>> now at 2 rideshare rally drivers across the bay area calling for better working conditions for live with their demands. also a stinky situation behind another united flight diversion. why a toilet is to blame here. and another setback for a storm battered section of highway one along the central coast. the problem that left more than 1000 tourists stranded. >> station. he's calling for news 2. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 2. i'm justine waldman. and here in san francisco, rideshare drivers are rallying outside the headquarters of lyft and uber demanding better pay and job security kron. 4 s charles

clifford live for us now in san francisco details. charles, thanks for joining us. >> good afternoon. yeah, right by providing better wages and more job protections. on monday, dozens of rideshare drivers rallied outside the san francisco headquarters of uber and lyft. >> they say that drivers are dealing with low pay high fees and dangerous working conditions. they believe that these companies have made it hard for drivers to earn a living. a lot of the drivers sleep in the car to come from far away from sacramento and they're homeless in their cars soul. what >> humanity is that to someone have to sleep in the car to be able to provide for their families. they are also concerned about the growth of

self-driving car technology and worry that it could one day put drivers out of work completely. it would affect a lot of people and the economy. >> where they without a job. in a statement to kron 4 lyft said we are constantly working to improve the driver experience, which is why just this february, we released a series of new offers and commitments aimed at increasing driver pay and transparency, adding that drivers will always make at least 70% of the weekly writer fares after external fees. but drivers we talked to said that after they pay for insurance car maintenance and fuel, the profit they are making is barely enough to survive on. >> rent is high. food is really high to as well. gas is high. so it doesn't compare and that even you get a ride for $4.3, $1, not even with the gas price or are at right now. >> kron 4 also reached out to uber for comment, but we have so far not heard back. all right, back live now of those protesters were here, a 3rd street at the uber

headquarters, but then move down to berry street to the left headquarters were by oracle park. they probably are wrapping up just about now. but for now in san francisco, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> charles, thank you so much. the city of sonny bill's thinking of watching a ride share service of its own to help disadvantage residents get around the service would cost less than $5 arrived. the city council voted last week to move forward with the plan and start applying for grants. the city will partner with a transportation company called silicon valley hopper to bring the service to sunnyvale and cupertino. we're supporters think that the elderly and students will benefit the most. more than 3500 nurses in santa clara county are going to go on strike tomorrow. the three-day strike is demonstrating what they say needs to happen in order to help patients kron four's. michael thomas has the details. read a strike was approved by 97% of the nurses part of the santa clara county nurse association. >> see that working conditions

have gotten so bad. it's now a safety concern. they're asking for better pay better staffing and more safety. the systemwide strike involves more than 3700 registered nurses at santa clara valley medical center, o'connor hospital and st. louis regional hospital all planning to walk off the job tomorrow to begin a three-day strike as they can't reach an agreement with county officials for a new contract. these negotiations have been ongoing since last october with a focus on salary benefits and the nurse to patient ratio, nurses say the county is not negotiating in good faith with the county says it's currently facing a massive budget deficit but remains committed to providing a fair contract. the walk-off may affect certain services offered by the hospital, but staff at the hospital tell us they're currently preparing and bringing in temporary staff. >> we have a dedicated group of leaders and many staff who will be working around the clock through the weekend to make sure that we can adequately orient and train the supplemental staff who will be joining us during the strike to continue those critical services to the

community. >> as of now, the picket lines out to both county officials and the nurses association for a comment but have not heard back as of yet as we get more details from officials will keep you updated that. the very latest on the newsroom. i'm michael thomas. send it back to live in studio. >> another united airlines flight headed to san francisco international airport had to be diverted this time because of an overflowing toilets. the flight took off from frankfurt, germany friday afternoon before having to circle back after a maintenance issue with the plane's toilet. that's according to the san francisco chronicle. the plane was a boeing 7, 7, 7, this is not video from that incident. passengers were accommodated in hotels in germany and then put on different flights the next day. this is just the latest in a series of mechanical and safety issues involving united airlines. on friday, another united flight that took off from san francisco was diverted to denver after reporting a engine issue. the ntsb is now

