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From the areas local news station, youre watching the kron. 4 morning far. Well, good friday morning and thank you for waking with bright and early for the kron. 4 morning news. Today is september rate on a v. All right. As youre planning for the weekend, got a little wet start to the week, john. So i know people are wondering, hey, is it going to rain this weekend at all . Good morning good morning rain that we are looking at a nice dry start to the weekend concerning daytime hours today, but its tonight into tomorrow morning. Could see a couple sprinkles returning to the bay. Again, we saw that light sprinkle activity early on Tuesday Morning and we could see a little bit more of it as we move into this weekend ahead of us. Nice dry this morning, though. So for today, daytime hours, nothing to worry about. We do have showers centered up up in the pacific northwest, but thats where they remain during daytime hours today. So your friday, pretty good to go be getting outside, enjoying what is going to be the hot start to hardly strictly out in Golden Gate Park. All the other stuff going across the bay today, 50 60s for todays daytime highs. Alameda at for our current temperatures. Alameda at 59 right now, san Mateo Hayward conquered in the low 60s, some low 50s up in santa rosa and fair pack. Some of our cooler spots on the map right now. Now as we move into the afternoon today, daytime highs will only peak in the upper 70s at the very warmest lot of us down in the low 70s. Its definitely a cooler feel to be kicking off this friday. Were going to remain pretty cool for the rest of the weekend, too. Ive got your full weekend forecast from the cool weather to a chance of sprinkles. All still to come. Now, as far as the roads go, weve got a pretty smooth sailing start to the commute. Hopefully it will remain friday. Light so far. San mateo bridge at 11 minutes to get you across. The Richmond Center fell at only 7 minutes and a look at the golden gate. Also moving along a ok rain. All right, john, thank you for that. Well, the son of east oakland man, east alton crash victim is now remember his father. Police say a driver who was actually speeding hit and killed. Eric shaw and his fiancee. This all happened sunday morning. Now shots family is raising money to help give their dad a proper burial. Kron fours. Dan thorn has the story. Its just really respond to shaw reflecting on the death of his father, derrick and his fathers fiancee, vera hampton. The couple was struck and killed by a driver speeding around east oakland. Investigators later revealing that car was stolen a my dad, billy. Taken away from me like especially in this type of it should as soon this on sunday morning, sean hampton were driving along 73rd avenue in a white suv. As sean was turning onto holly street, police say a driver in a stolen sedan slammed into them. The couple and a friend were on their way to church. He was. On the scene. So it kind of kind of groping police say the 25 yearold suspect tried to take off on foot. They were later arrested to says his dad was a positive light for many and did not deserve to go out like father figure great first grand children to says he understands tough times can force people into crime. But there needs to be a better way. Weve got to weve got to think better. Really do we got to think better . Well, that was dan thorn reporting now shaws family. They set up a gofundme to help pay for the burial. As of this report is raised about 1400. Developing news. Were learning more about that incident that left one man hospitalized after being shot by police in fairfield. Officers say they responded to the area of tom or sunset avenues on wednesday afternoon after receiving a call about a man handling a gun. They say they ordered him to drop the gun but instead e pointed it at one of the officers and then an officer shot him. That man was hospitalized with nonlifethreatening injuries and was later released hours later. He was identified cyrus santos. It was arrested for felony assault on a police officer. It was later determined that his fire on was actually a bb gun designed to look like a real semiautomatic handgun. The officer who shot him is now on administrative leave. The nearby grand middle School Campus put on lockdown during that incident. Shots 45 on officer. Newly released body cam video shows the moments Martinez Police officers shot and killed in arm burglary suspect. Shooting happened on august. 18th after Police Responded to a 911 call about a burglary. At in the video. Officers shooting in a dark blue car thats trying to get away from police before crashing into a fire hydrant. Police say they found a gun in the front passengers area linked to an oakland shooting that happened back in april. They say there were 3 cars involved. All of them were stolen. Several agencies are investigating whether that shooting was justified. Well, investigators have now identified the gunman involved in last weeks deadly shooting. All happening at a Toyota Service in albany as lamar walker, a vacaville responding officers shot and killed him at the dealership. Investigators say berkeley police, they were the first agency to respond last thursday morning after 911, callers reported an active shooter. They say Police Spotted walker crouched down your debt pointed a silver revolver at the entryway. 