the usps with strong words for the criminals responsible and a reminder that any crime against a postal worker is punishable under both federal and state law. it is a very serious crime. >> and people can expect to go to prison for it. >> last september, an east bay man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of a mail carrier in oakland. carers are a dedicated their brave. and there's there's carriers out there still delivering mail in the same neighborhoods where they've been robbed. >> in some cases multiple times. so i you know, i have nothing but respect for the care so that they're doing that job, but they shouldn't have to face this to do it. >> postal inspection service is offering up to a $50,000 reward for information on it. several of these mail carrier truck robberies in the studio. gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> all right. coming up, a special counsel is now being formed to look into the classified documents found at biden's private residence. >> a live report from d >> all right. we'll welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. john, how you doing this

. usps made and supplied high mas missiles and targeting a local hospital. in the no, i doubt of which is about 40 minutes drive to the to the north of us. of the hospital was staffed by both civilians and military doctors and also treated both a local local population. this was the local clinic, after all, as well as troops injured in the fighting on the front lines and taken there for further treatment. the attack left 14 people dead from what we understand 24 inch of those numbers may well rise up. we're, we're keeping up to date with information from the russian ministry of defense. but there's also be another strike concurrently targeting a medical facility in nowhere kafka, which is all the way in camps on region. the city of nowhere kafka has been under endless ukrainian, chilling for the, for the past months and the cheeses, again shelling that facility had been struck before. but again, we're, we, we don't yet know about casualties. injure injuries udette's. unlike in novi, dot of which the russian side has already called the incident, a war crime s

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the usps with strong words for the criminals responsible and a reminder that any crime against a postal worker is punishable under both federal and state law. it is a very serious crime. >> and people can expect to go to prison for it. >> last september, an east bay man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of a mail carrier in oakland. carers are a dedicated their brave. and there's there's carriers out there still delivering mail in the same neighborhoods where they've been robbed. >> in some cases multiple times. so i you know, i have nothing but respect for the care so that they're doing that job, but they shouldn't have to face this to do it. >> and the u.s. postal inspection service is offering up to a $50,000 reward for information on several of these mail carrier truck robberies live in the studio. gayle ong kron. 4 news scale. thank you. the open school board voted to keep 6 schools open. >> which were set to close in the district. the vote means horace mann, brookfield, carl b, monk grass valley and fred t korematsu discovery academy elementary wil

usps created lunar new year stamps since 1992. they are now available. it is january 22 pd. this year of the rabbit is supposed to be a symbolic year of hope, which we could all use. if you're born in the year of the rabbit, it means you are witty, intelligent, ingenious and quick minded. i wonder which one of us -- >> are you? >> how did you know that? >> check, check, and check. >> that is nice. >> i like what it will bring us, some hope. we need some hope for sunshine. >>> i'm glad i sit next to you in the newsroom. good vibes. we get the next storm tomorrow, and then saturday. spotty thunderstorm chance on sunday. the final storm coming on monday. that will be the 11th storm and then looks like a nice break tuesday, wednesday and thursday. >> that's a lot happening there, jeff. but we get that break next week as well. >> yes. >>> up next, lester holt with "nightly news." >>> tonight, the attorney general naming a special counsel in the biden classified documents investigation. merrick garland making the announcement today after the third discovery of classified documents

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there will be no usps mail service but other carriers will be operating.ew york stock exchange and nasdaq are both closed. san francisco's memorial held its annual martin luther king celebration today. ♪ dion: led the congregation stood to pay tribute to the civil rights leader. today's service was filled with music chosen to reflect the movement and the man who led it. in honor of the day you can find our remembering dr. martin luther king jr. collection on demand through the abc 7 bay area collected app. -- connected at. back to our storm watch coverage and to get a live look from our caltrans camera in the truckee area, slow going or no going in that area because snow has been slamming the sierra all weekend. and look at what yesterday looked like on i-80 near the donner summit. drivers dealt with white out conditions so bad that stretches were closed. chains are now required on i-80 and route 50. people are urged to postpone driving until tuesday. but the snow lab said in the last seven days it is measured more than 7.5 feet of snow. these are astronom

