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 sunshine

consistently through the day and temperatures are going to rise under it pretty quickly. oakland at 54 right now, dublin and fremont. each of 48 degrees later on today. we'll see daytime highs, as i mentioned, rising well into the 70's. >> well, let's get day. not as busy as you guys were yesterday. still seeing traffic starting to build, though, here in the 8 o'clock hour, 20 minute ride traveling into the city this morning at the san mateo bridge around. 26, we had a few hazards there. thankfully they got those off the bridge christmas somerville bridge around 14 minutes. golden gate bridge just short of 40 i'm not seeing anything studying the bridge down with yet more people traveling along 1, 1, in the north bay. now let's check on 80 in oakland selanne to down to milpitas just short. a 52 minutes started days back to you. thank you. reyna to 801 and will be a hearing today for convicted killer scott peterson who is trying again. >> to get a new trial. yeah, this will be in redwood city. the first of 3 hearings that have been set now by his new

defense team. they're trying to get a new trial and >> crawford's michael thomas following it all from the hall of justice in redwood city. michael. >> hey, good morning. everyone will really the overall purpose of these hearings is to try and find discrepancies in the case to allow scott peterson a new trial that would overturn his double murder conviction of killing his pregnant wife, laci and their unborn son. conner, back in 2002 before dumping their bodies into the san francisco bay. we've got video up on your screen so i can break it all down. now. his legal team is trying to get this new trial by asking for dna evidence to be tested. peterson was convicted of those 2 murders back in 2004 but has maintained his innocence while serving a life in prison sentence 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 to reexamined evidence from 2 tech decades ago. the evidence includes

things related to a burned out van that was found near the peterson home in modesto around the time that his wife, laci disappeared and his legal team is also asking that new dna be tested, specifically blood that was found inside of that van on a mattress. they're asking to see reports collected from the search at the bay area. marina, which leases remains were found and to see interviews that were conducted during that time asking that police reports on a burglary across the street from the peterson home also be looked into the original attorneys who prosecuted peterson are set to be here in court today. and peterson will be joining via zoom from the mule creek state prison, which he's currently at over in the east area of sacramento, as if these request will be granted or if a new trial will be possible. only time will tell. but back out here live, this is set to start at 9 o'clock this morning. there's tons of media both nationally and locally. so lots of eyes on this this morning. we'll continue to bring you the latest coverage from inside that courtroom as the morning progresses live this morning in redwood city, michael send it back to to live in the

studio. thank you, michael. >> time now is 803. and the big story this morning is the follow-up. after all those protests we saw yesterday and more than 50 pro-palestinian protesters who were rallying in fremont who ended up in a confrontation with the pup police. yeah, this was at the tesla factory there. police responded. >> that's when things turned a little sideways. a gate was ripped down. pepper were fired. our own jack moment was actually there following it all in. got caught up in >> 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 chance 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 what matters to them is their capitalism is 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 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 >> 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. >> 806, is the time and the effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price is moving forward. the registrar voters

confirms there are enough signatures for a recall election. the group behind the effort believes recalling price would bring positive change to alameda county. the next step is for the alameda county board of supervisors to review the petition. they plan to do that on april. 30th. >> happening today, the san francisco sheriff's office is going to have a discussion about the lockdowns that have been happening at 2 of the jail's the lockdowns have happened at an after a number of inmate attacks on deputies and staff they've to county jails number 2, 3, where the sheriff's office says inmates have her 7 staff members since march 29th and the union representing the deputies is demanding the california national guard be called in to help. that press conference happens at 2 o'clock this afternoon. >> and federal officials plan to close the women's prison in dublin. this after the fbi searched the prison last month. >> and in the last 3 years, at least 8 employees of the double in prison have been charged with sexually abusing inmates and 5 of them have

