>> right now on the kron, 4 morning news to people in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a stabbing at san jose. waymo gets the green light expand its driverless cars here in the bay area. >> could be more proud announce today. record breaking tourism numbers in the state of california. >> governor newsom says california's tourism industry is back and better than it was before the pandemic. what about san francisco? >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7. >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us at 7 o'clock. i'm darya and james, we've got bright, sunny skies behind us here on this monday. may 6. but you want the jacket? i'm little chilly. and yeah. just like cinco de mayo saisd a mile a little breezy and cool idea. yes, definitely a little on the kuz that this morning. we have some 30's out there for some of our morning

lows, which >> is unseasonably cold for may indeed, we're looking outside at what we've got in san jose this morning with a few clouds on the horizon, but definitely mostly sunny skies. and we'll keep those around today. winds are a little bit lighter than they were last week, which is a nice touch, but it is a little bit colder than it was last week, too point raise petaluma santa rosa as well. sonoma all down in the upper 30's right now. a lot of the rest of us well down in the 40's. so don't forget that extra layer as you are venturing out later on today. daytime highs mid to upper 60's. pretty pleasant, feel very similar to yesterday. i'll get to the rest of your forecast talking a slow warm-up. all still ahead, michael's in for a morning. how's it going? >> hey, good morning, everyone. happy monday. not to slow this morning on the roads except for that bay bridge. of course, it's always sluggish there around this time, 20 minute commute from the maze into the city. and once you're getting to fremont street, but at the toll plaza, you can see lots of stopping go taking a look at the san mateo bridge

this morning. 18 minutes to get on to the peninsula. not too bad. the richmond sandra fell bridge. it's a 13 minute commute over that. and lastly, that golden gate bridge, it is going to be a 20 minute commute into the city. i will send it back to 2 of the 71 in the big story that we're following this morning is after months of controversy, waymo is announcing a it is now expanding to the pin is yeah, it's going to be testing. those driverless cars in 7 cities in total, one of them. where kron four's will. tran is standing by this morning. they will. >> yes, so don't be surprised if you see waymo roaming the streets in burlingame, the driverless car, but don't expect to anytime soon. unless you are an employee. it's going to happen over the next several weeks. and when it starts its employees only not just in burlingame but other cities, including say coma, brisbane, millbrae south san francisco. they are making its way down to the south bay and

a lot of people they don't like it. i can personally tell you that i interviewed a supervisor from san mateo county and he did not want waymo roaming the streets of san mateo county, especially if it's coming from san francisco. we're talking freeway speeds down to this location. but the california public utilities commission as well, this the dmv, they gave the green light to waymo to go ahead and move down the peninsula. despite all the controversy that's been taking place, not just in the bay area, but all over the state. know, los angeles in certain parts, they are pushing back in san francisco a couple of months ago. we saw a waymo vehicle set on fire. so they are pushing back in forms of legislation, but they want to do in santa clara county is introduced legislation that will allow local jurisdictions to ultimately make the decision kind of like, yes, the dmv, they control the

state license. they are the ones to give you the license to drive around. but it's local jurisdictions. they are the ones who set the speed limit. so they want to do that. but in the meantime, as they wait to hopefully get that through, you know, channels for the lawmakers to decide yes or no. we do know that waymo is coming down here. not exactly sure. james and area. the exact start date, but we've been told over the next several weeks. and if it works out well, you too. can book a waymo and hop inside. but for now its employees only back to you. and you know, after all this, i still have been in one gym. will have you ever been one of robo cars? >> absolutely not and i won't. >> one day may be your only option will see bank. you will. all for is a time. let's talk about cinco de mayo because there were big parties yesterday all around the bay. that's and san jose, especially where they have

thousands of people come out >> into the downtown area to celebrate. and we were there to capture all the fun with kron four's jack moment. >> well, more than 1000 people paraded through the streets right here in downtown san jose along cesar chavez plaza to celebrate cinco de mayo. but things here in san jose didn't totally go off without a hitch center that police had to detour section of santa clara street. what they want >> with a long before san jose police did toward this section of santa clara street claiming sideshows took over the area after an afternoon of cinco de mayo celebrations. the road backed up with burnouts honking, cheering. but earlier in the day, both >> yeah. what you guys do, what they want to play >> the we say really have you

know, done marco scalp on a san jose born and raised says he's happy the city is working to put a bigger cinco de mayo celebrations every year. >> you know my today's the day, you know, we're like all the >> gather not they would like. and all the political. >> music and food. and the silva camp to cinco de mayo at cesar chavez plaza to sell her jewelry. and so san jose's come a long way and how it that way. it. >> all the >> it's guys today. >> as though for everybody else out about >> they

