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Professor thanks for being with us tonight just your basic reaction we all knew she was battling cancer, but it kind of caught everybody off guard tonight didnt it. Yes, i mean i think like so Many Americans i was shocked even though of course she was 87 and had had a lot of mental, i mean excuse me physical Health Issues when i when i heard the news like many people i got very teary eyed because it was shocking and we thought of her as kind of a rock and someone who even though shes been through a lot of physical adversity an emotional unversity her husband passed away had been someone who we thought and we would be here forever. The second woman on the United States Supreme Court made quite an impact more than many of the men over these many many years why do you think that is. I think she had this really extraordinary combination incredible forward thinking this with respect to the kind of race that she wanted to promote and that was especially the rights of people who are marginalized on the rights of women and i also think she was known for her collegiality that she was someone who forged relationships across party lines most famously in her very deep strong friendship with Justice Scalia who in many ways could not have been more opposite from her in terms of his views but shes really known for championing the causes of women and really for advancing the rights of women under the law. You know its interesting you say that because even President Trump today had some very nice things to say about her and thats something that he sometimes does not do as we know. But but she did get along with scalia very well and and the the praises shes getting from the other side of the aisle. Dont you think its rather remarkable giving what this country is going through right now. I do and i think it speaks to her legacy. I think over time she became not only an advocate. For women, but someone that so many people look to as a story of coming up. From the trenches from battling for in the trenches of the courts and then advancing all the way up to the highest level imaginable and of course she was the only the second woman who made it to the Supreme Court and so i think for millions of americans she stands for this idea. That theres no Glass Ceiling for women because she peers so many of them and i think her beloved masks, the fact that so many people just think of her with warmth regardless of their political views also speaks to the kind of a human being she was that she was a truly wonderful person that was in passing and look for the humanity and everyone certainly not to take anything away from her legal standing, but what about her standing in the. Pop culture of america which was pretty amazing. I love that she had this late in life rock stardom mean she wasnt appointed until she was 60 by president bill clinton and before that i dont think very many people outside of legal circles who never heard of her. But she was just even though she was only 5 feet tall 100 pounds this force of nature and she did have a cold following i think a lot of that was because again shes history of championing womens rights in taking these really all positions and not holding back at a time when many many women felt like that was not possible for them so she was breaker but also in a way that was very gentle she was a very wonderful person in the sense that she never came across as an adversarial or unpleasant person she did everything with grace and also with a great deal of intellectual rigor and so it was just hard to find fault with her even though you might disagree with her with respect to some of the positions that she truck there were very few people that didnt walk away thinking what an amazing human being. Nprs reporting tonight that she apparently left a note that are grand daughter. I said that she had urged that next Supreme Court justice not be voted on until after the election. It seems fairly unlikely tonight that thats going to happen what do you think she would make of what is sure to be a very. Bruising to say the least of not ugly. Campaign for the next seat on the Supreme Court. Its hard to to speak for anyone, especially for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but i believe that the sentiments and that note or genuine and i think what she was trying to say is that the appointment of a Supreme Court justice is very serious and monumental events and then it should not to the extent possible be politicized and i think yes she would be quite concerned at the idea that a Republican Controlled Senate would ran a rightwing nominee. On the eve of what is potentially the most consequential election of our lifetime. As a law professor you may be able to answer this one of our earlier said that there really are no rules when it comes to whats ahead for us now and predicted he was predicting the potential for a real constitutional crisis, what is your view. I think we are in unchartered territory in the sense that of course the Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell refused to confirm Barack Obamas nominee Merrick Garland when barack obama had more than a year remaining on his term with Mitch Mcconnells justification being that we were essentially on the eve of the consequential election and so i think it is fairly hard to swallow that now this very same Senate Majority leader when its a republican. Who could potentially score of what