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Regarding yesterdays mass shooting at a School Complex in east oakland. In just the past hour, weve learned that 2 of the 6 injured were students and that police are searching for multiple gunman. Kron fours rob nesbitt has been following these latebreaking developments. He joins us live now in the newsroom with the very latest from. Stephanie chief Leronne Armstrong says that security cameras captured at least 2 people were able to breach the entrance of the king estate campus where they shot and injured 6 people yesterday police on scene described the 6 victims as all being adults. We did learn today that 2 of them were students and that over 30 rounds were fired on campus. 3 of the victims are still in the hospital. One in serious condition. Im sorry, 2 in serious condition and one in stable condition. Mayor libby schaff spoke today calling on congress to enact stricter gun laws to prevent another mass shooting from taking place. When chief Leronne Armstrong spoke, he said that he believes that there were at least 3 suspects involved 2 shooters and one driver who was waiting with a getaway car. We do believe that this incident is group in gangrelated. We believe that our ceasefire teams the working closely all of the groups and gangs of oakland and we believe that this is related to ongoing conflicts in our city that is driven violence throughout our city and will continue to follow up on leads to identify those responsible. I call on the obstructionists in congress. To take real action. Against this unbridled psychosis of violence in our country. Im acceptable and unbridled access. 2 assault weapons in our cities. Everyone still has questions about why this would take place in terms of motive. The shooting is still under investigation. But chief armstrong did say that this was a targeted shooting, but that the 6 people who were shot were not the intended targets. Reporting live in the newsroom. Im rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. Thanks very much, rob, for following this story closely for us. Now, this all comes as the Alameda Health system is reporting a stark rise in gun violence over the past 3 years. Take a look at this data from highland hospital. Theyre now treating twice as many patients for gunshot wounds as they did in the last 2 years. Hospital officials tell us the upward trend began during the covid pandemic and is projected to remain high this year. The Alameda Health system ceo James Jackson is joining a growing chorus in calling for change. Im a son of open. I grew up in oakland. This is not the open that i grew up in. Im calling on community leaders. And im prepared to lead and myself. Weve got to do differently. Weve got to do something better. Thursdays shooting marks the 3rd to unfold at an oakland campus in just the last 2 months. Now, parents and teachers are calling on the School District to do more kron fours. Dan thorn has that part of our coverage. The oakland unified School District reeling from the violence. This has to stop. Our city cannot keep going on like this. It has to stop ust spokesperson john sasaki says the district trying to get information out to families as quickly as possible. You know, usd faced criticism last month for not properly notifying parents about another shooting that happened at Madison Park Academy wednesdays shooting brought back concerns for families. And my concern would be to make sure that the campus something that. Theres a problem protocols in place to ensure that the students are secure and safe when theyre on the campus at all times. The Oakland Teachers Union is calling on usd to do more president keith brown releasing a statement saying in part. Educators are committed to doing whatever it takes to keep our schools safe. We have Major Concerns over the resources that are readily available to support the needs of our students. Our schools should be safe havens for students free from fear of gun violence. Oakland School Board Member Mike Hutchison says these types of shootings show the disorganization of city leaders, lack of leadership that we have in oakland. It rears its head when we need it. The most. And so when we do have these incidents, we dont have the capability as a community to address it because of all these breakdowns psaki is calling for all hands on deck because gun violence is a community issue. We are doing everything we can as the School District. We are educators. We are therefore for students to love and to support them to help them get all the tools they need to succeed in life. In some cases whats been happening in the city. Does make its way onto our campuses. And unfortunately, thats something we have to deal reporting in oakland, dan thorn kron, 4 news. And we continue to follow this shooting both on air and online. Just scan this qr code on your screen there with your smartphone. It will take you straight to our website. Kron 4 dot com where you can find latebreaking updates on this story. And moving on to our current coverage of hurricane ian, which has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. The storm left damage across the state as rescues are now underway. And wyatt little has the latest from fort myers where officials estimate fatalities in the county could be in the hundreds. We are skipping their first glance of the sunshine here this morning, which is a welcome sight for southwest floridians waking up to all this damage. What youre hearing behind me is the fire alarms shifting going off for hours now and this vote, the force of the storm pushed it into the Department Building here. One lady told me it sounded like a gunshot. Every time the boat would bang into a stairwell here in the patio on the second floor, there are several cars back there. As far search and rescue efforts