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so first let's go and pick up our team coverage with proffers dan thorn who is live for us in sacramento tonight where governor newsom is also spending the evening as he awaits the results. dan. what's the latest? >> well, vicki, the newsome camp is probably feeling pretty good considering those recent polling numbers that you mentioned. but of course this race is not over yet. the biggest threat to getting the governor out of working out of the state capitol here in sacramento would be the conservative talk show host larry elder. and because of that threat, democrats have been asking people to get out and to vote because of all of this that's been happening. the big reasons for this

this has been in the thorn in l this has been in the thorn in the side, the election for justin trudeauago and we are seeing from his rivals, the leader of the other parties coming out and congratulating and seeing great excitement for the two michael's coming back home. something that people across the spectrum had been pushing forfor a long time. the spectrum had been pushing for for a long time.— for for a long time. canada was dra: ued for for a long time. canada was dragged somewhat _ for for a long time. canada was dragged somewhat unwittingly| dragged somewhat unwittingly into diplomatic spats between the us and china. does this now improve relations between canada and china but also between canada and the us? let's between canada and the us? let's talk about canada and china first. they have been talking about it for different times and justin trudeau had been to china to try and pursue free trade yield between —— before meng wanzhou was arrested and before the two michael's were taken into custody. i don't see we that being back on but we could definitely see something like tha

dan thorn is live in concord for chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the conditions. the lightning tonight. but first we go to the north bay where kron four's gayle ong is live in santa rosa. >> with the latest there. gayle, what do you say? >> grant and overall, quiet weather here in santa rosa firefighters here. they just been responding to some quick calls throughout the night, but they hope it stays quiet. >> the lightning know that we're anticipating the potential is a reminder of a lot of what we've been through here locally and this is the devastation. santa rosa fire department assistant fire marshal paul lowenthal is talking about when the lightning complex fires towards several parts of the bay area and the santa cruz mountains. >> almost a year ago. the glass fire destroyed homes in the sky hawk area of santa rosa thursday afternoon. the national weather service issued a red flag warning for the north bay mountains and valleys. east bay hills and the range that concern dry lightning. so with that. >> the santa rosa fire department has increased our staffing

thorn kron 4 news. >> authorities identified the man who was killed when his car flew off of double slide in pacifica is still unclear what cost 7, 3.73 year-old anthony colonies junior to drive off of the highway there. crews are still working to recover the vehicle at this hour. kron four's gayle ong has that. >> the california highway patrol is investigating what caused the driver of this car to steer off to the opposite lane. then off a cliff wednesday afternoon the san mateo county coroner's office has identified the driver killed as 73 year-old anthony colonies junior. thp says he was heading north on highway one towards the tom lantos tunnel before ultimately landing on the beach near double slide chemical be fixed with the vehicle. >> that also play a aae to be take a look to see you that possibly was a factor and the specific lesion. >> this kirby section of highway one heading towards half moon bay is known to be dangerous in recent years. there were at least 3 fatal crashes in august 2020, this car went off a cliff just south of double slide. the driver later died at the hospit

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> developing news in san jose. police are investigating a shooting in the area of story road and comb our drive one victim is life threatening injuries. no information on a suspect or a motive has been released. the san francisco public defender's office is calling on president biden to release an undocumented immigrant from federal custody. the man they want released was acquitted for the murder of kate's tylee in san francisco kron 4 says it do and has the latest there. >> listen, there was a time in this case where the entire world that our client was guilty of intentional murder and it felt like a very tall task. but we prevailed and we prevailed because he's innocent and we prevail because truth and justice run inside the san francisco public defender's office says it is time for their former client jose garcia to be released from federal custody and they're calling on the democratic president in the white house to make it up. the people voted to restore a sense of intellectual honesty. >> to the way leaders r

