kron. 4 morning news, thousands showed up to the a's opening game. not many chose to go inside the coliseum. protests, teams choice. moved to las vegas. and you got high pg e bills now forcing theater

in east scale back in operations in order cut down on cost. >> mark, police are pointing to increased safety measures. one of a number of arrests officers made nearly doubled last year. >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron. 4 morning far. >> well, good friday morning people waking up with us bright and early for the kron. morning news. it's march reyna harvey. >> and we made it will not quite yet. okay. we've got a day to get through. we've been talking about the changing weather conditions. john sabol has that weather on tap for this friday morning, john. and yeah, it is the busiest day for rain in this forecast. most widespread and the heaviest impact of it for the bay area. >> expected to fall right in the middle of the day today are early risers truly are getting the best commute right now as we are seeing some fairly dry conditions still across the bay golden gate

bridge, not looking bad. you can still see that guy right there. lot of that energy is still built up to our direction. and you can see the center of that circulation. this is your low pressure system right here, sitting well offshore of us. that is going to be hauling through today and dumping with it quite a lot of water. we're seeing most of our rainfall in the north bay. as of right now, marin and sonoma counties. pretty widespread light rainfall at this moment. we'll be increasing for the east bay, south bay and peninsula here in just moments. and the heaviest of rainfall that several hours out. but you are going to start to see that weather impact. winds still relatively calm this morning but will be picking up through the day today. peak winds at the coast and in the mountains could get up to 60 miles per hour. most urban areas, 20 to 30 miles per hour. wind gusts. but we will be feeling it. a lashing of winds, some very heavy rain as well. definitely a stormy day ahead of us right now. it's 40's to 50's on the map. santa rosa among our cooler spots at 45 while berkeley and oakland beach at 50 degrees

later on today, we will be getting to those mid 50's at the very warmest making today a much cooler day than where we have been rain and wind going to be a thing. well, throughout the afternoon and into the evening now we are going to be talking roadways that are more and more wet as the morning goes. but as for right now, not so so bad on the roads. what we're out there at the bay bridge is the maze to fremont street hanging out at 8 minutes. not so bad so far. san mateo bridge at 12 minutes to get you across looking. all right. as for the richmond center fell and the golden gate, a few sprinkles have been seen. but things out there are pretty good for early risers thus far. rania. have of this was an opening day, unlike any other. >> thousands of a's fans packed the oakland coliseum parking lot. what could be the

team's last season opener in the town and you have hundreds of fans. >> who didn't even step inside the stadium. well, for saracens, it shows us it was a block party to boycott the game. >> on the a's opening day, many seats were left empty inside the oakland coliseum. but outside the parking lot was a sea of green. hundreds of fans boycott of the big game and had a block party instead it strong words for the owner of the team, john fisher. i don't they're taking look at we love our team we are >> want to give canceling dana morgan waited 2 and a half hours to get into the parking but i'm not going into the game. >> i'm going to be out here. i guess they're getting ready to go once the gates opened the party begin. >> the boycott was organized by oakland. 68 ce and the last

dive bar. the back were able to get so many folks that, you know, come out and support us and just support the message that we're pushing. its honestly staggering. some diehard fans chose to go to the game, kind of heartbreaking to be completely honest with re cartwright says he couldn't bear to miss what could be the a's last season opener at the coliseum. how important is it for you to actually go to the game and not do this boycott? very important to me as a share, which about my parents. this is kind of like a sentimental thing coming. >> you know, coming here tonight. >> in the 5th inning, the block party. many fans say they still believe there's a chance the a's will stay rooted in oakland. i have hope that maybe at this point that vision can't get the financing know, stay here as long as you possibly can. while we don't know where the a's will be playing next year. what we do know for sure is that fans have at least one more season to watch their team in oakland and fans. i spoke with say

