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News 2. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 2. Im justine waldman. And we now know that that person who was trapped in a collapsed trench in San Franciscos lower haight neighborhood has died. This incident was reported at the work site around 10, 30 this morning right near the intersection of turk boulevard and divisadero. Well go now to kron 4 Charles Clifford live at the scene. Hes been there all morning. Charles, whats the latest now . Well, this is still a very active scene. The Fire Department arrived here about 10 oclock this morning. As you mentioned, they spent several hours trying to reach and a rescue him. Unfortunately, it didnt work according to the San Francisco Fire Department, a man working on a sewer line here near the corner of oak and to visit daraa was trapped beneath 8 to 10 feet of dirt and concrete when the trench around him collapsed upon arrival, fire crews immediately launched an effort to dig down and rescue him. It took over 2 hours in over 50 firefighters working together actively reach the individual. The individual for signs of life . Unfortunately, 2 hours into this, its that were naming this a fatal incident. At this point, its unclear why the trench collapsed according to the San Francisco peuc. The victim was a private contractor working on the sewer line for the city. There are now multiple agencies investigating this death. We have inspectors on the scene now that are looking to what happened. With the trench failure during this work project, how is also on the scene investigating. Were doing everything we to cooperate with to find out what happened. As of thursday afternoon, the identity of the victim has not been made public. All right. Back live now in a fire. Are still working on removing the body from the french other corners here as well. The publics pectin or theyre expecting that oak street between to and water. Probably be closed down for the rest of the afternoon here in the area. Keep that in mind. But for now in San Francisco, Charles Clifford kron, central since youve been there all afternoon. At one point. You know, just before noon, it seemed like they were very hopeful. They were going to pull this person out of there alive. What was it like being there as things sort of took this turn for the worse . Well, when i arrived on scene, there was a lot of energy. They were working very fast, moving very quickly. To try to reach, get down and reach. This man was trapped and are there. But there was a moment. Word appear. They realized that this wasnt going to work out and the energy just really disappeared from the scene. And since then, theyve been more focused on recovery rather than a rescue. Justine. So many parents who are struggling to get help for their Adult Children who suffer from psychotic disorders. Want to know if this new Care Court System in San Francisco might be able to help them. Kron fours Ella Sogomonian spoke with one mom who is helpful but still has some concerns. Ella joins us now live with more on their conversation. Pile up. So the mother that i spoke with feels like she is stuck in a cycle of watching her son go between the streets and county jail where he finds himself today. She really wants care court to work, but is still a bit skeptical that it can be effective. Tanya tillman has struggled on the sidelines watching her son roman succumb to symptoms of a psychotic disorder and addiction to drugs. Hes gone from living on the streets to being locked up in San Franciscos county jail. You know, my son keeps im getting to these places relaxing. Because of lack of medication that was and theyre not. Theyre not even treating for. You know hes been diagnosed for, which mainly bipolar, possible, borderline schizophrenia care court could allow tillman to petition her son. To face a judge who would then assess his needs and potentially get him into treatment and housing. The key would be convincing roman because despite any court orders, the program is entirely voluntary tart. So, yes, i hope it does solve the problem for some people. But its not going to for most of those parents care court vows to build trusting relationships with their clients, which could help persuade them into entering the program. Daniel cohen was a case manager for more than 2 decades and knows the challenge firsthand. My response always has to be listen. I cant force the client, mike york with your loved one. My client to do. And you think that they dont want to do. And, you know, in this case, im working as hard as i can to try to build trust with that climate with with your loved one to really try to to make a difference have some influence on their decision making. But there is nothing that i can do. They have their own Self Determination legally they have the right to make decisions for themselves if care court for any reason cant get through to roman. Tillman says that shell have to start a lengthy process to consider conservatorship. Ive told that process takes a long time you know, now thats canal. That comes a time. So tillman says that she is grateful for the governors attention to this