go at Texas Task Force one deployed here to florida. They will be part of the team looking for people who tried to ride out the storm in their homes. Lee county sheriff saying at the from hurricane and just in this county could be in the hundreds. So certainly some grim news out this morning as far as getting power back on. That is a priority as much of the county is water boil your water until further notice. So we really dont know the extent of the impacts to the infrastructure right now, but we expect to find that out as the day goes on. Well send it back to you. All right. A real tough situation out there. And this is the scene in clearwater, florida. Just look at the damage done to this roadway. That road completely torn apart. A lot of rain just collecting on the roadways there. And this is just some of the damage that we are seeing today. And take a look at these images showing firefighters rescuing people in orange county, florida earlier this morning. And more images of flooding damage done to store fronts in the city of north port. You can see the fronts of buildings completely torn away. And taking a live look now at orlando. If you look towards the middle of your screen there you can see sign welcoming people to disney world. But all theme parks in the state are now closed because of those very difficult storm conditions out there. And kron 4 meteorologist kyla grogan has been tracking all of that for us and shes here live for us with more impacts on that storm. Pick tyler. Yeah, its still rolling. And the thing is now its headed back out to sea where it is going to strengthen yet again because of that warmth of the ocean that serves as a fuel to this storm. Once its off of land and you can see the center right there off the coast of Daytona Beach throwing. Of course, all of this rain. And when i wanted to look at some of the storm reports, these are all the storm reports that have been rolling in this morning and some of the pretty impressive Daytona Beach. Wind gusts about 71 Miles Per Hour. If we zoom in, you can see here in Saint Augustine that the saint johns county, they had reported was talking about how this had had been close to the same storm surge or even exceeded at the levels of hurricane matthew, which devastated this area back in 2018. Want to take you down here where yesterday there was a tornado report. This was in june park in Brevard County and some of the wind gusts that i saw from yesterday was coming ashore. Just incredible 110 Miles Per Hour. You can see gusts in grove city and here was 124 Miles Per Hour gusts that one was in and around us alanna. So this is where it is right now. Now, Tropical Storm. But the center now picking up speed, as you can see is its back to the ocean water moving at 9 Miles Per Hour. And the track right now has it strengthening to category one and coming ashore in around charleston, south carolina. And then you can see it rolls further points. That will be friday morning. So that, of course, is where all eyes are going to be. Now, as we see this strengthening because a category one, make no mistake. And by the way, that starts at 74 Miles Per Hour is already at 70 a category one can be devastating and pretty extreme in the damage that it can do so still not out of the woods here. Ill be tracking this. You know, as we go forward for the next 12 to 24 hours. Stephanie, back to you. And i got to really feel for those people out there. Thanks so much cuyler for that. Now new at noon, the restaurant workers strike at sfo is over for now. Labor organizers reached a tentative agreement Late Wednesday night ending the strike that forced around 80 restaurants, coffee shops and bars inside the airport to close for several days. Many workers complained of going 3 years without a raise, raising concerns of keeping up with the high cost of living in the bay area. Workers are back on the job today after winning with the union is calling significant raises and Free Family Health care following this strike. And we continue to celebrate hispanic heritage month. Coming up, we take a look at a bolivian artist whose work can be seen at iconic locations across San Francisco. Plus, fans of coolio remembering the grammy awardwinning artist. You take a look back at his life and career. Plus, officers are on the hunt for a man who shot at them early this morning in milpitas. What we know about the incident so far. Bill Peters Police are looking for a man who shot at detectives this morning. Check out the scene where officers say they last saw them and thats the scene right there. It happened around 4 oclock this morning. At the time, though, Peters Police officers were responding to another incident when officers saw a man break into a car. Officers say the man fired at least one. Set them. Police say detectives did not return fire and are okay. Investigators say the man then drove away from the scene in a white ford explorer. He got on southbound 6. 80, where he eventually crashed on the offramp near north capitol and 6. 80. He ran off after crashing his car and at this time, officers are still searching for him. Also in the south bay, a woman involved in 3 hit and run crashes has died after succumbing to her injuries. Police say the crash happened in the span of an hour on august. 