movement on the flag there. that's that wind that continues. it is not as windy as yesterday but paired with cold temperatures. it makes it feel really brisk. san mateo pacifica, fremont morgan hill as well as conquered in areas in the north bay. well, down in the 30's, concord, you're at 34 in santa rosa all the way down to 29 degrees right now. petaluma a cool 34 degrees for you too. now we do have frost advisories and freeze warnings all the way through 09:00am for the north bay and east bay, south bay as well as upper elevations on the peninsula. now, the winds, the other factor here and very breezy for a few spots. petaluma fairfield and vacaville seeing winds regularly gusting in excess of 30 miles per hour. now as well as half moon bay seeing winds higher than 20 miles per hour. and for danville, your wind gusts currently at 29 miles per hour. so that's going make it feel even colder. definitely want to bundle up as much as possible rain. all right, john, thank you for that. let's check on those bridges this morning. if

you're traveling into the city is going to come out. >> 13 minutes meteor lights are on right now. slowing it down just a bit. i'm just happy. there's no fog to slow you down because visibility the top of the week was just terrible. 12 minutes clear skies a 80 to 101 about richmond. sandra fell bridge 7 minutes and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. going to about 19 minutes on this wednesday morning. >> all right. new this morning, the alameda unified school district is apparently getting rid of the 6th grade at bay farm middle school. and many parents disagree with the decision students as well. but the district says they're continue losing money if they don't act stuck between a rock and a hard place. kron four's michael thomas is joining us live from alameda with this story. good morning, michael. >> hey, good morning. that's right. you know, this decision was made just hours ago and really it's going to start in effect next school year 2023 going into 2024. parents say that they just found out about this weeks ago and they're

urging the district in the board to give them more time allowing maybe one to 2 years. but last night that request was denied. and as reena said, you know, officials say really it's because they're losing money. let's get into some video. so this meeting that we're talking about, it went on past 10 o'clock last night. the topic in vote was about closing bay farm school's 6th through 8th grade. the proposal coming from the superintendent arguing that the district is operating more schools and programs and other districts that are at same size ultimately losing money and has been for years. this came as a shock to parents who say they just learn out about this weeks ago and that they send their kids here specifically because it is smaller classes. and if it's going to close a need to be pushed back, adding that the california school board says facts need to be gathered by an independent committee, not by the board and that they want more public involvement along with other alternatives. now, officials from the district say parents may feel that this decision was sprung on them, but actually the discussion of closing the school 6.10, 6, use me 6th,

7006th and 8th grade classes have been going on since 2018. and that enrollment starts to drop around 6th grade here at the firm schools delaying the vote to cut the classes would not make much of a difference. but listen to what one teacher had to say about the entire decision. >> i sincerely hope that next time and that the is shown and that this avoidable regrettable occasion becomes the exception. i need people to know that i love where i work, that it is special and that i love my students and that although my words may not change, what happens tonight in an age of increasing at the i need my students to know that showing up matters. we asked our students to consider different perspectives and to problem solve and i hope next time the district practices what it preaches. >> so you can hear the passion there in her voice, you know, followed by. this was also parents, students. and just to give you some context when it comes to the amount of students here at this school, 6th and 7th and 8th grade.

we're looking at numbers about 192 down the street just a mile over at lincoln middle school. they've got numbers of 6, 7th and grade around 900. some students told our other reporters, you know, that that was very scary for them. so ultimately it's going to affect students who are in 5th grade going into 6th 6 going into 7th. but again, this will not start until next year. i did reach out to the district this morning to ask exactly if they have any specific you know what they plan to do with maybe some of those teachers, those classrooms, another things as we get more information, we'll continue to keep you updated. but that is the very latest here in alameda. michael thomas will send it back to live in the studio. michael, thank you very much. >> was the bay area deals with the fentanyl crisis? san francisco is rethinking its sanctuary city policy. yeah. one supervisor in fact proposing legislation that would exclude undocumented immigrants who are arrested for dealing the powerful drug. we have kron four's will tran on the story for us live in san francisco to explain. will.

