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Out there and it stays that way each and every day. For the rest of winter, which were only less than a week left. So spring is just around the corner. And it feels like it. Youre look outside at highway. 24 winding its way to the east bay hills, sitting under the sunshine this morning. Nice way to kick things off after the past couple of slick and integrate mornings that we had been seeing. Were dry from the sierra to the bay area. You think were smooth sailing, right . And we really are for the most part. But tonight into tomorrow, i do want to know weve got some really windy conditions around the way. Think those fall offshore wind events that we have in this very similar to it. A little unseasonably windy looking at 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour. Gusts of wind this afternoon tomorrow. Your thursday going to be the breezy u. S. One with 42. Even 50 Miles Per Hour. Gusts. So your heads up on what we have over the next 24 hours. Aside from that skies do stay clear. And we are in for some really comfortable afternoons right now. Were in the 40s for most of the bay area later on today will be in the 60s for your daytime highs. Breaking down everything as we roll into the weekend. Still ahead. All right, john, thank you for that. Conditions today, but still a busy morning. We are going to the bay bridge right now. Meter lights still on a team in iran and traffic is backed up past the overpass. Theres keep that in mind if youre traveling. 26 longer. San mateo bridge last hour 30 minutes. So were seeing a slight improvement there. Richards, amber, full bridge just short of 14 minutes and the Golden Gate Bridge. 37 to the tolls about 40 minutes. A little slow along 1, in the north bay. All right, james, back to you. Thanks a lot. Right now. All right. Now to some breaking news here at 8 oclock. The u. S. House of representatives has just passed a bill that could ban tiktok in the u. S. If it doesnt cut ties with its chinese parent company, a group of bipartisan lawmakers were behind the bill. They say its a matter of national security. The bill requires a Chinese Company bytedance to sell their app within 6 months or face a ban here in the u. S. Now, opponents of the bill say that banning the app would violate the First Amendment right of more than 150 million americans who enjoy tiktok supporters of the bill say its not an outright ban and passing. It is critical to protecting americans and their data. The bill will now head over to the senate for a vote to its future. There unknown. But well keep tracking the story. Investigators are looking into a rash of copper theft. Then it happened at vta train tracks a dozen or actually 2 dozen now have been reported this year 2 people have been arrested sc far. Kron 4 Sarah Stinson tells us more. The 2 people arrested are accused of stealing 10,000 worth of copper from the tracks of eta. On monday, a train operator actually witnessed the theft. Thieves are targeting the Valley Transportation Authority in the south bay, stealing copper from the tracks. The Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office says it is investigating 2 dozen copper theft cases causing a total of half a Million Dollars in damage to Railway Property that some people risking their lives and they during the public for about 10, a pound, the latest copper theft happening in broad daylight monday, a train operator witness this happening near the tracks on the vta cropley light rail station in san jose. A person was seen with a white pickup truck less than an hour later, deputies were told the same truck was spotted at vta station in sunnyvale. You were able to detain the suspects. And which resulted in fighting actually got copper wire was stolen from that vta station. 60 yearold daniel mail. And 55 yearold frank pacheco. Bulls got arrested for suspicion of having stolen property, conspiracy and possession of meth. The ongoing copper thefts not only disrupt vta operations, but also put trains in danger when copper being absent. Were no longer able to track train movement. We are not able to provide a signal protection for our trades. And we are not able to that. You activate guevara protection. That intersection said its not known yet if the 2 people arrested are responsible for any of the other thefts. The Sheriffs Office is working with vta to track down any more thieves involved for anyone out in the if theyve been do see anything suspicious of anyone looking like they have a water hose or anything like that near vta definitely call it in to us that we can go out there investigating. We spoke with someone who works at a metal scrapyard business to learn about how they ensure the copper they are buying is not stolen. He told us they dont take copper from just anyone. They take many precautions, including taking a picture of the person, their car and their id. The worker also says the Sheriffs Office stopped by their shop, telling them to be on the lookout for copper thieves. Im sara stinson reporting the newsroom. Back to you. Some local Business Owners say they are so sick and tired of crime that theyre threatening or thinking about not paying their taxes. If the city doesnt fix the problem. More than 200 Business Owners have agreed to participate in a boycott of taxes. One has been running multiple stores in the city for 35 years. Take a listen. It should be just a its out of control as far as it gets, Business Owners are feeling they feel the pressure that they are not being protected. But the city of oakland and they paid so much taxes. I mean, theres taxes. I mean, uk will get even