22nd in milpitas and san jose. The last crash happened on capitol avenue south of road. Officers say the woman was driving a pickup truck with a trailer loaded with 2 other trucks on the back. They say she drifted off into another lane and sideswiped a minivan. The truck crashed into a tree and the trailer dry. Jack knifed, one of the trucks on the trailer broke loose and rolled onto the pickup. This was the 50th fatal collision to happen in san jose this year. And now to an update on californias drought emergency today, several local and state leaders highlighted what theyve been doing to conserve water, but theyre calling on people and businesses to do their part as well. They say one example in water preservation is the construction of googles bay view campus. The campus is built and on waste or other onsite Wastewater Treatment plant. It is that bill to rip and is expected to that is expected to help replenish 120 of the water that the company consumes by 2030, earlier this summer, california state officials enacted a water ban on commercial industrial and institutional turf this month. Santa clara valley water added that to their enforcement ordinance. They can now in force and issue fines for water waste by people and violating who are violating the states commercial industrial and institutional turf. According to the states numbers, this can save the equivalent of the of water use by as many as 780,000 households. Annually statewide. To help business serve more water. Valley. Water has increased the cap for its commercial Landscape Rebate Program from 50,000 to value water ceo says part of their water comes from. The anderson dan dam reservoir. But he says it is completely empty lately. Theyve been purchasing Emergency Water from outside the county. Officials are calling on people and businesses to find innovative ways to conserve water. And one of those ways is by adding terse. Now to the east bay where several homeowners were fined more than 100 this month for using too much water during the drought east bay mud find the customers who live in orinda oakland and richmond. Its part of the ongoing effort to limit water use in contra costa and alameda counties. The Agency Claims the residents were using around 3,000 gallons of water a day. All right. Talk a bit about our forecast now as we take a live look outside at the Golden Gate Bridge. Beautiful view out there. Nice clear skies kron. 4 meteorologist kyla grogan here with more details on what we can expect as we step outdoors. Yeah. What a gorgeous shot that is. Its like postcard. Perfect. What isnt postcard perfect. Our Drought Monitor which hasnt changed since last week. But you can see. It is just to stay that in the bay area. Here we are in severe drought, certainly. Worse than that. As you head further inland and down into central part of the state and what did mention that because we are still in drought. We are still in fire season. So as we go towards the weekend, youll notice High Pressure is going to build up low pressure system to our north is going to start to track across. Were going get a little bit of offshore wind in the north bay over the weekend. It doesnt look like anything thats going to be potentially very difficult fire situation for us. But its just to let you know, we are at the time of year when were watching for this right. So while this is not going to be an extreme event, it does just speaks to the fact that we have to be mindful of that. And we have to think about this. Were making our plans for being out and about and you might want to make some plans because its gorgeous out there. As you take a live look outside at the Golden Gate Bridge is just those stunning blue skies perfect for the visitors when they come in right. But here is that low pressure system that you can see that counter clockwise circulation, the clockwise circulation, highpressure, if that low pressure where to drop down, then you would get those to kind of funneling the wind offshore. So thats why its going to be slight this time because its not quite that inside slider set up that we look for. But just a reminder, we are dry out their current temperature right now. Take a live look outside again at our beautiful blue sky. 71 in San Francisco. 67 in oakland, 70s also in san Jose Livermore concord, 77 degrees for you right now. 76 in santa rosa. Heres where were going today. Some mid to upper 80s in the north bay mideighties in the east bay. Some nice 70s around the bay itself at about 65 out at the coast. Not a lot of fog associated right now with the next couple of days is a marine layer is going to compress and youll notice this as we look at podcast here. So just a quick look at your extended forecast shows that warm up and then we start october on saturday. We cool down a little bit as we head towards the weekend. Lots of sunshine, very good. Nice to see a cool down and some sunshine. Thanks so much, kyra. The California Department of education is responding after critics called out state superintendent tony thurmond. It all comes following a report indicating thurmond would wait until after the election to release important student test scores in a letter written to and 9 republicans from the state senate gop caucus called on the superintendent to provide a specific date when the test scores would be made available. Some felt thurmond who was up for reelection in november wanted to wait to release the data because the figures may not shine a favorable light on him. Are really critical about whats happening in Education System and they need to know the test goes on. The California Department of education released a statement saying the student assessment scores will be released on schedule in october before election day just as they have been. They have been in prior years. Its been almost a month since Texas Governor greg abbott started busing migrants from the southern border out of the state. Julian cruz spoke with one family from venezuela who was bused to chicago. It you know, i give thanks to god for all the people that have helped us. Xavier le not is filled with emotion thinking about the kindness. Chicagoans have shown. With the unplanned arrival of migrants from texas, all the not as and his family among the few flown up by private agencies after a harrowing journey through jungles and deserts, leaving their homeland behind. Moment