>> right now on the kron, 4 morning news police fired pepper at a group of palestinian supporters rallying in front of the tesla factory in fremont. plus, convicted murderer scott peterson set to appear in court this morning as he continues pushing for a new trial. and after weeks of counting signatures by hand, the effort recall alameda county district attorney pamela price moves forward. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7. >> a calmer morning. but lots of news to get to which we .pwill in just a minute. i'm daria and i'm james. yeah, let's get right to the weather because that's going to be

bright so it's going to say start for the week ahead, but it's going to be right shining. that's for sure. morning, sure is looking at a really nice day today and particularly bright this afternoon. a little bit warmer than yesterday to yesterday. it was the 60's for your daytime highs today. it's going to be the 70's. a look outside at the golden gate bridge. a little bit of fog streaming its way into the golden gate. we are seeing that same fog out and the delta, some in the tri valley and a few spots around nevado to up along highway 101. so it was a >> very foggy commute on one-on-one yesterday. much the same this morning. current temperatures are in the 40's to low 50's mountain view in san francisco right at 50 degrees. alameda at 52 petaluma. you're down at 44 degrees right now. so a cool start to the day jackets on this morning. but this afternoon, you'll notice that warm up compared to yesterday. i'll talk more about this warmer forecast ahead, rain. all right, john, thank you for that. of you had a really busy morning trying navigate yesterday. >> things are much better today. so while things are

starting to pick up, we're not seeing any major shutdowns. 18 minutes on the bay bridge. you have a traffic hazard on the san mateo bridge. you can see crews already there getting off the bridge. the drive times have really changed much up a few minutes. but 18 minute ride for you there. 13 minutes, rich december. so rich golden gate bridge just short of 22 minutes. 37 to the tolls. let's check on those highways. remember 8.80, at a standstill yesterday. a look at this. nothing but green. an 11 minute ride. leandro into oakland county back to you. thank you. reyna. it's 701. and a hearing for convicted killer scott peterson will happen today in redwood city. yeah, this is the first of 3 hearings actually that have been set. >> as his new defense team is trying to get a new trial with kron four's. michael thomas following the story for us from the hall of justice in redwood city. michael. >> hey, good morning, everyone. will the overall purpose of these hearings really is to find issues and discrepancies in prosecutors case that would allow for a new trial for scott peterson

and essentially overturn his double murder conviction for killing his wife laci, who was pregnant at the time with their unborn son. connor, police say he then dumped into the san francisco bay on christmas eve during the year 2002. now, as james mentioned, this is just one of 3 trials. we've got video up on your screen so i can break it all down for you. his new defense team essentially wants to get a new trial by asking for new dna testing. peterson was convicted of those 2 murders back in 2004 but has maintained his innocence while serving life in prison at a facility just east of sacramento. earlier this year, the los angeles innocence project which takes on cases that they believe were wrongfully convicted, took on peterson's case and are now asking a judge to approve new dna testing and reexamined evidence from 2 decades ago. some of that evidence includes things related to a burned out van, which you see there on your screen that was found near the peterson home in modesto around the same time that his wife, laci had disappeared. his legal team is

asking that you dna testing be done on blood. that was found inside of a mattress in that they're also asking to see reports that were collected during the search at the bay area. marina really sees remains were found. in addition, they also asked to see interviews that were conducted during that time and police reports about a burglary that happened across the street from the peterson home. the original attorneys who prosecuted peterson are set to be here in court today. well, peterson will be joining him via zoom from the mule creek state prison, which again, is just east of sacramento as to if a new trial will come about with these request, only time will tell. but back out here live, this hearing is set for 9 o'clock this morning. we will have a team here bringing you the latest details from inside that courtroom says we get more information. we'll keep you updated. that's a very latest reporting live in redwood city and michael thomas street. james, we'll send it back to you. all right. thank you, michael. >> at 7, 0, for another big story that we're following

this morning. the fact that more than 50 pro-palestinian demonstrators rallied at a fremont bart station before then marching to the tesla factory in fremont, police responded and then things turned confrontational with protesters ripping down a gate. >> and officers firing pepper. kron 4 jack moment has more. >> and those pepper bullets not only hit the protesters, but they also a journalist as well, including us here kron 4 news, not before that confrontation with police officers. the protest was relatively peaceful and what demonstrators call a nationwide economic god. it's the chants heard around the bay area monday. protesters looking to make a statement blocking traffic. >> and some of the region's biggest names will not be complicit in genocide. and we not allow economy to proceed like normal. khalil gibran organized for the protest says they want to target tesla as the benefits from u.s. tax dollars which also go to fund the country's allies like

