bay tonight, 7 people killed one in critical condition after investigators say a shooter took aim at victims at 2 separate farming facilities. deputies have identified the suspect and this is his picture. 67 year-old half moon bay resident to newly joe. >> he was arrested at a san mateo county sheriff's office substation in downtown half moon bay. about 2 hours after the shootings unfolded. the deputy who spotted the suspect is named deputy la you can see the moment in this video coming up when deputies found him and put him in custody.

>> you see the deputies take him to the ground and then let's show you this map. this map shows that there are 3 locations where this tragedy unfolded. 2 of them are crime scenes where people were killed or injured shooting. number one is that 1, 2, 7, 6, one san mateo road, 5 victims there. 4 of them were killed, shooting number 2 is in the 2100 block of ohio. way south 3 people were killed at that location and the 3rd location on the map indicates where the suspect was taken into custody. the video you just saw the san mateo county sheriff's substation. that's it. 5, 3, 7, kelly avenue in half moon bay. again, that's where the suspect was arrested. we have team coverage on this mass shooting tonight. we start with kron 4 sarah stinson. >> live at that sheriff's substation where the arrests took place. sarah?

>> that's right. when li zhao that person, the suspected shooter was arrested in this parking lot right in front of the san mateo county sheriff's office substation. they had been searching for the suspected shooter for 2 hours. they also had deputies canvassing 2 separate shooting scenes. so they had a lot going on. you can see the video. i arrived at this location for a press conference. we needed more information from the public and little. did everyone know the deputies us and some of the nearby people here little did everyone know that the suspected shooter zhao is right here sitting in his car and that was alerted to the sheriff's office by their own deputy. this they rose their guns and got him in handcuffs without much dispute. and apparently the sheriff says that he is cooperating with the investigation. sheriff >> the sheriff says that the

the man is is working with them and potentially answering questions. and i'm sure they're asking him a lot because they're still trying to find the motive behind this mass shooting. we know that even one woman she was here for the press conference as well just as a concerned citizen and she was parked right next to joe and knowingly. and it was a very scary situation for her scary situation for the entire community of halfmoon bay school. thanks or on lockdowns. >> businesses are on lockdown and sheriff corpus says that there's no more threat to the community. >> she says that they believe he acted alone in this and they're hoping they can figure out why he, you know, drove from one location off a highway. 92 and then shot 4 people shot 5 people, 4 people killed. one person in the hospital then drove to another location off of highway one and shot and killed 3 people. a total of 7. caught up with the sheriff tonight. after

hours. they needed time to collect all of their information. the latest that they had and the sheriff was emotional talking to us about the impact this will have to her community. >> we all need to as the supervisors have this community has been through a lot. and the last couple weeks. and now for this to know, together, we're stronger and we will heal together. and i want to thank the community for all their support. >> yeah, the sheriff says she's been reached out to buy a lot of people across the country. sheriff's office officials and she's thankful for that. now, the sheriff's office, they spent a couple of hours going through suspect, suspected shooter joust suv. they're collecting evidence and it once they were done, the tow truck arrived in told the suv that's all been done. so the scene here is really wrapping up. but in the coming hours overnight and into the

morning, we'll be finding out more about the victims. i know people who are waiting to find out if their loved ones are of the 7 that were killed. and of course, we're all thinking of that. one survivor in the hospital right now. hopefully when we hear from men from the hospital will hear that they have survived this. of course, that's what everyone is hoping for right now. i'm sara stinson reporting live back to sara. i see that the police tape is still up behind you. i know there was at least one woman who had her car. >> behind that police tape and couldn't get it out. any idea when at least that parking lot will get back to normal because that is a busy, busy shopping area. >> in half moon bay. >> yeah, it may actually hold farmers markets in this parking lot as well. very popular area and it is open now. they only have this tape up. they opened up the surrounding. so for anyone who has a car in this area by the san mateo county sheriff's

