activity, that has reportedly cleared from the span, but we're looking at another crash around san quentin. you'll still see slowing for crash activity as you approach that bridge. you'll get recovery mid span and cleared richmond from san rafael. the rest of the bay shows a pretty smooth drive. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> this morning, thousands of santa clara county workers are expected to walk off the job, staging their first strike in 40 years. contract negotiations are at a standstill and a lot of county services could be affected. roz plater live for us this morning in san jose where workers are about to start lining up along that picket line. roz? >> reporter: so far nobody on the picket line. we have seen the last really two minutes or so a couple of cars pull up, so perhaps they are about to start that, it was supposed to start around 6:00 or so. we're at the department of family and children's services, one of a dozen sites supposed to be picketing starting this morning. you remember that the workers voted back in august to authorize a strike. they've been working without a

so this is eastbound right after san quentin as you get on to the bridge. this crash has the 2 left lanes shut down you're looking at the heavy traffic leading up to the scene a fake alert has been issued for this. so it's slow from right around san quentin, continuing east to mid span once again also because of the earlier action so folks leaving the north bay you need to either hold off on your commute or get out their extra early and it looks like the westbound folks. westbound traffic coming off his backing looks like the toll step over to this side because i want to show you these lights here you see the police in the parking lot. they also had a crash westbound at the toll plaza so crashes out of the way but the backup is growing and it's spilling out to castro so you're busy on both and this morning and we don't know we get that so now you're up to 18 minutes to the north bay, the bay bridge traffic is quiet but it's slow your backups bills through the maze already looking good for the carpoolers but not the cash fares and not the fast track just und

. >>> from the prison to the kitchen, the prisoners learning a new trade behind bars in san quentin.>>> dan is here with a look at abc 7 news at five. >> new at five, a north bay restaurant that helped define the farm-to-table movement is shutting down. how that move underscores a recent trend. >>> and we want people to come here and be safe while they're having a good time. >> set up is underway for the hardly, strictly, bluegrass festival and some traditions will definitely be tested by new security rules. security rules. those stories and more coming up ♪ sup. wh- whacha doing? i'm watching food. try my $3 cheddar bacon loaded curly fries. get 'em delivered with doordash. try my $3 cheddar bacon loaded curly fries. ♪ ♪ try my $3 steak and parm loaded curly fries. get 'em delivered with doordash. >>> tonight prime time, abc 7 grey's anatomy followed by a million little things, and how to get away with murder. stay with us for abc 7 news at 11. >>> san quentin is one of the oldest and most notorious prisons in california. >> it's also a place to teach soon to be released inmates the

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i have san quentin toward richmond, mid span across that bridge we have police activity blocking twoanes. unexpectedly slow. what we call counter commute is the commute right now. we'll check that traffic alert. >> thanks, kari and mike. 5:44. >>> happening today the hayward man in san francisco tour guide accused of spying for china is scheduled to appear in federal court. fbi agents arrested edward pang last friday. they say this surveillance video shows him taping bundles of cash to a drawer at a bay area hotel. investigators say an undercover agent took the cash and left an sd card with information pong believed was classified. he then handed the hard over to chinese intelligence in beijing but it was all part of a sting. if convicted, pang could face ten years in prison. >>> new details california is extending the presence of national guard troops at the u.s./mexico border. governor newsom now signing an order to allow 100 troops to remain there another six months. newsom says the troops still will not aid with the federal government's immigration operations. they'll focus on de

>>a convicted the space serial killer has died at san quentin the 65 year-old anthony mcknight he was on death row for killing 5 young women in alameda county in 1985. corrections officials say mcknight was found unresponsive in his cell last night and died shortly later the cause of death is not known. by tonight, the 4.5 earthquake that hit their pleasant hill monday that happened along an unmapped fault kron four's felipe chagall visited the u s g s office in mountain view. a researcher explained whether there are more folks out there that we don't know about. >>outside of the 5 major force in the bay area research geophysicist bready guard with the united states geological survey says there are more than 2 dozen others that are mapped and have the potential to produce at least a magnitude 6 point oh earthquake. there are also unmapped falls. either have produced quake smaller than a magnitude 2 point know or simply are not visible from the surface. the number of those faults is unknown monday night's 4.5 magnitude earthquake centered near pleasant hill happened along an unmapped f

