Fire is burning near bear island. Not far from Redwood Shores in the hillary va should museum the bay area air Quality Management district has confirmed the smoke is coming from sims metal. Thats a recycling facility. This is a live look. You can see all the smoke there. The fire started about 3. 20, this afternoon. Air district inspectors are investigating what caused it. Its not clear if there are any injuries. Thanks for being with us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5, im grant lotus and im noelle bellow. That fire is sending off large plumes of smoke. As you saw there, there is no shelterinplace order. But the air district is advising people nearby to avoid exposure by staying indoors with their windows and doors closed. Our kron fours dan thorn is headed there right now. Stick with us here on kron 4 for more updates now to another big story were following this evening. A High School Student has been sent to the hospital after he was stabbed by another student. This is in gilroy happene
War. Abc seven News Reporter leanna howland dives into that demand, and what companies protesters are targeting. A cardboard cutout of Stanford University president Richard Saller with blood on his hands and signs calling for divestment, are greeting newly admitted students at stanfords spring admit weekend. We want Stanford University to pull all of its funding from companies that are helping facilitate israeli war crimes. Its unclear how many students slept here friday night, but more than two dozen tents are still set up on the campuss white plaza. Theyve been here since thursday for what demonstrators are calling a Peoples University for palestine. This demonstration, drawing support from this parent of an incoming Political Science student here visiting from georgia. So it appealed me. Lets go. I have a couple of hours and offer them whatever help they i can do for them being a parent. Adrianna, a stanford junior and spokesperson for the group, says there, lined in solidarity with
Financial aid to israel. Kron fours rob nesbitt reports. This is what Memorial Plaza at Stanford University where they have a camp site set up here. You can see about 25 to 30 tents behind me. They have signs, food and music. It looks like theyre here for the long haul calling for a ceasefire in gaza. The mood was relaxed with music friday afternoon inside whats being called the Peoples University for gaza around. 25 tents set up by students at Stanford University to protest the war in gaza. They dont have you could make that happen. They have left. The tense formed after hundreds gathered for a rally at the university thursday afternoon. One of the organizers, Young Soo Kim says demonstrators are asking the university to disclose any investments that 8 israel in the war. Basically asking us make specific targeted cost for divestment without. Revealing and you the make it even according to the university around 60 students camping out at white Memorial Plaza were handed side letters th
The closures impacting major freeways. From the areas local news station. Youre watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7. Hey, good morning. Thanks so much for joining us here on the kron. 4 morning news. Im stephanie lin. Its saturday. April 27th has get your day started with a look at the weather with dave sphar. Good morning day. Well, good morning, stephanie. Good morning, everybody. And the marine layer, really hasnt shown up too much for today. Fairly clear skies to get things started. In fact, overnight. So allow those temperatures to fall. But it means a Sunny Afternoon for you both today. Tomorrow up in those temperatures as we go into next week. Heres a live shot of the east bay shoreline. Just a few little bit of wave puppy cumulus off towards the distance. But on balance, were pretty clear and even looking good at the coast, too. Now upstream, theres yet another system that wants to play out and it may spray us with some scattered clouds. Most importantly, maybe a little bit
Evacuated in the middle of the afternoon. The hazard crews say was making its way through the store getting across the bay area. Maybe a little difficult this weekend. Were live on 6 ad talking about closures on highways, railways, and even waterways. When fun time from the bay areas local news station. Youre watching kron. 4 news. Good evening. Thanks for joining us for kron for news at 10. Im ken wayne and im noelle bellow. Your weekend plans could be affected by roadwork in the east bay. A stretch of 6. 80, southbound. In the pleasanton area is now closed until monday morning. Kron fours dan thorn live for that work is taking place right now. He joins us with more. Dan. Yeah, i busy night. Busy weekend as just started this work here on 6. 80, southbound about an hour ago. And this is about repairing the roadway of 6. 80, southbound. By about 9 miles between pleasanton to seminole and caltrans says that if youre going to be traveling through the area this weekend, be prepared for tra