investigating the plane crash that killed 2 people in truckee over the weekend. officials have not released the names o the couple that was on the plane at the time. but they are. we are getting some details now from the times of israel newspaper who was identified them as lebron and naomi patricia of california. lauren reportedly worked for up west which posted condolences to the family on social media. truckee. police say the single-engine tmb aircraft went down just after 6.30, saturday night long. glen shy or drive an olympic boulevard while trying to land at the truckee tahoe airport. neighbors describe what they saw during that crash. you're like a big. >> i like it was basically like that. and then i just heard like a. like that kind of surreal it in a sense why? why planes going over my house like that at that time of night.

>> the ntsb says its investigation involves 3 primary areas. the pilot, the aircraft and the operating environment. westbound 80 is closed just west of soda springs because of a crash. this is according to chp truckee, a big rig hit the rear of a caltrans sander vehicle causing the entire cab of that big rig to eject from the truck. the drivers of both vehicles walked away, though, with minor injuries. westbound traffic is currently being diverted at the state line and also at the donner gate. and another setback for a storm battered section of highway one along the central coast. there's a new landslide that is closed. another portion of that historic roadway between big sur and carmel by the sea. a nearly one and a half mile portion of the southbound lane crumble into the sea on saturday, just south of rocky creek bridge. about 2000 tourists were trapped in the area because of this. caltrans says daily convoys will lead a

central travelers through the closed area from 8 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon. officials are asking people to avoid the area. hard to avoid the sun. today, though, taking a live look outside here at the embarcadero in san francisco. it is quite gorgeous out. there's we kick off the month of april. kyla grogan in the weather center with details. it's nice out there today. you all. when do my lunch break taking in as much? that is that could you can see people kind about about here in san francisco. >> it is just wall-to-wall sunshine out there in these temperatures reflecting that by warming up so quickly. 74 degrees right now in santa rosa. we're at 73, annapolis to the north bay. is the warmest spot out there. you can see though concord, 71 71 in san jose and even san francisco downtown now kind of moving into upper 60's sitting there at 67 degrees. so we are certainly much warmer than we were this time yesterday, especially if you're in nevada, right? you're upwards of 10 degrees got a notice that that's for sure. as we take a look at stormtracker 4 there you see the big picture here. we do have some action

over the 4 corners, but we are very quiet in california. just beautiful high pressure in charge right now, allowing for that sunshine and for the warm-up. and that will be the story today. and tomorrow, a wind is also relatively calm. we've got a little bit of a breeze there in fairfield, san jose about 14 to 16 miles per hour. but everybody else, it's a pretty quiet day weather wise. so tonight's going to be beautiful, mostly clear night. we are going to see a little bit of patchy fog roll in in the overnight and i'll show you that just second. but temperatures will be very mild tonight. so that will be kind of a nice evening. and as we look here at fog cast, you can see we're little starts to build in this evening along the coast and then we do see some of that valley fog, reforming as we get into the early morning hours. however, tomorrow it will dissipate quickly and will be off to the races with sunshine again. and more warmth does expect tomorrow to actually be a warmer day. then today, then we have a pattern. change will talk more about that. a little rain in the 7 day forecast. i'll talk about that and come back in a bit. pleasanton police for surprise. but a recent delivery to the

department's front lobby. so here's what they got. the department says someone. >> turned in 3 live grenades that were found in their garage. the alameda county sheriff's office bomb squad to custody of the grenades so they could destroy them. pleasanton police asking the public not to touch dangerous explosives, but instead give them a call. a race to the rescue and golden gate. national recreation area wide man was left. >> leading to a clip. plus the latest recovery efforts at the port of baltimore that had to stop operations because of that major bridge collapse. and why your fast food run might soon hit your wallet? might soon hit your wallet? just a little bit

