>> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 6. >> and thanks for joining us on a monday morning. it's a a sports fans, but we're glad you're here on r a gotten either fans a little. >> a little down. this dragon will talk more about that coming up in bit. but another reason why this monday morning, a little tough is because it's old yeah. you got to bundle up before you go out morning, john. good morning. it is cold out there for sure. bundling up those extra layers. we had a little taste of warmer weather last week and then we dived the right back into winter. yesterday we saw some cloudier skies, some cool conditions in this morning, although not cloudy anymore. it's just cold. the golden gate bridge looking nice and clear. it's clear it's overall com. >> but that adds up to this chilly morning conquered and san jose at 39 right now, redwood city in dublin at 34 degrees. well, san mateo at 35

fremont's livermore. you're both at 37. while some low 30's in the north bay, santa rosa and calistoga falling below freezing. now at 30 degrees. petaluma at 32. we've got plenty of frost advisories in this light blue all across the bay area until 09:00am this morning after which point sunshine starts to warm us up gradually and keep those jackets on. even this afternoon, though, after yesterday's showers, all that has cleared out to the south and the bay area set up for plenty of sunshine to now just a sunny and cool day. so get ready for that. chilly feel reyna. john, thank you for that. will 5.80, eastbound connector ramp to northern castro valley. >> we have an accident there. slowing us down. if you're traveling into the city, it's going to take about 11 minutes to make that drive. so no major delays out there. our san mateo bridge, 81 to one 13 minutes as you're heading across towards the peninsula. a richmond center fell bridge. it'll still want to about 7 things are pretty light. and if you're hopping on the golden gate bridge, 37 to the tolls, it's going to take about 19 minutes. darya.

james, back to you. all right. let's get back to the cold because that's what's happening now is john talked about very cool temperatures. yeah, this morning all around some people having to >> scrape frost off their cars before heading off to work or school kron four's will tran out in it in concord with a look at what you can see. we just wrapped up out he loves it. come on morning. well, do the rest. >> tell you how cold it is. but more importantly, i will show you how cold it is. >> we are next to a dealership and james john, you can clearly see how cold it is. i've never been a salesman as far as cars are concerned. but let me try to play when this morning. so what's going to take for me, james, to get you in this car? gets about 20 miles per gallon. goes about 0 to 60 in 2.2 seconds. but more importantly, it will get you hot. the heater will get you hot in about one minute. hopefully because you could clearly see how cold it is and

they will move over here. look at this. look at the hood. i'm moving my hand over it. this is not water. this is obviously frost like what you would see in your freezer all up and down here. so if you're leaving this morning by all means bundle up, it looks like it's calm. there's no drops dropping on. you. but no, this is the silent killer. as far as the cold in california. if you're not drowning, you are freezing. how did i do, james? you know what? for the low low price i don't know $30,000. you too, can sit in this car and get warm in about a minute or does that have to heated steering wheel? that's what i really do this morning is that he very well. >> all you'll need more than a student. you know you're behind. everything. you'll need everything this he didn't it was all all right, 603, is the time. also in the news this morning, demonstrations shut down broadway street in

oakland. people are gathering last night to protest the killing of tyree nichols and the graphic video of his beating at the hands of 5 members of the memphis police just came out on friday. >> and all those officers, they were fired and charged with second-degree murder. and here you see the demonstration now, the san francisco chapter of the >> naacp and community leaders came together to discuss the death of nichols and kron four's amanda hari has more reaction now from those community leaders. >> everyone at the meeting had a similar reaction to seeing the video of the arrest. shock and disgust. they say they want to make sure nothing similar ever happens here in the bay area. religious leaders, community members and even police chief bill scott. >> all coming together to prevent another tragedy. they were discussing the death of tyree nichols and what measures need to be taken to prevent police brutality in the bay brown brings us together and when he calls chief scott says he condemns