though. The moment arrives where there isnt any food. Lee not is says on able to buy milk or bread to feed his son. Mathias with communist venezuela in freefall. A failed state by many estimations. Lee, not as facing the stark reality minutes venezuela is very difficult. He says youre not going to have a future for your kids. No way to find economic stability. So with no viable options, lee, not as tragically leaving loved ones behind. And earlier this year in barking with his wife and son by foot and by boat. On an epic journey traveling for days and 5 nights through torrential rains are dense, panamanian without mall. We endured 4, nights in the steaming hot jungle. He recalls and we slept under a tarp. The family somehow surviving the ordeal, reaching the Mexican Border where they were able to enter an asylum request with u. S. Immigration authorities. And now hes safely in chicago eager to find work, applying for a temporary work permit so he can begin to supporters. 30 yearold wife liliana and their 2 yearold son mathias with support from chicago, nonprofit the monarchy i dont have anything of the 37 yearold venezuelan says, but i have a lot with a lot of strength and desire to move ahead, working and studying. That was julian crews reporting for us. Still ahead this afternoon, how drones could soon be a major part of fighting wildfires in the south bay. Plus, an arrest has been made in the shooting of rapper pnb rock. What investigators say about the incident next. Kevin ive fought wildfires for twenty years. Heres the reality we face every day. This is a crisis. We need more firefighters, more equipment, better Forest Management to prevent wildfires and reduce toxic smoke. And we need to reduce the tailpipe emissions that are driving changes to our climate. Thats why cal fire firefighters, the American Lung association, and the California Democratic Party Support prop 30. Prevent fires. Cut emissions. And cleaner air. Yes on 30. And some sad news to tell you about in the entertainment world. Grammywinning rapper coolio has died. The rapper died at his friends home in los angeles. Julio came upon the la rap scene in the late 80s and became a National Sensation in 1995. When he recorded paradise for the soundtrack of the film, dangerous mines. The song reached number one, stay there for 3 weeks. Cleos cause of death has not been released. He was 59 years old. Police have arrested a teen and his stepmother in connection to the murder of rapper pnb rock. Investigators are also looking for freddie trone. Investigators say trone was driving the getaway car when the shooter approached rock at roscoes chicken and waffles restaurant in south l a rock whose real name was rick. Allen was fatally shot. The gunman took off with some of his jewelry. A 32 yearold woman identified as sean tell trone was also arrested as an accessory. Coming up next here at noon, new developments in the tragic death. It happened at a bay area, nursing home. The new lawsuit atria part is facing after its residents were served. Dish soap. Plus continuing our coverage on the mass shooting that left 6 people injured in oakland at a school. The leaders trying to become oaklands next mayor reveal what they would do to help keep people safe. And its almost hear what you need to know about the return of fleet week in San Francisco. Thats after the break. New at noon, San Franciscos fleet week is almost upon us. Tens of thousands of people are expected to flock to the city to absorb the unique sights and sounds this amazing event offers and city officials want to make sure that people can celebrate safely. Kron fours. Charles clifford joins us live from San Francisco. Now with that part of the story he charles. Hey there. Yeah, its that time of year. You know, every october in San Francisco, the is great. The fog pulls back. We get a month of nice weather into the city. There was cram all the really big events into october and fleet week is the biggest of them. All it starts, i think on monday runs all next week. Lets going take a look at some video here. Now theyre expecting over the course of the full week, maybe upwards of a Million People could be in San Francisco for fleet week. There are a lot of events throughout the week, but the main attractions, of course, are the parade of not this weekend, but next weekend. And of course, the air show featuring the blue angels on friday, saturday, sunday of next week. And they also practice off and on throughout the week. It is a lot of fun, but also a lot of people will be in the city. So the citys emergency responders, the Fire Department police department, the Sheriffs Department of all been meeting you know, whats going to be happening and happening. And today they held a press conference to reassure the public that they are on top of it, that theyre working to make sure that everyone can stay safe. And theyre asking that people who go to flee week, you know, keep an eye out for each other as well. We have been planning for quite some time as a City Partners for this event. Weve been but locally of the state level with the office of emergency services, certainly at the federal level with the department of the navy to ensure that this event is going to be a safe and very enjoyable event. If you see something, say something, we have large groups of people that are collecting and enjoying all of the festivities and events. We want to make sure everybody maintains. An eye out for each other and keep each other safe. All right. Back live now. And its not just fleet week. Theres a lot going on over the next week or a couple of weeks. In addition of fleet week. Also got the hardly strictly Bluegrass Festival this weekend in golden gate park. Thats a huge event just by itself that weve got the italian heritage parade, the castro street fair on this coming