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>> yeah. hard to believe that happened. just a surreal scene overnight and there is now a state of emergency in baltimore after a cargo ship crashes into a bridge sending the bridge and some people on it into the water. thank you for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5. i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. 6 construction workers are missing. >> and they're presumed dead. the search has been suspended. now until tomorrow morning. the cargo ship lost power and rammed into the francis scott key bridge early tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river. 2 people have been pulled from the water. the 6 people still missing are believed to be construction workers who were working on the bridge, the crew of the ship is okay. now the ntsb is examining the bridge's construction as well as what may have went wrong with that container ship. >> now here in the bay area, of course, bridges are a

critical part of daily life. but in this incident baltimore, you know of some people wondering here about the safety of local bridges. kron four's dan kerman joining live in san francisco with more on the protections that are in place to prevent an accident like this from happening in here, dan. >> you know, we have plenty of major bridges here in the bay area. 8 of them are toll most of them see oil tankers as well as cargo ships going under them. other one cea sailboats going under them. the bottom line is what is being done for these big ships to make sure if there is a collision, what is being done to make sure that it doesn't bring down one of the bay area. bridges. some of the bay area toll bridges, sea cargo ships passing others see oil tankers. caltrans says the possibility of a crash was taken into consideration when these bridges were designed, built and upgraded all of the foundations for bridges have

the spender systems. in some cases, the fenders are completely different foundations, not even connected to the bridge. and in other cases, they've been designed to almost work like bumpers and crumble before the ship actually strikes the bridge. caltrans says it's more likely the xbridge vendors will damage the ship. >> as opposed to the other way around the next line of protection is making sure those navigating bay-area waters know where they're going before you even come into the bay bar. pilots board large ships and these are these are pilots that have been trained specifically to drive ships into the different ports and navigate the bay along with that tugs are come. tugboats also accompany large ships. now caltrans admits you can't plan for everything and that's why emergency services are also part of the response plan once the ship declares trouble near a bridge caltrans which shut down the toll plaza at the golden gate division of the chp would go right into operation and closed the freeway. so you would have access to the bridge. but

again, as they said, there is only so much planning you can do. they say they have things in squarely in place. so if there is such situation here, >> we should hopefully not expect the same result live in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news. dan, thank you. the bridge collapse has also led to the closure of the port of baltimore that port imports and exports the most cars in the united states. >> and it's also one of the top importers of sugar coffee and jim, some material used in drywall. experts say that could mean hot for higher costs and delays for those in the eastern united states. >> east coast and the midwest nearby states, you know, talk in new york, new jersey, baltimore, pennsylvania, all that area but go up to boston fuel price. we could be a problem. the sugar price we increse. we're talking about coffee, maybe as well. like i said, it's ranked number 6

price as well. probably increase in the lead time. you know, people are going to i was expecting, for i got to a calming weeks now may take probably 6 weeks or may take. maybe my dealership doesn't have an answer for that. >> we did reach out to the port of oakland. they tell us at this point it's hard to tell what the supply chain impact would be here on the west coast. more on this story. still ahead tonight, coming up at 5.30, we will take a look at past incidents where ships >> have hit bay area bridges. and when the baltimore bridge collapse happened overnight $0.4. that breaking news straight to viewers. be sure to download the free kron. 4 mobile app to get push alerts sent to your mobile device. >> san francisco's municipal transportation agency says there is no indication street design flaws could contributed to the west portal crash that killed a young family of 4. according to the report posted on sfmta vision, 0 website.

the site of the crash has high visibility sidewalks as well as signs instructing drivers to watch for trains and to refrain from passing. meantime, the driver of suv, 78 year-old mary fong lau is not facing any charges for the crash at this time. the helicopter chase a high speed chase on the ground. and then crashed car. this all came after a pricey theft at a lululemon in the north bay. >> 4 people are now in custody and people are just in shock that it happened in their town. kron four's terisa stasio has more now from napa. >> take a look. just a small glance at the loot snatched from a lululemon store in napa monday afternoon. napa police say as many as 200 items stolen with the value of around $23,000. i was completely surprised. i haven't heard about it at all. i'm here visiting for spring break. i've lived here my whole life, though.