suspect is a filipino man pop >> a convicted serial killer was found dead in his bed last night in san quentin prison. anthony mcknight was sentenced to 63 years in prison for murder, rape, and kidnapping. whilewhile in custody, his dna was linked to five murders. an autopsy already performed to determine his cause of death. >>> more backlash to san francisco's decision to build a homeless shelter along the embarcadero. >> they didn't take anybody's opinions initially. >> the latest challenge in court. >> some deadlines to close a crumbling jail with no concrete plan on where to move these inmates. >>> the management of the new star management facility in crock set facing serious accusations, involving its response to this that fire raged for several hours on tuesday. a contra costa county supervisor said when emergency crews first arrived on the scene, a locked gate kept them from getting to the huge flames. some employees also abandoned the facility, and those who remained could not tell firefighters what was inside the burning tank. >> we are fortunate that this fire was controlled, because

actually hatched in the back, they have issued another traffic alert for the eastbound side near san quentin. two left lanes are blocked. as you come out of the marin side on to the rich in order san rafael conditions. here is a look at 37 though, can you use this instead if you want to i can't i had those day delays. if you are commuting over into vallejo it is a commute. live look at the richmond, san rafael toll plaza there is activity off to the side but not affecting the lane the of traffic, traffic for the commute for your morning drive there. speaking of slow and go conditions bumper to bumper at the bay bridge as you work your way out of the east bay into san francisco, backed up well into the maze. approaches starting to slow down 580 sluggish. east shore freeway starting to see brake lights. we are seeing slower speeds as you just come away from the teleplays a sluggish about 17 minutes hayward into foster city, mary. >>> clear skies and chilly conditions once again to kickoff wednesday. grab that jacket and coat as you head out the door for work and school. here is a beautiful liv

i work on behalf of people sentenced to death, challenging their sentences from inside san quentin and i bring that up because my client stories are similar, growing up in poverty, abused as children, with families unequipped to help, bad schools overwhelmed teachers and no councillors and learning disabilities and kids get punished for acting out, end up in juvenile hall. they are treated harshly, they lash out and suffer harm. maybe you can understand when i hear we're considering a plan to improve public safety by building a new jail whether it's called new justice jail or whatever, that sounds absurd. i am willing to bet or residents serve less jail time than people in other districts. is that because we're better people than district 10? i don't think so. it's because we're whiting and d riching and the city serves us better. we have good housing, good schools, good healthcare, including mental health, good parks, street lighting and the system works for us, basically. that's public safety. we don't need the threat of cages to act lawfulfully because the system is working for us.

making your way past san quentin. all lanes just reopened. ur way out of san rafael. westbound it's also slow as well. there was an earlier crash, so traffic is backed up into richmond. a new injury accident, westbound 80 at west texas, blocking two left lanes. traffic has been heavy out of fairfield. there was an earlier sigalert in the cordelia junction area. southbound 680 in mission, an injury crash. traffic is backed up. also a new crash just came in on the lower part as you make your way out of the south bay into the peninsula, north 101 at matilda, a four-car accident blocking the left lane. another accident just came in, southbound 101 in millbrae, hopefully this one is not going to cause big delays. there's been a crash eastbound 580 causing delays in the westbound 580 direction through the altamont pass. i want to show you another accident at monument here. this has been a busy ride this morning. we'll it's been reported that there's a cyberattack on business every 39 seconds. ouch. i don't even want to think about it. comcast busine

deadly crime from the east bay more than 30 years ago has been found dead inside his jail cell on san quentin's death row. prison officials found the body of anthony mcknight last night. an autopsy will determine the cause of death of the 65-year- old. he was sentenced to death for murdering five people in alameda county after beating four of them. tests were conducted in 1996 link to the former navy seal to the murders that took place in 1985. >>> the co-ceo of oracle has died. a companywide memo, the man was called a close and irreplaceable friend and trusted colleague. mike heard took a leave of absence from the company last month for unspecified medical reasons. he was 62 years old. >>> all this week we are focusing on the homeless crisis in the bay area. coming up we look at the programs funded in oakland and the city reports if they are working. >>> history made in space. we will tell you about the first all-female spacewalk and the president's message for those two astronauts. ♪ hey. hey. you must be steven's phone. now you can take control of your home wifi and get a notification the in