substation, it is open and they've told the vehicles no longer a crime scene. and now it's just all about the 2 shooting crime scenes. >> sara stinson live in half moon bay star. thank you. one of those shootings happened as we mentioned on san mateo road. this is off of highway 92. 4 people killed there. one taken to stanford medical center. that's where we find kron four's amanda hari with the latest on the investigation at that crime scene. amanda. >> yeah, i want to say we are right on 92. earlier there were lots of cars driving by this crime scene. it was very busy. things have slowed down a little bit here in the last half hour, we have seen some sheriffs officers out and about doing some investigating. but for the most part, it is a little bit quiet here than it was earlier. if you take a look, you can see some of the cars still here earlier this afternoon. this lot was packed filled with cars. it has emptied out quite a bit. there's a sheriff's vehicle

still here. >> and it is behind these buildings. you see that they were investigating. so there were multiple investigators going back there carrying things, bringing things back here. there was a corner here earlier and that vehicle, the coroner's vehicle has left again. 4 people were shot here and killed. there was one survivor at this location that person was taken to stanford medical center. we don't know their condition at this time. again, we are on highway 92. it is about a mile from cobb rio highway down in half moon bay. so not too far from a busier part of the city over here. it's a little bit quieter. we did have some fbi agents here around 7.30. there were 3 of them. they had those fbi jackets we've all seen before and they were doing a little bit of investigating. but we're only here for a few minutes before they took off to go to another location. mostly right now we have sheriff's officers here and

that is the majority of the investigators were seeing live near half moon bay amanda hari kron. 4 news amanda hari. thank you for that report. we want to check now with kron four's theresa she reports from a nearby highway at half moon bay. and that is where the other shootings took place. >> i'm theresa i am at 21. 25 and that is the address of concord farms. that is also sadly the location of the second crime scene. i'm out on highway one. it's about 20 minutes south and downtown half moon bay. now, this is the entrance of concord farms at down a long path down a long road. you can see that there is a law enforcement down there. there are forensic technicians and there are also 2 fbi agents. and i saw. come here and then go down. no one is talking at this scene as they are processing and trying to gather evidence that will

be very important to the prosecution of this case. and also we haven't seen any people come by here. family members have not come by here, but i'm a resident who live nearby said that as she was tremendously saddened by all that has transpired here. we do know that this is a mushroom farm processing facility. that is according to the but sadly, as i mentioned, it is the second crime scene now been identified by authorities. so many unanswered questions. but this is just the beginning of a very long process. and happen by theresa conference. use. >> half moon bay, of course, a popular destination for tourists and beachgoer decide within the last half hour for talks with half moon bay's mayor, her name is deborah penrose. we talked to her about how the city is doing following today's tragic shooting. here's some of what you had to say. >> i think the city is on top as much as you can be in a

situation like this. we don't have all of the information yet. we are pleased that the shooter has been apprehended and apprehended without difficulty by our sheriff's office. thank god for that what we need to be looking at is why did this happen? and that's not easy easy question to answer. but i can tell you this. we don't have the money for mental health care. in our community or anywhere in the united states of america. and we have too many guns. >> the mayor says that she is working to support the farm workers affected by all of this, along with their children, particularly the children who witnessed today's shootings. kron four's ella sogomonian live in our newsroom with more reaction to the shootings. >> kyla campbell, so many government leaders have been turning to social media to share their condolences for

these victims and their loved ones. tonight. let's take a look at some of the newer ones who have come forward. lenny kounalakis, a lieutenant governor of california, has come forward to finally share her grievances in her own words. she said this should not be our reality. we need federal gun reform. she went on to say my heart goes out to the community of half moon bay and the victims of yet another mass shooting in just 3 days. california has experienced 2 horrifying mass shootings. this cannot be our new normal. you must do more to keep our community safe. house speaker nancy pelosi of san francisco said we must end the senseless gun violence that has sadly stricken another community. this time in half moon bay. we continue to pray for the families and neighbors impacted by tragedy in california and our country. and we're grateful to all of our first responders, san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins shared her thoughts saying that she was horrified to learn of another mass shooting, leaving 7 victims dead this afternoon in half moon bay community just south of san francisco. there has been more than one mass

shooting per day in 2023, according to jenkins saying this level of gun violence is unacceptable and we must demand action assembly member mia bonta of the east bay said shortly after standing in solidarity with the aap, i like legislature caucus over in southern california at a vigil for the monterey park victims. that's when she got news of another shooting here in half moon bay. tragedy upon tragedy and the governor's office has shared some information saying that the victims of all these shootings can actually turn to the california victim's compensation board. and they have a lot of resources out there for them. if they do want to turn to that book website, its victims dot ca dot gov in the newsroom. ella sogomonian kron. 4 news. thank you. ella family looking for their loved ones who were looking for help tonight? >> to mental health or other resources, they were told to head to the reunification center at pushing these hall kron four's rob nesbitt reports from there.

