phillipe djegal tells us county says that variant is quickly accounting for most new cases. >> the delta variant of covid-19 is now the dominant strain in the united states says the centers for disease control and prevention making up more than half the new infections across the country. and contra costa health services says it is seeing a similar trend locally or public health lab does some sequencing. and although it's a sense that the populations of got a full picture. >> we can take those percentages and we have the death of derrion sequenced and over 50% of the samples that they've been sequencing and the contrast county nearly almost half, i should say deputy health officer stephanie mccurry us as the delta variant has been circulating in contra, costa for a few months, but health services has noticed an alarming spike in cases. >> over the past 2 weeks. back scenes are the most affected for protection for populations who are eligible. >> and that includes protections against variants and we we continue to encourage everyone to that. >> vaccinated. korea says disadvantaged communit

kron four's phillipe djegal has the story. >> oakland athletics.nt dade was direct in his comments wednesday to the city council. this is our last option in oakland during a virtual study session on the franchise's proposed privately finance 12 billion dollar waterfront ballpark district at howard terminal capital reiterated to the council. the teens existing lease of oakland coliseum expires in 2024. >> adding that major league baseball has encouraged the team to explore sites outside of the bay area. management has already made multiple trips to las vegas. we're in a position now really is howard terminal or bus the non-binding term sheet. the a's submitted to the city in january and made public in april is what is on the table. and it's what will ultimately be up for the council's vote, including negotiating recommendations made by city staff. the term sheet is essentially an outline of the proposed financial deal between the city and the a's. >> the athletics need the council to approve the term sheet in order to move forward. we had another do

yes, everybody, it's a community effort. >> in american canyon phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> nowr 4 zone forecast we're looking live of this is the view from mount tam. and we just learned that there will be a power alert in effect tomorrow from 04:00pm to 09:00pm. this is because of the hot weather. lawrence, that means we need to be prepared to, you know, turn things down maybe turn the thermostat. not so much. to ice cold but yeah. they say usually 78 degrees right. places like that. some of those hot spots inland, but they're going to be soaring in the 90's in spots inland tomorrow and even some triple digits in the central valley. huge dome of high pressure not unusual to see big don't like that in the summertime. that's what we get. we get that monsoon wrapping around that. but of course, we've had the years of drought now. and that's the concern is that now we've got the big dome of high pressure. things are very, very dry out there and you get another round of hot temperatures and that didn't help anything at all. 100 degrees expected in sacramento tomorrow about 98 102 i

kron four's phillipe djegal tells us today the council held a work study session together. some final details before possibly holding a vote in 2 weeks. >> the proposed waterfront ballpark district that howard terminal is the oakland athletics last option to stay within city limits as team president dave kaval. we're in a position now really is howard terminal or bus in january. the a's submitted a non-binding term sheet to the city. it was made public in april that is what is on the table. and it's what will ultimately be up for the council's vote, including negotiated recommendations made by city staff. >> the city council discuss the details of the term sheet. wednesday. >> during a virtual study session she is essentially an outline of the proposed financial deal between the city and the a's and the athletics need the council to approve the term sheet in order to move forward or existing least of the coliseum only goes through 2024. >> we have a situation where the facility is 10 years past its useful life. and we really have an obligation and a responsibility to get so

kron four's phillipe djegal brings us an update on his condition. >> one week away from when the new york jets report for training camp football takes a backseat to concern for 58 year-old greg naps health. the team's new pass game specialist was hit by a driver in san ramon saturday afternoon. >> an accident threatening his life. we know a single vehicle was involved in which struck a single bicyclist. >> that bicyclist has been confirmed as mister knapp and he was also in the bike lane. san ramon police lieutenant tammy williams says knapp who lives in danville. >> was writing down dirty road just north of north when he was hit by a car traveling in the same direction. lieutenant william says the driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. he remained on scene. >> heaps fully cooperative with our investigation. map is currently listed in critical condition at john muir medical center in walnut creek. >> prior to being hired by the jets. he served as offensive coordinator for several nfl teams, including the san francisco forty-niners, then the oakland raiders. in a stat

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phillipe djegal has more from an oakland anti violence march that took place he says the escalation ofviolence in his city is spinning out of control and that it will take a collective effort to bring an end to the troubling trend. oakland is asked to be a safe city no matter where >> a really good but people of the doesn't mind. they want their voices at a stand up for a clinton rally long addressed the marched times of the chief and of the were in past incidents police brutality. but the event continued. >> the city's chief of the department of violence prevention given most us. but says despite using different methods. he says he works in partnership with police we need to get to them before they start committing crime. one soon. we'll get to address already committing a crime that we would need to do both. chief armstrong says the city has suffered an acceptable losses. john. i'm of this year's victims of deadly violence were read out rally if the homicide continues on current pace. 135 killings are projected by the end of the year. there were 85 homicides last year. we don't know

