In may and the suspect still on the run after he allegedly shot and killed 18 people are learning about a possible motive and what the suspect left behind. And a warning as we head into the weekend, crews are on high alert as we face the most dangerous fire weather of the season. From the bay station. Youre watching kron. Noon. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. Im justine waltman and we will start with that escalating fire danger. A majority of the bay area will be under a redflag warning this weekend. The big concern, those strong gusty winds with low humidity. We do have Team Coverage of this weekends fire danger everything that you need to know will start with kron. 4 Charles Clifford. Hes in the live for us in the north bay where fire crews are going to be high alert. But we will first start with our meteorologist kyla grogan who is tracking those conditions for us in the weather center. Good afternoon. Kyler. Hey there. Good afternoon. So todays going to be a lovely day. But by the time we get into the weekend, unfortunately, were going to be under a red flag warning and you can see it is not just the bay area, a good portion. Northern california as we zoom in here, though, you see how pervasive this is. It is only really the base i areas and just a small part of the south bay that are not in this red flag warning saturday and sunday. So let me tell you who is in the morning and when so from 05 00am saturday morning until 05 00pm on sunday, santa cruz in the north bay interior mountains as well as the east bay and east santa clara hills. That is when you are under the red flag warning in the worst conditions will be around. Then when that wind starts coming down into the valleys 05 00pm saturday until 05 00pm sunday, the north and east bay interior valleys, also the north bay coast and the San Francisco peninsula coast. You will also that red flag warning. And here is why wind is set to be, you know, normal. Today. We get a little sea breeze in the afternoon. But as we get into saturday, this is about 2 oclock. See all of that wind coming from the north that will be offshore wind bringing very dry air towards the bay area. You see continue saturday night and even ramps up as we get into the overnight hours saturday to sunday. In fact, i think thats going to be the most dangerous time sunday morning. Still continuing. It really isnt until we get later into the evening on sunday that we should start to get a little bit more of a break. This is the other issue, relative humidity levels right now. No eroblem as we go through tonight. Also no problem. But watch what happens once we get into saturday. Now we are in the 10s and teens. Very dry conditions will be back in a little bit. Well talk more about this and the rest of your friday forecast as well. But first, id like to send it out to Charles Clifford, whose in fairfield charles, its been a minute since weve had to do this. How are people preparing for this where you are . So right now, im actually outside of vacaville here in solano county. This entire areas included in this red flag warning, including the fire a high hazardous fire conditions. Watch. Lets go and take a look at some video here. Now, as you mentioned, the big concern is that starting tomorrow morning, the winds are going to pick up. Were going to see the immunity drop that results in a high fire danger. I called the Vacaville Fire Department fairfield. Theyre well aware that this is happening. Staffing up conditions are dry here across the county also called kyle cal fire earlier today. And they want to remind people that, yes, we had some rain last weekend, but it wasnt enough to end. Fire season are in the fire danger and theyre really asking the people just be cautious over this coming weekend. And the biggest thing is just for the public to be fire safe, that theyre operating outside in conditions. And should there be a fire in your area be aware of it. And like i said before, if youre asked to evacuate in the event of a fire, please do so quickly. All right. Now these red flag conditions are expected to persist throughout the weekend into about 05 00pm on sunday evening. Thats the very latest here in solano county, Charles Clifford kron. 4 news. Charles, thank you so much. And you can track the weather your neighborhood anytime on our website. Kron 4 dot com and also on the kron 4 app. We have posted full forecast, interactive radar and weather alerts. Just download the kron. 4 app. Wherever you get your apps. The massive manhunt for a mass shooting suspect in maine is now in its second day. And were learning more now about the 18 victims killed today, though, the search for the suspect officially went under water. Kareen wynter reports the divers are searching the area near a dock where the suspects car was found. An intense search continues for the gunman in the deadly main mass shooting. Stricken community clings to hope police will soon find the killer. And that those impacted are to begin healing. Were trained for everyone. Hoping everyone gets through this officers and federal agents zeroed in on a location in lisbon, maine. Today. Its just 8 miles from houston, where suspect 40 yearold robert card killed 18 people this week and wounded more than a dozen 2 separate shootings. Why lisbon investigators say thats the last place he was seen alive. Officials now chasing more than 530 leads and tips coming in from the public. What will happen in this general location today . As that we will be putting a divers in the water along that you just river, which you see here. Meant its a massive and complex and that the skilled marksman and expert outdoorsman could be anywhere. Were going to be all over the place. Thats not saying we know that the individual is in this house. So we know the individuals in that house or their that swath of land. Search sites include an area near a boat ramp where cart abandoned his car wednesday night, kurtzman 2 decades in the u. S. Army reserves as a Petroleum Supply specialist. He reportedly had Mental Health issues spending 2 weeks over the summer in hospital after hearing voices and threatening violence. 