>> well, james, you can see city hall right behind me and it was city hall that enacted sanctuary city back in 1989. now a supervisor matt dorsey has it his way that if you are convicted of fentanyl distribution and you are an undocumented immigrant. they believe about 30,000 of them live in san francisco and that a vast majority of undocumented immigrants, if they are caught as far as distribution, they end up being undocumented immigrants being the drug dealers. if you are convicted within a seven-year span of your first conviction, you could be deported and that sanctuary city status will not be extended to you. sanctuary city as city status is obviously been around for decades. but it was candidate president as candidate skews me donald trump at the time talking about securing the borders and fact, back in 2017 when he was the president of the united states, he

threatened to withhold millions of federal dollars to san francisco because of the sanctuary. sanctuary city status. san francisco ended up winning back in 2020 in court. but in this particular case, if this passes james and reyna, it will be the second wrinkle as far as sanctuary status and not being extended because it's already on the books. if you're an undocumented immigrant and you are convicted within 7 years of a violent felony, you will be deported. so this is just one more layer. >> how bad is fentanyl within san francisco? according to investigators, the amount of fentanyl recovered just in our city alone last year. is that enough to kill every adult with in california? back to you. while frightening statistic there will. thanks for that update. it is 606, and in other news in the east bay, we've got. >> making oakland safer. a message from oakland mayor sheng tao. that's one of our primary goal. she announced newish initiatives that she

hopes. >> will make the public safer. this comes after the robbery last weekend as the city deals - with a scandal surrounding the police chief who remains on paid administrative leave. they're dealing with all of this prof was theresa stasi reports on how the mayor plans to move forward without an official chief to spearhead her plans. >> increased foot patrols, vehicle enforcement unit, new traffic division, all elements of the mayor's new safety initiatives to help strengthen public safety throughout oakland. he can rise to meet. >> this challenge is starting next week. you'll see a return of her walking officers to our business and neighborhood shopping districts. this is a uni that hasn't been in existence for the past 2 years. so this is exciting time with oakland acting police chief darren allison and community supporters. >> mayor sheng tao discuss some of the highlights of her plan. for example, today, department of transportation will be announcing. >> it will be announcing its new vehicle enforcement unit

to remove the blighted abandoned vehicles. >> metro chamber is committed to a clean and safe oakland. and understands that our future lies on a residence workforce and visitors feeling safe as they live work and play in this beautiful city when people feel safe, they will come out and shop. >> employees will come back to crime in oakland has surged in the last few years with robberies and homicides, skyrocketing the homicide rates soared last year to 119 deaths last week and admired. local baker died after suffering a brain injury following a robbery at a downtown oakland bank. low police staffing has plagued the city but acting chief allison says that new recruits are coming and the grant will help with funding to carry out the plans. no update again. we're taking the investigation very seriously. the mayor refused to discuss the status of chief armstrong, who she

put on paid leave in january when a report criticized his decision on a discipline issue. instead, she pushed that issue aside and said her administration is focused on moving forward is what it's about. it's about bridging those gaps with not only government. >> but with businesses with residents visitors and everyone else was a part of this ecosystem. >> theresa kron, 4 news. we're following a top story this morning. video surveillance captures the moment an elderly woman is run over by a car in the east bay. this happened saturday night in the parking lot of the first presbyterian church in grove lane. castro valley. you can see a white sedan pull up to the woman on a walker the driver then corners. are she tries her best to get away? the driver steps on the gas hits are. goes around. the parking lot hits her again. if once was enough. aaron horner, the community outreach director for the church was one of the

few people who actually rushed to help that woman. >> you know, already stolz. so to see here to be like that, does this rough? you know, everybody was just coming to try to help or, you know, we held our wounds until, you know, paramedics got there is healing up well, so she's in good spirits. >> the alameda county sheriff's office describes that car as a mid 2000 nissan altima. they held the public and identify that driver. if you do have any information, we have an anonymous tip line on our website. kron 4 dot com. please visit that and said any tips you have. still ahead of the kron. 4 morning news. oakland's police chief will soon learn if he can keep his job or not. we're going to tell you who has final say in his future. >> plus, we're taking a look at senator dianne feinstein's career in politics and how she got her start right here in the bay area. and after the break, we have a new report that shows that inflation continues to fall. we're going to tell you what that actually means for our economy moving forward. john. and we are

looking at a nice and sunny day today after a cold morning. it's going to be comfortably. cool afternoon. >> highs in the 50's at the coast and upper 50's for inland did be sure cities. i've got more. your forecast still ahead.