already pleaded guilty. we don't know on the date that the prison is set to close. >> well, we're learning the ages now of the 2 teenage girl shot and killed in napa over the weekend. now police say one was 17 years old. the other was 19 officers arrived at the scene saturday to find the 2 girls suffering from gunshot wounds. one of the girls died at the scene. the other died at the hospital says all saturday night. neighbors we spoke with say they were shocked to learn about what happened. >> you know, it's it's out of the norm. not just for the neighborhood, but for the the community of napa large. we just don't, you know, have homicides, you know, much less of a double so it's it's rattled us all. >> and neighbors also tell us this doesn't happen in this neighborhood as you just heard him say, is generally a peaceful place. so far no arrests have been made. police say more information about the shooting that will be released soon. so we'll keep you

updated. one person is injured after their car struck by caltrain near the san martine station. take a look. firefighters say this car was on the tracks around 6.30, yesterday evening as a southbound train struck it. there are 25 passengers on board the time. none of them hurt. but again, the driver was taken to the hospital to be treated. police now looking into why the car was on the tracks. >> mayor london breed is in china this week. she wants to strengthen our economic ties with china. she met with a representative shenzhen airlines yesterday. they talked about adding direct flights to san francisco. she says in 2023 visitors from china spent more than 630 million dollars in san francisco. and she says the boosting tourism list the entire economy creates jobs and supports local businesses. newsom today is going to be in the bay area will be here this afteraoon announcing a new climate partnership with norway. that event happens at noon. 2 dogs are reunited

after one was trapped in a well for 6 hours in the other would leave aside. >> miranda, she was covered in cuts by trying to that she sustained while trying to get out of that. well, she was rescued, though, only after her dog companion who would leave her side called for help. and that's when a security guard nearby heard the commotion came over, saw what was happening called oakland animal services and they came out there. her out and now they're both reunited. that's a dog's best friend. there's a dog. the dog house. look at them. >> so 809, right now. and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, we're going to tell you what happened at yesterday's protests. we saw it unfold live on our air. but what about the fallout will talk about? >> the arrests, the charges and 1, 1, legal expert says it could be hard to prove any of this in court. plus, scammers are targeting pga customers. an lpga has words on what you need to look out for. and after the break, no relief in

sight for filling up the tank will take a look at how expensive gas is right now. >> and temperatures on the rise 60's at the coast. 70's elsewhere in the bay area. very comfortable day today, getting even warmer tomorrow. we've got your forecast. >> and we're seeing a lot more red on the map is traffic continues to grow here in the 8 o'clock hour. we're not as bad as we were yesterda teens have drama. one more minute! braces add more drama. ahh! how does anyone do this?! invisalign is better oral hygiene, and no drama. ( ♪ ♪ ) ♪ (just one kiss) ♪ ( ♪ ♪ )

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>> 13 is the time right now. we're taking a look at the weather, which is fantastic. yesterday we didn't have time to talk we do yesterday

happened. was it that monday but hey, today, 70's are back tomorrow. 80's are back. so we're slipping, but and only able come back, we could built a haha. i do the night. i saved everything yes, definitely. it's all circulate back after last so, yeah, lots of sunshine out there this morning. looking outside at the east bay hills right here. no cloud cover whatsoever. you can see the radar is showing those nice clear skies from the sierra to the bay to southern california as well. high pressure ridge in place from lead-out will contribute to this pretty steady forecast. unlike last week, we're keeping the high pressure ridge around this time. so the weekend sees just as warm and comfortable as where we're at. skies today will clear out more and more. a couple of foggy spots this morning for sure. but we're all going to tap into at least 60's to low 70's tomorrow. some low 80's for inland spots. and we're going to stay very, very mild into the weekend, too. temps right now

are cool. but look at the 60's later today in sf as well as at the coastline. not too bad for the coast today and you'll get your sunshine 70's for most of the rest of us. burlingame at 71 san carlos. 73, santa clara cupertino, saratoga spots at 76. well, the east faith keeping that range of mid 70's going with san leandro in moraga at 73 today. we've got napa right at 75 degrees. and sandra fell and avato at 73 tomorrow and thursday. there's those low 80's. i mentioned by friday and saturday. it's mid 70's of the warmest. hey, that's ok, mid 70's is that sweet spot. and this time around the mid hold the weekend instead of the rain that we saw last weekend. right i don't think even that was not seen a major blockages like we had yesterday. >> but in the 8 o'clock hour, traffic is busy. you're seeing red from the north bay east bay all the way down to the south bay. so back to that. and if you're going to leave in the house right now, checking on the bay bridge into the city 20 minute ride.