>> and i just constantly hear about all the people running and taking as much as they can use of the retail theft stun napa residents. the stgre only open 2 years ago. >> thank god. nobody was hurt. it's just kind out of hand and sad. police spokesperson says that after the 4 suspects ripped off the high-end athletic where store on first street, they led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit in a stolen vehicle. the chase ended in oakland. this is video from citizen app showing the car on its side at lakeshore avenue and beacon street in oakland. the 4 suspects. 25 year-old san bruno resident carlos trishay, as well as 3 juvenile males taken into custody and to be coming from where i come from. it's kind of a daily occurrence. it's very unfortunate. and i hate to see that. that's society is kind of going these days. are these 2 tourists visiting downtown napa say that they are not surprised to hear of the heist.

>> but it is a sad reality for many in retail park. so it's daily occurrence as well. i also think it's just like being unfortunately like in today's and it's like just training your team that like. >> to almost just like let them do it because like also the sounds that like insured and like your life isn't worth a couple. caroline king's crown for news reached out to lululemon about the theft but did not get a response in napa. theresa kron, 4 news. >> police are looking for a man who stabbed another man in san francisco happened about 12, 30 this morning on geary va ness and the tenderloin. om police say 2 men got into a fight. that's when one of them stabbed the other person multiple times. the victim suffered life threatening injuries. police have not released a description of the attacker. >> tomorrow, oakland's new top cop, floyd mitchell is expected to be formally introduced to the community.

it's all happening at 01:00pm at city hall kron. 4 will be there. we'll bring you a recap of the event right here on kron. 4 news at 5. i whether time now as we get a live look outside, it was one of those days driving in where it was just the colors were for some reason. just seemed extra vibrant, right? just beautiful out there. today, the blues are blue where the greens are greener, lawrence. >> rain is keeping the life hart. yeah, it was nice out there all around the bay area to a little breeze blowing in spots along the coastline. now. yeah, we do have some rain on the way. you can see the flags get blown around. now in some of the wind out there, but still lots of blue skies and sunshine and really a nice afternoon around the bay area, although things looking active as we look toward the long-range forecast out the door right now, you're going to 64 degrees in san jose. 64 also in santa rosa cooler along the coastline. a little more a wind out toward the beaches to 55 in half moon bay and 56 degrees in san francisco. all right. speaking

of the some of those gusts over 20 miles an hour into san francisco along the coastline. and we'll see that breeze continue as we head through the evening hour over the sierra nevada. that looks great to see high clouds off the coastline. a few clouds moving in the far northern california. but just off the coast, there it is. here is going to be your next storm system that's going to be dropping in as we head throughout the day tomorrow. there's a chance we could pick up a couple of scattered showers. i think that's going to be a late day event. maybe even a late evening event ase we get to the day tomorrow. but tonight, if you're stepping outside, should be nice and dry. just grab a light jacket, a little breezy out there, staying nice. a few more clouds on the way after 8 o'clock tonight. thank you, larry. it's independent presidential candidate robert f kennedy junior. >> named the silicon valley lawyer and philanthropist as his running mate today. 38 year-old nicole shanahan who grew up in oakland is the person for the job. that is what kennedy said at his

morning announcement in kron four's catherine heenan was there. she joins us now live in the newsroom with the latest. hi, catherine. yeah, you know, was supposed to be kind of a surprise, but it's sort of leaked out about a week ago. but >> a big day, nonetheless, for kennedy. he is calling shanahan exactly the right person, praising her as a fierce warrior mom, a gift to the administrator. we'll show you some of the closing scenes at the oakland event. there's been a long buildup before she was finally introduced. getting a big welcome shanahan is the daughter of immigrants to remembers tough times as a child, including growing up on food stamps. she would go on to become a successful lawyer, a philanthropist kennedy explained by one of his priorities was getting a political partner who represents youth. >> i most importantly, looking for a partner. caruso nicole is only 38 years old. but

because i won the cold to be a champion. there's a growing number of millennials and gen z americans who lost faith in their future and lost their pride in our country. many in her generation have stopped believing that older people have been running are coming for so long. understand or represent their interest. >> but there is another equally critical reason for kennedy's choice. shanahan does share his enthusiasm. his passion for fighting for a cleaner environment. clean water, help their food to fewer pesticides and chemicals that along with his skepticism of public health authorities and vaccines are low. i don't think anybody use the word vaccine today. shanahan has a young daughter who has been diagnosed with autism. >> conditions like autism used to be one in 10,000. now here