sunday. And then theres a couple of nba preseason games. The warriors playing this week as well. So if youre headed to San Francisco, check traffic before you leave. Keep in mind that parking could be really tight. Take Public Transportation if you cant. But for now in San Francisco, Charles Clifford kron, 4 news, lot of great options for people looking to have a lot of fun in the city. Thanks so much, charles. What a mass shooting happens. It raises the question how to prevent them in the first place. Kron 4 spoke with 2 organizations working to answer that question. They both say that the best way to prevent these types of crimes is to reach out to people before they become involved with any sort of violence. Avoidable regrettable. Unnecessary we need to fix it for us to start working with our young people and try to show them away instead of letting the streets show them the way of living. Both people we spoke with say that they care about the city of oakland and theyre going to continue to fight to make it a safer place. The dramatic spike in violence in the areas likely going to be the first order of business for oaklands next mayor. We heard from mayor libby schaff at the top of the hour and kron fours dan kerman got reaction from 2 of the people hoping to replace her. Police certainly have a tough job on their hands with this ever increasing level of violence. But so does oaklands mayor. And as you mentioned, oakland will have a new mayor in just a few months today. We spoke with a couple of those vying for the post to get their reaction to what needs to be done here going forward. We cant hold anything back when it comes to protecting our kids. That means bringing more resources staff. Well, officers as well as civilians that are on the ground, not just to respond but to preemptively engage support our kids address the root causes of why theyre even picking up a gun. In the first place and really get to the heart of whats going on. Weve got to be able to i would say invest in the violence interruption programs, invest in those resources. They give our kids alternatives. Other pathways, a life that, you know, puts them and others at risk. While weve made some historic investments. Into our Department Violence prevention, intervention and healing trauma care. We need to double that. Its not enough. We need to be doing more. We need to do more in partnership usd. We put i believe 2. 4 Million Dollars into programs to really show off with restored of justice measures with training and curriculum and violence interrupters on sites and communitybased organizations. But we also need to have representation from those whove been most impacted showing up for students working with those who are most at risk and those who are exposed to violence to really come up with ways that we can mitigate and address the issues that have been involved with retaliatory practices that have not been restored of a nature. Weve not given that of activities with not giving the internships in the mentor ships to come alongside them, really support them where families have been struggle. 2 of the candidates vying for mayor. Both will have a full plate if they win that post in oakland, dan kerman kron. 4 news. An update now on Tropical Storm ian neighborhoods have been flooded and more than 2 million residents in florida are without electricity as rescue efforts continue there. And at least one death has been confirmed and its feared there will be more. Kareen wynter brings us the details. A field of debris that resembled a war zone destruction that stretched as far as the eye could see aftermath of hurricane. Wards governor saying the devastation will be felt for quite some time. The damage, extensive cars floating in flood waters turned streets into rivers. Firefighters worked quickly to rest or distracted driver. It was just on land incredibly despite warnings by officials not to venture outside during the hurricane, authorities had to rescue this family rode out the storm on of all places sailboat. And the destruction from this powerful category 4 hurricane too much to tally with the governor saying its too early to even estimate the extent of the damage are possible fatalities. Despite statements by the sheriff of lee county, florida, thats possibly hundreds who died in the storm. Weve never seen a flood event like this. Weve never seen storm surges of this magnitude and it hit an area where theres a lot of people in a lot of those low lying areas and its going to end up doing extensive damage to a lot of peoples homes that was my my house is gone from homes to major commercial structures in infrastructure. Sanibel causeway rocked by ian sustained heavy damage. Youre looking again. That much just the destruction everywhere. The scene from the air over southwest florida in shocking for these pilots. Some communities have been so crippled by the storm. They say theyre unable to really begin cleanup effort. And then there are the millions of floridians were still in the dark and will be for days with no electricity. And for others, limited food and water in scott. Us traffic effects will linger for months, possibly years. So devastating. So devastating trees down. A lot of fences down. Lets look at all that significant damage there. That was Kareen Wynter reporting for us and when the winds calm down in the flood waters recede, many animals will be found abandoned in hurricane ians disaster zone. Red rover is a sacramento based nonprofit in their 4600 volunteers have responded to more than 215 disasters nationwide. As of right now, those volunteers are waiting for word from local authorities in florida that their services are needed. Yeah, we have volunteers who are standing at the ready so we can go out there and provide whatever sort of service is setting up a temporary shelter. Doing the