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That work has grant mentioned was initially scheduled to start in january, but it got delayed again and again because of the rain. But it is finally set to begin at 9 friday night and go through for 4 in the morning on monday. On 6. 80, in pleasanton signs warning drivers of a major disruption this weekend. Caltrans is shutting down a ninemile stretch of the interstate. To replace worn out lanes. The goal is to fix pesky potholes. Janice morrow with caltrans district 4 says the closure will be a shortterm inconvenience that comes with a longterm fix for will smooth years and to 6. 80, will be closed between al costa boulevard in san ramon all the way south to state route 84 in seminole northbound 6. 80, will remain open. Morris says getting it done in one weekend will allow them to reduce the number of nightly closures needed. And in turn allows caltrans to finish the project sooner moving the project, the helm. So done in this area. This spring, here are some alternative routes. You can take your coming in from saint racing from area. You can take west crown finding the on southbound and as you grow them into with trump 6, amy coming concord places. But were get on state road. 4. Whats brown . The theres an exception to this closure and its good news for those celebrating Saint Patricks day in dublin, entrance to from 6 a e fy will open. This is just the south end of the project. Caltrans will have another closure when they begin the north end. And that should happen. And the next 2 months we put maps and a ton more information about this closure on our website. Kron 4 dot com. Im sara stinson reporting back to you. Sarah, thank you. San francisco drivers are getting a better idea of where they can expect speed cameras to be installed across the city. Sfmta released its list of potential speed camera locations today. It includes 33 high injuries, streets, school zones and areas with documented history of sideshows law indicates speeding 11 Miles Per Hour over the posted limit would trigger a violation. The locations will be discussed next tuesday at the sfmta board of directors meeting and approval vote should come in a few months. And the speed Safety Cameras are expected to launch early next year. You can find the full list of the recommend recommendations on the sfmta website. Alameda county Election Officials say they will be manually counting the signatures submitted in a petition to recall District Attorney pamela price. The county registrar of voters said the results of a random sampling of the signatures submitted last week. Were not sufficient to determine whether the signature threshold was met. The recall effort requires about 73,000 signatures to qualify. Organizers of the recall say theyve submitted more than 123,000 signatures. A man suspected of robbing a bank in campbell and capitola is in custody tonight. Capitol police say theyve arrested Travis Sanchez on tuesday week after the robberies. Sanchez is in the Santa Cruz County jail tonight on no bail. The big weather story today. A lot of sunshine, whole lot of wind, strong winds knocked down power to barton, the east bay pg and e says the winds caused a tree branch to fall in the line this morning, cutting power to the Transit System near berkeley, a bus bridge should be called in to help. Bart says some trains said to be turned around because of the outage and palo alto power has been restored after strong winds caused a tree to fall on power lines there. Today, it cut out powered almost 900 customers. Happening just before noon between embarcadero and roads, utility workers spent the day clearing branches off the power line while crews on the ground scent of new equipment to those folks happy to have power back tonight. Others hoping the same doesnt happen to them. Were not done with the winds just yet. Kron fours Lawrence Karnow is here with more on that warrant. Yeah, certainly that could be an issue overnight tonight and tomorrow morning. I think a return. Of another round of strong gusty winds, especially in the north of the east bay. I think over the mountain tops. Thats where you see the strongest winds. Youve got those winds. Web skies, though. Nice and clear around the bay area. Nice warm down below. But look at some of the gusts we have over the last 24 hours. 72 mile an hour gust mount diablo healdsburg hill. 62 mile an hour gust black hawk in the east bay, almost 60 Miles Per Hour. Oakland right at the airport. 44 mile an hour gusts, San Francisco downtown, a 37 mile an hour gust san jose. 34 Miles Per Hour. We had gusty winds around the bay area. No getting around that of the wind advisory remains in effect until 11 oclock tomorrow morning. Expecting another strong round of some very gusty winds as we head toward tomorrow. Those winds, yes, still pretty breezy out there right now. And youre going to see some gustier spots over the mountain tops. But forecast model showing as we head through the night tonight and tomorrow morning. Thats when well see the peak of the gusts. The winds again, the commute tomorrow. Watch out some gusts of 30 40 Miles Per Hour. The good news is by the afternoon, those winds calm down leave behind sunshine and warm temperatures. Thank you, larry. And sand east oakland nonprofit had to shut down