no accidents. we have one of the last hour. that's clear. and we also had a hazard in the last hour on the san mateo bridge. they got that off the bridge. thankfully, 24 min right. outdoorsman is about 43 minutes. start to build. just as you hit her caylee's all the way into the city. so and are down to 2.37. about 15 minutes. checking out things in the south. they want to one 85 in the low part just short of an hour. are you back to you? thanks. a lot of rain. a 15 and today sonoma county, home care providers are going to be rallying in the board of supervisors meeting because they want. >> higher pay. they want a livable wage. the union says the workers at a home care providers in nursing homes in the county are making less than what it costs to live in sonoma county. and they say the low wages have contributed to a caregiver shortage. that rally is set for 10 o'clock this morning. >> a new study says that some pregnancy complications can lead to an increased risk of death. even decades after giving birth. and that includes conditions like just a diabetes. researchers found

the risk of early death remained elevated for more than 40 years. the study says that's because pregnancy complications can lead to inflammation or other abnormalities in small blood vessels, which can lead, which can be hard to detect at the time the conditions can lead, though, to other health problems that may take years or even decades to develop and appear. well, concerns are growing now over nationwide shortages of obgyn doctors, which data shows is only expected to get worse. a recent report from the department of health and human services shows a projected shortage of five-thousand obgyn ends in a little more than 5 years. and while demand ix expected to rise slightly in that period. so it's going to be a problem. the growing shortage has been worsening for the last decade. what's happening as physicians are retiring faster than they could be replaced by new doctors. and according to the american medical association, close to half of doctors nationwide are 55 and older.

and then the next 5 years, 35% of the physician workforce is expected to be of retirement age and fewer med students are applying to be obgyn in states where there are strict abortion restrictions. >> a top psychological group says that social media with its infinite scrolling features, making it easy free, a cotton the what they call that the doomscrolling. it's risky for young people's mental health to do that. this was a report in the american psychological association. they found endless scrolling can cause a distraction. 2 young people's developing brains. and so they're urging tech companies to change their policies and take more action to protect adolescents, mental health. they argce that the age restrictions on those apps right fully address these dangers because we all know that kids can work around that. the report did not offer any specific changes on social media apps, but they say the parents should also and can also play a role and living social media use for your

child and just being aware of what's going on. >> google is reducing the california news websites that they show. so when you search for news, might not see your favorite crown for. i don't know where any kind of news that you might be looking for because google is pushing back against a pending state bill that google says will require tech companies to pay publishers for their content. so google says that that would change the company's business model they want. they don't really like that. lawmakers condemn google's actions. they say it's an abuse of power. >> we'll see what happens there. meanwhile, state senator dave court se is set to present a bill now that aims to expand data centers in silicon valley that bill is going before the senate energy utilities and communications committee today. cortez, he says the bill will help sustain the growth of silicon valley's technology sector by expanding data centers not just in silicon valley but across the state to he says a

lack of data centers is underscoring the need right now to meet the demand of this industry and that streamlining the approval process for the center's. we'll ensure that tech industry continues to grow and stay competitive. pg e is warning customers about a significant increase now in scams in an email utility company said that the rate of scams increased at an alarming rate recently. they say scammers can be pretty convincing often targeting those who are most vulnerable. they also target small business owners to during busy customer service hours when they might be distracted pg. e says common trends with these cameras include asking for payment in unconventional ways like prepaid debit cards or gift cards or 3rd party mobile payment applications pg e doesn't do that. they also threatened to disconnect your power because of past due bills. if your payments not made immediately. they might even ask for personal information. again. pge says they don't do any of those

things. if you get a call and somebody is asking for that stuff. it's probably a scam. >> it's springtime, lot of people that the bug to do some spring cleaning and that might include cleaning out your closet. so experts have some tips about what you can do to lighten your load. look at what you've got your closet. and if you want to donate it, make sure it's in good condition. nobody wants to get stuff. damage or ripped are stained or anything like that. so see what he's doing. throw in the wash. make sure it's clean, dry, clean it. if you need to charities. also ask that you separate and label what you are donating and keep socks and shoes in paris together. nobody will settle mixed up in different bags and also donating boots and coats in the winter is better for them. don't donate that now include donate the lighter clothing in the spring and summer that people need and can use right now. and speaking of spring, we are on the tail and now of spring break vacations. and we have