just last week we reported for robberies of usps mail carriers. this is very concerning. i question to you is, what is your plan to protect workers want to go out on the street day in and day out to make ends meet? >> thank you for that question. i agree with joe maul that we need to talk about true numbers. so police come we need more police. they are not are so solution to this issue but we have a plan that puts police in the communities where they belong. right now they are not equitably distributed. i had an issue the other day where a group of people called 911 because they're saw young b men with guns come military grade and the police did not show up. that beat cops or someone else. we need to make sure this is a priority. we need to make sure with equitable distribution of police and they are in places what we need them the most. >> sophia king thank you. same question 45 seconds kam buckner. >> i spentme time last week a little village talking to vendors about the fact they are scared and the don't think the city is doing enough to give any real protection. one g

. >> usps says the price hike is needed to cope with the rising cost of operations. they also point out most of its price hikes are, quote, well below the rate of inflation. some good news is you can still buy and stock up on those forever stamps at the current price for the next week until the change happens on the 22nd tomorrow, the nation will celebrate the life of doctor martin luther king junior in oakland. it's being recognized as a day of service. volunteers can join various projects to cleanup oakland city parks and waterways in san jose. it's also a day of service. volunteers will be meeting at watson park for a day of tree planting starting at 09:00am. in san francisco. the museum of the african diaspora is providing free admission for the day. there's also going to be a music festival held at the yerba buena gardens at 2.30 in the afternoon and glide memorial church is still set to host its annual mlk day march. folks will gather at 09:00am at the 4th street caltrain station with the march beginning at 11:00am. still to come. an update on the recovery of b

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usps says the price hike is needed, though, to cope with the rising cost of operations. they also point out most of the price hikes are well below the rate of inflation. some good news, though. you can still buy and stock up on forever stamps at the current price until the change takes place next week. january 22nd. the oakland community gathering today to kick off a weeklong celebration of martin luther king junior by opening the doors to the people's house. it's a community resource building run by the activist group anti police terror project or ptp. it promotes non police responses and mental health. first approach to address issues across the city. this west oakland location is also the birthplace of the black panthers. the new center plans to offer free counseling, food resources, regular health clinics and other services. tomorrow, of course, the nation will celebrate the life of doctor martin luther king junior here at home in oakland. the day is being recognized as a day of service where volunteers can join various projects to clean up oakland city parks and wat

there will be no usps mail service but other carriers will be operating.daq and the stock exchange are closed today. reggie: a san francisco church held its annual mlk day celebration. >> ♪ reggie: they paid the national black anthem, lift every voice and sing. it was chosen to reflect the movement and the man who led it. you can find our membrane dr. martin luther king jr. collection on demand through our app, available anywhere you stream. jobina: the 49ers are awaiting the winner of the buccaneers versus cowboys game in the playoff. kickoff will be at 3:30 this sunday. the 49ers trailed on saturday against seattle but rallied to win 41-23. the other official game is the and eagles. the buccaneers and cowboys played tonight and we are just 10 hours and 19 minutes and 15 seconds away from kickoff. it is set for 5:00 p.m.. reggie: an act of kindness that helped a man after being lost for 11 hours in the woods. jobina: and do you want to build a snowman? the giant one that stands nearly 60 feet tall. and staying with us on the streaming app at 7:00, we are

. >> usp shares up more than 4%.arnings exceeding estimates, but cooling demand weighing on revenues expecting 2023 to be a bumpy year for the company karen, what did you make of this >> yeah, i thought it was a little weak. it was a little lower than i would have liked but i thought they did a good job on the expense ratio that is good it allowed them to have an operating margin that is a little bit of a beat the stock is not expensive here. i think slightly below market multiple but i think fantastic management they've done an excellent job. the one sort of potential fly in the ointment is they do have a major labor negotiation coming up later this spring and, you know, that's always somewhat of a stressful moment but all in all, i thought it was very good. so i'm hanging on to it. and it's not crazy expensive here at all. >> no, it's not. i think you're right the hang on to it. and i think what we're seeing over the last couple of years is ups continues to differentiate itself from its biggest rival federal expres