what happened in memphis along with shocking u.s.. there's no place for that. in this profession. nichols was pulled over on january 7th for what police say was reckless driving body camera and street lamp camera footage shows a group of officers repeatedly beating nichols as he cries for his mother. nichols died 3 days later. chief scott says this incident is impacting police departments around the country that back and we have to keep doing what we need to do to continue to change for the better chief. scott says he holds people accountable and his department in a fair way to process. they also have a special unit created to prevent these types of incidents. the name of that its field training course options. and that is what they do for time. examine. >> procedures are protocols, tactical situations and they come out of lesson learned. so officers trained to be better. coronation on leadership even

when the sergeant is not president. retired police captain yolanda williams also spoke at the event. >> she says she was even more disappointed that 5 black officers were responsible for the beating. they also discredited to a certain extent black police officers. we fought so hard to become officers and police agencies for you. it was hard as it as a black person to get through it successfully. and then here we have 5 officers. >> with less than 6 years service who have actually destroyed everything we have for. chief scott says they haven't had any issues with protests or vandalism over the weekend since the video has been released. >> but he wants people to know they have a right to protest. he just ask that they do so peacefully in the newsroom. amanda hari kron, 4 news and lawmakers are reacting to the video of the brutal attack on nichols as well. some saying that they don't think the

police reform will make a washington correspondent basil john, has more. >> good morning. the nichols family attorney says he wants lawmakers and the president to put police reform efforts back on the table. heartbreak. it was horrible, inhumane. that's how illinois democratic senator durbin described the brutal video of memphis police officers beating tyree nichols. >> and on abc's this week, he says there is a federal reform. we need a national conversation on this. we do not the denial or willful indifference. the video has brought calls from across the country for change. and on cnn state of the union, pennsylvania democratic congresswoman, some early says the calls for change are growing. there are so many black cities across the country that have not lived this but it's painful every single time and never gets any easier. the nichols family attorney ben crump says he's urging congress to pass legislation to combat police

misconduct. put the george floyd justice in policing back on the table to have the also push efforts to get police reform. but ohio republican congressman jim jordan told nbc's meet the press. >> he doesn't think there's a law that can stop what happened in the video. i don't know that any law, any training, any reform is going to change. you know, that this man was handcuffed, they continue to be in. jordan also says there is a lack of good applicants joining the police around the country. >> and that needs to change reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> thank you, basil. meanwhile, the gofundme account that was set up for tyree nichols family has now generated more than a million dollars in donations. that page was created saturday as well on its way to making its goal of 1.2 million dollars donations have been pouring in after that video footage showing the violent arrest was made public friday night. >> it's 608. and today a former assisted living facility. workers going to be a rain for the death of a 94

year-old resident. 54 year-old latisha starling is charged with elder abuse and this is in in relation to the death of the resident named constantine ca noon. he died in august of 2021. and the da says that starling was taking care of him at the atria walnut creek when he drank cleaning solution. he was rushed to the hospital and died days later from injuries to his stomach esophagus and part of his throat. the da says that starlingiwillfully caused in from it'd him to be in a situation where his health was endangered. starling is in the martinez detention facility right now. $100,000 bail. >> well, in the east bay, every bill police arrested a man accused of driving drunk and hitting a pedestrian. it happened on shelby street right near ikea there along along interstate 80. so saturday afternoon the person was struck is in critical condition. the driver of the car actually ran off at first,

but they caught that person a few blocks away. police have arrested him now for felony dui, hit and run and gun possession. >> it's 609. we're learning more about the motive in the shooting at half moon bay that killed 7 people. a california prosecutor tells bay area news group that it was a dispute over $100 work-related repair bill. that motivated the killings. they say that 66 year-old chunli zao told investigators he went to vent to his supervisor about that bill, saying that his co-worker was to blame for the collision between his forklift and the co-workers. bulldozer. the supervisor insisted that he pay and that's when the rampage started. he's now charged with 7 counts of premeditated murder. and one count of attempted murder. investigators say he admitted to the killings in a jailhouse interview, but he did not enter a plea yet. he is being held in jail without bail. the man who stopped to the monterey park shooter from