the list of the world's busiest airports, according to the airports council rankings. atlanta's hartsfield-jackson airport was once again the world busiest airport in 2023. 195 million passengers went through there and they have top the list almost every year for more than 2 decades. well, i don't think i've never pass to atlanta. the big change this year is dubai's airport. they went from the 5th busiest to now be second busiest airport in the world. sfo, oakland and san jose. none of those made the top 10 for the busiest airports in the world and, you know, i guess it's a good or bad thing depending on if you want that kind of business and crowds of this is true. yes. all right. 6, 28. 22 is that i didn't want to a 22. >> and up ahead on the kron 4 morning news, we've got the latest on that fatal wrong-way crash last month on 5.80, tell you what people behind the wheel charged with. plus california business owners are in our nation's capital right now working to secure more federal dollars for our

region. we'll hear what issues they say are most important to them.

>> 25 in the north bay, a man was hit by a car earlier this his injuries. he was hit ed earlier month on april 6. it was about 09:00pm. he wa walking in the area of corporate center parkway and sebastopol road. he was not in

a march crosswalk or anything like thahe was taken to the hospital and ended up dying on sunday. a driver did cooperate with investigators. they say drugs or alcohol. this was not a factor. >> dui checkpoint in millbrae didn't find any drunk drivers, but they sure found unlicensed ones. mateo county sheriff's office screened almost 1300 vehicles and ended of citing 28 drivers for drivsng without a license. another 5 drivers were cited for not possessing their dmv. issued california driver's license. and while no one was found drinking under the influence, the sheriff's deputies still want to remind drivers that first-time dui offenders can face and average of $13,500 in fines and penalties as well as a suspended license. speaking of driving, gas prices are now almost $0.10 higher than they were last week, least according to triple a nowhere in the bay area. we find gas under $5 anymore. good news is gas prices are about one to

$0.2 lower than they were yesterday. i don't know if that helps. but here's a look at where prices stand around the bay area from the north bay down the peninsula. you're paying about 5, 7, 5.75. a gallon for regular gas in the east bay. little better for you. about 5.67 in alameda county, 5.62. in contra costa county. and then you can see in the south bay, santa clara counties coming in at 5.61, as is the average gas price up in solano county. also, everything over 5 is not good. a little we saved a penny today. and i-26 right now. coming up next on the couple morning news. >> a bride is asking for your help because a porch pirate took something that she needs for her wedding day. we'll for her wedding day. we'll tell you what. .

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>> a 29. we want to talk more about what we're in store for today with all that sunshine. yeah. and for the week ahead to a whole nothing but really nice weather, john. yeah, the weather ahead. like that sweet spot. some mid 70's out there all the way through the weekend so we can actually get used to it and just talk about rainfall around the corner like the past few months protests. your view outside of the golden gate bridge has cleared out a lot. we saw some fog there earlier. it's out now. we are seeing a little bit of fog around 101 up in the north bay as well as around the tri valley and up into the delta skies are clear and temperatures are going to rise quickly underneath them. alameda already on the cusp of 60 degrees sitting at 59 degrees right now later on today, it will be a lot of 70's for the first time in a few days tomorrow. we'll see a few low 80's popping back up.