kron four's phillipe djegal has the story. >> you police chief armstrong. he says the escalation of deadly violence in his city is spinning out of control and that it will take a collective effort to bring an end to the troubling trend. oakland is asked to be a safe city no matter where >> a really good but people of the doesn't mind. at a stand up for a clinton rally long addressed the marched times of the chief and of the were in past incidents police brutality. but the event continued. >> the city's chief of the department of violence prevention given most us. but says despite using different methods. he says he works in partnership with we need to get to them before they start committing crime. one suit. get to address out already committing a crime that we would need to do both. chief armstrong says the city has suffered an acceptable losses. john. i'm of this year's victims of deadly violence were read out rally if the homicide continues on current pace. 135 killings are projected by the end of the year. there were 85 homicides last year. we don't kno

phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> now. it was a violent weekend up in vallejo as well. 8 people have been arrested in 8 vehicles have been impounded following dangerous 4th of july sideshows videos posted on social media show hundreds of people taking over city streets. police say at least 11 sideshows broke out sunday night gunshots from automatic weapons also rang out from the crowds at one of the side shows 2 spectators got hit by a car doing donuts long broadway in illinois. vice mayor says sunday sideshows were the worst the city and seen over the holiday weekend. and you have what? >> 6 500 cars and you have a police force that's already stretched to the max. and other cities also have experienced the same sideshows. and you know, who do you call. and we were really stretched to the max thank god that was the one that was, you know, injured or no fatalities. that's still there was a lot of property damage to businesses. and again, we put people in harm's way and they're just very scared. when i got calls and many cou

kron four's phillipe djegal has the very latest on his survival. >> one week away from when the new york jets report for training camp football takes a backseat to concern for 58 year-old greg naps health. the team's new pass game specialist was hit by a driver in san ramon saturday afternoon. >> an accident threatening his life. we know a single vehicle was involved in which struck a single bicyclist. >> that bicyclist has been confirmed as mister knapp and he was also in the bike lane. san ramon police lieutenant tammy williams says knapp who lives in danville. >> was writing down dirty road just north of north waid when he was hit by a car traveling in the same direction. lieutenant william says the driver was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. he remained on scene. >> heaps fully cooperative with our investigation. map is currently listed in critical condition at john muir medical center in walnut creek. >> prior to being hired by the jets. he served as offensive coordinator for several nfl teams, including the san francisco forty-niners. then the oakland raiders. in a stat

kron four's phillipe djegal has the details. >> josie been ito's family in american canyon is takingantage of a practical way. >> to reduce their water use every drop counts. the sign on her yard says despite replacing her irrigation system that they need maintain their landscape with free recycled water provided by the city. we just feel horrible like with the water shortages for the farmers who grow our food. >> that we're using. we don't want to use drinking for, you know, are our for landscaping. the city of american canyon is providing free access to water containers and recycled water at to fill stations in town. one of them at the wastewater treatment plant. >> and soon the city will make deliveries to homes and businesses requesting recycled water. we going with philip probably got a 2 point where said once we found of any toes have been sticking to their routine for about a month. >> that's when the city asked residents to cut their water use by 10%. >> then last week the city council declared a stage to drought emergency requiring residents and businesses to limit their wat

kron four's phillipe djegal has that story. >> the proposed waterfront ballpark district that howard terminal is the oakland athletics last option to stay within city limits as team president dave kaval. we're in a position now really is howard terminal or bus in january. the a's submitted a non-binding term sheet to the city. it was made public in april. that is what is on the table. and it's what will ultimately be up for the council's vote, including negotiated recommendations made by city staff. >> the city council discuss the details of the term sheet. wednesday. >> during a virtual study session she is essentially an outline of the proposed financial deal between the city and the a's and the athletics need the council to approve the term sheet in order to move forward or existing least of the coliseum only goes through 2024. >> we have a situation where the facility is 10 years past its useful life. and we really have an obligation and a responsibility to get some type of resolution on this. keep in mind, the city says negotiations for the 12 billion dollar. howard terminal pro

kron four's phillipe djegal has more. >> on the 4th of july. police were bogged down responding to fires a massive sideshow. >> and 7 shootings during a 15 hour period. >> they were so strapped most fireworks related calls did not get responses silence and the city of oakland. that's is gotten to where it used to be years ago. for nearly 2 decades. a federal monitor has been installed to oversee the police department, which is experienced a carousel of chiefs over the years. but recently the city council approved a 6% budget increase for the department. well, also redirecting about 18 million dollars of the mayor's initial police budget proposal to the department of violence prevention. we need to get back into the neighborhood and be able to provide services directly to the family, to the young people. >> and to some of they got caught up in the gang activity. councilmember noel says reallocating funds from police to community resources. should not impact department's ability to address line. >> in the long run sides with kat brooks community