>> behind me is the reunification center here on main street in half moon bay. it's at the portuguese hall here in the city. and it's where i've seen several volunteers coming and dropping off things that the city has asked for. there's actually a pile of blankets next to the door that have accumulated as people have come here to help. when i first arrived on scene this evening, there was actually an ambulance in the parking lot. several police cruisers from different jurisdictions are located here. it's basically been an emotional day. i've seen several people leave the reunification center in tears whether they were connected to a victim in some way or a volunteer themselves, actually talked to one of the people from the alice organization. her name is liz. that diaz, she came to drop off some food, some blankets and she told me what it was like to find out that a mass shooting occurred in her town. >> he was shot. i mean, i would have never thought something like this would happen in a small, close community. we're all very

close. we all know each other. we know our neighbors. we know the people who work within our community. it was. yeah, it was heartbreaking. and as i turned around, i also notice the folks from the american red cross are on scene assisting as well. >> reporting in half moon bay, i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >> we've also learned that some farm workers live on the premises of one of the shooting earlier tonight, we talked to state assembly member mark berman about the effect this incident will have all of them and their families. >> this is farmworker housing, right where where people families live on on a farm. and and, you know, members of the family work on the farm and so is devastating. the impact that that it's going to have the real trauma that those families are going through right now in the trauma that the broader community is going through. >> well, shock and sadness and expressions of sympathy coming into half moon bay from politicians all over the nation. kron four's dan kerman

has more. what local city and county officials are saying after the horrific events of this afternoon. >> big relief tonight for thee. deceased members of our community. this is something we get to watch on the news. never think based income and don't. we want use. community affect that. >> a real sense of sadness coming from local politicians monday night in half moon bay, but also a call to do more. there are simply too many guns in this country. >> and there has to be a change. this is not an acceptable way for modern to to give its conduct its affairs. i just want to say about the community how much our hearts are broken tonight. there are farm workers affected tonight. there were children on the scene at the incidents. >> county supervisor said those who witnessed the shooting or knew someone who perished. we'll need help and

encourage those to seek it out. please take advantage of the mental health crisis counseling that is available out there. the amount of stress is spent on this community for weeks is really quite high. there's people out there who are suffering from this who are feeling the effects of it. please reach out and get help tonight. you are not alone. officials say if you're in need of help, one place to start is the san mateo county hotline. in half moon bay. dan kerman kron. 4 news more on the half moon bay story later in this newscast. but more breaking news tonight. another shooting involving 8 victims in oakland. >> oakland police investigating a shooting at this gas station that left one person dead and 7 others injured. it happened just after 6 o'clock tonight at the valero gas station on macarthur boulevard at seminary avenue right near mills college officers responded to the scene after gunshots were detected by their shot spotter system at the scene. police say they found several bullet casings but did not locate any

victims. soon. after, though, a number of victims arrived at several nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds. police say one of those victims has died. the other 7 are listed in stable condition tonight. the department says the investigation is ongoing and they're asking anyone who has any information about this shooting to contact them. these mass shootings come on the heels of, of course, the other mass shooting over the weekend in southern california. it's really hard to believe all of this unfolding as it is. investigators in monterey park are searching for a motive in saturday n ght shooting that claimed the lives of 11 people there. >> it is the worst mass shooting in los angeles county history. today, investigators reveal that the gunman may have been manufacturing gun silencers at his home. he has been identified as 72 year-old who can't rent investigators believe that ran fired 42 rounds at the start. ballroom dance studio killing 11 people

and wounding 9 others. the gunman was disarmed by an employee at another nearby dance. all and authorities are calling a hero. >> i just those people that did most believe that this incident also cover. >> safely. >> governor newsom met with that man today later tweeting this, quote, this is what a hero looks like. brandon. that's the gentleman's name. did what no one should ever have to do. stopped a gunman at his place of work from killing countless others for ever grateful for your coverage and your courage. brandon. we will be right back with more breaking news.

