hometown. but the big question is, do they want to go home and are they willing to? we'll take a look. we've got video up on your screen so i can break it all down for you. now. this ordinance and program is called the homeward bound program that was initiated back in 2005 by governor gavin newsom when he served as the city's mayor. the program provides homeless individuals in both the city and county of san francisco with travel and relocation assistance. having an end goal of cleaning the streets of san francisco and allowing unhoused people the chance to get back to their home towns and reunite with family. we spoke with one couple this morning who says they do live on the streets of san francisco. this is what their thoughts were when it came to the program and how they feel it could help some of their p

michael thomas is following the story for us up in the newsroom. good morning, michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. that's right. lots of rumors and rfk junior is set to name california. take attorney and philanthropist nicole shanahan as his running mate. one of the biggest clues is that she grew up in oakland where this announcement is set to happen later this morning. now shanahan is the ex-wife of google co-founder, sergey brin and she's got deep pockets and powerful connections. and last month she showcased that by helping pay for kennedy's 4 million dollar super bowl ad. we spoke with kennedy ahead of today's announcement who said he could not confirm anything but did talk about the list of potential running mate, which he described as colorful. take a listen. >> i wanted somebody with open mind, somebody who will listen to americans. listen to here out by rationale. and has the capacity be persuaded that doesn't get locked the door with taxes. and, you know, i have that is a vice president. he goes on to say that he thinks the fact that p

michael thomas is live in san francisco with the senate story. good morning, michael. >> really a heartbreaking and just a tragic story to say the least. officials say it was a family of 4 neighbors. tell us 3 of those were actually 2 inches. they were killed here at the scene. another died at the hospital yesterday. that last one still in the hospital this morning was an infant. take a look. we've got daylight videos. you can see what the intersection actually looks like. now, according to officials, they say it happened saturday afternoon in san francisco's west portal neighborhood on a low, a street at the time. a driver of an suv slammed into a muni bus shelter while driving eastbound on alloa. according to officials, 2 people died at the scene. it said to be the father and one of the children. and then the mother later died in the hospital yesterday. neighbor tell us a family of 4 were at the scene and that infant is still in the hospital this morning in critical condition. the driver of that suv was also injured at the accident fishel say it

everybody else died as well in that crash kron four's michael thomas. >> is live in san francisco with the latest on the story. michael. >> a really sad and quiet morning here in this west portal neighborhood that baby only 3 months old and was the last living family member of that family of 4 that was crashed into by a vehicle. whether waiting here this bus stop. take a look. this is a memorial that continues to grow again. this accident happened on saturday. and you can just see those messages in those photos that neighbors continue to leave. this memorial, i would say, is at least 25 feet long with numerous candles, dozens of flowers and again, lots of photos. police say that the family of 4 was sitting here at the bus, stop waiting to head over to the zoo on saturday afternoon when 78 year-old mary lou falling or excuse me, mary fun. lou drove through a low, a street speeding in an suv crashing into the muni shelter and killing all for now the father and son who was around one years old, did die here on the scene. while the mother and infant were taken to the hospital up, another d

i'm michael thomas will send it back to to live in the studio. all right, michael, thank you for the breakdown there. a 608, is the time and happening today. the city of oakland is going to be voting on whether the city should use license plate readers to catch people illegally. >> dumping items on the streets if passed, the ordinance will allow the city to catch and prosecute dumpers. the cameras would be installed in public hotspots where chronic dumping has been recorded. the cameras would only be placed in areas like light poles, bus stops in street, light poles. it would go into effect. april first, if it's passed. all right. time 609. happening today in san francisco, transportation officials, they're going to vote on 33 locations to install speed cameras throughout the city. a kron four's will tran live in the city right now with more on that will. james. i'm at one of the locations is in chinatown. it's >> broadway and stockton. and it's between stockton and powell. so it's not an intersection light. those red light cameras. instead, it's