liberal. Justice should just be sort of. Rams through again at the last minute were having an election in november and i think that is troubling at the same time it doesnt seem to me. There are any legal mechanisms in place to stop that and i think that if Mitch Mcconnell has the votes in his Republican Controlled Senate for a nominee that President Trump puts forth. I. Imagine that that person will in fact be confirmed and yes to me. That is troubling for a number of reasons including the past positions, Mitch Mcconnell, which seems completely at odds with the position that hes taking now and what we are hearing from the right side of the aisle is that this is going to be a battle over abortion. To overturn roe versus wade and that is the kind of justice they want on the court is that something youre hearing. Yes, but i actually think its a mistake to just think about this in terms of abortion thats it thats an important issue of course, but it is not absolutely not the only issue and there are so many issues in which it really matters to have balance on the court and yes abortion is one issue there are many many others including decisions like citizens, united unlimited spending and campaigns, including there is decisions sharply sharply curtailing the rights of people who have been imprisoned and claimed they were wrongfully convicted or rightfully convicted but deserving of a second look and so i could go on and on and the ways in which various individual rights are implicated by having a court that is very very far to the right and certainly abortion is i think the galvanizing issue for many people because its deeply embedded in their psyche that there is one segment of the population that thinks its morally completely wrong. Another segment think its permissible under certain circumstances, but i think its a mistake to distill it down that single issue. So while out of time but one last political question what do you think the strategizing is tonight on both sides of the political aisle. So i think the started dressing on the right is pretty straightforward. Its just mustering the number of votes that they need to confirm trumps nominee and i think that thats the same strategy that they had with Justice Gorsuch and its the same strategy that they had with Brett Kavanaugh which they used to to great effect in the wake of the lot of opposition. I think what the democrats are left with is trying to appeal to very few people who are republicans who claim to be moderates. So that would be Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski specifically those appeals have fallen on deaf ears in the past and i cant count the number of times that Susan Collins has said that shes court of polk concerned about the various position or nomination. The trump has put forward only in the end to do exactly what he has wanted her to do and sell. I think the democrats are on a mission to try to move these few moderates that are remaining to not go along with what the rest of their party wants but ultimately i dont see that working. Professor babylon thank you so much for your observations and contributions to this conversation about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Thank you thank you so much for having me die. And this is just coming into the newsroom, former president barack obama reacting to the death of Justice Ginsburg. Hes tweeting Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg fought to the end the through her cancer with unwavering faith in our democracy and its ideals thats how we remember her but she also left instructions for how she wanted her legacy to be honored. Well have more on that a little bit later as well. Both President Donald Trump and president ial candidate joe biden reacted to the passing of Justice Ginsburg today, heres what they had to say shortly after hearing the news of her passing. Its just that. I didnt know that i what else can you say she was an amazing woman to is an amazing amazing life. Thank you very much. We learned death of bader ginsburg. Who is not only giant moving freshen a lot of figures heart goes out to all those who. It aired for her and care about her. Shia practice the highest american ideals as justice. The quality of justice the law. And Ruth Bader Ginsburg are. Stood there stunned for all of us. Well President Trump and joe biden continuing to share their condolences since the announcement of the justices passes are Ella Sogomonian joins us now live from the newsroom with further tributes l a. Kevin can the president has clearly led politics aside he is among the many people paying their respects to the late Supreme Court justice. After the news sunk in the president shared a more indepth statement saying in part our nation mourns the loss of a titan of the law Justice Ruth Bader ginsberg served more than 27 years as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Notably just the second woman to be appointed to the court. She was a loving wife to her late husband and a dedicated mother to her 2 children renowned for her brilliant mind and her powerful dissents at the Supreme Court. Justice ginsburg demonstrated that one can disagree without being disagreeable toward ones colleagues or different points of view. Her opinions, including well known decisions regarding the legal equality of women and the disabled have inspired all americans and generations of great mind legal minds. A fighter to the end meanwhile president ial candidate joe biden warning let me be clear the voters should pick a president and that president should select a successor to Justice Ginsburg, his running mate senator Kamala Harris adding tonight, we mourn we honor and we pray for Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg in her family, but we also recommit to fight for her legacy. Speaking of fighting local civil rights Attorney John Burris shared with me that ginsburg was an inspiration for his lifes work. In worries what this could mean for the state of the nation when her seat will be filled again. 