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fast-food workers in california get a raise. starting today. minimum wage goes up to $20 an hour. >> but that also means possible increases in food prices. kron four's will tran in pleasant hill with the details. affective immediately approximately 500,000 fast food workers in california. they are getting a raise from. >> $16 to $20 an hour. this was actually signed into law last fall. but today is the day it takes effect. so what does that mean for you? there's a good chance. your favorite items like its starbucks mcdonald's burger king, the national chains more than likely. we'll be charging you more. here's the thing. you need. 60 restaurants are more across the country. so if you own a stand-alone shop, this will not affect you. you need that amount and more if

necessary to meet that threshold for $20. and our for fast food workers. here's the thing. employers, many of them pushed back on this saying they simply cannot afford that, that they could be doing hiring freezes. they could be doing layoffs. and in worst case scenario, they will be passing along the difference to you, the customer. so i got a chance to talk to some customers this morning. here's what they had to say about possibly paying more. >> i think they need more. they work really hard, especially here at starbucks. i see them busting and i think they need a lot more. you don't have a problem paying more if necessary. i don't. i don't. i really don't. i think they deserve it. and they're hard working almost a necessity just because of the cost of living you know, i mean, it these people have to live with other people i think it's going also be a strain on on the businesses. but i'm for it. he says he does not mind

paying more if it means that they get $20 an hour. >> here's the thing. governor gavin newsom said maybe a generation or 2 ago, many people thought he was teenagers that worked at fast food locations been now it seems it's mostly being handled by adults the average age being 26 years or older. and those people tend to have families and they need the money to take care of their families, which is why $20 an hour is now the law of the land in california. >> for the first time, san francisco as offering affordable housing in an attempt to help educators live in the areas that they teach applications open tomorrow for the shirley chisholm village. the housing project is located in the outer sunset neighborhood on 43rd avenue just south of lincoln way. there will be 135 affordable homes for families and individuals and will prioritize san francisco unified school district educators and employees. it is expected to open up in the fall. posted the following

message on social media about this saying our public schools are stronger when educators can live near the community. they serve our first affordable educator housing project will create that opportunity. this is part of our work to make sfa place for working people so they can afford to live here. hashtag housing for all. >> don't like oh, don't let go. >> sonoma county sheriff's rescue caught on camera crews and a helicopter finding a man clinging to a rock after falling off of a cliff last night. this happened in the golden gate national recreation area right near battery. alexander crews say the man fell about 50 to 60 feet. >> they used a line to help them back up. but no word right now on his condition.

all right. taking a peek outside. why do here showing us the city looking out towards the east bay water looks nice of this. so sunny, the weekend was. >> quite lovely as well. we're hoping the sunny streak warm streak continue. yeah. so i want to take a look again. it because telling just seeing look at this picture and then take your eye to the center of the screen a little to the right. >> i think there might be a wedding setting up right there. can kind of make it out here to see if folks that right there. yeah, i think they may be picked a good day. everybody. anything you're doing outdoors today. its stellar outside, right? you see lots of folks kind going by on their bikes. lets folks out walking the dog and just enjoying this beautiful weather. it is here to stay for a couple of days. then we are going to see a pattern change will get to that in just a second. but right now, let's look at these temperatures. 71 in san jose in concord. 74 in santa rosa. you know, even oakland is is that 66 in san francisco at 65 so it's nice out there. really nice if you're taking the dog for the walk. today is the day we can take the long walk, take your time. and frankly,

it doesn't matter what time you take that walk, it's still going to be comparatively. really nice temperatures and really lovely so i want to take a look at climatology really quickly since we are in the first of april. let's take a look at march in amusing santa rosa. as an example here, we had 19 days that were below normal. we had 2 that were normal and 10 that were above normal. so all told your little bit cooler than average for the month and that if we looked at our our rain totals and you can see that we picked up on friday, by the way, an inch of rain in santa rosa. we are right about where we should be. we've got just over 4 and a half inches of rain. now. what does april hold? you might think, okay. so we're done with the rain. not exactly right. so i'm here is where we're at for averages. if you look back to october first, obviously we're doing really well for our water year. also, good snow pack out there. so that has been great. but let's take a look at the bigger picture here. you know where this is going right? as we get into thursday, another shot of rain and some sierra snow coming our way. so april is going to bring us those april showers that hopefully