dan thorn talk with the county's health officer about the new recommendations. there. >> face coverings testing physical distancing and getting vaccinated. all things we've gotten familiar with over the last year and a half in contra, costa county health leaders are right now focusing on how those things relate to youth sports and activities really important because schools have started back up and it started back up of the time. we're in the midst of of us are just search. that's, you know, worst in our service last summer county, health officer doctor chris farnitano says masking is being strongly recommended for all participants coaches. staff volunteers and spectators involved in outdoor sports regardless of vaccination status. masking is already required for indoor sports and activities except those settings where a mask poses a safety issue such as wrestling or swimming and of possible high risk indoor activities such as dancing cheer or choir are being recommended to be moved outside we've seen, you know, kids coming down with covid. we've seen. >> outbre

dan thorn has that story for us. >> well, residents here in lafayette had the opportunity to voice their concerns about safety here on the roads. many of them saying that there needs to be improvements, especially near schools where kids are often crossing the street. the september 8th killing of school crossing guard ashli diaz has brought sadness and a one for change in lafayette. witnesses say the 45 year-old was helping children cross the street in front of stanley middle school when he was hit. >> diaz's death has renewed calls for street safety in the city is there have been 6 deaths. >> pedestrian traffic since 2014 in crosswalks in a roundabout. crosswalk mister diaz was killed was known to be an issue. >> walking. my kids to school should be a happy thing. and yet it's terrifying, lafayette city and school leaders listening to the public's concerns in a special meeting. wednesday night issues ranging from speeding to drivers not paying attention. the amount of distracted driving. >> that exists in this city, in the world in which people are connected to their devices, connected

arson at the ebenezer missionary baptist church in berkeley was all caught on video kron four's dan thorn has reaction from the pastor of that church. >> this is now the second time in the last year that someone has targeted a well-known black church with arson here in berkeley. ebenezer missionary baptist church isn't a building that's 100 years old and an unknown woman was caught on video trying to destroy it. >> in the early morning hours of august 14th an unidentified woman is seen launching bricks at a church in south berkeley. but the disturbing act of vandalism does not stop there she is also seen attempting to set the building on fire. we were. >> just grateful that that light was unable to take that that the flame then pastor kevin craddock. the second is lead pastor at ebenezer missionary baptist church. he reviewed the video from the churches surveillance camera on august 15th after noticing damage on the building's windows. what he witnessed was appalling. it was very, very painful we couldn't believe that this was happening, something like this we're just kind of like an amaz

dan thorn. he talked to the county's health officer about the new recommendations. >> face coverings testing physical distancing and getting vaccinated. all things we've gotten familiar with over the last year and a half in contra, costa county health leaders are right now focusing on how those things relate to youth sports and activities really important because schools have started back up and it started back up of the time. we're in the midst of of us are just search. that's, you know, worst in our service last summer county, health officer doctor chris farnitano says masking is being strongly recommended for all participants coaches. staff volunteers and spectators involved in outdoor sports regardless of vaccination status. masking is already required for indoor sports and activities except those settings where a mask poses a safety issue such as wrestling or swimming and of possible high risk indoor activities such as dancing cheer or choir are being recommended to be moved outside. we've

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> sonoma county's vaccine mandate for county workers is now in effect. all county employees will either need to show proof of vaccination or submit to weekly testing the mandate which was approved last month applies to all 4400 workers. the county health officer is also recommending that every business in sonoma county adopt a similar policy. most eligible people waiting to get their moderna booster shot later this month may have to wait a little bit longer. the biden administration wanted 3rd doses ready for both moderna and pfizer by september 20th. but the fda says moderna may not be ready in time. erin myers has that for us. >> health officials are saying that they need to submit more data to the fda before can be approved. so that could take into october those with weakened immune systems, though, can currently get the pfizer or moderna 3rd dose now. now, when it comes to the booster shot. the rollout is expected to be september 20th for pfizer. but moderna may be delayed by a week or 2. according to doctor anthony fauci, the president's chief medic