israel, even if no one in charge. here is the message. broad says they are but we will come out in the numbers to make sure that we are her. what matters to them is their capitalism one of the pressing people here in the states and globally. the protest started at the warm springs bart station in fremont at this protesters who didn't give us their name. >> says they were prepared to be there all evening. >> but quickly, the group took to their cars, arrived at the entrance of the tesla factory. employees tried to block off the crowd with fences, but the increasing number of protesters took it down. they marched all the way to the main entrance of tesla's factory where they met with police. it was peaceful at first, but fired at protesters and some the more we protest, the more we show up we're going to get. and i just hope that people are ready to come together and stand up the protests died down after that. but for people like that, they're corey, who is palestinian american and it's

been affecting us our whole my whole life. he says he's standing up for his family who lives in the war zone. are you worried for them? >> absolutely. yeah. sometimes they don't respond because they're just like i said. >> they're tired of responding everybody, but it scares you because you don't know if something happened to them or they're just like tired responded, you know, now, these are the pepper that fremont police used against protesters. and of course, that ended up hitting journalist as well for you watching at home. these the definitely not feel good. now we reached out to from a police to find out how many people were arrested from today's protest as well as tesla for comment. but we did not hear back reporting in fremont jacmel kron 4 news. >> well, the effort to recall alameda county's district attorney pamela price is moving forward. the alameda county registrar of voters has confirmed there are enough valid signatures to trigger a recall election. the group behind the effort called safe says that recalling price would bring positive change in alameda county. the next step

is for the petition now to be examined by the alameda county board of supervisors. and they are set to do that on april 30th. it's 77. and today the san francisco sheriff's office is going to talk about the lockdowns that have been happening at 2 jails. >> the jails are on lockdown after a number of inmates attacked deputies and staff. this is at the could to jails number 2, 3, where the sheriff's office says that inmates have hurt 7 staff members since march. 29th. the union representing the deputies is demanding that the california national guard the called in to help that press conference is set for 2 o'clock this afternoon. over at the dublin prison. federal officials are planning to close down the women's prison in dublin. this after the fbi searched the prison last month and the last 3 years, at least 8 employees at the dublin prison have been charged with sexually abusing inmates and 5 5 of them have already pleaded guilty. we don't know what the closing date is at this point.

>> what we're learning more on those 2 teenage girls who were victims of a deadly shooting in napa. it happened saturday night on riverside drive right near the napa river. investigators say they found a 17 year-old and a 19 year-old suffering from gunshot wounds. one died at the scene. the other at the hospital officers say a black car was seen leaving the scene. so anyone with information on what might have happened, who was in that car is asked to call now police. well, one person was hurt after their car was hit by a caltrain near san martine station. look at the damage to the car there. firefighters say this car was on the tracks at about 6.30, yesterday evening as a southbound train was approaching. there were about 25 passengers on the train at the time of the accident, though nobody on board was hurt. we're still looking for more information as to who was behind the car in the condition of the people involved. >> it's 709, and mayor london breed is in china this week trying to strengthen economic ties. she met with representatives, oceans and airlines talking about adding

direct flights to san francisco in 2023. visitors from china spent more than 630 million dollars in san francisco. and the mayor says that boosting tourism list. the entire economy creates jobs and supports local businesses. so that's why she wants to increase were ties with china. and also today, governor newsom. it's going to be in the bay area. he wants to announce a new climate partnership with norway. that event happens at noon. we'll tell you more about that later on fox. 4 news. >> a portion of pro canyon road between castro valley and san ramon is closed through august for road work. the road is scheduled to be closed between 8 in the morning at 05:00pm for reconstruction and replacement of 3 cross culverts. drivers are asked to avoid the area during those hours and take 5.80, or 6.80 instead. well, watch this. 2 dogs reunited after one was trapped in a well for 6 hours and the other would leave the side. this is marina. she was covered in cuts from trying to

get free of that. well, she was rescued because the other dog wellington wouldn't leave her side and kept calling for help. eventually, a security guard saw the 2 dogs called oakland animal services and they got out there rescue the dog and reunited them. my gosh. dogs each other's best right? >> still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news. dozens of arrests and people charged after the protests that happened across the bay area yesterday. we'll take a closer look at what happened. and scammers have been targeting pg e customers. so now the utility is telling you what to look out for. plus after break, no relief in sight for bay area. drivers will see how expensive it is to fill up your tank. and it's going to be a nice day to get outside drive around today with lots of 60's at the coastline. 70's for the rest of us. got your forecast. and before you hit the road, you need to know how your morning commute is going to go much better today. and yesterday we're tracking that.