lead to some gorgeous flowers. i'm already starting to see some of those gorgeous flowers out and about. i was driving this weekend up in sonoma county. but there you go. some more snow expected of chance of it, at least as we get into the next 7 days. now today and tomorrow, beautiful, sunny and above average. and then we'll get some clouds in on wednesday. that will cool things vown a little bit. and there's the rain coming in thursday into friday morning. and that will certainly cool us down. here's a look at your extended forecast is pretty good. looking one, especially tomorrow. my goodness. it will be gorgeous. and then as i mentioned, a few showers on thursday. but right now, next weekend looking pretty good. i think we have a chance of a shower. it's going to be on sunday, but we'll cross our fingers that that does not come together. back to you. thank you. not in north bay where you can expectsome traffic delays this month. parts of highw 3will be closed between. >> solano and sonoma counties on some weekends, caltrans will be working on one traffic direction at a time. westbound lanes will be closed and traffic will be diverted. you can see here by the map what's going on. but that's happening. april 12th that

weekend in april, 19th westbound lanes will be closed and traffic will be diverted the weekends of april 26th and may 3rd. >> the biden administration is putting new restrictions on short-term health insurance plans. >> i'm hannah brandt in washington. i'll have that story coming up. plus, we have new details following a two-week rate gaza's largest hospital and why u.s. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are criticizing the biden administration's approach to the israel-hama

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for gas in california. now $5.10. san francisco has the most expensive gas in the bay area. $5.26. sandra fell just a little bit cheaper by one cent there. the least expensive gas in the bay area of the valais hope fairfield area at $5.9. and soon there will be new restrictions and how long you can have a short-term health insurance plan. the biden administration says the cap is meant to protect people from junk health care coverage. but critics say it's going to leave sick people without any insurance at all. our washington, d.c., correspondent hannah brandt explains the controversy. >> the biden administration is making short-term health insurance even shorter. crack down junk health insurance. the new rule limit short-term health insurance plans to 3 months. but the option for a one-month renewal that reverses a trump-era policy allowing people to have the plans for up to 4 years. the last administration took that provision which is very narrow for limited emergency coverage and made a loophole so big you

could drive a truck through a whiwe house official. john dawe edinburgh says this new cap or tax consumers because they argue short-term plans mislead people into thinking they have comprehensive coverage. that is a scam. they're being told you can pay this incredibly low pricing, a good insurance, but it turns out it's not good in terms factors are really insurance at all. but critics say the biden administration is taking away consumer choice in a way that could do real damage creates gaps in health insurance, cato institute health policy expert michael cannon caused the rule change dangerous. he says now people who get sick while on short-term insurance will have no options if they hit their 4 month limit outside of the affordable care enrollment period, the biden administration is throwing sick people out of their health insurance in the event of an insured for up to 12 months. plus, he short term plans do provide comprehensive coverage and says labeling them junk is wrong. it's not only garbage. it's dishonest because they are the ones who we can consumers here. but the white house insists its change will improve health care. they have the coverage they need. and if they get sick, they can

get the treatment that they need without think they brought that the new rule will take effect in september in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> still ahead here at to a small business owner in oakland is asking the city to take action after her store broken into on easter sunday. plus, what we're learning plus, what we're learning after a series of sidesho hi. i use febreze fade defy plug. and i use this. febreze has a microchip to control scent release so it smells first-day fresh for 50 days. 50 days!? and its refill reminder light means i'll never miss a day of freshness. ♪