2 a giant a role model for me for me. And work that ive done the question of the trailblazer and im not putting port, advocating for civil rights. And theres one thats not cant imagine the setback and it can cause. You know if the wrong person point i wasnt sent back 4050 years the course shelf. She was rather the decency and read the forward thinking in a positive way and fell. For me so major major loss. And as weve seen throughout the night her sudden passing has served a blow to Many Americans live in the newsroom. Ella sogomonian kron 4 news. Thank you alan. She was often called just by her initials rbg there are even bobblehead dolls of her Justice Ginsburg was popular across the country, but she was a particular favorite here in the bay area. Tonight people gathered in the city to honor her kron fours gayle ong live for us in San Francisco, gayle. It can at least 200 people gathered in the castro, lets go to that video of the corner of market and castro where left the signs and lit candles and said prayers. Saying songs that honoring her as a fighter for gender equality and a powerful voice in the liberal wing of the Supreme Court. Many calling her the anchor on the supreme many are worried about the decisions coming up in the next few months. Here is a part of the organized heres what the organizer had to say. I am the parent of a daughter and the grandfather of 2 granddaughters. I feel like it was incredibly important to honor the incredible resilience and courage of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And that is far more her entire and that is this time for us to come together not only the mom in her life, armor and continue her legacy by doing the work that needs to get done over the last over the next few months. And now work encouraging people to register to vote after this vigil, the crowd marched down castro street honoring the justice and they marched over to harvey milks camera store this event just plan minutes after the news of her passing live in San Francisco gayle ong kron 4 news scale before you go where people said what were they saying. A lot of people were there at that what they wanted to do was remember her and honor her legacy as they shes done so much, especially for. Say the community and a lot of people are quite emotional. But also just really uplifting and a lot of support at this just shows you you know in 2 hours so many people showed up to this you know very very little time to get the word out. All right gail thank you for that you can say with kron 4 news as our coverage continues on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg and you can also find the latest information on our website kron 4 dot com. Well it was a lovely friday across the bay course most fridays for the lovely as we take a live look tonight at the Golden Gate Bridge little fog out there but its still lovely you know, and its lovely to see you here yeah i love the guys and yeah looks like its going to be a nice weekend weve got some changes weather wise. By the way dont forget this is the last weekend of summer can you believe it come and gone just like that weve got that fog out there over the bay right now this looking from the Berkeley Hills you can see the fog kind of settling in tonight it will be there in place early on tomorrow morning out toward sfo, the fog continues to roll on in right now of course we have the really nice breeze last few days. Thats up to bring us that nice clean air around the bay area to do so that may change a little bit were watching that closely in fact area of low pressure begins to kick these High Pressure builds in behind it. This where we typically get our offshore winds at this time of year and i think this weekend no exception going to see the offshore winds theyre not going to be really strong it will be breezy at times but becoming more of a northerly direction of course weve got those fires up to our north so that is unlikely in train. Some of the smoke and bring it back into the bay area not going to be like last week we had those orange skies, but certainly i think we could see a little more hazy atmosphere, especially in the north bay and parts of the east bay. I think weve got enough of the sea breeze right along the immediate coastline that the air quality should say nice right out toward the beaches. So yeah the right now the air quality is fantastic. Were looking good everywhere you go from the coast to the bay all the way to the valleys their qualities fantastic right now tomorrow thats going to change that well start to see some of that haze build in some parts of the north bay i think more of a concern as we head in towards sunday. I think thats and thats stronger on shore offshore wind will be kicking in but along the coastline. I think that kind of mixes out so list good call the air at the coast, a poor quality expected into the east bay moderate amounts