Bit breezy out there so far. But as far as rain goes, most of us have just seen light showers, really heavy mist at this point. Coastal areas in north bay. You are seeing wet conditions on the roads. So take it a little slower in these areas. You can clearly see the where the rainfall is. A already is up along the north coast and you see all that speckled cloud cover offshore. These are called cellular clouds right here. And oftentimes for when its cold and unsettled, this is a sure sign of some Thunderstorm Development thats likely to work its way on into the bay area later today and on into tomorrow, too. You can actually see some of those thunderstorms developing later on today. And future cast those deeper areas of green and notice that blue becomes a lot more widespread leading into tomorrow and saturday. Thats because cold air rushes in to the bay area and in particular, the sierra resulting in very heavy snowfall. Blizzard warnings in effect the next several days. Roadways going
Cut county fire says their bomb squad is still working inside of that shed. There is 8 large amount of chemicals in there and they could possibly toxic or explosive. We take a look behind me. You can see that they are still here working. Theyve been here for hours just trying to get all of this sorted out. This home is on stand avenue near giant highway con fire says they found hundreds of boxes with several hazardous materials. Evacuation is impacting a 6 block radius. Police and firefighters responded earlier in the day to report of the smell of gas in the area just before one initial shelterinplace alert was issued for that hazmat event. That was updated to an Evacuation Order around 4. 30, this afternoon, i spoke to a woman who said she didnt know about the evacuation until she drove home and shes worried about some people she saw standing outside. Up heal from that where they were standing you its kind of concerning people would be allowed to stand if its dangerous, you know, with
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
Oakland as the city continues to deal with increase in crime. There. And former President Donald Trump set to appear in a federal court after being indicted for allegedly trying interfere with the 2020 president ial election. We are live with what to expect. From the areas local news station. Youre watching the kron. 4 morning far. Well, good morning and thank you for looking at with this bright and early for the kron. 4 morning news days thursday, august 3rd, im reyna harvey. All right. Its thursday. That means yet few more days in the week and then the weekend will be year. Youre probably already actively planning the next 24 even 72 hours. John sabol has been tracking that for us. I remember john, use it. A warmup is on the way morning. Here we go. The heat up is almost here. Today is our last day of these below average temperatures which i think some of us have really enjoyed, especially those of us. That are further inland. The break from the summer heat today. Looking at that clo
Tonight at 5. 30, more cops and Faster Response times. That is what merchants in North Oakland are telling Councilmember Dan kalb is going to help reduce crime. There. Kron fours murdered ear month, the Prayer Service was conducted for not henry elise, ben singer and their twin boys, nathan and noah, all 4 were found dead in their home during a welfare check. The restored of Justice Ministry hold vigils for people who have died in violence across the bay area to spread messages of forgiveness and to bring awareness to people seeking help with mental issues. I think about a crime such as speaks to mental illness. Can crime such as this was not someone mentally even all appearances where contrary, which is around the world. Prayers were shared outside the familys home where officers found their bodies. Investigators say they believe the father shot his wife multiple times before shooting himself in the bathroom. The childrens cause of death remains under investigation as they had no sign