they plan to get every bit of enjoyment out of whether that means attending the game or boycotting i'm sara stinson reporting in oakland. back to >> well, san francisco police detained 2 people all in connection to a shooting that killed one person right near union square. shooting happened last night around 9.30, in the hollywood. i plaza portion of the bart station right on market street. police say they're trying to figure out what led up to that shooting. we're going follow that story and update you on air and online. we'll take a look at this dash camera footage capturing a bullet shattered the passenger side of the window. vehicle right in the middle the afternoon. this is so scary. this is in hayward, releasing this video of the freeway shooting that happened wednesday on cell of lado. niles road. they say the driver only suffered minor injuries from shattered glass. the shooter was found and arrested. hey, let's talk bart police. they say an increase in officers trolling the

stations and made a huge difference for riders. they say they've made over 700 felony arrests last year. that's up 62% from 2022. so in those arrested, 49 illegal guns are found most guns bart police ever recover in a year. so with riders about how they feel about taking bart now. >> takes a bart a monday to friday. in the morning and they come back at this time in early afternoon have noticed this more. staff for the safety. i really appreciate that. >> plus, when those 2 trains are cleaner. i have i have not had a problem and park itself. >> well, in a statement, bart says, quote, since we started deploying more patrol officers to write rains, we've seen it impact. underwriters are telling us they're noticing a difference. well, an illegal drug lab was found and east bay home this week, one person was arrested, but investigators are now looking

for 2 people suspected of running the place. it was discovered tuesday at a home on shasta daisy drive right next to liberty. high school in brentwood. authorities say the labs being used to make the psychedelic drug dmt. investigators say they also found a possible explosive compound storing containers. authorities arrested jonathan mccarthy, but they are still searching for maxwell. hayworth and daniel coming role. one person died after being shot oakland. that shooting happened around 4 yesterday. this is on avenue not far from the oakland airport. police have not identified the victim just yet. they also did not give us any information, but what might have led up to that shooting or who is responsible? meantime, you have the 4 largest employers in the city of oakland announcing new safety strategy. so blue shield of california. clorox kaiser permanente and pg and e collaborating on a 10 million dollar plan to improve public

safety all while protecting their collective employees. last month, the rising crime forced the company to hire security guards to escort employees to and from bart parking garages and nearby businesses. skyrocketing pg e bills are a problem across the bay area and those high costs are now forcing east bay movie theater to come back. cole. so got so high. the orinda theater now they have to close 2 days a week covers. dan thorn has that story. what it's dark. the theater usually has its iconic marquee lit up and drivers from highway. 24 can see it. but that was not the case. thursday night. >> as one of the cost-cutting measures, the owners of the orinda theater, a taking and now they're also closing the theater on mondays and tuesdays after getting a more than $6,000 energy bill from pg and e. the historic movie theater in orinda is making difficult decisions over ever

increasing energy bills. the orinda theater will no longer have showings on the silver screen on mondays and tuesdays. you know, obviously like to be open 7 days a week, but >> if you know, we can be opened and have lost every day. you theater owner derek xem racks as it was this $6200 charge from pg any that's forcing them to cut back. the bill was 2 grand higher than what they usually see. and it came as a shock may peak the 5,000 dead of winter. >> yeah, never $6,000 in 15 years since i've been doing year in the theater opened in 1941, and place classic films and new releases. its large theater can seat up to 750 people. and during chilly evenings, heat is required to keep the audience comfortable zimmer acts as the enormous jump in utilities is forcing them to not only close the curtains. 2 days a week, but also cut back on powering up their iconic marquee. no shining sign is a disappointing site for locals. the marquee is

>> the probably the most iconic part of orinda. you know, the symbol that we all think about we think of orinda. it kinda makes me sad. i hope i hope they find success is amber acts as they've always been grateful for the support of the year in the community. and word spread fast about the high pg any bill zamra copes. the utility will help them out. >> i did get a kick. i didn't get a call from thing. you know, like, wow, they could try to you know, but, you know, we'll see where that goes. so >> the monday and tuesday closures are set to begin next month. but senator acts as the popular once a month classic movie tuesday, matt will not be affected. reporting are in doubt. dan thorn kron, 4 news. >> still ahead on the kron, morning news lawmakers are pushing to lower speed limits school zones across california. why they say this is going to help prevent children being hit by cars while they go to school. plus,