pressing issue, but worries that there just isnt the infrastructure in place in San Francisco to reach a large number of people who require this type of care. Were going to talk about that at 3 oclock in the studio. Ella sogomonian kron. 4 news. Hello. Thank you so much. The alleged killer of a boy in 1987 who was arrested earlier this week is now connected to another cold case, murder of a child in martinez. Kron 4 to call spoke with an investigator who is now examining this case. About a month before 6 yearold Jeremy Stoner was abducted from his home in vallejo and found dead near sacramento in 1987 9 yearold eric coy was discovered stabbed to death. Martinez Junior High School on a science geek. Never go away. Especially 1, 1, involves a child. Boys killer was never found. But lieutenant patrick settlement with the Martinez Police department. Has been working on his case. And earlier this week when fred came, the 3rd was arrested at his home in oregon, charged with store owners murder. Salah mid says cain may be connected to the koi homicide. Mister cain is a person of interest in this case. Corey was killed after leaving his home on Warren Street to visit a Family Member at the time came had ties to martinez and lived close by. The Solano County District Attorneys Office says dna evidence links came to the stone or killing. And lieutenant sounded says he is working with the solano and Contra Costa County das office is to bring closure to the cory family that can say anything thats a poignant or important is that not going the death of eric coin. And were going to keep investigatinghthis case. And so we we find a a a solution to this case cain was transported from oregon and booked into custody in Solano County wednesday on murder, kidnapping and sodomy charges. His arraignment is scheduled for thursday afternoon in martinez, philippe djegal, all kron. 4 news. Talk about our forecast now with this live look outside here in San Francisco. In blue is the theme of the day. Youll see why right now. So i meteorologist kyla grogan. Hows it looking out there that i picked the right dress or blue . Lots of blue everywhere. As you can see, its been a gorgeous day out there. Very similar to were having some really nice temperatures. Wind is picking up, though. Were going to get gusty again this afternoon. And you can see at sfo and out of Half Moon Bay. Now that northerly flow up to about 20 Miles Per Hour or so that one you will notice when you get outside right now sitting at 70 degrees in downtown San Francisco. He made it to 82 in concord already in the inner east bay. You can see 82 also in nevado and santa rosa sunday, 70s around the bay. But its basically about the clear skies and the nice temperatures that are kind of at or slightly above normal until we get the next system that rolls in and then everything is going to start changing rather quickly for us. But you see right now to the north of us, thats where the next system is going to its act together. You can still see a little bit of rain kind of trailing in into the Pacific Northwest, adding to those totals highs today. Were looking out for, i mentioned, are kind of at or above normal. So this is where we should be this time of year, meaning we should be about 83 84 degrees. And that is about where were expected to get to as we work our way into the afternoon. So another lovely day out there for us. And then things are going to change, as i mentioned, because weve got a front thats going to start tracking through. And as it does, it will bring us clouds on friday and then some showers as we get into our overnight hours friday and then into saturday. And would you believe the same system has now kicked up a Winter Weather advisory in part of the sierra . Ill have all those details. When i come back in just a bit. Well talk about our extended forecast. Back to you. Looks good. Thank you. Coming up as the search for a new police chief continues oakland, mayor sheng thao is now addressing crime in the city. Plus, latest on the looming Government Shutdown. What is taking lawmaker so long to reach deal . But first, gas prices jumped by more than 0. 20 overnight in so many cities across the bay area. So we will talk with an expert on what is causing gas to go up so much. That is after the break. Happening tonight in the east bay, the Oakland Police commission is holding a town hall on the search for a new police chief. But some of the commissioners will not be present. Kron 4 says but has the story. These 3 Oakland Police commissioners are not attending a town hall focused on receiving Community Input on replacing former police chief leronne armstrong, retired Alameda County superior court judge Brenda Harbin Forte served on the Police Commission for 2 years to talk about the implications of the 3. Commissioners not attending tonights town hall. Think its unfortunate that 2 what they sort protest because it does it suggest that they do not want the public to have a voice in the selection of our next exchange some. But whats the point . I its not going to be a full commission is not going to be a that information that is sure to mind is going to be used by the