>> now that detour on santa clara street bystanders police cars, a backup of cars for at least several hours where downtown san jose job moment kron. 4 news. unfortunately, cinco de mayo also saw a double stabbing this happened on the east side of san jose. 2 people are in critical condition from that. and as you can see, >> the police investigation shut down the roads while they take a look at what happened. it happened in response to sideshows they shut down the roads in this double stabbing happened around 5.30, in the area of south king road. ali do way. one was out that night said it was disappointing. >> would say i'm not phase, but is is just part of life. and, you know, unfortunately things like that happen that peuple do do things that are unfortunate. but i don't think the majority other people should suffer for it. happy cinco de mayo. god bless and protect those people that were no word on the attacker. as we

said, we're just monitoring the investigation. >> one person was killed when several cars crashed in san jose. a little after one in the afternoon. yes or sorry. one of the morning yesterday this crash happened on highway 101, near north mathilda avenue. so police shut down the lanes of 101, southbound where it happened as they investigated. and we don't have an id on the person who was killed. >> we're in the east bay, oakland police now investigating after a person was shot and killed near lake merritt. this is actually video from the citizen app. police say that shooting happened just before noon sunday on first avenue victim's identity not yet made public, but in that same area, a driver crashed into the parking lot at america's best value inn on east 12th street. and that's the video you see here. police haven't confirmed if the shooting and this crash are connected. but that's something they're looking into. meanwhile, police in oakland caught one person allegedly planning to take part in sideshows last night on cinco de mayo. o can please

share this on acts saying the driver was identified as a sideshow per for a promoter. they arrested him for recklessly evading police. opd says it had additional units out last night to preparing to respond to any sideshows. should they pop up? an arson investigation now underway following a fire that destroyed horn barbecue in oakland. it happened just a few days before thanksgiving of last year. and since then, the owner matt horn has maintained its restaurant was targeted by arson and officials have now confirmed that that fire was in fact, deliberately set, although no word on a suspect at this point. we do know that horn barbecue reopened last week as we reported, it's now part of horns. other restaurant called maddie's old fashion in downtown oakland. >> some appear on the iconic golden gate bridge, a testament to america's greatness. california's greatest. we could be more proud announce today. record breaking tourism numbers in

the state of california over 150 billion dollars tourism. spend unprecedented in our state's history. >> some high on the new numbers. so he was on the golden gate bridge where most people don't get to go with an amazing view of our iconic bridge, telling us about the tourism boost that california saw this year. the governor announced tourists spent more than 150 billion dollars in all of california the past year, which breaks the 144 billion dollar record set in 2019. so tourism statewide better than before the pandemic. governor newsom says not only is the state retaining its title as the world's 5th largest economy, just california and the world's biggest economy, 5th largest. it's also growing in population for the first time since the covid pandemic. taking a look at more data, the travel industry supporting about 1.2 million jobs last year, which is up 6%. tourists created 4% more revenue. then

in 2023 and spent about 5% more then the year before. now, while you made the big announcement on the golden gate bridge in san francisco when it comes to san francisco numbers, the city is not in full recovery mode since covid san francisco made about 13 billion dollars from tourism in 2023. a billion more than in 2022. but still a billion shy of the pre-pandemic record which was in 2019 when san francisco made about 14 million dollars on tourism. happening today is the first day of the rsa conference in san francisco. the annual cyber security expo. it returns to moscow knee center for 4 days. the speakers include officials from google, secretary of state antony blinken and there will be a special performance by alicia keys. very cool. >> it is 7.11. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news campus protest continue as another bay area college