carrying out another massacre at a second. a dance hall got a hero's welcome on sunday. the alhambra police department presented brandon side with a medal of courage at their lunar new year festival. and there is sigh doing interview afterwards. he sprang into action when the shooter entered the dance studio that he was at and the shooter had just killed 11 people, wounded 9 at another dance studio in monterey park. tsai was able to wrestle the gun away. >> i believe that we can mend and grow from this tragedy. i want everyone to take the time. to grieve to lore to counter. but after. i want us. the people of this nation. she take action. >> and the event also included a remembrance ceremony for the victims. >> we will take a break here at 6.11, but still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news

investigators are linking a sharp increase in teen overdose deaths to a popular social media app that will have the information parents need to know about this. coming up. and a somber day for niner fans after a disappointing loss to the eagles yesterday in the nfc championship game hard. when you get on a quarterback, we're going to hear from can't proffers. kate rooney coming up. and a clear cold morning. temperatures later today. do rise back into the 50's under some sunny skies. >> but on those layers, though, i've got your forecast ahead. and before you hit the road today, we're tracking that monday morning commute. we do have an accident. >> live 80 eastbound. you're traveling to castro

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>> 6.14, right now. it's if you don't have well, it should. i say it was a it was a tough battle, ok? it was tough long and i know waited go. there's no way to sugarcoat it. obviously, as you know, niners felt sorry was in the nfc championship. >> but it really was it was kind of we foresaw this from the very first drive that the niners had in the 1st quarter with pretty going down. without a quarterback is kind of hard to win a game yet. so that's kind of how the just 5th string. yeah, stuff. we've got kate rooney actually standing by live in this soon. kate, what how guess make us feel better oh, i wish i

could. but i'm standing surrounded by signs that say it's a philly thing. let us pray with the >> on it. so there's a lot of people wearing green around here today. i think most 40 niner fans are eager to just hop on their flights and get home as quickly as possible. this season came so close to feeling like a fairytale ending. but unfortunately, as mister relevant went from rewriting the rookie history books to seeing his storybook season end last night. at lincoln financial field, things are over for the forty-niners as well. qb brock purdy was able to throw just 4 passes in the game last night after he got hurt. he said after the game that he was experiencing extreme pain in his right elbow. that, of course, is his throwing elbow. so then journeyman quarterback josh johnson came in. he's the forty-niners backup was just signed with the team in dece ber. he's been on 20 different nfl teams. >> this one might be his last because he struggled and then was knocked out of the game with a concussion in a way after everything the team has been through with quarterback

position this season. it was a fitting it disappointing ending to the season. >> is jack to be able to be out there? i mean. he news i i'm not going throw the ball also. you might as well have fun. that's all those come just our message was. you know, half what else you got to do it's going to roll over and die or go out there and he found the physical and now. giving you can to put something on tape >> we found a brooks is kind of it differently. puts a damper on things. but we've been through it multiple times this year and we've prevailed. we stood a lot of hope. we can throw the ball and they know and they know that i'm not going to around the ball either because they're not that to happen is tough. definitely not. hey, john, up.

>> yeah. the players said they didn't really lose their confidence in till johnson was knocked out of the gate. at that point, you can kind of see the defense get deflated as well. they made a lot of mistakes. now, as for the health of party, he is set to have an mri today that he will know more about the extent of his injury. then they worry that it's an owner, collateral ligament that could be either stranger to be about a six-week recovery or torn, which might require surgery. so obviously hoping for the former either way. the quarterback position for the forty-niners is going to be one of the top story lines of the nfl offseason. so an interesting offseason to look forward to coming up in philadelphia. kate rooney kron 4 news quarterback talks been the all this next season to now the finger pointing begins. i know kyle shanahan get a little heat. >> this morning by some criticizing his play calling in. now sort of we've got to hope better for better next year. i guess kate. >> yeah, i think the criticism

