>> 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 yet

public. >> and reporter anna harry is live in manhattan with the latest from prosecutors. also of trump's defense team, a ana. >> catherine and ken, former president donald trump and several of his allies have said this prosecution is purely political today. the manhattan da's office pushed back saying those claims are baseless >> after staying silent for days today, manhattan da alvin bragg's office defended the indictment of former president donald trump in a letter to congressional leadership, prosecutors said the case was not political. still, mister trump's legal team believes this will backfire because when when this case we will you million them. the former president was in florida thursday at his mar-a-lago home when he learned of the unprecedented criminal indictment against him. he was you know, because we really were i was shocked the exact charges. they not be known until next week, but the case centers around hush money paid

to adult-film actress who claimed to have an affair with the former president in 2006 and they are. trump denies the president could be charged over how she was paid for her silence during the 2016 campaign. we know this is a sham case. it is so lawless. >> and they're really trying to destroy the country in the process. in a statement, the manhattan da's office said we contacted mister trump's attorney to coordinate his surrender. >> for arraignment on the supreme court indictment which remains under seal. and if the case does eventually go to trial, former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney arthur aidala believes i don't think it's possible to find an unbiased jury in this case. i think >> that there are jurors who want to be on this trial if it goes to trial so badly that they will lie, they will say whatever they need to say to make sure that they're one of those 12 people that actually deliberates and they can have the fanfare and the start of that comes with that. >> catherine and ken, again, the former president of the

united states expected in a manhattan criminal court room next tuesday afternoon. he will be fingerprinted. they will take a booking photo of the former president, but unlike other people under arrest in manhattan, the former president will have a secret service detail with him reporting live outside trump tower in new york city. i harry, back to you, leon. i see the police barricade behind you. but other than that, it looks like there's really no activity. >> pro or against a former president. has there been anything going on there today outside trump tower? there were some demonstrations outside of trump tower earlier this afternoon. people before. >> and against the former president. those demonstrations. we're completely peaceful. they will quiet. the ended shortly after they started. and at this point and why pd officers are posted in the neighborhood around here just to make sure that it in protesters come back, that they do remain this

fall. herron reporting live for us in new york city. thank you, >> and the woman at the center of that investigation, adult film actress stormy daniels was reportedly surprised by the indictment a few weeks ago. she said she would, quote, danced down the street to the former president was indicted, but her attorney says she does not actually feel like dancing at all. he claims she feels bad. trump was charged hard to follow the truth here, however, because daniels tweeted after the indictment that she couldn't personally respond to all of her supporters because she didn't want to spill her champagne and she's claiming that orders for team stormy or merchandise are pouring in. >> back here home other news tonight, san jose police officers association employee who is accused of attempting to unlawfully import fentanyl is facing 20 years in a federal prison if she's convicted. joanne suh go be a. she made her first appearance in federal court today.

>> kron four's dan kerman. was there. >> leaving court with her attorney friday, san jose police officers association executive director joanne suh cobia had no comment about being charged with attempting to unlawfully importing fentanyl as part of what federal investigators say was a larger scheme to bring synthetic opioids into the u.s. and distribute them while the 20 year poe employee faces just a single charge. now, legal analysts believe more charges will be added against her and others will likely see the government do is impanel a grand jury which encompasses more than just miss ago via because this probable cause statement laid out a very intricate. >> dry enterprise overseas entities from many countries distributing fentanyl and other opioids across the united states. court documents say between 2015 in january of this year, segovia used computers both at work and home to order thousands of

opioids and other pills from countries including india and china. >> and at least 61 shipments were mailed to her home. >> it was a very brazen enterprise when you think the fact that she was utilizing police union resources for many years, how did that go undetected? and i think it's because of who miss ago was she was a trusted member of the police union. she was someone who worked with families of fallen officers. she someone they trusted and that betrayal of trust. could that come back to haunt her when she goes to be for sentencing if she's convicted? also govia had no comment on friday in court documents, investigators say she's maintained she had nothing to do with the orders sent to her. >> and blame the ordering on a woman that she identified as a family friend and housekeeper segovia did not enter a plea friday as part of her supervised release a surrender. her passpt and