>> 7.13 right now and checking out the weather that's going to get warmer and warmer. it is. yeah, we've got a great week ahead. and john joins us now with all those wonderful began to have act and going from your socks. i got a former john. haha. i don't have who are looking outside for a cause that will get that. and for all of us, above this morning. now we are looking at clear skies this morning, aside from a little bit of fog upon highway 101 at the coast and a few spots around the tri valley, too dry across the rest of the state as well. this high pressure ridge is certainly having its

impact. a warming forecast in a dry forecast ahead. aside from that fog today is going to be a mostly sunny afternoon. and you can see that here in future cast tomorrow actually gets a little bit warmer yet. so yesterday with 60's today, it's going to be 70's that our warmest tomorrow will be looking at a few low 80's in the mix. today's daytime highs in the city's some 60's. definitely cooler towards the coastline. whereas temperatures along the bay shore in our inland areas are going to be shorts and t-shirt where the in many spots redwood city at 74 today, south bay looking at some upper 70's in a few cases with mid 70's for a lot of the east bay hayward and union city at 73. same for you in san leandro, north bay temps, toledo also at 73 with pittsburgh in antioch, right at 76 today, tomorrow and thursday, going to be toastie days inland with mid 70's along the bay shore. but lower 80's inland. the weekend ahead could not be better. low 70's that the bayshore mid 70's inland and lots of sunshine

for all of us right now. all right, john, thank you for that. will weigh easier commute today than yesterday. we're at a complete standstill along 8.80. >> north now for hours this morning, we're still under 13 minutes. so maybe a lot of people are afraid take these 2 highways, but there are no major issues here. 80 looks great. 5.80, looks good this morning. so as the morning goes on, you might see more people start to take that a 90 minute ride into the city this morning. no access or has or stare. they just clear has an office and a tail bridges drive times what from 18 to about? 22 minutes. the traffic still free-flowing there. of the south bay, 85 apart. a 41 minute wise things start to build along san jose 2, 80 82 into 37 that you're still making great time telia down to 37 to 35 minute ride start to slow down hayward all the way to about free lot there. when make it past that things are moving back at the limit. a 43 minute ride. any action to conquer to 42 kerry's is back to thank you. reyna 7.16, and for your money this

morning. meadow wants its virtual reality tech in schools. >> and some companies have issued etiquette guidelines as workers are coming back to the office. jane king is live in the nasdaq with those stories and more. what we need to that with the foam. i'll moore's slippers know or slippers so, you know, we are working from home. you know, we kind of let you know what loose a little bit many did forget about office at so some companies issuing guidelines to remind people how to behave that the office. >> one of the big problems, reportedly people talking too loud in areas that for focused work or personal calls and messy desks or another shoe. well, matta wants teachers to be able to trade dusty old textbooks for immersive experiences. its quest virtual reality headset. axios reports that met announced it will debut a suite of education apps for students 13 and older before the fall semester. well, the new and yet unnamed education product was created in response to demand from educators. the kids like it to the 6 more engaging retail

sales were also strong in march, e-commerce lead 8.13, categories rose last month. the monthly report is the latest sign that consumers continue to spend despite the assumption that we're all starting to pinch pennies and netflix says it will stick with small screens. the new york times reports dan lin, the streaming service's new film chant wants to produce a more varied slate of movies to better appeal to all of the interests of subscribers will spend less on content still be making original shows live from the nasdaq market site. i'm jane king back to thank you, jane. >> well, a top psychological group says that social media features such set such as infinite scrolling are particularly risky to mental health. the report released by the american psychological association found that endless scrolling can cause a distraction to use developing brain. and now they're urging technology companies to change its policies and take greater steps. now in protecting adolescence, mental health. they're arguing age restrictions on apps don't fully address the dangers as

