>> right now on the kron, 4 morning news breaking news. a major bridge in baltimore collapses after a cargo ship crashes into it. rescue crews now looking for multiple drivers in the water. oakland will soon meet its new police chief as community leaders lay out the problem still need to tackle once he takes over. and presidential candidate robert kennedy junior explains what he's looking for in a running mate. the head of his big announcement in oakland. >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7. good morning and thanks for joining us on a tuesday and daria and i'm james. we want to get things started off this hour with check of the weather now. the sun is getting up there. we can see outside ice a few high clouds, but i don't

think they mean any business today. >> yeah, these high clouds, they're just going to stay there and watch just a little bit tomorrow is when we're going to be looking at the rainfall making its way back in tomorrow, thursday, friday and even saturday looking likely to be kind of wet days. so the whole tail end of the week this morning, though, not so bad. we've had a little bit of cloud cover up there. you can see above the east bay hills, but also some peeks of sunshine this morning. already skies dry across the bay area. we did see some overnight snowfall in the sierra just a few inches up there about to be seeing a whole lot more snowfall starting tomorrow afternoon up there. temperatures right now are in the 40's to 50's a few 30's in the north bay like a pin nap at 38 degrees right now. calistoga at 37. don't forget the jackets as you're getting out there. temperatures later on today, though, mid to upper 60's doesn't sound so bad at all, especially with all the sunshine will be tapping into right. all right, john, thank you for that. all of this morning. if you are starting now. >> thankfully, no accidents or hazards on our bridges this

morning. meteor lights are on in the bay bridge. so that slowing you down just a little bit about 16 minutes traveling into the city, san mateo bridge just short of 19 minutes, a 80 to 101 heading across towards peninsula here at the center fell bridge around 13 minutes. and let's start on the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 23 minutes. >> advise entire bridge entire key bridge in the harbor. i've i've whole lot traffic from coming through the bridge. again, the entire bridges fall into the harbor. >> but there was traffic. there were cars on the bridge when it went down was hit by the container ship and now they're searching for people in the water. and that's the big breaking news this morning. a major bridge in baltimore. you see it there with your own eyes collapsing into the water at that action after that container ship struck one of the support pillars about one 30 or so this morning. >> they're in baltimore and again, just tragedy here at the bridge where officials have issued a state of

emergency there calling this a developing mass casualty event. and now we want to show you live pictures here of the bridge and that cargo ship still there in amidst all that twisted time is to get away because the waters are freezing cold. >> and this happened like you said at one 30 in the morning, their time 2 people were able to be pulled out of the water that we know of. and one is in the hospital fighting for their life. but there could be up to 7 other people in the water because there was a construction crew on the bridge when this giant ship just hit. here's what rescuers had to say earlier this morning. >> that there were likely multiple people on the bridge at the time of the collapse and that as a result, multiple people were in the water. we have a large area that we have to search. this includes on the surface of the water, subsurface. >> as well as on the deck of the ship itself. >> so once again, there's the video this morning. obviously

the port of baltimore harbor, a big shipping hub, this ship operating under flag of singapore. we're still waiting for more information. but here again is more information. what we're gleaning from officials. >> likely multiple people on the bridge at the time of the collapse and that as a result, multiple people were in the water. we have a large area that we have to search. this of the water, subsurface as well as on the deck of the ship itself. >> all right. so the ntsb obviously investigating right now. they've got to go team. they're they're promising more updates later on this morning. so we're going to bring that to you as soon as we time now, 704, and kron 4 is your local election headquarters. presidential candidate robert f kennedy junior. >> is going to be oakland today with a big announcement. he'll tell us who his running mate is. that's what the speculation is. sources tell

kron 4 news at a tech attorney from oakland is on that short list proper as michael thomas following the story in the newsroom. hey, michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. there are rumors right now that rfk junior is set to name california tech attorney and philanthropists, nicole shanahan as his running mate in one big clue is that she grew up in oakland where this announcement is set to happen later this morning. shanahan is the ex-wife of google co-founder, sergey brin, and she's got deep pockets and powerful connections. and last month she showcased that when she helped pay for kennedy's 4 million dollar super bowl ad. we spoke with a rf jk ahead of today's announcement who said he would not confirm anything when it came to his running mate, but he described the short list of potential running mates, his colorful. we also asked him about his family members that have been very vocal in public about supporting joe biden. take a listen to his response. >> men, many members of my family ardis this made or troubled by my running against him. i think large numbers of

