lifeless. we haven't received an update. we know that one of them is in stable condition. the other was listed in critical condition. hercules police chief joseph vasquez says just before 7.30, thursday night, the contra costa county office of the sheriff notified his department. they were looking for the mazda. >> which was reported stolen and connected with recent crimes inhe east bay. when the driver exited interstate 80 and entered hercules officers attempted a traffic stop or a portion of the pursuit >> with pretty short, that's less than 30 seconds long. and it ultimately ended in a traffic which was fatal. the driver of the mazda has been identified as 20 year-old ralph white. the 3rd. he was found near a liquor store shortly after the crash and taken into custody. >> police also located the gun and the mazda tony dylan owns giant years and saw the suspect running away and help direct police to his location,

grandparents. every money there. i don't know what they're going through right now are, you know? >> was it just says stuff? is tough to lose anybody, you %pmm we are very smalcommunity here. d, you know, everybody lord knows each other, yo know, and so it says the other and her family were customers and the that his restaurant. >> irodeo,hilippe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> also, these pay police in alameda in the past 30 days. they say they've received 65 reports of catalytic converter thefts. 62 reports of vehicles test they say the toyota prius, toyota tundra and toyota, sequoia have all been affected by catalytic converter thefts. the most well, the most stolen vehicles were hyundai, a lawn trends. hyundai santa fs and kia shortages. the national highway transportation ministration now said hyundai and kia will offer

free theft deterrent software for vehicles that do not have the push to start function for more information on how to protect your vehicle. you can go to our website kron 4 dot com. >> the latest drought monitor map is out and shows no drought from the lake tahoe to the bay area. and then funneling all the way down to san diego. most of california's major reservoirs are full or other close and the snowpack is at a record high today. governor newsom says he will ease some water restrictions. this is water officials now say the state will probably deliver more water than expected to state farmers and water agencies. capitol correspondent eytan wallace has that story. >> well, the gonor sa all of the recent storms have been a huge help for california's water supply, ultimately allowing him to make today's announcement. but as it pertains to conservation, he stresses do not let your guard down. it's arguably

california's most precious resource. thanks to recent storms in the sierra snowpack, more than 225% of average for this time of year. the governor says it's time to the east. some water use restrictions. >> not >> that newsome today signing this executive order to officially the state's request that californians voluntarily cut back ter use 15%. the governor also announcing the state water project to 700 plus mile conveyance system that delivers water from northern california through the central valley and southern california is expected to deliver 75% of its requested supplies in 2023. that is a big improvement from the last estimate in january when state officials anticipated delivering just 35% of requested water supplies. it's a milestone. >> none of us could have imagined. we're having this conversation yesterday a few

months ago that we'd be where we are today. farmers expressing some relief after years of extremely dry conditions. obviously, this is great news food grows where water flows. we can't do what we do without water newsom's executive order also permits local districts. if they so choose to refine some of their emergency water plans, including calls to limit outdoor watering. but even with that, he says california's water situation is not perfect. are we out? >> of the drought is the drought over in the state of california and. >> well, i want to affirm your instinct that it should be feels like it is. it is and continues to be complicated that he says is because the storms did not provide much help to some california region still in moderate or severe drought, including the klamath basin to the north, as well as areas in the southeast. that depend on the shrinking colorado river. >> newsom says that's why he still urges conservation. and he's putting his focus on diverting flood stage water above ground and moving it to

storage basins underground. i think we need to do a better job. public and state senator brian dolly says the state has not prioritized water capturing infrastructure. he's authored a bill to streamline reservoir construction, including the long planned sites reservoir in colusa county set to go up sometime in the next decade. >> they're expected to get the permitting done by 2030. that's not acceptable. so we need to that water in a in a very more efficient way. not just reducing water, capture the water. it's going to the ocean. and newsom makes clear restrictions for what he considers wasteful water consumption. like watering down your sidewalk are still in effect, reporting in yolo county. 8 on wallace kron. 4 news. let's take a live look in this year right now, interstate 80 at donner summit where there is plenty of snow on the ground. lauren, to keep remember you talking about ski season going on and on and on. yeah. we're hearing yesterday that now they can have it all the way. the 4th of july maybe and maybe beyond. right. i mean, just simply amazing amounts of snow up there. we've got more to calm.

>> in the sierra nevada, seen a couple light snow flurries out there right now. but i think this looks like a good weekend. if you're headed up there, you still want to keep those chains with you and plan keep the sleeping bag of food. little water in the car with your head up the high country just maybe see a couple of snow showers. i think across some of the peaks as we head through the weekend. but no major storm expected over the weekend. so if you want to get up, yeah, not a bad time to do it. now. if you plan on sticking around, there's going to be another significant storm impacting all of california as we head in toward next week, monday through wednesday. a winter storm watch has been posted. we could be talking about a couple, maybe 3 feet of snow the higher peaks from that storm system may be even more. we'll have more details as we get a little bit closer. but yeah, it looks good for this weekend, but pack all your warm weather gear, freezing temperatures for highs. only 32 on saturday sunday. you drop a little bit below freezing at 31 38 on monday. so it has been a tremendous year for snow and look at this for the totals and it's impressive act 180% of normal