kids can easily work their way around that. the report did not offer specific changes on social media apps but says that parents can also play a role in limiting social media use for their children. well, google says it's reducing california news websites from their search results. the company is pushing back against a pending state bill that would require big tech companies to pay publishers for their content. google claims the bill would change the company's business model. some lawmakers are condemning google's actions calling it an abuse of power. >> boeing is pushing back against claims from a whistleblower who warns a panel on the outside of one of the planes could eventually break apart in mid-flight. boeing engineer sam sailed for says that executive force was applied to fit panels together on the 7.87 assembly line raising the risk of fatigue or microscopic cracking in the

material that could cause it to break apart. this is coming as he's testifying to a congressional panel tomorrow. the company conducted testing replicating 165,000 flights with no findings, they say a fatigue instructure. the average 7.87 makes 600 flights a year. in the east bay. also police have arrested a man for a shooting at a passing car on moeser lane last summer. they say that walter martinez fired several shots at a passing car and then ran off. now he's being held on $350,000 bond. >> in the north bay, a man who was hit by a car earlier this month in santa rosa has died from his injuries. police say the car hit the man on the 6th a vote last month just after 09:00pm while he was walking in the area of corporate center parkway in sebastopol road. they say he was taken to a hospital but died on sunday. they say he was not in a marked crosswalk or in a controlled intersection at the

time of the crash. officers say the driver cooperated with investigators, adding that drugs or alcohol does not seem to be a factor in this accident. happening today, sonoma county health care providers plan to rally at the board of supervisors meeting to ask for a livable wage. the union representing the workers say that home care providers and nursing home workers in the county are making less than what it costs live in. sonoma county. they say the low wages contributed to a caregiver shortage and that rally is set to start at 10 o'clock this morning. >> it's 7.20, and coming up on the kron 4 morning news. the latest on a fatal wrong-way crash that happened on 5.80. we're going to tell you the follow-up to that stick with us. and california business owners are in the nation's capital were going to tell you how they're working to secure federal dollars and what they want to do with that money.

>> 7.23 in case you haven't noticed gas prices are now almost $0.10 more than we were paying last week. yeah, no lee in the bay area find guests under 5 bucks anymore. so take a well, the good news is the prices are one to $0.2 lower than they were yesterday. >> wow, i struck penny. >> okay. from the north bay down the peninsula, you can see the prices here. napa looks at 5.77 for their average. so they're the most expensive gas right now around the bay on average. and then you can count down by pennies as you go all the way down to

the bottom of the list, were solano county has the least insanely high gas prices at 5.61. a gallon. in the east bay, a decision to annex this area. you see between the city of concord in pittsburgh. >> to build housing is being put on hold is postponed. now. >> it's called the loss. madonna's ridgeline and pittsburgh and the developer, discovery builders. they want to annex 600 acres to build units in this development. but the organizers, including save mount diablo. that group say that they don't want that done so fast without another environmental review. attorneys for discovery builders say that they have already sent biological consultants to the area and found the site would not effect plant species because the ridgecrest already has a limiting environmental conditions for those species. officials now have to side with before the project on june 12 or what?

>> well, state senator dave court se is set to represent are present, i should say, a bill that aims to expand data centers in silicon valley. so this bill would pre would be presented to the the senate energy utilities and communications committee today protests. he says this bill will help sustain the growth of silicon valley's technology sector by expanding data centers all across the state. he says a lack of data center's is underscoring the need right now to meet the demand of the industry and that streamlining the approval process for the center's will ensure that tech industry continues to grow and stay competitive. we'll take a break here at 7.25. but coming up next on the kron, 4 morning news, bride is calling on the public now. maybe you can help her find. >> her dress, a porch pirates stolen right out from in front of her home. we'll have the of her home. we'll have the full story.

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>> 7.28 right now check out the weather. things are going to be warming up. we'll see sunshine that's little something. find out. good morning, john. yeah, little fog out there at the golden gate and little bit of that marine layer sifting into the bay to. so that's what we're detecting a lot of spots kind of pushed right into the bay this morning. you can see in this view right here, looking down at the golden gate, some of that fog that is pushed right in. in fact, some of that is being really visible in spots like livermore and right around do watch for some dense fog out that way and especially out of the central valley. otherwise skies will