kron four's phillipe djegal report said today the council held a work study session.ormation before holding that vote. >> the proposed waterfront ballpark district that howard terminal is the oakland athletics last option to stay within city limits as team president dave kaval. we're in a position now really is howard terminal or bus in january. the a's submitted a non-binding term sheet to the city. it was made public in april. that is what is on the table and it's what will ultimately be up for the council's vote, including negotiated recommendations made by city staff. >> the city council discuss the details of the term sheet. wednesday. >> during a virtual study session she is essentially an outline of the proposed financial deal between the city and the a's and the athletics need the council to approve the term sheet in order to move forward or existing lease at the coliseum only goes through 2024. >> we have a situation where the facility is 10 years past its useful life. and we really have an obligation and a responsibility to get some type of resolution on thi

remembering the victims of gun violence but also issuing a rally cry to end the bloodshed kron four's phillipe djegal has the story. >> out of uniform walking side by side with community leaders and families mourning victims of gun violence. oakland police chief leronne along lake merritt in oakland we have a crisis in the city of oakland. chief police department did not stop the city's crime wave on its own polling on the people who live here to stand up for a safe oakland. there are my 23 year career on the whether we're talking about automatic weapons but then also the influx so far this year. 71 homicides have been reported in the city of oakland and chief armstrong calls those an acceptable losses are to many people are afraid to come outside. our seniors can't walk to the store. we've got young people dying at alarming rate suspend us joint chiefs. armstrong got the march and rally is the chief of the city's department of violence prevention and recently witnessed it and we want to of a outside city hall while he was being interviewed to find i drive in different signaling within the change tha

. >> in san jose phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> other news tonight rodneya call also known as the dating game killer died this morning from natural causes. that's according to prison officials. officials, he was sentenced to death in 1980 for the kidnapping and murder of 12 year-old robin sam. so in orange county, there were decades of this conviction being overturned, then reinstated over and over again until 2010 when he was sentenced to death again after his dna was linked to evidence and other murders. he was 77 years old. >> about 120 east oakland folks is still in the dark tonight, all because of a 3 alarm warehouse fire that broke out late last night that is down from the height of those outages of more than 1400 customers when it first started crews were able to get a hold on this 3 alarm fire around one 30 this morning. this was the scene when fire crews got to the scene near 45th avenue and east 12th street just after midnight. officials say that other buildings across the street we're also starting to catch on fire. but there were enough fire engines on scene to stop th

. >> but even if approved, it's unclear when or if the project will ever break ground phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> we'll take a break. it is 4.10. but coming up on the kron 4 morning news governor newsome makes his first public appearance since the date was announced for his recall election will tell you why he says he's not letting it distracted. and after the break, prices for rideshare companies are going up. but that means good news for bay area taxi companies. we'll explain. for 13 is the time a rise in prices across popular rideshare apps is pushing passengers to other modes of transportation. and for some. >> that means going back to taxis kron four's noelle bellow explains. >> there's no car pool anymore. so you can tell that when you take like i write it's way more expensive. the prices have gone up. >> may. 25%. the counting station communities across neck. but i think now it's my neck. 25 even bucks. so it's just too much. >> people across san francisco are noticing a price increase when using rideshare apps e-commerce company rakuten reporting last month prices for

the march, a prayer was shared where 8 people were shot and 2 killed on juneteenth in oakland, phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> san jose. police are searching for answers after a deadly stabbing police say they found the victim yesterday morning. >> near cherry avenue and outgunned expressway. so far detectives have not released details about a suspect or motive. the death is san jose's 23rd homicide of the year. coming up on the kron 4 morning news a series of fires break out in one east bay city destroying one home now firefighters say the fireworks could be to blame. plus, the senate returns to washington today. >> after their 4th of july break. and at the top of their to do list is passing an infrastructure deal. we have the latest from dc. and after the break billionaire richard branson phys is space. how he's helping the mission will inspire others. >> thrill-seeking billionaire richard branson made it to space aboard rocketship green space tourism a step closer to reality markie. martin has more on the historic launch. >> one release release release and just like that. the space race

phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> in sandra fell. 2 men were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and a 3rd man was also arrested for allegedly helping them happened yesterday morning along the bottle street police say that they responded to a man suffering from gunshot wounds on his back and he was taken to the hospital. he's expected to be okay. investigators say the victim and another person were just walking along the bottom street. they were confronted by 2 suspects. one of them was carrying a handgun. police say the victim tried to run away and that's when he was hit by the bullet investigators say that the suspects ran away. they tried to hide in an apartment where according to police, the resident of that apartment allegedly helped them in trying to hide the evidence the marin county sheriff's office came in to help out and surrounded the building. they did make contact with the suspect who eventually came out and they were all arrested coronavirus cases are increasing all across the u.s. kron four's, washington correspondent basil john reports tonight the delta variant ha

