kron four's washington, d.c., correspondent raquel martin joins us now live from the nation's capital. raquel, how are people in washington responding to yet another mass shooting? >> grant, vicki, good evening. what we know that president biden and the vice president are among the course of democrats now calling for a ban on assault weapons. that's after today. we heard from law enforcement that the gunmen at this shooting was carrying an ar 15 style gun. >> my team was just at the very beginning of the parade route, illinois democratic congressman brad schneider with at monday's july 4th parade in highland park when the shooting began, the moment was shattered and lives destroyed. schneider represent the now morning community in washington. he says the shooting makes clear congress must do more to keep guns out of the wrong hands as the court, a ban on assault weapons. these are weapons of war tuesday. the white house echoed that call. we need to make sure that we ban assault right? that is one of the things that's being reported >> that suspect had. but the majority of republican l

raquel martin. >> republican support in the senate for a bill protecting same marriage is growing after it passed the house yesterday. senate majority leader chuck schumer says he wants to bring the bill to the senate floor. but first he needs to ensure it can get enough republican support to pass republican senator susan collins from maine and rob portman from ohio. both said they would co-sponsor the bill as other suggests they would follow for the bill to pass. democrats will need to secure votes from at least 10 republicans. >> all right. time for a look at the forecast as we look live at a very foggy golden gate bridge that is really foggy can even see the towers, lawrence. and meantime, at the waves are picking yeah, more big waves out there along the coast. one more nice evening of the think that suddenly surge we've been talking about last couple of days moving in along the coastline and want to stay off the rocks. big-time swells still moving in there, specially. >> the south facing beaches. but by tonight, little low that little later on. things begin to subside with the waves

raquel martin. >> well, you no longer have to mask up all riding bart because the mandate has expired. the vote happened after the federal mask mandate for public transit was struck down the relaxing of the rules comes despite a surge in covid cases, particularly the ba 5 variant which has the ability to re insect, even those who have had a recent infection. some riders we spoke with this morning say that they're keeping the mask on. >> i'm going to visit my grandparents so i don't want to get them sick anything. i'm already like vaccinated. i have the i just you know, mind. >> and in public transportation was crowded area. you know, feel safe, not wearing your mask now that and and and those kind of situation. >> art is still encouraging riders to wear their masks. face masks are provided at station agent births and from safety staff. >> a dead humpback whale was found washed up. add the sharp park beach in pacifica over the weekend. cal academy officials tell us the whale appeal appears to have been killed by another whale and orca officials say humpback whales are feeding in the sa

our washington correspondent raquel martin joins us now live. raquel, what can you tell us?the key will president biden acknowledges that there is little he can do to guarantee abortion access in every state, but he says this executive order should help the men and women now living and restrictive abortion law staid navigate a new legal landscape. >> what we're witnessing is a giant step backwards. friday, president joe biden signed an executive order designed to protect them. now tens of millions of women living in states with new restrictive abortion laws. this is some of the match and just last week reported that 10 year-old girl. was a rape victim. i-10 years old and she was forced to have to travel out of the state to indiana. to seek to terminate the presidency and maybe save her life. the order largely asked federal agencies to find ways to help women with travel legal representation. >> access to contraceptive and reproductive care practice medicine. >> should not be frozen to the 19th century. the announcement comes 2 weeks after the supreme court overturn roe versu

for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. all right. thank you for breaking that all down for us recount. now we went to the peninsula to see how people there are dealing with inflation. most of the people we spoke with say they've noticed the high prices, but they feel like there's not much they can do about it. they're just trying to ride out the ups and downs. >> you know, things change so fast and i'm just doing my thing. i feel like i'm being a little cautious about doing the extra stuff. the unnecessary stuff. of course, i see some things become more expensive i just try to what i buy. maybe get last check out. >> well, some economists predict prices may start to come down this fall. the next meeting of the federal reserve is set for mid september. >> coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. imagine taking a ride into space while sipping drinks with your friends. well, one company wants to make that a reality. we'll talk more about that once we get back from break. ♪ ♪ how's he still playin'? aspercreme arthritis. full prescript

but on washington, raquel martin, back to you guys. thank you. >> house speaker nancy pelosi, a part of the president's executive order doubling down on preserving abortion access, saying in that statement we have a sacred fundamental duty to expand freedom in america not to roll back fundamental rights while republicans seek to criminalize reproductive health care nationwide, house democrats will never relent in our fight to defend freedom for women and for every american. some antiabortion activists say the president's executive order want too much in california but say it will continue to encourage out of towners to seek abortion services here. kron forcefully pure gold reports from walnut creek. >> in the wake of the u.s. supreme court overturning the landmark decision. roe versus wade antiabortion activists who demonstrate outside the planned parenthood clinic in walnut creek. have noticed an increase in parking lot escorts on fridays. that's when abortions are scheduled. its response. they say to the surge of people seeking services says ram