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the post covid business climate is not tough enough. imagine being burglarized on easter sunday. that's exactly what happened to a small business in oakland. >> kron four's dan kerman

reports. >> you need that's the city that to take action and to prevent this from happening to us. this is not fair. this easter sunday. this is the sunday that we should all be spending time with our loved ones and enjoying this day, not having too, you know, cleanup last. look at this. that's exactly what oakland clothing, designer taylor jay had to do easter morning after being notified or flagship store on broadway had been burglarized. >> it happened about 05:30am, in the morning after breaking the glass in the front door. security video shows a man coming inside the store and helping himself to a wide array of goods being a small business oakland and how tough things have already been for us. >> you know, small businesses general. it doesn't feel good. it doesn't feel good at all. it's really devastating. really heartbreaking in it's very discouraging. >> jay says the burglar was in the store for 15 minutes and made off with ipad cell phones and thousands of dollars of

clothing bags and accessories. he even took our own our suitcases impact our inventory and suitcases. in addition take removing items, it's a tough pill to swallow taylor. jay has been in business for 10 years and takes pride in the fact her garments are not only designed in oakland but made in the city as well. and while this incident has are rethinking store's security, she says she has no plans to leave. in fact, she hopes the incident will serve to rally the community. i think this is all of our businesses that your business is my business. my business is yours and we should be in and the right way. and we have to support one another to be here and we have to speak about it vocally. dan kerman kron, 4 news. not on the shows taking place across the bay area. this one from the east bay. it happened around. >> 1 o'clock in the morning off of franklin canyon road and john near parkway in

contra costa county. it's right near the fort franklin canyon golf course. video shows people lighting fireworks during the sideshow activity then at around one 30 in antioch were people were seen blocking the intersection of lone tree way and golf course road for another sideshow. spectators here also setting off fireworks. and police did arrive, though, to break up the crowds in oakland. another sideshow here. it happened about 2.45 at 51st street and telegraph avenue. that's on the tennis called neighborhood. when officers arrived, they say cars began to disperse and you could see some people in the video just hanging off of the cars showing us how dangerous the situation can become. and oakland police are investigating a sideshow that ended with a hit and run according to police. the driver involved in the crash got into another car, drove away before officers arrived. this happened about 8.30, saturday night on burma, road. no one was hurt, but the investigation is ongoing. the family of a man hit and killed

by a garbage truck in san jose last month is now suing the company that owns and manages the truck. the crash happened at the intersection of elm street d mendree street near san jose airport. police say the man was crossing the street when the truck owned by green waste recovery made a turn and hit him. police say the driver of the truck stopped and waited for officers arrive. the lawsuit alleges that the truck did not stop at a stop sign, but instead rolled through it, hitting the man from behind and ran over his body. san jose police are still investigating. the white house says president joe biden will go to baltimore to get a firsthand look at the federal response to the collapse of the francis scott key bridge, our dc's raquel martin has more now on what we can expect from this visit. the biden administration says it is laser focus on trying to get the sport back up and running. >> the baltimore port is one of the busiest in the nation and local leaders. there are warning that if federal

leaders put this on the back burner, the damages could spread across the u.s. economy. >> the white house says president biden will head to baltimore friday to show his support following the collapse of the francis scott key bridge. this administration will be with the people of baltimore every step of the way since the bridge collapse. the biden administration has surged emergency resources to try quickly reopen. the port president is continuing to lead a whole of government approach to the collapse. that includes a 60 million dollar down payment to start bridge reconstruction is going to be additional funding needed to get this done. timeline is going to be complicated. it is a complicated a scenario that's because additional funding will need bipartisan buy-in from congress and the constitution. we have responsibility for infrastructure sunday, nebraska republican congressman don bacon said he just wants to make sure the pay out is fair it does have a role with a stretch. i don't think it should be the sole,

you a player, but south carolina democratic congressman jim clyburn argues this is the federal government's job. every state in the nation, all 50 of us we'll take out. turns needing this kind of assistance. maryland's democratic governor wes moore is urging congress to move quickly. this is national economic catastrophe. the economic impacts are already being felt locally. today, the acting labor secretary is in baltimore working to trying to find ways. >> to help the thousands of workers already out of work because of the port closure. for now washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> and now to a frightening sight out of eugene, oregon caught on camera here just seconds after this man goes inside of a convenience store, a blade come spinning towards him, hits the wall there. the blade slammed into a post outside of the store. we're told that it came loose from a concrete saw and a nearby construction site. all right.