of shanahan doesn't deserve reach the nfc championship with a third-string quarterback. so, you know, we'll see what happens in the next few weeks and months here. all right, lee, thank you very much, kate. >> now get warm. looks pretty all dressed up. that's what we need out this morning, in the bay area's just as gold, we can sympathize. i think a lot of us going to be all bundled up as well just as cold out there. we've got some upper 20's to low 30's for coal dust of temperatures this morning. it's clear it's calm and it is indeed very cold. your view from the east bay hills looking down at a really clear bay area this morning, we traded in the rain and upper elevation snowfall yesterday and push that further south down towards la. watch for that. if you're heading that direction here in the bay area, we've got nothing but sunshine ahead of us now with sun sunny, shiny day might make you think it's going to be warmer. but we're still going to be holding on to some pretty cold feeling. temperatures, even with all that sunshine. we've got frost advisories through the morning until 09:00am. and after that,

temperatures will begin to lift the only into the upper 40's to low 50's for most spots livermore. 49 degrees for your high today. san jose at 54. well, san francisco hayward and oakland beach 53 for your highs. a look ahead shows gradually warming conditions after today. so today is the coldest one of the forecast tomorrow morning. low should stay above freezing for most areas and daytime highs rising into the mid-fifties. we kick off february on wednesday with partly cloudy skies and mid 50's. the first weekend of the new month. getting a touch best chances of rain to low will be thursday night and again on sunday right now. john, thank you for that. well, we're tracking an accident. 5.80, eastbound that connector ramp to to 38 north. >> and so they've had to shut down that connector ramp. they are. you can see that's really the biggest issue we have over there in that area because traveling through the maze 8, 85 80 along 13, even 8.80, traveling through hayward. no major issues or delays. there. so there is a problem spot

again, 5.80, eastbound connector ramp to to 38 north in castro valley. >> hitting the road heading into the city. 17 minutes. mace that fremont street exit. how about the san mateo bridge? 80 to 1, 0, 1, 13 minutes traveling across towards the peninsula. let's check out some other drive times in the south bay, 30 minutes. 85 up towards menlo park. that's a long 101. well, 2, 80 still at the limit, 80 down towards know. pete is to 37 just under 25 minutes. darya. james, back to you. thank you. reyna 6.21. the fbi is investigating a surge in fentanyl poisoning deaths among young people and a possible link to social media. a popular app. authorities now. >> warning that snapchat could be the gateway to fentanyl access among teens. we've got ryan bass with the explanation. >> the fbi and justice department of targeted snapchat and its parent company looking into the social media platforms, possible role in the national fentanyl crisis, especially among teens, the popular photo investing app is known for its

disappearing tax and was recently called out by the national crime prevention council last month saying snapchat is, quote, the platform of choice for fentanyl, drug dealers, the fbi and the government quickly realize that drug dealers, drug czar's, we're utilizing social media. >> particular, snapchat, to be able to be effective with respect to advertising their drug sales. the cdc said fentanyl related deaths of 10 to 19 year-olds between 2019 2021. jumped 182% with nearly a quarter of those deaths coming from counterfeit pills. amy neville knows that pain firsthand percent. alexander was just 14 years old when he overdosed in a pill laced with the highly toxic drug. she said snap chat with your son's gateway to the opioid and that the company should allow more transparency to hold them accountable. >> let us in let in a transparency audit third-party completely unrelated to snapchat to verify what you're doing either to say, yeah, you know what, they're getting this right or you know what? here's what they're getting right here. so they need to fix or they're totally missing. the mark snapchat's

representative said in a statement on wednesday that the company is, quote, committed to doing our part to fight the national fentanyl poisoning crisis, which include using cutting edge technology. >> to help us pro actively fine and shut down drug dealers accounts. they said they also block and search for drug-related terms and improved parental supervision features kaplan said parents have to be more mindful of their kids, social media activity because they might not catch on that. they're being taken advantage of whether it's fentanyl, worst or human trafficking. >> these kids are dying. they're being targeted. social media. is too easy platform for bad people left center store to various motives. >> now as ryan bass reporting now, now according to the cdc, more than 5700 people died from fentanyl overdose in 2021. 224 of those were teens age 15 to 19 time now is 6.23. coming up on the kron. 4 morning news. we're going to introduce you to a group of dancers that are going to be performing at san francisco's performing at san francisco's lunar new year parade.