them are also. every frightened of of donald trump. becoming president again and that they believe that the only way to prevent that is for everybody to get behind president. i. >> kennedy goes on to say he thinks the fact that potential voters this year seem particularly unhappy with 2 likely majority party nominees. it presents a unique opportunity for an independent candidate like himself to be front and center. well, he does have a ways to go. he does think he'll get on the ballot in all 50 states and political experts say picking an official running mate this morning, we'll give him the boost and encourage more donors to start giving. this announcement is set to happen later this morning. a couple of hours. we do have a team that will be there on standby. so once we get that information of a confirmed updated in our later shows live this morning in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas started. james. we'll send it back to you. okay, michael, thank you very much. it's 706,

and an employee at an oakland laundromat is speaking out now after she was violently attacked. >> and it was all caught on camera. take a look at the video. you can see 2 women harassing 65 year-old. ruth, the wild and this goes on for about 8 minutes. it was on march 16th at what is a laundromat near lake merritt. 2 women dragged her outside punch or that went back inside and kept punching her grabbed by the collar. she says that she didn't really think she's going to make it. >> my mind like, all this is they're going to become ball. i don't will become law. >> so you could do that to a really posting. no one is safe and >> and what happened was the police responded and they cited the attackers and then release them. russi believes that the citations are basically a slap on the wrist. the owners of the business say their business has been

hurting ever since covid so they can't afford to hire a security company. >> well, happening tomorrow, oakland's new police chief floyd mitchell will be formally introduced to the community is expected to start the job in late april early may. he has his work cut out for him as we know, 18 murders have been reported in oakland so far this year and recent crime stats show that robberies are actually up. 34 1% over last year. major majority actually happening at gunpoint. so violent crime is up. mitchell is going to be moving from texas where he was the police chief there in lubbock. we did speak to somebody who has seen mitchell at work there in texas and he says he's actually got a good impression of him. >> he's a bridge builder. he's going to come in in ask questions, see what the community would like to see what the community don't like, you know, and feel a little boys. >> he's a man that will come in love on love in your community. a lot like you live there forever.

>> executive director of the texas police chiefs association says that mitchell is a dynamic leader and his emphasis on addressing the underlying causes of crime through strong officer community engagement sets him apart. >> in the east bay berkeley woman is accused of stabbing her mother to death. she's expected in court to enter a plea this week last sunday, heather riemer was found fatally stabbed in the apartment she shared with her daughter this is on university avenue between san pablo ave and sacramento street. gabriel is currently being held without bail at the santa rita jail in dublin. her plea hearing is 09:00am. this thursday we're now hearing more from the loved ones of the family who was killed while they were standing waiting for a bus to take them to the zoo. >> and san francisco's west portal car struck the family killing all 4 of them and relatives have send us out this statement saying, quote,

diego and matilda were warm and loving parents who had a deep love for their beautiful children and enjoyed nothing more than spending time with their 2 little boys and they go on to say. the rest of the statement was that they appreciate the support for the family of 4 who all gone to parents and 2 children, a one year-old and a 2 month-old baby who died in this accident when suv hit the bus stop where they were waiting. relatives say that the organs of the youngest child of been donated to help save the lives of others. and authorities say the driver of that suv. 78 year-old mary fong lau at this point is not facing any charges. >> happening today, berkeley bicycle and pedestrian safety advocates are going to be speaking out at the evening's city council. meeting advocates are asking the council to approve more money for pedestrian safety after a victim was hit and killed by a car last month walk bike berkeley urging the city to

study how to limit downhill vehicle traffic along with installing traffic calming and walk. safety features. they're hoping this is a vision, 0 goal of eliminating. severe and fatal collisions by 2028. we're going take a break here at 7.10, but still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news to teachers in the south bay arrested. >> in connection with assault allegations. investigators tell us what they know so far. meanwhile, the supreme court is hearing a case on the new abortion bill that just recently hit the market will have a live report from dc. >> well, as talking about the lottery is definitely an exciting time to get your tickets today and a good time to be getting out there, too. as we're looking at some 60's for your highs and nice and dry conditions. i'll be talking about just that as we go. all right. we're all in an office pools open win. big are also tracking your morning commute.