phillipe djegal reports community activists and city leaders say the answer is not adding more cops.city councilmember noel diagnose as oakland's continued rise in violent crimes has nothing to do with the police department's budget. we didn't defund the police. all we did is transfer some responsibilities. >> to other departments. namely the department of violence prevention for which the city council recently approved the tripling of et departments funds as well as expanding the fire department civilian crisis response team. >> says focusing on preventing crimes will make oakland a safer place. but in the meantime, he says police have the resources they need to fight crime. >> despite the police chief sounding the alarm using the 4th of july as an example of how strapped his agency is stating his department was overwhelmed that day with 6 shootings. a massive sideshow and fires most related did not receive responses says getting worse because we're allowing it to get worse from the community. >> into the lack of enforcement i mean, those are let's be straight about that. last month

traveling back to las vegas this week to continue to look at potential relocation sites in sin city, phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> shortly after the vote. oakland mayor libby shaft gave a statement over zoom. here's what she had to say. >> we are very close in full agreement with the a's. i know that it was disappointing today that what was voted on by the council did not have full consensus from the team. but i assure you. we are very close. >> well, tuesday votes in place as the a's play the los angeles angels at the coliseum kron 4 talk with some fans about the team's future and some say they are cautiously optimistic. others say the entire process has dragged on just far too long. >> been here before you know. so it's like, you know, just wants know also with it to worst completed that put the several underground that. i'll be excited right now. it all ok. >> one thing everybody appear to be on the same page about is warning the a's to stay right here in oakland, especially after losing the raiders to las vegas and the warriors to the city. so if that means moving forward with the waterfro

phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> well, happening today, governor gavin newsome will be in contra, costa county as part of his clean california day of action. he's going to be highlighting a new initiative that's meant to revitalize public spaces with things like litter removal and beautification projects. the event is set to start at 9.30 this morning. also new this morning, police in burlingame are warning about a possible mountain lion sighting happened on the 1800 block of loyola drive. someone reported seeing the big cat jumping a fence. police searched the area. but didn't find it that they certainly want the word out so that you're keeping high keep a check of your shoulder for 11 is the time. we'll take a break. coming up next on the kron morning news, the recent condo collapse florida has some of the bay area worried about the sinking millennium tower will tell you why. experts say it's. >> a completely different situation. and also after the break, one gas station charging nearly $6. a gallon. why the rising prices show no sign of slowing down. >> well, we are back in for

phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> it can video has been released tonight showing the tense moments leading up to a deadly shooting involving sheriff's deputies in the east bay that shooting happened. april 17th on second street in heywood not far from haywood high school. this is video of the scene. the alameda county sheriff's department responding after reports of a man threatening people with a gun. authorities say the arm and tried to shoot a deputy, which is when other deputies opened fire killing that person we have part of that video. we want to remind you that it can be difficult to watch. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> several rounds of bullets were fired during the encounter. investigators say the man fired multiple rounds and one of the bullets grazed a deputy. they say the person who died was a 26 year-old man with an extensive violent criminal history. you can hear him asking deputies to tell his mom. he loves her by before opening fire. if you want to watch more of this video. we will have it posted on our website at kron 4 dot com. >> in san francisco city leaders a

phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> 4.36 is the time. and also in the news today, the san francisco hotel market is in a depression. hotel rates are dropping here. more sharply than the rest of the country, at least according to a new report we have kron four's maureen kelly explaining what's driving this dramatic decline. >> this one of our premier queen queen loves john handler is family has been in the hotel business for generations. he seen a steep drop in the number of guests checking in due to the pandemic and the amount of money he can charge per night back in 2019, the average room rate here. the handler union square hotel was $255 a night now it's a $135 a night. the occupancy rate has also dropped a dramatic 60% and i don't think i'm the only one who's in that same situation. a new report out from the american hotel and lodging association says the san francisco hotel market is in a state of depression with its revenue per available room down 70% from may of 2019 to may of this year. whereas the u.s. hotel market overall is con

phillipe djegal all kron 4 news after vote today. kron four's terisa stasio spoke to the team's president and capital. >> about what this means for the future of the a's and oakland mayor libby schaff also weighing in. let's take a listen. >> well, we're disappointed that the city council did not vote on our proposal that we had articulated back in april. % but we're taking time to analyze the amendments and the agreement that was actually voted yes on today and a 6 one vote to really understand what it means for project. most of the language, the step we have not seen before. so we're going to dig in and try to understand that we're going to talk to billy gunn understand their point of view and get back to the community and the city with next steps. >> we are unified in keeping the a's rooted in oakland in a way that protects our port protects our community and protects the taxpayers is responsible. and we believe in this vision of a world class waterfront ballpark district that will not only be something that will make the a's and