in the northern sierra nevada, the central sierra nevada, 230% of normal and the southern sierra. you're looking at almost 300% of normal for this time of year. and there's plenty more snow to models picking up on a 2. you might see a couple more scattered snow showers acro the peaks. nothing on the really big ridge of high pressure here yet we get that ridge building up, you've got a chance to kind of leaves the door open. so as you get to saturday afternoon, you see maybe couple of pop-up showers. couple those cumulus clouds over the mountain tops and more of that on sunday as well. and then we get into next weekend. but here you go. you've got a significant storm rolling in that will impact the bay area and the high country to lot of heavy snow up there. a lot of rain, lot of wind for much. california fact that is going to drag all the way into southern california again. so we talk about the incredible year. we've had southern california also experiencing a just an amazing water. your tremendous amounts. they're they're well above the average, going to see more rain and likely more snow in the sierra nevada. adding to those totals as we

head toward next week. guys, back to you. >> thank so. still ahead, the big fuss over the annual release of a local beer. but fans say it is worth it and worth a long wait.

>> u.s. forces launched air strikes in syria. the pentagon says it's retaliation after us

contractor was killed by a suspected a drone on thursday in that attack. 5 american service members were wounded. u.s. counter strikes were carried out by f 15 fighter jets launched frter. the bombing targeted 3 locations all reportedly under control of iranian backed militia groups and syrian forces. local media. there is reporting 4 people were killed in the u.s. attack. >> president biden was in canada today for his first official visit as president. he met with prime minister justin trudeau. do talk about some of the issues facing both countries. both leaders agreed to continue supporting ukraine, for example, for as long as it takes and they are trying to boost manufacturing ties between the u.s. and canada, particularly in the semiconductor industry. the biggest development, though, a deal to crack down on illegal border crossings. thousands of people have been moving between canada and the u.s. trying to get asylum without

using an official border and tree. >> police and border officers will enforce the agreement and return regular border crossers to the closest port of entry with the united states. >> the agreement will take effect right away. it takes effect tomorrow. >> coming up next in sports. wow. what a crazy day. march madness. tough to be number one at the tournament. kate rooney will have the highlights and details on the 2 top teams who were escorted out of the big dance today.

>> and now kron 4 sports. >> thes a lot local representation in toy's sweet 1n diego shas 3 prominent players, all hail from the bay kaisha johnson and mr. shay johnson junior both from oakland and dairy and from now it's from or in city in the aztecs first sweet 16 appearance since 2014. they matchup ainst alabama, alama. one of maining number one seeds in the tournament heading into the day. san diego state. a 5 seed and this one close all the way through as takes down 6 in the 2nd half its former saying nationstar darrion trammell getting the steal and breakaway layup. good stop. and then jaydon ledee hey, you get out of my way, throws down the monster dunk. and boy,

bama fjust know it's over. at that point, mel had a game-high. 21 san diego state winds. 71 to 64 and punch ticket to the elite 8 for the first time in program history. it's also the first time yes, tax abatement. number one seat ever. well, a couple along tenured ncaa coaches duking it out and another 5 c versus one seed contests. a and houston's kelvin sampson's miami was led by nigel pack in this one. who if you look closely, >> might resemble a certain day area hoops superstar taking the pass and bearing the 3 from the logo and the 5th ranked hurricanes had a surprising 6 point lead at the half pack in miami. just never let up in transition here. kicking the kickback to pack and that's not steph curry. like i don't know what is packet 7 of 10 threes for 26 points. the canes knocked off houston. 89 to 75 in for the first time in tourney history.

>> there will be no number one seed playing in the elite 8. you've got to love miami coach jim as dance moves celebrating with his players in the locker room after the game coach. they're all still don't dance. how about some spring training giants and royals down in arizona. this game was pretty much over in the bottom of the first inning. mj melendez hitting a solo home run over one of the fences. at least that's what the announcer said. you really can't tell that the camera work there. one, nothing roils later in the inning edward olivares cranks a 2 run. homer. >> again, allegedly over one of the fences, 3, nothing royals. both homers were off. tristan, back in a little bit of a yawn or as the royals win 3, nothing. meanwhile, white sox visiting the a's at cam part. that's cool sign. we go to the top of the first man on for you on moncada who slices a shot out to right center. noho chance for a stay it's a

2 run. homer stocks go up 2, nothing. and then the 4th one caught again tags, a low liner to center, but worries this time makes a great diving catch to rob them. cut check that out again. sox rocked the a's 12, nothing but both the giants and is shut out today. thank goodness exhibition games in the regular season are almost here. how's your bracket looking a pretty good real women. 3rd place in the in the kron bracket that yeah, i'm shocked myself out best iive ever done so far. congratulations. i'm in 4th located right behind you. but i have nobody because all my guys are gone. >> well, if you're like a lot of nations still technically we'll see how it goes. i don't have much hope make case that our 4 zone forecast. let's give you a live look outside at san francisco. no clouds, no rain, it's dry, no rain. but lawrence, sons like that. it's going to change it. >> yeah, i want to take a look at this. a possibility of another strong storm impacting

