news station. this is. news 11. good evening, everybody. thanks for being with us tonight on kron 4 news at 11, i'm grant lotus in east bay community tonight is in mourning their mourning. the loss of a family of 4 killed in a fiery crash last night. >> investigators say the parents and their 2 kids were traveling on foothill road when their electric car somehow crashed into a tree and caught fire. we're still waiting on authorities to identify the 4 people killed. but folks who knew the family have been stopping by the crash site in pleasanton all day and all night paying their

respects. kron 4 sarah stinson reports. >> people continue to drop off flowers here on foothill road where a mom dad and their 2 kids died in a car crash. neighbors of the family say they were headed home from a friend's house when the crash happened. >> it's sad and tragic. >> a community grieving the loss of a family of 4 killed in a car crash wednesday night in pleasanton neighbors, family, friends and co-workers pulled over on foothill road thursday to drop off flowers at the crash site sits very shocking. hassan shaikh says he worked with the dead of the family. great >> father came home worker and a great >> police say the crash happe>ed around 9 at night. it appears the family's electric car hit a pole before striking a tree and bursting into flames. the tree has fresh for marks on it and the road is covered in flame retardant

phone. neighbors of the family say they want police have only released limited information saying they're thoroughly investigating the crash and there's no indication of alcohol or foul play involved with family crash, right where the road emerges from 2 lanes to one people who live nearby say driving on this stretch of road is dangerous like no lights at all. it's really dark. >> and i a lot of people speed here, at least one of the kids who died in the crash was a student in the pleasanton unified school district. the district says it's providing counselors and resources to support those affected. this off all the loss of an entire family >> our our focus is always and how we support. how do we support students and staff and families? the family was driving a vinfast car. >> that's a vietnamese electric car manufacturer. it's only been around a few

years. and i spoke with a family friend off camera. she tells me she wants police to investigate to see if the car malfunctioned. other stopping by say they hope this is a somber reminder to all to be extra careful on the road. i'm sara stinson reporting in pleasanton. back to you. >> thank you, sara. last night's deadly crash happened very close to where a crash in 2019 killed 3 teenagers, including twin brothers. all of them were students at dublin high school. that crash happened on foothill road christmas day. investigators say the car smashed into a power pole and then wrapped around a tree to other teenagers were seriously injured. santa clara county district attorney has filed formal charges against the man accused of attacking the police officer who is protecting san jose's mayor matt mahan. the incident was tuesday as kron. 4 was in the middle of an interview with the mayor. this is in downtown san jose. police say 35 year-old leslie pollard is the

person here punching the plainclothes police officer assigned to protect the mayor. pollard has been charged with felony resisting an officer by means of threat or violence. he's also charged with misdemeanor battery and disturbing the peace. san jose police say pollard also has an outstanding arrest warrant out of georgia for resisting arrest with violence is due to be arraigned in court tomorrow afternoon. 27 year-old mark simon faces attempted kidnapping and child charges in walnut creek. police say they arrested him after responding to a report of an attempted kidnapping of a child at the downtown library on north broadway 2 weeks ago. officers say they also found more than 600 images of child on an electronic device. simon had. simon remains in custody on a 2 million dollar bail. police are asking anyone who may have been victimized to call them. a part of redwood road in castro valley is closed because of a sinkhole. firefighters blocked off the

road north of the red wood canyon golf course in chabot regional park. can see the whole here. they would let our cameraman get any closer. there's no estimate as to when the road may reopen. our weather time here as we get a live look outside at san francisco international where it could be may be a little tough taking off or landing tomorrow morning. kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. is here with us in lawrence. we're looking at maybe some >> we have had some few showers moving through tonight. more scattered activity expected throughout the night tonight and least through tomorrow morning through the middle of the day. and then the winds really get going outside tonight, kind of a mixture some clouds in the san francisco. some winds already beginning to kick up and those winds are going to be more of a factor as we head toward tomorrow aftereoon. but the rain, yeah, it is also been falling in parts of the bay area weeks. late season cold front dropping in northern california, bringing some showers here in the bay area. even some lightning strikes in northern california