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>> 7.13, right now. and it was great walking yesterday. a little windy, little. but another good one today. yeah. and then and then things change. but today, anyway, we've got a day job. yes. today looking like the best one to be getting out there literally every day beyond this at least has a chance of rainfall at a certain time of day. today is the only one we're going to be dry from start to finish. >> may not look like it though. take a look at san jose. all those clouds up above you. we definitely have a fair share of some clouds in and out across the bay area. a weak system is just to the east of us. it was enough for a few snow flurries in the sierra last night. the jet

stream is really just raped right across the region and that will allow or next few storm systems to dive right in and have an impact on us for the tail end of the week. as i mentioned, though, to ay is a dry one. our warmest of conditions this afternoon, northwesterly wind pushes into the bay area making for a bit of a cool feel from time to time. but once you get away from the coastline, daytime highs will be in the 60's uncomfortable enough. tomorrow morning. we're dry during the morning commute, but rainfall really begins to push in after that morning commute mostly into the tail end of the day tomorrow into thursday morning's rain anywhere from a quarter to a 3rd of an inch. we're going to add more on top of that into friday, especially and that will put us over an inch of rainfall for the rest of the week this year as a winter storm warning going into effect starting tomorrow at 11:00am through 11:00am on thursday. likely to see yet another advisory into the weekend to, as we do see, even heavier snowfall towards friday, adding all of that up, we've got several more feet at the crest of the sierra some

spring snow not slowing down just yet. these are your timing of your systems right here. first one, a bit on the weaker side for the day. that's tomorrow evening into thursday morning. snow in the sierra and then our rainiest of day all day long like that to be on friday. as for today, though, nothing but some sunshine this afternoon. it's a little cooler at the coast with some 50's, but everyone else it's going to be solid 60's and mostly mid to upper 60's at that mountain view at 65 today. san jose and campbell at 67 degrees, the east bay in the mid 60's hayward and oakland at 64 for your daytime highs. our warmest spots will actually be pittsburgh and fairfield getting up to 68 degrees this afternoon. a look ahead shows tomorrow. a little bit cooler showers kickoff tomorrow evening into thursday morning. thursday afternoon, you get another break from the rain before our rainiest day on friday rain. all right, john, thank you for that. taking that kind of the bay area right now. >> you can see traffic already starting to build along. 80 is a traveling to every villain.

berkeley. well, for as you're traveling to conquer 8, 80 hayworth in fremont, things are building along the peninsula. still looking good to 1, 0, 1, 2, 80. you're making good time. they right now just under 18 minutes heading into the city. meteor lights are on, but no accidents or hazards and know rainy conditions to slow you down. 22 min running 80 to 101 traveling across towards peninsula. one of the south bay already starting to build a 42 minute ride. 85 apart. maybe you have 8.80, in the east bay cilantro down to 37. just short of 37 minutes. all right. james, back to you. >> very much rain. it 7.16, and the price to drive across the iconic golden gate bridge is about to go up starting july first, most drivers will see a toll increase of about $0.50 from the current rate of 9.75. to a new rate of 10. 25 fast track drivers who currently pay a 75 to cross. the bridge will have to start paying 9.25. the toll will continue to increase by $0.50 every july until 2028, the

golden gate bridge highway and transportation district, which oversees the bridge voted friday to approve this 5 year. increase. officials say the plan will raise approximately 139 million dollars, which they say they need to maintain the break. when you say that, that the prices will continue to go up. >> the beatings will stop when morale improves. that's what makes me think of ok, also for your money this morning. you know what? as up surging prices to theme parks entrances and an apple business card signed by steve jobs has just sold for how much jane king is live nasdaq with the answers. i j. >> good morning. at this 1983, apple computer business card signed by steve jobs himself and chairman of the board was recently put up for auction rr auction shared the details of the sale of fox business saying it brought in $181,000 and that is believed to have broken the world record for the highest chief are assigned business card. the card is an off-white color and has a recognizable rainbow version of the apple logo. well think

