Much for springlike weather with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. The polar express. Now, hours away forecast coming up next. When fun time from the bay areas local news station. Youre watching kron. 4 news. Thank you for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 10. Im grant lotus and im vicki liviakis. So lets go ahead and take a live look right now at downtown San Francisco. Things are quiet for the moment. It has been lovely outside the past several days. But all good things must come to an end. Lawrence is with us now. Well, its the storm looks pretty yeah. Its going to be a large storm. Its going to be a long period storm to a boy in the sierra nevada. Were talking about tremendous amounts of snow, maybe even some snow in our peaks to out the door. Now youve seen some changes begin. Clouds are starting to move into the bay area and now the rain has not started yet, but it is not that far away. Doppler radar showing you a couple raindrops, far Northern California beginning to sneak in
Ambassadors. As for the list of potential candidates for the towns next top cop released by the Oakland Police commission. Having a look at the westin hopes as the next chief does not have to be local. They support that. The police chief who we end up hiring who the mayor is accusing is somebody who work in a city that is similar to our size or at least has and kr has confirmed with the Union Square Alliance that the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in union square. Well be taking place this no word yet on the plans for celebrations beyond 2024. Well, the time now we get a live look right now at the truckee bypass lot of cars. Up there, i guess its did a good time play in the snow. But you want to the up there before things get really crazy, right . Yeah, i think i think really dangerous conditions. And this year, i mean, if you get caught up in a blizzard out there, you get stuck on the side of the road. Weve got so much snow coming down. They may not out for days. I mean, that could
Now at 2 after being without a police chief for more than a year, the city oakland may be one step closer to naming its next top cop. We will introduce you to the finalist. Plus community releasing a ridership report and the Transit Agency says its investments are paying off. And what will happen to some of our favorite events in San Francisco after macys has announced the closure of its Flagship Store in union square. News station. News 2. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news to im bald man. Our top story this afternoon, the city of oakland has a fresh list of candidates in the search for a police chief. The Oakland Police commission released their names last night and right now kron fours Catherine Heenan joins us here live in studio with a look at them. Thanks for joining us. Yeah. As you know, just in the search for oaklands next police chief has dragged on. For more than a year been kind of a mess. This is the commissions second attempt to find a replacement. 4 former chi
We opened a 5 yearold deadly shooting case in the south bay after developing new leads. After being without a police chief more than a year, the city of oakland might be one step closer to naming its next top cop. Residents. Want to hear from them for the first time and form happening tonight. From the areas local news station. Youre watching the kron. 4 morning far. Well, good thursday morning thank you weigh in with his bright and early for the kron. 4 morning news. Here on thursday, february 29th. Im reyna harvey. All right. Well, we want to start this morning with a check of weather john shrable. John, youve actually been preparedness for the storm and it is inching closer was sprinkling on my ride into work. Yeah, a few sprinkles. Misty areas out there so far. Really just the first signs of this change of pace that is really going to grip us here in the bay area. But in extreme impact up in the Sierra Nevada where that snow is going to be falling. Unprecedented plea heavy over the
Of rainfall later on this morning into early afternoon and behind it, stash of cooler air. This is all the speckled cloud cover right here. Cellular clouds, a sign of unsettled weather chance of thunderstorms and usually a sign of much colder air to. And so thats something you can expect a cool down chance of thunderstorms into the afternoon for the sierra. It is feet upon feet of snowfall. Futurecast shows that blue gradually expanding into tomorrow and especially saturday morning as snow level falls to 1500 to 2000 feet. That does mean some snow in upper elevations in the bay. But for the sierra 5 to 12 feet of snowfall in our higher elevations. That is going to completely put travel at a standstill up into the Sierra Nevada. Do not be heading up. Theyre extremely dangerous conditions. Snow is already kicking off and only intensifies into tonight tomorrow and saturday and it is going to take several days crews to get up there and clear all that out. So if youre already up there and p