Bay right here not all that foggy although theres certainly cloud cover overhead. Half moon bay visibility in spots is falling below a mile as novato in santa rosa. But most cloud cover is sitting right above us this morning, see your work commute for most areas is holding up just fine a couple of pockets of poor air yet again dust the spare the air alert that robin was addressing you can see portions of marine county through the car came as all the way on to the Central Valley and then also portions of the Santa Cruz Mountains still affected by some poor air. Moderate air quality for really most of the rest of the bay area this morning. Temperatures right now were in the 50s and 60s with san matteo at 59 alameda right there with you. Well oakland to concord and areas a little further south like hayward on the low 60s to kick off this morning later today, were keeping the same temperatures as we had yesterday around no 90s in this forecast just 6070s 80s today and tomorrow after that t
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
Officer was killed by suspected drunk driver. From the bay station, youre watching kron. At noon. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. Im justine waltman. Are following developing news first here at noon road closures now in place on the capitol expressway in san jose after a car crash. Police are calling this a major injury crash. The capitol expressway from 7 trees boulevard through tours road is blocked off in both directions right now, center road is blocked off from the south side of singleton road in both both directions. Theres an active investigation going on right now. And people are being asked to avoid this area and use different ways to get around. We do have a reporter on the way to the scene of this crash and well get you more details as soon as possible right here at noon. Alameda county Sheriffs Office dispatcher is being remembered as a loving mother and co worker. This afternoon. She was killed on sunday night by suspected drunk driver while she was
I do want to show you whats going on behind me. Police are still conferring. There is a perimeter wrapped around the area as they continue to gather evidence from this townhouse. Now at this time we dont know what unit where this all took place but again police are still reviewing evidence at this time in the early stages of the investigation. As far as what happened here tonight were told a 33 year old man was watching an 11 year old boy at the time per his parents request and it was when he was putting a gun away inside his townhouse that that gun went off and struck the 11 year old boy in the upper body. Where exactly we do not know at this time. But again that gun struck the boy. That man immediately wrapped the boy up, rushed downstairs and raised him to joint base andrews where the police was then transported to Childrens Hospital and were told he is now fighting for his life tonight. The 33 y man is distraught. We are speaking with him now so we are very much in the early stages
This is a long overdue step to advance the Peace Process and work towards a lasting agreement. Ignoring the palestinian and christian rights in jerusalem will only fume extremism and undermine the war against terrorism. And jerusalem is israels holiest city. The palestinians want East Jerusalem as their own capital. Vice president mike pence will travel to israel next week. We will have more local reaction on this big move coming up at 6 00. Is al frankens time in the senate coming to an end. The promises to make an announcement tomorrow on his future. The move comes after another woman came forward today to accuse the minnesota democrat of sexual misconduct. Rapidly losing support by members of his own party, a grouof senators called on franken today to step down. It will be better for the country for him to offer that clear message that he values women, that we value women and this kind of behavior is not acceptable. In a statement, franken said the latest allegation reported is not