undergo alcohol and drug testing and substance abuse treatment. segovia didn't have to put up any bond is part of her release. she's due back in court on april 28th. >> at the federal courthouse in san jose. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> other news tonight, benicia police are warning community members about a dangrrous activity that they think high school students plan to do tonight. it's a catch and release game and it's called. let me grab it. older students capture younger students in venetian and drop them off at random place against their will. the games name comes from a slang term used for u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. the benicia unified school district put out a warning saying the game is not only dangerous but it's inappropriate racist and offensive. the activity is not sanctioned by this city or the school district. benicia police said that they will have extra officers on duty tonight and will be on the lookout. >> time for a look at the forecast as we look live at

the bay bridge toll plaza looking pretty much the way it does on friday evening. friday's people go to the city, lawrence, especially when it's nice and sunny and clear for a change. but looking forward to some dry weather now getting it outside tonight. and what a beautiful evening. it's going to be. certainly it's colder than it usually is that this time of year. but hey, it's dry. we'll take that. that's for sure. out of the golden gate bridge looking good. little busy, though, out there on the bridge tonight. people coming and going and enjoying that sunshine and well, just a gorgeous evening all around. 58 degrees right now in san jose. just 58 in livermore. 55 degrees in san francisco and 55 degrees. also in santa rosa winds. they've been kicking up a little bit little breeze out there, not as strong as yesterday. i think winds will be more of an issue, especially as we head into monday of next week. but more of a gentle breeze out there right now. and there is well, another of that's approaching the coastline. you can see it right there. we don't have a ridge of high pressure dominating our weather right now. so that's allowing some

of these clouds to filter into our skies as we head toward tomorrow, there's still a slight chance of a sprinkle both saturday and sunday, mainly in the north bay. but overall, nothing that should ruin your plans. get out there and enjoy just grab a jacket. temperatures, good rain. a little cool around the bay area. >> thank you, lawrence. well, the fact a pedestrian bridge was destroyed and sam leandro, this happened during the recent storms. it's forcing residents and schoolchildren to find detours. the almost 60 year-old structure will need a lot of repair. crews also need things to dry out for strong forcefully to call has the story. >> san leandro mayor juan gonzalez says the city and san leandro unified school district's first priority is to get the area between kerry drive and haas avenue cleaned up first. >> before considering short-term solutions to replace the pedestrian bridge over san leandro creek leveled by a giant eucalyptus tree on march. 21st to give school

kids and neighbors a way to cross over know that we are focused on this. >> it's pretty simple. we are focused on this. and solace as developing a long-term plan to replace the bridge for which community members are petitioning is in the cards, but the process to build infrastructure is much more difficult today compared to 1965. >> when the bridge went up, the trees are on school district property. but gonzalez says the city and school district are working together. it's a much more stringent regulatory environment. >> so we will have to take all the different regulatory agencies and their requests into consideration as we evaluate the cost for the bridge. but it certainly understood that it is a desired asset here in our city, bill. grueling race those strong not the tree down top of one another some power since his neighbor. i dressed so long. line a smaller earthquake. it's a little a little bit of you know, we

love the bridge. the bridge is a big part of the community here. and it's going to take some time before that's restore. confident that the the bridge will be restored. >> they just takes time to to to go through the process. mayor gonzalez adds that although clearing and replacing the bridge is a priority. >> 3 months of storms have caused millions of dollars in damages citywide with more repair projects in the pipeline. he says other trees near the fallen bridge also need to be assessed in san leandro. philippe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> this weekend is the first of 5 and which parts regular yellow line service through or into will be delayed on the transit agency conduct major work on the tracks. there. bart officials say riders can expect 30 minute delays in that work area. free buses will replace trains service between the rock ridge and stations. during the closures, officials say the equipment being replaced is decades old. it has outlived its design life.

>> and the whole reason we're doing this is it's essential that we increase the reliability of part. that is the message from our riders. it's loud and clear. they want barr to be a service that they can count on in order to do that. a key step is to replace track components that have outlived their design life. and that's exactly what we're going to be doing over these 5 non consecutive weekends. >> take a look at the screen there. these are the weekends when those repairs will be taking place to stay up to date on the latest developments as well as check the bart delays. you can go to our website kron 4 dot com. coming up. there are a number of injuries and major damage in little rock, arkansas after a tornado emergency. we'll have the latest on the brutal weather there. >> and governor newsom taking on republican led states. what he says he's trying to accomplish. plus how san francisco's using a new method to combat the opioid crisis.