>> coming up on 6 15 here at the quarter hour. we typically like to check the weather forecast. yeah, it kind of see a better look at it outside flagged really kind of going back and forth illustrating just how freeze and it windy and cold on this wednesday it's a way to put it. it's definitely chilly out there. a combination of the winds and the cold for sure at the barca darrow haven't seen too many of you venturing out. yeah. i mean, it's still early and still really dark. well, there's a couple of you making your way into work or that morning jog. definitely keep that heart rate up. if you're going to be out there or just keep bundled up because we are looking at such a cold start to the day. so cold. yesterday we saw some snow on top of mount hamilton and portions of mendocino and lake counties. that energy is shifted out into the rockies now in the bay area is set to remain dry and really clear for the remainder of the day today. today will be the of our forecast before some cloud cover makes its way in tomorrow. you do see the system to the north and west of us. it will result in the slim chance of a few overnight showers thursday night leading into friday morning. aside

from that, though, the rest of this week is set to remain dry today. nice and clear. tomorrow, a few passing clouds ahead of that slight chance of showers evening hours again, thursday night into friday morning. as for current conditions, we are in the midst of frost advisories and freeze warnings across the north bay inland east bay, south bay and upper elevations on the peninsula. temps today will be similar to yesterday's but feeling a little better winds. although present are lighter than yesterday's wins and skies overall, just a little bit clear and all that adds up to a much more comfortable feel as you are getting out there. upper 50's for most of the bay san jose at 58 degrees today. same from fremont hayward on up to oakland with mid 50's for inland east bay, concord and walnut creek. you'll reach 58, though, walnut creek as well as lay napa and on up to petaluma and santa rosa among other spots in the upper 50's getting your lookahead tomorrow and friday. pretty similar as far as temperatures go to today. tomorrow, we'll

start to see an increasing clouds, though, than thursday night leading into friday morning. a few showers the weekend gets even more mild yet with highs climbing into the mid 60's under lots of sunshine. next week starts dry. but long-range forecasts are pointing towards the potential of a few showers towards the end of next week, right? all right, john, thank you for that. traffic starting to build a bit up 17 minutes into the city may so that freeman street exit. >> the meteor lights are on there. our san mateo bridge, 13 minute, 80 to 101, richmond, sandra fell bridge tolls 8 minutes and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. going to put you at 19 minutes on this wednesday morning. >> well, 6.16 is the time. and after more than 3 decades in the u.s. senate, california senator dianne feinstein has officially announced that she will not run for another term in 2024. reactions are pouring in from all over california and the country. our capital bureau correspondent wallace has that story. >> she's california's

longest-serving senator. but after more than 30 years in the u.s. senate, 89 year-old dianne feinstein says she's ready to hang it up, writing in a statement she will not seek reelection in 2020 for her fellow california senator alex padilla reacting to the news. it would be impossible. >> to right. the history of california politics. be possible to write the history of american politics without acknowledging the trail blazing career. a senator dianne feinstein, governor gavin newsom saying feinstein's lifetime of service and leadership has made our country fair, safer and stronger. a lifetime of service that started on the san francisco board of supervisors in 1969. about a decade later, feinstein would go on to become the first woman to lead the city of san francisco's mayor taking the helm after fellow supervisor harvey milk and then mayor george moscone e were assassinated at the hands of supervisor dan white in an act that shocked the city mayor

must go knee. >> and supervisor harvey milk we have been shot. and, you in 1990, feinstein ran for governor but lost to republican pete wilson. it was her election 2 years later to the u.s. senate that would define the rest of her career. joining barbara boxer is the first ever pair of women and pair of jewish women to represent california. >> immediately feinstein took on issues she held dear, including gun control. i am quite familiar with firearms. i became mayor is a product of assassination. i'm aware sound my assassinated colleague and put a finger through a hole. senator, i know something about what firearms can do on abortion. i believe very strongly that we should control our own bodies. >> california's most precious resource feinstein was credited with working across the aisle to secure water for the state. we can't function without water. people can't live without water. while feinstein did receive praise