there count on the taxes that we pay per year. And plus, we losing all the insurance coverage. So right now its businesses thinking, hold on a second. Were paying the city for, you know, and to be free of crime. And thats not happening. So maybe will withhold the money. Its not a boycott thats actually happening at the moment. Its something that talking about. Well continue to follow that story. Meantime, mayor sheng thao says that oakland is actually making progress in fighting crime. She sent a statement saying in part, quote, since the summer of 2023, oaklands Business Districts have experienced a reduction in most property crimes. We have more officers in my first year as mayor. Then weve hadothe last 2 and a half years. Weve restored foot patrols and motorcycle traffic units conducted focused operation with specialized units and expanded safety. Ambassador programs, end quote. And suffered lifethreatening injuries during a standoff with police while they were trying to serve a warrant at a motel in petaluma. Police say the incident started saturday when they responded to a home on harvest lane for a Domestic Violence call. They say officers werent able to take him into custody that night. So they put out a county wide be on the lookout announcement on monday. Santa rosa police say they spotted a man driving in santa rosa tried to pull him over, but he drove away. They tried to chase him but called it off due to safety reasons. Shortly after that, police say they received calls about a fire at a mans home the next day the mans car was found in a Motel Parking Lot on south mcdowell boulevard in petaluma. Police say they tried to serve 2 warrants but said the man threatened them and shot his gun several times later that day they heard another shot come from the mans room and then a swat team went inside and saw the man was significantly injured. Thats what they called it. He was taken to the hospital with lifethreatening injuries. Happening tonight, San Francisco City Employees will attend what theyre calling a Strike School in preparation for a possible strike. The employees union are calling on is an urgent staffing crisis. The workers say theyre currently 3700 vacant positions in San Francisco. Today. Strikes school will take place at 05 30am, tonight. No word on when a potential strike. My take place. 808, right now. And. And then developing news, San Mateo County supervisors are taking a stand. They dont want a and t. Tnt to cut Landline Service because they think that the land lines are a lifeline. In some cases, thousands of people. And theyre asking the countys da to draft an ordinance in opposition of a tnts plan. Kron fours will tran explains more. Hesially in areas where Cell Phone Service is spotty or they dont have it at all. Why is it so important . Well, a tnt is considering cutting landlines in many areas throughout california. Whats the problem . While the problem is in a disaster . Well, those landlines are crucial for people who rely on them exclusively to either call down to authorities to find out whats going on. And in many cases the authorities use reverse 911. Calls to let those people were talking thousands of them to let them know either to shelter in place or if theres a fire coming in their direction. This has been proven we have seen so many fires throughout california that those land lines have saved lives at this particular tnt. Its not a question if. But when and that scares the board of supervisors, which is why theyre trying to get ahead of this, telling a tnt you can not do this as far as whats going on. There are many rejeopardy as specially during back to right . Thank you. Will. 10 right now. Still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, San Francisco lays out plan combat Overdose Deaths and they have a new data. On how the numbers look, drug is causing deaths. Plus los angeles Innocence Project is asking to conduct new testing and re examine evidence in the Scott Peterson murder case will have more 20 years after he was convicted of killing his wife and child. And after the break, the first partner of california announces a new plan to address the gender pay gap. And today, back to the sunshine and dry skies. We go, something were going to get used to these next several days. Highs well into the mid 60s under that sunshine. Your forecast ahead. And traffic will start to build in 8 oclock hour then off to a pretty easy start 8. 30, right now. Do you love Golden Gate Park . I do. Now you can help San Franciscos Golden Gate Park be named the best city park in the whole nation. The famous landmark has been nominated and usa, todays best city park contest. The voting is now through april 8th and weve got a link on kron 4 dot com where you can cast your vote. Yeah. A lot to go get. That is i think its awesome. I do all kinds of stuff and the park. Even the park this week, this front. Couldnt ask for better wests better weather. The park has its own microclimate 2, which is kind of cool on a sunny day can actually be as much as 5 degrees cooler than the neighborhoods around. It was all the changes, all the shade and all that concrete soaks up the heat. Yep. You need escape from the warmth. Just head out to the park. To bikes. You know, you ride with oh, yeah. I know its endless things to do out there. And heres your view above the park actually from smout sutro. Well, this is more so the presidio, but its its down there somewhere. A Golden Gate Bridge right there. And then a marine county out the distance, all of its going to be under the sunshine today. Really gorgeous. Stay to be getting outside. And were going to keep that going