parks are the latest industry too experiment with surge pricing, merlin entertainment, which owns legoland and madame tussaud's plans to start dynamic pricing. its top attractions. the new system would charge visitors more during peak times an unexpected facility fees for making routine doctor visits more expensive car into a wall street journal analysis as hospitals increasingly by smaller medical groups. they're tacking hospital fees on 2 visits. even it outpatient centers increasing the price of standard medical care by hundreds of dollars and some cases inter shoes basically made by a 3 d printer says the industry is witnessing the shift and how shoes are designed made and personalized 3 d printed footwear offers a spectrum of colors materials and customizations for user needs from the nasdaq market site. i'm jane king back to fancy crocs. >> i like it. yeah. haha today. he's >> all right. well, you know,

you could buy as much foot where you want. if you win the lottery, you know, win last night. i did not win last night, but that's okay because the jackpots are huge. the mega millions, for instance, they've got to upwards of what 1.1 billion dollars. and that's up for grabs tonight. kron four's will tran is live in burlingame as people get their tickets. i will. >> if your happy today come tonight after 8 o'clock, you will be even happier if you win megamillions. look at this. it is so large that they don't even have the numbers for it. so it's sitting at 9, 9, 9, right now. it's 1.1 could grow to 1.2 to 1.3 by tonight's drawing. even at 1.1, it's the 5th largest jackpot in mega millions history. nobody has won since december. you play long enough. somebody has got to win. we know that because we've covered huge jackpots before and ultisately somebody goes home. a winner. let's

talk to people like, look, we do brown. she's a crossing guard. what would you do if you want 1.1 billion dollars. >> i can't even begin to say let all i do. but i know one thing i continue to get across and diet because i enjoy my job. i and i on the smiles and all the children that i come in contact with that. >> just off the top of your head, car a house. i'm in a the rollout of romance in with their silk clothes and all that and and the across and i would. yes, i at you ever played lottery before. yes, but why not now? never won. but he's got somebody has got to and today we'll give it a shot, ok? you know what? you notice how she said we have got mom around. she is so wonderful. we have an office pool.

>> we will exchange numbers after this. i will put $2 to you. look, we do. i have your back. we when we was split, it. the cash payout is 525 million dollars. you're in. you're a superhero. i got to tell you. >> the kids, they win their lottery every day by working with laquita and she said she would jump in front of a car for her kids. i got your back. we'll exchange numbers. let's get this rolling 1.1 billion dollars. and james, i already pledged a lot of your portion. >> k funny how you do you okay. so tomorrow be alone and you guys 7.21. right now. and another story that we're following is students are struggling to fill the financial aid forms now have an extra month. so they do to try to beat the deadline. lawmakers fast track the bill after a federal glitch blocked thousands of undergraduates from completing their federal application. and those affected were primarily students who were citizens.

whose parents were not. so now the deadline has been moved for cal grants and other state programs to move from april second a second to give everybody a little extra time to get these applications. going take a break at 7.22. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. the drug was epic has exploded in popularity for people wanting to lose weight. >> what it might have, another >> what it might have, another unintended side effect when it .

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that burned a down over the weekend. this fire broke out sunday afternoon in a home on alameda de la aloma. authorities arrested amy lewis. they say they think she's the one who lit something on the upper port entrance and caused that fire and caused significant damage. the homeowners were away and they told police they don't even know who lewis is. she has been arrested on suspicion of felony arson. the concord police and the chp and the also office of traffic safety are going to be out today, educating concord, high school students about the dangers of drinking and driving today. and tomorrow they're going to have a crash. simulation in the school's gym. it's part of the 15 minutes program that teaches students about alcohol related crashes. they call it that because every 15 minutes somebody in the u.s. is injured or killed in an alcohol related accident. well, for your health this morning, a growing number of women are reporting unexpected pregnancies while taking the weight loss medication owes

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>> 7.29. pretty nice well, maybe even the nicest of the week actually today. yeah, because going forward, things change on us. but john is in the weather center to explain. hey, john, yet today, dry from start to finish our warmest day of the forecast. and it's the last time that i can say it's going to be a dry one all day long. police for a little while because tomorrow afternoon, we'll start to see the return of showers. right now. we're seeing a few passing clouds, but still some bright spots and less and less cloud cover through the day today. current temperatures are a little chilly right now. the lee, you're down at 43 napa at 38 degrees. currently in the meantime, alameda oakland, san francisco, holding on to those 50's right along the bay shore later on today, we'll get to the mid to upper 60's at the warmest under some mostly sunny skies. tomorrow we start to change all of that up and i'll give you the timing of all of it as we go rain. all right. thank