talk about our forecast look here at a cruise ship that's pulled into the embarcadero. visitors getting a lot sun today. if they're heading up to tahoe, they're going to be well come with a lot of snow as well. yeah, that's right. but a good day to be in san francisco, though. you've picked a good one there, folks here on the cruise, i want to take a yosemite because this is half dome. and, you know, we've got another 2 feet of snow. >> we saw this going to having a friday that is want to show you much higher up this a pile of snow has gotten. of course, the question becomes how much more snow will we get in this season? you can see a little bit on the ground here as we go to tahoe and incline village. it's a beautiful day there today. a little bit cool out there about 45 degrees, but lots of sunshine people. but the they're kind of enjoying this. and you can see lot of people out today come taking it and i can't blame you. the sunshine and the fresh snow kind of doesn't get any better than but the question is do and we get the next hit and that will be thursday. you can see some snow showers showing up into the weekend, looking out for some additional snow and it does look like it's going to

be another significant system. now, obviously, we're going a little far out from it. but we're taking a look here. you can see that some of the models are showing that it's cold enough that we could see an additional 18 to 24 inches in part of the sierra as we get through the weekend into the beginning of next week. so obviously, that's good news for resorts and for anyone who likes to ski. meanwhile, back in the bay, we are just basking in the sunshine. you're taking a live look from mount tam beautiful day out there today. and not only today, but tomorrow we could see we're expecting temperatures to go even higher before then we will pull back and settle back down to earth as we get into thursday as a front comes through, we start to see a few showers roll in kind of changing the pattern of our forecast next weekend is not looking too bad us. we'll talk about that when come back with your extended forecast and also if you've been hearing about this eclipse, that's going to be happening a week from today. and you're wondering what can you see if you're in california? i've got some information and some answers for you to make your plans. so stay tuned. we'll geek out about eclipse is when i come back in just a bit. all right.

for your health. a person in the united states has tested positive for the highly. peso jannik avian influenza flu, otherwise known as bird flu. >> the texas department of state health is saying the person had direct contact with dairy cattle presumed to be infected. the patient experience eye inflammation as their only symptom the patients being treated that i've i will drug the case does not change the risk for the general public, which does remain low. and according to the cdc, this is the second human case of bird flu in the u.s. and the first linked to exposure from cattle, the cattle infections do not present a concern for the commercial milk supply. cvs and walgreens say they have received certification to dispense abortion pill in stores. according to a statement from officials with cbs, they're about to start filling prescriptions from of

press tone in massachusetts and rhode island in the next few weeks. they also plan to expand to more states where people are allowed to have an abortion. walgreens is saying it plans to start dispensing it within the next week in california, new york, pennsylvania, massachusetts and illinois. in the south bay hazmat team and the bomb squad investigated odd odor after 3 people were taken to the hospital. crews responded to an apartment building in san jose. i lee avenue right near 2.80, saturday night. this hazmat investigation forced all the residents to evacuate the building. investigators say they did not find anything suspicious. but 3 people were taken to the hospital because they were having some trouble breathing. it's unclear what caused their complications. residents were allowed to return to the building around 1 o'clock yesterday morning. israel's military has now withdrawn from garza's largest hospital after a two-week raid and what israel is describing as a major battlefield victory. the military said it killed some 200 militants and detained hundreds more and on

capitol hill, both democrats and republicans are speaking out about the biden administration's handling of the israel-hamas war. our washington correspondent reshad hudson has details on what they're saying. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are sharpening their tone towards the biden administration for its involvement in the israel-hamas war. >> maryland democratic senator chris van hollen says the biden administration needs to be tougher on israel for how they're conducting this war. netanyahu continues to essentially. >> if the finger. so the president states and we're sending more bombs that doesn't make sense. then holland says it's time the biden administration used its leverage to get them to change course. also my view is that a partnership needs to be a two-way street, not a one-way blank check with the american taxpayer dollars. the white house is trying to convince netanyahu to find alternative methods for the planned ground