looking outside from the coast to our inland areas. There is no fog out there. In fact, this forecast set up is a lot like we usually see in the fall High Pressure ridge to our west, low to our east. And because of that, we actually are going see an offshore wind kicking up tonight into tomorrow. Some of our strongest winds in this forecast thats going to push any sort of fog away from the coastline is actually going to give us quite the breezy evening tonight. Right now are calm. But look at how winds transition to move out from the northeast on into the bay area and tomorrow, especially 50, even 60 Miles Per Hour. Peak wind gusts. The sierra is going to see Even Stronger gusts than that with wind advisories for the sierra. This really starts tonight tomorrow on into early friday after that calming down into the weekend. Good news for the Saint Patricks parade on saturday will be much calmer by parade day. Temperatures in the 60s for your daytime highs today. Expected to be a little bit breezy. Maybe the windbreaker as youre getting outside in a few spots. Once you catch that son, though, its going to feel really nice and warm. San jose at 66 degrees today. Mid 60s across the east bay and the north bay looking at some temperatures in the upper 60s in some cases, the late on benicia, our warmest spots today at 67 degrees. Lets look ahead tomorrow nearing 70, if not quite getting there. Tomorrow is going to be the warmest are starting the windiest day. The forecast well save the warmest days for the weekend, especially saturday, Saint Patricks day parade highs in the mid 70s all across the day and are plenty of sun great. All right, john, thank you for tracking in accident. This is a long 5. 80, as youre traveling. Justin eastbound 80 there west of the maze. Unfortunately, all lanes are blocked right now. So if youre heading out of the city to burglar and reveal, you might want to take some of the side street until theyre able to clear that westbound, unfortunately, pretty backed up. And thats not because of that crash on the eastbound side. So over the east bay along a 5. 80, things are pretty busy no matter what route you take in they bridge right now about 14 minutes. Weve got to get to the maze first san mateo bridge just short of 27 and you want to one for everybody traveling across towards the peninsula. Its been a little busy along as youre getting on and off the bridge nearly an hour along 1, 0, one. 85 to menlo park in the south bay to 89 a little busy. 46 landed. Animal pete is on 80 through oakland right now. Pretty busy side street would be a better option for you at the richmond. Sandra fell bridge just short of 14 minutes. No major delays there. Alright, jazz, back to you. Its confusing. Its people dont know where to turn. Well, that is karin janssen. Shes a lawyer and her firm is teaming up with the group writes behind bars to sue the dublin federal prison. Theyre hoping to improve conditions there on monday. As we reported, fbi agents rated that facility taking multiple boxes of potential evidence. All we know is that the fbi, they did the facility took i believe they also may have taken computers. And we also know that the same time almost the entire executive staff was let go or removed, no longer working. There. And that includes individuals who in january testified about how they were making positive changes. In a statement kron 4 news, a spokesperson for the bureau of prisons said, quote, a new team was charged with developing a plan for the future of the facility. You may remember back in 2021 the fbi also rated that facility which led to warden ray garcia being charged and con icted with multiple counts of abuse for ordering incarcerated women to pose naked 7 others were found guilty of abuse. The judge overseeing both the criminal and civil actions in this case called a special hearing on friday. Jansen says theyre asking for an outside moderator to be appointed. Its a and a second man has now been arrested for a fatal shooting. That happened last month in san jose. Gerald williams was arrested on friday. Police believe he was the second person involved in a shooting that happened february 29th in a parking lot on more park avenue where police found a man who had been shot and was in his car at san joses 9th homicide this year. Theyre still investigating the motive. Weve got the all clear now in martinez after a hazmat situation where yesterday fire officials had to shut down several streets. A tanker started leaking some sort of fluid. So they were concerned that was one of 3 tankers that were found abandoned last friday and 2 of them had already been towed away. Authorities tested samples from the leaking tanker and they ruled that the fluid was not hazardous. Its still not clear exactly what was in it, though, or why those tankers were abandoned. 8. 19, is the time and new this morning. Dollar tree has Just Announced its going to close nearly 1000 stores over the next several years. Dollar tree says it plans to close 600 Family Dollar stores in the 1st half of this year. Dollar tree acquired Family Dollar store about 10 years ago. And then after that initial round of closures, another 370 Family Dollar tree stores will be closing along with at least 30 tree stores. Its not known yet if any bay area locations will be impacted. But well let you know when we find out. Voter turnout for last weeks primary election was low at just 34 . It wasnt a record low for a president ial primary, but its pretty close. The worst was 31 voter turnout. That was back in 2012 when president barack obama cruise to reelection the last president ial primary back in 2020 saw 47 turnout across the state. One analyst we heard from his anticipating a very high turnout this november. Tuesday marked National Equal Pay day. Policymakers say that theyre working to address the gender pay gap still, which includes California First partner, Jennifer Siebel newsom. She says on average women in california and 0. 