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>> we're continuing to follow the latest from the mass shooting in half moon bay. here's what we know tolight. 7 people are dead. one is in the hospital in critical condition after the shootings at 2 locations in half moon bay. deputies have identified the suspect as 67 year-old half moon bay resident to nutley jail. he was arrested at a san mateo county sheriff's office substation, a downtown half moon bay. >> about 2 hours after the

shootings unfolded. deputies say the weapon used was a handgun and they were able to recover that weapon from the suspect's vehicle. there were 2 shooting locations. the first was at a mushroom farm on highway 92. >> for farm workers were killed at that location around 2.20, this afternoon. the second shooting scene was about a mile south of half moon bay at an agricultural facility on highway one, 3 farm workers died at that location. about 30 minutes later. the fbi is on the scene to assist sheriff's deputies with the investigation. deputies say as of now, the motive of the shootings is unknown. the suspect is believed to be a farm worker. they also say the suspect is cooperating with the investigation. and we are also learning tonight that some children were among those who witnessed the shooting. mateo county sheriff talked about that earlier tonight. >> it's a big rule so people are working. it spread out. there's people that live at the location as well. you

know, it. it was in the afternoon when kids are out of school and for children to witnesses is unspeakable. >> take a quick break. we'll be right back.

>> this is the as deputies take down the suspect on our breaking news coverage tonight, this is the half moon bay mass shooting video showing the suspect the moment that it was arrested by san mateo county sheriff's deputies. that man has been identified as 67 year-old half moon bay resident. >> tune li zhao. here's a mug shot. he was arrested at the san mateo county sheriffs. >> substation in downtown half moon bay about 2 hours after the shootings unfolded. the deputy who spotted the suspect is named deputy poor oak and a lot power rather. and as this

map shows, there are 3 different locations and associated with this crime, 2 of them, a crime scenes were shootings took place for people were killed or injured. the first one is on highway 92 just east of downtown half moon bay, 5 victims, 4 people killed. one person wounded. the second scene is at the bottom of your screen on highway one cub, real highway. that's where 3 people were shot and killed and the 3rd location is the sheriff's substation spot where the suspect was taken into custody by sheriff's deputies there on kelly avenue. that's where the suspect was arrested. >> let's check in now with kron 4 sarah stinson who's been at the sheriff's substation all day. that's where the suspect was arrested and scar . you were there when that happened. >> that's right. when li zhao is in custody right now, they are obviously trying to talk with him and figure out the motive behind this mass shooting, killing 7 people and

his arrest happened before my eyes and before some of the other news stations eyes right here in front of the san mateo county sheriff's office substation on kelly avenue. and keep in mind, this was a location that's a mile away from that highway. 92 crime scene. so this was an area where the sheriff's office thought, hey, let's stage the media here away from the crime scene that we we can do the press conference here and it will be great. but meanwhile, a deputy recognized a maroon suv in this parking lot and was able to say, hey, that's the license plate. and they came in with their guns drawn and they got him out of the car. >> you can have them saying right there, put your hands up, put your hands up. they'd draw him to the ground. got the cuffs on. >> and brought zhao into custody. and after that, it seemed like he was cooperating. the sheriff, she

believes that he came to the sheriff's office to turn himself in. >> and they have said that he has cooperated with the investigation. it was quite a shock being here during that arrest. i've never. >> really been in a situation where i have witnessed an arrest. but the sheriff christina corpus believes he was here to turn himself in. and since the press conference was set to happen at 4.32 hours after the shooting, of course, they had to extend that time. they needed time to collect all of their information. keep in mind, they have 2 separate crime scenes. they are accusing zhao of. a shooting 5 people at one location off of highway 90, off of the highway. there. and then they suspect him of killing 3 other people off of highway one, a total of 7 people killed. one person being treated at stanford medical center. we heard from the sheriff last hour getting emotional talking about this

in the second mass shooting in our state and 24 hours, the latest happening here in the bay area. but let's hear from the woman that i met. she was parked in this parking lot when she saw the chaos. chaos erupt as well. but little did she know she was actually parked next to jack out for some time in his car. >> here she had to say. >> it is incredibly tragic to see this happening. more and more. it's incredibly hard to see it. this close to home. >> a a. >> it is. it is just it's just terrifying that this is happening at such a high rate and it doesn't take coming in to your own backyard for us to understand that this is something that needs to change. >> yeah, she was just speaking about gun violence there. we also heard her talking with those earlier just about how concerned she is for the families of the 7 victims. she is obviously concerned.

