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KRON KRON 4 News At 5am July 13, 2024

Foggy layer that some of our inland areas are saying and as will mention that look at how chilly it is out there. Redwood city in livermore in the 30s conquered also in the 30s. Oakland, you are very near the 30s right now at 40 degrees as well as you in dublin, north bay temperatures nearing freezing so yes, it is frigid you may want to bundle up with that extra layer if you do happen to be heading into work on this holiday week. Daytime highs this afternoon only rising into the low 50s see i keep that extra layer on hand robin all right. Thank you jon, i want to check in on traffic which is Holiday Light around the bay area. So if you do have some driving to do maybe want to get into San Francisco. No reports of any big trouble spots, its looking good right now just a little bit of a backup in the cash lanes right here at the toll plaza but its a great trip across the upper deck. Its moved through downtown, San Francisco, your trouble free on the central freeway. The james leg, 2. 80 all is well checking in on 92 a little busy but not bad we see more and more brake lights every time we check it, but so far its been a nice trip into foster city and san matteo were checking in on the richmond sandra fell bridge and that took a trip to its going to be a quick 7 minutes to make your way from the pay gates up to one oh one well check more coming up in just a bit. Happening now at sacred heart in san jose is getting ready for their annual toward right. Thats right hundreds of bay area families in need. Well get toys for the h. Lidays, kron 4 Sarah Stinson is live right now in san jose with a closer look sir. Now over 6,000 children are will getting presents and im here at sick or Community Service place and look at this it looks like a toy shop. Looks like youre walking into into a job and thats what parents will do the walk in right through here and they will be able to select any of these each kid gets 3 president s of the parents get to pick it out for them just like what they would do theyre going to a store and thats really fun for them because they still get to pick out what they want to give their kids but they dont have to pay for it which makes it so much less stressful of for those families and as you can this is poncho, you are too and youre joining us again i saw you last ring dings giving tell me whats the difference between these getting here mean you get to see parents pick out presence was felt like well, this is a day unlike any other here at sacred her Community Service because were going to have. Thousands of parents actually coming through over the next 2 days to be able to choose some items so unlike the other days we have throughout the during food or clothing or helping people with. Financial assistance are working on on other other things to help stabilize them. This is just an opportunity for people to delta have something to celebrate and have Something Special under the tree. So we for every parents are going to choose like you said 3 items whether its a bike or a book or being able to get some games or toys or other things is just a really special time of year and we get to celebrate a very different way. And that event starting early this morning so we get to see it on the kron 4 morning news its something thats really beautiful to see im sure theres a bike raffle, a kid could get a brand new bike a helmet and the law can explain some of the other toys get well whats really really amazing is you just have every parent gets a gets a chance well teach you something thats really special for their child and we have weve been collecting over 17,000 gifts that come from different folks in our Community Different organizations that are really thinking Something Special so i know for my family and others like the things that good for kids we get another one here exact same one for some for some child out here so the pencil fell to choose that. But its really still a challenge for parents to choose things that are really meaningful for you know for their kids still looking for a couple of key items like we dont have enough bilingual books still need some legos especially gifts for teens for teenagers and gift cards and other things of the really really special so people get to choose that. But we just love the selection of you know games and dolls and and uh and legos are always a always a favorite are still an opportunity for people to come and drop off a gift said they couldnt those are the types of gifts huge pages mention that would be really good absolutely the best thing to do however is this make a donation online because theyre still sending out some elves to published shop and make sure that we have we keep everything stocked up for the next and a perfect thank you so much for joining us and again were going to be live here all morning long to kind of show you the process and about an hour the volunteers will be here and then following than those parents will start coming in here and its going to be beautiful to watch especially during this Holiday Season so continue to tune in to the kron 00 04am morning news for now also back to us in studio. Ok thank you so much sarah for that report cant wait for the kids to start arriving. You see the bicycle say yeah and hats off to the folks who do all that volunteer work during this time of year. Take a look at this thousands of families in san mateo got some help for the holidays, the samaritan house open their tory drive over the weekend look at the long lines and all the goodies and all more than 2000 working class families receive presence and holiday cheer. There were more than 22,000 tories warm coats and books to give away. Congresswoman jackie spear she was actually there as well to help wrapped up residence and then hand them out. We are the last day of our chris was part of our holiday toy shop and the thousands of children going through there are already thousands have gone through getting yet. And warm coats and gift even that they can get their parents everybody can enjoy the holiday this is how christmas starts for me every year being able to come here into what is workshop no question about it. So many families being helped by ordinary nonprofit in our county that were so fortunate to have 1500 families. I got to go home with christmas under the tree. Theres the congresswoman wrapping up the presence and all 340e volunteers made this event possible every year more than 15,000 samaritan house volunteers helped to provide food shelter clothing for low income working families in the san mateo area. Ell family and friends are rallying to help a blind woman who says that she was robbed while riding barred her phone was stolen at that wall street bart station in oakland. Kron fours dan thorn has the story. 