i'll get to that. your full forecast rain. right, john, thank you for busy right in the 8 o'clock hour. but not as many delays as yesterday. okay. >> so all your bridges, no blockages there, but they are busy. so 70 reiner, just because the traffic, our 7 to bridge around. 23 minutes there. earlier hours, we had a hazard on the san mateo bridge that's now clear. richards, 7th over 13 minutes told the one on golden gate bridge been pretty busy. we're at 40 minutes. last check in now. we're down to 34 minutes. so of the north as a little busy. checking on 8.80, remember, yes, they were at a standstill yesterday. not the case today that drive 32 minutes. san leandro and oakland also have on 5.80. that's around. 35 minutes as well his back to my eye. commuters are happy this morning as opposed to yesterday, which was a mess all over the bay area because of those protests that happened. we had it all starting on 8.80. >> protesters chaining themselves to concrete filled barrels that blocked traffic in both directions for hours as we know. and then there was

a a different protests over the golden gate bridge where the protesters also held up traffic for hours for sarah stinson takes a closer look at what could be next for those arrested. >> 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 of 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 thair 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. a 33 right now and prosecutors are charging 2 men who they say are guilty of a robbery will be on charged trial for that. but they're also saying that they're going to be charged. one of them with murder because of this deadly accident happened with the getaway car. the contra costa county da is charging patrick sheckells from oakland. >> with 6 counts including murder and andrea l byrne of stockton with burglary last month. they say the 2 men broke into an l straighter tobacco store stoll products and that led police on a chase. eventually the getaway car went the wrong way on 5.80, near the bay bridge toll

plaza and slammed it head on into 2 vehicles, killing one of those drivers. there is a bride to be was no wedding dress because of a porch pirate. now redwood city is asking for help in finding him. take a look at the man who made off with the dress he stole packages from the front porch, including one of those packages had a $2000 wedding dress. and so now she has no dress. and i don't know how close, you know, the wedding is now, but she's going need to wear something in. this happened last thursday night. 08:30pm, their homes on adams street near madison avenue, just about a half mile away from downtown redwood city. so if you recognize this man, maybe he still got that wedding dress because, you know, it's not going to hit them. >> it 35 is the time. and we have hundreds of california leaders now gathering in our nation's capital for the 52nd annual capped a cap conference capital to capital conference.

it's a four-day event which includes meetings with federal leaders. and the end goal is to try and secure billions of dollars in money to improve life for us here in california and on monday, applicants for the state and lawmakers spoke about the need for economic and infrastructure investments. also top of mind, the homeless crisis, wildfire prevention and retail theft. >> housing with services are instrumental able to to move people out permanently out of homelessness. wire businesses leaving open in san francisco while they leaving san diego. why are they leaving california? because other retail theft crisis. it's important that we continue to maintain that partnership that we havenwith the federal government to work collaboratively with them to ensure these lands are resilient. >> yeah. special guests, aol co-founder steve case is expected to take the stage today. the conference is set to continue through tomorrow.

will celebrity paris hilton is advocating for a bill now to bring more accountability to youth retreat. youth treatment facilities in california. she joined lawmakers in sacramento yesterday. if the bill is approved, it would require facilities to publicly post information related to the use of restraints and seclusion rooms. hilton has been open about her experience at similar facilities, even testified before congress about it. she says this bill will help protect the state's youth. >> they count ability and children's treatment act increases. transparency. so the public knows what really happens behind closed doors. if these facilities are scared of a simple transparency measure, then i think we should ask them, what do they have to hide? our current system designed to reform and some horrific instances does the exact opposite. >> the bill is currently on the senate side of the legislature. and it does at this point have bipartisan support.

>> for the local election headquarters, southern california senator steven bradford last campaign for lieutenant governor in 2026. senator bradford served in the senate since 2016 and previously served as on assembly. u.s. well gardenia city council. he was also a member of california's reparations task force. he believes that his background as a fighter in the legislature is going to help them in this 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 of 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 glam about put your head down and doing the real work. i've done that for 26 years that i've been an elected official. >> and if elected, senator radford would be just the second black person to hold that role, his mentor whose mervyn damali was the first.