>> citizen, she came here by yourself. should no reason to that. she wanted to come to that press conference to find out for herself what was going on and i know a lot of people in half moon bay, they want to know the latest. they want to know the motive. well, the sheriff's office telling us that we still don't know the motive, but they're still investigating. still very much active. and in the coming hours, we'll learn more about the victims will learn more about where the route with their investigation. can tell you they have told the suspect's suv from the substation parking lot. this is not a crime scene anymore. they only have this one yellow tape up, but people can drive in and out of this area now. so, you tonight and into the coming morning when people need to get through here for now, i'm sara stinson reporting live in half moon bay. back to you. sara, thank you for that report. and your reporting all evening long during a very tense and difficult situation. thank you. it's been a long night and the first shooting scene right off of highway 92 on sam

taylor road. >> that's where 4 people were killed and one was taking a stand for medical center and is in critical condition. >> kron four's amanda hari is live for us at that scene right now to tell us what's happening there. amanda. >> good evening. we've had a little bit more activity here in the last half hour. it looks like there may be some sheriff deputies getting ready to leave here. take a look behind me. you can see you've got couple record one driving out right now. over here. we have another car. looks like starting to leave. i overheard some of them talking. it might be wrapping up for the night, but does sound like they will be back out here tomorrow. this is right off of highway 92. it's about a mile from the cub rio highway in half moon bay. so not too far from there. we're not sure exactly where the shooting happened on this property, but it does appear it happened farther back behind most of the buildings that you can see here. that's where we've seen a lot of investigators going again. 4 people were shot and

killed here. there was a 5th victim that person was taken to stanford medical center. we don't know their condition at this time, but it does appear as of right now there is a survivor from this location here. there was a coroner's van here earlier. they have since left. we also had the fbi here. they arrived around 7, 30 came in, did some investigating. they were those traditional fbi agents. you see with the fbi on their jackets. they're only here for a few minutes. then they took off their peers. they spoke with some of the sheriff's deputies are working here to get an update on the investigation that they're still very actively involved in. again, things are kind of slowing down here. there's a lot less vehicles here than there was earlier this evening. at one point this evening, it was so full and there almost no one could drive around. they had to move some cars around to let some people leave. it is much less crowded. there does appear things may be winding up here

for the night live near half moon bay amanda hari kron. 4 news. amanda, thank you very much for that coverage tonight. kron four's ella sogomonian is live for us in our newsroom. was. >> reaction from the san mateo county sheriff the shootings. >> that's sheriff christina corpus was speaking shortly after they learned the information as they were interviewing the alleged mass shooter expressing her sorrow for the community that she serves at one point telling us that there were children present and at least one of these sites when those shots were fired. >> it's wherever this would especially here in our county it's a tragedy that, you know, we really see on the news a lot. but when it hits home working in this community what % a tragedy to see these innocent people, we lose their lives. and right now we just don't have the answers yet. >> hopefully they get some

more answers as to a particular motive, given that the alleged shooter is in custody and is being interviewed and you can be sure that we're going to stay on top of the story into tomorrow as well and bring you the details as we get them in the newsroom. ella sogomonian kron, 4 news. thank low. we talked with a number of people live tonight throughout the evening to get their feelings about what happened among them. >> was bay area congressman mike thompson. he is the chairman of the gun violence prevention task force. and he told us tonight that. >> expanding background checks is something that would save lives >> i've carried legislation since sandy hook that would expand background i'm of the as you state you we do have a right to own a firearm. with that right comes certain responsibilities. and there's some people who are a danger to themselves or to others or shouldn't be get anywhere near and the most you could provide background checks before someone buys a of your, your