16 victims gunned down in this rampage have now been identified among them. 76 yearold bob violet, a youth bowling coach who reportedly died at the Bowling Alley trying to protect children. He was teaching also joseph walker, the manager of one of the establishments car targeted walkers dad says his son died a hero that when he heard the sound of gunfire inside his restaurant, he immediately tried to stop the shooter by lunging at him with a butcher knife. But he was instantly shot and killed going to be high. Just going to guide for a lot. A lot of people. Haddock had for myself and my family his wife, grandchildren. For someone to do this to so many families as well as mine. Its just crazy. It leaves you an empty hole i dont know. However, the phils. That was Kareen Wynter reporting for us. Police did say they found a note from the accused gunman at his home thats owned by his family in vote in maine, but they would not reveal what that note said. Now to some breaking news overseas right now, the war in israel and hamas is escalating. The Israeli Military says they are expanding ground operations tonight and they have instructed residents. Of gaza city to try to move south. This is following a day of intensive air strikes by the Israeli Defense of force. President biden has called israel to consider a pause on its military offensive and allow aid to enter gaza amid the growing humanitarian crisis. So far, though, israel has rejected those calls nearly 7,000 people, including 2500 children have reportedly died in gaza. Thats according to hamas. More than 1400 people in israel have been killed mostly during the initial hamas attack. Now tonight, San Franciscos Palestinian American Coalition will hold a vigil for peace. Theyre asking for a ceasefire in gaza and an immediate lift on the blockade. There. That rally will be at the leo ryan park amphitheater in foster city. It starts at 6 and runs until 8 tonight. Happening today. The Oakland Police department is launching a new Pilot Program to help stop car break ins as theyre happening. Kron 4 Michael Thomas has those details. Many times with the smashandgrab situations. Thieves are able to break the window to a car, grab everything inside and then get away within 5 to 10 seconds. And weve seen it all over social media. But this weekend, Oakland Police plans to use the idea of those viral videos to help them catch criminals in real time. Starting today. If you see someone breaking into a car in the city of oakland, youll be able to direct message, photos, videos and other information to oakland pd all but using the departments new social media handle at oakland auto berg, it will be on both instagram and x, formerly known as twitter with Oakland Police. On standby of this weekend. Were going to have. Plainclothes teams, decoys air assets, mark units and what were trying to do is catch as many people as we possibly can burglarizing in the carson city. Opd says with the details that come in, its Surveillance Team will be able to catch criminals in real time, possibly and see what areas are being targeted. The most. With the communitys help, if they could direct us to where these things are, kind with air assets with the uniform. With that undercover officers, well be able to track vehicles now and make the arrest rapidly and remove some of the lockout of situation. Direct messages will have photos and videos of the individuals in the vehicles involved or at least the description. And of course, the crime location as to if this pilot will work, only time will tell. But after the weekend theyre hoping to have more intel on the details. Oakland police says anybody who sees this criminal activity happening should stay as far away as possible. If you do decide to get the footage, you should be doing it at a safe place and at a safe distance at very latest here in oakland, im Michael Thomas to send it back to you live in the studio. With more than 16,000 car break ins in San Francisco this year, state senator scott wiener announcing a bill he says will make it harder for criminals to get away with those smashandgrab. So this would eliminate the requirement the prosecutors have to prove that a car was locked at the time that law failed to pass in 2018 2019. But this time he is confident it will be successful given how common smashandgrabs have become. He plans to introduce next year when the state lets latest state legislature reconvenes. Current law requires victims to be physically present in the courtroom to testify that the car was locked. Worst. With the rental car and thats where us is now. Rebuilding miles away. Theyre not going to come back to francisco. To testify that they locked the car where you might have a resident who simply doesnt remember whether they if the bill becomes law evidence of a Forcible Entry like a smash that window. Will be enough to prove that the crime auto burglary, burglary, helping Law Enforcement solve current crimes and deter criminals from becoming repeat offenders. Coming up here, noon cracking down on illegal street weeks. What Health Officials say you need to know before you buy your next hot dog. Plus a 12 30 a couple is detailing there. Horrifying. Stay at a luxury Bay Area Hotel. What an employee is accused of doing to their bottle of water. The first just days after the dmv shuts down cruises Driverless Cars. Why the company is pulling from the streets all across from the streets all across the country. Even the most chill of parents know when its time to go into protect mode. Nothing kills more viruses on more surfaces than lysol disinfectant spray. Every parent knows when its time to go into protect mode. Adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99. 