30 yearold sammy redberg may be blind but shes competent and independent. She also likes getting around. However recent experience on bart has her feeling unsafe about the transit system, im very going on by now. Because you know i didnt feel like i was protected. Redberg says someone yanked her iphone 11 out of her hands at the 12th street station in oakland thursday afternoon, unable to see the suspect she felt helpless im just saying there with the headphones in my hand and i stood up in. Screamed help me please help me someone please help me help me redberg says she was helped by people at the station but didnt get much help or respect from bart police already feeling violated redberg couldnt understand their lack of compassion causes me to have a lot of here now. And moving my mike. And confidence in in in my independent. That fear is keeping redberg off of bart at least for now shell be using Ride Sharing Services like uber and lyft to get around but those rides can be costly friends and family are now coming together to help with those expenses a go fund me page has raised thousands of dollars online and she also got a replacement for her stolen iphone words cant even say how much reporting in union city dan thorn kron 4 news. In the south bay, a suspicious investigation is underway in milpitas neighborhood this comes after a man was shot and killed on all mutton avenue and this was on friday, you can see investigators going inside the home neighbors say a young group of adults rented the home and sometimes they can good they can get carried away get loud, but they were not aware of any parties there. Neighbors say what happened is unusual for this particular area. Its kind of weird for his neighborhood that house has been a known to the neighborhood has trouble was it was so some Police Activity os about 3, 4 months ago 6 months ago, i believe. So far police have not shared any information about the victim in this case. Happening today, the Sonoma County board of supervisors will be deciding how to handle the growing problem of homeless encampments currently in santa rosa, theres a large encampment near highway 12 on the joy. Joe to drive had trail i should say it is believed to be the largest encampment in that area one idea being proposed is turning part of the Sonoma County fairground into a temporary housing, a homeless shelter. If the supervisors move quickly the fairgrounds shelter could be up and running by the end of this month. So a couple of days from now. Well to the peninsula now a man is wanted for kidnapping and burglary hes been arrested officers responded to manzanita drive. There are responding to report of a suspicious situation friday morning in pacifica witnesses say they saw 2 people who got into a car and they drove off Police Believe that one person was kidnapped at gunpoint they were able to track down the car and the people involved. Ryan mack alafia he was arrested and charged in the other person was on harm stolen property was also recovered. Well to the east bay now woman is dead after a crash in brentwood. We do have photos of the scene this happened on saturday morning take a look that crash happened right along vasco road near camino blow that stretch has been known to be very dangerous. Chp says that a driver crossed over the line right through that center line as she crashed headon into another womans car. The woman died right there on the scene the driver of the other car was taken to the hospital with major injuries the cause of that crash is still under investigation. The east bay Freemont Police arrest, several people in connection to home burglaries these are photos of one of the people as he kicked in the front door of a home in pleasanton so the spans several bay area cities. This all happened back on september 11th you can see a ski mask over his face. The photos were posted on the nextdoor app and Pleasanton Police detectives reached out to neighboring departments about the incident then on halloween Fremont Police found evidence of another similar home burglary in their city as well 3 juveniles were arrested for the crimes. All right still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, one bay area family is giving back and helping others in memory of their daughters will have that story coming up. Plus the impeachment process is on hold for the holidays. The latest on whats to come after the break. How about a little peek outside there you go thats airport is going to be busy. Heres a live. Look at sfo make sure you check with your carrier before you head over a you know what to do we could see delays today of so john will definitely let you know, but a lot of folks heading into and out of town for the holidays, yeah, busy busy travel day, robin and as you are heading out of town this morning or maybe just in to work you are encountering some foggy and cold conditions temperatures in the 30s for concord Livermore Napa and redwoo alice loves the smell of gain so much, she wished it came in a fabric softener too. [throat clears] say hello to your fairy godmother, alice. Oh and look they got gain scent beads and dryer sheets too stop struggling to clean tough messes with sprays. Try clean freak it has three times the cleaning power to dissolve kitchen grease on contact. It works great on bathtubs. And even stainless steel. Try clean freak from mr. Clean. Welcome back the time now 5. 