dan thorn reporting live from the state capitol tonight.ou, dan. >> daytime highs today for inland areas. we're way above normal for this time of year. tomorrow, though, we're going to see cooler temperatures and overnight patchy fog returns. so it should remain dry up and down the state of california. tomorrow. we will see an increase and clouds, especially along the coast and then thursday morning. we will see fog along the coast as well. and we could see some patchy drizzle with that. this is thursday around 9 o'clock. you can kind of see it hugging the coast. we don't expect to see any rain these next couple of days. however, over the weekend will be a different story. we have a trough approaching to the north of us. so that's going to bring rain to states up there, oregon, washington and del norte county and this is saturday around 7 o'clock. we see it start to make its way southward and northern california will see light to moderate showers. as you can see, which is good for the curient wildfires up their bring a little bit of relief

it scared the life out of me reporting in lafayette dan thorn kron 4 news. >> alameda police say a suspect is behind bars after driving drunk and crashing into another car. we told you about this accident yesterday on the kron 00:00am morning news. well, the second car then spun off the road into a nearby home. the driver of that second car died at the scene. the passenger was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. police say the driver of the first car was arrested on charges of dui and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. there's a $50,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrests and conviction of the killer who hit and killed 50 year-old charge for zell. well, that hit and run happened in berkeley on june 14th. ellis outside the whole foods on telegraph avenue. police say puzzle was line in the middle of the role between webster street avenue when he was hit. it's not clear why he was there. he was taken to a hospital where he later died. witnesses told the car told police the car was a dark colored sedan with tinted windows last seen tra

dan thorn kron 4 thank you. analysts have said the results of tonight's recall depend in part on voter turnout. of course, oftentimes a single topic or. >> election doesn't really bring out the vote like a presidential election. yeah, that's not the case, though, in san francisco where turnout so far has been high. our first kerman live for us at city hall with more on this. it that's right. more than 50%. that's just as of this morning, not counting anything that's come in today for outside city hall where they set off several drop-off stations where case you have a chance to mail in your ballot. you can either drive up in your car or walk up and put that ballot in the box. >> throughout the day. people have been stopping by city hall to drop off their recall ballot in person to have the governor. of california is to be removed or to stay in place, keep his job. that's an important piece. others drove up in their car and dropped off their mail in ballots for many the fate of the governor is not a race. they cou

so first let's go and pick up our team coverage with proffers dan thorn who is live for us in sacramento tonight where governor newsom is also spending the evening as he awaits the results. dan. what's the latest? >> well, vicki, the newsome camp is probably feeling pretty good considering those recent polling numbers that you mentioned. but of course this race is not over yet. the biggest threat to getting the governor out of working out of the state capitol here in sacramento would be the conservative talk show host larry elder. and because of that threat, democrats have been asking people to get out and to vote because of all of this that's been happening. the big reasons for this recall election has been how the governor has a responded to the covid-19 pandemic under newsome. the state has had the highly restrictive pandemic policies, something that elder has been against these 2 candidates some have been trading barbs over the past couple of days leading up to today to today. newsom saying that elder is a climate in iran against women's rights. well, elder says that newsome can't de

first, though, let's talk to jack thorne who is an acclaimed screenwriter who's worked on his dark materialsure, which is one of the most high—profile moments for the tv industry, and in that, jack thorne was blunt, telling the audience tv has failed disabled people utterly and totally. jack, welcome to the media show. i wonder if you could explain to us in more detail why you came to that stark conclusion about the state of the tv industry? primarily because it's true. and i think that the argument must be broken down into three parts. one is that if you look at figures for representation, disabled people are chronically underrepresented. you know, 20% of our population are disabled and yet only 8.2% of on—screen talent are disabled. 5.4% of people working behind the screens, and if you look at the executive level, it goes right down to 3.6%, so there is a real problem in terms of disabled people

kron four's dan thorn has that story for us. >> the family is devastated by what happened here. and they along with neighbors say speeding has become a major issue in this area. that suv was sent flying off of the road monday night and into a home after someone in another car blew through a stop sign this horrific crash leaving this community pleading for something to change. a fatal crash caught on surveillance video, a car is seen speeding a stop sign and striking an suv. >> this video from the citizen app showing the aftermath of the accident. it ended up in this yard at the intersection of cambridge and burnside in alameda, a family left heartbroken. >> this >> experienced anything that it's not a good feeling. >> last beyond keys. 27 year-old son nicholas was killed monday night. bianchi says his son was returning home from jet skiing when his truck was t-boned by a speeding driver around >> should be burying my 27 year-old >> a speeding residents say has become a problem in this area. some has got to change and it just got to change. i just hope i never have to go through