9 of illnesscausing bacteria detergents leave behind. Clean is good. Sanitized is better. Cruz has suspended its driverless operations across the nation after dealing with a series of safety issues in San Francisco. The announcement coming just days after californias dmv suspended the companys permits over safety concerns. Kron fours dan thorn has the latest just days after having the robotaxi permits revoked in california, crews pause its driverless operations nationwide. The Company Making the announcement on ax formally known as Twitter Thursday night saying the most important thing for us right now is to take steps to rebuild public trust. Its actually the right thing to do. They have to make sure that people feel its safe and the car and outside the car. There have been a number of incidents involving cruise cars malfunctioning on San Francisco streets. And in one recent case, the victim of a hit and run driver was run over trapped and then dragged by a cruise car. San jose state engineering professor ahmed banafa says crews needs to debug and you have to look very hard at both the software and the hardware. Its definitely a machine. That is no question about it. Testing the avs in San Francisco might also be something crews should reconsider. Office says the citys topography traffic in geography make it tough to test in cruises biggest competitor. Waymo has not faced the same heat from regulators. But pushback has been growing. Experts say the mixed reviews will likely continue, but dont expect Driverless Cars to go away. Its still growing. Its still at the state which known their way. The future is Driverless Cars. Thats the future. And a lot of people would agree on that. Its just we want to do with safe. Want to have a safe future. That was our dan thorn reporting for us. Cruise says this pause is only going to affect its driverless operations. Theyre supervised Autonomous Vehicle rides will continue. Another teacher strike prevented in the bay area. Gilroy Teachers Association and the City School District have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract this week. Both sides have been negotiating since september of last year. Some highlights of that deal include a 13 ongoing Salary Increase over 2 years, reducing class size ratios to 24 students per teacher for the first through 3rd grades, additional pay for dual immersion teachers and maintaining employee contributions to health and welfare benefits. This tentative agreement will go to a ratification vote starting on november. 1st. San Jose State University wants to partner with public School Districts in Santa Clara County to help find housing for teachers. The university wants to build developments and use a building that they have that they got in twentytwenty to help house their own faculty, staff and graduate students. Plus teachers employees from various School Districts like san jose unified in Alum Rock UnionSchool District. The plan is for the School Districts to sublease the rooms from the university. The board president of the milpitas unified School District says teachers are unable to manage Housing Needs the increases in the cost of living and also the price of gas for their long commutes. Faculty and staff of the city college of San Francisco held a rally for a fair contract last night at the ocean campus. This rally took place outside of the board of Trustees Meeting with people urging the college to staff up participants Holding Signs said theyre demanding better working conditions. Were taking a live look outside here across the city of San Francisco. Its going to be a windy this weekend. Meteorologist kyla grogan here now with all those details yet. It is a Beautiful Day out there. So certainly we enjoy that. But unfortunately, we have not great day coming our way tomorrow as far as fire danger is concerned. You can see all the areas here in red. Shat is where the red flag warnings are. As we head into saturday and sunday expecting winds to be 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour with gusts upwards to about 50 Miles Per Hour. And fortunately, humidity levels really dropping. May be asking, well, why does that happen, right . Why now . And not last week will High Pressure sitting off shore right now. Low pressure. Its called an inside slider because kind of slides to the inside of california. Once those 2 dynamics set up, you get that clockwise circulation with your High Pressure counter clockwise circulation with low pressure and the wind gets driven between them essentially from the northeast to the southwest. That is a dry wind very different than the wind that comes in from the ocean. So we have that wind happening. And then lets talk about why we can get wildfires in these conditions