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>> kron 4 got a sneak peek of the highland dance academy group. they visited our kron 4 studios to show off their dance. is there approaching their lunar new year celebrations. he used an scoop is based out of san francisco and they're going to be

performing in the upcoming san francisco lunar new year parade, which is happening the evening of february 4th, which is this saturday night. that's going to be fun. it is. and by the way, chinatown in san francisco for the 4th and the 5th, they've got all kinds of stuff going on. it's like a street fair a town that's going to cool hot, obviously to see and experience. >> should be fun. if you're heading out there at 6.27, we're going take a quick break. but back with more headlines here on the kron. 4 morning news including the latest for the new townhome project that's set to be built in atherton. we'll tell you why steph curry and some of his neighbors don't like the idea too much. >> good morning. coming up, we've got the details on that tesla driver whose vehicle went on to the earlier this month. officials arrested him

>> 6.30, right now. and it is cold. actually, we were in the wake of the let the way like the way to wake it said, yeah, we're talking to kate right live in philly and yeah, and she is she looked like she was bundled colder here than it is. it is. we looked it up, john. 42 in downtown philly. and here we're seeing temperatures drop to what? yeah, 39 in san jose right so yeah, officially cold here for a lot of us back here at home. enough for frost advisories for a whole lot of us this morning. it's clear it's calm and we're getting a little peek of sunshine about across

the horizon. it's about to be a warmer afternoon, but got to get through this cold morning. first, this is where temperatures are at. i mentioned san jose at 39. same for you in concord. well, redwood city at 33 san mateo fremont livermore, dublin, brentwood, all also down in the 30's right now and then below freezing for some of us in the north bay petaluma at 31 santa rosa at 30 degrees and fairfax down to 29 degrees right now we are in the midst of frost advisories for most of the bay area. these continue through 09:00am temperatures falling as cold as you size. the upper 20's definitely want to layer up this morning later on today. we will be looking at some 50's. so something to look forward to. i'd still keep those jackets on. even with that sunshine later today. ok, make sure you definitely keep that jacket around. it before. i guess the next few days. hey, we do have an accident is in castro valley, 5.80, eastbound connector ramp to to 38 north. so that's close right now. look at the other

jason highways, though. so 6, 85, 80, just before you reach that on the westbound side. no major delays. >> traveling through the maze, a 85 80 13, all still pretty much moving at the limit. 60 minutes for you may that fremont street exit traveling into the city right now. your san mateo bridge put you at about 14, 80 to 101, heading across towards the peninsula. richest ever feel rich now are picking up a bit 10 minutes. tulsa want to one as you're traveling out of richmond and the golden gate bridge. 7 to the tolls just under 21 minutes. darya. james, back to you. thanks a lot. 6.32, and developing news. the man accused of trying to kill his family by driving their car off a cliff near double slide is in jail. and this afternoon he's expected to stand before a judge. >> and face the charges against him with kron four's. michael thomas standing by live in redwood city near the hall of justice. with more on the story, michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. you know, i actually just got an e-mail from the da's said that this gentleman was arrested on friday. so he

went from the stanford hospital directly being booked into the county jail for attempted murder. i did ask about those charges. he says, as of right now this morning, they're currently looking to see exactly if they're going to actually file charges. but he did confirm that that gentleman is set to appear in court today at one 30 this afternoon. but let's going take a step back. let's get details up on your screen. so this is 41 year-old dr. mash patel. he's a doctor from pasadena and was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder charges and child abuse. now this comes after a car accident that took place earlier this month on january. 2nd, investigators believe was done on purpose. patel was said to be driving his white tesla model y which drove off of a cliff near double sided with both his wife and 2 children, ages 7, 4, inside the vehicle. while the test bullet landed in between several boulders and fella, 250 feet, all 4 people in the vehicle survived but suffered