bradford is a democrat representing parts of la county, including englewood, compton gardenia, the city's second candidate. and during the race now, california treasurer fiona ma announced that she is campaigning. >> 8.38 is a time in the east bay. a decision to annex this area between the city of concord and pittsburgh to build housing is on. hold for right now. this is the last madonna's ridge line and the city of pittsburgh and the developer. discovery builders wants to annex about 600 acres of it so they can build roughly 1500 units in that development. but organizations like save mount diablo, say not so fast. they want another environmental review. attorneys for discovery builders say they already sent biological consultants to the area and they found that the site wouldn't affect plant species because the ridgecrest already has limiting environmental conditions. officials will now decide whether to move forward with the project on june 12th. we'll see what they say. in

other news. a second chick-fil-a location is opening in the city of pleasanton this week. so residents there have that as a new option. it's located at the crossroads shopping center and apparently the business is going on 100 pleasanton heroes with free chick fillet entrees for a year. so that's part of a promotional marketing campaign. the owner also says they're going to donate $25,000 to feeding america to aid in the fight against hunger in the local, pleasant and community. >> it's a 39 and it's been decades since the u.s. lost its first butterfly species. the xerces blue butterfly and now they're making a bit of a comeback. there is a close relative that's being introduced to the sand dunes. the dunes and services presidio and through genetic testing, scientists were able to compare the genetic code their seized to the structures of other common blue butterflies. and last week, dozens of silvery blue butterflies were released in

the 50 acres of restored dune habitat. researchers say the silvery blue is going to perform the same ecosystem functions as the xerxes as 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 >> researchers will continue to track the butterflies movements. they're using high tech photographs to identify their markings. it's a 40 and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. >> the next time you have a corn tortilla. it might have an ingredient that will help do you if you're a pregnant woman and we'll tell you exactly why and what can be added. and then after the break, we're going to take a look at how the golden state warriors are preparing for tonight. big game. it's an tonight. big game. it's an important one against kings.

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start of next week, too. high pressure ridge firmly in place. now and along with these dry skies, some comfortably warm temperatures today. we're saying hello to 70's again with lots of sun overhead tomorrow, starting off with a little bit of gray but ending with some low 80's for some of our inland areas today in the city, expect low 60's at the coast. upper 60's towards downtown mid 60's for a lot of the coast. daly city down to half moon bay at 65 to 66. well, elsewhere in the bay area, it's pretty solid. 70's redwood city on i-74 sunnyvale at 75 degrees. fremont. also at 75 today. well, spots like castro valley sitting at 74 north bay temperatures. also a lot of mid 70's for you in just a very pleasant feel for the afternoon this tuesday, tomorrow and thursday, we will hit some low 80's before temps shares dropped just a little bit this weekend. but to a comfortable range of low to mid 70's definitely want to enjoy all the way through

right now. i'm john, thank you for that. well, the 8 o'clock the busiest for us this morning. >> not seeing any major hot spots. no major blockages or protest this morning about 66 minutes along 85 to menlo park. so that's over an hour 2, 80 82 by the other better options for you. at least things go down there. i just see reports of an accident on the bay bridge would drive times have not changed than watching that for about 10 minutes. we're still at 8 minutes may's that fremont street exit down from 25 to 22 so down in the about 52 minutes checking on 80 over the east bay clocking out towards the maze around 39 minutes. so he says down from 45 and checking on the richmond, sandra fell bridge. a view taken that 14 minutes tolls still regions. back to you. thanks a lot, rana. >> it's a 46. and despite many stories of people leaving california data from the state capital shows that our population is actually on the rise as the beginning of this year. the state's population

went up over. 39 million people now and that is credited with a lot people are here because fewer people are working remotely. just looking at like. >> like what? okay. anyway, we've got relax. restrictions for the federal government. illegal immigration to which is helping more people want to live in california not to mention our weather which we've been. right. yeah. >> ok, 46 is a time and there could be some changes coming to tortillas sold here in the golden state. a state lawmaker has announced a bill to require corn basic manufacturers to add folic acid to their products. now, full gas has been used to prevent serious birth defects and help with babies development for years and years and years. but this legislation is seen as a way to help hispanic women who state public health officials say aren't taking enough of that vitamin before and during pregnancy, it will help them get what they need. well, the

department of justice is reportedly preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against the parent company of ticketmaster live nation. now, according to the wall street journal, federal prosecutors believe that live nation has a monopoly over the ticketing industry. they say the nation's largest concert promoter leverages its dominance in a way that undermines competition. the doj open investigation into live nation back in 2022. and taylor swift fans cause ticketmaster's website to crash trying to buy tickets for her tour. it's not known what specific allegations will be made against live nation. but the lawsuit could be filed as soon as next month. we'll keep our eyes open for it. >> with the second pick in the 2024 wnba draft. los angeles sparks select. >> cameron brink stand. the cheers. drowned it out. you might not heard stamford's own