invasion into rafah. the southernmost city of gaza. but florida republican senator rick scott disagrees and says they must do whatever it takes to defeat know that they have to go into rafah, destroy hamas. they have to destroy hamas. >> they need american support. scott accuses president biden of not standing with israel mean this is disgusting with the biden administration is doing support israel. they've got to kill hamas. and scott's comments comes as the white house is working to set up an in-person meeting with israeli military officials reporting in washington reshad hudson. back to you. >> new today state lawmakers introduced a package of bills they say will help prevent discrimination and harassment at california state universities and higher institutions of learning several members of the assembly and the lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis refer to these bills as a call to action to protect students and staff among the proposals. a tool to allow university

human resources departments to engage with staff's applicants. former employer about previous misconduct. another bill calls on each university to set up a campus title 9 office to investigate harassment allegations and another acquires the state auditor to review and audit university discrimination and harassment policies at the csu you see and community college system every 3 years. >> it is our responsibility to get out in front to learn from the past and to create the kinds of reforms that will improve the environment on our campuses, ensuring that our higher education institutions are free from. >> discrimination and harassment. it's critical to providing an equitable learning environment for our students and a safe work environment for our staff. >> the bill will now head to various committee as well, though, come up for different hearings. and coming up here, new details in a month-long

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end of last year through the start of this year, the series of changes between the gate there in washington boulevard have resulted in about 85% of vehicles traveling at speeds 6 to 8 miles per hour slower. and before the changes, the roadway improvements, including installation of speed cushions and rumble. strips. there are ring of vehicle lanes in key areas to provide a larger buffer between cyclists and drivers and installation of roadway, markings and signage to raise motor awareness of cyclists and also help cyclists navigate better a long-term plan for bicycle and pedestrian improvements in the presidio is underway involving the necessary repaving of 4 miles of roadway and 9 parking lots. that should start in late summer. the national highway traffic safety administration is urging drivers to put the phone down when they're behind the wheel. our washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports on the new campaign that they say is supposed to save lives.

>> this is a face of distracted driving. joe feldman lost his 21 year-old daughter casey in and made a choice to take his eyes off the road. reach for his gps. he rolled through a stop sign. he hit casey spellman shares casey story in hopes that others don't go through the same thing. no parent should ever have to bury a child. feldman supports the national highway traffic safety administration's new campaign. put the phone away or pay now through april 8th, you'll see these ads on tv radio and online platforms in english and spanish. >> i >> with the funds already. just put them down. >> the 5 million dollar campaign replaces the previous u drive. you text, you pay slogan. it's a wants to acknowledge that it's more than just text that are distracting. drivers are asked for many different things now. so we think put the phone away and pay is a much more broad message. in addition to the ads this week, ore police officers will be on the roads

and forcing state distracted driving laws. baltimore county, maryland police chief robert mccullough says officers are not just pulling people over but trying to educate drivers to distracted driving. pamphlets are also handed out at these traffic stops. its u.s. as their efforts seem to be working. preliminary 2023 data shows a 3.6% decline in traffic crash fatalities from the year before. but despite overall declines, nitsa says there has been an increase in pedestrian deaths reporting in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. the james webb space telescope has captured a new dazzling image of a small galaxy surrounded by a burst of star formations. the galaxy is called eyes 18. it's located about. >> 59 million light years from earth. it's at the center of the image here at the galaxy's core. there are 2 distinct lobes, the brighter region being the newer star formations. well, the darker region showing the older formations that may have formed as long as 10 billion

years ago. the recent image was released as part of a study on the life cycle of dust in the dwarf galaxy. excitement is wrapping up for the total solar eclipse. it's going to take place one week from today and in anticipation of this out of this world experience a 5th grader in ohio wrote and composed his own rap song. reporter allison gens lets us hear it. >> this is julian brown. he's a 5th grader at westbrook elementary school in i love to play he also has a knack for music so somebody financial. but this time, julian song reached its this kind of like about the eclipse, like little good had been. how those to mom says the song came about