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you to know warren county coroner identified the man who died after his car caught fire and crashed in a battle on sunday. they say this is bond. he was driving southbound on one sunday morning when his car went off the freeway right near del prado, on-ramp. jury convicted a man on several charges selling pipe bombs, at least chasing francisco to the east bay last year. police say the chase started after the man punched a parishioner at saint peter and paul church.

man was arrested for allegedly cutting down telephone wires, disrupting internet access for residents in richmond. att estimates the damage to the phone lines in more than $20,000. and the padres beat the 6 to 4 during opening night last night. they beat the giants. they don't play again tonight at 6.40. ok? let's starts now. sierra is expecting another round of heavy rain up, not rain snow through the holidays. the weekend. >> resorts are extending the season all the way through april. well, gayle ong has that story for us to bring skeen is my favorite time of the whatever those warmer temperatures as one of the best times to learn how to ride and and now anyone who wants to learn how to write in ski. >> has until may at palisades tahoe resort, pr manager patrick lacey is looking forward to extending the season we receive 31 inches in

the month of march were actually to our average seasonal snowfall. and we can possibly get there by the end of this motions are definitely a lot of excitement around the mountain right now. >> over at kirkwood mountain resort, this ski season is extending 2 weeks later until the end of april. general manager ricky newberry march kind of came in strong. we've got a bunch of snow to start the month. >> we had a week of some spring weather, some bluebird skies and some warmer temps. and then i'm kind of mid month and has been the return of winter. so, yeah, the snowpack is healthy and the skiing and writing is top notch right now and looking forward to doing it for another month and more snow is on the way. this is a good system. this is called, but anyone heading out to the sea want to caution safety periods of moderate to heavy snow in the forecast. >> prompted the national weather service to issue a winter storm warning director of communications for kelly past resorts. kevin coop

cooper gets this reminder for drivers heading up this holiday weekend. make sure you still have those chains catch. you have that emergency road kit. make sure you fill your charger ev before you come up there. this is a winter storm will have impacts on i-80 highway 50 state route. 88. allows gayle ong reporting both palisades and kurt would are expected to showcase their spring events coming up. but coming up this week, it might be a little difficult as friday morning, the easter sunday, you ought to be revered for those chain controls. caltrans. also reminding drivers heading up, check their social media for the latest traffic conditions and potential closures before you leave your house. all right, john, you connect and talk about all of this past few days. getting us ready. thank her and we are looking at a forecast that. >> mother nature is saying get up there, enjoy it. but >> do so safely in time. it out right today is going to be a rough one heading up to lake tahoe. this is your view from diamond peak. obviously not much of a view just yet, but

we do have snowfall on the way today and especially tomorrow if you lingering snow showers into sunday for easter, too. your best travel day up there. that's actually going to be sunday likely monday clears out really nicely. so maybe if you can take that extended weekend head back on monday after a nice day full of skiing under sunshiny skies. you're going to absolutely love this conditions up there where we're sitting right now. no snow just yet for lake tahoe, but we do have some rain arriving to the bay area. it's been very light so far and mostly pretty much situated up in the north bay have seen some misty drizzly conditions elsewhere. but we will be seeing this rainfall, intensity increasing as the morning goes, especially right in the heart of the morning commute will start to see shower activity. picking up for more and more of the bay area she can see late morning those pockets of heavier rainfall. the very heaviest of stuff that arrives in to late morning and early afternoon. here's noon time today. you can see those areas of yellow,

orange in red, which will be working right across the bay 02:45pm, some of our very heaviest rainfall inching on into the bay area making for a situation today. that's going to get very wet, especially for our drive home from work tonight now will continue to hold onto pockets of heavy rain on into the evening and into tomorrow morning as well. now, as far as rainfall totals are concerned, you could be looking at well over an inch today for a whole lot of the bay area. and adding on more on top of that into tomorrow, too. after that, we'll start to see some clearing and drying skies starting easter on on into next week. as far as winds go high wind advisories officially extended into the north bay. all of the coast, san francisco in all of the inland east bay, too, gusts of wind could be as high as 50 to 60 miles per hour for some spots. and really the wind up in this year is going to be the biggest catch to it all today. we're back under a winter storm warning starting at 11:00am with us what you had above to those upper elevations. well, above 5,000

