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but first we take a ride on part along with state senator scott wiener on what leaders are doing to tryo keep riders safe. thanks for joining us at 10 o'clock. i'm ken wayne kron. 4 sarah stinson took part with that state senator and she joins us now live in the studio. >> with how it all turned out, sarah. >> ken, they've got these new custom fare gates that they're working on and they're designed to deter fare evasion, which bart police believes will result in a decline in crime. walnut creek. >> is doing well. we are downtown community is thriving and we are going to attract unfortunately, people that are looking to not too good here might creep police and local leaders speaking directly and candidly with downtown business owners. >> they say while residential auto burglaries are down commercial burglaries and shoplifting are increasing russell holston, the loss prevention manager at the walnut creek ace hardware says he thinks this is to sticks are skewed. tell crime. the statistics and not anywhere really going but if you do call the police, don't have a statistic. >> pretty much s

. >> senator scott wiener's arguing that plant-based psychedelics like mushrooms can help people with mental health problems. but as kron four's capitol correspondent eytan wallace reports, some parents are worried that move would just cause pain. >> this is my sparkly shane, rather, too late for lisa hudson. >> the legacy and memory of her late son shane lives on in her forever. fun loving, beautiful soul. he had 1000 times. he was everybody's best friend. change. life came to a sudden and more than 3 years ago when he was just 16 years old after he consumed psilocybin a type of psychedelic often referred to as magic mushrooms. she says just as it does to many people, the substance led to shane experiencing hallucinations and going into a state of psychosis. >> that she adds ultimately resulted in the january 2020 fatal incident that took place on his parents, second-story balcony and the highly altered state sen line. >> reaching out like was trying to supply same. top of our debt and fell to his death with his father. and i were to end when the psychedelics and broke my heart and b

assembly member scott wiener will now look into other sources of funding. >>> a live look at the san mateo bridge. not much of a rush hour. traffic is pretty light. cynthia pimentel >>> take a look at this video. dozens of maui's hardest hit residents arrived in the bay area today, and they're hoping you can find them a new home. greater good charities and ameri flight joined forces to bring more than 80 homeless dogs and cats here to the bay area. you're looking at three of those. ghost, banana, and angelica. they're at the tri-city animal shelter in fremont, and, yes, they are available for adoption. >> that's something that we've always enjoyed is maui, especially lahaina. so i'm just trying to help out in a way that i can rescue a puppy. >> what a great opportunity. berkeley humane, marin humane, animal rescue foundation, east bay spca, and friends of the alameda animal shelter have also received dogs and cats from maui. cynthia pimentel joins us now. that would be a great way to help the people in maui and then add a dog or cat to your home. what a cool story. >> they're just lo

that's what state senator scott wiener of san francisco says he's trying to do with a new bill to create more affordable housing here in the city. decades after thousands of black people's homes and businesses were torn down under the guise of urban renewal. >> kron four's rob nesbitt talk to a woman who experienced it firsthand. he joins us now live from our newsroom with more. rob, on august 10, 1948. the san francisco redevelopment agency was formed in for 28 years. thousands of homes were demolished in the city. the agency at the time said it was addressing urban blight, but those impacted see it differently. very traumatic. the black and white photos may be decades old, but the pain is very real. for those who experienced the work of the san francisco redevelopment agency that is scott remembers what it was like watching homes and businesses be destroyed and her fillmore neighborhood, all those businesses and and and build a dozen homes were. >> not they were torn down and it became vacant lot. and it looked like a like i said, an atomic bomb hit the film or the demolition happened

state senator scott wiener who authored the bill responded to kron 4 insisting that even after securing 400 million dollars for bay area transit systems operations for the next 4 years, there will be a 2.5 billion dollar deficit which would force service cuts to ac transit. bart muni caltrain that would instead deeply harm low-income riders who don't own a car. he said, quote, sb 5.32. is about the entire region. every county will suffer if public transportation begins to unravel. i welcome any and all ideas for how to solve this very real and present problem. but just saying no, isn't helpful. >> foster city council now joins us. 6 local congress members who together wrote their own letter in opposition to sb 5.32. in the newsroom. ella sogomonian kron. 4 news. thank you. ella railroad officials in the east bay are replacing a section of railroad tracks in san leandro some 7 years after a car got stuck on the tracks and it was hit by a train killing a mom and her 3 year-old little girl. the deadly crash happened back in 2016 at the time. investigators say it was not clear if the mom ev