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permitted, not as permanently not allowed in the city between 09:00am and 06:00pm using water wise plants and california native plants is another effective way of reducing water use. homeowner should also fix any leaks as soon as they're spotted. take quick showers, if you can rather than bags and turn off water while brushing teeth or washing or shaving, that will help the small things add up even in the shower. you know, you can like sons up, then you turn on and you're lot of shower heads now with a little >> button on the side you just pushing that will stop the water flow while you're gathering. and back on again. the rents hand. fans help. >> our 7.14 right now, we've got a little water on saturday. yeah, i don't know if there's anything in sight for this week, though, but hopefully will keep things a little green for a little bit longer, john. yeah, that's what i'm hoping. so too, because things were cast starting to dry out there. but we did see that nice dose of rainfall saturday. in fact, a full month's worth of rainfall for the month of may. and just one single day, the birds out there is in the bright skies this morning. maybe they're

also trying to get their heart rates up because it's getting chilly. you want to stay warm as you're getting outside santa rosa at 39 degrees right now. rest of us at least mostly hanging out in the 40's. as for current conditions, it is clear out there for sure rain and snow for that matter has moved well out of the rockies. and in fact, we do see a chance of severe weather in the central plains today into the deep south as the system moves further inland for the state as well as the bay area. it's just going to be a nice try forecast ahead. nothing really in sight. high pressure ridge will build back in and this will contribute to be gradually warming forecast. in the meantime today it's upper 50's to low 60's at the coast. elsewhere in the day, it's pretty solid 60's burlingame at 64 redwood city. 67, san jose at 68 degrees today. east bay temperatures range anywhere from the low bid to upper 60's for your highs today. only a couple of low 70's and that's in fairfield and vacaville. these temperatures are way below average for this time of year.

now we will return to seasonal averages by the middle of the week with 80's inland 70's to low 80's along the bay shore. and as you can see, nothing but sunshine all the way through michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. it is 7.16, happy monday. if you're just waking up in, you're heading out this morning. good news. there is not any major delays taking a look at drive times those a little bit more in livermore to dublin. you're looking at 11 minute commute, dublin to fremont. 27 minutes on 6.80, on the southbound lanes. 80 san leandro to milpitas. 36 minutes milpitas to sunnyvale. a 9 minute commute. taking a look at the antioch area. those who are heading to concord. it's a 41 minute commute this morning. it's that everyday traffic that we see but not too bad. the westbound 80 crockett to the maze. it's a 26 minute commute. sow that normal morning congestion. we see if you're using the richmond, sandra fell bridge. it's a 13 minute commute over that. taking a look at the bay bridge this morning. lots of stop and go there at the toll plaza. but to get into the city and over that bridge,

it's going to take 22 minutes. not too bad. see that sunrise there southbound 8.80, oakland, 2 to 38. it's a 10 minute commute. there and taking a look a little bit south. you see dublin to fremont 27 minutes. not too bad. and lastly, we'll take a look at the san mateo bridge. it's a 19 minute commute over that and on to the peninsula. send it back to 2. thanks. a lot is 7.17, in for your money this morning. job market is tighter than it looks and >> families are taking gap years now. just like college students. monica mount passes live in the nasdaq with those stories and more. hi, monica. >> hi, good morning. that's right. working adults wanting to escape the stress of american life are now traveling for extended period with their kids. while the children are still young enough to value their parents, company travel network virtuoso says this is a growing trend and there are some new service is springing up to help plan such trips that combine work with education. well, you're right. the job market in the u.s. is slowing. the wall street

journal says companies are using strategies that make it even tougher like posting fake job so they can amass resumes or create an impression of job growth. almost 65,000 job cuts were announced in april i was blamed for the most losses ever. meanwhile, more businesses are charging when you miss an appointment. the wall street journal writes that what was once a practice common primarily to doctors dentists and restaurants has now also become favored by salons and personal trainers among others. thanks to technology that collects your payment information up front and facilitates the tracking of no shows business owners are fighting back. here's a good one. cocoa prices on friday marked a drop of 30% from their all-time high as a buying frenzy that lifted prices to record levels just 2 weeks ago gave way to expectations of better crop conditions and worries about a drop in demand. rj a future says there has been improvement in the african crop and that could mean