feet could be seeing upwards of a foot or more of snow fall all over again. now, this all has to do with this low pressure area that's sitting right across the region, though, as it works out, we will start to see some drying skies and that's going to set us up for a much better easter sunday. just around the corner. so where is today? and tomorrow we're only going to be in the 50's today tomorrow or coolest and wettest days sunday. we will see maybe an evening light shower. but during the day, some goods in earned sunshine and some comfortable weather for those easter egg hunts. take a look at next week by tuesday and wednesday, rising back into the 70's. as for your roads right now, so favorable. our early drivers are definitely getting the better commute. this is about as good as it's going to look today. so hey, getting to the roads early is going to work in your favor for this friday, waiting a little bit longer and you're increasing your opportunity to be driving in amidst those showers. the golden gate bridge still looking pretty dry overall. great. all right, john, thank you for that. okay. take a look. so this is

what was left of an rv after it caught fire wednesday night. san leandro. >> fire crews say one person was inside. thankfully they made it out safely. crews say they were able to put out the fire before it spread to a nearby home. the cause is under investigation. and the north bay, a man is dead after a bicycle crash in napa. police say just before 9 o'clock wednesday night, the driver headed down wine country avenue saw the bicycles on the ground. i between on street and in per in her way. police are now investigating if another vehicle was involved or not. for your health. there is a growing concern over a spike in impacts cases. the cdc reporting more than 500 cases in the u.s. this year alone. so there were fewer than 300 cases last year. this time cdc is warning that a new variant of m-pox virus was detected and it is more severe. the virus is spread through personal contact. it has flu-like symptoms followed by

a rash in raised lesions. there is an impasse vaccine available. the cdc says vaccination rate in the u.s. remains low. for your money as people get ready to celebrate easter, we're prices soar to near highest oryx prices. well want causing lot of concerns for consumers. disease outbreaks, lower supply, increase, farming costs. prices for essential food, eyes and items. economists say the bird flu is also another huge factor. recent adverse weather conditions and the ongoing conflict in ukraine are also playing a huge role. economists say wants outbreaks are under control. prices should continue to fall. >> and now the thing of it is it's real. the little guys out the margins are so small that year, basically you might not losing the money, but you won't make enough make a with all right. so as economists are saying, >> prices should go under

control and it should be a steady fall. let's talk about the newly named naval ship usns harvey milk. the plan visit and talk in san francisco today. the ship honor san francisco naval veteran lgbtq activists. harvey milk. the event is not open to the public. the city officials say the community can view the ship from pew 30 and 32 on the embarcadero today at 11 ceremony plans honor local military veterans present official lapel pins. bay area veterans that served during the vietnam war. coming up on the kron morning for stereo pan more honored in oakland. >> where the work he's done in the bay area. we're going to hear how she feels looking back at the impact she's had on the area and a reminder that prop on a remarkable women of the day all month long. so read more about our finalists, scanning the qr code on your screen. and we a new story every week night right here kron 4. well, ford dot com

while the commercial crab season ending for most of the california coastline. >> because of an increase in humpback whales, so fishing will be prohibited from the sonoma mendocino county line to the u.s. mexico border restrictions are going to be place to limit the amount of fishing north of the sonoma and mendocino county line. and the south bay, san jose firefighters. have some new help with their crews for emergency scenarios. department of building a training facility located on center road yesterday morning. the building has office space training grounds and they replicate what it's going to

be like at the scene of a real fire. there's also a 6 story building design to train firefighters, how to handle a high rise fire >> is. >> okay. so from one remarkable woman to another, our very own pam moore was honored at the powerful women of awards in oakland. she received this year's special recognition award for her reported in the bay area. pam join kron in 1991. she retired from the anchor desk last year after 32 years. >> young women here have set little it just makes feel. it makes you fabulous job. you get to really experience so much of the world that is outside your own light. and i just learned so much about people and living and what kind of person i wanted to be. >> through my job.