severe injuries. and officials at that time did call it a miracle. and despite investigators having suspicion that the accident was done on purpose to san mateo da's office says again, they are investigating all aspects of regarding the crash, even possibly a mechanical problem on that tesla itself again, i just got an e-mail from the da's when it comes to if they're going to file. the charges are still discussing that this morning. but we do know again that he set to appear in court at one 30. so as we get more information on this, we'll continue to keep you guys updated. but for now, i'll send it back to you guys live in the studio. all right. thanks a lot, michael. >> it's 6.34, in the north bay. 9 people are without a home this morning because it was a house fire in rohnert park saturday night. this house was on bernice avenue and caught fire. firefighters responded quickly. it was started in the garage and it quickly spread to the home. that garage had been converted into a living area. and so in total, there were 9 people displaced. all 9 are going to be getting help. 6.34 is the

time right now. there's another fire in santa rosa. yeah, abandoned warehouse actually caught fire. 5 fire engines had to respond to the scene saturday night. this was on central avenue. >> you can see in these photos with they were dealing with, we're told they were able to quickly control the flames and they did a search. didn't find anybody inside. no injuries reported either. but firefighters say they did find evidence of people having camped inside that building. damage is estimated to be about $150,000. in the east bay. 5 people under arrest now connection. they're connected with 27 different convenience and liquor store robberies across the bay area. hayward police actually have some surveillance video of the crew at work. one of the robberies took place in under a minute from start to finish each of the stores say they were robbed of cash and cigarettes between july and december of last year during the arrest, police also recovered 2 loaded firearms and 2 replica guns.

>> now let's go to the peninsula where steph curry and his wife are asking atherton city leaders to stop construction on a townhome project proposed for their neighborhood in a letter sent to the mayor curry they will cited safety and privacy concerns as their reason for the request and it's just fun watching them on these game shows. i think today cooking in the kitchen, which i usually do. let me tell you why they are against this plan. they're asking the town to invest in. first of all, they're going to do this taller fencing and landscaping to block any view of their property. and they're not the only ones that are against this project. there's a number of other after 10 residents who have expressed concerns. so we'll keep you posted on to whether or not this ends up happening. this town home project. >> well, more developing news college students and professors across the country now grappling with a new form of artificial intelligence that's making it easier for students to cheat as some

students anonymously admit to using this method as nancy loo reports. >> chat gpt or generative pre train transformer is artificial intelligence and it can be a real technological shortcut for anyone. imagine alexa and siri and every intelligent being or machine rolled into one. you can get it and and it will provide you with an output. >> basically what it does is it continues right thing. what you gave it if you ask a question at a loss or it if you get to continue with your, i think it will do that. many colleges are scrambling to come chat gpt the stanford daily reports that administrators are aware of the use of ai on campus and teachers are changing their courses in k students are using it. >> i and the rise of robots comes just as major companies are slashing major jobs. that includes microsoft, which

recently announced 10,000 cuts and a multi-year investment of billions in the california company behind chat gpt. we are >> going to be by the technology. i don't think that they will us, but that they will replace a lot rudimentary works. we have been doing. >> doctor punch on. she i will actually improve human kind, forcing us to adapt and think in new ways. but for now old fashioned laziness is a factor. 2 new studies found that ai tools were able to successfully pass a wharton mba exam as well as a medical licensing exam while very effective chat gpt can be verbose and nonsensical. so human intelligence isn't completely obsolete yet. use a full sea bubble field. >> 3, 5, years from now that ai system. can you prove themselves? they no you know,

necessarily need us to improve. is all with they can improve themselves? >> that was nancy loo reporting for us. so school districts across california say that detecting the use of ai software like this is one of their top challenges for teachers will see what they boy, there's always some always was alwaysiaway. little pieces of paper write on their hands were never far more improved calculated other other school news, you know, it's been just over a month since academic workers with university of california system ratified a new. >> labor winning big wage increases and that and that ended their 40 day strike abbott. now uc schools are grappling with how to actually follow through and pay for those salary bumps. university officials estimate the agreement's going to cost upwards of 570 million dollars. >> and to raise those funds, there are considering major cutbacks to graduate student admissions campuses may also reduce the amount of teaching assistants and researchers. so this was all part of the negotiating process. they said