state senator scott wiener coauthored sb 532 and also put it on pause. he joins us live tonight. senator, thanks for being with us. this bill needs two thirds majority and there was opposition even from lawmakers right here in the bay area. why the pause? was it because you don't think you could get those votes? well, i think we all agree that we have a major problem with our public transportation system in terms of funding. their ridership has recovered significantly from the pandemic, but it's been gradual and so we're at risk of mass service cuts in the next 1 to 2 years if we don't act to provide more funding. we worked in the budget this year and we got some funding but not enough. and so i then introduced this bill as another part of the solution. we had a lot of support in our bay area legislative delegation, but there was opposition to and so ultimately we ran out of time to try to build consensus and so we are going to work over the fall recess to try to build more consensus around the funding solution. yeah. you mentioned a money problem. a lot of opponents say that ins

and that is where kron 4 news joins state senator scott wiener. he was on a tour to look at bart and the bart police uncover sarah stinson takes a closer look. >> state senator scott wiener met with bart general manager bob powers at the civic center station in san francisco to learn what is being done to get people concerns. >> about some of the conditions on the train some of challenges around homelessness and was in west oakland to check out the transit agency's highest priority project. next generation fare gates once done the look something like this. but right now the work is just beginning. west oakland will be the first. >> it will happen. the end of december. you can see some of the markings outside the fare gates where we're already doing scanning of the understanding infrastructure here before we take those kids out put other gates, the gates will be installed at all 50 stations within the next 3 years. >> to prevent fare evasion and to make gates more accessible. if i if senator wiener is going in and i'm coming right behind, it will s

and that's actually where kron 4 join state senator scott wiener detour the bart station and the park police department kron 4 sarah stinson shares what she learned. >> state senator scott wiener met with bart general manager bob powers at the civic center station in san francisco to learn what is being done to get people concerns. >> about some of the conditions on the train some of challenges around homelessness and >> they're of age. and the first stop was in west oakland to check out the transit agency's highest priority project. next generation fare gates once done the look something like this. but right now the work is just beginning. west oakland will be the first. >> it will happen. the end of december. you can see some of the markings outside the fare gates where we're already doing scanning of the understanding infrastructure here before we take those kids out put other gates, the gates will be installed at all 50 stations within the next 3 years. >> to prevent fare evasion and to make gates more accessible. if i if senator wiener is going in and i'm coming right behind them

and that's where kron 4 news joined state senator scott wiener on a tour of bart. and we're also with the park police department. >> kron 4 sarah stinson shares what she learned about bart's efforts to improve ridership. >> state senator scott wiener met with bart general manager bob powers at the civic center station in san francisco to learn what is being done to get people concerns. >> about some of the conditions on the train some of challenges around homelessness and >> of age. and the first stop was in west oakland to check out the transit agency's highest priority project. next generation fare gates once done the look something like this. but right now the work is just beginning. west oakland will be the first. >> it will happen. the end of december. you can see some of the markings outside the fare gates where we're already doing scanning of the floor understanding infrastructure here before we take those kids out put other gates, the gates will be installed at all 50 stations within the next 3 years. >> to prevent fare evasion and to make gates more access

state senator scott wiener who authored the bill responded to kron 4 insisting that even after securing 400 million dollars for bay area transit systems operations for the next 4 years, there will be a 2.5 billion dollar deficit which would force service cuts to ac transit. bart muni caltrain that would instead deeply harm low-income riders who don't own a car. he said, quote, s p 5.32. is about the entire region. every county will suffer if public transportation begins to unravel. i welcome any and all ideas for how to solve this very real and present problem. but just saying no, isn't helpful. so foster city council now joins us. 6 local congress members who together wrote their own letter in opposition to sb 5.32. >> in the newsroom, ella sogomonian kron. 4 news l a thank you. still ahead tonight, a local high school student is robbed at gunpoint on campus. >> how police say they found the suspects. plus south temperatures. the lawmaker trying to reverse urban renewal a period of time with homes and businesses black people were destroyed in the city. >> and if you tired of them alrea