of pollution will hayes into the south bay all right speaking of wins and thats been so important starting to see those winds turn look at that more of a northerly beginning to develop outside right now so certainly thats what were watching for as High Pressure builds in of course that will bring some of the smoke back into the bay area but today we had a weak cold front sliding into the state actually a few scattered showers moving up in far Northern California nothing here in the bay area but some fresh air and a few clouds passing on by tomorrow you see some sunshine and temperatures warming up the 80s in the lots of 70s inside the bay and some 60s as the fog out of the coast. Thank you or send a big story. Were following tonight walnut creek city officials announced the approval about 4 Million Dollar settlement in a civil rights case involving the death of miles hall in walnut creek in june of last year paul was killed in an encounter with police june second last year after his Family Called Police telling them he was running around the neighborhood behaving erratically. Police apparently knew whole suffered from a mental illness. He had a crowbar with him and was reportedly nearly 5 feet long and 13 pounds. Police officers called him toward them he then and then told him to stop he changed directions and thats when his family said he was trying to run past Officers Police tried less lethal bean bag shots that did not stop all and officers wound up killing him. A city spokesperson said tonight quote there are lessons to be learned after any use of deadly force and the city and Police Department are exploring and working to expand non Law Enforcement options for responding to someone with mental illness. You may be able to eat indoors at San Francisco restaurants in the near future the significant news comes as mayor london breeds office rolls out a new timeline to allow Indoor Dining at 25 capacity. Kron fours dan kerman has the details since march tables inside San Francisco restaurants have remained empty. This Indoor Dining remains off limits due to covid19 those that could offer takeout and delivery and eventually some expanded to Outdoor Dining in june. But soon some of those indoor tables may be available for diners. I want to keep these businesses open. I want to make sure we dont lose the fabric of San Francisco and what makes San Francisco so great and so special. In a News Conference friday, San Francisco mayor london breed announced his Key Health Indicators remain steady. And San Francisco moves from the states red tier to the orange here at the end of the month. The city will allow restaurants to reopen indoors at 25 capacity. I think this is definitely a move in the right direction. Restaurant owner in Golden Gate Restaurant Association executive director Laurie Thomas says well it may not be enough for everybody its a good start. For those of us who are already takeout and delivery and Outdoor Dining being able to add this will help. Even with takeout delivery and patio dining, many restaurants are still losing money or barely breaking even ultimately the goal is for San Franciscos covid19 Health Indicators to continue to go down eventually allowing Indoor Dining at 50 capacity. The mayor says that only happens if mask wearing and social distancing continue. We cant let up. We cant see another surge we cant go backwards. Weve come too far now the earliest San Francisco could be moved to the orange here september 29th and again it all depends on those covid19 numbers remaining steady in San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. Coming up were tracking the major wildfires still burning across california details on the latest reported deaths and why police were in the east bay, a man was stabbed on a bart train in fremont at the warm springs station that station was shut down while police investigated, but trains are up and running again tonight. We heard from a witness who tried to help that victim. Train tree just to get some air because i didnt lose him when i see blood. It was a lot of blood coming out of these there saw somebody laying on the rocks. The victim was taken to a local hospital and is expected to be ok. The suspect has been arrested, its not clear what led up to the stabbing the pastor of a south bay church says services will now be held in the parking lot after racked up more than a 100,000 in fines for defying health orders. The North Valley Baptist Church in santa clara holds up to 3,000 people. It had been letting people inside for services and in doing so the church racked up a 112,000 in fines. The pastor now says services will move out to the parking lot. County Officials Say they have no plans to forgive the incurred fines but will no longer penalize the church because it is now complying. Wildfire smoke exposure and our health just how bad is it were going to look at the forecast includes smoke returning for the weekend and up next we continue to follow tonights breaking news Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg has died at the age of 87 more on virtually students had a chance to hear from Supreme Court justice ruth ages of 8 or gettysburg in october of last year ginsburg was the universitys featured guest in a lecture series hosted by the school of law at the time she assured the crowd that she was doing very well after Beating Cancer 4 times at that time she was 86 then and that she said she was still doing planks and pushups