Police Commission next and thereafter until they finally get the 3 names to the mayors kron 4 requested statements from each of the 3 commissioners received one reply from commissioner or desk that reads in part, quote, over the last few months, its been clear that the Commission Leadership has been pushing their own personal agenda, undermining the progress that we have achieved over the last few years and creating Division Within this critically important buddy. And with the city of oakland, unquote. Oakland mayor sheng said the fighting them and the Police Commissioners is a sign of them being dysfunctional. Judge hard for today. Views it differently. You know, look at our federal government because the senate. Look at the house of representatives. And if the City Council People have different not necessarily just functional, but these are. Important issues. Has it made you cry for news . Workers at a Southern California boba guys are the first now in the state to form a Union Employees at the North Hollywood location have voted to join the California Retail and restaurant worker union, the San Francisco based company has 6 locations in Southern California. And last year, the company shop in San Franciscos Mission District closed after former workers there said all employees who wanted to organize a union were either suspended or fired. A union rep says store employees have been unhappy with working conditions shorter hours. Not enough time to open and close and also reduced staffing. The United Auto Workers union is said to be preparing to expand its strike. If theres no significant progress in negotiations by tomorrow morning. Auto workers have been on strike for about 2 weeks now as they call for improved pay and benefits the big 3 automakers, ford, gm and stellantis already made offers that include about a 20 wage increase bonuses and the retention of workers, health care. The u a w continues to call for a shortened work week and reinstating traditional pensions among some other demands. Now the union is conducting some targeted strikes at various vehicle factories and part senators right now. And right now it will get a check of our forecast as we take this live look outside here in San Francisco. The breeze is kind of calm down. And this picture here, cow gergen, check it out. Our forecast looks like youre tracking some rain possibly for the weekend. Yeah. A little rain for the weekend. I think well all get a little i think the heavier totals are go towards the central coast, but well talk about that a second. Lets start with whats going on right now. Which is check out everybody out walking on Half Moon Bay. Enjoying that beautiful sunshine us. A couple will have the dogs with them. Great day to do that. Temperatures right now Half Moon Bay about 62 degrees. But you can see a warmer getting it spot 6 and carlos up to 78 were in the low 80s nevado santa rosa. Beautiful 70s around the bay as well in her east bay, starting to get into those 80s too. And its all about the blue skies, but temperatures are going to trend a bit cooler as we head over the next few days. And that is because weve got this front tracking through so well today, looking out for almost mid low to mid 80s, at least inland in our inland valleys. There were going into the 70s tomorrow. Then down to about 72 saturday. And then you can see well start to rebuild those temperatures. Other reason is this. We have a low pressure system to our north and west so well today is beautiful and got the sunny skies as we get into friday evening, a particular that fronts going to start to track through. It brings a cool shot of air and a few showers our way. And yes, even a little snow. Check it out. This is my first Winter Weather advisory of the season. Here goes into effect for the Mammoth Lakes area. 05 00am saturday till 08 00pm sunday. Theyre expecting 3 to 6 inches of snow. So if youre headed in that direction, just make sure you are ready for it and slowing down and make sure youre being safe here we are friday evening about 6. 45. So we get home. Its dry, right . But then we get into saturday in the overnight into the Early Morning hours. You see some of these showers could be heavy as they roll through. And its going to be a little bit hit or miss as we get through saturday by sunday, we should get some nice clearing. Thats about 09 00am on sunday. So if you have plans on sunday, you should be ok, how much rain are we looking out for just about maybe a 10th of an inch, but probably less for a lot of us. So its a pretty quick hit of some rain. Look at your extended forecast shows you the major impact force will be those showers, but also the cooling down of temperatures. And then well get back going and back to normal as we head into next weekend. Even check it out thursday. Now looking rather mire back to you. Thank you so much. Still ahead what the fda is doing to warn people about the risks theyre taking. If they choose to use those epic. Plus, were taking a live look here at the dumbarton bridge. Traffic moving along pretty well right now. Little breezy there with the camera. But this stretch was closed for hours this morning. Well