right now. we're kind of in between. one wave has moved on through, but it did bring some showers early on. you see those dropping on through kind of in a couple swarms moving on by nothing really heavy. but behind that, we've got more of that is going to drop in overnight tonight. keep things going so right now, some partly cloudy skies around the bay area at this moment. but still tracking some showers possibly moving in overnight tonight as a front really begins drop southward overnight and throughout the day tomorrow. now the backside of that system. yeah, we start to clear skies out by tomorrow afternoon, but some very gusty winds, maybe some 30, maybe 40 mile an hour gusts will talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. sounds good. thanks a shoppers in the east bay were stunned today to find out they are losing their walmart. the retail giant announced a store in fremont is closing for good kron four's dan thorn reports. >> for nearly 20 years this walmart, he's served customers on al brace street in fremont next month. it's closing for good. i am very shocked. that

explosion >> with many of so long, this kind fortunate they're closing the store shoppers tell us this has been their go to walmart since it first opened back in 2006. >> a sign at the store's entrance sharing the closing date next month as well as reduced hours. the company says this location is one of several nationwide that have not been making enough. money starts always been very busy. the reason that given again for not having enough revenue to keep the store open, his is is is questionable. a walmart spokesperson tells kron 4 the closure affects more than 150 employees. those workers are being encouraged to transfer to other bay area stores, including one. that's roughly 3 miles away. fremont shoppers will now have to go to the city's osgood road location come next month or travel. even farther to union city or milpitas. it's kind of disappointing a because this punt this place is like the closest to where is. >> the store's new hours are from 07:00am to 07:00pm.

>> and this location officially closes on. may 24th in fremont. dan thorn kron. 4 news. >> we're getting our first glimpse tonight of the berkeley native kidnapped by hamas storing their attack on israel in october. this is 23 year-old hersh goldberg-polin experts say he appears to be forced in this video to speak as he blames the israeli government for neglecting the hostages for 200 days. goldberg-polin is missing his left hand and part of his arm reportedly from hamas grenades that were tossed into a shelter where he was hiding that october day, his parents also recorded a video message once they saw this telling their son to stay strong. >> if you can hear this, we heard your voice today for the first time in 201 days. and if you can hear us, i'm telling we're telling you, we love you. stay strong, survive.

>> it's unclear when exactly the video that hersh's in was made. he has really become one of the most recognizable hostages. there are posters, a fan all over israel. israel believes about 100 hostages remain in captivity. pro-palestinian protests continue to erupt on college campuses across the country today usc announced its main graduation ceremony next month. he's been canceled just a few miles away. ucla students have started to set up a solidarity encampment. this is coming as columbia university's president in new york is warning of tents are not removed by tomor%ow's deadline. the school will consider alternative options to clear the area. students say they will not to spurs until their demands are met. well, you see anybody recognize. i sure do. i know. that's our noelle bellow and seeing this year's junior achievement of northern california's gala tonight.

>> the event at san francisco's war memorial performing arts center, honor the nonprofits, business and education partners and their efforts to inspire and prepare young people for success. the dinner also raised money to expand the organization's financial education program to more schools in the region. one of the auction items, a guitar that was taylor swift's. noel said she got to hold it. yikes. over the last school year, junior achievement provided programs instruction to more than 90,000 students in the region. they do great work. >> coming up, lots of sfmta workers are against a plan to crack down on illegal parking. why they say it will put them in more danger. plus, san francisco mayor london breed unveiling a new city park that's been in the works for more than decade. what people can expect to see when they exploring there and road closures along 6.80, between

pleasanton sunol set for this weekend. we should know if you're going to be traveling in that region will be back ripolice in