81. For every dollar that men earn and data from the california department. Civil rights shows the pay gap is even more drastic for black women. They earned 0. 58 for every dollar. A man earns latina women make 0. 44 to a mans dollar. And over 200 employers say they are signing on to the equal pay pledge and the campaign is being launched and the idea is to close the gap. If they really think about the fact that women are the backbone to their families, their communities and the economy, that theyre actually harming our society when they dont pay women equitably. Siebel newsom says that a new website equal pay ca dot org was also launched, providing what she calls the equal pay playbook and it includes resources to help employers close the gender pay gap. A reminder kron 4 is honoring remarkable women of the bay area all month long. And if you scan this qr code, it will take you right to the spot on kron 4 dot com where weve got all of the stories of these remarkable women. Were going to take a break here in a 22 coming up on the kron 4 morning news. Why state lawmakers want to ban a popular teen stack in california schools or something inside they say is not good. You can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball. Or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. Existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan for a year not only will you save hundreds but youll also be joining millions who have connected to americas most reliable 5g network. Sure is a lot safer than becoming a stuntman for money. Get a free line of unlimited intro for a year when you buy one unlimited line. Visit xfinitymobile. Com today to learn more. 24 new this morning. Berkeley is returning a parking lot thats currently sitting on top of a sacred site to the ohlone tribe. So this parking lot is located at 1900th street, right near 5, a tz picture of it. There. The parking lot actually sits on the first human settlement on the shores of San Francisco bay. It was established way back 5,000 years ago, berkeley mayor jesse are going says this is a historic step towards righting the wrongs of history. City and tribal leaders are going to be hosting a media event later this morning to talk more about it. Its 8. 25. In for your health. A New California bill could bans schools from serving breakfast cereals, baked goods and other foods that have artificial dyes in mountain. And a kid favorite flaming hot would be covered by this bill so they would be able to have it if it had this, diane, it. Public schools would be able to serve these foods with the dyes because the dies of a link to it. Cancer hyperactivity and behavioral issues in some children. And the dies right now in the u. S. They are in various snack foods, including. Talkies and doritos Assembly Member Jesse Gabriel formally unveiled a bill yesterday. It still needs to pass through the legislature be signed by the governor. If it becomes law. And if so, apparently all of those snack food just switch over to natural dyes. So your kids would still get him with the have the same great taste to be so hot. I meantime, theres a new study shows microplastics could be building up in our arteries. Researchers say this could be linked to heart attacks. Stroke death. They studied 250 people and they say 60 had microplastics running through their arteries. S experts say this is a real wakeup call. Good morning. Im Michael Thomas. Coming up, well give you details about a bill thats heading to the state senate that may change the way drug testing is done when it comes to charging and ar business. Its not a ninetofive proposition. Its all day and into the night. Its all the things that keep this world turning. Its the gotos that keep us going. The places we cheer. Trust. Hang out. And check in. They all choose the advanced Network Solutions and round the clock partnership from than anyone. Ness. Rings powering possibilities. Joining right now, were checking out the weather and it sure is nice out play. Nope. And looks like were going to be keeping it nice for quite a little while. If we can wind, we wouldnt. Were not yet. Cant think of out. No, its definitely a forecast. The is just picture perfect. I guess the one thing that maybe is the catch will be the winds tonight into tomorrow. And thats something that youre going to hear outside your house, especially tomorrow that wind whipping through the bay. As of this morning, though, its nice and calm. This is your view from mount tam. The sun came up a beautiful style, too. And now were looking at those clear skies and brighter skies overhead. A few high passing clouds but not broken out, blocking out in the the brightness currently. And we will be seeing sunshine through the day. For the winds, that is that one catch picking up later on today into tonight, well have 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour peak wind gusts today. Tomorrow. Its going to be more like 50 to 60 Miles Per Hour in the sierra, nevada is actually under wind advisories because of Even Stronger winds up there by friday. Winds will start to calm down and by the weekend, really calm, beautiful conditions. Temperatures right now are in the 40s to low 50s san mateo nsf sitting at 50 degrees, oakland and hayward at 47, some 30s in a few spots in the north bay. So a chilly start later today, though. Nice and mild with highs in the mid 60s right now. All right, john, thank you for that tracking eastbound at 5. 