raquel martin, back to you right now. well, coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news over 100 students of one bay area high school are back home after they were stranded overseas for 5 days. we'll have that. we get back. nurse mariyam sabo knows a moment this pure demands a lotion this pure. gold bond pure moisture lotion 24-hour hydration no parabens, dyes, or fragrances gold bond champion your skin >> well, we have some good news to tell you about. there are a group of students from saratoga high school were back home. >> after they were stranded overseas for 5 days 114 students, teachers and parents were stuck in prague in the czech republic after their flight home was canceled. time airlines they had been performing at concert halls in various countries over a 2 week period, concerned parents and some elected officials reached out to congresswoman annie shoe for help. well, issues office did make contact with fly my group. that's a travel agency that actually deals with large parties office also call united airlines

washington, d.c., correspondent raquel martin has more on that. i will be haunted for ever highland park mayor nancy rotering says she's unsure how her community will recover. >> after a gunman opened fire at the annual 4th of july parade. we were screaming, run shooter. she was there when a 21 year-old killed 7 people and injured dozens more less than a minute is all it took for a person with an assault weapon. >> to shoot 83 rounds into a crowd forever changing so many lives. wednesday rotering called on senators to ban assault-style weapons. >> to stop future shootings. some angry illinois democratic senator tammy duckworth, an iraq war veteran, said assault weapons belong on the battlefield, not america's streets. we can to hunt. >> we can still have an armed citizenry can do all of that without weapons of war. but republicans argue a ban won't stop the killings and will only stop law abiding citizens from protecting themselves against. >> the horrible spike in violent crime. republicans like iowa senator chuck grassley say democrats ought to

as west virginia senator joe mansion who said that he's not backing the bill, dc correspondent raquel martin has the story. >> it's unconscionable and it's infuriated house democrats friday slammed their own party's west virginia senator joe mansion after learning he is refusing to back their latest clean energy proposals. we cannot wait. senator manchin, illinois congressman sean casten and california congressman mike levin say manchin's objections ignore science and we'll take the president's efforts to combat climate change. think it is more important to defend the filibuster them to defend our planet even as we watch our planet burn right in front of us, we must act on this. prices are going to pay increasingly dire consequences. senator manchin agrees with many republicans who fear new reforms could drive up consumer costs. we've seen gas prices double. we've seen natural gas prices nearly triple. we're pushing people into energy poverty climate change. hearing friday, louisiana republican garret graves call democrats energy strategy radical and enough active united states could cut emi

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washington correspondent raquel martin joins us live with the latest. good morning, business leaders who are going to be looking for this plant is 52 billion dollar plan to clear its final hurdle in the senate later this afternoon? >> the bill is called the chips act and invest big in the production of semiconductor chips, which is in everything from cell phones to medical equipment. we're on the brink of closing the book. after months of negotiation, the senate is set to pass the chips act. >> a bipartisan bill designed to bolster u.s. manufacturing, bring down consumer costs and strengthen us competition against china. it's a necessary investment. monday, texas republican senator john cornyn and senate majority leader chuck schumer said the crux of the bail is a multi-billion dollar investment to reduce u.s. made semiconductor chips, sadly, america's lagging behind the technology is found in everything from cell phones to cars to medical equipment. and right now china is dominating global supply. one of the most important struggles of this century wil

washington, d.c., reporter raquel martin has the story. >> president joe biden is laying out a new strategy to protect abortion rights. i believe we have to how to fly. roe v wade thursday, he called on democrats to change the filibuster rules in the senate allowing democrats to pass legislation without any gop backing is making clear. >> how outrageous this decision was and how much it impacts not just on what was right to choose on privacy. general, the president's broader called to protect privacy comes after justice clarence thomas signaled in his dissent. >> that he like the court to reconsider issues like access to contraception and marriage. >> but the president's plan is easier said than done. senator joe mansion, one of 2 senators who refused to change the senate rules last year confirmed to us thursday that his position has not changed. this is not the political environment. be looking for that at the nato summit thursday, illinois democratic senator durbin said he doubts the 2 senators will suddenly have a change of heart. in the meantime, president biden says he will work with s

