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Brianna taylor yesterday a grand jury decided not to indict any officers involved in her shooting death. Protesters erupted all over the country, including right here in the bay area with more expected this evening. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 im justine waltman now activists called the decision a disgrace, and the family of Breonna Taylor plans to hold a News Conference on friday morning along with their civil rights attorney to address the grand jurys decision but meanwhile, a curfew is now set to start in louisville. In just a few hours for the second night in a row, more protests are expected and investigations are far from over as there are demands for more transparency into what led to the grand jurys decision and here in the bay area last night, san jose was the scene of an impromptu protest forced rob fladeboe. Has more on the protesters message. Shes live for us now from san jose good afternoon rob. Noon justine on here in San Jose City hall as you can see behind me all quiet here this it was a different story here though on last night as the protests got underway about 5 or 6 oclock activists tell me they are planning more protests but they have not to tip their hand as to exactly when or we are expecting some activity here though later this evening, lets take a look at some video and you can sunrise brought this morning here at San Jose City hall as crews are out with a pressure washers here but cleaning up justice for briana taylors scrolled across the pavement out in front of San Jose City hall along with a lot of other graffiti vandalism was fairly minimal this time nothing like what we saw following a george floyd here a couple of months ago all one large plate glass window was knocked out of the rotunda crews expected to be on senior cleaning up that trophy here for much of the day we have a second piece of video to show you as the protesters took their complaints across downtown here to the thomas fallen statue the controversial Thomas Family statue over on julius street. As we reported in the fell in a very controversial figure. He was utterly mayor of san jose protesters last night gathered there they tried to light the statue on fire, although its made out of bronze and concrete so they were getting anywhere there so they doused the statue in red bay. They say felon who is credited with raising the u. S. Flag over san jose back in before it became part of the america was a very the Indigenous Peoples in fact theyve also attempted to link found lynchings a mexican Indigenous Peoples of the time. They also happen to speak with a san jose mayor sam liccardo here this afternoon, the mayor denounced the vandalism although he says he too is very disappointed in the Brianna Taylor decision by the grand jury there but he is also calling for a debate a new debate on the thomas found statue says lets bring everybody together the the city officials and well talk about traveling like they did with the Christopher Columbus you may recall the columbus statue course at a city hall for years was removed. From city hall have now is apparently in the hands of tell you the American Club here in san jose, but of the mayor said well perhaps maybe fallon belongs in a museum. This is lets have a dialogue about that in any case mill protests here so far city hall justine but we may see some more activity later on this evening back to you. If our lives and so we say in the name of Brianna Taylor that it stops today. And so these women, the women of court here as weve seen anger and frustration has rippled from louisville, kentucky and its way here in the bay area today, a group in oakland also spoke out against the grand jurys decision not to invite indict the officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor she slept in her own apartment. Kron 4 is also the money and joins us now live from the newsroom with the messages that were shared at the rally that was titled we all matter. Good afternoon l a. Hi justine and in true open fashion these social justice advocates turned to art to get their point across. With fists high in the air they stood in front of a Brianna Taylor mural and shared what they said was in poetry but the truth, they say the time for tears is long past the generations of pain has become unbearable after time and time again American Police officers have seemingly dodged prison time after shooting and killing african americans. The situations deemed uncalled for. Then is moving. The worlds pregnant right now. It would like to give back to a new paradigm. That goal of what you think you bag. In a system that does not value human life. The black people that they always been the canary in the coal mine what to let them do too but. They will go to you. She went on to say that although the officers werent indicted karma will get them and is asking people to come together and what is a divided city the United States of america, live in the newsroom. Ella sogomonian kron 4 news. And well have much more on this story coming up its just a tragedy beyond from your house and in a residential area and to see that happen. A family in mourning tonight after a suspected dui driver hits and kills a father of 3 who was simply just taking out the trash kron 4 street journal reports now on this tragic incident from petaluma. Rest in reopen gora the 53 yearold father was killed here in petaluma on tuesday night in front of his home he leaves behind a wife and 3 children you could see a memorial. It has been or acted in his honor. The Petaluma Police Department Says he was simply taking out the trash in front of this home here at the corner south of dallas. And they would drive when