that's what state senator scott wiener of san francisco says he's trying to do with a new bill to createable housing in the city decades after thousands of black people's homes and businesses were torn down under the guise of urban renewal. >> kron four's rob nesbitt talk to a woman who experienced it firsthand. he joins us now with more. on august 10, 1948, the san francisco redevelopment agency was formed in for 28 years. thousands of homes were demolished in the city. the agency at the time said it was addressing urban blight, but those impacted see it differently. very traumatic. the black and white photos may be decades old, but the pain is very real. for those who experienced the work of the san francisco redevelopment agency, matty scott remembers what it was like watching homes and businesses be destroyed and her fillmore neighborhood, all those businesses and and and build a dozen homes were. >> not them. they were torn down and it became vacant lot. and it looked like a like i said, an atomic bomb hit the film or the demolition happened from 1948. to 1976, with the intent to re

i want to thank our governor and gavin newsome and scott wiener for heard work on the state wide level and helping us get to this point. so, this irrelevant was a collective effort of national support of state support and of course of a lot of local leaders. i said our city attorney and the supervisor who represents this district, melgar and thank the president of the board of supervisors aaron supervisor peskin. >> and i want top extra super thank the members who are the staff but especially our partners in helping. seiu for your work. because of the advocacy that was helpful to put the pressure on. but again i want to keep back to the doctors and the nurses and the clinicians and the people who distribute the food and hands that make the food. the blessed machine when makes the food the people from the food makers and creative to the folks who have patience and people taking care of everyone and the folks in between who show up daily to take out the treasure to make sure that we are discarding needles appropriately there are many moving parts to laguna honda and the people here when

now, it's unclear if scott wiener, as well as bob powers, experienced any of the issues that everyday riders experience, like having to deal with the unhoused or people having a mental crisis or experiencing any type of crime. we know a lot of people experience phone thefts, but again, bart saying that they are working to address these issues. one of the other things they are working to address is the fare gates that you see right behind me. they are working to replace all of them so that there will be no more of these stall hopping and so that everyone has to pay. we, of course, we'll keep you posted on these developments as they continue to occur. we're live this morning. dave devlin, ktvu fox two news. dave, thank you. staying in the city here. protesters say they're tired of waiting for officials to make changes to a busy intersection where a four year old girl was hit by a car and killed as her mother pushed her in a stroller earlier this month. people put stuffed animals in signs and demanded better safety measures at the intersection where this happened, the corner of fourth an

san francisco senator scott wiener says plant-based psychedelics such as mushrooms can significantlyelp people with mental health struggles. but as kron four's correspondent capitol correspondent eytan wallace reports, some parents are worried that. >> legalizing psychedelics will just cause pain. >> this is my sparkly shane, rather towing for lisa hudson. >> the legacy and memory of her late son shane lives on in her forever. fun loving, beautiful soul. he had 1000 times. he was everybody's best friend. shane's life came to a sudden and more than 3 years ago when he was just 16 years old after he consumed psilocybin a type of psychedelic often referred to as magic mushrooms. she says just as it does to many people, the substance led to shane experiencing hallucinations and going into a state of psychosis. >> that she adds ultimately resulted in the january 2020 fatal incident that took place on his parents, second-story balcony and the highly altered state flying. >> reaching out like was trying to supply same. of our debt and fell to his death with his father and i were to end when

the planned by state senator scott wiener would raise the tolls by a buck 50. on every bay area bridge except for the golden gate bridge for 5 years. starting next year, a buck 50 more to cross. those bridges would have 180 million dollars and they would use that to fund public transit like a bart and muni. but several groups, including even members of congress, expressed concern of how this would impact the low-income community and where where exactly the money would go for would be the most efficient way. wiener says instead actually now he's going to work with these groups and find a better way that works for everybody. american airlines pilots have approved a new contract that promises a pay increase of 21% and they become the second now of the major airlines to finalize a deal with their pilots. american made the contract offer more favorable for the pilots after united. well, they got a for a pay raise for their online. according to the allied pilots association, more than 72% of american's pilots voted for the contract and includes a better scheduling an