of course, those at-home covid tests through the usps website. done so already. >> the fbi has uncovered more classified documents as president and that biden is continuing to talk about how these documents were found in his home and former office a 13 hour search last friday found 6 more classified files in his home in wilmington, delaware. the white house says that they voluntarily allowed a thorough fbi search agents collected documents from biden's time in the senate. and as vice president, attorney general merrick garland says that the case and another involving former president trump are being handled objectively. >> are all the justice department to supply the facts and the law in each case, reach procreate decisions, a non-partisan and neutral way without regard to the subjects are. that is what we've done. each of these cases as well. we'll continue to do. >> garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate each of these cases. it's 7.22. will be right back. it's 7.24 and happening now, redwood city police are looking for this 12 y

you already have are going to be excepted without additional cost to definitely keep those usps says the price hike is needed to cope with rising costs of operations. they also point out most of the price hikes are well below the rate of inflation. you can, of course, still by and stock up on forever stamps at its current price until the change goes into effect this sunday, the $0.20. inflation and money worries may be a good reason to get your taxes done quickly as well. we've got some steps to get your refund back quickly. make sure you file electronically and request refunds to be sent to direct deposit, which could save about 10 days of waiting. review your returns as well. make sure you don't set off irs red flags if you claim in earned income or child tax credit, your refunds may not come until mid february. more stories for you on this hour of kron. 4 news coming up. the rain falling across the bay area for the recent weeks has been relentless. what state water officials are saying about its effects on our reservoirs. plus, new research published regarding those suffering from

there will be no usps mail services, but other carriers like ups and fedex will be operating.xchange and nasdaq are also closed today. reggie: a church held its annual in the case celebration. >> ♪ reggie: led by an ensemble, they paid tribute to the civil rights leader with the anthem "lift every voice and sing." in honor of the holiday, you can find our "remembering dr. martin luther king junior" collection. it is available wherever you stream. jobina: a remarkable rescue. meet the seven-year-old who saved her great-grandmother from being crushed by a car. reggie: attracting advertisers. twitter's new plan to bring ads back to the platform. drew: we are tracking light showers making their way out, but it did dump a lot of heavy rain first thing this morning. live doppler seven showing you some light showers out there. going to the south bay where you can see some light rain falling around sunnydale, milpitas. as you work your way up toward mount hamilton, the purple color you see is snow falling on our highest peaks right now. cold air is moving in. here is the back edge of

. >> any forever stamp that you already have, of course, will be accepted because they're usps says the price hike is needed to cope with the rising costs of operations. and they also point out that most of those price hikes >> that they have the done than doing are well below the rate of inflation. i mean, this is $0.3. >> some good news here, too. you can still by and stock up on your forever stamps at the current price until they change on the 22nd. so if you wanted to save, you go out right now, head of it for that price. i kind of nice and we have some news about mass layoffs. we've been seeing headlines about that. but many employers are still looking to hire more workers, according to the labor department. there's roughly 1.7 job openings for each available worker right now. unemployment is near record low and this is being felt across minority groups as well. black and hispanic unemployment rates are hovering near their record lows. they do have overall higher jobless rates than white americans. some economists worry the jobless rates needed to increase in order bring down infla

usps inspector matthew norfleet says that most of these robberies are following a very similar pattern. >> the target, the robbery seems to be take the male keys so that someone else can still mail later using those mail keys. we've also seen personal property of carriers take in vehicle keys and and mail off the off the carriers person out of the truck to very serious crime and people can expect to go to present point. yeah. and don't forget any crime against a postal worker is punishable under both federal and state law. >> in fact, last september, an east bay man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of a mail carrier in oakland. well, the oakland police department has some tips on how you can hopefully avoid being a victim of a male robber. first of all, quickly, get your mail from the mailbox delivered or maybe install a locking mailbox if you can't get to it right away. have your income tax return sent electronically so you don't have a check sitting out there waiting to be grabbed. and then, of course, if you're mailing mail, you can always take it t