clear really nice this afternoon. temperatures in the 40's to 50's alameda sitting at 53 oakland at 49 right now to dublin and santa rosa in the mid 40's. so jackets on this morning. this afternoon, though, anticipate what will be a warmer one than yesterday, right? all right, john, thank you for we have an accident on the bay bridge right near the toll plaza. looking at the drive they pretty much stay consistent around. 22 minutes there. so hopefully they get that accident off the bridge for drive times. continue to dip up. 26 run on the senate to bridge about 30 minutes ago in a hazard there. that's why you're seeing things will slow. 14 minute ride on the richmond. sandra fell bridge at hazard on the bridge is now gone, though. 32 min iran along the golden gate bridge about 25 minutes ago we were in the mid 20's. so starting to pick up there, let's check on things yesterday at a standstill now deferred a much easier commute. 15 minute ride san leandro into oakland. back to you. all right. well, it's nice to see things are good on

the roads. >> today yesterday, not so much right. we were wall the wall of what happened. >> with the massive protests basically blockades of bay area traffic alive from 6 o'clock. when it started till noon when some of it started to resolve. but yet started 8.80, protester chaining themselves to concrete. >> filled barrels traffic was at a standstill in both directions there for quite some time and yeah, there was meantime, a whole other protest at the golden gate bridge. a little different. >> but they were still connected intricately and had to be removed from the bridge. and that took so what's going to happen to all these protests? kron 4 sarah stinson takes a look. >> i implore people please. protest were here to protect your rights to protest, but you cannot block roadways. you cannot keep emergency personnel, whether it's ambulance or law enforcement, fire department from getting out to assist other people. >> stern words from california

highway patrol after arresting 38 protesters monday. they were among hundreds of people who disrupted traffic for hours at 3 different locations in the bay area. all calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. 26 people got arrested after blocking all lanes on the golden gate bridge. 7 people got arrested on i-80 in oakland after a group locked their arms 280 pound concrete barrels in the middle of traffic lanes. and at the 7th street exit of i-80, 8000's of protesters walked onto the freeway. 5 people got arrested there. chp says the protesters now face a slew of charges. the most serious being conspiracy to commit a crime and false imprisonment, which surprise legal expert stephen clark. >> the chp is obviously taking this very seriously with these arrests suggesting conspiracy that could elevate these charges to a felony. the protesters on the golden gate

bridge will be prosecuted by the san francisco district attorney and the protesters in the east bay will be prosecuted by the alameda county district attorney. >> clark says it might be hard to prove the false imprisonment charges. certainly you can argue that the protesters by shutting down access on the bridge you are presenting those drivers. >> at the same time, the drivers could have got out of their car and left. so i don't know that that it's false imprisonment charge would hold up in trial. >> clark says as a former prosecutor, this will be overall a challenge in court when the defense argues for first amendment rights. i think it will be a difficult call for the da just how to handle these cases. >> because this is a very progressive community. we do respect the right free speech. but at the same time, we don't want to see public safety jeopardized. >> i'm sara stinson reporting kron. 4 news. >> 7.33 is the time and prosecutors are now charging 2

men who they say conducted a robbery with a deadly accident when they were trying to get away from police. the contra ing patrick sheckells from oakland for charges that include murder and also charging andrea albert ii of stockton with burglary last month. police say those 2 men broke into an l tobacco store and they made off in a getaway car. police ended up chasing them eventually getaway car went the wrong way on 5.80, near the bay bridge toll plaza and hit a pickup truck. head-on and actually another vehicles. well, and one of those drivers was killed. so now they're being charged with that. in addition to the robbery. well, there is a woman who is waiting for her big wedding day and her dress is gone. and police in redwood city would love your help to try to find it. a porch pirate

stole a package. and here's video from the home where this happened in redwood city. well, inside that package was the bride's dress. it happened last thursday night at 08:30pm, on adams street near madison avenue. it's about a half a mile away from downtown redwood city. so if you recognize this man the redwood city where police are trying to solve this. i guess before the wedding day because she does that dress back as $2000 for that wedding dress. you know, you go through everything. it's fitted. it's perfect. might not and where. all right. 7.34 is the time. >> businesses and political leaders from all across the country really are in dc right now working to try to secure federal money for resources back home in california. officials are there with them and how they want to spend that money. capital course by a town. last takes a look. >> well, hello from washington, d.c., and on the second full day of cap to cap. let me tell you, it was a busy one. attendees met with members of congress and other high-profile government