after a car. Crashed into the building. This is now the second time the group has had to deal with reckless drivers causing thousands of dollars in damage. The group now needs help to get back up and running. Kron fours. Dan thorn spoke with one of the groups coordinators. He joins us now in studio with more than noel. The group is called homies empowerment and they help provide food and clothing to those in need in east oakland. And this specific building is called their care center. And for the second time since 2022, a car smashed into this building and now theyre not sure when theyre going to reopen. Its a devastating blow for east oakland, nonprofit, homies empowerment. Their care center on 77th in macarthur heavily damaged after a speeding driver crashed into it. It just beneath that heartbreaking that here we are both the 2 years. Were at this again. Care Center Coordinator vyvianna montana, speaking through a protective mask because of potentially harmful particles floating around inside the building. She says early thursday morning, 2 cars were seen speeding down the street and then one of them lost control and slammed into the front of the care center. The car was later towed away, but the driver was nowhere to be found. And were lucky that it didnt happrn during th day time where we have. Over 2000 families lined up to food or when we have our days that we do the store. This is now the second time the nonprofit has had to deal with reckless drivers smashing into their building in 2022. And out of control street racer struck the center forcing them to stop muchneeded services for 6 months. Because of the structural damage done to the building this time the center could be closed for much longer. The group will also have to stop providing food and clothing to families while the buildings damage get surveyed. Montano says they need the city to step up with some solutions, kind of upsetting because we have reached out to the city. We have reached out to see we can get some type of barriers in the front of the facility. Yet nothing has done. Homies empowerment is asking for the community to help them bounce back just like they did in 2022, they showed up words of hope for that. One of very to show up for us i just hope support the time was lot. Over told the district 6 Council Member Kevin Jenkins did visit the care center to look at the damage and homies empowerment is seeking monetary donations on their website, which is homies empowerment. Dot com in studio. Dan thorn kron. 4 news. Thank you, dan. The owners of the ace are considering trying to signed a threeyear lease extension at the oakland coliseum. They need somewhere to play for the next few years. In exchange, though, the city is playing hardball, asking that the as leave behind their branding and logo when they head to vegas. City officials also are asking that the team have a role in bringing in mlb Expansion Team to oakland and they want the as to sell their half of the coliseum. The as portion of the coliseum cause 45 Million Dollars . They have until april to pay that money to alameda county. Coming up, Oakland Police are warning about a rise in smash and grab robberies. More on the strategy thieves are using in most of the cases. Plus the famous horn barbecue restaurant has had to shut down its west oakland location for good. Now. The owner tells us about his next move. And kron 4 celebrating the bay areas remarkable women. Coming up, a story about a local trailblazer helping underserved seniors in San Francisco. Mylowes rewards credit card saves us 5 on the things we need. 5 off. 5 off. 5 of. And, as loyalty members, we get points toward mylowes money for the things we want. Oh, we want this. The all new mylowes rewars Loyalty Program is her. Download the app to joi, earn and save toda. Acclaimed west oakland barbecue spot horn bbq is closing one of its locations for good owner. Matt horne says he would not be reopening its a mandela parkway location following a series of setbacks which include a fire that gutted the restaurants interior last year. It came just days after he had posted about the popular restaurant being defaced with graffiti. Horton says hes not throwing in the towel completely and hes still committed to relaunching horn bbq. Just not on the mandela parkway. We spoke with him earlier today. He says hes not giving up on oakland. So theres a few occasions for the past month or so that weve been in conversation with so hopefully one of those will pay out. The plan definitely is. The reopening was always the reopened. Were not going anywhere. Warren has 2 other restaurants in oakland, coward and maddies oldfashioned. The new location for horn bbq is still being scout. And we will, of course, keep you posted. Oakland police are warning about a spike in smashandgrab robberies. They say several recent victims. Were just sitting in their cars when thieves walked up, smashed the passenger window and grabbed things from inside. Police say theyll be sending out additional officers to parts of the city where theyve seen a surge in this kind of crime. Police say robberies have increased 32 compared to the same time last year. Police in rohnert park are warning the public about an increase in vehicle thefts targeting chevy camaro as they say thieves are using technology that