daily care for these animals that is. The group says a majority of evacuees dont mean to leave their pets behind, but sometimes it can be hard to. Find or catch animals during a natural disaster. The nonprofit encourages pet owners in any disaster zone. Weather. If the floods or fires to have a plan and the right supplies in place ready to scrap if disaster should strike. Kron. 4 meteorologist joins us now with another look at the storms path. We know youve been tracking this for us all week. I love. Yeah, its really quite incredible storm. Ive got a loop here behind me of the last 24 hours. You can see this roll the clock across florida. By the way, it is floridas 4th strongest direct strike, a hurricane at tied for 4th with charlie. And another hurricane from 1919 and i was looking at doctor, not one of my former Weather Channel colleagues was saying that the amazing thing about this hurricane is that the Hurricane Force winds of charlie that extended out would fit in the eye wall. The 35 mile eyewall of hurricane. And that just goes show you how incredibly strong this storm is now sitting right off the shore and it is now going to pick up steam again because the water is going to give it strength as a Tropical Storm expected become a category one hurricane and then slammed into south carolinas coast line. You can see it here between savannah and up in myrtle beach. They do have a hurricane warning up right now. That will be friday morning before then continues its journey and tracks further into land. Finally starting to dissipate. But what a storm. What an incredible ride. And just to show you how the models here, ive got to put this together coming to this consensus with the exception of one thats kind of off and left field. You can see all of them now really taking it into charleston, which is a major population center. So still not out of the woods with the concern for this storm because let me tell you, a category one is nothing to play around with just to show you this kind of an him interesting animation that shows how this is going to play out over the 24 hours or so as this finally starts to dissipate. So its been one for the record books. No doubt about it. Ill be back in just a little bit. Were going to talk more about our bay area weather. Weve got some nice weather out there. So ill be back with that in just a bit. Thanks very much, kyra. Firefighters in Santa Clara County will soon be getting drones to help fight wildfires. The county is set to get 14 drones systems to help with fire detection and suppression efforts. The drones use thermal imaging to identify weak spots in burning buildings and other potential safety hazards. And developing on the peninsula, the family of an elderly woman is suing the atria park assisted living home. She died after she was served dish soap there last month. Kron fours will tran is in san mateo with the very latest. Atria park is still in operation despite an investigation by the District Attorneys Office and police officers. Exactly what happened. Both sides can agree that the victims did not get juice, but both sides do not agree on the detergent. This is the second lawsuit filed by the victims. Families now on the weekend of august 27th 3 people were rushed to the hospital. 2 people alternately died. This second lawsuit is by the family of trudy maxwell. 93 years old. They claim that she drink a detergent. That was a lot stronger than dishwashing detergent as a tree. A parked claims. They say that she died an excruciating death, that she drank something stronger, then a tree, a parked that theyve already suspended the people involved in all of this and theyre doing their own internal investigation on that same weekend, a second person, a man also died. That lawsuit has already been filed. That lawsuit not joining this lawsuit claims the same thing that that and drink something a lot stronger than detergent. Those lawsuits, they talk about one thats happening in walnut creek. So follow me on this atria part also owns a facility in walnut creek. A couple of days before this incident in san mateo, a man also died. A tree up our claims that he died from eating flaming hot cheetos that it did not sit well with them. Well, that particular family claims that he was given a strong detergent that he die from that as well. So lots going on as far as the official investigation by the authorities, they have not come back with any results, whether this was a simple mistake or criminal negligence. But of course, everything will be fleshed out whether its in criminal court or in civil court. Thanks very much. Well, up next, how a bolivian artist got his big break and what you can still see his iconic artwork across San Francisco. Well be right back. Kevin ive fought wildfires for twenty years. Heres the reality we face every day. This is a crisis. We need more firefighters, more equipment, better Forest Management to prevent wildfires and reduce toxic smoke. And we need to reduce the tailpipe emissions that are driving changes to our climate. Thats why cal fire firefighters, the American Lung association, and the California Democratic Party Support prop 30. Prevent fires. Cut emissions. And cleaner air. Yes on 30. Well, this next story takes us back to the past. Introducing us to a bolivian artist whose talent was recognized while he worked as a dishwasher at a San Francisco hotel. The owner caught a glimpse of some of his sketches and pulled him away from the restaurant, launching him into a flourishing 1920s. Are seen kron fours Ella Sogomonian introduces us to the late Antonio Sotomayor whose work you can still find around the city. The iconic Grace Cathedral in San Francisco is a piece of art in and of itself. But inside, youll find another impressive work of art. The 30 panel mural depicting historical events like the 