washington correspondent raquel martin joins us live. good morning.. >> right, a good morning. the former vice president al gore turn climate activists for more than a decade at this point have been warning of this type of a record-breaking heat wave. he says while the president may not be able to do much about the gridlock in congress, he must take executive action to respond to climate change. >> we have got to step up. this should be a moment for a global it definitely. former democratic vice president al gore is pleading for washington to respond to climate change. >> has now millions face record breaking heat were saying this global emergency play out and it's getting worse more quickly than was predicted on abc's this week. gore a longtime climate activists said it's not too late to reverse some of the damage. he says president biden must use his executive power to take action further limit emissions from power and from pale pipes. right now, the biden administration is promising to do more after west virginia. democratic senator joe manchin rec

the nash, the nation's highest civilian award, by the way, across 4 correspondent raquel martin has a recap of the ceremony. >> today's recipients include soccer champion megan rippey know the late republican senator john mccain and olympic gymnast simone biles who at 25 is now the youngest american to ever receive the high honor. right. trail blazers, humanitarians and decorated athletes were among the 17 americans awarded the presidential medal of freedom at the white house thursday. our nation's highest civilian award. simone biles, the most decorated olympic gymnast in history. >> was among the big names she has to her medal count. 32 farm room. president biden praised biles work both on and off the mask, highlighting her courage to speak out against assault within the u.s. gymnastics turned personal pain and the greater purpose. the president also honor the work of americans no longer with us. former apple ceo steve jobs was steve left us something special. >> technology, the capacity improve our lives in ways that haven't even yet been and an old friend, the late republican sena

white house at this point saying there are no plans to make those changes for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> thank you, rick allen, vice president kamala harris visited highland park yesterday to meet with city officials and first responders. she encourage those close knit community members in suburban chicago to stay united. >> with nation. deeply about it. stands with you. person will come back. >> this marks or second trip to illinois now where the past few weeks. philadelphia after a highway patrol officer and sheriff's deputy were shot during the 4th of july concert. the officer was grazed on his forehead. the deputy was shot in the shoulder. both men, we're providing security for the concert and have since been released from the hospital. no arrests have been made yet in the shooting. fire crews in fairfield worked overnight to mop up hotspots from the nelson fire. that's burning right now off cordella road that fire has burned. 22 acres and for some people evacuate their homes. proffers rob nesbitt takes a closer look at the latest on that. >> the nelson fire moved qu

despite the great lawn, bush and others are vowing to keep up the fight. >> in washington, raquel martin. >> and in the wake of roe being overturned, more women across the nation are turning to an extreme option to avoid having children permanent contraception, planned parenthood and several obgyn to reporting a sharp increase in women seeking to be sterilized the procedure is either getting their tubes tied or the removal of the flow can tubes altogether. according to the pew research center, men also been rushing to get sterilized as 44% of adults claim it's not likely that they will have children. >> what are you guys going to do to make sure i don't have to watch my friends die. >> coming up, scared students in uvalde texas question. the police response to that school shooting, what they're demanding now in order to feel safe going back into the classroom. and police issuing a warning to one bay area city after finding a number of credit card skimmers. >> attached to atm machines. what they're telling people to do to keep themselves safe from sect. i hate crime investigation is under

our dc correspondent raquel martin joining us live now. raquel, how is washington responding to this latest tragedy? >> we know the president and several democrats are renewing their calls to ban assault weapons. we know we heard from law enforcement in illinois saying that the gunman in this situation, the legally purchased an ar 15 style weapon. >> my team was just at the very beginning of the parade route, illinois democratic congressman brad schneider with at monday's july 4th parade in highland park when the shooting began, the moment was shattered and lives destroyed. schneider represent the now morning community in washington. he says the shooting makes clear. >> congress must do more to keep guns out of the wrong hands as the court, a ban on assault weapons. these are weapons of war tuesday. the white house echoed that call. we need to make sure that we ban assault right? that is one of the things that's being reported >> that suspect had. but the majority of republican lawmakers argue gun control is still not the answer. >> in a tw

excuse me, calm for washing correspondent raquel martin with the latest now. >> what we're witnessing giant step backwards. friday, president joe biden signed an executive order designed to protect them. now tens of millions of women living in states with new restrictive abortion laws, which imagine har just last week reported that 10 year-old girl. was a rape victim. i-10 years old and she was forced to have to travel out of the state to indiana. to seek to terminate the presidency and maybe save her life. the order largely asked federal agencies to find ways to help women with travel legal representation. >> access to contraceptive and reproductive care practice medicine. >> should not be frozen to the 19th century. the announcement comes 2 weeks after the supreme court overturn roe versus wade and 2 months after that decision was leaked to a lot of critics who believe the administration waited too long to respond to this. what is an inspiration for spots? >> yeah, i mean, i i started taking issue with the premise of the question friday, jan climb the white house gender policy counc