in the state of california, it is one in 22. one in 20 to children affected. allergies, obesity, anxiety, depression, our children are not well. our people are not well and our country will not be well for very much longer. if we don't heed this desperate call for attention. i've spoken to senators. i've spoken to governors. they all know something is wrong, but none of them take any action. >> there's only one candidate i have met for a president who takes the chronic disease epidemic seriously. does robert f kennedy junior and >> i will be his ally and making nation healthy again. >> so you'll probably hear a lot about the u.s. being a nation of chronic disease on the campaign trail. one of the major themes kennedy has established shanahan was formally married to google co-founder sergey brin. she's got a record of donating to democrats. she reaffirmed today she has left the

democratic party because she says she feels that has lost its way. kennedy's team is obviously hoping that the in putting a running mate in place will inject new energy in the campaign. maybe bring in more donors. analysts say this is still going to be a hard fight. kennedy's campaign continues to fight to place his name on state ballots. no. alan grant. >> very interesting, catherine. thank you. nurses in the east bay are the latest group rallying for better working conditions. we've got the details. >> plus, a massive amount of fentanyl is off our streets. what is being credited for that success? and why san francisco is canceling one of the city's most anticipated events of the year. stick with events of the year. stick with us.

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>> welcome back. golden gate park is used to filling up with smoke on 4.20, but this year, the popular hippie hill gathering has been canceled. organizers lack of sponsorship and a tough economic here are to blame a shock. >> nobody saw this coming. at least not at this stage. you know, it's a coming up here. kron four's rob nesbitt spoke with people who work in the cannabis industry. he joins us now live in the studio with more on how everybody's kind of reacting to this cancellation, rob grande. well, tens of thousands of people gather for several years for for 20 at hippie hill. >> the city started permitting the event in 2017 to control crowd size. but that's become too costly over time. this was the message posted online tuesday. letting people know

that for 20 at hippie hill is canceled this year. >> a big disappointment for the cannabis industry. spark owns 5 dispensaries in the bay area and vp of marketing tesco foid says for 20 is always a good marketing opportunity. we like to do community of and because it's a way for us to get to know our neighbors. and it's a way for us to get to now the people around us that are coming into our store and it also helps the stigmatize it organizers had to cancel because of citywide budget cuts and a lack of sponsorship due to the current cannabis industry and economy board of directors president for the california cannabis industry association. karen woodson says there's been a 30% loss of cannabis brands in the last year. the cannabis industry specifically in california is overtaxed. >> we're over regulated. we face unchecked competition from illicit markets and the vast majority of cities and counties throughout the state continue to prohibit sales of any current san francisco rec and parks department has staff the popular event since

2017 rangers in cleanup crews that cost around $40,000 according to a spokesperson for the department camera barrick app or 10, she says a volleyball and kickball tournament will be held instead on april. 20th. >> and that there's no concern crowds will still show up for for 20. the typical crowds for for 20. i don't think we are going to that sort of crash of humanity because their their arms. >> and end, none of the attractions are going to be there. there's no live music. there's no comedy. their center stage. the cancellation of 4.20 event doesn't sound like a permanent decision, guys. they ended their statement today. >> by saying we will be back next year. so they're optimistic that they'll be able find their solutions to their sponsorship issues. >> but no faith that someone swoops and then gives a donation or anything like that for this year. we do have a few weeks between now and 4.20. so maybe they have a giant sponsor who's watching and decides that they want to help them out. that's a possibility, too. i guess. >> all right. we'll still see.