>>and alameda county man sentenced to death for the murder, 5 women has been found dead at san quentin investigators say they found 65 year-old anthony midnight unresponsive in his cell thursday night. and was later pronounced dead mcknight had been on california's death row since 2008. his cause of death is pending autopsy results. this comes after governor newsom placed a moratorium on california's death penalty back in march arguing. the death penalty is disproportional applied to people of color or those with mental health disorders and our newsroom. our news like this will continue after the 10:00pm show on kron on i thought were continuing with that story that we were not to the nixt story. >>this a couple times before we ever streaming news service kron and there's a show coming up at 11, someone leave you here to finish the rest of that and so i can go prepare for the 11, but you should be downloading the kron. and if you use the promo code justine j ust ind you can start watching. >>looking forward to 11 o'clock show the rest the show yourself generally we got we got. do you d

>>convicted he's face real killer 68 year-old anthony mcknight has died at san quentin mcknight was on death row for killing 5 young women in alameda county that was in 1985. corrections officials say he was found unresponsive in his cell last night he died a short time later the cause of the death is not yet known. a big construction project in millbrae could soon take away school. >>parking spot at the bart station, hotels apartments and restaurants are all a part of the plan. >>sounds good, but it is going to cost bart riders 6 100 parking spots. kron four's michelle kingston has reaction from people who drive to that millbrae station. >>it's issue that i just cringe people who use the millbrae bart station will soon lose a big chunk of the parking lot. construction is set to begin within the next few months on the gateway hotel apartments, restaurants and retail space. >>that will take up 600 of the fort station's parking spot. >>i just >>we can use all the spaces so we need year, i don't know else restaurants. plant. it's tough right here, is going to work and not be >>the bart st

. >>> san quentin is one of the oldest and most notorious prisons in california. also a place to teach soon to be released inmates the tools they need on the outside, including cooking. >> i love the cooking, the grilling. i love the eating. most importantly, the eating. >> i never once on the streets thought about cooking. now it's like a passion for ♪ ♪ >> give that a vigorous mix ron see what it tastes like. >> before i came here i didn't care if i lived or died. now i'm getting back in touch with my feelings and my emotions, you know. there is opportunities here that will open you up to different things. i never -- i never once on the streets thought about cooking. now it's like a i grie are grew up in a dysfunctional family, using drugs was part of dwroeg up. and i also grew up with a bunch of bad information on life, kind of like doing my own thing, not obeying the law and because of that i wound up in jail. i want to believe -- i don't want to believe that i won't see see my mom again. that was my hardest thing. she was the only one who never turned her, on

. >>> san quentin one of the oldest and most notorious prisons innia.d soon to teach inmates the tools they need to survive on the outside, including cooking. >> i love the cooking, the grilling. i love the eating. most importantly the eating. >> i never once on the streets now it's like a passion for ♪ >> give that a vigorous mix ron. >> yes. >> before i came here i didn't care whether i lived or died. now i'm back in touch with my feelings and my emotions, you know. there is opportunities here that -- that will open you up to different things. i never -- i never once on the streets thought about cooking. now it's like a passion. >> all right. >> well i grew up in a dysfunctional family using drugs part of growing up. and also grew up with a bunch of bad information on life, kind of liked doing my own thing, not obeying the law. and as a result of that i wound up in jail. i want to believe that i will see my mom began that was the hard thing for me. i want to be successful for my mo. threw all my addiction she is the only one who stood by my side. >> w