your your losses, been able to prevent those people from getting a hold god. >> that was congressman mike thompson. more on the shootings later. we do want to check in on our weather forecast as we begin a new week. this is a live look out over san francisco tonight. pretty clear. well, weather wise, it was a very nice day around the bay area. little bit warmer than it's been, lawrence. yeah, that sunshine really showing up, of course, throughout the weekend today the winds calm down. we have some blustery winds last night. can you believe this? a gust of 95 miles an hour across the mountains above mount saint lina. so, yeah, it was one of those nights where we have those gusty winds out there. but now you're looking at clear skies around the bay area and what looks like some beautiful weather as we move ahead here in the next couple days. today's temperatures, how about that? 70 degrees today in santa rosa. that is well above the average for this time of year. 62 in san francisco. 63 in oakland, 61 for a high in san jose. 58 right at the average in live. more in 61 in concord. get a little chilly out there

tonight. the temperatures again dropping off to the 40's in many spots. couple 30's begin to pop up in the north bay. so the cold in spots overnight tonight into the early morning, but not as cold as it's been. so probably some of low 30's republic talking about mid 30's, some of the colder spots like santa rosa about 36 furlough live more. maybe 39 into san jose. watch out for the big waves along the coastline. we've got to about 12 footers moving in along the beaches. and so, yeah, going to see some big waves moving in that direction. so watch out for that. in the meantime. but high pressure taking over head. you kind of get the sense of that northerly wind beginning to kick in as that ridge slides in overhead. and that going to stick around for tomorrow. and really, i think for the week ahead, as high pressure builds in overhead. lots of sunshine coming our way, but occasionally some breezy conditions, especially over the north bay hills. otherwise just clear skies all the way the coastline, high pressure taking care of us for tomorrow, strengthening as it moves overhead, bringing lots of sunshine in the bay area. dry conditions. we like to see that long-range things could

begin to change, though, so that ridge of high pressure sticking around to the middle of week. then as we get into next weekend anwe get a cold front moving through on saturday, then a chance of showers coming in on sunday. but you pam. and then we're going to see some changes coming our way as we head toward the next couple days. so there we go around the bay area tomorrow. you're looking at 50's and 60's into san francisco 50's along the coastline and you've got some 60's. you make your way inside the bay. temperatures going to continue to stay mild little bit hazy inside the bay as well. number to about 62 degrees in mild in san jose about 59 in pleasanton. 61 degrees in hayward tomorrow. 61. it will make creek and you're looking at about the 61 degrees in antioch. 62 in napa that closer the coastline, those temperatures generally in the 50's. all right. now to the next 10 days of dry weather for the next 5. and then things change chance of showers coming on sunday and kind of funny. pam sneeze in the middle forecast. but you know what? i started to notice today for the first time starting to see some of that pollen showing up in the windows. of course, that's a

sign of some blooming flowers in spring. not that far away. guys, back to thank you, lawrence. thank you so much. lawrence. thank you so much. you're kind

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gunman took aim at victims at 2 separate farming facilities. deputies identified the suspect as this man. 67 year-old half moon bay resident chanley dow. he was arrested at a san mateo county sheriff's substation in half moon bay about 2 hours after the shootings unfolded. and we have a map that shows the locations of the 3 locations involved in this tragedy. 2 of them crime scenes where people were either killed or injured. >> the first shooting at. well, 1, 2, 7, 6, 1, san mateo road. that's where 5 people were shot. 4 of them have died. the second location. 2100 block of highway south 3 people were killed. there and the 3rd location indicated on this map is where the suspect was taken into custody. the san mateo county sheriff's substation. that's on kelly avenue. again, that is where the suspect was arrested. meantime, another big story we're following tonight. oakland police chief leronne armstrong is now demanding to be >> reinstated as the city's

chief. >> mayor sharon tal play some administrative leave last thursday, but chief armstrong said today it is the longtime federal monitor overseeing the department who he holds responsible kron. 4 s haaziq madyun has the story. >> i deserve to be reinstated as chief of police immediately. but the city >> oakland police chief leronne armstrong is breaking his silence after mayor saying placed him on administrative leave in connection to the federal monitor's report calling into question how the chief and opd these internal affairs division handle 2 incidents involving the same police sergeant. i want the public to know that i followed all policies. >> protocols and procedures cheap armstrong says regarding the first incident the officer did receive discipline for leaving the scene of an auto accident while driving a police vehicle. however, he says his investigation into the second incident involving the officer firing a gun and