tell you why after the break. Were taking a live look here at the dumbarton bridge. All lanes back open now. But earlier this morning, all the eastbound lanes were closed for about 3 hours. After a car flipped over and caught on fire. According to the chp, a person was ejected from that car. The current condition of that person is not known at this time. And the cause of the crash is still under investigation. The fda is updating the warning label of the drug ozempic and its sister drug. We got to be the label now informs users that some people on the drugs have suffered blocked intestines, the medications mimic a hormone which slows the passage of food through the stomach, which helps people feel full longer. Both have become wildly popular for weight loss. Even though epic is approved to treat type 2 diabetes, weve got the has been approved for the treatment of those with other weightrelated Health Conditions like Blood Pressure or cholesterol so up next year during kron, 4 news at 2 oclock as the bay area prepares to host. Yet another super bowl and the very near future. The vta is currently going through a special training in order to keep everyone safe. Plus, top officials with hawaii electric that company, their grilled today on capitol hill. What questions lawmakers are demanding to get answers to. We will explain. And oakland mayor sheng thao addresses the crime that continues to plague we will turn out of city of oakland which continues to grapple with crime and it is still looking for a new police chief right now. Kron 4 Stephanie Lin spoke with mayor sheng thao earlier today. She joins us now with a little bit more about their conversation. Stephanie, what did you learn . Well, justine, its no secret. The city of oakland has a serious crime issue and we were reminded of that this week, 200 Small Business owners shut their doors to protest retail crime on tuesday and target is leaving and Police Data Shows car thefts are skyrocketing. In oakland, 10,000 car thefts. So far just this year. So i asked the mayor issue hearing the concerns of her community. Absolutely. You know, equally frustrated as well to my administration. Were focused on making oakland safer for residents and businesses. You will you will see that theres going to be people brought to justice. But the standard of how how much crime is happening in city of oakland, it is not the standard that i ever ok with. Well, the mayor also told me shes announce more foot patrol officers and Business Districts throughout the city this month on top of support from chp mayor tell also applauding the work of Oakland Police officers who helped arrest more than 130 fugitives in the city as part of a nationwide sting operation. I also asked the mayor about the search for a new police chief. The Police Commission is meeting tonight to discuss potential candidates which could include former chief leronne armstrong. Asked mayor thao she would seriously consider reappointing him to the job. And so for me, its important to have a chief who can come on understand not just the culture of oakland in the community of oakland and be a part of that. But at the same time, hold a standard holder stander of making sure that we create the reforms that are demanded of us by the federal oversight. And so that means that chief must be able to work with the federal monitor and the federal judge. And unfortunately, i dont believe that that would be the case with mister armstrong. All right, mayor town making her opinion pretty clear there. And that public town hall meeting, by the way, is happening tonight at Oakland City Hall at 06 30pm, reporting. Live in the newsroom. Im stephanie back to stephanie, thank you so much. As part of Emergency Preparedness month, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority held an Emergency Response training drill today. The vta working alongside federal agencies like the department of Homeland Security and the transportation security administration. The vta says a big part of todays exercises to build stronger ties with all Law Enforcement agencies that were taking part and bringing what theyve learned today as guidance in the future. We recognize and transportation generally that presence is a huge tool to deter unwanted behaviors and activities. And this message is an important one for us to deliver. Lets riders know that that message of see something, Say Something is really important and now is showing you who to Say Something too. And as our agency looks to host in support super bowl in 2 years, this is the time we Start Building informing those really important relationship. In may of 2021, the deadliest mass shooting in bay area history took place at a vta rail station in san jose when a disgruntled vta employee gunned down 9 of his coworkers before turning the gun on himself. The building where most of the victims were shot has since been demolished. A man is recovering after being shot by Fairfield Police after they received reports of a man walking with what appeared to be a firearm right near middle school. This all happened near grange, middle school on east tabor avenue. This is wednesday afternoon. Police say