daniels. and in the meantime, supporters of the former president are >> gathered outside his mar-a-lago president and joining us now with a live look at that scene reporter jeff patterson. jeff, what if you've been saying? >> good evening, catherine grant. well, today we have seen a number of supporters of former president donald trump showing up outside of his mar-a-lago residents. we've also seen some people driving by those supporters shouting things like lock him up. but so far, no major clashes. >> outside of former president donald trump's mar-a-lago home supporters have been here since news of the indictment against him. first came out. heartsick and mary kelly who likes to call herself mag ameri, traveled from lake worth florida to be here. it's a travesty of i mean, are they doing to this country? many

hold american flags and flags supporting the former president and they came to speak out against the indictment today does >> it's just another diversion they go after his man ever since said you're going to be president in 2016 and they haven't laid off from since. >> i think it's really sad. it's a sad day for the united states that they have weaponize this entire process on the floor of the state legislature. >> the former chair of the republican party also harshly criticized the indictment. well, i think which i think it's an election interference. but democrats could hardly contain their joy. haha. >> i mean, it. >> justice is served. i think it's important for us. remember that we are in a nation of laws and no one is above the law democratic state. representative anna eskamani says the indictment is history-making but not proud history. it's a sad way to make history. but at the same time we know that for

president trump, i'm has made here that tickle decisions, whether he was in office or not. >> so we have seen some protesters out here, but not in huge numbers. even though the former president has asked people to come out and protest in his name, only about a dozen or so as protesters are supporters of the former president here outside of mar-a-lago grant and catherine. >> hey, paint the picture for us. you know, we expect him to, i guess, leave florida monday in preparation for the tuesday situation in manhattan. is his private plane near there? do we expect people to be lining the streets? what are police expecting? >> well, i i've spoken to some of the police around here and today they told me their primary function was just traffic control, making sure that people kept moving in front of the mar-a-lago residence because it's just a two-lane street, not about wide. they are not expecting

at this location. huge number of protesters. we haven't seen people bussed in to this location. >> nothing of that sort. so that's all been good news. but i will tell you that that in new york city. >> they have been for the worst up there. every uniformed officer has been asked to come in and to make sure that things are safe there. also, florida governor ron desantis has said that he will not allow florida authorities to assist in extradition of the will be interesting to see how all of this unfolds. >> that's an understatement. all right. thank you, jeff. that's jeff patterson reporting live from palm beach, florida. well, the san jose police officers association employee who is accused of trying to unlawfully import fentanyl, made her first appearance in federal court today. crowd forces but you spoke to a local attorney who says >> upticks certainly do not help the police union.

>> the executive director for the union that represents san jose police officers, a civilian employee joanne suh govia arrested by homeland security for that deadly attempting to import large quantities of fentanyl and doing it allegedly work computer while on the clock for the union. >> it's so remarkable that right under me. everybody's literally says in their face that this was going criminal defense attorney paula canny says even though so govia is a civilian employee, something like this can impact public perception of rank and file police officers in san jose due to the implications of what is alleged. >> they don't even know that they the head of the police officers association is importing drugs probably distributing it illegally. the optics a matter of horrible. this incident comes at a time when police departments across the country are struggling to attract people to the

profession. >> in san jose, a new mayor matt mahan is currently making the push to hire more officers, the work there are. >> department can do just illustrates why i've made police staffing my top priority. i mean, here's a copy of the criminal complaint. paula canny says the top official of the police union getting busted for international fentanyl import will undoubtedly be another hurdle to get new recruits and that police uniform right now in this day in age. >> it is really hard to be a police officer for a lot of different reasons. and this is a shameful, embarrassing. >> thank for the san jose police officers association. >> regarding joanne suh, though, the officials that the san jose police officers association say this is not the person they have room for. well over a decade. has it made you kron 4 news? >> all right. time for another look at the forecast as we're looking live in san francisco

after what's been pretty nice a nice day. and what about the we with us going to stick around. lawrence are trying to get and there's some nice places to go right to get ahead of the sierra nevada and join us. know how about southern california? maybe sneak in some temperatures in the 70's? well, stick around here, not bad either. there's a slight chance we might see a sprinkle out of sfo right now. a light breeze is blowing. no delays being reported at sfo. oakland or san jose. at this hour, the head of the monterey bay. a little bit on the cool side. 50's some low 60's by tomorrow afternoon. 57 in carmel. 57 also in monterey and 60 degrees in salinas, southern california. very nice in the south. you're looking at 71 in anaheim. 69 degrees in pasadena at about 70 degrees in santa barbara. the high country. the snow has stopped for now. that's some good news. if you want to get up there and enjoy that fresh powder, temperatures generally in the 40's as we look toward tomorrow about 55 degrees. we know 52 in carson city. if you