for issue she championed in recent years, she faced calls to step down amid reports questioning her fitness reports she always brushed off. now the question turns to cool. take receipt democratic congress members, katie porter of orange county and adam schiff of burbank have already launched their campaigns while oakland's bar billy is expected to announce her bid soon. >> adam schiff, katie porter and barbara lee are all varying degrees of progressive. it's almost impossible to see how the seat will be filled by republican. it's almost as unlikely that will be filled by a cent interest. democrat, whoever wins could play a huge role in california politics for years to come. this is a state of 40 million people and only 2 senators and the seats open up very, very rarely. they do tend to be seats for life. if you want them. >> and feinstein says she still has work to do and looks forward to serving her last 2 years in office reporting from sacramento eytan wallace kron. 4 news.

>> well, inflation is slowing down, though. it's not slowing down fast enough for economists, not at all. tuesday's consumer price index report shows. >> annual inflation fell for 7 straight months. but it's still far above the federal reserve's target. so that's weak area. i know. so that could impact interest rates going forward. we have our dc correspondent anna wiernicki standing by live in washington with the update on that. good morning, anna. >> good morning. well, the good news is that inflation is trending lower, but it's not happening very fast. still, president biden says he welcomes the new data, calling it progress. >> inflation americans continue to come down. president joe biden says january's consumer price index report is good news for americans has fallen 7 straight months of more to go. but the president says there's still more work to be done. the new numbers from the labor department show that while americans are paying less for goods prices for services like housing and car insurance remain high. and that's i think where the concern is

that a strong economy and a strong labor market could keep inflation sticky. >> and services prices elevated for some time. michael gapen, the head of u.s. economics research at bank of america says even with the inflation rate easing, it still remains well above the fed's 2%. target with the fed needs to see is. >> is both goods prices and services, inflation, moderator slowing, then they'll have confidence that that inflation is coming down. and treasury secretary janet yellen said tuesday that congress must do their part and lift the debt ceiling to avoid, quote, economic and financial catastrophe. let's not wait until the last minute. it is a basic responsibility of our nation's leaders to get this done. >> the federal reserve is scheduled to meet again in march to decide whether or not to raise interest rates says he expects that to happen. any says. >> americans should expect interest rates to continue to rise through the summer. for

now live in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> okay. thank you very much. all right. after the break, the suspected buffalo supermarket shooter is actually set to be sentenced to life in prison today. we'll to life in prison today. we'll have those details when we

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>> and we're back 6.24. the time and happening today, the white man responsible for killing 10 black people at a buffalo, new york supermarket is going to be sentenced. to life in prison. payton, gender

or gender and will appear in a new york court within the next few minutes to receive his formal sentencing. he pleaded guilty in november to charges including murder and domestic terrorism motivated by hate. the terrorism charge carries an automatic life sentence. relatives of several victims spoke during the hearing in may gendron specifically sought out black shoppers and workers shooting 13 of them. 3 actually survived the attack. he also faces separate federal charges that could carry the death sentence. production of the embattled film rust is set to resume this spring. cinematographer halyna hutchins died after a bullet from a prop gun fired and hit her back in 2021. actor alec baldwin and the armor hannah gutierrez. reed are both charged in this case rost has named a new cinematographer to replace hutchins. hutchins would or will become the executive producer of the film. he will also be the

executive producer of a documentary about his late wife's life and career. >> well, happening tomorrow, former crypto leader sam bankman-fried will have to head back to court because the judge actually ordered this hearing because the ftx founder reportedly tried to use the internet in a way the government can't tracked. he reportedly used a virtual private network or avp n against the court's orders. his lawyers claim he used to watch nfl playoff games and the super bowl bankman-fried was released on 250 million dollars bond and it's on house arrest in the bay area while he awaits trial for fraud and conspiracy. he has pleaded not guilty. coming up next, the kron 4 morning news mayor london breed is trying to get more money. >> we're sfpd to help with under staffing. one board member says the department does not need any more does not need any more funding. we'll be right back.