cheaper chocolate in the near future. live from the nasdaq market site. i'm monica malpass. back to you. thank you, monica. >> it's 7.19 right now. and governor newsom is celebrating jewish american heritage this month. he says california is the second. we have the second largest jewish population in the whole country wants to recognize the resilience of the jewish people. his administration, he says, will invest in security to for houses of worship and other cultural centers to combat hate crimes. >> as you can see here, people rallied in lafayette sunday to bring attention to the 100 hostages still being held by hamas. attendees say it's a recurring rally over highway. 24, they held up american flags and the israeli flag as well as pictures of the faces of those who are still in captivity. they say they want israel and hamas to reach a deal and bring those hostages home. those rallying were on the bridge for about 2 hours.

there was also a group rallying in berkeley along interstate meantime, the rallies continue for palestinians on college campuses across the nation now. so we've got congress to lawmakers there. >> a bit divided on how best to handle the situation. our dc correspondent maddie beer-temple has more. >> both republicans and democrats, a violent protest is unacceptable, but they disagree over how president biden and some universities have responded. with graduation season under way. police are stepping in on some college campuses to clear encampments and break up clashes over the israel-hamas war. they should not have been allowed to fester on campus for 2 weeks. arkansas republican senator tom cotton told abc universities have been too slow to act. the liberal politicians refused to the police to clear them out the very first day the president addressed the protests at length for the first time last week. he denounced violence but said he supported peaceful protest.

>> his campaign co-chair told cnn the president believes all students should feel safe. president's been very clear about this. he's also been very strong about the need to stamp out anti-semitism and islamophobia. but florida republican senator marco rubio told fox news the president's comments came to lead a 7 days into this crisis that we should heard from from the very beginning. while president biden said the protests have not affected his policy when it comes to the war in gaza, california, democrat congressman ro khanna told cbs he thinks the protests have made a difference. everyone from the president on down is aware that young people are upset at what's going on in the middle east tonight. i do think its head it awakening in washington that this war has to end. >> so far more than 2000 protesters have been arrested since these protests started in mid april. >> in washington, i'm maddie beer-temple. >> 7.22. right now in coming up on the kron 4 morning news. how are kids going eat over

the summer break? those that rely on food at school. we'll have more on the program.

>> 50 acres, mayor and city administrator justin johnson. and we would like to wish our beautiful city and happy birthday. that's right. oakland celebrating its 100 72nd birthday this weekend with mayor sheng thao. as you see there along with city administrator justin johnson. look, mistah fab was also part of celebration too, as was

congresswoman barbara lee, who you see right there. the open routes were also on hand. a lot of folks we're taking part. oakland was first established back on may 4th in 18. 52 on the 4th today out along the first hours, it predates start but now the bay area's third-largest city. oakland is in the county seat of alameda county and hopefully a lot of many, many more years to come. a bright future 7.25. right now and >> and what girls want to do in the future. 700 girls gathered pm on sunday to give some things to try. it's called play like a girl and they have a tournament every year. there's a 3rd time mount recreation has thrown this athletic festival. watch the kids get to try. 29 different sports. some football drills. this is so much fun. look, little boxing. i don't box things like that. yeah. beat up the back. come come on. and then fencing they got to do.

they got to meet pro athletes. by the way to libyans here, too. and now they're trying a little roller derby action. that's how much i love it. so they had a lot of fun. and this i thought keep away. but it's not. it's like football. lots every is going down. >> speaking of the summer, some kids don't get a meal during the summer because they're on special programs at school. >> and so this year they'll be taking care of once again with a special program starting on june 10 through august, 16th, get anybody under 18. they're going to able to get free breakfast and free lunch from a special program. more than 75 locations all throughout san francisco, handing out food and last summer they passed out more than 85,000 meals. go to our website at kron 4 dot com for more information. >> okay. we're going to take a break here at 7.27. but up next, an east bay restaurant had to close its doors because

infestation. we've got the video of what workers claim is going on inside this mcdonald's.