. >> kron four's phillipe djegal has the latest. >> bullet holes which seemed to have been fired fromifferent guns mark up, the evangelist temple fellowship center in vallejo. police say some of those gunshots hit a 30 year-old woman and an 8 year-old girl wednesday night. shawny williams believes or family members. both are in critical condition. but the child has been stabilized. i can say this is a senseless act of violence. we don't know what the motive is. it's currently an active investigation. church members say the city has been plagued by gun violence and chief williams agrees gun violence is a public health crisis about 2 hours after a man was shot to death in vallejo. police responded to the wounded woman and child at around 1045 wednesday night. >> neighbor marco sandoval says the sports car speeding down sonoma boulevard. >> turned around and returned to the church corner. his surveillance camera captured the vehicle. >> he says once the driver reached the church, the shooter opened fire on the maybe we. >> with the child, but it's. >> it's quite ready. blair got married

. >> in vallejo phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> on the peninsula. redwood city man is behind bars for suspicion of possessing child. the san mateo county sheriff's office says 25 year-old moses the legos was arrested after they found numerous pictures of chop or now his brother and girlfriend were also arrested accused of trying to hide or destroy evidence in that case. the city of san jose has started dismantling one of the bay area's largest homeless camps near man at a san jose international airport. but as kron four's rob fladeboe explains. it's not happening fast enough for the f a a. >> the hundreds of people camping here beneath the flight path in san jose are being put at risk. so says the federal aviation administration citing noise in his latest communication in demanding the city step up action to clear the camp. >> which is grown to more than 200 people since the beginning of the pandemic. the faa is dissatisfied with the progress so far in dismantling the 40 acre camp. in a statement to kron 4 news. the faa said, quote. >> airports that

department has seen a 23% increase in the number of guns being taken off the streets in vallejo phillipe djegall kron 4 news. >> recent data show a record increase in legal handgun sales in california in 2020 during a virtual news conference. state attorney general rob bonta discuss newly released data showing in 2020 handgun sale sales in the state. increased 65% from the year before the sales of long guns, rifles and shotguns increased about 50% during that time. aunt is calling on californians to use the state's red flag laws dealing with gun violence and domestic violence. restraining orders which require the person who was subject of the order to give up their farms within 24 to 48 hours of that order. he says they can be a proactive tool to try to help prevent gun violence in the state. >> this is not about taking guns away from law-abiding citizens. this is about a wife who hears her husband repeatedly threatened to kill himself or others or about the employee whose co-worker makes comments about violent retribution against other colleagues. it's about paying attention. i loved ones and

taking the word of someone you know, may or may not inclined to do so in contra, costa county phillipe djegaln 4 news marin county is reporting nearly 200 breakthrough cases of covid-19. the county put out this information today. >> on twitter. they have seen a total of 199 confirmed breakthrough cases. a breakthrough means that somebody got covid despite being fully vaccinated. the county says of those 199. 4 people have been hospitalized. none are in the icu. none of them have died. the first breakthrough case was reported on march 3rd, it was not the delta variant for weeks now we've been talking about the rising covid cases, mostly among the unvaccinated. well. >> as expected that is now being followed by rising hospitalizations, unfortunately. and a new call for mandatory vaccinations among health care workers. but first, dan kerman live for us now at ucsf medical center with more on that part of the story. dan. >> what ucsf medical center. one of the systems that's requiring health care workers to be vaccinated. but many of them across the bay area and across the nation, not requiring v

. >> in american canyon phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> all right. back here at home, we're feeling the heat and the drought all across the bay area here is well, dave spahr joining us today to update. were saying out in palm springs. they actually do a little bit of water recycled ounce. right. but on the golf courses. and so for the people's back yard lawns like mine that i had and it just was recycled water. they would say don't drink the water from the sprinklers, even though was treated and you could drink a technically. but. >> it is the same. don't bother with all that. i think they're looking to some of one that in some in fresno as well. this is what we have right now. east bay shoreline. some of that fog deck hanging around a little bit here. but the only way we're getting any water going on here will see the flare up again today up in the mountains of some afternoon showers up in the sierra. but what we really could use is a better snowpack. but it's still going to be flaring up in the afternoon. here's the golden gate bridge. if you look

traveling back to las vegas this week to continue to look at potential relocation sites in sin city, phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> shortly after that vote today oakland mayor libby shaft gave a statement over zoom. >> we are very close in full agreement with the a's. i know that it was disappointing today that what was voted on by the council did not have full consensus from the team. but i assure you. we are very close. >> fans reacting to the vote today as well. we caught up with some of them after the a's big win over the angels this afternoon over at the coliseum and kron 4 sports reporter kylen mills was at the game. she's got more on what fans are saying about the city council decision. >> a pretty nice crowd turned out for the a's angels game today here at the coliseum and the general feeling here amongst fans is cautious optimism. obviously everyone is happy that negotiations can go >> i'm sick from work today. my doctor prescribed that i come today's game for my mental health. so that's why i'm fans enjoy beautiful tuesday afternoon game at the coliseum. but she had her in the stands