at the gym. She also told the lawsuit and is that life is about balance. I think it was appreciated and that there is more to life in the hospital. Accounts for. The u c Berkeley Student said it was an honor to see and to hear from her. The scene was calm for news as our coverage continues on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg and you can also find the latest information on our website kron 4 dot com. In the east bay struggling mom and pop businesses are catching a much needed break the city of antioch has created a covid19 Small Business Grant Program crown forcefully to got says Business Owners can soon apply for 5,000 that they will not have to pay back. A temporary closures will inevitably become permanent for some Small Businesses in antioch the covid19 pandemic has reduced the number of shoppers downtown tony links has been able to keep the shot she cones open that she has cut operational hours. She says any sort of stimulus would provide a to helpful the ground. A little. Am a landlord working with the fact you know we on friday, the city announced a covid19 relief fund for Small Businesses like tonys with funds from the cares act up to 60 businesses meet the criteria can apply for a 5,000 grant. That can be used to cover business related costs Economic Development director quantity reid says applicants must have a physical location within and have a Current Business licensing business license has to originally issued. No later than january first 2020. Want to give me the businesses have to be between one and 25 employees as of march first 2020 and then they also show that their sales are down more than 25 . From from the last 3 months of the previous last years brandon wood says online sales have helped keep his store g street mercantile afloat. He says he likely wont apply for the grant. He prefers leaving a slot open for one of his struggling neighbors stuff as you know where are pretty tight knit community down here. Often to help each you know we can. You know its hard when you know that people are not able to open the doors applications will be accepted between september 28 through october 9. Many on the left and all kron 4 news. The cdc is dropping a controversial part of coronavirus testing guidance and telling all of those whove been caught a close contact with infected people to go ahead and get tested. Cdc officials got rid of that language posted last month that said people who didnt feel sick didnt need to get tested that august change set off a rash of criticism from health experts. You couldnt fathom why the nations Top Public Health agency would say such a thing amid a pandemic that has been difficult to control. The cdc estimates said 40 of infections are asymptomatic and 50 of transmissions occur before symptoms appear. In southern california, a firefighter has died thats after battling the eldorado fire that fire you might remember was sparked by a device used during a gender reveal party of family with a new baby on the way the firefighter died as the crew was battling the flames on thursday in the San Bernardino national far as the exact cause of death is still under investigation, but that fire has burned more than 21,000 acres and is about 66 contained tonight, 4 homes have been destroyed more than 26,000 are still threatened. Meantime the family that through that Baby Gender Reveal Party could still face charges for recklessly causing a fire. That investigation is underway. And as those wildfires continue to burn in california all the smoke of course causing some big problems. Yeah it comes with Serious Health consequences kron 4 Sanaz Tahernia takes a look at the dangers of exposure and who is most at risk. Wildfire smoke is a growing component of air pollution. And as weve seen over the last month its become a major component in the air quality here in the western United States 10 to 20 years ago about 5 to 10 of the particulate matter in the air nationwide was from wildfire smoke. In recent years the numbers increased to 25 . And when you look at the western part of the United States it can be 50 or more so question many of us are asking is how much should we be worrying about the short and longterm effects of the wildfire smoke that weve been seen. Experts say that while any amount of wildfire smoke inhalation is unhealthy for all age groups is particularly dangerous for pregnant women infants and children. You see weaker immune systems and higher rates of asthma in infants that are exposed to wildfire smoke studies show that even 5 days of wildfire exposure for an infant increases the rate of asthma by about 2 fold. It can even impact a babys health in the loan. There are high rates of prematurity and a decreased for 3 even after just a week of wildfire exposure. There are certain 10th of the population and we dont know. To that degree by which theyre more sensitive than others but i would definitely say. Pregnant please be super careful. We dont know all the data but we do know that its dangerous to be outside please wear a mask when youre outside we really need to understand more about whats happening to pregnant moms and brought them to an all ages, but i would say to be super careful around those population studies are still being done at Stanford University to fully determine the Health Impacts of smoke exposure. Especially with regard to chronic versus acute exposure to pollution. Doctor nadeau says that the same changes in the immune systems