a suspected dui driver identified as James Watkins 41 yearold out of the loop. Police say it. It looks like she was intoxicated possibly under the influence of narcotics at the time he did stay on members friends say that the driver it was a pillar in the community. And a business j js burger joint in the other establishments of a the family after speaking with a spokesperson says theyre broken up because he just couldnt do anything about this he was simply taking out the trash another horrible part of this is that walk previously been arrested for back in 2018 and had a pending court dates. Making matters even worse the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office confirms the walk ins has bailed out most of them under 4,000 bail and Police Department says it is working with the eu and the right now to suspend the slices but. This time it doesnt look like thats the case gores family is in the process making arrangements for but certainly this is a tragedy a big loss for them. The legion all kron 4 news. And as a heartbreaking story and well talk now about our 4 zone forecast as we take a live look outside here in San Francisco along the golden gate bridge. Beautiful blue skies out there this afternoon and some warm weather is on the way for this weekend. So lets find out exactly how hot is going to get with our meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez she standing by with the latest on the heat wave good afternoon. Marissa pages cnn yeah we could see record breaking or near record breaking heat by this weekend. But from now until then near average temperatures in fact it cleared up very nicely for your thursday afternoon a few high clouds overhead, but we did see the return of call the fog this morning. Brought us some measurable amount of drizzle especially along the coast, but temperatures out there right now low 70s for downtown San Francisco. So few degrees of cooling there even tracking some cooler temperatures of our inland valleys right now livermore unconquered in the mid 80s with mid 70s throughout the east bay shoreline for oakland in hayward low 80s for those of you in san jose and santa rosa 83 degrees. So wind speeds out there right now seeing the return of that cool sea breeze that pushed in that fog bang today, but expect drier and Clear Conditions by tonight even into your friday morning. But one thing that we are going to notice by friday, an air quality advisory going into effect northerly winds pushing in smoke from that august complex fire to our north mainly for those of you in the north bay and east bay but pretty good air quality will remain along the coast and south bay in addition to that very little change temperature wise until we warm up 10 degrees by saturday with an additional 10 degrees of warming for the second up of your weekend, triple digit heat early this upcoming week more coming up in my full forecast in a few minutes to back to you thank you so much now the city of San Francisco is taking the fight against whats called an open air drug market to the next level it involves banning drug dealers. From a very specific neighborhood. Kron fours has he could you joined us live now with details on this new Initiative Good zeke. Thats right justine it is a new approach to putting a stop to drug dealing and the debt the impact that its having on people who live to that end a look and San Francisco city to say if that works they like to see it used in other parts of the city. These lawsuits are designed to help stop the brazen the open air drug dealing that has plagued this historic neighborhood at the center of our cities opioid crisis, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is cracking down on who he says are 28 known drug dealers by file in civil injunctions banning them from entering the tenderloin a tactic being used to save lives last year alone 441. People died from drug overdoses in the city and the tenderloin had the highest overdose mortality rate of any neighborhood in the city. Enough is enough the injunction bans the 28 drug dealers from an area covering 52 square blocks from then has to tell us and from gary to mission and could cost up to 6,000 for each violation would just choose as city leaders including the mayor of San Francisco london breed approve of this tactic in one supervisor says that if it works he would like to see it as 42 other parts of the City Building with that same problem. Thats the latest live has it made back to you in the studio, thank you so zeke now the possibility of College Football in the bay area this fall could be decided today the pac 12 conference president s and chancellors will vote on whether the schools will play before the new year reports say that the conference is aiming for a november start date with the possibility of a sixgame season. Last week the pac, 12 ceo group said the health and safety of their student athletes and the number one priority in their decisionmaking process. Well have an update on the story coming up tonight on kron 4 news at 5, 6, but coming up right now kron 4 news at 3 the bat there was more than an ugly inconvenience. A new study out of stanford shows the smoke was also deadly killing more than a 1000 people will hear from the lead researcher on the findings plus more people dealing with an annex unexpected side effect of the pandemic. And your hairbrush might have the answer. And when we come back and east bay county will not file charges against people arrested or cited for possession of small amounts of drugs and this is considered a controversial decision and a lot of people are upset over this new policy. So well talk live with the Contra Costa County District Attorney next for more details and as we