5 officers shot him. Multiple rounds struck walker and killed him. Police say before they got there, walker shot and killed along a gallon of richards. Shes on your screen. She leaves behind a son who she coparenting with walker, a candlelight vigil for a gallon is scheduled for tomorrow night at 6 at the toyota dealership albany where she was working when she was killed. Should oakland get their old police chief that that was the main question asked at a town hall. Hosted by Oakland Police commission 12 fours. Theres does report dozens of people attended to share their opinions. People came to the Oakland Police Commission Meeting and they overwhelmingly supported former chief Leronne Armstrong. Very few people got up speaking against him being reinstated. The chair of the Oakland Police Commission Doctor tie pharma lely says they canceled thursdays meeting because not enough commissioners attended folks who for whatever reasons decided to abstain from could possibly prevent us from voting recommend any chief. Maloney says she knew this would happen so they preemptively planned a town hall to ask the community if they think the commission should recommend the mayor to give former police chief Leronne Armstrong his job back. Most people stood before the commission saying the only candidate that should be considered is the former strictly for chief armstrong. I believe in him hes going to do a great job with whatever it takes to getting back. We will. We the people oakland. We want chief armstrong instated. The verdict is should be immediately return to is jack. He should not have to go through an application. Jenny ziliak held up a sign that read. I support mayor thao. Let her lead during the entire town hall. She was in the minority speaking in favor of mayor tells decision to fire the chief back in january after a federal monitor report found that armstrong failed to discipline an officer for misconduct. Well, i think its kind of a slap in the face for them to. To recommend it. He be reinstated. The decision that shane town made she made that decision. She has authority to make that decision and its a done deal. The chair of the Oakland Police Commission Hopes to have enough attendance. They can finally make a vote on october. 12th about whether or not they want to recommend the mayor to reinstate chief armstrong. Im sara stinson reporting in oakland. Back to you. Now, while armstrong was initially fired because of federal monitor report this month, an Appeals Court arbitrator cleared him of any wrongdoing. So despite this mayor sheng thao is Standing Firm on her decision to not reinstate armstrong. Me, its important to have a chief who can come on understand not just the culture of oakland in the community of oakland and be a part of that. But at the same time, hold a standard holder stander of making sure that we create the reforms that are demanded of us by the federal oversight. And so that means that chief must be able to work with the federal monitor and the federal judge. And unfortunately, i dont believe that that would be the case with mister armstrong. Well, the Anti Police Terror project also released a statement opposing armstrongs reinstatement saying, quote, throughout on strongs tenure, the opd was mayor in numerous scandals ranging from officers employed Excessive Force against black children doing george floyd protest to willfully ignorant lee instances of races and sexes, misconduct within the department. Well, a petition to begin collecting signatures to recall Alameda County da pamela price was approved. The say alameda for Everyone Campaign has 160 days to submit more than 70,000 signatures to qualify. That recall for the ballot. Now, the committee argues that in her first 9 months in Office Prices been too soft on crime, refusing to charge cases and lowering sentences. Man is dead after crashing his car on the bay bridge last night. Chp says around 8 oclock they got calls about a car that hit a wall, westbound 80 just west of the metering lights at the incline of the bridge. Crews had to pull the driver out of the car. They say the driver died sometime later. I did not say what caused that accident or how the driver hit the wall. Well, happening today, the man accused of stabbing his 6 yearold nephew to death set to appear in court. Nathan addison is accused of stabbing 6 year old Jordan Walker that his grandmother back in august as it has yet to enter a plea in this case, he remains in jail on no bail. Still out of the crop of morning news, a car ran into a south, a bakery. Well tell you what a thief was able to get away with. And after the break, government is preparing for a shutdown as neither side come to deal over the budget will be right back. Well here for things for you to know today, Alameda County District Attorney pamela price charged in oakland, man for the murder of his mother in a in a Berkeley Hill stabbing spree. Police say jonah roper stab his mother several times at our home and with his mothers fiance, tried to intervene. Rover also attacked him the night and then stabbed another woman after breaking into her home. Got Early Release report saying that the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office used police dogs to quickly again, suspected offenders during 2022. To 2023, the end of office, a Law Enforcement review and outreach says the dogs were used bit suspects without proper consideration of other ways to deescalate the situation. City settles a now using the area hotel to provide homes for the homeless. The rena hotel i90, units of housing. And the downtown who were to Improvement Association is hosting mariachi Festival Tonight at the hayward city hills plaza. The hall plaza. So to start at 4. 