in case you need access to anti venom in pleasant hill phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> yeah. >> fromators police near houston, texas, are showing how they removed an alligator from a backyard hot tub this week. they saisd safely and successfully removed that gator and fund during the slimy situation. a social media post says that they initially noticed the suspect swimming naked and it resisted at first but was soon. apprehended. >> next year. daryn cropper news at 5 o'clock missing for nearly a month. officials in the east bay say they are now planning to resume the search for missing runner. philip. great check. plus bringing the wnba to the east bay. a positive step forward for efforts to get oakland. another pro sports team also in sports. a big day for trades to stay in and who's headed out as major league tread trade deadline arrives. tread trade deadline arrives. all that people were afraid i was contagious. i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. four years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergi

phillipe djegal all kron 4 news now. more fallout from a dry weather. time for a look at the forecast. we take a live look outside of that. what is that from them up. >> want him. yeah, that's beautiful and looks really pretty clear that the most like we're looking more toward the richmond area. i'm guessing from this shot to the northern part of the day. so check in with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. yeah. i'm looking more toward the weekend. i'm ready to gold. let's get this thing going. looks like it will be a nice weekend weather wise temperatures falling to back off just a little bit. we are seeing some fog kind of rolling on shore. you can see just kind of rotating from our sutro cam. there's a start to move back on shore. but just as he's a patched up along the coastline and inside the bay. it's pretty thick down on the deck. and you can see that up toward the golden gate bridge where the towers have disappeared. once again and that sea breeze is blowing outside. now we have had the thunderstorms again over the sierra nevada. you see a

contra, costa county are reacting to the new vaccination recommendations for employers kron four's phillipe djegal tells us how the new guidance will affect local businesses there. >> bills ace hardware employees, 110 people at its 2 locations in concord and martinez when it comes to covid-19 general manager hawkins says a recent company survey determined up to 60% of the workforce is fully vaccinated. main concern is to make sure that our employees are protected. and that they have a safe place to king says masks and vaccinations are not required for employment of those. she says employees are encouraged to do both and they can bring proof and most of them will show proof without even being asked stills. she says despite contra costa health services. new guidance recommending employers require workers get vaccinated and provide proof they will stick with their current policies and will review and consider the county's advice in the coming weeks. i just hope that we get past this at some point. >> and that would be great for business to be great for the community in walnut creek mike hess brewing

. >> in san ramon phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> all right. time for would check outside today. skies cleared out of some patchy fog early on actually looking very nice out toward the golden gate bridge right now. you've got some clear skies as we'll see a little less fog the next couple of days. but still it will be around from time to time. don't worry about that. 1560's along the coastline. now inside the baby. got some 70's, some 80's even low 90's in the concord right now. but that fog and low cloud cover. it is hovering a little further. the south right now form overnight tonight and start to make its way back into the will be patchy early on tomorrow. morning, not as extensive and then by tomorrow afternoon again kind of swept of off by a northerly component win there. and that should help to clear out your skies. bring a little more sunshine temperature wise got 50's and 60's in the san francisco, a 50's along much of the coastline. by tomorrow afternoon. 66 in millbrae 67 in burlingame, 72 woodside 73 amount the south in looking good

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phillipe djegal found out that some of those temporary programs could be on the way out. >> businesses street in martinez say the city's covid-19 temporary street closure program has been a lifeline that has helped keep their establishment open during the pandemic. all it's an immense help amocali is a managing partner at main street arts gallery and says the closures downtown which start thursday afternoons and continue through the weekend has driven foot traffic into her space. i love having the street closed. so it's actually ends up being more open some business owners say the program has had unintended consequences parking, for example, can be difficult with several blocks of roads off limits for cars forcing people to park in private. we have to go down about 2 extra blocks and park at wednesday's meeting the city council will consider the city staff's recommendation to eliminate some of the road in areas where they are no longer necessary. and in the curbside pickup spaces throughout downtown. now that indoor capacity has returned the council could also vote to set an end date f

phillipe djegal tells us county says that variant is quickly accounting for most new cases. >> the delta9 is now the dominant strain in the united states says the centers for disease control and prevention making up more than half the new infections across the country. and contra costa health services says it is seeing a similar trend locally or public health lab does some sequencing. and although it's a sense that the populations of got a full picture. >> we can take those percentages and we have the death of derrion sequenced and over 50% of the samples that they've been sequencing and the contrast county nearly almost half, i should say deputy healt