80, just west of the macarthur maze. We know that lanes are all blocked. Now. Looks like they at least have a lane open. Things are still going a little slow on the westbound side. Youre seeing the normal flow of traffic, but its still pretty busy there as well. 14 minutes into the city right now may so that fremont street exit san mateo bridge back up to about 27. Weve gone down, but now looks like things are building their yet again. 14 minutes on the richmond, sandra fell bridge in Golden Gate Bridge. 37 to the tolls. Youre at. 32 reaches back to you. Thanks. A lot of its 8. 31 and convicted murderer Scott Peterson. As weve been telling you, has a new l a based legal team and theyre trying to argue that. They want to introduce new evidence because it could potentially prove his innocence. That dna testing is among the things are asking for. Peterson, as you may remember, was convicted 20 years ago of murdering his pregnant wife and unborn son. Jennifer mcgraw takes a look at what happened in the hearing. Good morning, mister peterson. Can you both see and hear the proceedings are . Thank all right. Scott peterson is currently serving life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him 2 decades ago. The now 51 yearold had been having an affair with his mistress with his wife, laci peterson, who was 8 months pregnant with their unborn son, disappeared back in 2002, the family lived in modesto at the time. Attorneys with Innocence Project, an organization that aims to exonerate the wrongly convicted agree to re examine the case. They asked the San Mateo County superior court judge to approve new dna testing. We spent a lot of time trying to. Sets out what frankly are very alarming deficiencies in the discovery that was provided to the defense of the time trial. They also asked us tennis last District Attorneys Office to provide them with evidence that they say should have been turned over during petersons trial years ago. That then investigators argue that peterson dumped laceys body during a fishing trip in the San Francisco bay, a burn ban with a bloodied mattress in the back could contain dna evidence. Petersons family has maintained his innocence for years and believes the bad may have been used in a burglary. Theres a theory that she may have been killed in the van because she witnessed that burglary. Theyre asking the judge to allow them to reopen the investigation. Show them the documents from burntout van. That was located less than a mile from the peterson home that contained mattress that they say had blood stains in it. They want that mattress retested. The defense was entitled to those at the time of trial. Mister peterson has been waiting 20 years to find some of Police Reports and audio recordings and video recordings that should have been provided. 33 is the time the San Francisco department of Public Health has released an update regarding Overdose Deaths in the city. 64 people died of drug overdoses last month, which is down slightly from the 67 deaths reported in january. Fentanyl, though, continues to be the leading cause of Overdose Deaths. Although doctor hilary could a ms from Francisco Department of Public Health is hoping to change that. The bahrain ching, people who use stimulants and helping them to stabilize their lives. We expect that we will see some positive health outcomes, even though addiction is a chronic illness. Recovery is possible. There is a way out of addiction and into a healthier life. The department of health says its focusing most of its resources towards communities with higher rates of overdoses, communities like the unhoused and those who have had a prior overdose. State senator scott wiener is pushing a bill to limit the use of inaccurate drug test by Law Enforcement. Yeah, if passed, he says this could prevent people from being wrongfully convicted. Crawfords. Michael thomas is in the newsroom with the latest on this. Good morning, michael. Hi, good morning, everyone. Senator scott wiener says the passing of this bill will make Law Enforcement across california used more accurate drug testing. Adding that right now every year color, metra, drug testing causes about 4100 people statewide to be wrongfully arrested and charged. No, its senate bill 9, 1, 2, in the state Senate Public Safety Committee just passed with a vote from 4 to one requiring Law Enforcement to use more accurate and objective drug testing, essentially stopping agencies from making arrests or filing charges on the basis of these color based drug test, which are also known as colorimetric drug testing right now, some areas still use these tests to assess whether a substance contains illegal drugs. But Officials Say many agencies across the state have already abandoned these tests due to them being inaccurate. The bill does not ban the use of these tests completely, but it does prevent officers and prosecutors from using them as the basis of arresting or charging decisions, at least without verifying the results with a more accurate tests. Now, the senator says a recent study done by the university of pennsylvania showed that nationwide colorimetric drug testing leads to about 30,000 wrongful convictions every single year. And here in california, that number is around. 