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>> 6.30, the time was getting brighter behind us here as the sun is getting higher the morning goes on. but you know, the one problem that doesn't fix doesn't fix to the heat. it's still cold outside old. still to look john with the forecast warning. guys, it is definitely cold out there. but it is clear. so there's one plus no fog on this wednesday morning commute, very breezy, very cold. so a brisk start to

the morning is really the way to describe it. >> this is your view at the embarcadero right here. let's look at the sunshine that we're getting. our first peek of if you look at the very right of your screen, can see the flag there appear 15 below in that steady breeze, which is still present today. san mateo, half moon bay freemont reach a 37 currently concord sitting at 34 degrees in santa rosa all the way down in the upper 20's right now. same for you in fairfax. well, the late hope fairfield, the napa still hanging on to those mid 40's. now we are in the midst of freeze warnings and frost advisories. those warnings in the deeper blue purple issue. well, the lighter blue indicating frost advisories all in effect until 09:00am. and you on top of that, the winds which in fairfield vacaville as well as petaluma, gusting in excess of 30 miles per hour. danville, half moon bay in sonoma in excess of 20 miles per hour makes it feel even colder. then what those temperatures will tell you. i am talking what's going to be a pleasant afternoon and the rest. your week's forecast as well. all still to come rain.

right, john, thank you for that. ok, let's check on those bridges. 22 minutes into the city we go. so. >> just like you said, the sun is coming up there. so are those drive times. 22 minute drive our san mateo bridge a 80 to 1, 0, 1, 14 minutes traveling across towards the peninsula. well, you're richmond center fell bridge about 11 minutes and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls is kind of take us about 19 minutes on this wednesday morning. >> a new proposal is aiming to boost san francisco's police department budget by 27 million san francisco's mayor london breed says it's to actually help fund police overtime. >> as the city suffers from fewer officers because her office reports the city has 340 fewer officers since 2019, 541 less. and the actual recommended levels. yeah. the police union reports the difference between response time. >> has a staggered in the last 3 years with a 20% increase in response times for critical calls in 2022. compared to with the time was in 2019. so

the proposal is backed by district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott and its co-signed by several board members. some say it's a step in the right direction in protecting residents and retaining more officers. >> this is not a crisis that just happened overnight. it's been building for the last 2 years. we've been ringing alarm to this mayor and i'm happy she's finally embrace this and decided to put public safety is a top priority for the city. >> well, supervisor dean preston, it's not on board saying, quote, it is preposterous. that sfpd at apartment that got bonuses raises and a 50 million dollar budget increase last summer. welcome back. 7 let slated for an additional 27.0. 6 million. he also says that other departments cutting critical services due to a projected deficit and demands accountability. we'll soon find out the future of oakland's police chief leronne armstrong. today marks a 30 day deadline for oakland's mayor to either discipline the chief or not. armstrong has been on administrative leave for nearly a month over his

handling of a pair of misconduct investigations. kron four's as it made. tells us who has the final say on strauss fate? >> the clock is ticking for mayor of oakland chain tao the oakland police commission and the federal compliance director robert warshaw to make their independent decisions on whether or not police chief leronne armstrong will keep his job or be terminated. this is stemming from his role in a pair of police misconduct investigations. >> what recourse does the mayor have compared the mayor over? i-4 shots decision to terminate the cheap. >> now his decision will supersede that of the mayor and of the police commission politician for police accountability wrote the vast majority of the legislation that established oakland's independent police commission says coalition president cathy litter. we've been at the forefront of this. we brought all of this to oakland. and so with that, the best interest in making sure that.

>> the charters complied with letter. it says back in 2012, the oakland police department was facing the possibility of being placed in receivership by a federal court because of tactics used by opd during the occupy oakland protests. she talks about how the compliance director's role is to be a compromise. so the compliance director have the authority to discipline the chief up to include firing the chief. >> so the city in a sense. >> i want to say power, but it go. to to to have the compliance director be the top dog. >> as it were so that the city when court would not order a receivership. the takeaway complete power of the city over the oakland police commission taos as she will make a decision regarding the chief. soon. the police commission is also having a discipline committee special meeting on wednesday. >> but leonard says ultimately the compliance director will