officials all to address key issues. we faced back home. >> kicking off the day with the plus more than 420 business and political leaders region. now in washington, - d.c., for the fifty-second annual capital to capital advocacy conference also known as kept a cat. organized by the sacramento metropolitan chamber of commerce. the four-day event includes more than 170 meetings with influential government leaders all with the end goal, secure billions of dollars in federal funding for back home. this is the place to be. let's invent the future. adressing the delegation. sacramento congressmember ami bera spoke about the need for economic development during a one-on-one interview. he said that must include a push to ensure money from the 1.2 trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure law of 2021. continues to fund local projects for bridges, roadways and green technology does federal dollars. we want to make sure we bring that back

to california. bringing back to sacramento to la to san diego and those they think of those cities kept to cap. attorneys are asking for more federal resources to help with an issue in communities and on sidewalks like this one across the state. >> the issue of homelessness were in an urgent all need to address this issue. lisa bates is the ceo of sacramento steps forward. a nonprofit organization working to get resources to people experiencing homelessness. she's pushing members of congress to extend tax credits for low income at-risk families. >> and for tax credits to incentivize the creation of more affordable housing housing with services are instrumental able to to move people out permanently out of homelessness. in total, the conference includes 13 policy groups. each focused on a different issue from flood protection to education to food and agriculture also included the issue of public safety and specifically a plea for help to address retail theft.

>> the devastating, i mean, this could literally bankrupt the business. wire businesses leaving open in san francisco while they leaving san diego. why are they leaving california? because other retail theft crisis, needs to be addressed. and speaking of public safety. >> as we approach the summer months, attendees are seeking additional federal resources to help with force management and fire protection. the threat of wildfires significant alice down code vo as a council member of the city of auburn, a city nestled in the foothills of the sierra nevada. she says it's crucial for the federal government to do its part in the state where it owns more than half of public forested land. it's important that we continue to maintain that partnership that we have with the federal government to work. >> collaboratively with them to ensure these lands are resilient help make sure that we're out front of ready to respond when emergency happens. and looking ahead, the delegation is expected to hear directly from steve case. he's an entrepreneur and co-founder of aol reporting from washington, tom wallace kron. 4 news.

>> thank you very much. 8 on kron 4 is your local election headquarters and southern california. senator steve bradford is launching a campaign now for lieutenant governor in twenty-twenty 6. senator bradford served in the senate since 2016 and previously served in the assembly as well has on the gardena city council. he was member of the california reparations task force 2 rapper says he believes his background as a fighter within the legislature will help him in his run for lieutenant governor. >> i'm running for lieutenant governor because i think we're at place and time in the state of california we really need all levels of government working closely, kind been responsive. i've been engaged. i show up. this is the kind of job that the lieutenant governor's position is. it's not about about put your head down and doing the real work. i've done that for 26 years that i've been an elected official. >> well, if elected senator bradford would be just the second black person to hold

that office, his mentor, merv and i'm molly was the first bradford, a democrat who represents parts of la county, including englewood, compton and guardian is the second significant candidate. now the end of the race you may remember and you see here, they're california treasurer, fiona ma announced her candidacy last year. >> pg and e wants to warn you. they've seen a lot of scammers out there recently. so they sent out an e-mail saying that with the more scams they want you to have more information on just kind of the red flags to watch out for. first of all, as we know, scammers target the most vulnerable lot of times. and what they say is there targeting small business owners during busy customer service hours. and what's very common, as they say, they asked for a payment in an unconventional way. for example, they'll say that you can pay with a prepaid debit card or a gift card or third-party mobile payment application. they also threaten to disconnect power because of past due bills. if payment isn't made immediately

and they ask for personal information. so watch out for those red flag. >> it's been decades since the u.s. lost its first butterfly species. the zoo or sees blue butterfly. now they're making a bit of a comeback with a close relative being introduced to the dunes of san francisco's presidio. though, i should say, through genetic testing, scientists were actually able to compare the genetic code of the cersei's to the structures of other common blue butterflies. and last week, dozens of silvery blue butterflies were released into 50 acres of restored dune habitat. researchers say the silvery blue will perform the same ecosystem function as the cersei's did as both a pollinator and a critical member of the food web. >> and so we found thriving population that totally capable of donating a few individuals to establish a new population. so this is a new beachhead for silvery blues and they're standing in the big shoes of says. that's pretty cool.