>> now fully 2, one interview he and i both were in attendance there and it was just amazing and incredible to see all of the young women, older women. coming up to pam and given her her accolades. so congratulations to you, pam. just last year she was awarded the san francisco press club's lifetime achievement award. >> hey, good morning, everyone. i'm michael thomas live in downtown oakland. coming up, i'll tell you what, major companies are coughing up millions to make sure that up millions to make sure that febreze! hi. i keep my home fresh with febreze fade defy plug. and i use this. febreze has a microchip to digitally control how much scent is released so it doesn't fade. ooh. does mine have a microchip? ...oh. febreze smells first-day fresh for 50 days. that is a shockingly long time. febreze also has a refill reminder light... it even reminds you to refill it? so i never miss a day of freshness. your home is so fresh! upgrade to febreze plug.

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>> welcome back to the kron. morning news. we're talking about the weather. supposed to

be a rainy day. john, i it's time for us to just to face the for >> definitely prepare for it for sure, because you're going outside today. you will want the rain jacket. the umbrella actually, no, no umbrella. that's just going to blow away. keep it the rain jacket because the wind is going to be just as bad as those rains will be. so let's get a good grip on it. this sturdy umbrella, you might not want looking outside at what we've got right here from the east bay hills, which is still some relatively dry conditions. as of now, our early risers are truly getting the best commute out of all of this. you can see the center of circulation of this well formed low-pressure system that is already resulting in a few offshore lightning strikes just to the west of us. all that energy is yet to reach us. so we're right at those forward bands right now seeing just a few light sprinkles so far this morning. nothing to worry about just yet, but that rainfall increases later on. you can see that winds are relatively light right now. but as we reach late morning

wind speeds increase to 2030, 40 miles per hour. plus at the coastline and winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour. elsewhere, the breezy u.s. time today will be the afternoon today. also along with that, our heaviest of rain falls in the afternoon, too. 40's to 50's for your current temperatures. timber on san mateo dublin on up to santa rosa. lot of us down in the 40's to get the morning started. definitely a cool crisp feel this morning. but about to be a very wet rest of the day with rain and wind well through the late morning and into the afternoon. as for your roads is definitely the best it's going to get today. looking at the east bay, bay bridge. you are just fine. getting to the toll plaza and beyond. hopefully we can get some friday light travel in before the rain does get here. san mateo bridge. 13 minutes looking good right now as well. both the richmond center fell and the golden gate also pretty favorable to start the morning right i'm john, thank for that. well, the 4 largest employers in oakland are partnering up to protect their

crime that were seen in the city. >> well, as michael thomas is live in oakland to explain how the new partnership will work. good morning, michael. >> hi, good morning, everyone. this 10 million dollar plan essentially is being put together by the 4 major corporations because of the crime that their employees are experiencing, falling victim. well, they're heading to lunch or even to and from work. take a look. we've got video up on your screen so i can break it all down when it comes to the fore. major corporations involved. it's blue shield of california. clorox kaiser permanente in pg and e all pitching in. she split the bill for added public safety. this conversation began earlier this year when crime force the companies to hire private security guards to escort employees to and from bart stations parking garages in nearby businesses alongside heading into work and crime statistics show that robberies are up right now. 34 1% from last year with the majority happening at gunpoint. these new plans will add and complement existing efforts from both mayor sheng thao and

oakland police. according to blue shield's website, the plans include creating an uptown and downtown safe. so that will partner with opd to improve visible and responsive security funding for the oakland uptown downtown community benefits districts. ambassador program, which is a program that allows people to be escorted to and from local downtown destinations by calling or asking ambassadors that are in yellow on the street. lastly, employees wicl get safety training and subsidize transportation to and from work, which includes nearby parking lots and local businesses. we've got a statement up on your screen. this is from mayor sheng thao who put this out recently saying in part, quote, i'm so grateful for the deep partnership of our 4 largest employers and see this as an example of a strong public private partnership. i applaud their engagement as true civic leaders to improve conditions for everyone. i know we will be successful in quickly bringing back quickly bringing safety growth and vibrancy back to our streets. now back

out here like these plans are set to happen within the next few weeks and essentially it's set to go until the end of the year. so as we get more details as to if it does help that crime statistics go down, we'll continue to keep you updated live this morning in downtown oakland, michael thomas renal. send it back to you. all right, michael, thank you for that breakdown for us. >> talk store in oakland. they are suspected of selling cannabis and tobacco products to minors. so they released some of their items that were being sold, including psychedelic mushrooms, marijuana, a variety of thc products and firearms. police say the store they also did not have valid license to sell these items in the first place. did not name the business always and is located on that car. the boulevard just north 35th. did not say whether or not the story was shut down. and this bus comes after police found these items from a smoke shop last month on your screen. it's in the city's seminary neighborhood. it includes a large amount of cannabis crystal meth and flavored tobacco products. they say nobody was arrested.