washington correspondent raquel martin has more. what the attorney general had to say. >> the biden administration has been facing mounting pressure to address the spike in high crime in major cities across the country. today attorney general merrick garland said operation or star will be taking violent criminals off the street through the summer. >> the department of justice as in june alone, federal law enforcement arrested 1500 criminals take the most dangerous shooters, street at a press conference wednesday. attorney general merrick garland, thank the u.s. marshals for carrying out operation northstar. i know how hard and dangerous work operating in 10 major u.s. cities. >> garland says the initiative focused on criminals wanted for the most serious offenses. >> including homicide. >> along the arrested 3 individuals are suspected last month's mass shooting it and spend on south in philadelphia. but the country is still dealing with the horrific aftermath of other mass shootings like this week's just outside of chicago. >> and

that was something he was talking about today while at the nato summit, dc's raquel martin has that story. >> president joe biden is laying out a new strategy to protect abortion rights. i believe we have to how to fly. roe v wade thursday, he called on democrats to change the filibuster rules in the senate allowing democrats to pass legislation without any gop backing is making clear. >> how outrageous this decision was and how much it impacts not just on. trying to choose on privacy. generally, the president's broader call to protect privacy comes after justice clarence thomas signaled in his dissent. >> that he like the court to reconsider issues like access to contraception and marriage. but the president's plan is easier said than done. senator joe mansion, one of 2 senators who refused to change the senate rules last year. >> confirmed to us thursday that his position has not changed. this is not the political environment. be looking for that at the nato summit thursday, illinois democratic senator durbin said he doubts the 2 senators will suddenly have a change of heart in the mean

raquel martin. >> hundreds of health care and rs at the sequoia hospital in redwood city went on strike better working conditions and a new contract this morning. the crowd included nurses assistance, 8 surgical technologists and more. they're also advocating for higher wages, more benefits and greater staff support. sequoia hospital is owned by dignity, health and contract negotiations are underway. organizers pitch the deal to management but say they have not heard back. >> coming up, that fog is rolling back on shore. good news going help start cooling temperatures down. but for how long? we'll talk about that next. >> and in sports as the forty-niners prepare for the season, the narrative. but is trey lance ready to be qb? one remains at the forefront and one of his teammates thing said he's ready for the challenge. sports director jason dumas has the details >> and >> now kron 4 sports. >> a lot has been made about the forty-niners transition from jimmy garoppolo to trey lance. and it seems as though everyone has an opinion on this guy. but of course, some opinions matter more than

tested positive for covid-19 but say he will be honored at a later date for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> it is not deadly like covid, but local health officials are scrambling to get more monkeypox vaccine more doses. they're looking for and how one local man is doing tonight after getting his. >> plus, vicki gives us a taste of the tropics in wine country. you bet. it's coming up in today's dine. and dish. >> and what a local lawmakers doing now that the supreme court justice says that the court could start to taking away people's right to birth control. it's time for our lowest prices of the season on the sleep number 360 smart bed. why choose proven quality sleep from sleep number? because every green thumb, 5k, and all-day dance party starts the night before. the sleep number 360 smart bed senses your movements and automatically adjusts to help keep you both comfortable all night and to help you get almost 30 minutes more restful sleep per night. sleep number takes care of the science. all you have to do is sleep. and now, save $1,000 on our most popular smart bed. o

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. >> our dc correspondent raquel martin joins us now live. rick, can you tell us about this executive order? >> well, president biden himself admits that there is little he can do from his office to guarantee abortion rights in every state but believes this executive order should help women and doctors now living in states with more restrictive laws. now, again, a much different legal landscape. >> wsit we're witntnsing is a giant step backwards. friday, president joe biden signed an executive order designed to protect them. now tens of millions of women living in states with new restrictive abortion laws. this is some of the e e gic are just last week was reported that 10 year-old girl. was a rape victim. i-10 years old and she was forced to have to travel out of the state to indiana. to seek to terminate the presidency and maybe save her life. the order largely asked federal agencies to find ways to help women with travel legal representation. >> access to contraceptive and reproductive care practice medicine. >> should not be frozen the 19