you for on this tuesday morning. things are starting to pick up a bit as you're traveling 18 minutes heading into the city this morning. meteor lights up thankfully. >> no rain is slow. you down. 24 min around 80 to want to want to start to build a longer san mateo bridge, a little slow getting on the ridge and often along 101, 14 min iran tolls to along the ridges center fell bridge golden gate bridge about 31 minutes. your highways out their slowest along a highway for 8.80, things are starting to pick up there. all right. james, back to you. thanks a lot. ryan 7.30, in the south bay. 2 teachers have been arrested in connection with incidents involving female students at the schools where they talk now. so police say last december they responded to a call about a man named. >> giovanni look, torah, annoying or molesting a girl. now la torre teaches at ace empower academy. police say he engaged in inappropriate messages with that female student. we did reach out to the school for comment so far. we haven't heard back. >> and then there was a separate incident los gatos man was arrested, accused of

assaulting a minor in 2002 2003 when he was a teachers have been identified as sean thomas. he was working as a track and field coach at los gatos high school when he was arrested last week. but before that, he was a teacher at lake hrgh school at the time of the alleged assault. the san jose police have a message for possible victims and survivors. >> we here j p to want to let survivors know that it is okay to come forward to detectives. we're here to hear you. we are here too. make sure that the suspect is held accountable and put behind bars so that predators don't go after children. >> in a statement kron 4, the campbell school district, a high school district, says they're cooperating with the investigation and the safety of their students is paramount. >> well, and police are trying to figure out how a body ended up in a creek. that body was found. it was a 38 year-old man who was a resident of antioch. they discovered it just below the highway for

on-ramp behind this slatten ranch shopping center. police say foul play was ruled out, but the cause of death is still under investigation. so awaiting that. >> very do you find someone in a in the area that's not heavily populated regular foot traffic. what regular vehicle traffic, where you where that someone might. frequent on a regular basis. and it's kind of out of the way, obviously, to the coroner's office. they're going to wait for the toxicology results and take a deeper look into. any existing medical history that this individual might have that. >> officials say the man had not been reported missing. >> time now 7 32 and in the north bay, there's a homeowner pretty shaken up because somebody vandalized their ukrainian flag that was hag outside their home. one of 2 flags targeted over the weekend. valley police now investigating this as a hate crime and kron 4. sarah stinson shows us why. >> police say someone spray

painted swastikas on ukrainian flags at 2 homes in mill valley. the affected neighbors already replaced their flags. i spoke with the owner of this home. he says he's deeply disturbed, especially as a jewish man. >> but to see it as watch the got your front lawn is just something that is beyond terrible. it's the motion. i'm sorry, it's it's emotional. can walk tell got choked up when talking about the vandalism that happened. >> at his mill valley home on saturday, he was out town when he got an e-mail with pictures showing a swastika spray painted on the ukrainian flag on his property. nothing can. take that from my from my mind. wachtell has lived in this home for 40 years. he has previously served on city council and as valley, he says such an act of hate does not represent his city it wrong because this greeting somebody's property. it's wrong because the swastika this not belong in our community. >> and it's wrong because we

support ukraine anything like that just wrong and all different live levels. ukrainian flags were also spray painted. that walk tells neighbor's house down the road on the leno avenue. >> police are investigating both incidents as a hate crime. no valley's police chief put out a statement saying his department stands firm with the city against all hate and discrimination, distraught but not discourage. wachtell says he now plans to put up more flags were not only but one flag up, but now put too. >> and we're not going to be cowed by it's not going affect us is that could affect their legions ukraine. it is something i'll never forget as long as i live. >> wachtell says he plans to speak at a city council soon about this hate crime. police are asking anyone who lives in this mill valley neighborhood to take a look at your surveillance cameras. see if you can help identify the vandals. i'm sara stinson reporting in mill valley. back to you. >> making. council member