of people chronically exposed to a low level pollution. Were very similar to those acutely exposed. She went on to say that the acute exposure could include irrevcrsible effects. So you cant assume that you wont suffer serious consequences simply because air pollution may be bad for a few days here or there. Sue moss turn your reporting kron 4 news. It is hard to believe last week the summer ahead how will the weather turn out both days will talk about that weather is coming up next. Also 1 Million Dollars donated to Community Groups money to support equity in health care all while honoring the legacy of a very a leader and a former are tyson and coming up next in sports 40 niners tight end hurt his knee in week one is going to play in week 2. We so youre a Small Business, or a big one. You were thriving, but then. Oh. Ah. Okay. Plan, pivot. How do you bounce back . You dont, you bounce forward, with serious and reliable internet. Powered by the largest gig Speed Network in america. But is it secure . Sure its secure. And even if the power goes down, your connection doesnt. So how do i do this . You dont do this. We do this, together. Bounce forward, with comcast business. Let me do sports tonight so here we go 40 niners tight end George Kittle injured his knee near the end of the 1st half on sunday, you may have seen its we didnt know how serious it was could shaken off there was word kill is going to be ready to go for this sunday against the jets. But now we know the answer the niners announced today that kills been ruled out for sunday with a knee sprain you can see the play right here after being tackled by cardinals safety budda baker he left the game headed to halftime but returned again in the 2nd half played until the final whistle, but he didnt have any catches the 2nd half head coach, Kyle Shanahan on the update of his time in tight end and when he hopes to see him back on the field. I think it was just the normal person we probably would rule him out earlier in the week. But we never do that really would george because of you know what hes shown us here over these 3 years with them. And we would hold out 2 more days to wait and see if those a home game. Both of us have decide to travel today whether its worth it to bring him and if hes not going to play as much better for him to leave him here for a couple days and let him get his rehab and everything and so we had to make that decision a little bit earlier today and that will help them and benefit all men how medicine west virginia. Hopefully these 2 days, the stand here will help women hope will be ready to go next week. Time for bay area baseball or bays ball as we call it is the bay bridge series the open as hosting the giants for a 3 game sets the magic number to clinch the American League west for the as is 5. The giants are in the top wildcard spot in the national league. Well the games over shut out the giants 6 to nothing the final score will have the full highlights coming up a little bit later at 10 oclock to the nba playoffs. The nuggets lakers game one of the western conference finals. Not too many problems for the lakers up by 11 and the 3rd rashaan rondo Dwight Howard power with the slam the lakers extend their league lead rather later in the 3rd again this time to anthony davis. Davis with the one hand slam 37 points for davis. The lakers dominate the nuggets won 26 to one 14 the final score game 2. On sunday. Now more than ever, its important californians have health coverage. If youve lost health insurance, covered california can help. You may even get financial help to pay for your health insurance. Just visit coveredca. Com today. Also year ago the Bay Area Health community was jolted by the sudden death at the age of bernard tyson. The first africanamerican ceo of Kaiser Permanente says that then the Foundation Set up in his name has worked to preserve and continue his efforts to Reform Health care and make it accessible for everybody. And now that foundation is giving 1 Million Dollars in grants to 7 bay area organizations aimed at doing just that. Bernard tyson was known as a champion for equity in health care whether in washington dc your here at home in the bay area passing at age 60 so young and his drive to make Health Care Better for all. Efforts cut short by a heart attack. Now the been rj tyson impact fund under the umbrella of the American Heart Association is giving out 1 Million Dollars for community let solutions aimed at the social factors that affect peoples health. One beneficiary is nams northeast medical services in San Francisco which helps low income asian immigrant communities in particular need now because of covid19 we adopted the approach of doing drivethru in la cruz sites april or march about more than 50 of the deaths related to covid were not asians. And there wasnt really much with that data to explain. Why that was has conducted more than 3,000 covid test through its drivethru sites but realize that hundreds more people were falling through the cracks not getting the message nor the medical care they needed about the coronavirus they were hindered by the very barriers to health care that the tyson fund is designed to fight language barriers concerns about immigration status. No transportation to get to test sites cultural concerns about going to medical facilities plus the risks associated with families and multi generational households nams decided a mobile ban was the solution and now money from the tyson fund will make that happen we plan to use a stand to outreach to areas of the city that have a high burden of covid19. And you currently dont have a lot of testing options available to them to ending the season with the help of videos in 5 different languages and staff the ban will travel to the people who need the help the testing will be open to all with special attention to immigrant communities in the bayview Hunters Point in time visitation valley and were told neighborhoods of San Francisco josh, we feel youre really lucky to be one of the recipients of the 9 tyson. 