. >> s p 5.30, tour is a bill introduced by senator scott wiener known as a safe, clean, reliable public transportation emergency act. and it would generate more money for struggling public transit agencies like bart and muni if signed into law, it would temporarily raise toll fees by one dollar and $0.50 on all bridges except the golden gate. the goal is to raise about 900 million dollars over 5 year period to prevent service cuts. but local representatives mark on anna eshoo, barbara lee eric swalwell john garamendi and mike thompson all disagree. the congress members wrote a letter opposing the move saying they don't want to offset any budget deficits to drivers who already face tolls as high as $9.50. they argue that low-income residents will be burdened with the higher bill to commune into the city. in a statement they wrote, quote, an analysis of toll fines shows that low income communities across the bay area have much higher rates of unpaid tolls and wealthier zip codes indicating the disproportionate impact. an increase in tolls will continue to put on communities. they're alrea

opportunity to explore the central freeway on the youth commission and to speak on a panel with senator scott wiener about the freeway harmful impacts on youth and are marginalized communities. we priortaz issues thatd mat to us. we advocated for more transit stops and frnd lestreets. mew free muni for all funding and embarking to make bart more youth frndly and youth accessb. additionally, we are working to advance 16 to the 2024 ballot to champion youth civic engagement. lastly, we are exploring how to make juvenile hall more rejuvinated. we held a hearing meeting with several departments and district offices and hearing from constituents to advance the issue. all this work and much more culminated in a 75 page budget policy report with 16 recommendations to the board of supervisors. making this report in under three months was probably one of the hardest things we ever had to do together, but we did it and we did it together. this youth commission achieved so much this year, but most importantly, we made life-long memories and lifelong friendships. commissioners dedicated them sevl jz gave their

senator scott wiener introduced a bill that would rebuild communities destroyed decades ago in the name of homes and businesses. many of my black families. this is between 1955. in 1975. we talked with one resident who remembers what it was like watching the demolition in her fillmore neighborhood. >> community was devastated. felt like of tom of bomb dropped on the film on that. instead because you seeing the building is torn down. >> the bill to replace to demolish homes is on the assembly floor and should be voted on in the coming weeks. >> happening today after 100 days on the picket line, the writers guild of america is set to meet with studio negotiators. both sides tried to resume talks last friday, but little progress was made. the riders in the studio still remain far apart on the main issues. streaming residuals in a the strike started on may second and the major studios. they've been refusing to budge, causing mounting pressure to settle the standoff. it's costing the entertainment industry billions of dollars. in the meantime, the 2023 in the awards they've been moved to 202

the bill sponsored by state senator scott wiener of san francisco. if passed, it would raise the price on all bay area bridges except the golden gate, for a total of f years. propos ke, $1.50 more. instead of paying $7 for a i recently spoke wit senator wiener aboisl. the idea i to generate $1lion to help our massive >> our public transation agencies, b.a.r.t., muni ac transit, caltrain,ir ridership cpsed during t early par of the pandemic. ridership is recing now, but 'sotovering qui enough as federalrgency aid expires. will see dramatic reduction in that sd matter to you even if you ride pub transportation. >> so today, six u.s. representatives from the bay area sent a lette to governor newsom. the letterays, a toll hike would put a strain on communities that are already struggling, saying that lower income communities have much higher rate of unpaid tolls than wealthier communities. nbc's audrey asistio spoke with bay area congresswoman anna eshoo, who co-authored the letter to the governor. >> you know, it sounds non-menacing to say an increase o

. >> well, we did reach out to state senator scott wiener who authored the bill. he says even after securing 400 million dollars for bay area transit, there is still a 2.5 billion dollar deficit which he says if it's not addressed, would force service cuts to public transportation, something that he says would be devastating for low-income riders who don't own a car. >> 809, is a time. and now we know what caused a san francisco bound flight to almost plunge into the pacific after it took off from maui. and this was back in december. but now the ntsb as coming through with their investigation and they say what happened was during takeoff. it was heavily reining in maui. they took off the cap and asked the copilot to reset the wing flaps, but the copilot misheard and set the flaps to the wrong setting. this mistake made the plane pitched downward and start accelerating. and in just 10 seconds that lee dropped more than 1000 feet before the pilots were able to regain control. thankfully, nobody was hurt. they did regain control. 270 passengers and crew on board. the