jordan. remember tatum yes, ice merlo past. yes, the motion carries. >> and with that, the city of albany has joined a growing list of bay area cities calling for a cease-fire in gaza. the city council held a special meeting last night and unanimously passed their cease-fire resolution. the east bay city is taking a slower approach than others. they first created a committee to discuss and write up a resolution which was then followed by several public meetings when his mayor thanked the community for keeping the process civil. >> time now 7.35 and the u.s. department of justice wants to seize property belonging to sherri papini for failing to pay restitution back in 2022. puppy was sentenced to 18 months behind bars in order to pay $309,000 restitution because she was convicted of faking her own kidnapping in 2016 as a last check. papini had only paid off about $600

of that restitution. so now the justice department wants to add a 10% surcharge to the unpaid fine meeting. the total she would do now is over $340,000. 7.36. right now and take a look at all of this. that was seized in from a pot shop. police found illegal items at a smoke shop. sorry. it was a smoke shop on international boulevard near seminary avenue, but they've a lot of a large amount of illegal cannabis you could see displayed here. also, crystal meth and flavored tobacco products. no arrests have been made. this bus was part of the department's special investigation into smoke shops. >> 7.36 is the time happening today. tenant advocacy groups in antioch plan to hold a rally ahead of the city council meeting tonight. the council is considering creating a just cause eviction ordinance that would add protections for renters advocates of the ordinance say it would protect renters from

no-fault evictions and prevent some families from experiencing homelessness. advocacy groups are also planning to show up at that meeting to share their experiences. cities like richmond have already established just cause eviction ordinances. >> time now 7.37, and more affordable housing is coming to fremont. they're going to use 34 million dollars to build about 450 low-income rental units. that money is going to be divided into 3 projects to promote geographic diversity with the affordable housing. the first project will be located on fremont avenue in the centreville district. and that will be about 150 units. then the second project with 240 units will be on warm springs boulevard. that's in the worst districts. and then the 3rd project we'll be in the downtown district and that will have 96 affordable housing units. >> well, east bay congressman mark mark, the is leading a communitywide effort now to protect air quality and the community's health. he hosted

a town hall monday night in martinez to hear from residents about recent safety incidents at local refineries. the martinez refining company alone was cited for 21 releases or spills of hazardous materials last year. says he wants more federal oversight. >> well, my idea is to try to go back to used to be before the supreme court. still obviously be constitutional as part of the challenge so that the courts do not undermine but to make sure there's a way that when people create a culture. they they assume >> meanwhile, a new report is a rotten egg smell that was coming from the valero refinery in february. it says refinery had a technical issue shutting down its equipment and monitors later picked up a buildup of hydrogen sulfide, which is what caused that rotten egg smell. the source is a was a large tank filled with excess product, the liquid. it started to build up on the top of the tank, which is then what triggered the

monitors. >> time now 7.39 and after facing a lawsuit from the department of justice iphone customers are now filing lawsuits of their own against apple. at least 3 proposed class action lawsuits have been filed since friday in california and in new jersey, federal courts, iphone owners claim that apple inflated the cost of products through anticompetitive conduct. the lawsuits come after a sweeping anti-trust case was just filed by the department of justice and 15 states last week. >> 7.39 is the time. and in national news today, abortion access returns to the high court nearly 2 years after the supreme court overturned the landmark roe v wade have this access to the abortion pill and that's what is hanging in the balance right now. our dc correspondent hudson has details. this case could have major implications on the fda's authority to regulate other prescription drugs. >> oppressed own is only one

of 2 pills approved for medication abortion. today the supreme court will hear arguments that will decide whether to reverse the fda's decision to expand access to the drug. we >> have confidence in our arguments before the court. >> the white house says the government is prepared to defend the fda's approval of the full press it is independent. it used to science. >> it is a it is a medication, as i said at the top that has been around anything can be suppressed o for more than 2 decades. >> erik baptist represents the abortion drugs opponents. he says the fda violated the law but removing safeguards for the medication, including an initial in-person doctor visit there by allowing abortion providers to mail these drugs without ever having to check women for life threatening conditions are complications. this just is not right. and women deserve better than this. and the justices are expected to make a decision in this case in june reporting in

washington, reshad hudson, back to you. >> and governor newsom is pushing back on this latest attempt to ban abortion in the u.s. releasing this statement just in the past hour. and it says republicans want a national abortion ban full stop and they will do whatever it takes, including trying to strip away fda approval for a drug that has been proven to be safe and effective for decades. these hostile actions are not just on popular. they fly in the face of science and put women at risk, end quote. >> 7.41 and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, the bay bridge series is year. the giants a's. the final spring training games. one happened just last night. who >> and we're looking at a gorgeous day today with plenty of sunshine in our warmest temperatures of the forecast. san jose getting close to 70 today after this starts a wetter trend of weather for th