>> 7.29 is the time we're checking out the weather for you on a monday. the first full week of may. that's right. and we've got temperatures are going to be climbing as we head into the week. we have john with that good news. a dime yet. we're going to be looking at some 80's in short order, but not quite yet. today. today, it will actually be lucky if we even 70 degrees for a couple of spots. >> most of us staying very similar to yesterday in the 60's. you're you outside from mount tam is looking pretty good. lots of sunshine out there again, like i said,

repeating a lot of factors from what we had yesterday, which will be relatively calm conditions and cool sunshine temperatures in the 40's to 50's alameda and san francisco at 51 santa rosa. calistoga hanging out in the upper 30's right now. so definitely a chilly start to what will be a comfortably cool afternoon in the 60's for us. i will be talking this gradual warm up for the rest of the forecast. still to come, michael. >> thanks, john. and good morning, everyone. and happy monday. taking a look at the roads this morning. not too bad. we'll take a look at the bridges right now. you can see the bay bridge. a 26 minute commute. you've got that gorgeous sunrise coming in. stop and go traffic at the toll plazas after that. everything smooth sailing from their 19 minute commute over that san mateo bridge. no major delays there. looking at the richmond, sandra fell bridge to 15 minute commute into the north bay. so good there. and lastly, that golden gate bridge, you can see it's a 28 minute commute into the city will send it back to you, too. thank you, michael. 7.31. and students around the bay are continuing their protests

on college campuses supporting the palestinians in the war that's going on in over the weekend. got pretty battered by the rain. so they're repairing all of that. now. >> and preparing for what's coming up next hour. jack moment has more. >> well, some of the protests have been lasting for days, others weeks, but they're continuing to press forward here in the bay area with students wanting their schools to divest or be transparent about their financial ties with the nation of israel. but it may be quiet here in san jose state's campus. but pretty soon it may have its own protest as well. san jose's gearing up for graduation, but online, there's chatter about a pro-palestine protest happening on may. saw people next to health building just like painting a big sign. robert cleveland is graduating soon and says he supports the ongoing protests, possibly reaching his i feel like it needs to be it's not happening with the government. >> at

>> i mean, we're we're the ones that contain everything. coming up, head north to palo alto. this group of students a pro-palestine protest camp out on their campus. but i that everything's good posters soiled by the recent rain. but one pilots and tarps were able to keep students sleeping here. but friday evening, a counter-protester violated vigil of candles. students tell us. >> they say police responded and took the counter protester away. kron 4 reached out to stanford pd but did not hear back and also give them some support for to know that other people also thinking about mode at left-back lives in the area and donated supplies to stanford students. she says her daughters are part of the student encampments around the country and wants things to go peacefully. really don't understand why we're fighting. >> the students because all they're trying to ask for is for cease-fire back in san jose state. it's very like is very sad seeing it, especially when the asked people. robert cleveland says he supports the cause of pro-palestine student protests have thought about.

>> i have with my mom no, because you don't want and says he's looking forward to the possible protest this week. gen z in next group going to be future of the world, especially and we need to make a change now for not is not going to happen from the other san jose jack moment kron 4 news. >> well, in the east bay, oakland, police now offering a reward for anyone who has information about 2 homicides that took place years apart. but investigators think they might be connected. so police say multiple suspects are unconnected in connection out of this homicide of henry tejada and deshawn breaux roads. that's a hot it was shot and killed in april of 2020 near foothill and church. apparently a nissan armada without license plates was seen pulling up to him before multiple people got out and shot him. he was just 23 years old. that car was later recovered and beensa rental from reno, nevada. meanwhile, roads was also killed by gunshot in june of 2021. that occurred along lakeshore and