usps inspector matthew norfleet says that they seem to follow a similar pattern. >> the target, the robbery seems to be take the male keys so that someone else can still mail later using those mail keys. we've also seen personal property of carriers take in vehicle keys and and mail off the off the carriers person out of the truck to very serious crime and people can expect to go to present point. >> it is a serious crime. in fact, any crime against a postal worker is punishable under both federal and state laws, which could really tack on to the time you'll be behind bars back last september, an east bay man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of a mail carrier in oakland. by the way, opd has some tips for you on how to stay safe when it comes to these. a male robberies. you want to firstly get your mail as quick as you can from your mailbox. maybe even a saw a locking mailbox. if you have that option. also have your income tax return sent electronically. so you don't have to rely on the mail system to bring it to you. and then you can always don't forget tak

still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news usps about to start charging more for postage.ng to tell you how much they plan. >> coming to start charging mailers in the minute. plus, the rain. >> beginning to take, beginning bringing lake tahoe, pretty steady amounts of snow. we're going to take a look at conditions up in this year and some of the problems all that's causing for drivers and some of the heaviest of snow falls. still ahead in the sierra today, you see all the heavy rain in the valley. that's going to shift into the sierra transitioning to some really heavy snow up there. bay area. in the meantime, really starting to quiet down really starting to quiet down now how do you become america's #1? start by taking care of families for over 75 years. earn the trust of 32 nfl teams. be there for america's toughest. and help when help is needed. america's #1 isn't a status earned overnight. it's earned in every wash, and re-earned every day. tide. america's #1 detergent. (bridget vo) with thyroid eye disease... i hid from the camera. and i wanted to hide from the world.

the usps says that this price hike is needed to cope with the rising costs of operations.oint out that their price hikes have been well below the rate of inflation. again, this is just $0.3 her stamp that it's going up. and the good news is we're telling you now. so you can spend the rest of the weekend by all the forever stamps you and then up before they go up by $0.3. what happens can just makes me wish when they created a free to the first i died. >> got like $10,000 worth. and i remember i thought they were $0.45 for each. do you remember that wasn't hers forever all right. well, as 7.42 despite plenty of headlines showing mass layoffs, many employers are apparently still looking to hire workers. >> according to the labor department, there's roughly 1.7 job openings for each available worker right now. unemployment is near record low and that's being felt among minority groups to, in fact, black and hispanic unemployed rates are hovering near their record lows. but they do have higher jobless rates than that of white americans. some economists are worried that jobless

that's the the usps says the price hike is needed to cope with rising costs of operations and they point out that the price hikes are still well below the inflation rate because you know, is better than a kick in the pants out. then the 12% and grocery prices. but uses the mail anymore? and now the well that you did your christmas cards, maybe mean, every every year on christmas, like addison, the bucs are affected as well. then stock up now go 9.26. that i will be right back. (steven) every time i come to see caremore, they go above and beyond to take care of me. i feel a lot better now. i'm taking medication for what i should have been taking years ago. (vo) caremore health provides advanced primary care wherever you need it, in the hospital, at home, in our clinics, or virtually. (steven) so when i call them over a medical issue, they take care of it instantaneously. i'm not afraid to go to the doctor anymore or put off going to the doctor. (vo) call the number on your screen to learn more about medicare plans in your neighborhood that include caremore. >> 9.29 right now and we thank

usps inspector matthew norfleet says that these robberies are alarming and they follow a similar pattern. the target, the robbery seems to be take the male keys. >> so that someone else can still mail later using those mail keys. we've also seen personal property of carriers take in vehicle keys and and mail off the off the carriers person out of the truck to very serious crime and people can expect to go to prison for it. >> any crime against a postal worker is punishable under both state and federal law last september, an east bay man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of a mail carrier in oakland. >> well, opd has some tips now for you to stay and protect yourself from these robberies. firstly, they say you want to quickly get your from the mailbox. if you can put a locking mailbox up that even better. also have your income tax return sent electronically so they don't have a check sitting out there waiting to be stolen. and of course, if you're looking to mail something, you can always take it to the post office or to one of those drop boxes instead of