dan in alameda county man sentenced to death for the murders of 5 women has been found dead at san quentin state prison investigators say they found 65 year-old anthony mcknight unresponsive in his cell last night. he was later pronounced dead mcknight had been on california's death row since 2008. his cause of death is pending autopsy results. a los angeles jury has recommended the death penalty for a murder suspect known as the hollywood ripper, 43 year-old michael cargo leo was found guilty in august for killing 2 women and trying to kill others over the span of 7 years. one of the victims was murdered on the same night. she was going to go on a date with actor ashton kutcher a judge set to sentence cargo leo in february. there is a search tonight san francisco for 2 people who reportedly stole someone's laptop at gunpoint it happened near san francisco state university about 5 this morning. >>near the intersection of front boulevard and battista circle university police say both suspects wearing black hoodies if you have any information about this incident asked to call us of state pol

maureen kelly kron 4 >>a convicted east of a serial killer has died san quentin prison, 65 year-old anthonyht was on death row for killing 5 young women in alameda county back in 1985. corrections officials say that night was found unresponsive in his cell last night he died a short time later the cause of his death is not known. >>backed off an attempt to capture the son of imprisoned drug lord joaquin el chapo guzman this after finding themselves outgunned in a ferocious shootout with cartel enforcers people still supporting. el chapo who's in prison at least 8 people were killed yesterday more than 20 were hurt. they set fires to deter forces. the gun battle in the capital of mexico's sinaloa left the streets littered with these fires, 27 inmates also escaped from a nearby prison. mexican federal troops had initially detained el chapo son, 28 video goes milo pas but officials say he was later released and the decision was taken to protect law. the president mexico said that capturing a criminal cannot be worth more than the lives of people. he said the you cannot put out a fire with anot

and i applaud the laborers for the work they've done, but we have people who come directly out of san quentin and get e.d.d. grants. and we run them through our training program and in five weeks, they have a commercial driver's license and they're doing union work. and they should be working for recology, they should be working for auto return, they should be working for every single company that has a permit or a contract with the city around county of san francisco. and so that's what i'm here to say, that we're going to bring that same commitment to the cannabis industry. and anybody that has a permit, should be hiring local. that's our opinion. >> supervisor ronen: supervisor mar. >> supervisor mar: thank you, chair ronen. mr. bloch, i just had -- wanted to ask a similar question that i asked of ms. foglio from the laborers' union. i guess in addition to all of the really important work that you -- you guys are doing to ensure labor rights for workers in this emerging industry, what ideas do you have about how we could strengthen career pathways for victims of the war on drugs and other

backed up to the west end, it's not going very fast here you see the sensors its backing up toward san quentinis is not impacting westbound traffic that's the commute direction. and it's fun and for now in wide open up that whole 6 minutes to make it to the north bay, the bay bridge traffic pretty busy pretty crowded your stack to be on 8.80 over crossing so off to a slow started to san francisco, it's spilling all all the way back to west grand. averaging 10 minutes. so that's good will check more bridges coming up john. well robin skies are crystal clear on likes of a bird. >>roadways this morning. we are seeing clear conditions at the golden gate bridge as conditions out there prove to be free of fog for the 3rd morning in a row now it is also another chilly morning though 40's and 50's for most of us across the day, although we've seen a couple 30's in the north bay right now petaluma you're at 39 degrees. napa you felt that the 30's earlier this morning. now sitting at 42 may be a chilly start but we are in for a really nice afternoon just around the corner and that's really good news for

county man sentenced to death for the murder of 5 woman has been found dead at san quentin state prison they found 65 year-old anthony mcknight unresponsive in his jail cell on thursday night. it was later pronounced dead make night had been on california's death row since 2008. his cause of death is pending autopsy results. los angeles jury has recommended the death penalty for him or or suspect known as the hollywood ripper, 43 year-old michael guard. we low was found guilty in august for killing 2 women and trying to kill another over 70 years now one of the victims was murdered on the same night she was going to go on a date with actor ashton kutcher a judge is set to sentence below in the feb. tara this wildfire burning along coast of santa barbara county. it's now 50% contained good news there ia the ria their reale fire began thursday in the el capitan canyon area near highway one oh one and several campgrounds those campgrounds were evacuated on friday, but those orders have since been lifted so far the fire has burned 420 acres. with heated exchange between the california publi