our dc correspondent raquel martin has more.i will be haunted for ever highland park mayor nancy rotering says she's unsure how her community will recover. >> after a gunman opened fire at the annual 4th of july parade. we were screaming, run shooter. she was there when a 21 year-old killed 7 people and injured dozens more less than a minute is all it for a person with an assault weapon. >> to shoot 83 rounds into a crowd forever changing so many lives. wednesday rotering called on senators to ban assault-style weapons. >> to stop future shootings. some angry illinois democratic senator tammy duckworth, an iraq war veteran, said assault weapons belong on the battlefield, not america's streets. we can to hunt. >> we can still have an armed citizenry can do all of that without weapons of war. but republicans argue a ban won't stop the killings and will only stop law abiding citizens from protecting themselves against. >> the horrible spike in violent crime. republicans like iowa senator chuck grassley say democrats ought to focus

our dc correspondent raquel martin has the story. today's recipients include soccer champion megan rippey know the late republican senator john mccain and olympic gymnast simone biles who at 25 is now the youngest american to ever receive the high honor. all right. trail blazers, humanitarians and decorated athletes were among the 17 americans awarded the presidential medal of freedom at the white house thursday. our nation's highest civilian award. simone biles, the most decorated olympic gymnast in history. >> was among the big names she has to her medal count. 32 farm room. president biden praised biles work both on and off the mat, highlighting her courage to speak out against assault within the u.s. gymnastics turned personal pain and the greater purpose. the president also honor the work of americans no longer with us. former apple ceo steve jobs was steve left us something special. >> technology, the capacity improve our lives in ways that haven't even yet and an old friend, the late republican senator john mccain. we like how

the nation's highest civilian award kron. 4 correspondent raquel martin has a recap of today's ceremony. >> today's recipients include soccer champion megan rippey know the late republican senator john mccain and olympic gymnast simone biles who at 25 is now the youngest american to ever receive the high honor. right trail blazers, humanitarians and decorated athletes were among the 17 americans awarded the presidential medal of freedom at the white house thursday. our nation's highest civilian award. simone biles, the most decorated olympic gymnast in history. >> was among the big names she has to her medal count of 32 farm room. president biden praised biles work both on and off the mask, highlighting her courage to speak out against sold within us gymnastics turned personal pain and the greater purpose. the president also honor the work of americans no longer with us. >> former apple ceo steve jobs steve left us something special. >> technology, the capacity improve our lives in ways that haven't even yet and an old friend, the late republican senator john mccain, to argue like how o

our washington correspondent raquel martin has the story. >> good morning. really the first time we're seeing the biden administration really go out on a ledge to try and bring brittney griner home. this comes after months of outcry from griner's family and also brian or herself who wrote to the president personally pleading for her freedom. >> the president's prepared to make tough decisions if it means the safe return of americans. the state department says president joe biden has signed off on a prisoner swap with russia to bring wnba star brittney griner home. hope would be that in speaking to foreign minister lavrov, i can advance the efforts. secretary of state antony blinken says he plans to speak with russia's top diplomat to discuss the potential deal in coming days. griner is currently on trial in moscow where she's been detained since february on drug charges. she faces up to 10 years in prison for carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil through the airport. the offer also demands the release of paul whelan. whelan has been detained in ru

raquel martin, back to you guys. all right. thank you, raquel. we're just weeks away from the start of a new school year. and that means it's almost time to start buying those school supplies again now because of inflation inflation, that's going to cost a lot more this year. >> and that means parents are kind of look for ways to save money. casey hunt khon has more. >> well, we may still be in the dog days of summer. parents know the time to begin prepping to go back to school is right around the corner. but this year, no matter what they need, inflation is hitting those supplies harder than ever. and that's not the only concern for families. >> even even if the prices don't go down, i'm worried about there being availability. >> suso bond, not only a mother but a teacher is anticipating a challenge when it comes to ensuring her kids have the right supplies. so she's using a few alternative methods to make sure i feel like the supply chain is down everywhere. so i've started actually shopping now just a little bit with some basic things like pen

raquel martin.to the south bay where 3 high school students have been awarded for their artwork, bringing awareness to the deadly toxicity of fentanyl. this year's poster contest. >> asked a question, what is the face of fentanyl district attorney jeff rosen asked the students to illustrate how the epidemic is affecting them and their community. rosen says preteens, teenagers and college students are purchasing what they think are pain medications off the streets. but they're given poisonous fake pills that are laced with fentanyl. instead. >> when i was doing research on fence, no seeing that. it was being like. advertised as something that it wasn't like paint minutes and maybe think of a wolf in sheep's clothing. so that's what it is. >> officials are still deciding on a location to display their artwork. up in the north bay following a series of drownings at lake berryessa. the napa county sheriff's office is reminding visitors that the lake it's not a swimming pool. there are significant drop-o