>> san francisco is launching a new program to try to help fight the opioid crisis. starting tomorrow, emergency responders will be able to start administering a drug. >> called to prove your feet. and the department of public health says it is the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder. >> kron four's rob nesbitt, talk with experts about how it's going to be used. >> health experts say the buprenorphine also known as the bucs own reduces the risk of an overdose death by to the san francisco paramedics will have on hand starting april

1st, san francisco has a number of initiatives to combat the opioid crisis in the newly-launched buprenorphine program is part of that. doctor. hillary clinton says the director of behavioral health services in san francisco and she explain how the drugs effects work similarly to methadone to help a person not experience withdrawal if they have an opioid addiction >> reduce or stop cravings for the illicit substance. and for that reason, both are highly successful in supporting a person in the recovery for years. buprenorphine prescriptions were heavily regulated. but last year, president biden relax those federal regulations starting saturday, emergency responders with the san francisco fire department will be able to administer the drug to those struggling with addiction section. chief michael mason with the community paramedicine division says his staff is trained and ready after someone is given narcan. feel very there have what we call precipitated withdrawal. and that's a very short window. and that's the window

where some box could be useful for many people, it would help them feel better. it would help manager withdrawal symptoms and allow them to accept that cycle. i reached out to the national harm reduction coalition about the new program in san francisco. >> acting director laura guzman says treatment expansion is important as long as it's done in a culturally appropriate manner. we want to make sure that. >> you know, that the 2 men that says is a concealer. how are people are educated about it and also how they're treated when they enter the emergency room. doctor cullen says buprenorphine will also be more available at primary care clinics, hospitals and pharmacies. >> reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> in the east bay, police say they arrested 2 people in connection to a shooting that killed 2 teenage brothers. oakland police say angel in jay z sotelo garcia were shot and killed in october last year. all attending a birthday party. they say the shooting was related to a conflict that might have started at school. they say the situation was not

gang-related. the department has not released any information about who they arrested and they say they plan to give an update early next week. >> and pacific on 17 year-old girl and a woman have been arrested and accused of robbing a grocery store. police identified the woman as know lazy award. they say that she and the teenager were involved in a robbery at the fairmont shopping center and they are accused of assaulting an employee before leaving. investigators say they stole about $1400 worth of merchandise which was found in the car. police say the teenager was released to a parent. developing news out of arkansas. a tornado raced through little rock and surrounding areas today. >> it tore first through neighborhoods in the west side of the city, shredding a small shopping center. the tornado then crossed the arkansas river into north little rock and surrounding areas where widespread damage was reported to homes, businesses and vehicles. the city's main

trauma center said it expecting at least 20 patients. a tornado emergency has been declared for that area. president biden and the first lady met today with victims of the mississippi tornado that killed 21 people and caused. >> widespread destruction. the president says the federal government will cover the cost of the state's emergency measures for the next 30 days. fema is opening disaster recovery centers to make it easier for people to get help. roughly 300 homes and businesses were destroyed last week. hundreds of others were damaged in alabama. one person was killed. >> reason for them have. with specially people last night. we've got a bunch of these >> the disaster declaration frees up federal money for things like temporary housing, home repairs and loans to cover uninsured property losses. kron 4 chief

meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now how things are looking out there. yeah, it's going to be a rough night ahead here. very scary. whether this is that time of year where really much more of an impact on parts of the central parts of the country. and so. >> tonight, the things are really going right now. we saw picking up in the afternoon worried about this and looks like things have turned out to be as forecast. severe weather breaking out this a very large system. you can see all the way up in the northern plains, the center of the low, then all the way down to the south. we've got the watches and warnings in yellow here in red, stretching all the way up from texas up in the chicago. so that's a large weather system that's rolling through right now. reports of tornadoes coming down yet the hail in there as well. and really just some scary weather. thunderstorms erupting all along frontal boundary year got some very cold air in the 30's behind it. we've got some 70's out ahead of it. and that's when you start to see these very dangerous storms out there right now. you can see the little heard some terrible reports of a this possibly just a causing catastrophic