that officers encountered the man and that shots were fired. Justin anderson lives right next to the scene. And he says that man. Was shot by police. I came outside and went out to the back door gate and watched it. And the guy was speaking spanish. You could speak english. Well, the director direction, the police. They were all in english. So they didnt know. What would say . And you said no. Stolen over stolen. The man who was shot is expected to be okay. Fairfield police say the shooting is under investigation. Well, residents slowly return to la hina to see the damage from those maui wildfires. At the same time, top officials with Hawaiian Electric got grilled on capitol hill about how the deadliest u. S. Wildfire in more than a century began. The house energy and Commerce Committee hearing is questioning the Power Companies infrastructures role in the wildfire. The president of hawaii electric face some tough questions about whether liners electrical grid was properly maintained. And our youre examining your protocols because they didnt work. Were absolutely reexamining our protocols. I want to make it absolutely clear that. The afternoon fire. The cause of that fire has not yet been determined. But i heard your testimony and i just want to confirm. You never really energize your power lines once you shut them down. Is that correct . Thats right. And im a little before 07 00am our lines were not re energized. Those deadly fires in maui killed at least 97 people and destroyed more than 2000 buildings. Taking a live look outside here in San Francisco. There you can see whats happening right outside our windows here on front street, looking out towards embarcadero and the exploratorium kyla grogan. Joining us now with whats happening all across the country today. Yeah, take a look at the National Weather scene and you can see still pretty cool there in the northeast where they still struggling to get rid of some of those remnants of ophelia that brought awful lot of rain. Little warm in dallas about 97 degrees. Certainly cool down in the Pacific Northwest where theyve also been dealing a lot of rain. Still, some showers falling there. Now, but weve been doing pretty good today, but i want to take a moment talk about temperatures that are in a happening after we cool down from the rain. Were going to get over the weekend. Then as you can see, we get into october 4th or next week october 8 east earn half of the country is expected to warm up around denver and some of the 4 corners area is cooling down below average. And were actually going to go back above average for a little bit. So were on a bit of a roller coaster ride with our temperatures today being one of our kind of average or a little bit above average day. So you can see right now some nice 80s in california in london, some of our spots like fresno. But back in the bay, its all about the blue skies and the beautiful temperatures as we take a live look here at the golden gate bridge, a San Francisco sitting in the 60s, but a nice 70s oakland. And you can see the 80s in the inner east bay and also the north bay looking pretty good. So well, were looking out for these temperatures today. By the time we get to saturday cool down a little bit tomorrow. But the time we get saturday, you can see were dropping about 10 degrees in the north bay. Just a few degrees in San Francisco, a concord spotlight, cocker dropping about 7 or 8 degrees as well. So kind of a cool down that will be felt right . Youll notice it. So as we look at the next couple of days here, you can see that well, today, were that average area by tomorrow. Were going well below average, particularly in london. That is where we shall stay as we do have those scattered showers roll through on the weekend. Having said we are going to see a warm up again on the other side of that. Also want to mention really quickly that the harvest moon is on friday. If you havent had a chance to look at the moon, check it out tonight. Even though the full moon is tomorrow, its already very, very bright in the sky. Very beautiful 4th successive superman, supermoon of the year. The next one wont be till september. Ready for that. Tomorrow. To you. Going to be pretty thanks, now for your money, more pain at the pump area. Gas prices jumped skyhigh just in the past. 24 hours. The biggest increase happening in the north bay kron fours Michael Thomas and sandra fell with the latest. You may want to get those bicycles out. If youre heading for a long commute because gas in most places around the bay is over 6. And experts say its not Getting Better anytime soon. In fact, its getting worse as we head into this weekend. Take a look at these prices. Its from all around the bay from triple a and their research. They say that overnight most places jumped at least 10 to 0. 20 sandra fell. It jumped 0. 26 overnight. Now sitting at 607, since monday. The statewide average has risen 0. 21 and is now 6. 3 sent. Take a listen to what drivers told us this morning as they filled up outrageous. Just when i thought it was going down, you 500, overall, california sits more than 2 higher than the national average, which is 3. 