raquel martin has a look. good morning.business leaders are hoping this 52 billion dollar plan passes the senate by today. after yesterday the vote was delayed. >> because of severe weather, the build up the chips act would invest big and semiconductor chips that are in everything from cell phones to cars to military equipment. >> we're on the brink of closing the book. after months of negotiations, the senate is set to pass the chips act. a bipartisan bill designed to bolster u.s. manufacturing, bring down consumer costs and strengthen us competition against china. it's a necessary investment. monday, texas republican senator john cornyn and senate majority leader chuck schumer said the crux of the bail is a multi-billion dollar investment to reduce u.s. made semiconductor chips. sadly, america's lagging behind the technology is found in everything from cell phones to cars to medical equipment. and right now china is dominating global supply. one of the most important struggles of this century will be the fight for global

raquel martin takes a look. >> good morning. business leaders are hoping this 52 billion dollar plan passes the senate by today. after yesterday the vote was delayed because of severe weather. the build up the chips act would invest big and semiconductor chips that are in everything from cell phones to cars to military equipment. >> we're on the brink of closing the book after months of negotiation, the senate is set to pass the chips act. a bipartisan bill designed to bolster u.s. manufacturing, bring down consumer costs and strengthen us competition against china. it's a necessary investment. monday, texas republican senator john cornyn and senate majority leader chuck schumer said the crux of the bail is a multi-billion dollar investment to reduce u.s. made semiconductor chips, sadly, america's lagging behind the technology is found in everything from cell phones to cars to medical equipment. and right now china is dominating global supply. one of the most important struggles of this century will be the fight for global semic

our washington correspondent raquel martin has more. >> there's no sugarcoating here. white house economist jared bernstein says despite surging inflation, americans should remain confident the u.s. economy is strong. families across the country are facing unacceptably high levels of inflation, but they also have a strong labor market behind them. bernstein says the national unemployment rate is at prepandemic levels and in june, more than a dozen states reported their lowest unemployment rates ever. that trend is your friend right now. if you're a working american council. but according to a recent survey by bankrate dot com, economists are not as confident as the white house. there's a great deal of confusion right now about what the state of the economy is because we have this pandemic influence dynamic. mark hamrick is a senior economic analyst with bankrate dot com. he says, well, job numbers are good. quite remarkable. he fears one wrong move for the federal reserve as it tries to control inflation could send the economy over the edge. speaking, economists are co

for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you.ks, raquel. >> 5.16 ight now on check the weather this morning as our is a lot going on. smoke out fires across the state. john has been talking about all of that. all right. well, let's see where this is going to lead us this week. hi, but as far as air quality goes, we're seeing new introduction of rom the oak fire, which is burning south of yosemite national park. this is already putting up a lot of smoke up in the sierra nevada this weekend. yosemite had a lot of his entrance is closed. and for people even getting into the park, you are venturing into a very smoky situation right now. it's sitting right above both the central valley and the bay area itself. so as it still aloft, we're not having that much of an impact just yet, but it's gradually going to sink down throughout the course of the week. so you're likely going to see more and more of an impact from that poor air quality through the course of the week and that some air quality advisories bish issued by some of our air qu

for now washington, raquel martin, back to you. thanks for california. residents are going to get inflation relief payments later this year. and we now know just how much. >> individual tax filers filers who make $75,000 per year or less. we'll get $350. people with at least one dependent will get $700 joint tax filers who make $150,000 or less will get $700. and if they have at least one dependent, they look at a little bit more than $1000 payments are set to go out in october. well, the oak fire is burning in yosemite and it's now torched more than 19,000 acres and is 45% contained? firefighters say that cool weather help slow the spread of those flames and the oak fire destroyed 135 buildings and still threatens more than 600 others. 2200 people have had to evacuate since wednesday. thankfully, nobody injured and no one has died. well, let's take a live look outside right now to give you an idea of the weather we're experiencing here in the bay area. this seems to be a freeway on the east bay looking pretty probably. i'm going to go ahead and assume i