19 0, 6, fire which burned most of the city to the ground. Cathedral archivist michael lamp and was acquainted with the bolivian born artist. And sotomayor. A very are gentleman with bolivian accept which you never lost, very committed artists. I think his early years bolivia formed his are very strongly. The mural was masterfully painted with acrylic on london. And so the myers home just a stones throw away on hill, the painter, sculptor and illustrator immigrated to San Francisco in 1923. As a young man. So the mayor got a job as a dishwasher at the historic palace hotel to make ends meet while attending the Hopkins Institute of art. So the story goes, antonio on his 5th day as a dishwasher and drop the dishes and left the kitchen, take a seat in the lounge and sketched one ever came to his imagination. Well, hes doing caught the attention of his boss who eventually helped launch him into San Franciscos high society. Art scene. 2 more of his murals are still proudly on display in the hotels pied piper lounge. Portraying notable an eccentric characters including literary luminaries, mark twain and bret hart as well as the selfproclaimed emperor of the united states. Morton. Skills as a artists were soon found out by the owner, Janet Johnson and she said you are so good at drawing things. Could you do something for the palace . And thats what he did. He painted another painting that we have in our prominent for her to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the original hotel. So the mayor went on to gain notoriety and was invited to serve as San Francisco arts commissioner in the 1940s and 50s. Its just a tribute to if you work hard, you have the right attitude. Great things can happen for many years. Another sizable piece of his which he is said to have described as the most challenging project of his career was housed on treasure island. The terra cotta sculpture 50 feet wide titled the fountain of the pacific created for the Golden Gate International exhibition. Worlds fair in 1939. But the fountain symbolizing unity across the Pacific Ocean was broken up into smaller parts and hes been tucked away out of sight for decades. Treasure island museum, Vice President schnell blend has been captivated by its grand juror and symbolism since she laid eyes on it in 1991, she explains its something my or bathe the fountain with the impression it would be on permanent display. Instead, its dissected parts, lying and abandoned hangar away from public view. So she continues on her mission to restore the fountain to its full glory. Seems like. Its a part. Everything here is in a permanent state of disarray, moon to the island. The island is compared all torn up and covered with with piles of dirt. And we know that eventually its going to be a beautiful redevelopment. And i can certainly see. Why this fountain should be part of that redevelopment. So the my or came a long way from chula money, bolivia. At the height of his career, his work was exhibited worldwide. He died of cancer at 82 years old in 1985. So the mayor had no children but left behind artwork that will hopefully be enjoyed for generations to come reporting in San Francisco, im Ella Sogomonian and we will be celebrating hispanic heritage all month here at kron. 4. We have an entire section on our web site dedicated to it. Well, you have to do is scan the qr code right there on your screen and it will take you directly to that part of our website. Ok, lets talk a bit about our forecast now taking a live look outside at the beautiful city of San Francisco. Nice overhead shot there. Kron 4 meteorologist kyla grogan here with more details on what we can expect outside. Cloudless here. Love. Yeah. Pretty nice. Stormtracker 4. Not much to report on there. We have to get have to see some of the clouds and you do see we have that low pressure system to the north of us. And High Pressure building in over the coast right here. So thats going to warm us up now. Happy to say our friends in Southern California no longer under those excessive heat warnings are causing triple digit heat for the valleys, but looking better today, 67 in monterrey right now, 79 in sacramento. And lets take a look outside at those gorgeous blue skies. One more time here as we take a live look looking from the east bay. Kind of see San Francisco over there in the distance. Was sitting at 70 degrees right now. 81 already and avato, though 80 degrees in Fremont Seaver warming up a bit. Antioch at 78 62 out of half moon bay. So this is the difference in temperatures from 24 hours ago. Notice spots that were fog yesterday doing much better today as you get the sunshine in there a little bit earlier. So highs today, 72 in San Francisco about one degree above normal. So everyone running a little bit warmer than we should be this time of year. But very nice. Oakland, 77, san jose looking out for low 80s mideighties for livermore concord and santa rosas. Were going to see maybe one of the warmest spots today. 