Lizthank you so much for joining us. Today. Retail sales. Is cause Stores Across the country. Tens of billions of dollars. Thieves are getting bolder and some of the biggest operations are right here in the bay area today we look at the increase in thefts even when the cameras are rolling and well talk to a state senator proposing a potential solution involving Self Checkouts. Well have that conversation in just a few minutes, but 1st heres a look at your news headlines. Were keeping an eye on the usf campus where student protests has faced a 3 00 pm deadline to clear their pro palestinian encampment or face potential sanctions. The demonstrators told us this ultimatum came after the latest closed door negotiations did not go well. The university told us the deadline refers to an internal disciplinary process. And that it has no plans to clear the encampment as long as protesters. Remain peaceful. Meanwhile, san jose state is the latest university to see pro palestinian encampments pop
From the areas local news station. Youre watching the kron. 4 morning far. Good morning. Its 05 00am here on the kron. 4 morning news on this tuesday. May 7th. Im James Fletcher in for harvey lot of news to get to. Well get to that here in just a minute. But first, lets start with a check of weather and traffic. Weve got john and Michael Standing by here in the studio. Lets begin with you, john. Good morning. Good morning, james. And we are looking at another cool day today, although. Not quite as cold as yesterday was, which was a frigid start in the 30s and 40s looking outside at the Golden Gate Bridge. Right now. Skies are clear out there. Were not talking a ton of fog this morning. We have had some slip up and down the coastline, though. So do watch for a little bit of that, especially up in the north bay. Now temperatures are in the 40s to 50s right now. As i mentioned, were not quite as cold as we were yesterday, but comparable in a few areas. Calistoga and kelsey ville are only
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
Providence foundation. The invoices were submitted in 2022 for painting of the exterior of the oasis hotel and the removal of locks at the hotel. The citys Attorneys Office discovered that work was never done. Our action today starts the process to ensure that providence is not able to apply for future contracts, it is up to the city as were reviewing this and whether the current contracts would end. Providence foundation operates the oasis hotel, a shelter for families experiencing homelessness. We went to their offices for comment, and their staff closed their doors. Providence receives city funds to operate a navigation center, as well as multiple housing subsidy and voucher programs. For years, they have received grants through the Citys Department of homelessness and Supportive Housing. In a statement, the Citys Department said in part hsa will be reviewing each contract on a program by program basis to determine the best way to continue Seamless Services for the guests and tenant
So if you look behind me there, youve got the bright skies and the Cool Temperatures for that morning jog at the embarcadero right now got another cruise ship pulled up just moments ago, docking there and it is a nice morning to be Walking Around the city, especially considering that we have these clear skies this morning. No fog whatsoever. And we are not seeing a whole lot of cloud cover left at this point. Temperatures, as i mentioned, are still cool. A lot of 40s dublin sitting at 47 right now. Same in timber on has said if youre at 51 while alameda sitting at 53 degrees to start the morning, a few 30s way up north in the day. Later on, we warm up just a few degrees compared to yesterday spiking in the low to mid 70s at the warmest Michael Thomas in again for this morning. Going on the roads. Hey, good morning, everyone. The roads are looking good. For the most part, you can see traffic tracker for. For the most part, nothing too out of the ordinary. But we are seeing some backup h