pacifica looking for this guy after they say he was seen starting a fire at pacific is fairway park april 10th. >> they say the man is visited the archery range at the park several times over the past month. if you've seen him or know him, you're asked to give police a call. the southbound lanes of 6.80, from pleasanton to will be closed again this weekend. as for the ongoing paving and construction project, the roadway will close starting at 9 friday night and reopen at 4 o'clock

monday morning. >> caltrans will be demolishing in removing deteriorated. pavement. we're all familiar with what it's like on southbound 6 saying in that area, you can definitely use fresh. the detour is a long one. >> would normally is a 7.10, mile stretch that takes people 15 to 20 minutes. it is now a 25 mile detour that goes through solano county, napa county and sonoma county. >> addition to the roadwork part will be suspending service between the rockridge and lafayette stations. this is so crews can replace lighting in the beverly. berkeley hills tunnel that is free buses will be at both of those stations, transport riders to their next stop. sfmta workers say they were blindsided to learn about the agency's plan to increase ticketing for illegal parking. about 200 workers held a rally in front of the sfmta headquarters. the workers say

the recent announcement crack down on illegal parking is putting targets on their backs. one parking control officer. we talked to says she has already been assaulted on the job. she's so want to take who was illegally part. he didn't like that. he got a ticket because he was doing doordash. >> so i continued on my my route. follow me about 2 or 3 blocks. waited until i stopped at a stoplight, punched a window. and as a result, the glasgow >> workers say they want safer vehicles in which to drive and a seat at the table with sfmta leaders when important decisions like this are mate, we reached out to the agency about these concerns and were given the following statement that reads in part, quote, safety is our top priority at the agency. thanks to our efforts. crime is down. 48 1% since 2018 within our system. our parking control officers are provided de escalation training, self-defense tools

and of access to our internal dispatch center that communicates directly with the sfpd for any assistance they might need. and quote, the workers are hoping improvements will be made once and who that's a pretty cool live look from our studios in the city. the transamerica pyramid with some clouds surrounding it. lawrence is here to talk about what tomorrow morning holes. yeah, we've got some more showers on the way. grant those showers moving through the late season storm system in. >> well, in the high country, know a lot of folks start to think about maybe some camping, maybe some backpacking noon, some wonderful outdoor activities. well, you better be prepared. we've got some more snow that's actually falling already in the high country and more on the way. here's a look at the sierra right now. you can see some snow right across the major piece of the snow levels will be dropping overnight tonight, probably down to about 6,000 feet or so. so late season snowstorm rolling on through some gusty

winds. got to be prepared for that. maybe as much as 2 to 6 inches of snow above 7,000 feet. yeah, there's a possibility you could see some brief travel delays up there as well. but you got to be prepared for the cold temperatures and those gusty winds outside tonight. lot of clouds around the bay area. scattered showers continuing overnight tonight and tomorrow, too. the high pressure going to take over as we head toward the weekend. but you can see kind of a broken phone system rolling on through right now. we've got another band that is just about to push in the bay area. little dry slot to get the clouds moving through. now, south and a half moon bay. but the heat between that you get some clearing skies more, the clouds will come to the north and that's going to be moving on by and bring with it a chance. some more showers tomorrow. the wind's going to ramp up. i think as we head toward the middle of the day, we'll start to see that especially along the coastline by the afternoon, we start to see some purple showing up in the models. yeah, maybe some 30 40 mile an hour gusts around the bay area. so tomorrow, yeah, could become a blustery afternoon outside the temperatures running well below the average 2 50's and some 60's. i think what's going see things turn around get the weekend will start warm up spring is going make a

return on saturday and sunday by next week moving well into the 70's and some of the valleys. but yeah, this late season storm, if you're caught outside that the high country going to be careful that snow falling up there. that is no joke. yes, specially that to so yeah. 6 inches of snow out. there could be something that's thanks, >> park is open in san francisco's the new china basin park, which has been in the works for more than 15 years now includes 5 acres of land along the covey cove across the water from where the giants play classic piece of real estate. there. and are. you see the statue. they recently reinstalled the bay area. baseball legend willie mccovey mayor london breed says this is just the first step as part of a bigger plan to redevelop the area. >> it includes residents, families, a new school being built so much has changed in this, right. this is a new neighborhood of san francisco. >> basin is now open to the