this plan was from state senator scott wiener and it would have raised the told by a $1.50 on all the local bridges except for the bay bridge. i mean, strikes over the golden gate for 5 years starting next year. that was going to raise 180 million dollars and they use that for funding transit like bart and muni. but again, that's not going to happen. several groups, including members of congress, actually express their concerns that this might really impact low income commuters harder way shouldering the burden there if they did that, so they're not going to infect wiener says instead of this, he's going to talk to these groups and figure out a better transit funding proposal. >> well, we'll take a break here at 9.10. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, a former student now suing a teacher at a college prep school in san francisco over alleged abuse. we'll tell you about claims and why they say the school was negligent. plus, a warning from police. now if you plan on shopping at the redwood city, costco anytime soon. we'll tell you the problem they're having. >> and today is look

you see this post here from elected official senator scott wiener, who ultimately goes on to say that banning those on prep that are less likely to have hiv and accepting those that are not on prep doesn't make sense, adding that it will obviously still cause controversy. and while it's a big step, the policy still deters a lot of and bisexual men from donating. and that's because many of them are still on prep medication so that way they don't contract hiv had a people may also be deterred at some point, depending on their activity during the three-month span before donating blood. but it is important to note that all blood donations are still screened for hiv and hepatitis b and c darya. james, send it back to you. all right. thanks a lot, michael. lawmakers are going to give the green light to a plan to temporary raise the tolls on several bay area bridges. yeah. well, a group of local lawmakers, though, are banding together to oppose that rate hike with proper zealous. like ammonia to explain why. >> s p 5.30, tour is a bill introduced by senator scott wiener known as a safe, clea

s p 5.30, tour is a bill introduced by senator scott wiener. >> known as a safe, clean, reliable public transportation emergency act. and it would generate more money for struggling public transit agencies like bart and muni if signed into law, it would temporarily raise toll fees by one dollar and $0.50 on all bridges except the golden gate. the goal is to raise about 900 million dollars over 5 year period to prevent service cuts. but local representatives mark on anna eshoo, barbara lee eric swalwell john garamendi and mike thompson all disagree. the congress members wrote a letter opposing the move saying they don't want to offset any budget deficits to drivers who already face tolls as high as $9.50. they argue that low-income residents will be burdened with the higher bill to commute into the city. in a statement they wrote, quote, an analysis of toll fines shows that low income communities across the bay area have much higher rates of unpaid tolls and wealthier zip codes indicating the disproportionate impact. an increase in tolls will continue to put on communities. they're alrea

. >> s p 5.30, tour is a bill introduced by senator scott wiener known as a safe, clean, reliable public transportation emergency act. and it would generate more money for struggling public transit agencies like bart and muni if signed into law, it would temporarily raise toll fees by one dollar and $0.50 on all bridges except the golden gate. the goal is to raise about 900 million dollars over 5 year period to prevent service cuts. but local representatives mark on anna eshoo, barbara lee eric swalwell john garamendi and mike thompson all disagree. the congress members wrote a letter opposing the move saying they don't want to offset any budget deficits to drivers who already face tolls as high as $9.50. they argue that low-income residents will be burdened with the higher bill to commute into the city. in a statement they wrote, quote, an analysis of toll fines shows that low income communities across the bay area have much higher rates of unpaid tolls and wealthier zip codes indicating the disproportionate impact. an increase in tolls will continue to put on communities. there are alr

is a bill introduced by senator scott wiener known the state to clean reliable public. try have a jack. i could hear everything into silent money for struggling. i had to travel. like i can hear >> if signed into law, it would temporarily raise toll fees by one dollar and $0.50 on all bridges except the golden gate. the goal is to raise about 900 million dollars over 5 year period to prevent service cuts. but local representatives mark on anna eshoo, barbara lee eric swalwell john garamendi and mike thompson all disagree. the congress members wrote a letter opposing the move saying they don't want to offset any budget deficits to drivers who already face tolls as high as $9.50. they argue that low-income residents will be burdened with the higher bill to commune into the city. in a statement they wrote, quote, an analysis of toll fines shows that low income communities across the bay area have much higher rates of unpaid tolls and wealthier zip codes indicating the disproportionate impact. an increase in tolls will continue to put on communities. they're already financi