as kron four's phillipe djegal reports the suspect is still on the loose. >> a violent collision thate road and onto a sidewalk saturday claims the life of a young man who isaiah thompson says was a good person who worked hard to turn his life around and want to turn around best first family. >> and the people that love for his own life years ago. isaiah thompson and the victim were teammates over felt high school football team. >> i and his mother rosie ramirez were among those who stopped by the scene to remember their friend clean. >> and the knows anything. >> the santa clara county coroner's office has not yet identified the victim. kron four's withholding his identity as well and around 02:30am in the morning san jose. police say the man was driving down the road when another driver speeding up 33rd street slammed into the victim after running a red light. the victim was ejected from his car and died. the suspect then took off on foot. it's not us. >> in a right neighbors say drivers frequently speed in the area, noting that fortunately the crash did not happen during the day in

kron four's phillipe djegal has more on ways to conserve your water. >> on average. the east bay municipal utility district says single-family customers use about 250 gallons of water per day. that number can vary based on where you live and the size of your lot. but if you consume 250 gallons of water on a daily basis. a 15% reduction amounts to 37 and a half gallons of water are asking folks to be efficient and watering their landscaping. >> to find and repair leaks and to be mindful of their indoor water. use a good place to start is the toilet older models can use up to 5 gallons per flush newer high efficiency toilets use about 1.2 gallons per flush. >> by installing a high efficiency toilet. the state says a household can save 19 gallons per person each day. if there are multiple people in your home. you can achieve the 15% goal by upgrading the toilet alone keeping showers under 5 minutes can also save 12 and a half gallons for a shower when using water efficient shower heads. we all shaved one minute off our showers every day. collectively, we saved 2 million

. >> the district attorney's office says the case remains active phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >>the south bay san jose police once again asking for the public's help after the 4th traffic fatality in just 2 weeks. a woman was walking along tully road early thursday morning when she was hit and later died. the driver didn't stop on tuesday. just a few blocks away. it telling avenue a homeless man walking outside the crosswalk was struck and killed that driver. did stop and cooperated with police last week, 24 year-old jose us parcel was killed when a driver ran a stop sign on mckee road. that driver did not stop all 3 of these incidents occurred on streets targeted for safety upgrades by san jose's vision 0 pedestrian fatality program. >> the streets in san jose are very much designed for cars. and when there's an increase in pedestrian fatalities as we have seen. actually a lot of other cities in the u.s. have particularly since 2009. we need to think about how we can redesign the streets to be a lot more friendly to pedestrians. >> there have been 32 traffic fatalities in san jo

. >> in american canyon phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> and now to our wildfire coverage. take a look at this time lapse footage from a pg. any wildfire camera shows the moments a camera out in plumas county was engulfed by flames from the dixie fire. the fire has scorched more than 208,000 acres and is currently 23% contained. thousands of people remain under evacuation orders. let's talk about our forecast now as we take a live look outside from our mount tam camera. little warmer today. but kind of muggy as well. prof are meteorologist john shrable has a look at our forecast. >> well, conditions out there today. not necessarily feeling all that familiar. it's getting hotter. but it is notably a bit more on the humid side. that's because of some monsoonal moisture that has worked its way our direction from the south, adding to that muggy feel looking outside at berkeley skies are mix of clear. but you do see some high level clouds out there. time to time. futurecast has shown that by the time we reached the latter part of the day today. most thunderstorm in rainfall pote

phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. make sure to stay with us this morning because coming up in an hour. at 8.30. we're going to have a live interview and talk to the oakland police chief leronne armstrong. >> about all of this about the rise in violence. the money with the police department and how they plan to address these issues. >> 7.33 is the time in the north bay. a or a garbage can filled with fireworks were set off in front of a local official's home in rohnert park and the city council member. will it ours says the pictures that we see here was just the beginning of this was sunday night. he wanted to ban fireworks and runner parking lot of the people in the city council in fact the cancel their fireworks show this year because of the risk of sparking a wildfire. it's been extremely dry. there. but the council member says this act of vandalism goes beyond just protesting over banning fireworks. >> sunday night. there was a crime committed. someone tried to send you a message and someone trying to intimidate. i

kron four's phillipe djegal says victims are being left with thousands of dollars in repairs. this is a perfect example. >> the truck going to convert every monday evening when hernandez says at least 5 their is shot big mufflers and areas. san leandro after discovering one or more catalytic converters have been ripped off of their vehicles. the damaged cars are all over. his loss is a nightmare for everybody. i can tell you that in fact, victors says thieves break into his shot every other week stealing catalytic converters from cars awaiting other repairs recently a crew knocked down his door to gain entry in broad daylight and in the day everybody has you know, it's not bad and there's nothing we can all that and put it in mice and it inside that we can. you know about this far. we lose in business. do you know? because. >> we star outside acting san leandro police captain only khan says on sunday an officer recovered 16 stolen catalytic converters during a traffic stop. >> one of 2 busts made within a week. but overall he says criminals have the upper hand. you're today. >