washington, raquel martin, back to you. all right.r cal. >> well, coming up on the kron 4 morning news, san francisco is testing 6 new models of trash cans around the city. how you can give your input on the pricey replacements will be right back after the break. it's started. somewhere between a cuddle and a struggle, it's...the side hug. tween milestones like this may start at age 9. hpv vaccination - a type of cancer prevention against certain hpv-related cancers, can start then too. for most, hpv clears on its own. but for others, it can cause certain cancers later in life. you're welcome! now, as the "dad cab", it's my cue to help protect them. embrace this phase. help protect them in the next. ask their doctor about hpv vaccination today. happening tomorrow, brittney griner's trial resumes in russia. you have griner who was jailed on drug charges in february at a moscow airport after vape canisters with cannabis oil were found in her luggage. reiner pleaded guilty to the charges saying that she had the canisters in her bag, but

we're now washington, raquel martin, back to you. we went to the peninsula to see how people there are dealing with inflation. most of the people we spoke with say they noticed the high prices but feel like there's not much they can do about it. they're just trying to make ends meet and ride out the ups and downs. you know, things change so fast and i'm just >> doing my thing. i feel like i'm being a little cautious about doing the extra unnecessary stuff. of course, i see some things become more expensive i just try to what i buy. maybe. >> at last check out. >> some economists predict prices may start to come down this fall. the next federal reserve meeting is set for mid september. california. residents are going to get a little help in the form of a check in the mail. and now we know exactly how much inflation relief is on the way individual tax filers that hake $75,000 or less, they're going to get $350. those are the least one dependable. get 700 and if you're joint filer that makes 150 grand or less, you'll get $700 if you hav

we're now washington, raquel martin, back to you.ent to the peninsula to see how people there are dealing with the inflation were seen. most of the people we spoke with >> say they noticed the high prices but feel like there's not much they can do about it. they're just trying to make ends meet and they write out that roster trying to ride out the ups and downs are seen. >> you know, things change so fast and i'm just >> doing my thing. i feel like i'm being a little cautious about doing the extra stuff. the unnecessary stuff. of course, i see some things become more expensive and i just try to what i buy. maybe. >> get less takeout. >> some economists predict prices may start to come down this fall. the next federal reserve meeting is set for mid september. >> california residents are going to get a little relief from inflation later this year in the form of payments. and let's take a look at how much we're talking. individual tax filers who make $75,000 a year or less? we'll get 350 bucks. those with at least one dependent will get

we're now washington, raquel martin, back to you. 7.21. and california residents are going to get inflation relief payments later this year. >> and now we know how much. let's take a peek and you can pick out your tax bracket, individual tax filers that make 75 grand or less a year, you'll get a check for 350 bucks, not bad. and if you have at least one dependent, you'll get $700 joint filers who make 150,000 or less will get 700 bucks. and if you have at least one dependent, you will get a little over 1000 payments are set to go out in october. coming up on the kron 4 morning news, trey lance says he is ready for the upcoming season. why he says he's >> getting comfortable as the forty-niners new quarterback will be right back after the break. >> 7.25 right now and the forty-niners starting quarterback is hitting the ground running. trey lance. he just says a year under his belt, but he says he already feels light years ahead of last season. he's out there doing a great job. he spoke to the media yesterday at training. can't take a listen

raquel martin has more from dc. >> good morning. republicans across capitol hill say the president and his entire administration are in denial about the state of the economy and fear democrats, new efforts to try and curb inflation could only make matters worse. >> republicans say americans should brace themselves after thursday. a new federal report showed the economy shrank for the 2nd quarter in a row. democrats plunged america into a recession. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell blames president biden's policies were soaring. inflation, he says is at the root of the problem in the questionnaire to economy goes from for an historic comeback and promptly ran straight into ground. while typically economists define a recession as 2 consecutive quarters of economic decline. the white house isn't sold. we're not recession thursday, president joe biden said considering record low unemployment and strong consumer spending. he believes the country is on the right track. he also says congress is on its way to relieve americans of in

to congress to codify the roe versus wade protections into law kron. 4 washington correspondent raquel martin has the latest >> president biden acknowledges there is little he can do to guarantee access to abortion in every state. but he says today's executive order should help women and doctors now living in states restrictive abortion laws navigate a much different legal landscape. >> what we're witnessing is a giant step backwards. friday, president joe biden signed an executive order designed to protect them. now tens of millions of women living in states with new restrictive abortion laws, which imagine har just last week reported that 10 year-old girl. was a rape victim. i-10 years old and she was forced to have to travel out of the state to indiana. to seek to terminate the presidency and maybe save her life. the order largely asked federal agencies to find ways to help women with travel legal representation. >> access to contraceptive and reproductive care. the practice medicine. >> should not be frozen to the 19th century. the announcement comes 2 weeks after the supreme court overtu