public. anybody can check it out whenever they want. there will be special events there from time to time. things like food trucks, concerts and outdoor exercise events. a brand new ice cream shop is now open in walnut creek today was opening day for ohio based ice cream chain handles. this is the first spot in the bay area of the store on locust street. it's just tough. mount diablo boulevard near the senate mark, the owner says he and his wife first got a taste of handles in utah. and they were determined to bring one to the why walnut creek? >> really wanted to hide. you >> exposure to the entire state the like walk one of those places. every will the grand island. >> the location offers 48 flavors, hadiya pick. james. the guy we heard from says he loves monkey business. cherry magnolia and pink champagne sorbet. well, they were

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draft pick. it's rumor season baby and they swirling all night long. but once all that dust settled the 9 or stay put and made their selection at 31 and the pick was a bit of a shocker. take a listen. >> 31st pick in the 2024. nfl draft. francisco forty-niners select. ricky pearsall wide receiver. >> we have 49. >> ricky pearsall. he played his college ball at arizona state with brandon aiyuk and then finish his career at florida. he had just under 1000 receiving yards last season in gainesville. he is known as an athlete who can also play special teams and returned kicks. kyle shanahan even loaded ricky's blocking ability said he's stood out on tape. you know, kyle love his wideouts who can also block.

but >> overall it was his versatility that really stood out the most. >> he just plays a well, i mean, whether he was outside either receiver, all 3 of the positions you can separate down the field separate underneath. got really good hands. extremely very well-developed. you can tell you is. i guess it called a generator. some cause you to seize, worked on routes put a lot of hours because you can see it on tape. then there's nothing you can do and you can fit whatever role based off the other guys. >> and here's how the top 5 went down. caleb williams at oklahoma to the bears jaden, daniel, that lsu to washington, drake maye at unc to new england, marvin harrison junior out of ohio state to arizona and joe alt out of notre dame to los angeles. all right. switching gears, it was a rough, exhausting season for the warriors. we know that well and good. and we also know the last thing that steph curry is worried about at this point in

his career personal accolades. i'm sure he still appreciates getting recognized by his peers in the media. >> today, steph was named the nba clutch player of the year step led the league in clutch points this season, which consists of scoring win a game is within 5 points with 5 or less minutes left in the game. golden state fans. they've grown accustomed to steph curry coming up big when it matters the most. after receiving toward staff spoke a little bit about what it's like to be in a moment when those games get tense. >> you have to be okay with this shot that you miss like a short memory with it. i don't know if it included under the new just not much time put into the game. and with that time comes deserve confidence of okay. i'm ready for whatever you find yourself in whatever shot and that you know, i remember the highlights what but there's

been a shot that you missed you to call you know, to go. but especially the neighborhood move on to the next. you've got to have a little amnesia built in there. >> that's the only way kind of keep coming back. >> to those moments with the same time, continent. >> let's go to the bronx a's finishing up a four-game series with the yankees. 3rd inning a's down one nothing. nick allen, he crosses a shot to left his first of the season. >> tied at amended his new yankee stadium. a couple batters and offer a tyler nevin. >> he does the same thing this time to write. his first of the season as well. it's 3 to one a's held onto the lead in the night. aaron judge at the plate. you guys should the giants a couple years ago. but mason miller, he's been great for oakland this year. gets him to pop out that your ballgame. a split that grant.

we're talking. yeah. las vegas raiders. grab a local guy. brock bowers, pride and joy and napa, california. number 13, a tight end. yeah. they needed a quarterback, i think. but there wasn't a quarterback there. so so they took a guy seems to be one of the biggest locks in draft to be pretty good. we'll find out. all right. thanks, jay. thanks, everybody for watching. have a good night.

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