80 grant you know and hope to continue really his legacy she being held equity in our community. The mobile van for covid testing is being retrofitted right now and it will be ready for use in october in total that isaf and collected 2 Million Dollars from all across the nation money for 7 bay area and 3 new york organizations. Salesforce Ceo Marc Benioff is the major bay area contributor. Lets see how things look outside on our friday nights up and we like saying that more than one of sweden, you know that the to the weekend yes, it does. Of summer believe it, i know its come and gone and here we go were getting ready for should be a nice weekend too and its going to feel a bit like summers are going to see some offshore winds and some warmer temperatures, especially in the latter half of the weekend but some fog beginning to make its way back in over San Francisco and the bay well see more of that tonight kind of filling in there actually a cold front came to town today but and a fall apart, thats pretty typical this year for these for us to fall apart before bringing us any rain but there was some rain in far Northern California lot of rain up in the Pacific Northwest where they need that as well to put out some of those fires but. Things are going to start changing weve the High Pressure will build in behind that system are going to see more of an offshore component the winds developing that means well were going to see patchy fog along the coast, but thats going to be about it and then some haze in your skies so that means youre probably going to see some haze in the east bay and the north bay, the rest the bay area, not as bad but looking till the end of summer and the beginning of fall were going to see those temperatures warming up maybe some 90s by sunday with that offshore wind fire danger running a little bit higher over the weekend through monday with that breeze. Tuesday is the first day of fall. And you are us President Trump announced the release today of nearly 13 billion dollars to puerto rico to help rebuild the electrical grid and repair schools from the devastation of Hurricane Maria 3 years ago this comes amid a lot of criticism from those saying that that money was long overdue and is only being released now for political purposes ahead of the election, the president blamed the delay on democrats in congress who actually approved the money and pushed for its release. Hurricane maria, you may remember hit puerto rico as a category 4 storm back in september of 2017. And it killed at least 3,000 people essentially destroying an electrical system on the island which was already unreliable parts of the island remained without power for almost a year. But today President Trump touted his administrations action in puerto rico by sending additional federal assistance. And then obama came in and it got worse. So for the people of puerto rico. They were disaster for you. And i have to say in a very nice way very respectful way the best thing that ever happened to puerto rico. Nobody even close. The grant money also comes as former Vice President joe biden is scheduled to meet with voters in the crucial swing state of florida. Florida is home to a large number of Puerto Ricans including many who fled Hurricane Marias destruction speed of hurricanes along the alabama coast in florida panhandle, hundreds of thousands of people are still without power after Hurricane Sally devastated, those communities. The Power Outages continue today as officials assessed millions of dollars in damage. 2 people reported killed in alabama. A big story out of the east bay, the city of martinez has decided to pave over the black lives matter mural which was painted on a street in front of the citys courthouse, the mural has attracted a lot of the local attention and National Attention since it was painted in july. Kron fours reyna harvey has the story. The city Officials Say that this is a part of a larger citywide projects are going to be pain over the black lives matter mural next month now again and talk to people many people happy that the mural was up in some people, not so much now again you might remember this mural when up back in july was painted by a team of about 100 volunteers from a local black lives matter chapter. And this was after white power flyers were found on a sidewalk. Nearby after you had several incidents take place around in the mural including the one that garner National Attention you see that right here after a man and woman who defaced it with paint the same day it was actually created and the city says the local black lives matter group has asked for permission to repaint it a few times but they were denied actually spoke to some local residents and heres what they had to say about the city painting over the mural. If the city have decided to train over black lives matter. Thats fine they can