dan thorn. >> kron 4 news. >> an international group of scientists says the average person does not need a covid booster shot, at least not yet. the group which includes to departing senior members of the fda says it reviewed several studies on the vaccines. they concluded that the shots still work. well, even against the delta variant, especially in preventing severe illness hospitalization and death. the scientists also say more lives could be saved vaccines. go to the unvaccinated instead of those seeking boosters. the group's editorial appears in the lancet medical journal. the biden administration has announced his plans to roll out booster shots later this month. local hospitals are gearing up to administer booster shots when the time com's officials at santa clara valley medical center say the booster program will likely follow the initial vaccine rollout with first priority given to the elderly high-risk individuals and health care workers for everybody else eligibility will likely be 6 or 8 months from their last shot. doctors say fully vaccinated. people still have strong immun

dan thorn kron 4 news. good advice, stan, thank you. taking a live look now from our camera atop mount hamill pious a flex alert is in effect until 9 o'clock tonight, you're looking out and see. >> some of the fog hanging over the bay area. cal iso, the operator of california's energy grid predicted more hot weather. and the short supply of energy. everybody is being asked to conserve electricity to prevent the grid from being overworked and of course, to prevent the need for any rolling blackouts. and you probably remember this. if you are here one year ago today skies around the bay area turned that eerie dark orange. >> this was how it looked in san francisco, smoke from several wildfires across northern california sparked by dry lightning cause. this strange discoloration of the sky experts. explain see orange color was a result of smoke particles scattering the sunlight that is very, very series. stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage on the fire danger scan that qr code on the screen. it will take you straight to our web page de

dan thorn kron 4 news. meanwhile, the bay area expert who studies fires says he's now raising grave concerns about the caldor fire as it creeps closer to south lake tahoe, even though he says enough brush has already been cleared. it's simply not enough to slow down the flames. kron four's, dan kerman continuing our team coverage tonight. >> i just worry that a fire could be pushed into some of the most densely populated areas of lake tahoe, south shore. certainly one of them as the calder fire advances on south tahoe. >> increasing concern from scott stevens, a professor of fire science at u c berkeley. >> it is so densely populated. there's so much infrastructure there that would be at risk, you know, and the fire can move in and really cause havoc to so much of that if they has windblown, you only got fires and marin have really detrimental impacts. >> still, steven says tahoe is in a better position in some respects because a lot of brush clearing has already been done along the west shore and myers and

dan thorn kron 4 news.thank you, dan. >> well, it is official now this summer is the hottest ever recorded in california. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration or noaa reported record high temperatures in 16 states with an average bike of 2 degrees across the nation. conditions are so extreme that cal iso the agency which operates california's power grid has asked the federal government to declare and electricity emergency that allows power plants to operate at maximum levels. regardless of pollution flex alerts have been in place now for the past 2 days. they are designed to encourage californians to conserve their energy and prevent those rolling power blackouts there are no plans for a flex alert tomorrow. >> the extreme heat is also contributing to california's drought and now water managers in marin county are considering fining people who use too much water. this comes after the water district asked customers to reduce water use by 40%. the district says residents only reached 30% water

dan thorn has the story. this horrific scene played out here in the parking lot of this black bear diner. thursday afternoon. >> this unidentified man is now the 12th homicide victim in the city of allay so far this year. and police are trying to find out who did this surveillance video captures a gunman opening fire on a car in a restaurant parking lot. the shooter using in a cave 47 style weapon to unleash a series of shots before hopping back into a getaway car and taking off. it's a very tragic set of circumstances. it's specially. >> in broad daylight and other people may be exposed to this kind incident. boywho pd spokesperson brittany k jackson says the victim was a 38 year-old man from richmond. a makeshift memorial was seen friday where the man was sitting in a toyota prius before being shot to death. >> this comes after another man in his 20's was killed just a day before on hill born street by the information that we currently have. there is no indication that the shooting from september 15th in th