brooklyn right from lake merritt, as you can see here on the map, anyone with information about either case is asked to contact oakland police. >> the person who was involved in a standoff friday night on 80 in fairfield with the police remains in critical condition. now the chp says he shot himself originally, the chp reported that he had died. but now they say the medical teams were actually able to revive him when he got to the hospital. the standoff started after a multi-county pursuit that started in sonoma county on friday afternoon and eventually led to the police standoff that happened in fairfield. it shut down 80 in both directions for hours and that affected, as you can see a lot thousands of bay area drivers, the solano county da's office is now handling the investigation. do you have a right when you're on social media to control what you see and don't see in your feed. >> there's a lawsuit now that's been filed against

meta, arguing that the company should allow people to unfollow the content that is fed to them through facebook's algorithms. the lawsuit asked the court to determine whether a user's newsfeed falls into the category of objectionable material. and also they say it should be filtered out in order for people to be able enjoy the platform they want. the lawsuit comes after meta sent cease and desist letters to app developers who are in the process of creating a 3rd party software that would cleanse your timeline if you want. meta has declined to comment. >> okay. now to a story you'll see for stock fraud for health inspectors shut down a mcdonald's in oakland to investigate an alleged rat infested. yeah. and if you to order at mcdonald's, you're not going to like what these pictures show warning. it could be disturbing. >> i was right in the parking lot of a mcdonald's located at 13, 30 jackson street in

oakland. department employee started turning customers away who were inside and in the middle of the drive-thru. i asked what was the cause of the store closure. this was her response from the health department. they have some sanitation the season. they need to clean up. >> what did you find mind telling and this comes while 6 mcdonald's employees are actively on strike from this location due to what they say is an and healthy. >> working condition. now take a look at this video captured inside by a worker where you can see a live rat on the counter. now the mcdonald's employees say they have found rat eating food prepared for customers. the workers have now filed a formal complaint to cal osha with the help from the california fast food workers union. >> when i saw that he is i was a scare. that is disgusting. and so this is problem not just the employees working on these conditions, but also for the coastal the communities i

also spoke with the alameda county health department about these concerns. >> i was told the location did receive an annual inspection back in february and no violations were found. and once we share some of these allegations made by the employees, the department said they would be sending an inspector by to investigate. and that's what we saw on friday. and i did reach out to mcdonald's earlier before the store closure and they sent us this statement from the owner and operator joseph wong. it reads in part, it's important that employees have a safe place to come to work. when we became aware of the issue, we immediately contacted pest control and continue to work with them to address this. and we will continue to follow this story and we're hoping to learn more about what the next steps are for this mcdonald's location. in the newsroom. lezla gooden kron. 4 news. >> thank you. leslee 7.38. is a time in the south bay

highway 9 is going to be closing in saratoga for 3 days. starting on wednesday. caltrans says crews are going to be working on the saratoga creek bridge that road closure is going to be from 9 at night until 7 in the morning every night with construction expected to be wrapped up by saturday. >> it's and there's going to be a new entertainment zone in downtown san francisco. mayor bree just announced he's working to allow restaurants and bars to sell alcohol during outdoor events. >> and hang out with your friends and have a beer. >> and listen to music without going through some lengthy city process sound permit drama, stuff. i am trying to get rid of the bureaucracy which takes away the fun in what so many are small businesses are trying to create to continue to ensure that the vibrancy and the excitement of why people love san francisco remains.

>> so it sounds like she's trying to get rid of the red tape. so i guess you can drink red wine and the mayor's legislation is going to introduce. >> tomorrow at the board of supervisors meeting. >> well, san francisco isn't the only city trying to boost his downtown. san jose is doing the same as well by opening up some new shops this weekend. it's all in an effort to revitalize the downtown area. >> welcoming 5 new retail businesses and to store fronts. all local women-owned businesses offering retail experience that highlights our city's unique energy and personality. >> well, the new shops include a plant nursery. there's a candle making store and several unique gift shops to with imported goods. >> on north bay brewery is being recognized for creating the highest rated beer in california. this is from the beer review website called beer advocate. and according to them, russian river brewing company's pleine, even younger

is the highest rated beer in california piney. the younger is a triple ipa that comes out just once a year. every spring. it's a limited edition. so it's gone. now bottom of the barrel. we did live shots on the day that it came out. everyone is lined up and pliny the elder, by the way, came in at number 5. so the younger at look, there's a lines, the younger and the older, big the russian river brewers to make the list. the wild ales brewed called beautification and supplication made it into the top 15. okay. so look for those labels. it's 7.40, right now. and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, it is wildfire preparedness week and state officials. >> are giving us an update on how things are going so far. >> could you go without your smartphone? how one couple is capitalizing on the dump phone movement with an online store selling devices to reduce screen t