usps says the price hike is needed to cope with the rising costs of operations. they also point out most of its price hikes are well below the rate of inflation. some good news here, though. you can still buy and stock up on forever stamps at its current price of $0.60 until the change coming on the 22nd. despite plenty of headlines showing mass layoffs, many employers are still looking to hire more workers, according to the labor department. there's roughly 1.7 job openings for each available worker. right now. unemployment is near a record low and it's being felt among minority groups to black and hispanic unemployment rates hovering near their record lows. but they do have higher jobless rates than that of white americans. some economists are worried jobless rates needed to increase in order to bring inflation down. that's not the case so far. inflation is cooling. while the unemployment rate continues to fall. if you're thinking of journaling this year, there's some new ways to get into the habit without your traditional pen and paper. rich demuro has some ap

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sales in the usp why is that? krisha: we already have a great presence in the u.s. haslinda.is looking for green paracetamol and with our new initiative, i think it is going to be really a leading product market not only in the u.s. but across the world. as of today we have a very high percentage of the u.s.. the carbon free paracetamol we expect that not only in the u.s. but it will be producing more than 50% of the world's requirement. haslinda: currently, you have seen an erosion -- go ahead. krisha: actually the other important thing is while people in big pharma are concentrating on emissions and has set up targets for 2025-2038 to become neutral, they are not really concentrated on the upstream which is really the most carbon, generates the most. the interaction of the carbon border tax in the u.k. -- the eu is going to be imperative that pharmaceutical companies and consumers have to look at getting in carbon free product. near zero carbon, total carbon. it's not just bits and pieces. we are seeing it is going to be imperative that green pharmaceuticals and green produ

service users can request a dasher to pick up their packages and drop them off at the nearest fedex, uspsups carrier. the new service costs $5. there's a five package limit for pick up and drop off on the same order. trader joe's is being sued over its chocolate bars. the lawsuit comes after consumer reports found heavy metals such as lead and cadmium in 23 of the company's 28 dark chocolate bars levels could be harmful for anyone who eats more than an ounce of chocolate. in a dayion in damages. trader joe's has not responded to the lawsuit , yet it is similar to one filed against her. she's last month. i'm pam cook. that's look at your dollars and cents. thank you. thomas 7 48 well in the first round of all star voting in the nba warriors star steph curry is leading all guards in the boat and stuff was having one of the best seasons of his career before he hurt his shoulder about three weeks ago. he's averaging 30 points a game , almost seven assists and seven rebounds a game while shooting 50. from the floor. that's something he's only done once in this 14 year career, but he's only the

usps offices will hold job fairs later this morning at 77 locations along the california coast, includingof bay area offices. the postal agency is looking to add 2400 employees . current postal workers say there are career positions available with federal benefits and opportunities to grow the job. fair event runs from 10 o'clock this morning to one o'clock this afternoon time is 6 47, some high school musicians and livermore very talented, have not been given the opportunity of a lifetime. livermore high schools, chamber orchestra and symphonic band won a major competition last year, and they've been invited to play at carnegie hall in new york city. we spent a good amount of time at the end of the law school year. recording ourselves and submitting auditions. with pictures and bios and the whole nine yards and we're one of the 12 groups nationwide to be accepted. now this trip will cost $25,000 to make sure all of the musicians regardless of their family. financial situation can take this trip and because each musician is important to the group, it's everybody goes or no one goes. he wo

"the press and sun bulletin," the usps delivered 54 million ballots nationwide, and nearly 99% of them. and finally, "the tampa bay times" in florida, the ozone layer is slowly thickening. efforts to repair the atmospheric shield are working. at this rate, scientists say the ozone could recover to what we saw in the 1980s by the 2040s. the ozone layer blocks harmful ultra violate sunlight from reaching the earth's surface. >>> and coming up, we'll be joined by the former national president of the naacp who's going to tell us why he remains hopeful that america can still come together despite our deep political divisions. >>> also ahead, senate minority leader chuck schumer is ahead, talking about the recent chaos on capitol hill and a house bill that would remove billions in funding for the irs. we'll be right back. n funding for the irs. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "morning joe," 41 past the hour. more than 7,000 nurses at two major hospitals in new york city went on strike yesterday. the nurses at mount sinai hospitals are demanding fair contracts that improve patient ca