simulates a key fob to gain access to the vehicles and then driving off in them. Anyone who owns a pchevy camaro should take extr precautions such as installing a kill switch or installing a gps tracker. Worried parents in san jose today citizen app video here shows them waiting for their kids to be released from Piedmont Hills High School after students were under a shelterinplace order. As police look for a suspect, they say the suspect made his way toward campus while trying to get away from officers. No word on any arrests. The shelterinplace was lifted, but this is the seeond shelterinplace issued for a San Jose High School in the past 2 days. Our weather time here as we get a live look there. Beautiful night in San Francisco. You can see the winds on this picture. And boy, that was some nice, bright, beautiful sunshine today. It was. It was nice and warm. But again, that wind was pretty powerful. Lawrence karnow here. Lawrence, the wind is back tonight. Yeah, its going to whip specially into early tomorrow morning for the commute and then by noon it is long gone. Were going to clear out your skies. Were talking about really a gorgeous friday afternoon. Maybe the nyces friday afternoon. Weve had all year long as High Pressure is taking over. Its going to settle in for the weekend to means. Weve got a great weekend ahead. All right. Now youve got clear skies, windswept skies out there right now. Thats the way its going to stay overnight. Tonight and tomorrow morning. But the winds will be picking up as we head toward the early part of the Morning Hours by the afternoon, the winds go away. The warm temperatures are left behind many places by tomorrow. Going to be up in the 70s this weekend. Yeah, its going to be a gorgeous weekend. The final weekend of winter definitely feeling like spring. As you can see those temperatures on the warm side. Well above the average for this time of year, it is still 63 degrees in half moon bay. 61. It typical. 63 even in San Francisco, a 57 cooling down now and saying lena, but get those offshore winds get all kinds of different temperatures out there. You can see whats happening. High pressure building into the northeast. Also, youve got that area of low pressure spinning around near southern california. And the difference between the 2 really creating a lot of the gusty winds. So well see that again for tomorrow as we see another round, those gusty winds in the Morning Hours. Then by the afternoon, all of a sudden that low pressure kind of caseys. We start to see those going away. That means were left with lots of sunshine and warm temperatures. But a low rate forecast. Weve got changes coming our way this weekend looks good but plenty of sunshine throughout the weekend. Watch out for some showers in the southern sierra nevada. But then late next week as well. Yet all changes rain makes return to the bay area. So lets enjoy that sunshine while we tomorrow. Youre looking about 71 downtown San Francisco. 73 in the mission. 72 in daly city been even 70 in pacifica inside the bay are looking temperatures in the 60s and the 70s and working their way down the peninsula. Nice warm weather by tomorrow afternoon. Maybe some mid 70s in the santa clara valley. We so the warmest temperatures in the bay area by tomorrow afternoon. 73 in union city. 72 in fremont. Sunny 73 in san leandro. 74 degrees in hercules. Still some windy to breezy conditions the afternoon in parts of the north bay. But then over the next couple days, here you go. We are right, right through winter coming to a close as we head in toward monday. Here comes spring temperatures, though, going to be very nice throughout. We dont worry about any rain come maybe about friday of next week and not to have the right. Well. Theres a series of storms at thats where we start to watch. Trying to get to know you like no. Dont worry about. Yeah. Now just lets just enjoy the sunshine. Okay. Well do. Thank foreign banks. The oakland zoo is asking for your help in naming this sweet 8 monthold rescued female tiger. Their short list of names include morrow, a dora and lily. They have until midnight tonight to head over to one other social media pages to weigh in. Theyll then tally of votes across all their platforms as well as from a panel of zoo staffers and that ounce the cubs name tomorrow morning. We are continuing to celebrate womens History Month by spotlighting the bay areas remarkable women. Police say thibodeau works to help underserved seniors in San Francisco and kron fours. Philippe djegal has the story. Think police here thibodeau loves people and people love her. We were no white recreational health care, nutrition and technology. We believe axis is key to those efforts are dedicated to the Elderly Population been inspired because im in awe of those who age in community, the longtime Public Servant providing Vital Services to hundreds of seniors living in San Franciscos lake. You in my district oceanview were said heights ingleside. We dont hear about serving 5,000. We care that we serve everyone who needs them, you who comes to door. So even when we run out of new, we rarely send people home emptyhanded. Thibodeau is executive director of the southwest Community Corporation managing the nonprofits to facilities in the city. Both dishing out lunch and dinner 6 