>> we're back at 7.43. california now getting ready for a wildfire season. both cal fire and governor newsom are bringing awareness to how different stewart state organizations are preparing. cal fire, for instance, has been using controlled burns and vegetation management is a way of lowering the amount of fuel that's available for fires. governor newsom also reported they've treated more than 100,000 acres last year in hoping of reducing the intensity of wildfires. all right. from the heat to the cold now in a rare may snowstorm bringing heaps of fresh powder to the sierra

this past weekend, palisades town facts as they got 26 inches in 24 hours more than 2 feet. >> to me one day. yeah. the snowfall also created some problems in this video. you can see along 80 they had a couple of big rigs that needed to be towed. so that was an issue. and if they can't make it through the snow and can imagine smaller cars. yeah, everybody had to keep it slow. >> on ad this week i got house still open and i have friends that are going to miss him week today. yeah, i wonder if he'll stay cold. that's what we need right side to keep all that in good form. i know it's cold right on good morning. yeah, it's, you know, still chilly up there and we still even after a day of a little melt yesterday. >> some snow that's still piled up on those harder surfaces like the decade. diamond peak right here. and if you look all the way down the lake level, still some snow down there as well. this is also after some sunshine there yesterday. so temperatures will slowly arrive at rise at lake tahoe

today is going to be another beautiful spring skiing day early may skiing with some fresh powder. i mean, that's not something you get every single year. so i know a lot of skiers are appreciating it. temperatures in the bay area also feeling kind of wintry right now. look at santa rosa down to 39 degrees. well below average temperatures for the bay area this morning. we are going to see a return to form a return to normal mayweather throughout the course of this week. but it will be a slow rise in temperatures. all that snowfall that you saw in the sierras now left out into the rockies. we actually see the potential of some severe weather for the midsection of the country today, especially the great plains down into oklahoma. well, here in the bay area as well as the rest of the state. it's really just a warming and drying forecast. lots of sunshine through this forecast ahead of us and right back to the 80's. we go by the middle of the week. no 80's today, though, if you like the feel of yesterday, you'll also like the feel of today because it's kind of a repeat today, relatively calm conditions for most of the bay. daytime highs

with cool sunshine in the 60's and only a couple spots barely hitting 70 degrees. so very similar to yesterday. light jacket kind of stuff for most areas. hayward oakland hanging out in the mid 60's. well, only 2 spots in the 70's that will be fairfield and vacaville tomorrow. we're going to have a lot more of our inland 70's still 60's along the bay shore. wednesday starts a trend of 80's for inland areas by the weekend. ahead, some inland areas will be approaching 90 degrees. so definitely some warmer staff here in just a few days. michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. 90 degrees at sums and tenants. well, the roads are not intense this morning. that's a good thing. taking a look at some drive times. you can see the most we're going to see is 43 minute commute. that's san leandro to milpitas on 8.80, taking a look at livermore to dublin, 14 minutes dublin to fremont 27 minutes milpitas to sunnyvale. 12 minutes. looks well. they're taking a look at the antioch area to concord. 43

minute commute there. those who are using westbound 80 right now crockett to the maze. it's a 30 minute commute. so 5.80, looks pretty good if you're using that richmond center fell bridge, it's a 15 minute commute over that. and that toll plaza there at the bay bridge. you can see it's stop and go traffic. those metering lights are on. but to get over that bridge into the city, it's only an 18 minute commute. so it's gone down a little bit since the 6 o'clock hour taking a look at southbound 8.80, right now. oakland, 2 to 38. it's an 11 minute commute and looking at the dublin to fremont drive 27 minute commute. lastly, we'll take a look at that san mateo bridge. it's a 22 minute commute on to the peninsula this morning daryn. james, we'll send it back to you. all right. thank you very much, michael. >> happening tomorrow, the man accused of killing a shop owner in san francisco's richmond district will have its first preliminary hearing. santos de la rosa is accused of beating to death. sixty-year-old yohannes too. well, the with a baseball bat outside of a convenience store in balboa street. it happened in august of last year that simply safe while they tried to stop de la rosa from