plan on sticking around, though, be prepared, it will be colder on sunday by sunday night. a chance of some snow showers likely to make a return. that's a much colder temperatures bring those chains. if you're headed that way. the golden gate bridge right now, some people are out and about on this evening and why not? it's a beautiful friday evening outside. looks like the weekend not going to be bad. there's a slight chance of a sprinkle both saturday and sunday. but most of all, you're gonna notice warmer temperatures in the south bay about 65 degrees in san jose. 65 degrees in lemore. 65 in concord, about 55 and partly cloudy in santa rosa. all right. happening tomorrow. twitter will start charging people for those blue check marks. >> the blue checks indicate an account is verified by twitter which as a way for users to decipher between authentic accounts and fake accounts. people who want the blue check will have to pay dollars a-month businesses. we'll have to pay $1000 a month. nba

superstar lebron james hopped on twitter. 2 let followers know where he stands on the matter. he wrote. guess my blue check will be gone soon. cause if you know me, pay in the 5. meaning the 8 maybe per month. is that what we think? >> he and paying the bodies up season-high a with brought. >> on this and a lot still to come, what happens after a small jet loses part of its wing? 27,000 feet in the air? >> also, the justice department is taking legal action against norfolk southern over that toxic train derailment in ohio. that's after the break.

>> the justice department is suing norfolk southern over the toxic train derailment that happened recently in east palestine, ohio. federal prosecutors say they want to hold the company accountable for environmental damage. look at that. they claim oil and other hazardous material have polluted waterways and violated the clean water act. people who live in the area say they're worried about the long-term effects as well. the justice department says it wants to ensure the railroad company pays for the full costs of the cleanup. the company insists it will do its part, too help the community recover. >> there was a real midair scare last night for the pilot of a light jet over florida. he had to make an emergency

landing after losing part of the wing. the assessment was olying at about 27,000 feet over st. petersburg when this happened. part of the left wing came off, including the win. let that sir piece that extends vertically. know the tip of the wing. the pilot was the only person on board. he did manage to land safely at the tampa airport. >> still ahead, crew members of the u.s. coast guard returning to the bay area after a 90 day narcotics pa

>> the president and the first lady were in mississippi today. they were visiting a town hit by last week's deadly tornado in the state is just starting to pick up the pieces from that storm's destruction. while also bracing for another round of severe weather set to rip across the midwest and the south for correspondent anna wiernicki is in washington with more. >> president joe biden and first lady doctor jill biden were on the ground in rolling fork mississippi friday, just days after a deadly tornado tore through the town. officials briefed the president on steps they're taking to recover from the twister that destroyed roughly 300 homes and businesses and killed at least 21 people. some of destruction. >> and destruction that you're seeing here. it's going to take years to recover and

rebuild. >> we're starting now. president biden announced that the federal government will cover the full cost of the state's emergency measures over the next 30 days, including first responders, overtime and debris cleanup. there's entire neighborhoods that are absolutely destroyed. marcus coleman with fema says their disaster survivor assistance team is on the ground, helping the recovery process. these are people going to community to community neighborhood, to neighborhood, knocking on doors where they can but also asking friends and family members. we're loved ones might be displaced for the time being. coleman says entire communities we left demolished and their recovery could take years. there are also concerns storms forecasted for this weekend could make matters worse. still, esident biden says the federal government will stand with the residents of mississippi until the area is back on its feet and are determined that we're going to leave nothing behind. we're going to get it done for you in washington. i'm anna wiernicki.

>> and surely after president biden's visit in mississippi to tour the damage, a tornado emergency was issued for lite rock, arkansas in the surrounding area. look at that big funnel cloud forming. this is near a shopping center today. the storm also brought heavy rain, strong winds. hundreds of people have been hurt by storms in the midwest in the midsouth. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking that a potent system and brings us the latest. lawrence, this is that time of year where they start to see the big clash temperature differences. you've got that cold air from the north that very warm, moist air coming of the south and. >> well, as we start to transition now and more of a summertime pattern. well, we get these big clashes in along those boundary lines. that's where we see the significant, whether these are currently all tornado watches in yellow all the way stretching from texas all the way up into the chicago area. and so we've seen along that just some very powerful storms developing

throughout the day today. and you see the little rocky start to see some of the tornadoes being reported touching down and then stretching eastward near memphis just to the north there. and we're currently very active out there right now this evening, more tornadoes likely on the ground. and you see the reports of more tornadoes to the north as well. so this a very large storm system all the way much of the northern plains down to the deep south as well. and so it's got a long way to go. so we've got tornado warnings right possible tornado on the ground. kind of get an idea of a little hook signature in the radar here. that's kind of a signature of a tornado forming there. so that's we're watching right now. and so very scary weather for them in germantown horn lake, all of branch show, although south haven as well. and just further to the north, we've got another one possibly on the ground. tornado warnings being issued by the national weather service there in the bloomfield and extra duck creek in pike and continuing for the north. guess what? we've got more. but you've got strong storms all along as she threw a st. louis all the way