have the final say more shots decision. trump's the mayor. that is right. kron. 4 news. >> well, the interim city administrator in oakland has issued a local state of emergency because of ongoing impacts caused by a ransomware attack. the city was the victim of this ransomware attack last week. it began last wednesday and has affected networks ever since now. the services that have not been affected thankfully include 9-1-1, fire, emergency services and the city's financial systems. but all the other systems are still down. the city's it department is working on the problem along with a private firm and federal partners are also helping out as well. meanwhile, elsewhere in the east bay and oakland baker who died following a violent robbery last week had organs donated on valentine's day as she wished last night. a handful of gen angels loved ones held hands along with medical personnel who conducted the operation to honor her life at the

hospital. the ceremony included an honor walk, which included a moment of silence. you see pictures of that here. her donated organs will reportedly benefit up to 70 people. angel died last week due to injury. she suffered in a violent robbery in oakland. >> well, bay area lawmakers there late in an effort to enshrine same marriage into the state constitution. while repealing proposition 8, you might recall california voters passed prop 8 during the 2008 election to formally ban same marriage across the state. well, in 2010, you had a federal court that ruled the proposition was unconstitutional in about 5 years after the u.s. supreme court legalized same marriage across the nation the 15 years since prop a passing original language from that measure to ban same marriage still remains in the state constitution. >> repealing property is incredibly important. this is a scar on our constitution. it's just believe in discrimination. this has been

a long time cancer in our state constitution that does not reflect the values of love of everyday californians. and that's why it's important that we purge this from the state constitution reflect the values of love of everyday californians. >> well, because this is a proposed constitutional amendment. it's going to need at least 2 thirds of support from the legislature and a majority approval from california voters to actually become law. san francisco supervisor hillary ronen introduce a resolution aimed at legalizing work in california. it's in response to problems along cap street in the city's mission district or complaints related to workers have led to putting up barriers ear. well, in carter plan, a long-term strategy, one that she says she's been used in parts of some of the u.s. and in some other countries. she argues that some cases legalizing prostitution actually improves working conditions for workers and can reduce violence. well. well, state attorney general

rob bonta. >> wants to eliminate hidden fees charged to california consumers. he's backing some new legislation to ban them. take a listen. >> it makes it difficult for families to compare prices or to plan to budget when prices are inflated to mandatory hidden fees, also known as john fees. there's no reason for hidden fees other than to lure in potential customers with prices that are simply not true. >> you know, bottom along with 2 state lawmakers are introducing a senate bill that would prohibit. these hidden fees. he says those junk fees can be hidden charges and things like hotel bills, flights, concert tickets, rental cars. they're everywhere. 6 of the 8, the time san francisco's public transit system is getting a new boost in service. mayor london breed and city transit officials announced unit we'll be launching a new express bus service between the city's richmond district and its downtown core. the pilot, one x california express will run from 30rd avenue and geary boulevard every weekday at 8,

8.39, in the morning. the pilot program is meant to increase reliable transit for those commuting. many officials also say that the new transit lanes on california clay and sacramento streets have short travel times by 11%. the new service will start next tuesday on february. 22nd. >> well, happening today, a disaster recovery center is now open for contra costa residents all impacted by the heavy storms earlier in the year. residents can actually go and connect directly with recovery resources is located at 5.10, going away. that's near the danville police department is going to open every day from 10:00am to 07:00pm. it's going to end on march. 1st. in the south bay, ukrainian musicians are getting ready to perform at this years. jazz festival in san jose. they're going to be blending their style with american musicians. kron four's justin campbell shares more on what you can expect. >> far from the bombed out

buildings in kiev, roughly 9 ukrainian musicians are staying here at the towers in downtown san jose. the gun, at least to be in the place was three-city, go. they can stay in the guest, curator from kiev says musicians will get a mental break from the war. these are volunteer soldiers by day, but a musician by night now they have electricity to share their music alongside american jazz artists. postal art is they like and love. love this music and it's about this music for them at of this, then put into play this music with artist from here. i think that americans really know very little about the ukrainian people and masimo kiss se director of marketing at san jose jazz says their organization saw an opportunity to bring ukrainian art is here to highlight their cultural identities. their folkloric traditions. >> it includes their experience of europe and the world and all of the things