>> researchers will continue to track the butterflies movements using high-resolution photographs to identify the markings. >> i never see butterflies, will see more of some 41 right now and we hope to see some more of this. a local basketball player making it big. she's a pro. now. >> headed to los angeles. we'll see how she's feeling. >> and a good day to be out. there may be spots butterflies or at least some sunshine 60's at the coast. 70's elsewhere in the bay area. very pleasant feeling day, but getting warmer from here. i've got your forecast. and while traffic is starting to build out there, so we'll start to see those drive times go up. don't have the major delays like we had yesterday certainly travel along and 5,

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>> alright 7.44. is you know, when you're really stretching, you can't talk because you're going yes. at one of the sun's out guns with more on the now this john, we know you're showing up i i know got that. it's all covered but we're looking out there our looking beautiful indian sun's out guns out today. lots of sunshine already over this view. >> in for a lot of the rest of the bay area to today and the rest of the week's forecast is going to remain dry. high-pressure ridge firmly in place now low is long gone. we have a bit of fog at the coastline as well as out into the delta. aside from that, it's sunshine and warmth. today. skies clear out more anl more spots that you are seeing fog this morning become less gray and then it's to the blue skies and warmer temperatures than yesterday. as for tomorrow, temps will be

even warmer yet, starting with a little gray clearing out pretty quickly, though. let's get a look at where we're going to be this afternoon. 60's for the city as well as up and down the coastline and then a lot of 70's out there for the rest of us. very pleasant afternoon, especially along the bay shore where we've got those mid 70's redwood city at 74 santa clara, 76 free months. and i-75 san leandro at 73 today, north bay temperatures also very pleasant. a lot of mid 70's out there kind of that sweet spot for weather today. so hopefully get to enjoy it tomorrow and thursday. do get a little warmer for inland spots into the low 80's. but we are really settling into this comfortable spring forecast well into the weekend and next week with mostly mid 70's for highs throughout rain. all right, john, thank you for tracking in accident allowed southbound 8.80. that's down in union city. so drive times going up a bit. >> 51 right heading from san leandro to 37. maybe you're heading up 8.80, or 5.80,

right now to oakland. you can see 5.80, is starting to see more traffic building there 80 year. also start to get a little busy, but no major blockages like we had yesterday. it's going take a little bit of time, not as long as yesterday at all. 22 minutes into the city right now recovering from an earlier accident there. the toll plaza that 30 minutes on the san mateo bridge 80 to 101. not too long ago we had a traffic hazard. there's a drive times just been going up 60 minutes in the south bay. 85 the park along 101. you can take to 82. those are your options. and in the east bay, things are starting to pick up. certainly 40 minute ride crockett down towards the maze. arias is back to you. thanks a lot. ryan is 7.46. right now. next i meet a tortilla. you might get a little something extra that's good for you. in california. state lawmaker has introduced. >> a bill that would require corn masa manufacturers to add folic acid to the tortillas, folic acid has been used to prevent serious birth defects and help with babies development over the years.

moms are told to take it. the legislation is seen as a way to help hispanic women. the state public health officials say that hispanic women in particular are don't get enough folic acid before and during pregnancy. so this way, they were just kind get it automatically, which would be pretty cool. yeah. >> well, despite many stories of people leaving california data from the state capital actually shows the golden state's population is now on the rise. the data says that as of the beginning of this year, the state's population is a little above. 39 million people and the rise is being credited to fewer people working remotely in another state. so now they're having to come back to california and so relax restrictions by the federal government on legal immigration. caitlin clark, we'll be starting her career with the wnba in indiana. the indiana fever used their second straight number one overall pick to get clark newsnation's. alex ross was at the draft and she's got story.

>> it was the worst kept secret in sports. but it is finally official. caitlin clark was selected number one overall on monday night by the indiana fever in a franchise changing moot. >> back in elementary school, clark had her life goals written out for an assignment. number one on that list was playing in the wnba. that dream was realized here at the brooklyn academy of music surrounded by loved ones and her coaches has her name was called first by the indiana fever. clark worked her whole life to get to this moment. breaking scoring records along the way and becoming a 2 time national player of the year. but now she's ready. her new chapter? i think the biggest thing is just like how fortunate lucky i you know, obviously, i kind of know where i'm going coming into it. but like you can't describe the feeling of getting hearing your name called by the commissioner and getting so the table with your family like that, something you dream of as as a young kid. so i'm more than anything. i'm just thankful and and i really can't imagine a better organization. my question for right now, the real fun begins on april 28th, which is the first day of wnba training camp as she hopes to