opd elevator got interrupted by the court appointed federal monitor. robert warshaw who took the investigation out of my hands so he could handle himself. federal monitors gave reported these incidents comes at a time when the oakland police department and the city of oakland within months of ending over 2 decades of court appointed oversight in the annual million dollars in costs to oakland taxpayers, the federal. >> monitoring this case is a very clear self interest for doing what he's in making creating a crisis, which would if he's successful, extend the monitor ship under contract and he runs quite a bit of money. >> and i'm here to request from the judge. to we just let open move away. from the nsa since we have a police commission and up so many other public safety committees that we can take care of the job here although may actually made the call to put the chief. that mean leave? >> she finds john says he does not hold it responsible for

the decision. >> mean, it's hard to air that just have been in the seat for a couple weeks would truly be able to push back against a minor at this point. but i think for those that have been around here and have seen many chiefs fall, the common theme when those chiefs fall is that it comes based on the monitors recommendation. in fact, back in 2020, then oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick held a similar press conference after she was fired following a robert warshaw report. >> intervention from outside the department of justice needs to come in. i'm not saying these illegal what i am saying is that the goal line changes haaziq madyun kron. 4 news. >> other tonight, elon musk took the witness stand again today to testify in a lawsuit filed by tesla. investors alleging he misled them or that we do. this is video of what's believed to be the must tesla entering the federal courthouse garage in san francisco today.

>> the trial stems from a 2018 tweet in which musk claimed that he had secure the money to take tesla private, a deal that never came close to resulting in a 40 million dollar settlement with federal regulators. now a 9 person jury is responsible for deciding whether those tweets damage tesla shareholders. and even before today's mass shooting that we've been talking about today, lawmakers together today at the state capitol calling for action to prevent gun violence and they were doing that in light of the mass shooting that happened over the weekend in monterey park. capitol correspondent eytan wallace talked with various legislators, including the assembly member who represents monterey park and he shares with policy makers from both sides of the aisle say they'd like to see accomplished. >> while the legislators i spoke with here at the capital say they are just devastated and now they hope to turn that heartache. >> into action. inside the california assembly chamber. a

moment of silence to start the session and outside. flags lowered to half-staff all in memory of the victims of the monterey park mass shooting. what point do we say enough enough on the steps of the capitol, the asian american pacific islander or api legislative caucus organized this vigil to pay tribute to those impacted api caucus chair evan low spoke with us via zoom, complete heartache. that's how low described his immediate reaction upon hearing about the shooting during what was supposed to be a joyous celebration of the lunar new year, the year of the rabbit symbolizing a theme of hope during a time in which we normally but celebrate. >> enjoy each other's company bringing in the prosperous new year. unfortunately, this has gone the wrong direction and is unfortunately we've seen the loss of but nets make sure that we have time then to allow for grieving to allow for creating a safe space within the asian pacific islander community. and then thirdly, to look for actionable items in holding

our government, our community and our elected representatives accountable and making our community safe. >> making our community safe. he argues must first start with gun control. and while the state already has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, lowe says there's more that can be done. we must stop senseless firearm destruction in our community. we must get firearms. >> out of society and an american society, gop leaders taking a different approach. senate minority leader brian jones and senate republican caucus chair janet and when writing in a statement they are committed to bolstering mental health services and working with their colleagues across the aisle on solutions to prevent future tragedies. something number. what is your message to your constituents? >> who were impacted by this? thank you so much. something that question. >> but this is the says we're trying to do everything possible to keep our community said something member. mike fun represents monterey park, a community where 65% of the population identifies as a api

and a community. he says that has his full attention. we are are creating where morning. >> but part is a very strong >> city as well. the community is resilient and will get through this. they're challenging times together. and fong says the red cross, the county of los angeles and several nonprofit organizations are now in monterey park to help those who have been impacted. he says his office stands ready. >> to help his constituents reporting from the state capitol. eytan wallace kron. 4 news. >> we're going to take a break. there's more news ahead, including federal money ahead, including federal money for the golden gate bridge.