department has seen a 23% increase in the number of guns being taken off the streets in vallejo phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> in vallejo. police are also investigating a separate deadly shooting. this one happened around 9 last night on violent drive. police found a man with a gunshot wound. there. he died at the hospital. no arrests have been made in this case either. cal fire has seized nearly 80,000 pounds of illegal fireworks throughout may and calfire law enforcement team conducted targeted large season operations along the california border. in addition to the 80,000 pounds of illegal fireworks that were found. police also issued more than 200 citations for dangerous fireworks and additional violations. cal fire calls this a preemptive measure to limit the amount of wildfires that can start from illegal fireworks and injuries related to fireworks already skyrocketing across the country. injuries can range from something minor that can be cared for at home to something severe and life-threatening that requires hospitalization according to a report by the u.s. consumer product safety

police are looking for the driver that killed 24 year-old host say as far as today, kron four's, phillipe djegalked with the folks who knew him well, as a community fundraiser in east san jose. >> food brings everyone together for the good times and bad and 24 year-old jose scores as friends and family say he would have appreciated the way he's being celebrated around the homes looking and company. it's been amazing because everybody i never knew how much people my own cool everybody's heart and how important he was to everybody and that the whole community came to support is a community still reeling from his loss. the youth counselor and former standout athlete at over felt high school died last saturday morning. >> he was the victim of a hit and run collision. the driver behind the wheel of this car slammed into jose at mckee road and more 33rd street. >> it's a was ejected from his car and died san jose police say the suspect ran a red light speeding away from an attempted traffic stop. >> and left the scene on foot. it's heartbreaking and still processing your i feel like it's still going s

phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> in san francisco.e have arrested a man accused of stabbing another man on a muni bus. 32 year-old mario hills is now in custody for last month's stabbing. it happened in the area of steiner and green streets. the victim who is okay now officers. you see it on the bus when the suspect stood up and stabbed him twice the suspect then ran off the bus. the victim says the attack was unprovoked. those has been charged with the suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon battery resulting in serious bodily injury and battery of a mass transit passengers. >> in national news today marks 6 months since the violent attack on the u.s. capitol. capitol police share the steps that they have taken in the months since that attack to improve security that includes increased training new response plans and working to recruit more staff. meantime, the fencing surrounding the u.s. capitol is set to come down at the end of this week. the department is also in the process of opening offices in california and in florida to in

. >> in american canyon phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> still to come, the cost of housing. seems to only be increasing lately where you can still find an affordable apartment here in the bay area. >> apartment rental prices increase just over 3% month over month in san francisco. and that's even higher than the national rental market which saw 2.5% increase over the same period. but believe it or not, you can still find a one-bedroom apartment in the bay area for less than $2000 a month. kron four's haaziq madyun shows us where. >> apartment rental prices in the nation's 100 largest cities are on the rise. according to the online rental for san francisco holds the top spot for the priciest one bedroom in the u.s. averaging just over $2700. both san jose and oakland also making it into the top 10. >> however, it is still possible to find a one-bedroom apartment for less than $2000 here in the bay area. that is if you're willing to hit the road to east contra costa county like here at the mosaic apartments in the city of pittsburgh. >> where these attractive one-bedrooms star

a prayer was shared where 8 people were shot and 2 killed on juneteenth in oakland phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> tonight, the 62 year-old woman now finds herself in custody after a 28 hour standoff in pacifica. >> detectives say this all went down yesterday morning as a fight between 2 roommates on monterey road. when officers got to the scene, they say they found a woman stabbed 3 times in the chest. the other woman ellen niemeyer ran to the back of that house. triggering the standoff. well, today we've learned that niemeyer turned herself in to police this morning. tonight she's being held for attempted murder. false imprisonment and violent elder abuse. her roommate is being treated for her injuries and is expected to survive tonight. we're learning new details about a deadly crash that killed a little boy in san jose yesterday evening. it happened near camden avenue and kusa road. today we learned investigators found that the little boy was crossing camden inside of a cross walk but doing so against a do not walk signal. police say the driver of an suv that hit the little boy

phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >> more than 600,000 americans have died from covid-19 and now a new study from the national institute of health found as many as one in 4 deaths may have been due to strained resources at hospitals that we're dealing with surges in cases. doctors with the national institute of health conducted the study by looking at the number of covid patients being treated at 558 hospitals across the country, which is about 10 to 20% of the hospitals. they found that when a large number of covid patients needing icu care would admitted to a hospital in a short period of time. the mortality rate for that hospital was sky rocket, especially when the number of patients admitted exceeded the number of patients in hospital is used to treating and and beyond. a lack of resources. the study's author also found patterns amongst those hospitals. >> hospitals where the worst hit. i tended to be. hospitals there you know, sort lower-income they were patients mostly a medicaid. i wouldn't make any causal relationships you know, there are patients level factors such you ethnic