continue making women's basketball history for the fever. >> and beyond. with the second pick. >> in the 2024 wnba draft. the los angeles sparks select. >> cameron brink stand. >> and the shout out to stanford zone. cameron brink who is now a pro as well. the la sparks took her second overall in the wnba draft brink left stanford as one of the most decorated players in that program. storied history. and she was overcome with emotion and so thankful and excited about what's in store next. >> this is this is a nerve wracking environment, but it we work so hard for this. >> and i just have to shout make girls and so proud of all of us. what a great job we've done. associated all that the

lead just very thankful because seasons hard. but i'm just so looking forward to new challenges, ready to get to work. >> i want to be that tall. amazing. she's talented. she's gorgeous. she's also the nascent a naismith defensive player of the year. so congrats to hurt. >> of them. and how about the man? let's talk about the warriors are going to face off against the sacramento kings in a winner take all game tonight. we've got our warriors colors your sending out all the good by all of that tall that james has going nowhere. but he's a good cheerleader for to last as a look. >> the dogs were back in the lab on monday, prepping for their play-in game on tuesday against the sacramento kings. >> the plan has been around for 3 years now, but it's still a weird concept at the nba level. to me, at least the warriors are playing in a win or go home scenario. it's almost like it's the ncaa tournament. they were definitely not wanting to be in this situation, but now they have to embrace it. good

thing for them. playing pretty good basketball right now. meanwhile, the kings are playing all that well at all. they have been dealing with a lot of injuries. but steph knows it does not matter. the dubs will have to be locked in if they want their season to continue. >> it's weird because we haven't played a long we had a lot of matches earlier in the year. you know, another without moliga herders. so they have some other guys that have been a part of their rotation. we have some guys that step reach a son. bp guys. i really want to buy the rotation. last time we played them. so there's some unknowns on both sides. but unknown is the core guys who were in that series last year to play each other 4 times a year that we know each other pretty well. coaches that know each other well, so as a little another dynamic to it, but should be fun. competition. >> i will have live reports from sacramento tonight leading up to tip off and soon as that game wraps up. all right. that's your look at

sports. >> all right. thank you, jason. well, the warriors and chase center are going to be hosting a watch party for tonight's game. the event is free. it is limited, though, to first come first serve. so get there early. if you want to spot fans are encouraged rsvp on the chase center's website door set to open at 5.30. there's going to be some live music and the game's going to be shown a course on that big giant monitor out front. so for all those that are going have fun. >> we're going to take a break here at 7.52. coming up in the next hour of kron, 4 morning news. we have some new information coming to light about the risks that women can face after giving childbirth. explain.

>> well, we've talked a lot of basketball, have a baseball giants and miami taking on the marlins here. top of the 7 giants tied up at 3. and that was a shot to center field that did and then they'd add one more later and end up winning it 4 to 3 game 2 is today. first pitch 03:40pm. as for the a's not so good. they dropped the first game of this year's against cardinals and a solo home run in the 8th. but that was the only renee has a st. louis. takes this 1, 3, to one game. 2 for them is at the coliseum tonight at 6.40. >> all right. we're going take a break here. it's 7.56. and coming up in the next hour of kron, 4 morning news, a group of pro-palestinian demonstrators rallying outside tesla factory in fremont working with pepper will tell you about their confrontation with police. plus convicted murderer scott peterson whos in jail for in prison for killing his wife and unborn son is set to appear in court

this morning. we'll tell you why. and the effort to recall alameda as district attorney is moving forward. we'll have is moving forward. we'll have the latest that story as well.

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murderer scott peterson is set to appear in court this morning as he continues pushing for a new trial. and after weeks of counting signatures by hand, the recall effort. for alameda county district attorney pamela price is moving forward. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us new day and nothing in your way. and that's the good news. i'm donna and i'm james and other. but sunshine this afternoon or for the week ahead. we've got john with the forecast a job yet. we're keeping the sunshine around this time. none of that weekend. back in the 50's in the rain today we are setting ourselves up for some 70's. >> they're going to stick around. you're look outside at the golden gate bridge. nothing but the sun out there. now we had some fog earlier. it's already burned off at the golden gate bridge. watch for a few spots along 101 as well as out towards the tri valley in the delta. most of us will be looking up at that hi