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thank you, lawrence. now the south bay the owners of a sunnyvale restaurants say they are the victims of a hate crime. >> kron four's charles clifford has details. >> well, here in sunnyvale, the owners of lebron restaurant right behind me here say that they have had a very tough year because of the pandemic and now they believe they've been the victims of a hate crime. but they say they're not backing down what. and my brother came into the restaurant. he saw broken glass this past weekend, someone smashed a double pane window in the front side of lab on restaurant in sunnyvale. they didn't take anything. they just literally. took a time. just smashed a double pane window. co owner. when says they also found a disturbing crumpled up note near the broken glass bases saying asian people go home. but in more derogatory terms. jeff says it has been a tough year for the restaurant. they've had to let almost all their employees going of closed several other restaurants because business has been so slow. >> he

thank you, lawrence. coming up, the la county sheriff's department finally releasing more details on the tiger woods set crash recently. >> we'll tell you what we know about the cause of the most powerful moments so far for the defense in the derek chauvin murder trial statements by a police expert. >> that some say may have shifted the momentum in these proceedings. and easter service in the south bay disrupted by hate speech will have that story after the break. >> over the weekend. 2 men crashed an easter morning worship service spewing racist homophobic and anti semitic slur. senior pastor of grace. baptist church in san jose says he believes the 5 minute tirade was directly aimed at him. reverend george oliver is openly and an african-american pastor. he says that now is the time to rise up against hate and support those being targeted by racist and homophobic we will not be deterred by by stabbing. we will not be deterred by. >> white supremacism foot bombing or zoom worship will be here really didn

thank you, lawrence. the california legislature officially confirmed rob bonta to be california's next attorney general kron four's capitol bureau reporter. >> ashley zavala caught up with him earlier today to discuss his priorities and how he plans to accomplish them. >> rob bonta will be the first filipino american to hold this position. his takeover of the department of justice comes at a time when state leaders are calling for more support of the asian pacific islander community and more police accountability such an >> so humbling overwhelming robin to says he's ready to take on his new role as california attorney general, but he preferred to be considered something other than the state's top cop. i see them all this as the people's i know people call the top cop. >> but i think the people's attorney has i think the role of this of this position in this office is time to fight for everyday folks who are being hurt i mistreated abused by those who are abusing their power bonta will fill the vacancy le

all right, lawrence, coming up, the a's are welcoming fans back to the coliseum tomorrow for opening day. kron 4 sports reporter kylen mills has everything you need to know. >> about scope restrictions a big matchup against the houston astros. >> and so many people getting out there enjoying the beautiful weather. but if you're going to be doing so at the east bay. there are some changes. we'll tell you about. and some exciting news to share with you. the kron 4 is expanding our weekend news coverage with a new 06:00pm newscast. >> join justine waldman and jonathan mccall for the latest local news weather and sports coverage every saturday and su so you just scored amazing savings at ross? mmm-hmm. on brands that take you from me time... ...to go time... ...in no time. hi. get the best bargains ever on looks that work anywhere... ...at ross. yes for less! you know when you're at ross and find just what you need... to make any space your space? (sighs) yes! that's yes for less. get the best bargains ever for every room and every budget. at ross. yes for less. >> it's beautiful out rig

but apparently that's not going to be the case with lawrence karnow standing by with more on that yet. kind of a fascinating afternoon. we've had some whipping winds. we had a gust in downtown san francisco to 48 miles per hour. if you believe that so some place to get very gusty outside right now. and so. >> you're seeing that through the san bruno gap in augusta. 53 right there at sfo just over this past hour continue to blow that camera around ounce of fog moving inland. the coastline. all right. it's all being generated by this area of low pressure. you see right here. rotating into the bay area right now taking for a closer look. you see some of those thunderstorms beginning to show up in northern napa county, something. we've got to watch out for you know, we may get some rain with that. but the ground is kind of dry out their spots right now. we could certainly see some lightning spark fires because of that right now, too. so im pretty of a closer look now you can see the cells coming down just making their way into northern napa county as we speak. but we're going to see this

thank you, lawrence. that sounds pretty nice. still ahead as the state allows a big gatherings to return next weekend. travel. >> continues to pick up. will we eventually need vaccine passports to get around and alameda county could see an economic boost tonight with its jack london square in oakland we'll get a much needed economic boost tonight yoshi's oakland reopening for the first time in more than a year. kron four's phillipe djegal reports that they're hoping to help rejuvenate an area that has really struggled during the pandemic. >> the kitchen is back open. you know, she's oakland more than a year after the 40 year-old staple at jack london square closed due to the pandemic breaks my heart to see so many businesses out of business forever. general manager health says he feels fortunate that will not be the case for yoshi's. he says the venue has not reopened until now because operating at a quarter capacity or outdoors only would have been too costly is a lot of money just reopen because you need >> fresh food. everythi