data shows the number one cause of death for children in california is being hit by a car now, bay area lawmaker would like to make that less likely to happen, especially around schools. well, assemblyman marc berman introduce the safer school zones act in front of camels. eat castleman elementary school yesterday. he says a lower speed limit and establishing want zones could prevent deadly accidents like the one that happened. fun of the school back in 2022. 1, 8, year-old boy died crossing the street as he walked with his baby sister berman is urging voters to back changes he says are already in place in states bordering california. california is one of just 9 states in the country. >> with a school zone speed limit greater than 20 miles per hour with this change will achieve higher compliance with the school zone. speed limit, which is critically important to student safety. >> the bill would also get rid of when children are present language in traffic signs. for

your help. this morning, health officials are warning about an increase in wellbeing cough cases in marin county, especially in teenagers. well, will trez live in valley with what you need to know will good morning. >> rania. i'm in front of pies, high school. it is ground 0 in marin county in terms of hoping cough cases. 65 for whatever reason, this high school seems to be the surge in marin county when it comes to the cases, it is cyclical and then they give you the numbers to prove it. so last year right around this time, they saw 11 cases right now 11. nbc's meet 11 cases last year. right now they're seeing about 113 cases uplifting cough. so you have to be very careful in the reason why, according to health experts, they believe it's very cyclical because about every 3 to 5 years when they see a surge 3 to 5 years ago, we were in the pandemic.

a lot of people were home at the time. of course, people were doing classes by zoom. so they were not in the classrooms. 3 to 5 years later. you fast-forward and all of a sudden we do see the surge of those cases. unfortunately, it is not fatal. among high school kids, but it is fatal for infants 2 months or younger. and the reason being is after miscues, maybe for 2 months, they cannot be vaccinated. so if they come down with whooping cough, they could die from that particular cough. we've got a chance to talk to health experts. here are the symptoms you need to look out for. >> one of the most contagious the infections that can afflict children and adults who has severe parents a coughing to the point just violent productive cop, violent, dry coughing or coughing to the point of nausea. it's very important that they get i identified that that they get in touch with their position that they

get tested and tien that they get treated. it's very important that during that 5 days they isolate until until the infection clears until the bacteria is cleared. >> now here's what you need to know if you have hoping coughing, you've been to the doctor. you just heard the health experts say, you know, it's stay home for 5 days if you have a runny nose and you're not at the doctor, then they say you should be home for 21 days. >> as far as the school, they are well aware that they are ground 0 when it comes to cases of whooping cough, they are not mandating that the kids wear masks inside the classrooms, but they say if you want to to make you feel a little bit better, you are allowed to do so. >> back to all right. well, thank you for that update. there. well, a san francisco mayoral candidate is calling for a fentanyl state of emergency and more on california. national guard officers to open air drug %pmarkets in the city to close former mayor mark farrell says his plan would expand access

to treatment for those suffering from addiction. mayor london breed's campaign responded by saying, quote, and mark farrell, san francisco army national guard, shinzo fence off the tunneling and create the green zone, truly creating a baghdad by the bay residents and commuters want a leader that will meaningfully address the fentanyl crisis with enforcement and compassion not come these and ar fifteens. while farrell plays g i joe mayor breed continues to do the heavy lifting of governor governing behind the scenes, end quote. let's gears because on peninsula, san mateo county released new renderings of a planned for double housing project in moss beach. when include 71, 1 to 3 bedroom homes spread across 16 buildings. core of the units will be reserved for farmworkers. other low-income residents in all of the unit would be rented to households that make less than the area's median income. >> it's exciting. it's great to put roofs over people's

