Name for the wnba team here. Were going to meet the bell currys at a store that has been operating in San Franciscos union square for more than 170 years leaving the city. Why theyre going away. Well talk about that. Also, demonstrators at the university of San Francisco facing 03 00pm deadline today to clear out their encampment on campus. Well go live there to get an update. Station. Hes calling news 2. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at to im just involvement. Hes one legends take flight. But our story has yet to be written. All right. Get ready. Bay area. We now know the name of our new wnba team. We also got to see the teams logo and colors today. Kron fours Tiffany Justice is going to introduce us now to the golden state. Valkyrie is this is very exciting. I love purple of basketball. So how are fans feeling about this being . Fans are excited telling me that they have been waiting for a wnba team and the where shop. Now decked out with val currys gear. Golden state warriors. Well, now we have the golden states curry. The bay area getting hyped. The Golden State Warriors franchise and dealing the brand name for our new wnba team tuesday, the golden state and for many in the bay, they believe its about time. I think high im so excited. I mean, it just makes sense. Doesnt like to have team in area and the colors are our favorite. Im so excited about colors love at first. I thats interesting that when i in and how deep the meaning was in the low clouds light, we asked rate thats what a great. Need to live into the name and look striking a chord and conversation. The name originating from norse mythology valkyrie zara, host of lawyer women who are fearless in unwavering flying through the air and sea alike. The franchise says the brand is golden states modern interpretation. You know, as we sat with that meme and thought through what that means to the visible representation of these incredible players coming together on the court to our community circling around each other and making sure that we were going to be the ones that show the world whats possible . You know that together. We are val careens. I cant think of anything more powerful. The franchise which marks the first wnba Expansion Team since 2008. Will begin play in the 2025 season at the chase center, the logo and colors representing the bay. The v stands for valkyrie isnt victory. It includes a rendition of the bay bridge which is depicted with 13 lines. Those lines represent the team being the 13th active wnba franchise. The color valkyrie violet symbolizes power. Ambition, nobility and women empowerment. I simply rest from best. But we have a little girl now and i can we take her womens 2007 or 8 us do about the wnba. Still i mean this this . This season is already shaping up to be exciting. Im excited about 2025. Were going bite. Its game on for me. Now the team is holding a block party from 02 00pm to 06 00pm saturday at thrive city. It will be right outside of chase center and theyll be live music and other festivities to enjoy reporting in the newsroom to be just kron. 4 news south koreas violent. I love it. Already saw some warriors players posting on social media. Even steve kerr showing off their dell currys gear. So for all, and now thanks to funny. I will go to the south bay that where protesters are rallying outside of googles headquarters in Mountain View today. They are calling on the company to divest from israel. All this happening during the companys i o conference where the company is announcing new products and innovations kron 4 s Charles Clifford joins us now live from Mountain View with what happened there today. Thanks for joining us. Good afternoon. What . Yeah, this morning there were several groups of protesters outside the google headquarters. They are upset about the conflict in gaza between hamas and israel and theyre calling on google to end a Controversial Partnership with the Israeli Government. Several 100 protesters gathered on the sidewalks outside google tuesday morning. They have chosen to be here this week because google is hosting a Developers Conference with thousands in attendance at nearby shoreline amphitheater. Protesters on tuesday did block one of the entrances to that event. But attendees were able to get in through other ways. These protesters are particularly worried about whats known as project nimbus. A Cloud Computing effort by the Israeli Government in partnership with google and amazon. They are worried that the technology could be used against civilians in gaza for things like surveillance or facial recognition. And theyre calling on google to leave that project. Message that were trying send here is when the innovations and the beautifully and not things that are valley are to harm people. Thats not ok. We will not now on tuesday, we did reach out to google for comment but have so far not heard back. All right, back live now of the protests have wrapped up for the day, but that Developers Conference conference will probably let out soon, which means there could be some traffic delays in and around the shoreline amphitheater. The google area. But for now, in Mountain View, Charles Clifford kron, 4 news. Charles, thank you. There are 50 former google employees have now filed an official complaint against the company for unlawful termination. This is coming in response to the employees holding a sitin and those protests that happened at the go. Google offices in sunnyvale in new york. They were protesting a 1. 2 billion dollar deal known as project need this that provides Artificial Intelligence technology to israel. The work filed a complaint saying google unlawfully retaliated against them. The National Relations board has not yet set a time table for reviewing this case. And these propalestine demonstrators who set up an encampment at the university of San Francisco have until 3 oclock today to clear out or face repercussions. The University Says the encampment on wellfield violates the schools code of conduct. And while the school does not plan to clear out the encampment, students remain past. That deadline could face this disciplinary action. The demonstrators are demanding that the schools a disclosed all Financial Investments in israels military and pull those investments. The encampment has been set up since the beginning of the month and were going to check in with our reporter whos on campus right now for a live report at 3 oclock. So we can get the latest on this developing situation. Also, a muslim Rights Organization is sounding the alarm on University Leaders saying that they have enabled anti palestinian racism. New report from the council on American Islamic relations breaks down these incidents and what universities have reportedly failed to protect propalestinian protesters going all the way back to november. The report cites incidents where universities deployed Law Enforcement officers to break up the protest and allegedly suspended groups advocating for palestine care says it received a total of more than 900 complaints of education discrimination last year. Arbitrary School Policies are being wielded against students who are pro palestine or student groups who are pro palestine in a way that reinforces that palestine exception making gates. You know, the making it impossible or making it difficult for students to express create free speech in support of palestine. In its report care also outlines recommendations for university officials, including negotiating with the student protesters, unquote. Good faith. And ensuring complaint against palestinian arab and Muslim Students are taken seriously. So chaotic