>> 7.44 and lily, the tiger continues to show her personality. >> this is her the 8 months old. now i'm playing with a watch to see the patients. >> and she goes i'm she's good on on we've got pause or yeah, she she really had to recover because she was rescued from a private facility. should bone fractures and everything. >> you know, she's fully healed or get there anyway. and she's going to keeping

her. haha, keeping yourself actual, i guess that's actually a good practice a the moving in moving. i wish you could stay at the oakland zoo, but i know they got transfer her to facility where they can better care for big cats like that, right? >> we'll enjoy her while she >> and enjoy the nice weather while it's here to just basically today is the day to get out there and enjoy not that we will have a little mini breaks. but today as our last one that is consistently. >> from start to finish a dry one. look at the golden gate bridge skies. nice and clear overhead. nice to see some brightness right of of the coastline. last night, a few snow flurries up in the sierra nevada. that is going to only get the more and more the case in the days to come tomorrow. actually, a winter storm warning going into effect up there as our next storm system works its way right down the jet right into the region. so today is a dry one importantly, and you can see that reflected in future cast little bit of a northwesterly breeze will keep the coast cool in the 50's while the rest of us enjoy some 60's.

tomorrow morning, we're dry for the morning commute. but after that, all this rainfall begins to push into the rest of the bay area. really the 2nd half of the day is when we expect most of our showers anywhere between a quarter and a 3rd of an inch tomorrow. we'll add up more on top of that into friday, which is set to be the rainiest day of the forecast. i mention that winter storm warning in the sierra going into effect at 11:00am tomorrow through 11:00am on thursday and even more snow on the way towards friday. the weekend. all of it is going to add up to several more feet up in those upper elevations of the sierra. your travel up into the sierra on friday is likely to be really snow packed. some maybe try to get up there thursday afternoon where we're sitting in future cast. you can see that initial dose of rainfall late tomorrow into early thursday. snow in the sierra and then widespread and at times some pretty heavy rainfall coming down on friday. we're just going to be ready from start to finish a few lingering showers into saturday to follow after that. as for today, daytime highs will be our warmest up to the

upper 60's and conquered san jose and antioch at 67, oakland and hayward at 64 degrees today. tomorrow, temperatures little bit cooler and cooling down even further after that. by the time we reach the weekend will be in the upper 50's on friday sunday for easter is actually looking to be our driest day of the forecast rain. all right, john, thank you for that. well, you're a tuesday in making really great time, if you're traveling. >> along 24 right now, just 12 minutes as you're heading from walnut creek down to find a to not seen major accidents or delays along that highway bay bridge. meteor lights are on 18 arrive. they'll make your way into the city. thankfully not tracking major delays on that bridge this morning. southbound 6.80, doubling down to fremont. just 31 minutes. you can 80's billing. hey, we're all the way down into fremont before antioch to concord around. 41. so last time we checked of the year 35 80 over the east bay cracking down towards the maze. you start to build just past hercules 40 minutes there.

checking on 1, for you in the south bay. 65 minute. 85 to menlo park to 80's. a lot lighter. if you want to take that darya. james, back to you. thank you. reyna 7.48. is the time in a san francisco man is facing more than 20 counts of vandalism after a number of neighbors woke up with their tires slashed. >> investigators say the man was arrested last tuesday in the richmond neighborhood after he vandalized. 22 cars. that man has pleaded not guilty. he'll be back in court in april. meanwhile, in the east bay, 4 people were arrested after police say they stole from a lululemon store in napa and then ended crashing their vehicle in oakland. authorities chased that group connected to this grand theft just after 4.30, yesterday afternoon. this actually video from the citizen app showing the suspect's car overturned. there on lakeshore avenue in oakland. the group was taken into custody following the accident. low producing oil wells in california operating near neighborhoods could soon be subject to $10,000 fines