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the golden gate bridge getting ready for the next big one. transportation secretary pete buttigieg joined local leaders to officially announce hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money. >> for the bridge kron four's chuck clifford has the story. well, the golden gate bridge is 90 years old and it was decided after the loma prieta earthquake decades ago that the bridge is in need of some seismic safety upgrades. >> now we're learning the federal government is going provide 400 million dollars to complete that work on monday. transportation secretary pete buttigieg, along with nancy pelosi, san francisco mayor london breed made the announcement the money, which is being provided through a grant as part of the infrastructure investment and jobs act signed into law back in 2021 will be used to improve the seismic safety of the bridge. specifically

they're going to retrofit the towers and improve some of the foundations and beams on the bridge. the golden gate bridge was just one of 4 bridges nationwide to receive funding in this round. it was chosen not only because of its historical significance, but also because the bridge is a key piece of infrastructure in the bay area. and across california, secretary buttigieg said this is just part of a larger effort by the administration to try to upgrade the country's aging infrastructure. >> whether it's a road threatened by mudslides, support threatened by sea-level rise or a major american bridge threatened by earthquakes. we are acting to ensure that it's more resilient in the face of all that will come our way in the century. >> now that the funding has been secured, the golden gate bridge district will have to beat out the work. and then if all goes well as take about 6 years to complete those safety upgrades. but for now at the golden gate bridge, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> well, since we're talking about the golden gate bridge is take a live look tonight. very quiet for those heading north or south them. that's

check in with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence. yeah, kind of quiet night out there. tonight is a high pressure sitting over head ever get that much needed break in the storm pattern right now. looking beautiful. a court order quite hour tonight says pam request of decided put in the allergy forecast for you tonight. this one, the first one of the season. allergies actually the paul and running very low right now. in most cases, the may increase a little bit on thursday and friday was running high right now. this is not surprising. is the mold spores from all of that rain. they're running high. so if you're starting to sniff for a sneeze, that may be one of the reasons why you're doing so temperatures out the door tonight. we've got a lot numbers in the 40's outside going to be chilly night again, but not as cold as it has been over the last couple of nights. still, some of those numbers dropping off in the mid 30's in spots. so yes, going to be cold out there. no matter how you get to it. but i'm not freezing temperatures around the bay area. high pressure overhead skin. your skies. right now we're staying dry. the really can looking long-range pattern. i think things may begin to open up a little bit as we head in toward this weekend and then as we look toward this middle

next month, things make it real active again. we'll have to wait and see right now. the pacific kind of quiet out there. you can see things a pretty nice as high pressure out there right now. just calm in a dominating. but offshore winds continue to blow around the bay area, going to be little breezy over the mountain tops in the north and the east bay. but not bad. watch out for the waves along the coastline. seeing some of those wells running a 12 feet or so along the immediate coast. but that dome of high pressure taking care of us, that ridge will be settling in here now and will bring us lots of sunshine again for tomorrow. dry conditions and some mild temperatures outside by tomorrow afternoon. fact, overnight tonight stay mostly clear out there. looking good throughout the night tonight, the commute tomorrow morning. looking good as well. going to keep things nice and clear around the bay area. and then as we head in toward the afternoon tomorrow, those temperatures probably back of the 50's and the 60's again, staying dry over the next few days. there's a chance we could see some showers moving in possibly on sunday. we'll have to wait and see on that one. of course, the following wednesday, we're talking about the first of february after that, it looks like the storm

clouds make a return. it could seeing a lot more rain coming our way as we head in toward the end of the month. so, yeah, it looks like we're getting that much-needed break now. but things are going to get active again here as we head in toward the beginning, a well, we need this tryout time. yes, we sure. okay. thank you. thanks. one last look at tonight's major story. breaking news. 7 people killed. one person in critical 2 separate farming facilities in and around half moon bay deputies identified the suspect is this man, 67 year-old half moon bay resident to li zhao. he was arrested at a san mateo county sheriff's office substation downtown half moon bay about. >> 2 hours after the shootings unfolded. this is the video showing the moments at the shooter was arrested. he was spotted inside an suv. >> so it's meant to be a media staging area. he was found in the parking lot sitting in that vehicle just after 4.40t

this afternoon. >> a semiautomatic handgun was also found in his vehicles. deputies called him out of the vehicle. he came out with his hands up and you'll see in a moment the deputies take him to the ground and placed him under arrest. and then of course, he was had taken away in handcuffs into custody. >> where authorities are having him talk with the district attorney as well. so we'll have continuing coverage of this online overnight at kron 4. >> dot com have a good tonight.

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