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> on the peninsula.. luckily no one was seriously injured in all this. but chp says an unknown car rolled up alongside an suv and just started shooting. 6 people were in the suv at the time. all of them survive to investigators are still, though, trying to piece together why the shooting happened and whether or not it was random or targeted. >> the best advice we can always get the public is to remain safe. if there's any suspicious circumstances, always watch for your own safety. first. be sure to call you know, never try to. >> take on situations like this on your let first responders come out to the scene and provide for your safety. >> chp is asking for anyone with information about the shooting to go ahead and give them a call. there's another new covid-19 variant health officials are keeping an eye on its called them. you variant. but as a stanford epidemiologist tells kron 4 says may june. there's some some familiar things we can all do to prevent catching it. >> so but again, we expected these fi

>>> back now with the wildfire burning amid the fall foliage in central colorado in silver thorn. the flames forcing hundreds of people out of their homes. residents who have been evacuated are given two hours this morning to check on their homes and pick up essentials. >>> a one-time spokesperson for former president trump is out with a new book offering behind the scenes details on everything from trump's sit-down with hospital visit. stephanie grisham is breaking her silence in her new book "i'll take your questions now." the "new york times" and "washington post" obtaining copies of the tell-all in which grisham recalls a secretive conversation between trump and putin in 2019. he told putin, okay, i'm going to act a little tougher for you for a few minutes, but it's all for the cameras, and after they leave, we'll talk, understand? once the press left, grisham claims putin brought in a translator described as attractive in order to distract trump. trump became obsessed with a press aide, repeatedly inviting her into his cabin and instructing grisham to, quote, keep her happy.

they'll be the thorn in his side as he tries to pass the agenda he campaigned on which progressives won't like for some reason and they'll want him to do something else. we're less than a year into the biden presidency, but, boy, howdy, has that prediction turned out to be 100% totally wrong. right now in congress, democrats are in the middle of high-stakes negotiations over whether and how to pass the agenda that joe biden ran on as a presidential candidate. and biden's biggest allies in that fight, the members of congress who are working the hardest and willing to play hard ball the most aggressively to pass the agenda that biden ran on, it's the progressives who turns out aren't a thorn in his side. they're the ones trying to get his agenda done, and don't just take it from me. >> i'm going to stick to the plan of our party, to preserve the agenda of the president and make sure that, you know, to send a message that we're clear, we will vote for this if we also get the entire plan voted for. i think what is important to lay things out on the field, and how we explain this back home is,

the head of it -- the head of the new administration running the leader of osha was a man named thorne octar. he was brought into the agency to rein it is at the time the new administration wanted to rein in regulation that had been part of their political campaign. so he was brought in to rein in osha, have osha be more of a consultation agency as to enforcement agency. that it was designed to be by congress. his position on these three films, plus a number of other educational materials were that they were too pro-worker biased. they gave sympathy toward workers. and he thought osha should be a sort of neutral agency that should not show films like this unless they were straightforward, the sort of stereotypic boring safety films we all used to see in high school. y to so that was his idea of how this should look. and he just was really offended by the tone of these films. >> so the second film we're going to show is basically just called "osha." that's the title. it's more about how osha works and how workers can seek protection from it. the beginning, i'll just play a short bit fro

the head of the new administration running the leader of osha was a man named thorne auchter. he was brought into the agency to sort of rain it in. at the time, the new administration wanted to rein in regulations that have been part of their political campaign. so he was brought into rain in asha, to have ocean made is more of a consultation agency then an enforcement agency as it was designated by congress. these and a number of other educational materials, or that they were to pro worker bias, they gave sympathy towards workers, and he thought that osha should be a neutral agency that should just not show films like this unless they were straightforward sort of stereotypical safety films that we used to see in high school. that was his idea of how this should look. he was apparently really offended by the tone of these films. >> the second film we're gonna show is basically called osha. that's the title. it's more about how osha works and how workers can seek protection from it. the beginning, i'll just play a short bit from the beginning. >> in 1968, at the height of the w