raquel martin has the latest for us in d c. good morning. this is really the first time we're seeing the biden administration really go out on a ledge to try and bring brittney griner home. >> this comes after months of outcry from griner's family and also brighton or herself who wrote to the president personally pleading for her freedom. >> the president's prepared to make tough decisions if it means the safe return of americans. the state department says president joe biden has signed off on a prisoner swap with russia to bring wnba star brittney griner home. hope would be that in speaking to foreign minister lavrov, i can advance the efforts. secretary of state antony blinken says he plans to speak with russia's top diplomat to discuss the potential deal in coming days. griner is currently on trial in moscow where she's been detained since february on drug charges. she faces up to 10 years in prison for carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil through the airport. the offer also demands the release of paul whelan. whelan has been

raquel martin takes a look. good morning. business leaders are hoping this 52 billion dollar plan passes the senate by today. after yesterday the vote was delayed. >> because of severe weather, the build up the chips act would invest big and semiconductor chips that are in everything from cell phones to cars to military equipment. >> we're on the brink of closing the book. after months of negotiations, the senate is set to pass the chips act. a bipartisan bill designed to bolster u.s. manufacturing, bring down consumer costs and strengthen us competition against china. it's a necessary investment. monday, texas republican senator john cornyn and senate majority leader chuck schumer said the crux of the bail is a multi-billion dollar investment to reduce u.s. mad semiconductor chips. sadly, america's lagging behind the technology is found in everything from cell phones to cars to medical equipment. and right now china is dominating global supply. one of the most important struggles of this century will be the fight for global

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we're now in washington, raquel martin, back to you.l, a group of house democrats introduced a bill to set term limits for supreme court justices. the supreme court tenure, establishment and retirement modernization act would allow the president to nominate a justice every 2 years in the first in 30 years after a presidential election. the justices who have been on the court, the longest will be moved to senior status. first and if confirmed by the senate. each new justice with surfer 18 years before retiring from regular active service and assume that senior status congressman roe conn a co sponsored the bill and he says this change would restore independents to the nation's highest court. >> the problem is there's no consistency. so donald trump to support to 3 of them barack obama was denied having merrick garland put on the court where he should have been allowed to put merrick garland on the court to this one. consistency every president gets to a it would be clear that these people people won't be on there for life. really would r

let's find out more about it now live from washington, d.c., with raquel martin. high rock out. >> good morning. well, this is one of the first time for seeing the biden administration publicly go out on a limb to try and bring brittney griner home and it comes after months of outcry from her family and also griner herself who penned a letter to the president just weeks ago pleading for her release. >> the president's prepared to make tough decisions if it means the safe return of americans. the state department says president joe biden has signed off on a prisoner swap with russia to bring wnba star brittney griner home. hope would be that in speaking to foreign minister lavrov, i can advance the efforts. secretary of state antony blinken says he plans to speak with russia's top diplomat to discuss the potential deal in coming days. griner is currently on trial in moscow where she's been detained since february on drug charges. she faces up to 10 years in prison for carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil through the airport. the offer also demands the r

kron four's washington, d.c., correspondent raquel martin joins us now live from the nation's capitale people in washington responding to yet another mass shooting? >> grant, vicki, good evening. what we know that president biden and the vice president are among the course of democrats now calling for a ban on assault weapons. that's after today. we heard from law enforcement that the gunmen at this shooting was carrying an ar 15 style gun. >> my team was just at the very beginning of the parade route, illinois democratic congressman brad schneider with at monday's july 4th parade in highland park when the shooting began, the moment was shattered and lives destroyed. schneider represent the now morning community in washington. he says the shooting makes clear congress must do more to keep guns out of the

raquel martin. >> coming up next, a remarkable victory for a bay area teenager, how she became the youngestish the tahoe triple crown. her story. it's next. >> it is not every day that you break a record. a lot of us never even get close. but 14 year-old maya marriage has gotten really good at it. the berkeley teen is now the youngest woman in history to complete the tahoe triple crown. is no joke. no small feat. you have to swim 3 courses, the length of lake tahoe just about 21 miles. >> the with of the lake, which is roughly 12 miles. and what they call the vikings hole that involves swimming across the border in nevada, in california. maya swam the true with of tahoe twenty-twenty when she was just 12, she swam the vikings home last year. and on monday, she completed the length of the lake officially. finishing the tahoe triple crown. >> i was was little both of my parents, women and i went through phase and not really liking it. but as i learned and got to go into the ocean, it's become a really beautiful time for me to get to explore one just being by myself so much get to spend so muc