happening today, state senator scott wiener will join bart's.eral manager on a train and the station tour to evaluate safety and security improvements. they're expected to start the right along at about 4, 30 today at civic center station, general manager bob powers and senator wiener will board a train to the west oakland station and then to lake merritt where they'll take a short walk to the park police department headquarters. west oakland is the first station to have these new fare gates installed, which is expected to happen in december. a group in nevada, by the way, is considering a legal challenge to block a deal to use state taxpayer money to build that new ballpark for the a's under the current deal, nevada would provide 380 million dollars towards the construction of that stadium. but opposition group called schools over stadiums may block this deal. they're taking legal action. they say they believe the tax money should be used to improve public education instead of going towards this new ballpark. the group says schoolchildren in ne

senator scott wiener introduced a bill to rebuild communities that were destroyed decades ago in the name of urban renewal. that term describes the demolishing of thousands of homes and businesses. many were black owned between 1955. in 1975. and we talked to a resident. she remembers what it was like to watch her fillmore neighborhood. just be demolished. >> community was devastated. felt like of tom of bomb dropped on the film on that. instead because you seeing the buildings torn down. >> the bill to replace the demolished homes is on the assembly floor now and it should go to a vote in the coming weeks. >> well, meantime, another federal student loan forgiveness program is in legal trouble. appeals court in texas has blocked the biden administration's rule to help out students who claim that they were misled or different or be fraud by for-profit schools. the biden administration already approved roughly 13 billion dollars in debt forgiveness for defrauded students and about half have had their debts cleared in this lawsuit, though, career colleges argues that the rule change wou

senator scott wiener, though, says he's worried about ridership not going back up to pre-pandemic levels and that might lead to service cuts. he says public transit is crucial to downtown san francisco's recovery from the pandemic. take a break. 6.11 is the time. and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. police are promising to keep businesses in walnut creek. >> safe from thieves. we'll tell you what they say owners can do to help protect themselves. lgbtq advocates are now condemning the killing of a woman who was shot and killed simply because she was an ally of their community. why they say this shows that lgbtq hate crimes happening all too often. and after the break, gop presidential candidates are getting ready to face off on the debate stage tonight. we're going to tell you what we can expect during the first debate of the during the first debate of the 2024 campaign season. to celebrate doubling my sourdough jack, i got doubles for everyone in the office. - alright, my double looks nothing like me, and neither does yours. (phone rings) -hr? -hey... it's our wife. order my clas

. >> well, we did reach out to state senator scott wiener who authored the bill and he says that even after securing 400 million dollars for bay area transit there, still a 2 and a half billion dollar deficit which they need to address because if they don't, that would force service cuts to public transportation. and he says that would be devastating for low-income riders who don't own come car. we'll take a break at 9.10. >> still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, a state senator says he's trying to create affordable housing in the neighborhood that he says was destroyed by urban renewal. will explain. and after the break, they won of outside lands kicking off today giant music festival in san francisco will have a live report in a sneak peek inside. >> and today is going to be the last over days where you're not seeing any 90's on this map. it 60's 70's and 80's as we've gotten used to this week. things are heating up from here on out. got your forecast. and before you leave the house, you need to know how your morning commute is going to fare. we've been tracking that for you. got

the proposal by state senator scott wiener would have raised the tolls by $1.50, all the bridges in the bare except the golden gate bridge for 5 years. and that was supposed to start next year. it would bring in about 180 million dollars to be used for a funding for transit like bart and muni. but several groups, including members of congress expect can expressed concerns over how this would low income communities specifically. so winter says instead of working on that, he's going to work with other groups and figure out a plan that works for everybody. >> we're going to take a break at 809. still ahead on the kron morning news, a former student is suing a teacher now at a college prep school in san francisco for alleged abuse. we'll tell you what's contained in this suit. and thousands of union auto workers are voting today on whether to authorize a strike will tell you what they're asking for from the likes of ford and general motors. >> excuse me at skies, whole lot out there today. 70's and 80's for your daytime highs and oakland, not so bad with some mid 70's >> 12 right now. plan