heads on the coast. there is not enough affordable housing and even with this development, it's really exciting that work. we're doing it. we're still deficit. so we need to keep moving forward with projects that we have in the pipeline. >> but the plan is not without critics. some neighbors are concerned that adding dozens of new homes, he's on a cross traffic problems strain already limited public resources. county estimates that construction could start in 2028, the completed by 2030. californians are struggling to find insurance coverages. major home insurance companies, clinton, allstate. farmers insurance state farm start pulling out wildfire risk areas from their coverage. the search is a key requirement to carry a mortgage for a home. now the state capitol hearing was held to talk about what can be done to prevent the situation, getting even worse. >> they do structural modifications and they do

ongoing brush clearance to these things. are proven to reduce the risk, which does, in fact, make california more ensure double. what's at issue is 2 companies have enough money on a statewide basis. to pay their obligations. and that's what we have to fix. well, the president of the personal insurance federation of california trade association says insurance companies leaving because they're struggling to earn a profit doing business in california. still ahead, the problem morning news. >> and he's bay city is one step closer creating more protections against evictions for its runners. more about for its runners. more about that coming up.

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things we know today. sandwiches to police detained 2 people in connection to a shooting that killed one person right near union square. shooting happened last night around 9.30, and the holland. i plaza portion of the bart station off market street. one person died after being shot oakland. shooting happened around 4 yesterday afternoon on with a napa not far from the oakland airport. we not yet identified the victim. former windsor mayor dominic for polio not face criminal charges from the state attorney general's office. that decision comes 3 years after multiple women accused him of sexually assaulting them. state attorney general rob bonta's office said that it reviewed the investigation done by the sonoma county sheriff's office. it's all an additional investigation. and at this time the office does not have enough evidence to warrant filing charges on that case.

and illegal drug lab was found in tuesday on to go into on tuesday at a home on shasta daisies drawn white next to liberty high school in brooklyn. authorities say the lab was being used to make psychedelic drugs. one person rest, but investigators are searching for 2 more people suspected running the place. >> one mom says eat your greens. it's easy to do this at greens restaurant in san francisco on this morning's dine. and dish. well, vicki liviakis takes us to the iconic vegetarian restaurant, fort mason to see what's new on the menu. >> chef katie oversees the making of about watering veggie pioneer of vegetarian cooking greens on the water at fort mason in the city has been kicking out farm to table treats since 1979. pastas and pizzas and and things that.

>> even if you're not vegetarian, you'll recognize what they are. and you'll still have a really great meal and feel satisfied with fresh colorful dishes like the spring rolls and seasonal salads. it's no wonder diners comeback greens is going global. inviting guest chefs like chef as alina. >> she's a 5th generation. malaysian street food vendor who opened her restaurant in san francisco. what i make. >> it's so unique. it's not windy so delicious. but that always excite people. you tease, but peppers and soy sauce. you have a lot of coconut milk and then you have all these. density amazing aroma spices. all in one ship as alina, along with 6 other award-winning bay area. chefs will join chef katie in the greens kitchen for collaborative dinners. >> called a global celebration of vegetables. you don't have to be a vegetarian to enjoy it. it's just a way for us to come together over a shared love of vegetables. chef

series runs through september in san francisco. vicki liviakis kron. 4 news. >> all right, alison, 48 degrees. that's when mama said it's also important to stay dry as you can and intense weather days like today. jean morning. yeah, today is going to be good data. >> need some good food indoors. that really is. i plan on doing that for by friday and avoiding some of this rain. that's on the way we are sitting under some relatively dry skies this morning. your view from the east bay into the city right here in the city itself looking pretty good. we will be looking at this heavy rainfall on its way here in just a few hours. in fact, look at this. some offshore lightning just west of mendocino county right now for the bay itself. just a few light sprinkles, really? some misty spots so far. nothing major just yet. so your early morning commute has not been too terribly affected. good news if you're about to hit