4100 now. The bill did pass through the state Senate Public Safety Committee will now head towards the state Senate Appropriations committee. Thats the very latest here the newsroom. Im Michael Thomas will send it back to you live in the studio. All right. Thanks a lot, michael. A 36 right now and were learning more. About a mid flight incidents where a plane took off from sydney, australia headed for San Francisco and had to turn around pretty deep into the flight because of problem. Yeah, it involved a boeing plane. This was being flown by United Airlines croppers. Dan kerman walks us through exactly what happened. Less than a week after united jet bound for osaka lost a tire shortly after takeoff at sfo. And it crashed into parked cars. Theres been another united incident and a united flight 8. 30, from sydney to sfo, head to return to sydney after what united described as a maintenance issue. Those who have seen the video of the incident so fluid pouring off the plane on takeoff. Clearly they had a problem with a hydraulic either lying or system something. Something broke was. Allowing hydraulic fluid to overboard. Douglas rice is a retired commercial Airline Pilot and regional Vice President of the California Pilots Association that hydraulic fluid the ability for the landing gear to go up and down. It provides said movement of the flight controls. Provides a very controls. The brakes, primarily flight controls and landing. Here are what its there for a united flight from San Francisco to mexico city on friday. Also had a hydraulic issue and had to make an Emergency Landing at lax. What would cause one of the hydraulic systems to fail . That could be just simple law. Look at the draw. The wheel coming off is a is a much more concerning issue because theres several Failure Modes that we need to look at. Was it me months . Was it something that actually fatigue failed . Was there a medal failure that led to this in all united has had more than a half dozen issues over the last 2 weeks, many of which the faa is investigating. Its concerning for sure. I keep my eye on the news about that. Those traveling in and out of sfo say its very concerning. With that would be happening if there wasnt a maintenance problem. Obviously you want that fixed . Dont know if taught me traveling, but it certainly made me put it on. I take 100 sure about that united emphasizes that in all of these cases, the planes ended up landing safely. They say safety continues to be their top priority in all of these issues are being investigated. Some along with the faa, the ntsb and the airplane manufacturer. At sfo, dan kerman kron. 4 news. Police officers recovering this morning after a suspect rammed into his patrol car. And you can see here in this picture, the scene of the accident. This happened last week as the officer was investigating a retail theft at the gateway plaza. Both the officer and the suspect had to go to the hospital that they were treated and released. And that suspect is now in custody. 08 39am pg e customers get ready to actually collegues see some money knocked off of your bill. A credit from the california climate credit thats going to go into effect next month. You will notice on your bill if you have an electricity account, youre going to get an automatic credit. A 55. And if you have an active gas account with pg new, youll see 85 credit. This is coming from the california cap and trade program, which is designed to help utility customers transition to lower carbon options. It doesnt mean theyre actually lowering your bill because, as you know, pg looks at keeping hiking it. So stay tuned for that 8. 39, right now, hundreds of students, parents and educators march to the state capitol. Theyre pushing for more money for afterschool and Summer Learning programs. They say that these efforts will help preserve the states 4 billion dollar annual investment towards universal afterschool and Summer Learning programs despite the states projected budget deficit. To make big impact make a difference in childrens lives. Like i said earlier, like keep just keep him off the street trying to get bad activities. But this so positive for my things. Unless its a great thing. After the rally, they also continue to this series of meetings where students got the opportunity to tell lawmakers what they think of these programs and why they feel theyre so valuable. 8. 40, is the time and well take a break. But still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news bay area, Major League Baseball stadiums are looking Like Minor League when it comes to their food. Were going to tell you where a new study ranks the concessions. And after the break, strawberry season could be delayed in california because of this years rainstorms. Were going to hear about the amount of strawberries one companys lost so far. And after all, that rain, we are finally in for a drier trend of weather. And hopefully that helps the strawberries and hopes you cannot cite 2 will be in the mid 60s this afternoon. Got more on your forecast ahead. And were seeing a lot of progress on our bridges right progress on our bridges right now that your high it all starts with a chevy truck. Chevy silverado with the turbomax engine and bestinclass standard torque. And the Chevy Silverado hd with up to 14 available camera views. Do more in a chevy truck, get yours now. Get 5000 total value on Silverado Ltz high country models when you trade in an eligible vehicle. Or during chevy truck season, get as low as 0. 