senator scott wiener introduced a bill that would rebuild communities destroyed decades ago in the nameemolishing of thousands of homes and businesses. many of them owned by black families. back in 1955. say the 75. we talk with one resident who remembers what it was like to watch the demolition in her neighborhood in the fillmore district. >> community was devastated. felt like a tom bomb dropped on the film on that. instead because you seeing the building is torn down. >> the bill to replace the demolish homes is on the assembly for floor right now. and it should be voted on in the coming weeks. >> well, happening today, there will be another hearing in the 2020 election conspiracy case against former president donald trump. a federal judge will hear arguments over a request by prosecutors for a protective order to ban trump from disclosing evidence shared during this case by the government sharing publicly. prosecutors have expressed concerns that the former president might share secret grand jury information that could have harmful effects on witnesses. has pleaded not guilty to all

and today state senator scott wiener is going to join bart's. and think about security improvements. they're going to start the ride at about 4.30, this afternoon, starting at civic center station, the general manager, bob powers and state sen wiener are going to board the train. they're going to take it to the west oakland station, then to lake merritt. we'll take a short walk there. bart police department headquarters. will buy their west. oakland is the first station to have the new fare gates installed. those are expected to be installed and ready in december. at 7.23. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news. so chalk is hard to find and very expensive. we're going to tell you the factors that are driving the price up. eveverery y bubusisines dedeseservrveses a a g gre. ththatat's's w whyhy c comoms isis l lauauncnchihing e mobile made free event. with our business internet, new and existing customers can get one year of unlimited mobile for free. it's our best internet. powered by the next generation 10g network and with 99.9% reliability.

state senator scott wiener who authored the bill responded to kron 4 insisting that even after securing million dollars for bay area transit systems years, there will be a 2.5 billion dollar deficit which would force service cuts to ac transit. bart muni caltrain that would instead deeply harm low-income riders who don't own a car. he said, quote, sb 5.32. is about the entire region. every county will suffer if public transportation begins to unravel. i welcome any and all ideas for how to solve this very real and present problem. but just saying no, isn't helpful. that was ella sogomonian reporting foster city council now joined 6 local congressmembers who together wrote their own letter. >> in opposition. >> on trevor shirley in washington, veterans suffering health problems related to burn pits or other kinds of toxic exposure. now have a few extra days to apply for special benefits. i'll explain when the deadline is coming up. just ahead. but first, the triple demic, the how states are preparing for the increase of rsv covid and flu cases. >> across the nation again this fall. >> fo

and that's not only from the lgbt community, but also elected officials like senator scott wiener. you see here from one of his post that says ultimately banning those on prep that are less likely to have hiv and accepting those that are not on prep doesn't necessarily make sense. and well, it is a big step in the right direction. the policy still differs. a lot of and bisexual men from donating. and that's because many of them are on prep medication. so they don't get hiv. now it comes to heterosexual people. there will also be some changes and some may also be different depending on their activity during the three-month span before they going to donate. but it is important to remember that all blood donations, however, are still screened for hiv and hepatitis b and c live in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas started. james, we'll send it back to you. thanks a michael. state lawmakers gave the green light to a plan temporarily raise tolls on several bay area bridges they did yet, but a group of local lawmakers are banding together now to oppose that rate hike. >> we have kron four'

state senator scott wiener takes a ride on bart to assess its safety and figure out how to get more now. oakland police are looking for these people pistol whipped and dragged a woman and robbed her of her purse in oakland. >> and san francisco is working on to appeal a court order that temporarily stops them from clearing out homeless encampments. plus, a school district in the east bay is trying a new approach to fix their teacher shortage.

. >> and that's where kron for a news joined up with state senator scott wiener on a tour of part and the bart police department called for sarah stinson was there. she joins us now in studio with what she learned about bart's efforts to >> get more people to rights era. >> yeah. the new custom fare gates are designed to deter fare evasion, which in turn bart police believes will deter crime. >> state senator scott wiener met with bart general manager bob powers at the civic center station in san francisco to learn what is being done to get people high. >> concerns about some of the conditions on the train and some of challenges around homelessness and >> they're of age. and the first stop was in west oakland to check out the transit agency's highest priority project. next generation fare gates once done the look something like this. but right now the work is just beginning. west oakland will be the first. >> it will happen. the end of december. you can see some of the markings outside the fare gates where we're already doing scanning of the floor. we have understanding infrastructure