the bay area. coming up, of course, we had a nice day today. i think we've got a nice weekend ahead. but beyond that, yeah, we're not done with the wintry weather. we still have a very active pattern out there. here's the very latest forecast. you can see the pacific got high pressure out there in the middle of the pacific. but along the coastline still kind of the open door to allow some of these storms to run in the california least. northern california, some showers there, the bay area, just a couple of passing clouds and cool and brisk conditions. it will be windy again by the afternoon along the coastline tomorrow and the same with sunday, too. but all of a sudden you begin to see an area of low pressure drop out the gulf of alaska. you see that be big green batch moving up from the south and built both combined and then move along the coastline by monday. and so we could to see some showers develop by monday night and the winds will start to ramp up. now, the forecast is a little bit different today. it moves the center of that loan. this is really the most important part regarding the winds of moves that a little further to the north. so more toward a mendocino fort bragg. that's where we

see some of the strongest winds in the sonoma and not really rolling down right in the middle of the bay area. so you see it right there. that low just moving in along the coastline as we head in toward a tuesday afternoon with some very strong gusty winds and then continuing right through into wednesday as well. so we're going to see a very stormy period during that time. some heavy rain, gusty winds, real possibility and more trees likely to come down. the more power outages, too. so, yeah, it looks like things are going to get to a pretty wild as we get into tuesday, especially that of the winds will likely ramp up this. the forecast starting at tuesday in the morning. you're seeing some of those gusts over 50 miles per hour and the rain drops. yeah, plenty of those, too. in fact, some plac s over an inch of rain. i think we'll be talking about maybe 2, maybe 3 inches of rain or more across some of the mountain tops. so, yeah, going to join next couple of days. you've got some sunshine tomorrow. temperatures up in the 50's and the 60's. good day to get out there and kind of clean up the yard. if you have 2 things might blow around a sunday. looks like another nice day. monday we start to by tuesday. yeah.

another wild, wet and windy day around the bay area continuing into wednesday, too. >> thank you. are one of the most famous beers in the bay area. perhaps the world made its 2023 debut and a crime charles clifford was at the russian river brewing company as people some of them waiting hours for a taste of that annual. >> the younger release. >> friday morning the russian river brewing company through its doors open to celebrate the 19th annual release of its popular playing the younger hundreds of craft beer. fans started lining up around 06:00am here in downtown santa rosa. i love craft beer. reggio tar came all the way from vancouver, canada. he's never even had playing the younger before. no, never had >> i've heard great things about it. wanted to try it out. and it's. on my checklist of craft things to do once inside. all customers are allowed 3.10, ounce pours and then 2 bottles. >> to go over. natalie says she loves this time of year

and hopes everyone has fun, food and beer and conversation and a chat with our staff. and i just kind of a well rounded overall good time playing the younger will be available on tap here in santa rosa and that the russian river brewery pub in windsor until april 6th guests are advised to come early and be prepared to wait in line possibly for hours now, the brewery here in santa rosa in the public and winds are both are open from 11:00am to 10:00pm. the owners tell me that things can get very busy on weekends friday saturday. >> and sundays. anyone who wants to wait in line not quite as long could try coming on monday through thursday. but for now in santa rosa, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> and this year, the russian river brewery is sending out care eggs of the younger to some a tap rooms for san francisco beer week. so that's good news for people. the debut is not the only time people will get a chance to try it. >> you'll still have to stand in line. probably no matter where it is. there's going to be a line coming up, actress gwyneth paltrow to the stand

in her ski crash trial today. what she had to say about what happened.

>> actress and busisswoman glenys pow trout outro rather took the stand in her ski crash trial today. outro testified about the 2016 accident at a utah ski resort and denied that she engaged in any risky behavior before the

crash. retired optometrist is suing claiming that she crashed into him on the slopes. he claims the accident left him with broken ribs and brain damage set as caused his quality of life to go down. outro says he crashed into her and he's trying to exploit her celebrity and wealth. he's suing for $300,000 in damages. she filed a countersuit for one dollar plus attorneys fees. the trial is expected to wrap up early next week. >> 3 months after an almost killed him. actor jeremy renner says he's happy to have a snow plow back. he celebrated the return on his instagram page, sharing some photos of these are older photos of that right after he was injured. those the plow. he says the snow plow got a police escort on its way back to his nevada home is being a good sport. he broke more than 30 bones when the plow rolled over on top of him. new year's day. he had been trying to help dig out a relative's car.

the sheriff's office had to been holding on to the snowplow checking for any mechanical problems. and cherry blossoms are in full bloom in our nation's capitol video shows several of the flowering trees lining washington's tidal basin area. the national cherry blossom festival. >> is currently happening there from now until april 16th here at home, you can check out cherry blossom trees at the japanese tea garden in san francis's golden gate park. no matter where they are, they're beautiful, ar they? the really out there lovely their delicate and beautiful they don't last long and they don't last long. that wraps up kron. 4 news at 6 o'cck. have a good night and we'll see you tonight at 8 o'clock.

pushing push ♪ >> gwyneth paltrow takes the stand. >> my legal name is gwyneth kate paltrow falchuck. >> and dropping like a stone as