is not a next time. >> this is getting just keeps accidents or reporting in redwood city, the and thornkron 4 news. >> it's 7.32. and authorities have identified. now the man who was killed when his car flew off of double slide and onto the beach below in pacifica those. they still don't know exactly what happened. 73 year-old anthony colin nash junior drove off the highway and his car is still on the beach now, crews are planning to remove it removing it will help as they'll be able to inspect the car and maybe get more details and clues about what happened. investigators are also waiting for the autopsy results. in the east bay a little more high school student has been arrested after allegedly threatening to hurt somebody on campus where police are not releasing many details as a suspect is a minor. but the school district superintendent says 3 students came for with some disturbing information. >> came to a few students attention that one of their classmates as making time alarming comments, possibly threatening about hurting someone at school. and so they did exactly what they've b

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but first, dan thorn, a talk with people in the neighborhood about this problem. he joins us now live. >> and redwood city tonight with more. what do they have any ideas. >> well, big game grand there hoping that the city will install some speed bumps. but so far it's only been stop signs. neighbors telling us tonight that they were thankful that this driver was not killed, but they also tell us that there was a lot of damage that was left behind and that this has happened in the area several times before. now they're calling on the city to step in and help them out. it's scenes like this that have haunted people living along the low road in redwood city, a speeding driver, losing control and smashing their car through several fences before striking a house. >> this neighborhood says they've had enough. >> it's stressful at times having kids. so any. and my efforts kicks are having nightmares about getting our my daughter being hit right there. >> kelly, good intel is the property manager of this heavily damaged home. she says she's complained before to the city a

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you, dan. today we've learned 2 of governor newsom's children have tested positive for covid. >> the statement from the governor's office reads yesterday. 2 of the governor's children tested positive for covid-19 the governor the first partner and their 2 other children have since tested negative. the family is following all covid protocols. the newsome says continue to support asking for unvaccinated individuals indoors to stop the spread and advocate for vaccinations says the most effective way to end this pandemic and quote, we are monitoring that situation and will bring you more info when it is made available. magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck southern california tonight. it was felt in carson as well. as the surrounding community. >> just before 8 o'clock tonight, the quake's epicenter was located in carson city limits near dolores street elementary school will, of course be following this story for you. and this is just north of long beach life picture here in carson. you see the choppers

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you, dan. us hope for the oakland police department dealing with an ongoing staffing shortage. now. >> the police union says on average 5 to 10 officers are leaving the department each month and leaving the ranks at levels not seen since 2016 o p d had 723 officers back in january. well below the 7.86 that were authorized. and now the numbers below 700. the union says that has led to the end of the traffic division. walking. details and some crime reduction. this team's. >> as we go through the rest of the year into next year. i see us basically. it to 2 functions. 1, 9, 1, 1, calls for patrol and the second one and investigations of serious out why a crimes in the city of oakland because really where we're going to be left. >> when it approved a scaled back police budget the summer. the city council approved only for police academies over the next 2 years. now in an effort to really grow opd ranks. there is a proposal to add 2 more. to the south bay now on the controversy surrounding the openi

dan thorn has the details on that. >> it's scenes like this that have haunted people living along the redwood city a speeding driver, losing control and smashing their car through several fences before striking a house. this neighborhood says they've had enough. >> it's stressful at times having kids. so any. and my efforts kicks are having nightmares about getting our my daughter being hit right here. >> kelly. good intel is the property manager of this heavily damaged home. she says she's complained before to the city about dangerous drivers along followed a road and has even asked for speed bumps to be installed. the city did put in stop signs. but drivers are still blowing through. added her own sign to help curb the problem. as you can see, it's not really working. other neighbors say the road may have gotten worse and sunday morning's crash was unsettling. it's a little scary. i it's a little unnerving, especially at night. >> even yesterday i heard a car not on this road, but i could hear them revving their engine. and i was just thinking. >> well, i hope it's not going to hit