head into the break. Well take a live look now at the steps of the Supreme Court in washington dc as thousands continue to pay their respects the late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg will have a live report this hour on the president s visit that it is 4 zone forecast time now here on kron 4 news at 3 as we take a live look outside at the embarcadero in San Francisco, what a lovely day it is. I think anyway. Is here now with a look at our weather forecast. And also some of the concerns that we have with a fire weather watch thats on tap for this weekend. Yeah, but fortunately we have one more day of very seasonable weather making its way into the bay areas if you love todays forecast youre going to love tomorrows as well but this weekend, the heat is on in fact we have a fire weather watch going into effect saturday morning for monday morning. Could be upgraded to a red flag warning because of winds out of the northnortheast of those diablo winds will actually peak saturday night through sunday morning could see gusts upwards of 50 Miles Per Hour less along the north bay mountains and east bay hills in addition to that very hot and dry air mass is only going to make things worse, especially with these gusty winds heading our way this weekend. So we are expecting for most of our inland valleys anywhere from 90 to triple digit heat starting on saturday, even continuing through tuesday of next week along the east bay shoreline widespread 80s and 90s there and little relief for those of you want to hit the beach right along the coast mid 70s to mid 80s expected in just a heads up breaking waves will start today at 5 oclock this evening through tomorrow afternoon mainly impacting west and northwest facing beaches along the bay area of coastline. So we could see breaking waves as high as 20 feet, maybe even higher than that along some beaches throughout ocean beach and also marina state beach so keep that in mind details ahead on your microclimate friday outlook though in just a few minutes coming up in my full forecast back to you just thank of reason now according to a new study smoke alone from the recent California Wildfires may have killed more than 1000 people. The stanford study found between august first and september 10th. The wildfire smoke was responsible for at least 1200 deaths of people 65 and older who are living with preexisting medical conditions. I got a chance to speak with the lead researcher on the findings. These are in deaths that we estimate would not have occurred otherwise so the air pollution. Hey send the deaths of many many people who would not have that even for someone who studies air as my its a big and thats reflects how bad and how sustains the poor air quality was over a huge part of california. Really the west coast for the last month again this was unprecedented exposure to pour air quality and many. Parts of the west coast and we had it for many weeks and we just know from the scientific literature thats very bad for peoples help. The study used decades worth of data to come up with this new death toll and found that soot is among the most dangerous types of air pollution. Happening tomorrow Yosemite National park will reopen to visitors the air quality has improved a lot since last week when the park was shut down because of smoke from the creek fire thats burning in Fresno County reservations are required if you want to go inside the park. Lines will begin offering covid19 testing at San Francisco International Airport for anyone thats fine to hawaii, starting next month travelers can either take a rapid test. The same day of their flight or request a kit. He sent to their home days in advance united has not said how much the it will cost but as working with the state of hawaii which currently requires everyone to quarantine for 2 weeks when they arrive on the islands. One traveler says that shes all about this testing. Hands down. It wants to go sit in a hotel room for 2 in quarantine when you could be on the beach is when you get there. Last week why is governor ounce that starting on october 15th, travelers can skip quarantine by testing negative for covid19 within 72 hours of their flights arrival. And coming up at 3. 45 child abuse heports are down. But not why you may 6. And after the break a falling out doctors are seeing a rise in hair loss due to the pandemic we have doctors say many people dealing with an unexpected side effect of the pandemic is hair loss whether its caused by a covid19 infection or just the stress of living in this new normal doctors tell reporter Bianca Castro. There are some things that we can all do to keep our hair. Telltale signs of stress have seemingly been easier to spot and when i would brush my hair so that would come out its terrible doctors say theyve seen an increase in patients dealing with stress related hair loss. The condition is called tell a jen a clue, the end and it appears 3 to 4 months after a stressful event like in the case of most americans the peak of the current pandemic the condition also affects covid19 survivors 3 to 4 months after incident of having covid i had seen them also for significant hair loss and shutting Board Certified dermatologist doctor Elizabeth Guzman says only a few over the counter supplements. And medications like the key ingredient in rogaine have been clinically proven to aid hair growth for someone who is deficient in vitamin d or iron Vitamin Supplements may help but whose mom warns that with a sudden surge in demand for some kind of miracle product. Do you wear a false claims. If theres any shame who are topical remember youre just going on searches of the scout theyre not penetrating inside those dont work eating healthy and