yeah. time for volleyball and kickball. i do love those. haha. firefighters knocked down this house fire in downtown san jose this afternoon. this is near east santa clara street. >> and north 4th street near highway 87. no injuries were reported as a result of the fire. >> east bay congressman mark to saulnier is leading a community-wide effort to protect air quality and the communities healthy hosted a town hall last night in martinez, hearing from residents about recent safety incidents at the local refineries. martinez refinery refining company alone was cited for 21 releases or spills of hazardous materials last year. the 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 responsibility. >> meantime, a new report did explain what caused a rotten egg smell from the valero refinery in february. the report saying that refinery had a technical issue and it shut down its equipment. air monitors then detected a buildup of hydrogen sulfide which caused the older it was coming from a large tank filled with excess product that begun to build up. >> a portion of highway 9 near saratoga is closed due to debris from a mudslide covering the roadway lanes from sanborn road to redwood gulch road have been closed since monday because of debris from an unstable hillside. there is no estimated time for reopening at this point because with the active slide and upcoming, rain that may cause more debris to wash onto the highway. let's get you a

live look outside at the golden gate bridge. really beautiful. but you can see there some winds going on. the american flags really within over there. >> they have breezy out there, the previous story saratoga mention upcoming rain. lawrence is here to let us know what's going yeah. it looks like a chance for rain returning to the day tomorrow, mainly just some scattered showers. i think during the daytime hours and then we get into the rain event probably tomorrow evening in tomorrow night, but a much more significant storm headed our way. i think as we get into friday, that one could dump a whole lot of rain in the santa cruz mountains and the saratoga area certainly could cause more issues out there out of the beach right now. not bad, although it is breezy and that some sunshine peaking between some of the clouds out there. a couple folks out there for a walk out there on the beach right now. why not? it's a afternoon out there along the coastline. >> we are seeing a mostly clear skies right now that sea breeze continues to blow outside. but a bigger storm on the horizon. this one not going to be much of one. it's going open up the door for the next one right behind you see

that next. whirl moisture on the way that will be bringing the rain on shore as we head throughout the day tomorrow. so you see right here, high pressure out ahead of that. brought a nice day for us today. that ridge will start to slide to the east. and then here comes the front dropping on in as we head throuoh the day tomorrow. i think maybe some scattered showers during the middle of the day and then by the evening hours, that's when things really start to ramp up with this front as it comes through. so time now for you see right here as we get through the night tonight, a couple of passing clouds, otherwise mostly clear. and then tomorrow morning we start cloud things up. a slight chance you might see a couple sprinkles in the north bay by other comaute time 08:00am or so. and then as we head through the middle yeah, a couple scattered pop up showers. not much but just be prepared for that. we're not going to see the main event till we get into the evening hours and that really be as a drop down to the north, a first and then slowly sliding. it's way across the entire bay area. 10 o'clock or so by tomorrow night, you can see the front line right across the bay area, bringing really some moderate amounts of rain. we might see a half an inch, maybe an inch of rain the coastal mountain ranges from this storm system like much more from the next one and a whole lot of wind. but i think after this next friday storm

that may be near the end of the rain season. i'm starting to see some big changes in the long range forecast. so if we get through these couple we might be doing okay. it's about that time of year. yeah. getting things and down. getting the april. yeah, the quiet down a bit. so we'll see. springtime. thank you, lauren. welcome. >> tonight is the mega millions jackpot drawing worth 1.1 billion dollars. mega millions prize is the 5th largest in the game's history. the cash payout would be more than half a billion last night. no one had all the numbers to claim powerball's 800 million dollar jackpot. that means tomorrow's drawing will be an estimated 865 million dollars on that one. >> coming up nearly 2 years after the supreme court overturned roe v wade arguments around abortion access returned to the nation's highest court. hey, it's billion dollars in unclaimed tax refunds. when

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>> registered nurses at john muir in concord held a picket today. they're highlighting safety concerns, including staffing challenges, workplace violence issues. >> and adequate relief staffing so nurses can take meal and rest breaks. the california nurses association says the improvements are needed to provide the highest level of quality patient care instead of moral distress, an injury which has led to nurses leaving. >> john muir has a lot of their own. it. boards and

meetings in place already. but none of those really provide a seat for a nurse to be president and to have any and as the feet on ground, the people facing. >> patients every day, we really feel that it's most important that the nurses are the ones that have the most important. >> we did reach out to john muir health to get a response about the picket. they say, quote, like all health systems, john muir health has faced a staffing challenges which have significantly improved as we continue to hire more nurses specific to the subjects of health and safety, including pandemic readiness, and workplace violence prevention john muir health is proposing to add expansive new language to the contract. the next bargaining session is set for tomorrow. march 27th. the irs says nearly a billion dollars in unclaimed tax refunds are about to expire. the agency says roughly 940,000 americans

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