damage, almost cutting the city in half there as the system rolled on through. but you can see not only there, but you see the pop-up reports of tornadoes all along this boundary. you fall that thunderstorm and there you go. you see all the activity. it cause with that as well. so still going out there tonight, we still got some places under tornado warnings. get a germantown. they're still looking at a possibility of tornado coming down there. they're getting some signatures there in the doppler radar showing a bit of a hook echo. also further to the north, we're looking at more tornado warnings in those areas as well. and then even northward. you've got more of that activity continuing along this boundary. so this is going to be scary night ahead. i think tomorrow again, we could be talking about some more severe weather along this line. but that's going to play out through the season and we do not reach peak tornado season until the middle of may. so we've got a long to go. yeah, thank you, lawrence. well, the state legislature is on spring break. governor newsom is taking a trip to kick off a new political project. he's traveling to republican led states.

>> it's all part of what he calls the campaign for democracy. and this is a political action committee is focused on pushing back against conservative policies and supporting democratic candidates in red states. karma dickerson reports. >> we're going on the road to take the fight to states where freedom is most under attack. and the launch video for his new political action committee. california governor gavin newsom is targeting republican policies around abortion, education, guns, immigration and gender identity, specifically focusing on governors of florida, texas, arkansas mississippi. those are some of the same states with the newsom. campaign announced billboard last year promoting california has an abortion safe haven saying no red state is off limits. the stated goal the pack is to promote democratic policies in the 2024 election blue states have lower murder rates. >> better health care outcomes and higher gp's. that pack launch follows the governor's recent pattern of celebrating policies of democratic states and sharply criticizing the

republican counterparts. meanwhile, the head of california's republican party. >> seas nuisance outreach as overreach, sang in a statement, the last thing red states need is a lecture from gavin newsom on how to govern. the only things you can credibly teach them how to have the nation's highest gas prices. a crew of 30 billion dollar deficit close schools longer than any other state. welcome half of the nation's unsheltered population and motivate hundreds of thousands of residents to move away. if only newsom cared as much about fixing the problems in his own state as he does berating better run. red states newsom has repeatedly said he has no intention of running for president in 2024. and the pac announcement video shows him with president biden and vice president harris when he references the 2024 election in sacramento. karma dickerson. >> still ahead tonight, crew members of the u.s. coast guard returned to the bay area after a 90 day narcotics patrol at see details on their successful mission in the waters of the pacific. a coast

guard cutter returned home to alameda after a 90 day counter narcotics patrol in the eastern pacific. and during the patrol crew members stop 2 suspected drug smuggling boats. they seized. >> nearly 900 pounds of cocaine, 9500 pounds of marijuana. the crew offloaded the drugs 9ednesday in san diego in today, they return to big welcomes from their

families and friends. after alameda base. >> you know, just pull that drugs off the streets and just preventing giving us is he's really good. so. 2 in addictions, riyadh culmination of all those drugs were not only from our introductions, other coast guard assets out there, too. >> the crew being praised for a bye, everybody for successfully preventing the 166 million dollars worth of illegal drugs from entering the country. this is the international transgender day of visibility and across the country, people have been rallying in support of transgender rights. this was a rally in washington, d.c., where transgender rights supporters say there's an increasingly hostile environment towards transgender people. other rallies happened in the capital cities of south carolina, alabama, minnesota, nebraska and montana. more rallies are expected this weekend. by the way, at san

francisco's city hall. san francisco police are showing their support for the trans community. they posted this tweet saying, quote, we proudly recognized transgender day of visibility and reaffirm our stance with the trans community. we are committed to safety and respect for all and quote, coming up, they're calling it a secret weapon in the world's most dangerous cartels, a weapon. the criminals experts say you won't see coming. >> and that's exactly how the cartels want it. we'll explain. and she's described as the grandma of the office. the one least likely to be involved in crime. what we learned today about the woman accused of trying to buy and sell opioids was also executive director of the an jose police officers association and lawmakers in washington speaking out about the former president's historic indictment. we'll have an expert who weighs in on what president former