that have happened to them as a people. >> and as individuals, but they're expressing all about in a very modern way in a very improvised a way that relates strongly to american jobs. they can stand has hopes that americans hearing ukrainian artist play. >> miles away from home. may make a difference in the war. the more people understand difference between ukraine and and too, hopes to this war reporting in san jose, justin campbell kron. 4 news. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. a suspicious death leaves one family wondering what happened to their loved one while on vacation. >> what details on that story coming up next. forget about clip art. these websites create artwork and photos on the fly using ai. i'm rich demuro. we'll see what the sites can do coming up in tech smart. and it's all about the sunshine today after a cold morning, mild afternoon highs in the mid 50's at the coast

and upper 50's for some areas further inland. >> i've got your forecast.

>> forget clip part because these new web sites are creating artworks that you need using ai rich demuro takes a closer look in this morning's tech smart. take a look. for better or for worse

websites that use ai to generate custom images and artwork on the fly are here to stay. >> here are several top sites to know about. forget about searching clip. bart, these web sites will generate exactly the image you need in seconds. and it's all thanks to artificial intelligence. >> dolly to started the trend with a system that can create realistic images and are just by typing in a few words like lazy robot, eating cake, you get multiple images to choose from. you can download them and use as you like even for commercial purposes. you get a limited number of free images every month you can pay for more credits. dream ai is super simple to use and doesn't require a sign up or log in downloads may have a watermark on that. if you make something really great, you can publish it for others to fight. crayon is from some of the same folks who built

dolly. it's easy to use with no sign up. generating images takes a bit longer. but you get 9 to choose from. if you love what you make, you can print it on the shirt stable. the fusion is known for really high quality images. perhaps too realistic. adobe suing the startup alleging they use millions of getty images to train their ai without permission. stable diffusion is often so busy. you may get an error on your first try, but the results might be worth it. finally, check out an app called pixar type in a few words about what you want, then shoes, stylistic options like cyberpunk cinematic lighting or epic fantasy. it generate image to see the results which you can then add it to your liking. now, these websites don't always get it right. the first time around. but they are certainly a lot of fun to play with it falling. so then you can go to my website. it is rich on tech dot tv. i'm rich demuro and you are tech smart. >> and apparently now

artistically smart just the ai is no need to be mean. >> it's pretty interesting how technology is changing lazy robots to the newscast. one thing we won't ever replaces john in the weather center that we need that human touch. they have respected with the forecast. good i could probably do a little prettier. hahaha, you i'm on the fence about i step, but it is cool. admittedly, we're doing it outside out of really cold. start to the morning right here. you can see that. we do have san jose looking nice and crystal clear. no fog whatsoever across the bay area this morning. now the snowfall that we had a top mount hamilton in portions of lake and mendocino counties yesterday, all the shifted out into the rockies now and the bay area's left behind with really dry skies. we've got a beautiful and sunny day ahead. there's that low that brought us the cloud cover midday yesterday as well as a couple sprinkles. high pressure now in place briefly keeping us crystal clear for the day.

just a really pleasant one ahead of us. now, skies clear from the coast all the way inland. and we're going to keep that around through the evening tonight. tomorrow is going to be a little cloudier. few passing clouds across the bay tomorrow night into friday morning. we do see the potential of a few isolated showers. not really looking at much for the remainder of the week, though. as for this morning, it is cold freeze warnings and frost advisories remain effect through 09:00am today. you pair this with winds gusting as high as 30 miles per hour. and yeah, you do have a wind chill factor in a very brisk feel. so bundle up for the start of the day later on today. sunshine and generally at least lighter winds than yesterday are going to add up to a more pleasant feeling afternoon burlingame. 57 for your high saying carlos in foster city as well, san jose and santa clara all at 58 inland east bay numbers mostly in the mid-fifties with livermore at 54 oakland, you'll be at 58 today and are very warmest spots. the napa petaluma and santa rosa. all

at 59. here's your lookahead skies remain predominantly dry through the rest of this forecast. as i mentioned, that best chance of rain. we'll be late thursday night into early friday morning. and although we start next week, dry, mild and sunny, we will see a switch up likely towards the end of next week which involves the arrival of more rainfall just on the other side of this forecast rain. all right, john, thank you for that. ok, look at the traffic this morning. building 18 minute ride into the city. >> maze of that fremont street exit held or san matteo bridge. 60 82 want to one traveling across towards the peninsula. a richmond center fell bridge toll still about 13 minutes and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls going take you 20 minutes on this wednesday morning. well, there's a family and they are in mourning after a california lawyer dine while celebrating his anniversary in mexico. and mexican authorities at this point say his death was an accident. >> but the man's family disagrees. we have nancy loo with the story.