87 degrees when normally should be about 80. What so showed you that low pressure system. Weve got High Pressure off the coast here, clockwise circulation. This is counter clockwise circulation and what its going to result of this is that were going to have just the slightest bit, not anything to dangers of offshore wind. This is the time of year. We start looking out for that that can exacerbate our fire danger. Now, again, this weekend doesnt look to be anything major in the north bay hills, but just a reminder that we are still in fire season. We are still in drought conditions. You want to make sure youre being fire safe as we head across and into october. Ready or not here we come ahead to put my Little Leaves back in their stefaniks. I got over. Here we go. Were going to warm up tomorrow. Then start to cool down a little bit through the weekend. But just really nice. Sunny weather should be beautiful to get outside. If youve got plans. Stephanie, back to it. We love it. When you get festive. Tyler, thanks so much. All right. Senate lawmakers held the first of many hearings looking at the impacts of introducing more drones and even flying cars into airspace. Companies, building electric power taxis had hoped their aircraft would be certified to fly by 2024. Drone companies claim the government is holding the industry back. Some senators blame the faa for not keeping up. The faa needs to promulgate timing, timely regulations to ensure that commercial operations. Occur safely. The pilots are trained appropriately fits more resources for the faa, faster regulatory timelines, organizational shakeups. Were all ears. Others argue the faa needs more regulations to ensure that commercial operations happen safely and that the infrastructure is in place, both on the ground and in the sky. Googles new tool for removing personal information is now available. And as gas prices go up, so our tesla supercharging rates in california rich demuro explains in todays tech smart. Heres whats happening in the tech world. Google says its new tool to help better protect your privacy is now rolling out to everyone. The company made the announcement and its search on event where it unveiled several new upgrades to their search engine. Heres how the new tool works. If you search on google and you see a result that contains your phone number home address or email you can now submit a request right from the google app to get rid of it early next year youll be able to sign up for alerts that tell you when any new results pop up with your personal information. Keep in mind, removing entries from google doesnt get rid of the source, but it does make it harder for people to find the information. We know that gas prices are going up, but it looks like tesla owners will also be paying a bit more to charge in an email to customers. Tesla says supercharging rates and off peak hours in california are changing while a full charge used to cost 5 to 10. That number can now be closer to 30. Of course, how much you pay depends on where and when you charge there are now 3 tiers of rates peak middle and off peak, which is typically in the middle of the night. Tesla says owners can check the new rates and times by using the supercharger map on their touch screen. Im rich demuro and you are tech smart. Coming up next here at noon, celebrating a bay area, civil rights icon, how Betty Reid Soskin is marking her 100 and first birthday. And take a look at this Virgin Atlantic launching a new genderneutral uniform for its flight crew looking pretty fabulous. There. The new red and burgundy uniforms created by Vivienne Westwood will no longer be categorized under male and female pilots. Flight attendants and the ground crew can wear whichever uniform they feel most comfortable in rupauls drag race. Judge michelle the size helped the airline unveil that book. And in the east day we saw skin the nations oldest living in now retired National Park ranger is celebrating her 10100 and first birthday this week. I guess were still really that uniform. Look at other was a big party at an el sobrante middle school wednesday, which was renamed in her honor boys believed god was there and has the story. A warm welcome for bay area. Civil rights reid soskin. So in 100st birthday at the named after her one year ago. The Betty Reid Soskin middle school in el sobrante and honor she holds dear to her heart to has been good. Most beautiful thing that happened a saucepan toward the campus stopping by few classrooms and answering questions from students like how it feels to be 100 in one of the few. Of a little bit older than 100. But it the best time of my life in the library. The former berkeley record store founder who became a National Park Service Ranger in richmond at 85 years old. Relive some of her life through pictures posted on the wall. Including being honored by president barack obama yet having a school in her name. Ranks at the top of her list of accomplishments. It says of my whole life. Leading to this moment honor the visit was a thrill for students and staff saw spins name proudly really help the with anything. We lift that. Are the voices of people with the united states. They can do anything as for whats next. Soskin says she is living in the moment. Im living now on the margin. I i do you . You i dont anticipate. What can how about celebrating 102. In el sobrante all right. Thatll do it for us at the kron. 4 news at noon lets send things over to Olivia Horton for live in the bay. Hey, livia. Hey, stephanie, hows it going . Im to put all right. And youre looking fabulous, as always. Thank you. So are you. Can you imagine living past 100 . I think thats so incredible while and its oh, so nice to see them. Throw that nice birthday party. You know, shes so sweet. I love. I love stories like that. So heart felt absolutely. And im sure youve got some Great Stories for us on the show today as well. We do a lot of heartfelt stories coming up today on live in the bay. If you want to take your home cooking from good to gourmet chef, Jason Mckinney is here showing us how with food is love club by truffle shuffle. Plus, specialty cocktails, tariffs that are crafted from the garden to your glass. The simple goodness, sisters are shaking things up for your next happy hour. Then i have a premonition that you want to miss this one. Psychic debra graham is here in studio. Find out how you can join in on the next workshop. And sandy mcmillians inspiring story and how its driving her dreams of owning a truck to serve more hot meals to our homeless community. Theres so much happening today on live in the bank

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