15 were taking a little peek outside at the airport s f o and of course the Holiday Travel rush is on for people coming home or going home for the holidays. So if you travel, you know what to do check with your Airline Carrier check in on those flights before you head to the airport. Yesterday morning we have to deal with a little bit of wet weather in that cause some delays we spoke with passengers before their flights. Just be that just bear with it youll get through eventually if you can sleep through think sleep to take place. They would to see if not that music writing or everything was the music that usually helps me out that helps asked santa for a box of patients for the holidays. As a foe expects a busier day on Christmas Eve than what they saw yesterday so be prepared youve been warned passengers are urged to arrive at the airport at least at least 2 hours early for domestic flights and give yourself about 3 hours for International Flights and of course you have those folks who ignore all of that they just him at the last minute thats an asset also do not wrap your presents because sometimes csa makes you effort to carry ons do they do it for. Check facts know that the check out area yet dont do wrap your presents. Lots of things to think about these next couple of days and weather is cooperating today for the most part. Its definitely foggy in a few spots and its cold guys its really cold. This morning yes, so don the santa peril may great christmas letters may come in handy under the jacket this morning you look outside of berkeley. It is a nice and clear out there there is some fog sitting right above San Francisco, but the densest a fog is actually for inland areas from walnut creek through the tri valley, some of our inland south bay areas looking at spots where you are going to encounter low visibilities so take that role in to work a little slower this morning skies, nice and clear and dry across the bay, you head up into the sierra and theyre Still Holding on to some snowfall up in the high country just as we saw through the course of the weekend. Can see in future more of that snowfall even be into the afternoon just south of lake tahoe right around yosemite if your travel plans involve heading up that direction. Lots of sunshine across the bay area for your monday tomorrow, well see some sunshine to start the cloud cover gradually increases through the day as is our chance of any sort of rainfall Christmas Eve. The night of it leading into christmas look at this rainfall overnight into christmas morning. Not a good time to be on the roads hopefully are all settle down and cozy by then into Christmas Day look at this snowfall in the mountains just east of san jose will be a White Christmas for some of our north bay mountain tops too while here in the bay area we ive got rainfall at those lower elevations that will make for slick travel conditions on christmas just a good one to take it easy and stay cozy inside and hopefully dont have to work on that day so roads will be nice and calm 50s for todays daytime highs some of our coolest of areas are actually not at the coast, but rather further inland today to this morning are in the 30s. So this is going to feel pretty good after such a frigid start but its still going to be cool enough for a jacket later into the afternoon. Pleasanton livermore each 51 for your highs moroccan are in the 50 degrees 2 or warmer spots will be sonoma and napa 55 degrees really only a 5 degree range of temperatures today everywhere falls between 50 and 55 for high temperatures tomorrow, some evening rain fall after a dry start to your Christmas Eve. Wednesday. We have just the opposite a wet start your Christmas Day and then conditions gradually clearing later on into the day thursday friday and saturday, nice and dry with plenty of sunshine for your post Holiday Travels. Robin all right. Thank you lets check in on traffic which has been Holiday Lights so far which is what we like its starting to get a little crowded on the san mateo bridge but your drive time has not budged its still a very quick 13 minutes to make it from the nimitz across the span and over to one on one were checking in on the bay bridge 80 wesson to San Francisco earlier we had a little bit of a backup its gone so a great trip so far into San Francisco with no trouble spots into downtown will take it over to the east shore freeway because im getting word of a new accident and put knoll this is westbound 80 at the panel valley road offramp it also truck its a large enterprise truck and ran off the road up the hill the right lane is closed. So crews decided to shut down the valley road off route from 80 west. So that they can get that truck off the heel and out of the way no major delays getting through its allied so quiet even though the raptors close its not causing no interruptions to the slowdowns there it is 16 minutes from crockett down to oakland which is pretty quick were checking in on traffic tracker were looking at more numbers and they look good highway for western Contra Costa County. Its nice and smooth. I just a little bit of a back up and i dont know why on south to 42 from highway construction, a crash is listed there. But the sensors are picking up a little bit of crowding when you make it on to 6. 80 youre fine continuing out to danville the looking good and so as one on one and easy 27 minutes, san jose heading to menlo park. Well robin in national news, the impeachment process is on pause and will likely remain so until the start of the new year possibly through january. In the meantime both sides are not showing much holiday spirit towards each other. 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