salary bumps like that will have to come at a price and now we're getting a better idea what that price you want to talk about another price the price of gas for your money. winter time often means a fewer cars on the road in lower gas prices. >> looks like that's not happening this winter. if you've noticed the cost to fill up is more recently. it's cost a lot more. so let's take a look at more at the numbers now since the middle of december, the price of gas has increased nationwide by more than $0.35 from the same time a month ago. nobody's immune 15 states now have an average of 3.50, or more a gallon, including california, 6 states where that average last month. so it's gone up pretty much everywhere and no state is averaging under $3 and $0.10 a gallon industry. analysts say that it's not the demand fueling the increase its the winter weather. thanks to the arctic blast that hit much of the country all the way down into texas. >> the extremely cold weather caused equipment failures at

refineries. so as a result, gasoline production was disrupted. >> and if you're waiting for the warmer weather, that's not going to be lower prices either because, as you know, prices typically rise in the springtime when the refineries switch to the summer blend as they always call it. gasbuddy says that that could mean we're paying $4 a gallon, at least as soon as march. wow, ok, happening tomorrow. >> it's going to the final day for open enrollment for covered california. so far more than 200,000 californians have signed up during the summer own pair. it more than one point. 5 million have renewed their coverage and some were insured for $10 a month or less. you can enroll for this health coverage through the affordable care act at coverage. ca. >> dot it's also tax season, by the still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, we're going to tell you why you might want to be extra careful when you file your return. we've got a warning. >> the new social networking

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>> 6.44 and continuing our coverage of the lunar new year. there is a new book by a barry author and illustration team and they celebrate taiwanese culture. it tells a story of a young asian american girl who moves to taiwan to take care of her grandmother and she learns the importance of embracing her roots. and we spoke to the writer, vivian chang and the illustrator eugenia, yoh. the story is really a universal universal's. this party. >> anytime someone experiences new changes, you know this, someone can definitely like relate to this book as well yeah. like it's not just confined within the tonys are community or asian or communities is the story for all. >> and what's super cool is there from the bay area. and this book is out now. so check it all right. it is 6.45. >> let's get a check of bay area weather and traffic. john there with the all important frigid forecast. you need to know about this before you step outside. you're going to walk out. go his great. the

car, by the way, probably hinge on those few extra minutes to adjust for a minute. yes, great. the car off too. don't be surprised by it. it's a cold morning. we've saw such a nice week last week, the return of warmer sunnier skies. and even though today is sunny, it by no means is warmer. in fact, the coldest day of this forecast, nice calm one at pier 15 right here. you can see about to see a nice sunrise in the distance. little glow on the horizon. temperatures, though, falling well into the 30's right now. yesterday, a few sprinkles for the bay area. all that's moved to the south now towards southern california for the bay area. it's nothing but sunshine today. and that does eventually warm us into the 50's with sunshine remaining even into the afternoon and evening tonight. it's frost advisories for now and those will remain through 09:00am. temperatures at or very cold us dropping into the upper 20's up in the north bay, fairfax, right now down at 29 degrees. santa rosa and petaluma below freezing while the san jose at 39 redwood

city all the way down to 34 degrees currently. so we do have some really chilly spots out there. definitely want to bundle up as much as you can. now later on today, you keep the jackets on, but you can shed a couple of layers mostly in the low 50's for daytime highs, foster city and san jose at 54 among our warmer spots. well, some of our colder areas, pleasanton and livermore only at 49 for your highs. oakland at 53 for your daytime high today, vacaville antioch in pittsburgh, among spots, barely making the 50's at 51 tomorrow. temperatures a little bit warmer will kick off february on wednesday with some more mid-fifties chance of showers thursday night leading into friday morning saturday is going to be the warmest of the forecast with a lot of 60's popping back up on the map before a chance of showers returning on sunday. great. john. thank you for that will. if you are traveling along 5, 18, 80 right now, it's going to take you. >> about 22 minutes to make it from crockett down towards the mayonnaise. traffic has been gradually building out there