the roads here in just a few minutes, waiting until later, we'll start to see more light to moderate showers towards the late morning commute. pockets of heavy rainfall in there towards the noon hours when we're really going to start to see our rainfall intensity increasing. and as you can see as we move into the early afternoon and mid-afternoon, some of our various heaviest of rainfall moves in across the bay area. we'll still be looking at a very wet evening commute tonight with pockets of downpours. very heavy rain, potential of lightning as well. and this chance of isolated thunderstorms continues through the evening tonight on into tomorrow. so watch out for your saturday. going to be some pop-up thunderstorms here and there something that could make for a changing situation. really quick from sunny to a very rainy in just a matter moments as we move into your saturday. as for rainfall totals today, anywhere from around a half, an inch to well over an inch today into tomorrow sunday does look like the driest day of the week ended good news there because that is easter sunday got probably got some

plans outside high wind advisories in effect for all of the coastline. san francisco and all the inland east bay. it's 15 to 40 miles per hour. wind gusts today. and that's actually the biggest impact up in the sierra. we do have another winter storm warning taking effect today and the winds up there will compound that 12 to 18 inches of snowfall that you'll see on donner summit as well as that go passes. you're trying to get to lake tahoe today. today is the worst travel day of the weekend to be heading up to the sierra. this low does work its way out of the picture later this weekend. that will make for much improved conditions in the sierra as well as for the bay come sunday and monday. as for today, one of our cooler days low to mid 50's for most areas tomorrow, some upper 50's isolated thunderstorms with peeks of sunshine sunday should be dry during the day. a few lingering evening showers, though, into sunday night. monday starts the drying process in a stretch of 70's through the middle of next week. as for your roads

right now, we are looking pretty good. nothing holding you up in the bay bridge. normally by now, the metering lights are on. but, you know, it's friday and sometimes that's not the case. and well, today is absolutely one of those days. san mateo bridge are our busiest bridge right now at 13 minutes. so you're still at the limit. richmond center fell as well as the golden gate, both moving along a ok? all right, john, thank you for that. well, in the east bay, the city of antioch. >> taking the first steps to enhance legal protection for renters. so on tuesday, the city council told staff to create a draft. they just cause eviction ordinance. so just cause protects renters from no-fault evictions like when a landlord evict people when they want to renovate a property to increase the rent them out. and city council members say they would like to see the ordinance include relocation assistance for people who are evicted. no word yet on when the draft ordinance will be finished. well, a man suspected of cutting down telephone wires, disrupting internet access in richmond is behind bars.

police did not identify the suipect, they say while searching his car they found stolen dryers tools, dot estimates the damage to the phone lines. the more than $20,000. richmond police warning the community about uptick in copper wire thefts in the city. thursday marked opening date for the mlb and the new giants manager bob melvin made his debut against his old team in san diego. well, for sports director jason dumas has all the highlights. >> opening day to some. it's like a national holiday for 30 teams. it's a sense of optimism that this can be the year. the giants enter it retooled and looking to get off to a great start. they were in san diego on thursday taking on the padres in. there he is. bob melvin making his giants debut. the bay-area kid. >> playing his former team and the giants they got on the board. first top of the 3rd ad. the last one down to 3rd

base line. michael conforto scores. it's one nothing fast. 47 tie game and again into left field. his second rbi single of the game and we're tied up once again. but bottom of the 7th man on the corners and the giant bullpen a blow it for logan webb once again. xander boegarts. brings in a couple runs and then the next batter, jake cronenworth, he puts the game away. hopefully this is not a precursor of the season where logan webb pitch amazing. and then the guys can hold the wait for him. it wasn't like it was like that. padres win it 6 to 4 running back on friday. all right. that's your look at sports. back to you guys. >> all right. we'll be right back after the break. don't go

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>> right now on the kron 4 morning news 1000 showed up to the a's home opener. but instead of going inside the coliseum, many chose to stay outside and protest the team's move to las vegas. bart police made nearly twice as many arrest last year as they did the year before. we're going to take a look at how they were able to do that. plus, businesses in oakland are joining forces and spending big money to increase safety for their employees. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 6. >> good morning. and happy friday to you that you're thinking of us not make a good anyway. i'm darya james us on this friday before easter. we've got a lot of people depending on the forecast and it's going to be a little wet before we get to hour and look at that. i already saw the golden gate bridge outbound