9 financing on all 2024 silverado 1500 pickups. Chevrolet. Together lets drive. And were back in a 43. California is harsh rain that weve seen these past few weeks now having a big impact on strawberry farms. According to carlsbad, strawberry company, recent storms cost them about 80 boxes of strawberries per acre. And with 20 acres of farming that comes loss of about 160,000 pounds of strawberries. We lost out on most of our january production and or february production. So really really, we were we had the same amount of labor we were just having to pick it off and throw it away. So we just had no income because we arent able to sell anything. And farmers say it takes about 4 to 5 weeks for strawberries to grow, but that the heavy rain is worsening. The condition in the shapes of the strawberries and cutting their acre sizes nearly in half a moist getting thinking, though, of springtime and strawberries and all sides stand yeah, exactly. Because weve got a great stretch of weather here, john. Yeah. Off just that sunshine. It does make you feel like its that season for sure youll get the strawberry shortcake out. All that fresh fruit. And, you know, everything is going to be in full bloom by the end of this weekend because the sunshine that we have. Just consistently over the next few days. Today is our first consistently dry stretch of weather. Yesterday we started with the showers. Got rid of those pretty quickly today. Obviously its been crystal clear. We had a beautiful sunrise earlier are set up is actually a lot like a fall set up, though, High Pressure to the west in low to the east of us is actually going to usher in some strong offshore winds. Usually will see these offshore wind events in october and november. But now were hanging out with one in march here. The reason behind it is the High Pressure ridge offshore and that low that actually brought us yesterdays rainfall picking up winds as we move into tonight and tomorrow. So right now are calm. But look at these northeasterly winds that will crank up this afternoon, 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour into the evening, 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour tomorrow in the sierras going to see Even Stronger wind gusts than that as we move into thursday friday, we start to calm down, though, and we do have a nice calm weekend around the corner. As for temperatures today, its back to the mid 60s just a little bit warmer than yesterday. Were really going to see temperatures climbing over the next few days after today. So today, still that cool, 60 degree kind of feeling a san jose. Youll be at 66. Well, fremont and hayward at 65 degrees. Oakland, all the way up to 66 in our warmest spots. But Mission Valley at 67 degrees today. Tomorrow you may see a 72 on the map and you certainly will see a lot of them come friday into the weekend. Saint patricks day parade on saturday. Perfect weather for it. Actual holiday on sunday looks great too. And next tuesday is your first day of spring. Kind of feels like were getting a head start to it. And this forecast, right . All right, john, thank you for that, tony. This matter out of the bay area right now, as you can see. Were pretty busy out there. Traffic building along 88 82 traveling from hey, were down to fremont and even 101, along the peninsula and the south bay ridge is using some improvement there. If youre going to take in the bay bridge right now, 13 minute ride may so that fremont street exit no longer have the major Traffic Building there. The toll plaza san mateo bridge around 25, 80 to 101. Checking on of the south bay. 85 up to menlo park about 55 minutes on nearly an hour. 2. 80, like you saw is not as congested was still a little busy. 60 landed to 37 5. 88 to oakland. These are busy might want to take the side streets traveling through there and along 80 this morning, richmond all the way down, walk into the maze just short of 36 minutes. Darya. James, back to you. All 47 is the time and new this morning in washington, d. C. , legendary ukraine boxer Vladimir Klitschko met with the state department and members of congress including former speaker nancy pelosi. He told stories from the front line in ukraine and talked about the need for us aid to continue. The visit happened on the very same day that the white house announced that the pentagon will be sending about 300 Million Dollars in weapons to ukraine. Kron fours Vicki Liviakis had a chance to speak with both klitschko and pelosi about the importance of his visit. And again, the continuation of usa. Very good means this budget. We needs weapons to defend ukraine. I believe this is not last. Package of 8 that so especially for our military forces. But i hope. That will that contribution will make change from plant. Thank president biden, thank you, United States of america, but its really important because outside world is a of support for ukraine is something very important to members of congress. This is they have to know its democracy is a fight for american democracy. Well, coach go went on to say that this war has to end and the amount of aid that ukraine will need Going Forward will all depend on how long the war lasts. Its 08 40am. The cowboy State University system is seeing a decline in enrollment. A report from csu system says enrollment has dropped by nearly 6 since 2019, which is about 28,000 students. The decline. This comes after a report from the university of california system that shows the application numbers for csu schools have actually gone up by 1. 5 . But enrollment is down. Momentum is growing towards requiring Public Schools to be taught how to manage their money and economics teacher in berkeley says many students come to her saying they dont know much about handling their finances and dont understand how their parents do it. And now a Silicon Valley businessman is leading a signature drive for a ballot proposition that would require courses about Money Management in schools. State lawmakers are working on something similar right now through legislation. And if the bill passes, then the Ballot Initiative would be set aside because they wouldnt need to do it that way. Well, californias prop one is still too close to call vo. Yes, vote. Does hold a narrow lead right now. The proposition, which is backed by Governor Newsom would raise 6. 