per day. that's if a bill passed or supported by a southern california lawmaker his past. he says the wells cause harm to surrounding communities. >> live around they have lower life expectancies that higher rates of heart conditions that greater rates of asthma in our children. we can do different. we can do better and we're going to do better. >> well, some in the oil industry say this bill vo will increase imports from foreign countries. increased gas prices, eliminate jobs and worsen the environment by relying more on overseas oil. should the bill become law? the fines against wells like this will take effect in the psummer of 2026. >> dollar tree is still going to be called dollar tree. but there's some stuff in there. that's not going to be a buck. so this can get confusing. i know i go in there and i just figure is a dollar. well, guess what? the chain is going to start offering some items for up to $7. some of the highest price items will include some of the food may be pet supplies. you can also

expect store to start off in various sizes of products, which will have different prices as well. report says that dollar tree last raised its cap to $5 last june. so some of the stuff in there, i guess, has been 5 now is going to be up to 7. so you just have to read the prices. california bars are going to have start offering customers drug testing kits for their drinks. a new law requires bars and nightclubs to offer test strips, straws or stickers capable of testing drinks for the date rape drug. also known as ru fees. the new law goes into effect july 1st. well, the san francisco giants and the a's go at it against each other in the bay bridge series. always a lot of fun. just bragging rights because it is spring training. now, kron 4 sports direct reduced to has the highlights. >> the giants and the a's were back in the bay area. now, even though it's preseason the bay bridge series is still always fun. the a's hosted the giants over at the coliseum on

monday evening. bob melvin's back at the coliseum. but this time on the other side of the bay bridge series and that orange and black. still, we're to see that top of the second. no score. tom murphy. that one was gone in a hurry. but guess what? murphy was not done there. just a few innings later. stay this it's a hard to center field. no doubt about it. his second home run of the game give the giants a 2 run lead next ending guys up 3, wilmer flores. you know, he in a home run party without me. left field, getting a lot of giant pad. the lead to 4. all right. jordan hicks. what a lot of injuries and stuff in his career for the 3rd look at this kid. jd davis couldn't catch up to that one struck out 10 people in 5 shutout the giants win it. 41, they will play again tonight. final spring training game for both

the giants and a's 5 o'clock at oracle park. all righty actually. look at sports. >> but wait, there's more happening. sites like a high school basketball players get the chance to train at the worriers oakland facility in honor of women's history month. here's video from last year when klay thompson surprise the athletes tonight, san francisco burton high school girls basketball team at oakland's mcclymonds girls team. we'll get to have this special clinic and the words are hoping that through this, they will inspire young women to be self focus, self care what kind of boundaries they needed. just empower them to be the women. they want to be. >> that's awesome. okay. 7.52. is the time. and coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news. santa clara county could soon reach a county could soon reach a state mandated goal

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♪ vive en el estado dorado...yeah ♪ back at 7.55. taking it to the east bay where a popular san francisco based ice cream shop is expanding another location in the east bay. humphry slocombe opened on monday out of the veranda in concord. the actually gave out free scoops all day yesterday and celebration. the company was founded back in 2008 in san francisco. it was an ice cream company and its motto was, quote. on a mission to make ice cream less vanilla. there are 3 humphrey, slocum locations in the san francisco alone and then their locations out oakland, berkeley, redwood city emeryville, campbell, in san mateo and now conquered for slow come ice cream is also sold in grocery stores, too. if you want to pick up a point, you can go to our website kron 4 dot com. if you want a full list of their locations. boichik bagels is

now open in san francisco. the bagel shop opened in the presidio heights neighborhood over the weekend. the owner, emily watson, actually popped a bottle of champagne to celebrate. this marks boichik bagels, 6th location in the bay joining berkeley. they have some in larkspur palo alto and santa clara as well. >> it's 76. and coming up in the next hour, the consul morning news. we're continuing to follow the latest developments out of baltimore where this giant container ship. hit and took down the whole bridge with people on. we'll have the latest. and a laundromat employee is scared to go back to work after 2 people attacked her on the job. we'll talk to her about what happened. plus, oakland's new police chief will officially be introduced soon as he's preparing to take over the new job.

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>> right now on the kron, 4 morning news breaking news. a major bridge in baltimore collapses after a cargo ship crashes into it. rescue crews now looking for multiple people in the water. oakland will soon meet its new police chief as community leaders lay out the problems need to tackle once he takes over the job. and presidential candidate robert kennedy junior explains what he's looking for in a running mate ahead of his big announcement oakland today. >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron. 4 morning news