moments at an event hosted by a jewish author disrupted by propalestine protesters. This video posted by the Jewish Community relations council. They say protesters followed attendees shouted profanities and hit them with glass bottles that were filled with fake blood. The event took place in oakland last wednesday, which was whole class remembrance day. The j c r c says this event was focused on holocaust remembrance, not israel event. Organizers have reported the incident to police and the fbi. Today marks the 76th Independence Day in israel. It officially began last night. Jay crc ceo posting these photos on social media. You can see the israeli flag displayed at San Francisco city hall. The u. S. Embassy in israel today post a message of support for israel Independence Day. Adding it is continuing to work to bring all the hostages home and to support israel security. Stay with us here on kron. 4 on air and online for the latest information on the war between israel and hamas. Also about those campus protest and the conflict thats going on. At different bay area universities. You can go to our website kron 4 dot com. New now to the Alameda County board of supervisors holding a special meeting today to discuss when to set a date for the recall of District Attorney pamela price. A special election can be set and about 3 to 4 months or it could take place during the november 5th general election, if the recall is successful and price is voted out of office, it will be up to the board of supervisors to appoint someone to take over the appointed da would serve until the next general election in november of 2026, whoever wins that election will then serve until january of 2029. Were waiting to find out when date will be set and well let you know as soon as we do. The iconic toy store in San Francisco is going to be moving out of union square. Sure. Even company has been operating in San Francisco for 172 years. Thats all about to come to an end, though. Kron fours terisa statue explains the reason behind the shutdown and what happens next. The closed sign taped to the door says it all. Although temporarily shut down tuesday for shoppers, sure. Even company at one 50 post rate in union square. Will soon be no more. The fine jewelry Company Announcing its moving headquarters to palo alto in response to retooling its business plan. In a statement to kron 4 news, the managing partner lane schiffman said, quote, as we turn the page on this exciting new chapter were filled with gratitude for our journey in San Francisco. This move symbolizes our dedication to evolving with the ever changing landscape of Luxury Retail while maintaining the timeless elegance and Personalized Service that define sure even company. So shoppers hearing the news reflected on fallen memories tied to the you know, each we have big family history. My moms i the company has announced a store Liquidation Sales starting on friday. Union square is not that far from it. I mean, its newest, its news like that. Sally mcavoy even the commercial Real Estate Firm specializing in San Francisco ground floor space. Especially around union square. Coming up on kron, 4 news at 3 oclock mcavoy says despite the loss of sure, even macys on the square. The data shows business is coming back with several highend brands opening up new stores in San Francisco. Theresa kron. 4 news. Some developing news now as the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into the waymo selfdriving cars. The Agency Getting 22 reports of waymo cars either crashing or doing something that may have violated traffic laws the h t s a says the probe will look at the systems performance in detecting and responding to Traffic Control devices. Waymo plans to work with the agency during this investigation. Amazon selfdriving robotaxi also under investigation after 2 of its vehicles braked suddenly which caused the crash. Both crashes happened last month. One was in San Francisco, the other in spring valley, nevada. There were no major injuries. They both involved. Toyota highlander suv is with autonomous driving technology. The h t confirm that each of these amazon vehicles was operating in the autonomous mode at the time. Doc says it is committed to working with the investigation. And coming up here at 2 oclock today, a san jose put us temple went up in flames overnight. The efforts to help those displaced because of the fire. Plus, the former fixer for former President Trump. Back on the stand for a second day of testimony in the hush money trial of highlights of Michael Cohens time on the witness stand. And well also take a look at how east bay firefighters are preparing for a busy couple of months as fire season is about to start. A pretty sweet spring day. 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Reports now he joined one of those crews in the east bay preparing for the busy months to come. When a wildfire starts, there is no time to waste. 2 to 3 minutes could be dependent on whether we can stop this you know, 10 acres are 200 acres and with consistently strong winds, dry, overgrown vegetation and heavy vehicle traffic, the Altamont Pass percent. A major fire a lot of rain. This years we wouldve been. Its a fuel on monday morning. The Alameda CountyFire Department officially declare this its fire season ends on tuesday. Brews teamed with neighboring Fire Agencies including cal fire meeting with Property Owners like janice moore seal in livermore to get a lay of the land will train help as much as i can ahead of the next big fire in the area. Crews are checking out access points, natural water, resources and ensuring roads have not been washed out during storms and gate still work in case firefighters need to navigate through these hills. If they catch fire, we increased our staffing levels. Response levels for first season. Coming up, Property Owners advice to create Defensible Space around their homes and avoid fire hazards like mowing grass and warm afternoons rather than cooler mornings. You always want to plan on having something happens so that when it does happen, youre not second guessing what you need to do. The Fire Department has a plan and so should you. In livermore, Philippe Djegal all kron. 4 the san jose Fire Department says a fire at a buddhist temple does not appear to be suspicious. Investigators believe that someone cooking outside of the temple started this fire, which cause significant damage to the building. The temple is located on fossan alum. Rock avenue is just off of 6 ad. It started at about 8 oclock last night. 4 people were displaced because of the fire and they will have to stay at another buddhist temple in san jose. In the meantime. Police in san mateo say theyre seeing a spike in car breakins all involving a specific car brand last week. Police received 17 calls about car breakins, all of them involving hondas. The models most targeted are the civics accord cincy arbys all were 2015 models or newer. The breakins all happening within a specific area of san mateo just south of highway. 92, the thieves. Police say are after specific parts and they might be trying to resell them. Specifically for their air bags on drivers side or their driver steering wheel. And thats something that we havent really seen in the past. You know, over the last couple years, weve had the catalytic converter thefts were criminals with still the catalytic converters off the car and then somehow we sell to get money. We assume that this is same time the bank. Drivers, if you have some advice here, police are saying you should park in a welllit area. Double check. 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