85 gas. But he says theres been a surge in oil cost barrels are now about 90 bucks, but also down south. They say that the refineries are having some issues and dealing with maintenance, which is driving up the price. Governor gavin newsom was in the la area yesterday was interviewed by fox news specifically regarding the gas prices that they saw at 7 a gallon, 4 a gallon and every other state. 7 i saw here that your as of today. I monitor this very close. I just did a special session. The first state in the country to price gouging legislation with monitor just went into effect. These Oil Companies are ripping us off to only recall sale, a dollars and per gallon for gasoline tax. When you add the gas tax you add cap and trade and you add the low carbon fuel standards and then periodically ad and im being as transparent i can be. And you add our unique blend. You get a differential around 0. 85. We are looking for ways to save money. The best advice we have is to download those apps that tell you where the lowest gas is. It also try to be with cash is most places will charge you less. If youre not using your debit card in sandra Michael Thomas kron. 4 news. Well, heres a way to get the money. The jackpot for the powerball reaches nearly a billion dollars. But someone in the south bay got a whole lot richer after last nights drawing will tell you where and how much that person might have. One. Also a strange allegation against share what her estranged daughterinlaw claims the singer did to her own son. Plus, costco says its not a matter of if, but when it will be raising membership prices. Costco now planning to raise prices for members. Costco is based membership. Gold star has been 60 a year since 2017. The executive membership costs 120 year. Costco executives have not released when they will implement this membership fee increase. But if they do, it will affect about 130 Million People who shop there. Someone in the south bay is a whole lot richer today. A Powerball Ticket that matched 5 out of 5 numbers was sold at this quik stop on stewart avenue in san jose. The prize amount for that is about 796,000. Its the only tickets sold in california that matched all the numbers except for that power ball. So the jackpot for powerball is now 925 Million Dollars. Im sure its going to grow before the next drawing on saturday. Still ahead, where things stand as the federal gover time is ticking in washington, d. C. , despite the fact that the senate just advanced a measure to fund the government through november, a Government Shutdown is set to begin on sunday. Our dc correspondent Alexandra Limon explains why. Speaker mccarthy is saying he cares more about the winds of the hard right. A hard, hard right then avoiding a shutdown. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer says the u. S. Should not be on the brink of a Government Shutdown because democratic and Republican Leaders reached an agreement on spending back in june. We all shook hands on this deal. But now the speaker and only the speaker, hes going back on his word. The senate voted to advance a measure that would fund the government through november. 17th. It also includes 6 billion dollars for disaster relief. And another 6 billion for ukraine. But this week, speaker Kevin Mccarthy said he would not consider the Senate Measure a choice. Oregon senator jeff merkley lambasted all the damage done from that rests on Kevin Mccarthys shoulders. Conservative republicans are pushing for a house vote friday on a plan to add border funding and slash other spending. I think thats the plan tomorrow. Well see what kind of. Number we can put on the board. Senate republican leader Mitch Mcconnell criticized the approach of his own party in the house, shutting down the government is a choice. And you charge that would make the crisis our southern border. Even more. Most senators agree the only road to funding the government is a bipartisan agreement that includes compromise in washington. Alexandra limon. Today, House Republicans are holding their first impeachment inquiry hearing into president joe biden. That hearing is being chaired by Kentucky Republican james comer who has been leading the charge into investigating the president comer has repeatedly claimed President Biden engaged corruption and abuse of office connected to his son. Hunter bidens business affairs. Todays hearing served as a review of what republicans have gathered so far and witnesses who said while there is no evidence of a crime, more bank records, were also going to be needed from the president and his son as they move forward. Whether it was lunches, phone calls, white house meetings or official foreign trips. Hunter biden cashed in by arranging access to joe biden. The committee has received 12,000 pages. Thank record and not a single page shows a dime going to president joe biden. Recognizes ranking member, ranking democrat congressman jamie raskin of maryland, also called the proceeding, quote, clown show. He blasted republicans for focusing on impeachment, rather than coming up with a solution for the impending Government Shutdown. Pop icon, cher is facing some bizarre allegations involving her own son, her estranged daughterinlaw claims that share hired for men to kidnap him. The revelations are coming from some Court Documents from Divorce Proceedings between Elijah Blue Allman share son and his wife murray. Angela king king claims in november of 2022, the couple was trying to repair their marriage at the same time celebrate their wedding anniversary in new york. So one night she says 4 men entered their hotel room and quote, removed coleman king claims one of the men told her share hired them for that task. Cher has not commented on these allegations. And now to the east bay were 2. 