shoplifting to died of his injuries 5 days later, faces several charges now including murder and assault with a deadly weapon. he'll be in court at 09:00am tomorrow. overdoses and airbnbs. those will be 2 hot topics on tomorrow's agenda for the marin county board of supervisors meeting the supervisors are planning to discuss overdose prevention strategies and regulations for short-term rentals like airbnbs and verbose. the board will also go over the county's plan on aging as well. >> you see trash on your corner. you no refrigerator left side of history that impacts us whether we realize it or not, our families are not trash where they should live in a community that has passed. >> and you can see a lot of people getting into the spirit. volunteers beautifying san jose over the weekend. mayor matt mahan posted this on social media. you can see people picking up litter and kinds of stuff. big items to some discarded furniture. look

at that that's left on the streets, cleaning up road signs in the mount pleasant neighborhood as well. mayor mahan says the goal is to create a cleaner and safer city. >> students around the bay area are going to do their part to be clean, clean energy and safe with rollerblades bicycles, running shoes. >> anything to get themselves to school for national walk bike role to work day marin counties, salon, a santa clara. has special events to mark the day for students. national walk bike and roll to school d y is held every year to teach students the importance of street safety, a cleaner environment and all around healthier habits. >> well, one couple is done something about it. by starting a website dedicated to selling dumb phones and devices meant to help you reduce your screen time. >> that's one way to be healthy. rich demuro takes a look at dumb wireless. >> william stoltz was using a smartphone for 6 hours a day when he decided enough is

enough. i think they're designed to be used as much as possible and to give you everything you want instantaneously, which is a really cool idea. but it ends up being counterproductive. sometimes. along with his partner daisy, they decided to adopt a less screen filled lifestyle and help others do the same. some people just can't function with the how addictive the smartphone currently is. they started a website called dumb wireless dot com. we should just make a one-stop shop for the best non smartphone so people easily make the switch if they want to try it each morning, they check for sales, printout labels, pack up devices and send them off. this ready to go swimming off to texas phones range from a simple flip to a smartphone with a small screen. you'll naturally want to use less. i really think that it's. >> more human to spend less time on the screen. there's also a phone with the kindle like display. so it's less

enticing and an nfc gadget that physically locks you out of your phone and only way to unlock it. now you have to unlock >> and tap the tag allow and now a going minimal isn't for everyone. but the benefits are clear. i think you create opportunities to connect with people >> are eliminated when you're already preoccupied. and if you're thinking there's no way i can go without a smart phone because i need my camera. well, they've got that covered, too, with the camp snapped. this is a point and shoot camera. >> take pictures digitally. the camera is $65. phones range from 50 to 300. it's just to find a way to have a better relationship attack, especially if it's really, really getting in the way of your productivity, your your relationships. >> well, another tech news, a new study says that artificial intelligence might be able to identify patients who have rare diseases years earlier than would typically be

diagnosed. so the ai program is called feed that and it's apparently says 74 out of 100 people judged by ai are very likely to have an autoimmune disorder called common variable immunodeficiency. fien at learns the disease trade patterns from verified. see cases then use its knowledge to rank and individual's risk of having the disorder. the research team has received 4 million dollars now from the national institutes of health to further study their program in real world settings. >> it's 7.52. and coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news sometimes sharing on your kid and a game goes little bit too far. a new study reveals. just how unruly sports events can happen and how parents are can happen and how parents are hurting thei ( ♪♪ )

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4 morning news to people in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a stabbing in san jose. waymo gets the green light to expand its driverless cars here in the bay area. could be more proud announce today record breaking tourism numbers in the state of california. and governor gavin newsom says california's tourism industry is back and better than it was before the pandemic. but what about san francisco? >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us. i'm darya and i'm james on this monday morning. >> first full week of the mont