30, and run until 09 30pm. Happening today. Today is the first day of the hardly strictly Bluegrass Festival. Festivals gathered in Golden Gate Park featuring artists such as valerie june and little blue dust bowl revival, delilah main so many more festival is free to attend and runs through the weekend. Oh, that sounds like a lot of fun to do happening tomorrow. Officials are preparing residents for pretty loud we can do to the told a Music Festival last year. You have multiple residents complaining about the sounds as than the city has been close contact with even event. Organizers to develop sound Mitigation Solutions on your screen is a list of artists that you can see. There seems like a lot of great ones. Skrillex is going to be thundercat like him. The festival is from september 30th to october. 1st. All right. Well, weve got a whole lot going on this weekend, john. Excited about all the festivals. Think i might want to head out there. How is the weather going to be . Yeah, lots going on. I know from one side of the city to the next portola over to Golden Gate Park. Going to be a lot going on. San francisco does have a nice dose of clear skies right now. But some low cloud cover is about to scoot back through a little bit later on this morning. And its all ahead of what weve got heading our direction. We may be nice and calm for now, but well to our north. This next storm system is brewing up in the pacific northwest, low pressure area about to dive right in across the region and will result in some light sprinkles for the bay tonight into tomorrow morning. Daytime hours today. Youre really solid, though, really wont be until our overnight hours tonight that we see any sort of light sprinkle activity. Timing it out for you. Heres a look right around midnight tonight. Light showers there on the peninsula into the south bay, too. Well continue to see this on and off very brief and mostly light sprinkle activity into tomorrow morning. Im here with Solano County towards 07 00am. Some moderate showers up there as we move into the afternoon inland, the east bay could see a couple more lingering showers like 04 15pm, over in Contra Costa County from concord out to any act, seeing some areas of light, brief rainfall. Now thats going to be very, very sparse few and far between see rainfall totals, not the most impressive. Thats for sure. This is reflecting just a few light drops for many areas. Some of us coming out of the weekend without seeing a single drop. It all. Now, while the bay area doesnt see much look at our neighbors out towards the Central Valley and especially Northern California reading could see around a quarter of an inch of rain. So definitely useful for them. And for the sierra, some of the first winter advisories of the season. A Winter Weather advisory above 8,000 feet. This is south of lake tahoe right around mammoth lakes, Yosemite National park. Im expecting snow level to stay above 8,000 feet could see 2 to 4 inches of snowfall up there at the best. Maybe 6 inches towards the crest of the sierra. But here we go last couple days in september and seeing some of the first winter advisories of the season. Todays daytime highs will be 60s and 70s for San Francisco as well as the coastline. And then 70s elsewhere. It is going to be a cool, pleasant day. Some passing clouds this afternoon. I would get the fall a tire out the light sweater and just enjoy the feel that is going to be coming next couple of days as we transition out of september and october and feeling like it. Oakland at 71 to dave. Allay only 74 out are very warmest in the upper 70s for the stimulant. Tomorrow is going to be even cooler, barely making the low 70s with mostly just a few morning. Sprinkles inland east bay. You could see some afternoon showers sunday. A nice dry days clearing right out with lots of sunshine and highs in the 70s and next week we actually do warm things back up by tuesday and wednesday. Weve got temperatures back into the upper 80s inland. As for roads this morning, not a lot going on out there. It is friday. Maybe we can hold of some friday light, certainly. So right now. But, you know, its going to be that way. Its the Early Morning commute, especially towards the weekend. Richmond center fell only taking the 6 minutes to get across and the Golden Gate Bridge at the limit as well over to rain. All right, john, thank you for that. Get ready for another weekend highway closure. South oneonone liaise between sfo and the south bay are going to close for bridge repairs. Starting tonight at 10. Cal tren is replacing a bridge signaled on the screen rant. Say the bridge is reached the end of its lifespan. So as of all, travelers are being warned to give yourself just a little extra time. The air is expected to reopen at 05 00am on monday. And a portion of 80 in Contra Costa County between hercules in crockett are going to be closed this weekend. Thats right. Between panola street and crockett and will avenue in hercules. So you can see on your screen there now. Overnight, lane closures are going to impact the too far left lanes on westbound 80. The closures are going to allow crews to safely complete concrete slab installation work. Happening today, former President Donald Trump will be in california to speak to thousands of people. This all happening at the Republican Convention in orange county. Former president will speak to a roomful republicans help kick off this weekends california gop convention. In addition to trump, Florida Governor ron desantis, entrepreneur of of that. Rahm grandma swami and South Carolina senator tim scott. Theyre