also have you can you can do is sign or something a little smaller. As long as you are and cook ordinance with martin this our capitol here in california. This is martinez has a project they gave the opportunity to have this display here and so weve had time to see it and talk about it so i you know the city is doing an improvement we do have the display right now. So we should cherish it well we have it at this time. So whats next in this process city Officials Say the next step says the paving project will help them transition from pain and pavement to policy and procedure. So that means the citys coming up with a plan when a local artists and activists have a mural art that they want to display theyre going to have to go to the city and the city will be able to determine whether or not theyll be able to paint that but for now were going to be monitoring this story as im sure a lot of conversation is still going to be had around the mural for now reporting here martinez right harvey kron 4 news. Coming up your weekend plans might include watching a moving inside an actual movie jean, did you know geico is now offering an extra 15 credit on car and motorcycle policies . Thats great thats 15 on top of what geico could already save you. So what are you waiting for . John stamos to knit you a scarf . All finished, jean. Enjoy thank you. I give. The stitch work is impeccable. Its just a double fleck pattern with a reverse garter stitch. No big deal. Is your hair this soft . Softer. Geico. Save an extra 15 when you switch by october 7th. Big news for film fans today, some Movie Theaters in the north bay reopen for the first time in months cloud for Sarah Stinson where you can catch a show on the big screen this weekend. Im reporting here at Northgate Mall in sandra fell at the Century Theater were today 3 blockbusters will be on the big screen. Thats the first time this has happened in half a year due to the pandemic people in this area say theyre ready to go to the movies. Go back if they take the right questions. We have to get life going again i miss it because i take my grandkids all the time happening in a Movie Theater near you. Sanitizing social distancing masks and gloves thats what you can expect heading to us in a marked theater, many theaters opening in marin and napa counties both in the states red tear too many Movie Theaters can reopen at 25 capacity or max 100 people, many safety protocols are going in place such as seats will be blocked for sale to ensure that people are distance by at least 2 seats employees will be screened before their shift in will be wearing ppe some of the cinemark theaters reopening or in larkspur nevado Mill Valley Center fell and in napa county San Francisco and santa clara counties are also in the red tier 2, but officials there say theaters are still too risky, so they wont be opening back at the Century Theater here at Northgate Mall, the first movies playing will be this afternoon infidel intended or playing followed by the movie the new mutants a bit of pull on my instagram and twitter asking people if they are ready to head back to the Movie Theaters and bulls poll showed about 80 to 90 of people are not ready to head back it really just depends on the person, but as we saw they are going to be doing a lot of precautions to make sure people feel safe reporting in sandra fell Sarah Stinson kron 4 news. And that wraps up kron 4 news at 9. But our primetime coverage continues at the top of the hour coming up at 10 we continue our breaking News Coverage on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg, this is a live picture at the u. S. Supreme court tonight where people have been gathered all evening long paying their respects to Justice Ginsburg. Well also have reaction from people across the bay area and the nation all mourning the passing of a trailblazer plus from mexico to San Francisco. The story of a recall a g truck driver who is proud to share his personal history to lift up this Community Also a shift in the winds may bring smoke from wildfires back into the bay area details on yet another spare we saw the cloud of smoke and my heart fell. I knew wed lose our home. And we did. Over 24,000 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the past few years. Wildfire victims need help so im voting yes on 19. It limits property taxes on wildfire victims so families can move to a replacement home without a tax penalty. You never know what youll be faced with. Please, vote yes on 19. Local news station. Now 10 americans are in mourning tonight. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a titan in our modern Political Landscape has passed away at the age of 87 and this is a live look at the Supreme Court building in washington dc, huge crowds have gathered there all evening long after word of her death they are there to mourn and even if this hour where it is now 1 oclock in the morning. People are still gather to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, thank you for joining us tonight at 10 im pam moore and im ken wayne after several battles with pancreatic cancer she passed away tonight at her home in washington. Ginsburg spent her final years on the bench as the unquestioned leader of the courts liberal wing and became something of a rock star to her admirers is often called just by her initials rbg there are even bobblehead dolls of her. Justice ginsburg was popular across the nation but she was a particular favorite he