Tonight at 5. 30, more help is on the way to try to crack down on that problem of retail theft, which is totally out of control. A statewide task forces now getting millions of dollars in additional funding. Better retail expert tells our kron fours haaziq modyoon that shoplifters wont stop until the law is changed. It is a video of a mob of shoplifters inside a Los Angeles Nordstrom that has been seen around the world. A flash mob of individuals ransacked a department store. Took more than 300,000 of merchandise. Now the california Highway Patrol is wrapping up its effort to disrupt retail statewide with the help of additional funding for their organized Retail Task Force. Also, please announce that the governor has expanded anita, the local Law Enforcement agencies werent astounding. 85 million dollars. To help the local agencies investigate and deter and disrupt retail theft crimes from occurring scenes like these may call into question whether or not the Retail Task Force is making
There what weve got here at center tower view, San Francisco getting a little clearer now. We did see some fog this morning. Its pretty much all but gone unless youre right along the coastline. Now temperatures are rising in doing so pretty quickly. Brett, what youre 84 and vacaville at 87 degrees getting close to that ninetydegree mark already definitely cooler along the bay shore in the coast in the 60s for most spots. So today is still hot but less hot. As we mentioned, highs still in the 90s inland. But we are going to be seeing no triple digits today. Really the rest of the forecast here locally, im talking all the details of which still ahead, back to you. All right. Thanks a lot, john. Now lets get back to our top story. We covered it live all morning yesterday. That standoff in san jose and now theres a resolution. Yeah. So the officer was responding to a family disturbance. Kron 4 was live as that tense situation unfolded minute by minute. This morning were learning more. Only
Mayor herman and diet resigned citing unspecified health reasons. But he did face criticism for not activating disaster. Sirens during the fires in maui. Where as of tonight, 111 people including children, are confirmed dead. The fire is now the deadliest u. S. Fire in more than a century. Up until the last to the very last moment. And i a defended his decision for not activating the sirens. Concerns as i mentioned earlier is used primarily for tsunamis. And thats reason why many of them i found old enough own on the coastline. The public is trained to seek Higher Ground in the event that the sounded. In fact, the web said the hawaii Emergency Management agency, the following guidelines provided if you are in a lowlying area near the coastline, evacuate to Higher Grounds a very to the 4th floor and hire concrete building. Me also come in the form of a wireless emergency alert. Have the sound of the siren that night. Were afraid that people would have gone mocha. And if that was the cas
Original bell. To establish the organized Retail Crime Task force is back in 2018. The president of the california retailers association, Rachel Michelin applause, governor gavin newsom and state legislators for getting behind the retail task force. She says the next step for lawmakers is to adjust the felony threshold for serial shoplifters. And the fact that in california we still dont have the ability to go after repeat offenders and we we are not allowed to aggregate up to that 950 mark. And so part of i think what were seeing as well is people who took advantage of that and they just continue to push the envelope. He says he believes that without that component to help the chp retail task force, a key incentive to deter this kind of brazen lawlessness likely continue. And thats why were seeing some of these smash and grabs across the state of california to retailers is important that our employees are safe. Customers are safe. Has it made kron . 4 news . San mateo Police Seized mo
Dollars at a onemonth high. Road map begins with trumps tax plan and the president and gop moving on from health care set to unveil their framework. The dow looking to stop a foursession skid. Shares of nike are down this after earnings in the wake of the equifax hack Richard Cordray will join us live. The gop slated to release the framework of its tax reform proposal multiple sources saying it is expected to include a cut in the corporate rate from 25 to 20 higher than the 15 favored by the president. The pass through businesses lower to 25. Rates of 12, 25 and 35 the plan would also eliminate the deduction for state and local taxes and nearly double the standard deduction Child Tax Credit would be substantially increased, although in these early days, politico saying, jim, that top individual rate is still the focus of some delate abate and a surcharge for the wealthy. We have to wait and see. Those of us in highstate can calculate what a 35 to 39 drop and it is a bast to 42, 43 if y