dan thorn kron 4 news as if businesses didn't have enough to worry about with covid and so on.dan, thank you for that. >> all right. now for a look at the 4 zone forecast as we take a live look over the san francisco embarcadero. >> beautiful night out there to help night prom for meteorologists rep rebecca strom in for lawrence tonight with a look ahead for backup. >> yeah. ken and catherine were definitely see a cool down around the bay area. you could see that in our live camera shot of the embarcadero little bit of a breezy conditions and the marine layer very prominent. tonight. we're going to see it continue to deepen over the next couple of nights in keeping things cool across much of the bay area. our live camera right now looking at outside of the golden gate bridge 7 going to be cloudy for you if you're going to be out and about tonight. grab that jacket or sweater because we're definitely going to be seeing cooler. the one we've seen over the last couple of weeks. and of course, that really are going to continue to stick with us during the overnight hours and then th

this was a view from dan thorn out in pleasant hill ca captured some of that lightning out that direction. pleasant hill as well as some other parts of the east bay are actually some of those areas that are still in the midst of some of the scattered shower activity. you can see stretching from the south of the dumbarton bridge on up across portions of 92 or we do that. that heavy pocket of rainfall all the way up towards conquered pleasant hill in walnut creek along 6.80 right there. we do have some areas of rainfall that embedded in here is actually some pretty good shower activity to the east of that around livermore. also looking at some rain and a couple of sprinkles remain in san francisco as well as right along to 80 on the peninsula. most of us have definitely come down from the lightning of earlier this morning. we're looking to the northeast of us. you can see some of those isolated pockets of thunderstorms in the central valley and out towards the sierra nevada to these are multiple reasons why we do still have red flag warnings in effect, not just for the bay area but through

dan thorn kron 4 news. the south bay now one person is dead, 3 others injured after a crash in san jose. >> police say 2 cars crashed just after 10 o'clock last night near gurdwara avenue and kerr era court. one person was pronounced dead at the scene and 3 other people were seriously injured and taken to the hospital. this is san jose's 46th fatal crash this year and the 47th person to die from a crash. a car involved in a fatal crash 2 weeks ago has been removed from a beach near pacifica 2 weeks ago. 73 year-old anthony colon a's junior was for unknown reasons just drove his vehicle off a cliff. there. since then, the car had remained on the beach below highway one crews from cal fire. the san mateo county sheriff and chp spent hours using a large record to remove the car highway patrol still investigating why colonies drove off the roadway in the first place by examining the car. they hope to determine if there was a mechanical problem with a car or some other evidence to explain what might have happene

dan thorn kron 4 and hopefully nobody gets hurt. dan, thank you. >> authorities have identified the man who was killed when his car flew off devil's slide in pacifica. it's still not clear what caused the 73 year-old anthony colonies junya to drive off the highway. crews are still working to recover the vehicle. but as kron four's gayle ong reports of this stretch of road is known to be dangerous. >> the california highway patrol is investigating what caused the driver of this car to steer off to the opposite lane. then off a cliff wednesday afternoon the san mateo county coroner's office has identified the driver killed as 73 year-old anthony colonies junior chp says he was heading north on highway one towards the tom lantos tunnel before ultimately landing on the beach near double slide chemical be fixed with the vehicle. >> that also are all an event like this. we have not been able to recover this vehicle yet. so we haven't had a chance to be inspected. take a look to see you that possibly was a factor and the specific lesion. >

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan and a new development tonight. this is in the east bay as la meta police city of alameda. police say a driver who ran a stop sign and crashing into another car killing a man monday night has now been charged with manslaughter and dui. this happened near cambridge drive. and for inside boulevard. police say the suspect blew through the intersection slamming into a car. it was carrying 2 people. nicholas bianchi was driving the second car and died. his passenger was hospitalized with serious injuries. but is expected to survive. the suspected drunk driver has not been identified. a bill aimed at limiting deaths from automobiles here in california cleared a big hurdle today. >> the bill that some are calling a game changer would give cities a bigger say in determining speed limits. our coverage on the call live for us. the newsroom with the details on this. jonathan. >> you know simply go 43 now on its way to governor gavin newsom's desk that bill would let cities have more flexibility in determining speed limits that