during a trip to his grandfather's house and he has great studio equipment. and soon as we got there, julia was just captivated. julian spent the entire visit working on the song. they started it all. and but they last ponce, >> he came with a so oak live when that path totality group and they got into a tiff with no casualty. >> let know. coming >> just kind of said, hey, mom, listen to what i created. and i didn't know what we were getting into. but when i heard the sound, i very surprised. >> julien's grandfather who joined us over a facetime call says the total solar eclipse is the perfect fit for a song. i want talk about think this current current hot topic right now. a pill to the masses. and julian says he has big plans for his music.

simon, has put up, lose it. >> and trotwood housing gens. >> it's going to go viral, baby. i can feel all right. a live look here san francisco. beautiful, sunny day. and pilots got this great map of the path of the total solar eclipse. yeah, of totality. so right. so the question is, are you going to be in the path of totality in the answer in california? quite frankly, is no, we are not. you can see the path. >> of totality. that's the one that's going through texas. it's going through part of the heartland. you can see it right here, right? start to mexico goes all the way up into the far reaches of know of a new england and then into canada. so we are going to be and what would be considered 20 to 30% eclipse territory in southern california between 40 and 50%. so obviously we're not going to see totality here. having said that, you will see still see a little something. you might notice it. so it is next monday. so will be a partial eclipse for us here in california begins

at 10:00:06am, peaks about 11, 12 in and by about 12. 22 and totality. obviously is not going to be on the map for us. if you wanted to see totality, probably have to go all the way to texas. really will be the the closest place for us, i think will be texas. but even in texas, you can see where those yellows and oranges are. this is the climatology of cloud cover, meaning we're looking at the history of that day and what kind of cloud cover they generally have. and you can see down in parts of texas they have between about 30 to 50% of cloud cover. so the better shot at it would actually probably be up in those northern reaches of new england. now, let's act like we're in a plane. we're going to fly the path of totality. so we're here in mexico heading into texas to show you which cities are in that path. austin, texas, waco, texas, the dallas fort worth area. then we head into parts of arkansas and you can see hot springs little rock. you are going to be in that too. so you may friends and family are getting ready to have a big party. i have some friends in

dallas are going to be doing that. you can see terre haute, indiana and right into indianapolis and then we'll take that last part. it's going to go right into cleveland, akron, ohio, up to buffalo, new york. now we get to the chilly spots up in burlington, vermont, and then up, as i mentioned into the northwest, reaches of maine. so that is your path of totality. i'll be back in a little bit and we'll actually talk about this when i see you coming up, our crime for news at 3 got a little rain in the forecast. we'll talk about your seven-day forecast to >> again, it's going come off. >> all right. this is quite the sight here. high winds violently shaking ski lifts over a mountaintop in italy. the man who took this video says he saw one person fall off and survive. he claims that person was able to walk up the assisted by resort personnel. the resort saying the video was taken after the facility was already closed due to weather and the people on the lips worth the last years of the day. tnt is

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more than $166,000. they were declared the richest retirement community in the nation. going to beach also made the top 10 at number 6. don't go anywhere. we have another hour of news ahead for you here on kron 4, including. >> dozens of rideshare drivers rallying in san francisco. they're demanding higher pay and better working conditions will hear from workers who say they can barely make a living and then another united airlines flight diverted this time from an issue involving one of the planes, toilets. we have the latest on the airlines overflow issues. that's coming up. i'm justine waldman. kron. 43 is next.

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>> from the area's local news station. this is kron. 4 news at 3. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 3. i'm just involvement in our top stories out of san francisco where rideshare drivers are rallying outside headquarters of lyft and uber demanding better pay and better job security kron. 4 s charles clifford has the latest. >> well, here in san francisco, rideshare drivers are demanding the companies like uber lyft do more to support and protect drivers. on monday, dozens of rideshare drivers rallied outside the san francisco headquarters of uber and lyft. they say that