20 minutes traveling into the city maze to that fremont street exit. how about your richmond center fell bridge tolls to want to one just under 13 minutes, traveling out of richmond, 101 of the south and along the peninsula. 34 minutes. it's 85 in to menlo park while to 80 82 still pretty light. we do have an accident. 5.80, eastbound towards that connector ramp with 2.38. if you're traveling there, they do have those lanes blocked. so you can hop on to 38 from 5.80, the 5.80, westbound, not seeing any major issues there traveling along down towards know pete is going to take about 25 minutes and highway. 24 wannacry down to 5.80, just under 14 darya. james, back to you. >> 6.48 and the irs is reminding you to be wary if somebody else is doing your taxes and be careful. tips include staying vigilant. if you believe whoever is preparing your taxes might be involved in fraud, identity theft or another scam and a scam that is and ultimately

they want you to remember that the taxpayer is responsible for all the information on their income tax return, regardless of who handles the return. >> be sure you are wary of people that are trying to take your information. so this is your information. and i don't even have to identity listed on social media profiles. you have consultation with their proms new, a certain amount of money. that's a big, great play. >> and also they're saying that you might see a your refund is a little less this year. and that's because last year there were tax credits because the pandemic and those are no longer available. >> well, a new social media app is trying to get people to ditch other platforms as creators are calling it a safer alternative to platforms that are already on the market. rich demuro takes a look in today's tech smart. people talk about being sick and tired of twitter and facebook all the time. but really what's the alternative? now? an app called true is hoping to convert users with

the promise of privacy and no ads. >> a new social network with no ads, no tracking and no fees. it almost sounds too good to be true. this is the facebook replacement that is safe for your family. your friends. >> brent is ceo of san francisco based true a growing app that mixes the sharing aspect of facebook with the convenience of group messaging. plus, it's all private by default. this idea that i'm going to share my family's information, my family pictures and so forth and the public default sharing system dispel all the slick in friendly app makes it easy to sign up and build groups. they call threats. they could be filled with family, friends, co-workers or your gardening group, for example, have a couple of 100 friends on the product. >> and they share everything from picture tube go to a live story. the app promises it doesn't collect or sell personal information and it

doesn't track you. it's possible to use true for the rest your life and never see to make money. the company says it will eventually offer optional premium features and south keyword based ads on public groups. i think we're in period right now with so general there. >> and titian kelli hayes is a social media reporter for insider. >> she believes the time is right for new apps like true to come along and disrupt established players. a lot of them, i think probably work out. but i think a couple of them will. i can the next 2 to 5 years that i think we've actually when you see a social media, kind of take off and he said, you know, can we build a system that gets back to these things that matter which is our friends and family? >> without commercial interruptions and the tree was borne out. >> one more thing to like about true. if you decide to leave the app and delete your account, all of your posts and interactions are raced immediately. this could be a nice alternative. if you want to check it out, you can find

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>> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7, 7 o'clock. >> i don't know what's with everybody. i know you're not hung over from saturday night. so i guess hung over from. we learning sunday afternoon. that's what we are. yeah. we'll talk more about the forty-niners and what's happening today with that property in everything you do will wake you right up. it will how cold it is. on good morning. that's the plus the cold. that definitely wakes you up the moment you're stepping outside. it is cold out there this morning. >> might be very clear. but today is the coldest day of the forecast. unlike yesterday when it stayed mostly cloudy all day long, beautiful view at the embarcadero right now. got the birds enjoying it. they're awake and we are about to see temperatures eventually climbing. but look at where we're at now. redwood city at 32 degrees right now. doubling in fremont at 35 san jose in concord at 39,