dan thorn continuing our team coverage tonight from south lake tahoe. fire crews are continuing to work to save homes in the south lake tahoe area as thousands remain evacuated. the caldor fire has grown and continues to rage on along highway 50 the flames were seen burning through dry brush and trees below echo summit earlier monday. >> strong winds have been adding fuel and pushing the fire close to the road as the relentless thick smoke has made visibility difficult in the area. >> evacuation shelters have been set up in neighboring nevada for the more than 20,000 people who had to escape. this couple is staying in the tent with others of the douglas county community center. they're from myers where the fire has been burning dangerously close by. it was a little >> kind of scary and getting everybody out. and then going home and packing really quick. >> have to hope and faith and just hope that get through it. other families, especially those with pets are using tents as well. it's not bad. we've been kept in the 4th. fend off the fast-moving fire fr

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> all right. 5.15, and a lot of people are getting back to work, back to schoolck everything today back to the heat. it seems a bit. yeah. we've got john breaking down a forecast for the work week ahead. good morning, john. yeah. mother nature. she said not done with the triple digits just yet. even though everyone else is getting back to work today. yesterday was a really hot labor day. and today as you're changing things up. maybe a little bit with your routine. you notice the temperatures not changing things up just yet. still going to be really scorching hot. you look outside at the coast this morning does show a little bit of low gray hanging out right above half moon bay. most of us are a okay as far as visibility goes. but there are a couple of low visibility pockets up in the north bay in sonoma county and in the east bay hills, half moon bay is actually doing ok, you're underneath that cloudy blanket this high pressure ridge. it's not wanting to let go of its grip just yet. over the bay area and the west coast just yet. that's going to keep us hot. it's

dan thorn was there. he explains what chief jaime knocks hopes to accomplish. >> there's a new top cop in walnut creek chief jaime knox has been on the job for just 6 weeks and the city is already keeping him busy. recent nightlife related crimes such as the shooting downtown have forced his department to beef up patrols and he wants residents to know that safety is a top priority there. some to be said about the high visibility policing and we want our residents to feel safe. but we also want people to know that are coming into the city from the outside that we're not going to tolerate crime in our city. knox also plans to make community outreach and diversity. a big part of the department's approach to policing monday night. meet and greet allowed people in the community to talk to the chief and some of the other men and women behind the badge. i the police department should do this. i'd like to see walnut creek may be a yearly said like to see more people get out really interact with their office. the

dan thorn kron 4 news. meantime, oakland police chief leronne armstrong is boosting patrols this weekend amid a recent spike in violence there. police have reported 6 homicides in just the last 5 days. >> most recently a hayward man was shot and killed thursday afternoon outside the safe land supermarket in east oakland chief armstrong says he will be additional officers on oakland's streets all weekend long. specifically to address violent crimes. >> san jose police have arrested 3 men accused of stealing dozens of purses across the bay area over the past year. investigators say 23 year-old urging banks, 24 year-old anthony robinson. and 27 year-old cameron movie specifically targeted asian women on the assumption that they were carrying more cash. the santa clara county district attorney has added hate crime enhancements to their charges. 2 of the men were arrested last friday during which police say robinson tried to flee the scene and crashed into a car severely injuring a 2 year-old. >> happening now,

>> i don't know if i call him a thorn.mpany. we had a good chat. we talked about where we are in the country. i think he understands the importance of investing in job training, investing in the cares comm economy and our kids. we'll take this a step at a time, a day at a time. >> he seems like he's not budging on the number. is that your understanding? >> i think senator manchin, a c couple of weeks ago wanted to postpone the bill for a while. we have to continue dialogue. you look at any major piece of legislation there's a senator or someone against the bill. at tend of the day, you try to get the answer. that's ha we'll do take it day at time. >> do you they will happen this month? >> i hope so. i think it's really important. you think about, how you started the show with, i think you said ten million jobs in this country. five million people out of work. some of those folks need job training. some need day care. some need a whole bunch of things. we have a tremendous opportunity in front of us now with the bipartisan