. >> well, we did reach out to state senator scott wiener who authored the bill and he says even after he secured 400 million for bay area transit. there is still a 2.5 billion dollar deficit which if not addressed wood forest service cuts for public transportation. he says that would be devastating for low-income riders who don't own a car. >> we are learning what caused a san francisco bound flight that was coming from hawaii to plunge almost plunge into the pacific is headed down. and then pulled out just in time. and this happened back in december. investigators with the ntsb say that what happened is after it took off from hawaii. it was a heavy lee ray ning at the time. the captain asked the co pilot to reset the wing flaps, but the co pilot misheard by how much and set the flaps at the wrong setting. and they immediately realize this mistake as the plane was pitching downward and started accelerating towards the water. and then in just 10 seconds, the plane dropped more than 10,000 feet before the pilots were able to really gain control. thankfully, nobody, 270 passengers crew o

senator scott wiener is a sponsor of the bill and says with more of your money, those transit systems could hit a fiscal cliff. >>> but skeptics of the plan says raising tolls would hurt low income commuters who have no choice, but to drive. analysis of bridge toll users show that close to 60% of the drivers come from just three east bay counties, alameda, contra costa, and solano. many of them commute into the city because they cannot afford to live there. several lawmakers sent a letter to the governor, voicing their concerns over the proposed toll hike as they say it would disproportionately affect low income drivers who are already struggling to afford the current toll price, and that it doesn't offer long-term solutions. the bill was passed by the senate earlier this year. and it is now currently making its way through the assembly. >>> in other news, conflicting stories about january 6 coming out today. donald trump was indicted for allegedly trying to stop the certification of the 2020 election. but one of his attorneys said trump was just trying to pause the certification. and

state senator scott wiener is pushing an effort to increase tolls on all local bridges except the golden gate. a five-year increase, he says, is needed to prevent big cutbacks on bart and muni, but representatives and lawmakers represent in the bay area in washington have sent a letter to governor newsom expressing concern about such a large toll hike. i spoke with one congressman about his reservations about the proposed toll hike late this afternoon. >> always great to see you. thanks for coming on. >> my pleasure. thanks for asking me. >> why do you oppose it? >> i don't oppose it. the letter says we have concerns. i understand the need to develop new revenue, but it is disproportionately affecting working people, raising the toll another $1.50 when it is about to go up by one dollar. it is really to dollars $.50. >> that extra dollar he mentioned is already scheduled to be added to the toll in 2025. he wants to see a full discussion on how to raise more revenue while at the same time looking at ways to improve the efficiency of bart and muni operations. ama: more than most cities to

but bill authors, san francisco senator scott wiener argues his proposal is a good thing. >> he shared with us his message about plant-based psychedelics. they have improved. >> lives of countless people that he notes includes those experiencing mental health challenges and u.s. military veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder. any substance? >> anything can lead to a bad result for the vast majority of people. they do not have a bad result. people use for. >> for treatment, it you better. happy your life. if someone thinks they're committing a crime by using mushrooms, they're going to be less likely to seek out information about how do you safely? because i think they're committing a crime and they don't want to tell anyone. so that's why we're doing this. as for hudson, the grease inside of losing my will stay with forever. >> and i want to prevent other parents from experiencing the same. >> and exactly one week from today, the assembly appropriations committee will decide whether to kill the bill or allow it to move forward. reporting from the state capitol wallace

state senator scott wiener, an assembly member, lori wilson made that announcement a day after leading the initiative to try to make the change the bill would have temporarily increase the bridge tolls to fund public transit. and while there was support for the toll hike, there was also a position, a group of bay area, congress members, including an su barber, leanne eric swalwell sent a letter to governor newsom about their concerns. according to winners office, while lawmakers were able to agree on 400 million dollars in funding for bay area transit in the new state budget. there's still an estimated 2.5 billion dollars shortfall over the next 5 years. lawmakers are now working with their colleagues to determine which transit funding proposals to pursue in the next legislative session. flames continue to engulf large parts of oregon, washington and canada. >> we know at least 2 people are dead and hundreds of structures have been destroyed as those flames just tearing through washington state. so far, at least 20,000 acres have burned due to multiple our wildfires near spokane and we