>> it was a weekend of tears and bittersweet memories for relatives, friends and colleagues of orange county public defender, elliot blair elliott was the best of us. >> and that's why it hurts so much. >> blair died last month while celebrating his first wedding anniversary with his wife at a resort in rosarito. mexican authorities claim the death was accidental. that the 33 year-old was intoxicated and fell from a hotel balcony. but the family insists blair was murdered. his widow is claimed they were extorted by local police on the night he died. corruption and extortion are said to be rampant. police corruption. mexico's a real problem. >> but in the >> the vast, vast, vast majority of cases, it is not. >> going to be. any worse. then. >> you know, losing out on some cash. greg morrison and his wife were pulled over by police twice for alleged traffic violations while driving in mexico city. one officer demanded a spot fine, which is supposedly illegal.

>> walk me to an atm with his hand on his hip. you know, he he didn't pull a gun on me, but his hand was on his gun. you know, intimidatingly. it's not known if blair's death is linked to any incidents earlier in the night. but a family attorney is noted multiple in consistencies in the police account and blair's injuries before leaving for mexico. blair had found a support group for his mother who was still grieving. the recent sudden death of her husband and still going to the great class. >> and it's because of him in the morrison'i case, they eventually handed over nearly $300 only to be stopped again. just 5 minutes later and forced to hand over another 20 as former residents. they know not to cross the cartels. i mean, like they have power. >> you know, they're they're not just a small rebel organization. they have a legitimate power and they don't care about you as long as you don't care about that. >> i was nancy loo reporting this morning with spring

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>> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7. >> good morning. thank you for joining us here on the kron. 4 morning news. i'm james fletcher and i'm reyna harvey. we're talking about our top stories for you this morning. san francisco leaders are rethinking their sanctuary city policies amid the fentanyl crisis. yeah. and we also have oakland mayor sheng tao announcing new initiatives to increase public safety despite not having an official

police chief in position to move her plans forward. so we'll talk more about that. and we take a look back at senator dianne feinstein's career as the >> trailblazer announces she will not run for reelection in 2024, lots to talk about. we'll get to it. before we go, though, to that. let's get over to the weather center right now where john trouble is standing by with our cold and windy morning forecast. pretty outside, though, john. pretty but chilly and pretty is nice to get out there. as long as you're bundled up. >> we are seeing those winds really gusting at the embarcadero. another one with windy conditions that will make it feel even colder than the temperatures. i'm about to show you on your map now. the bay bridge certainly does look good without any fog. so there is a as you are venturing out there. but the minuses, how cold it is. san jose. you're at 39 right now. fremont half moon bay, san mateo with 36, even pacifica dipping into the upper 30's santa rosa. you fell into the upper 20's moments ago. you're at 31 right now. definitely below freezing and us the freeze warnings and frost advisories that a whole lot of us across

the bay are in the midst of including the north bay inland east bay, south bay and upper elevations on the peninsula. of course, can't forget the winds which are still very present, not as windy as yesterday morning, but it is colder and that makes it feel really cool. fairfield and vacaville as well as petaluma winds in excess of 30 miles per hour. napa as well as danville and half moon bay. wind gusts over 20 miles per hour. so get outside all bundled up, but do enjoy that nice sunrise and fog free morning, which reyna is good for the commute. it is absolutely perfect for the commute out there. you're hitting the roads. >> 90 minutes into the city. meteor lights are on. make sure you know that our san mateo bridge 80 to 101. it's so nice to be able to see our bridges today. 18 minutes there. the richmond center fell bridge tolls to want to want about 13 minutes. and let's go ahead. check on the golden gate bridge. 37 to the toll is going to take you. 21 minutes on this wednesday morning. >> well, as the bay area deals with the fentanyl crisis.