4 billion dollars through ponds to go towards homeless and Mental Health services and housing. Now, proponents say prop one will help get Homeless People off the streets. Opponents though, say it would divert money from local homeless programs and simply cost too much. A newly opened restaurant. Take a look at this in San Francisco has earned a top spot. One of the highest distinctions in gastronomy. 7 adams opened its doors less than 6 months ago. And it now has a new michelin star to add to its signage, according to michelin, 7 adams provides fivecourse meals for under 100. Chef David Fischer joined his partner chef serena to launch 7. Adams and fish are now has a michelin star to his name. 7 adams was one of 10 restaurants added to the Michelin Guide with the only one of the bay area of the other 10 7 were in la and 2 were in beverly hills. Its 8. 51. And baseball season is just around the corner and theres a study out that says the best, the best, best and worst ballparks when it comes to the food that you get there. This is study was conducted by ontario bats and they factored in. First of all, the capacity to ballpark. So how many they see and then the price for beer and hot dogs. Oracle, San Francisco giants home ranks 16th out of the 30 teams. And so they got a fivepointfive rating on a 10. The price of a hot dog there. 7. 75. And now at the coliseum where the oakland currently blank. They came in dead last and their price of a hot dog is 7. 79. So i mean, if youre just talking about prices i dont know a good that does i i care about what kind food i get there and the overall experience. And now about lets talk basketball. Its a faster like a steph curry is ruled out for tonights game against the Dallas Mavericks because of this washington down injured his ankle. This happened last thursdays against the Chicago Bulls and the warriors say he is making progress has been cleared to resume his workouts, but hes not going to play tonight. Hes going to be reevaluated after fridays practice and then well see the warriors play the lakers on saturday. So maybe make it to that game. All right. Lets talk football. The fortyniners. Theyre set to sign browns defensive tackle jordan elliott to weigh whats been reported as a twoyear 10 Million Dollar deal. Elliott had 2 and a half sacks and 3 tackles last year as a starter for clevelands top ranked defense, the fortyniners will still need some more help up front, though javan kinlaw and Cleveland Farrell joined the list of 49 er lineman now that are heading somewhere else. They signed oneyear deals with the jets and the commanders respectively. Backup quarterback sam darnold also on the move, his head over to the vikings. The fortyniners locked up their perspective back up, Branden Allen to a oneyear deal. He was their 3rd string quarterback last season. Well see how much more the quarterback room shapes up between now and the start of next season. All right. Were going to take a break. 8. 53 the time coming up in the next hour of the kron. 4 morning news. The blue angels will be back over the bay area this weekend. Were going to tell you where you can watch them where you can watch them perform. sinnerman by nina simone get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. Contact your volvo retailer to learn more. Time now is 8. 55. And kohls is bringing bag babies r yeah. I used to shop there. My kids are grown. How theyre bringing back 200 Stores Across the country. So if you dont know about babies are rushing to get clothes and furniture, all kinds of stuff there. They say they should be ready by the fall and theyre hoping tht will attract the younger shoppers. Kohls hasnt said what various stores are going to be carrying babies are us, but theyre going off of their Products Online is just different. Was the easy like you could walk in and get stuff done when it comes to the baby stuff. I did like to see it out there. Everything there in one place. All right. Tonights powerball jackpot, by the way, now estimated at 559 Million Dollars. With the lump sum payment of 273 million. So its a lot of money. Meanwhile, the Mega Millions jackpot also grown because nobody won last night. Its now up at 792 Million Dollars with a lump sum payment of 381. I know some day youre not going to show up for work and thatll be the day the wind and then youll know. His friday, by the way. So who knows if ill be until then, the alarm is going off at and 56 right now. And coming up in the next hour, the crop of morning news. These are targeting a Transit Agency in the south bay. Theyre trying to steal copper wire. Its very valuable. Well have more on this trend. And dozens of small Business Owners in oakland are so fed up with crime in the city that they dont want to pay taxes because they dont think theyre getting their moneys worth of protection. And leaders in San Mateo County are trying to stop a tnt because they want to cut off service to all landlines. But in some cases, from the areas local news station, youre watching the kron. 4 morning news at no good morning and thanks for waking up with us on a july wednesday. Im daria and im james and a sunny one to boot. And it looks like were going to ride that train for a little while. Were going build this for as long as train its top at yeah, were looking at a very nice sunny forecast consistently. So and the weekend, especially