. >> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow. well, we'll see a little lesson in the coming days. the clouds are well, the rise are moving again. some of them anyway. the santa cruz beach boardwalk, popular park gets back in business after. >> being all but shut down for more than a first, fladeboe lucky enough to be there when the gates open. he joins us now live the boardwalk. a-rod. did did you make it on the famous. a giant dipper. >> no, i vicki, but i had a bird's eye view and i can tell you that that just to drop dead gorgeous day for the occasion here today in aside from the masks here that everybody inside and out or wearing today, it had the feel of a kind of business as usual as the boardwalk fired up some rides today. but under new fees mask, you know that people are smiling. let's take a look. >> there's nothing quite like a ride in the world. renowned giant roller coaster. ball. the quarantine cobwebs from our collective pandemic-weary psyche. the santa cruz beach boardwalk is back and it's obvious there is a pent-up demand to get out there and feel safe doing it. ju

and i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow lot of sunshine today. hey, we've got a grea a lot of cleanup today in the city of walnut creek after a band of protesters tagged 25 buildings with graffiti including city hall. >> referees were in kelly shows us the damage and she has reaction from the police. >> most of the graffiti has already been painted over. but here are some examples behind me right now blm obviously standing for black lives matter. the other is an acronym. that is a slur against police using a word i can't say on tv in fact, most of the vandalism targeted police spray painted over the city hall signed the words pigs murder. many of the examples of last night's unresthreference. the simmering anger over officer involved shootings across the nation. >> the name of the young man killed by police in minnesota. dante right. the scrolled on one building. others say kill cops. police say this is done by a crowd of 20 to 25 people wearing all black. their faces covered the march down the center of the main corridors of the business distric

i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow. what a weekend it was weather wise lots of sunshine things begin to change now. >> bigger changes ahead to talk about next. >> or more people are getting vaccinated against covid few are now being tested and that's making it harder for public health officials to track the spread of the virus. kron four's. rob fladeboe has more for us now live from san jose. rob. >> well sanaa's and grant test centers. covid test centers like the one behind me here at the santa clara county fairgrounds have the capacity to test hundreds of people a day, but they're nowhere near capacity right now. and public health officials are worried about that. they tell us because testing is how they tracked infection in the community. that's also part of the plan for tracking down these emerging variants that are even more contagious. there's more. >> the national trend. rates of covid-19 testing are down across california since january test said this and other sites across santa clara county, a fallen 30%. much

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thank you, lawrence. we mentioned the police shooting in columbus, ohio. a few moments ago, there was another one yesterday on such a pivotal day in this country that was in north carolina. both of those shootings are now drawing national attention and federal police reform is back front and center on capitol hill after yesterday's chauvin verdict, the former minneapolis police officer, of course found guilty of murdering george floyd the floyd family is calling for the passage of the george floyd justice in policing act. >> and democrats say they're ready to act. raquel martin reports now from washington. >> george floyd's tragic death will not be in vain. democrats say they're ready to pass federal police reform following jury's decision to convict former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin for the murder of george floyd. we will not rest until the senate passes strong the floyd family democrats and president biden are all calling on congress to pass the george floyd justice in policing act. no one should be above the law. sweeping police reform bil

thank you so much, lawrence. and just in to the kron 4 news room forward progress has been stopped in a fire. >> that's burning in pittsburgh. it's happening on the kercher pass road south of buchanan. here's a picture showing us the smoke that was very close to homes. fire officials say that the flames are no longer threatening homes in the area and that this is a good reminder that fire season is approaching and now is the time to start pulling weeds and creating a defensible space around your home. other news now the family of mario gonzalez says going public tonight talking about the comments made by the attorney representing those alameda police officers. >> who are involved in the 26 year-old man's in custody death last week in family says the officers had no right to detain mario and they add that the body camera video released by the city of alameda this week. >> shows that gonzales was not a threat. kron 4 sweet all spoke with the family's attorney who believes that the officers should face criminal char

. >> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow lot of sunshine around the bay area. a little breezy out there still. but we have some very nice days ahead. we'll talk about that coming up. chevy is america's fastest-growing full-line brand. and people are taking it everywhere. taking trailblazer outdoors. confidently taking on new places with equinox. and taking on more with silverado. whatever you do, there's a perfect chevy to take you anywhere. find your perfect chevy and get up to 17% of msrp cash back on select 2021 models. that's over fifty-four hundred dollars cash back on this equinox. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. on this equinox. in the east show appears on the streets of oakland this weekend. police say they're going to be ready for them. >> last weekend side shows were a major problem for officers. the opie details kron four's that mid you why that won't be the case this weekend. >> you all see this weekend additional officers on the street. >> this was the scene last weekend in oakland. the citizen app video captured it all. however, oakland