days a week. Hot and fresh meals but supplement the free bagged groceries distributed every wednesday. Is this what you envision what doing . The work as a career helping people like this . Actually, this is my 3rd career. But this most be rewarding career. She is credited with opening the Community Space cop who so at the upper yard and helping to revive the it Bookman Community center. I want do this. Ill now posting a fully functioning texan indirect room stocked with decks of cards and the priceless stories associated with every draw understands the struggle doll. She has been honored with the jefferson award for service has been recognized by the u. S. Senate. San francisco Mayors Office and board of supervisors all while managing her only elements, including lupus, diabetes and one kidney. I do not believe that the less of you should be. The greater mother and grandmother leadership comes naturally to thibodaux and the people touched by her work spanned generations. Everyone has their lane. My lane happened to older adults and keeping them active and keeping them healthy and keeping them engaged, engaged and included in San Francisco, Philippe Djegal all kron, 4 great story there. Kron. 4 honors. Remarkable women of the bay area all month long. You can read more about our finalists by scanning the qr code that just see there on your screen. We aired new stories each week right here on kron 4 and kron 4 dot com. So be sure to tune in. All right. Coming up. Pac 12 tournament stanford got knocked out by Washington State and then someone. Was most definitely held accountable. Jason dumas is next with sports. 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 comcast business. Powering more businesses than anyone. Powering possibilities. And now kron 4 sports. Stanford within a win or go home scenario today. A loss not only ends their season without much hope of a postseason tournament, but it would also be the last game theyll ever play. And the pac 12 they were taking on Washington State and stanford with a major underdog hoping to build off of last nights win against cal. They were playing from behind 1st half isaac jones going baseline. Nice dunk their cause by 6. A couple of minutes later, stanford down 7. For angel in the site. Its a little bucket. 15 6 for angels. A fivepoint game later on Washington State 15 in transition. Myles rice goes coast to coast in. Thats defense that will get a coach fired. Thats for sure. Washington state led by 16 at the half. 2nd half of 19 point Washington State jalen mills. Not to be concerned. 14 points, 5 assists. Stanford went on a mini 8, 0, run, capped off by this Spencer Jones thats a nice. But with man that cut the deficit follow the law, cut the deficit to 14 for that, but would not be enough. 79. 62 still take your set. The done Washington State will take colorado tomorrow not even 15 minutes after that loss news broke that stanford fired head coach jerod haase after the game. Hosp in with a one. 26 one 27 record in 8 seasons on the during that time span. The cardinals didnt make one single trip to the ncaa tournament. Haas was a longtime assistant under roy williams at both kansas and north carolina. And he was the head coach for 4 years at alabama, birmingham before being hired to replace Johnny Dawkins at stanford in 2016, stanford will start a National Coaching search immediately. The Eric Armstead era is officially over the defensive tackle signed a threeyear 51 Million Dollars contract with the jag wires today. Armstead was originally drafted by the niners 17th overall in 2015 he played in 116 game for the niners in have 33 and a half sacks. He also started in all 12 of his playoffeappearances. He had 8 sacks in those playoff appearances, which is good for second. Most in franchise history. The players championship got underway today at sawgrass in florida. Tempers flaring a bit early after narrowly avoiding the water on his tea shot. Adam had takes a bath on a second shot. And besides the launches club into the water, too. There are 3 names at the top of the leaderboard after one. First worry, mcilroy. Drills. The birdie on 4 is 7 under through one. Hes joined by xander this is his second shot on the par 4 0th schaaf lay most side. The panel knocks it in for eagle, beautiful shot. It was settled for birdie. And finally, the defending u. S. Open champ, wyndham clark. Like hes on be the last of the top 3. He rolled in that 12 foot. At 17. Their 21 golfers within 3 strokes. So its going to be a interesting second round, it heat up on that golf calendar. The masters next month. Yeah. Coming up, prediction on who stafford might be looking at to replace . Havent got a clue. Hopefully someone who can make the ncaa tournament as you go. The big. The big 10. And yeah, its going to be a whole new world. Whole new world. Yeah, its going to be crazy. Know theyre actually going to acc. My ac dc. Hard to keep track musical chairs. So ucla and usc. Yeah, thats all their schedule got really. Syracuse university will be playing for next year here in orange man. Get to see my alma mater playing a Conference Game in california is very with excited. For sure. Thanks announcer the parents of the kids buried alive while digging in the sand speak out. Hi, there is a little girl buried under the sand. It didnt matter we