cameron break. >> is now a pro. the los angeles sparks taking her second in the overall a wnba draft brink leaves stamford as one of the most decorated players in that program. storied history. she was overcome with i gratitude and also pretty excited about the next chapter of her career. >> this is this is a nerve wracking environment, but it we work so hard for this. >> and i just have to shout out on 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 a new challenge and ready to get some work. >> so talented and beautiful. and she is also the naismith defensive player of the year. now, let's talk about the men who went pro the warriors hoping to stay in the game. the big game is tonight that in the playoff winner all game. yeah, it's either win or

go home. >> so we've got our warriors colors on route on the team and kron. 4 sports director jason dumas takes a look at how they're preparing. >> 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 retty 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 alanna the dynamic to it, they 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 you. so that game is an away game. however, the warriors and chase center are going to be hosting a watch party. >> tonight, the event is going to be free. it is limited to a first come first serve basis. in fact, you're encouraged to rsvp on the chase center's website their doors. you can open at 5.30. we're going to live music. sure that the food there as well. and of course, the game will be on the big screen outside. so enjoy if you're going all right. from basketball to baseball now, the giants in miami taking on

the marlins top of the 7th we go. giants tied up at 3 apiece with the shot to center field. and in the end they would add one more. so they win this one. 43 game 2 of that series is today with first pitch 3.40, this afternoon. meanwhile, the a's the news wasn't as good for them. they dropped the first game of their series against the cardinals. they did have this solo home run in the 8th step. fortunately was the only run they would have. st. louis take system 3 to one. the final score game 2 will be at the coliseum tonight at 6.40. >> it's a 51. and coming up in the next hour, the kron 4 morning news. beyonce's cowboy carter is inspiring a new fashion trend. we're going to see what brands are seeing. a see what brands are seeing. a spike in demand.

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>> it's a 54 and for your health. 57% of americans say they'd feel better if they get more sleep. >> the last time that powers of the measure these numbers and they did surveys is back in 2013 and 56% of participants said they didn't get enough sleep back then young women continually report getting the least amount of sleep and this full doesn't list the reasons why they could be happening. but experts say that people tend to put off sleep because they want to do other stuff to watch tv and then you end up been j. you lose all your sleep timer year. scrolling on

social media. and that keeps you later. so put down the computer and the tv and that phone and go to >> jpl is in jeopardy of losing its multi-billion dollar program. with which aims to bring mars rocks to earth. so the perseverance rover has been. collecting surface samples on the red planet for 3 years as we know. well, the jet propulsion laboratory, jpl for short estimates, it will cost about 11 billion dollars to get those samples back to earth by the year 2040. but nasa says that's too expensive and the timeline is too long. so the space agency is soliciting proposals now from across the scientific community to redesign the mission. see if they can't do it quicker and cheaper. that means jpl will have to compete for the job. local lawmakers warn that any cuts to jp program would likely result in the loss of hundreds of local jobs. we're going take a break here at 8.56. coming up in the next

hour of kron, 4 morning news. a group of pro-palestinian demonstrators rallying outside the tesla factory are confronted by. police will tell you what happened. plu1, the convicted murderer scott peterson, whose in prison right now for killing his wife and unborn child is set to appear in court this morning. we'll tell you why. >> and the recall effort against alameda county da pamela price is moving forward. we'll tell you what's changed.

>> right now on the kron, 4 morning news police fire pepper at a group of palestinian supporters rallying at tesla's factory in fremont. convicted murderer scott peterson is about to appear in court this morning as he continues pushing for a new trial. and after weeks of counting signatures by hand, the effort to 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 no. >> good morning. and happy tuesday to you. i'm sorry and i'm james fletcher. 09:00am on the dot. we want to start the hour with a check of the weather. looks gorgeous out. so yeah, a lot sunshine, john. yeah. that sunshine in full force and today is going to be a great day to get back outside behind me. the