up in the champagne near chicago. these lines of storms anywhere along that boundary. we could see more tornadic activity. we're seeing a chance of again, a little further to the north of that will be more the issue throughout the night tonight. and all this is going to slide further to the east to one. it does again tomorrow could be another very, very active day. all right. contrast in that we get back to the bay area are looking good out there right now. we've got some sunshine, a couple clouds, some drier weather expected, least mostly dry for the weekend. slight chance of sprinkles in the north bay. other than that looks like some pretty nice weather ahead. all right, lawrence. well, the coast guard returned to base in alameda today. >> after a 90 day cor narcotics patrol. they were in the eastern pacific ocean. and during that patrol crew members did stop 2 suspected drug smuggling boats. they nearly 900 pounds of cocaine, 9500 pounds of marijuana. the crew offloaded the drugs wednesday in san diego. >> today they return to big well comes from families and friends that they're alameda

base. >> you know, just pull that drugs off the streets and just prevented. giving us is he's really good. so. 2 in addictions we had culmination of all those drugs were not only from our introductions, other coast guard assets out there, too. >> not just the boss is a lot of people praising the crew for successfully preventing 166 million dollars worth of illegal drugs from entering the country. >> get this a snowboarder really lucky to be alive tonight. thanks to a quick thinking scare that rescuer. the skier is now sharing video of what happened when he found a guy buried upside down in deep snow. >> you're right. hold on, comma. we are. so again. okay.

you're good. >> you know, you're taking breather. both going to. catch your breath for. now they get okay. >> oh, my gosh. that is insane. this video was captured a few weeks ago at out baker ski area. that's in washington state. it's just amazing that snowboarder is is so lucky. that the guy you saw him and then was able to get him out and he must have just a headed down. you who i guess there was a weak spot of snow underneath that a tree, a tree well of sorts. the rescuer uses avalanche rescue

training. he says free the man and recommends others take the same course. so they know what to do. in that situation. but he basically i look at that. just dug them out. yeah, you've been barely. >> see anything of first and talk about lucky. wow. >> all right. and the other news forty-niners won another shot at hosting the super bowl. it's been less than a decade since the game was in santa clara at the annual nfl owners meeting this week. the organization ceo jed york says the team is hoping to host the 2026 super bowl. a decision is expected to be made in may supporters. of the super bowl would bring in a lot of business, a badly needed boost to the local economy. the only super bowl played at levi's a future to peyton manning led denver broncos team which defeated the carolina panthers with coldplay, bruno mars and beyonce as that great halftime show. coming up next. >> see that little card might

work a monopoly, not in real life. what happened during a recent traffic stop?

>> looking for a good time happening tomorrow. fairyland in oakland, you usually for the kids. well, it's opening up the park for an alice in wonderland. immersive experience. this event, though, is only for adults going to be 21 and older because park officials say the alice in wonderland themed event will include a bar with

alcohol infused, cold and hot tea saw fully loaded dessert bar food trucks live dj. could be interesting. alice in wonderland, the event is from 6 at night till 10:00pm. >> when a sheriff's deputy asked to see some id during a traffic stop outside minneapolis recently, he was not expecting to be handed a monopoly card. the driver handed him that little pink. get out of jail free card along with his driver's license. the driver, he did get a verbal warning to watch your speed. so i guess this work. officials later posted on facebook. they said while the state does not recognize this as a valid document, they did admired the effort and the humor. >> got to get one of my i appreciate the effort and the number that is a good idea. appreciate you being with us for kron. 4 news at 5. that wraps up this hour. i will be joining a can of 6 o'clock. he's here with a preview. all right. happy friday. thanks, grant, catherine. here's

what's coming up at 6. >> tonight at 6, a san jose police officers association executive was in court today after being accused of running a fentanyl trafficking scheme. how a local legal expert weighs in and we'll get that person sox. plus, former president donald trump expected to appear in court next week as the first president to be criminally indicted. we have a reporter in florida bringing us the latest from there. i'm ken

>> from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news at 6. >> at 6, the country bracing for what will be an unprecedented court appearance as former president trump is expected to surrender to the manhattan district attorney tuesday over accusations of hush money payments to adult film. actress stormy daniels. thanks for joining us for kron. 4 news at 6. i'm ken wayne and i'm catherine heenan. we know more now about the charges trump is facing after the alleged hush money payments. he will reportedly face charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offense. court officials say he will be formally arrested and arraigned on tuesday. the indictment against him remain sealed. the specific charges were not immediately disclosed, but some details were confirmed by people who requested anonymity to discuss details that aren't