7 Million Dollars worth of Marijuana Plants were seized during a police raid on tuesday. So we just got these photos of some of the plants that were sees the Oakley Police department and Californias Department of cannabis control took over 4,000 plants from 5 illegal grow houses. 2 of those homes had over 1000 and plants alone. Police say no arrests have been made, but they have identified multiple suspects and a 5th suspect has now been arrested in connection with an east bay jewelry heist. It happened march john to put was arrested tuesday by san ramon police, the Oakland Bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. And the u. S. Marshals Fugitive Task force back in march. 1. 1 Million Dollars in jewelry and watches stolen from a jeweler and san ramon. Were looking at some of the items here on the screen right now, according to the criminal complaint, the suspects scoped out the storm and 11 people took part in the crime. The 4 others that were arrested, including 2 have been charged for robbery and are now behind bars. Were taking a live look outside here. Get blue is the theme of the day this picture. Its a pretty shot here of San Francisco. Kind of all, just like blending in to one here is about the rain for the weekend as were trying to make our plans and it looks like the cool down a lot. It is going to cool down and its going to be short lived, though, as we warm up again. So weve got a lot going on here. But today, if you look at stormtracker 4, just gorgeous, right . Blue skies everywhere. Look to the north. You start to see. Another low pressure system getting ready to. Its a cause trouble because of the way were fire season. And i think its good that were getting a little bit of rain, right . And its not a deluge of rain. So well talk to that in just second year. Lets talk about the wind is kicking up, though. Were up to about 20 Miles Per Hour sfo are going to be breezy as we get into the afternoon. Quick look at your temperatures. 60s out of the bay 70s around the bay and of 80s as you head inland. So its a really nice day about where we should be this time of year. We do have some of those blue skies with us are going to have that gorgeous day today. Tomorrow, though, afternoon clouds moving in, temperatures start dropping as we get into our evening because weve got this front tracking through. So lets track it through and show you that friday will start off dry. The clouds moving in the afternoon. A little rain coming later in the evening into the overnight hours into saturday. I think saturday is going to be a little bit rainy for most of us and notice a little sierra snow popping up to now by sunday. Were going to start to get some clearing and then it moves on. So i think youre making plans your day to make your outdoor plans to still sundays going to your best bet. How much rain are we getting . Probably a 10th of an inch or less for most of us. The higher totals down in central california. It looks like a spots like modesto can get about 3 tenths of an inch reading to get about a quarter of an inch. But i think for most of us with a less than a 10th to maybe a quarter, i think more likely a 10th. And then theres this. Weve got a Winter Weather advisory. My first one ive had in quite some Time Starting at 05 00am on saturday. This is from Mammoth Lakes doesnt really extend up to tahoe. Theyre expecting 3 to 6 inches here. Tahoe could get a little tiny bit of snow. But as you can see, its a very tiny bit of snow. So thats just to say that if you are out that way, you know, get some slick roads definitely could see some flakes fly. Its an indication that the season is changing. But if you like the heat, hang on next week, looking kind of warm. Back to you. All right. Thanks so much. Thousands of people continue to die on the streets of San Francisco due to the fentanyl crisis and the death count this year is on track to break records. Among those on the frontlines of this crisis, the City District attorney Brooke Jenkins kron 4 Stephanie Lin talk with the da about the progress that the office has made so far the challenges she says still stand in the way. We have gone through what i would call multiple years of decriminalizing drug sales in San Francisco. That is how we got to this point. Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins answering our questions about controlling the growing fentanyl crisis in the city. Why isnt the problem getting any better . This problem did not grow here in our tenderloin area its something that took years to get to this point of the crisis. She says Law Enforcement is doing everything they can. Sheriffs deputies and Police Arrested more than 300 dealers in the last 3 months. According to the city, a crackdown jenkins says thats still not enough. If you have to arrest someone 4 times before the court will hold them in custody. Thats thats a pretty big mountain to climb. As of this month, jenkins says her office has filed nearly 250 motions to hold alleged dealers behind bars. Just 19 of those motions were granted in court. Some are just sitting pending a ruling while these individuals remain out on the street, some of them having 2 or 3 open drug dealing cases. Jenkins office also tracking some 500 suspected dealers with open warrants who failed to show for their Court Appearances after a judge released them wired judicial bench is going to have to be more responsible with the decisions that they make the judges. In your words that are feeling San Francisco, then what is it that needs to change . Or we can only advocate our position and hope that the judge rules in alignment with us now, how we settle cases often times is up to us. And so we do have to take accountability. If we give a plea offer that doesnt reflect accountability. But i have changed that in our office. Move on to sb. 44 in march this year, da jenkins spoke before the states Public Safety committee. The level of death and misery on San Francisco streets as a result of fentanyl. This staggering supporting a proposal that would require judges to formally warned convicted drug dealers that if they deal drugs again and someone dies, they could face homicide charges. I believe that we should be charging them with were not. At a point now in this city we can give that morning in court. Lawmakers did not approve the legislation known as alexandras law citing concerns the move could lead to mass incarceration. A Public Campaign is now underway to get the measure on the 2024 ballot. So i just continue to push for people to urge their all across the bay area to really think hard about that warning the fact that we need to be able to give it winning the war against fentanyl requiring an attack from all sides. Were at a point now where we have to intervene in the situation thats going on again with the intention to connect people to services, even if its in on an involuntary way. We did reach out to the San Francisco superior court for a response to the d a statement. A spokesperson told us the das claims about the judges rulings were, quote, too vague in order to address. Here kron 4, we continue to track the fentanyl use across the bay area. You can scan this qr code to go to a special section of our website to get the latest stories, including the interview with several bay area. Mother is calling for change after they lost their children to this deadly drug. So up next, a new art installation is focused raising awareness on pollution in lake tahoe. And, yes, can you guess what its made out of. Well, t keeping lake tahoes water blue is an Ongoing Mission for those living in the sierra. A permanent recognition of those effort just finished with the unveiling of this statue called surfaced. The statue is of a ball. The goal and that route. There it is the bottom. And it was created using part of the trash that was collected by dive teams during a yearlong clean up the lake project. Public art has a power to you know, inspire people and 2 bring joy to peoples lives everyday lives. And there are so many people, both locals and tourists that come visit the spot that are going to see this piece and hopefully it brightens their day. Take a mosaic on the bottom. Thats pretty the statue was at the Tahoe Blue Event Center in south lake tahoe, clean up. The lake had a mission of collecting 25,000 pounds of trash from belowpthe waves of lake tahoe. Theyre doing that by using trained divers. And thats going to do it for us here during kron. 4 news at 2. We do have a full hour of news ahead. And coming up at 3. We continue to follow that breaking news in San Francisco where a worker has died after being buried and trapped in a collapsed trench. Were live on the scene with the very latest details on what you need to know about road closures in that area. As the investigation goes on, another blow for the housing market, Mortgage Rates have increased again. What this means for hopeful homeowners. Im justine waldman. Kron. 4 news at 3 is next. Now from the areas local news station. This is kron. 4 news at 3. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at just seen a bald man. Our top story this hour is that deadly trench collapse in San Franciscos lower haight neighborhood. The incident reported from a work site earlier this morning right near the intersection of turkey and a visit arrow streets in ongoing scene. There. Kron 4 Charles Clifford been there for us all morning and into the afternoon. Charles, whats the latest . Well, you know, this morning around 10 oclock, a francisco Fire Department responded here near the intersection of oak and a visit darrow. And they spent several hours trying to rescue a man trapped about 8 feet of dirt and concrete. Unfortunately, he passed away