i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow. the winds start to whip up around the bay area and some parts of the bay area. maybe smell little >> in the east bay this afternoon one adult and one child are now dead. an additional 7 people or injure. they were all passengers in 2 vehicles involved in a horrific traffic accident in the city of pittsburgh has come for says he could you reports the name of the person arrested for dui has now been released. a deadly traffic collision killing 2 people. >> 7 more were injured, including 3 children ages. one year-old a 4 year-old and a 7 year-old all ejected from the passenger seat of one of the vehicles. the driver of that vehicle died at the scene. police say the 7 year-old child di did route to the hospital. doctor working for pittsburgh for about 16 years. accidents that i've seen this is done. absolutely the most devastating one that i've witnessed personally. >> it happened monday around 06:00pm in pittsburgh here on the west leeland road near judge henry johnson parkway investigat

chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us now with a look at the weekend which seems pretty warm. yes, should be a very nice weekend ahead. temperatures to warm back up timing on this. why it's so pretty close to perfect as we're going to see high pressure building in overhead clear, not just guys. pretty nicely. yeah. we'll see a couple batches of fog along the coastline. the breezes. yeah. a little brisk out there right out toward a a s f o you see the tree blown in the wind there. certainly some gusty winds in parts of the bay area. specially approaching the coastline haze over the bay right now. and that's because that onshore breeze bring us some that moist air right out the pacific waters back on shore dry as can be that's the downside. no rain to speak of just a couple of clouds along the coastline near half moon bay. but the winds. >> yeah, they've been kind of whipping out there this afternoon to continue to see some of those winds now. 26 miles per hour sfo 24 in the fairfield 18 at stinson beach and 14 in downtown san francisco temperature wise cool out toward the beac

. >> i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow read a weak storm rolling through the bay area could be the last storm of the season. we'll talk about that in the forecast coming up next. let us take you to a place you've been craving. where the aroma of authenticity turns into the scent of home. and the warmth of friends and family is in every bite. here, there's a story behind every meal. with cacique, you'll be inspired to add your own flair. so you can tell a story of your own. cacique.your auténtico awaits. >> in the north bay. now, the first steps were taken today towards having the embattled mayor of windsor, possibly removed from office for us. charles clifford now with an update. >> well, here in windsor. the mayor, dominic foppoli has been accused by 6 different women of misconduct. the mayor denies those allegations but has stepped back from his duties. the vice mayor is currently filling in for the mayor. are you doing new on monday. a group of citizens here in windsor has filed a recall election notice with the town clerk. the goal is to eventually remove them air through

and my idea of a perfect day really does not back warm, lawrence, which i kind of like yeah, i like that to when we start to get about 70 degrees or so. but. >> today we didn't have to worry about that. certainly some nice weather around the bay area little cool in spots along the coastline. but isis and that fog out there hanging out over san francisco getting ready to make its way back on shore again tonight and into early tomorrow morning out there right now we have that big swirl off the coastline. you see a spin around out there. that's that cut off low. that will bring a few more clouds our way for tomorrow. california, though, for the most part, looking good with the exception of some low clouds and fog hugging the coastline. sky staying clear. many of the valleys. we warmed up a little bit there, too. but that fog it's gonna start to make its way back on shore again for tonight. we get that sea breeze blowing almost like a summer like pattern out there right now to 24 miles an hour at sfo 18 in oakland, 16 into fairfield 30 mile an hour winds right now to the southwest and the na

chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us now for a look at the timing of this next storm. yeah. this could be the last one. the season we're getting that point the year where we may just not get many more. we haven't had any real good storms in april. so here we go. looks like this one coming in. going to bring some rain to the bay area. looks like it's all coming together now outside. we got a lot of clouds out there. this just some low cloud cover that's moving on shore right now. >> and maybe more drizzle overnight tonight into tomorrow. but i think overall we're going to see a major change, especially we get in the saturday night and sunday clouds right now together to get along the coastline. you see those get reinforced. now we've got an approaching frontal system that's going to kind of move that on shore further and deepen the marine layer. and that means we'll see a whole lot of cloud cover. i think even for tomorrow. here's that cold front is talking about, not much energy with the by the time it gets here. but what it will do is it will kind of re amplify things

chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with a look ahead, what the rest of the week has in store in just delightful out there. how about that today? i mean, it warms the opened up in many spots all around the bay area, sunshine even along the coastline today. looking good out there. right now. >> clears can be as high pressure sits, right overhead. now. and you've got sunshine inside the bay all the way to the coastline about that. people getting out toward half moon bay and enjoying that sunshine in the clear skies along the coastline. a few more chairs out there. really get outside to enjoy the beautiful weather and why not looking spectacular now, these are going to start to change a little bit overnight tonight. but right now it we're working on just a gorgeous evening 81 right now in san mateo. it is 80 in fremont, 81 in san jose to 2 in morgan hill, 83 in livermore, 70 degrees. a berkeley 73 in oakland 65 downtown san francisco 88 1 of the warmer spots in the bay area and fairfield inn 86 in pittsburgh. so certainly some very nice weather outside right now is that big