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has been entered by the man who san francisco police say was behind the wheel during a double hit and run through the city. thanks for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5. i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow, rodney jefferson's past run-ins with the law were discussed during his arraignment earlier today. kron four's dan kerman reports. >> it's here along the embarcadero were 54 year-old rodney jefferson. >> was arrested tuesday after prosecutors say he hit 2 pedestrians and led police on a chase across town. jefferson was arraigned thursday afternoon and pled not guilty to 2 counts of leaving the scene of an accident. reckless driving with great bodily injury, evading an officer and driving on a suspended license. cameras were not permitted to show his face in court. authorities say tuesday morning's incident began with jefferson hitting one person while doing donuts at market in jones and then leading police on a chase across town during that pursuit. prosecutors say jefferson hit a 14 year-old girl who was in

a crosswalk outside francisco middle school. prosecutors say a vehicle was stopped to let the teenager cross. but jefferson drove around that car and hit her. the student will survive but has a broken ankle, a dislocated shoulder and bruising to the head during thursday's hearing jefferson made and inaudible outburst when prosecutors said he showed no remorse once arrested and instead went into a profane tirade about his driving skills. prosecutors also told the judge jefferson has 14 prior felony convictions, including one in 2018 for battery with injury on a school employee. the judge called tuesday's incident egregious and said releasing jefferson on bail was a clear risk to public safety. jefferson tried to speak up, but the judge silenced him and continued to explain why she would not be releasing him on bail again. jefferson will remain behind bars with no bail, at least

until his preliminary hearing. >> which is set for may 20 seconds at the hall of justice in san francisco. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> it is official in a unanimous vote. oakland board of port commissioners have approved a name change for the oakland airport. and san francisco says it is moving forward with a lawsuit to prevent that name change from happening. the meeting wrapped up about an hour ago. the port of oakland says it sees nothing wrong with adding san francisco bay to its airport name while san francisco officials call it trademark infringement and say it will confuse travelers. oakland officials say they took a survey and customers seem to like the idea. today we spoke to some travelers ourselves. >> you know that it's a great teams. i publicity won nationwide. it may better change. so people will recognize the name. like the name as i live here. not only

because going to san francisco and the last is something, you know, one of the people who don't live here, they don't even know the difference. >> san francisco city attorney office tells kron 4, quote, it's disappointing. oakland chose to ignore our multiple offers to collaborate on alternative names and avoid litigation. we have no choice but to move forward with next steps in our trademark lawsuit and quote, the port of oakland says it's going to be moving forward with the name change and updating its branding. even with the lawsuit on the table. kron four's dan thorn is speaking depart commissioners now about the decision. he's going to have more from them tonight. coming up on kron, 4 news at 10 11 o'clock. >> fire officials are preparing people for the start of fire season as the weather you felt it is heating up and drying out following a pretty wet and snowy winter. it is possible for a delay to our fire season. but crews still want people to know what to do in case of an emergency. >> but you should you be

evacuated. you your go bag do you know where you and your family are going to meet up? if you're evacuated now is it is the time that you want to be creating not defensible space. yeah. do the work now? have the conversations now makes it easier later. crews also suggest signing up for emergency alerts. >> you can get them from your county and they also want people to make sure you're well informed in case an emergency occurs in crowd force. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow standing by now with a look at how long this warm weather will last. yeah, that's just a sign of things to come as we head into those long, dry, hot summer months. >> well, i toast the around the bay area today. these temperatures soaring with the offshore winds clear along the coastline, the halfmoon bay. what a nice day out of the water's edge. warm temperatures. you bet all around. even along the coastal sections, some of those temperatures on the warm side. that's way it's going to play out. i think we'll start to see some minor changes tomorrow. in fact, cooling off now in half moon bay. 59. but look at the still, 74 degrees. 69 now in san francisco. 73 degrees in oakland. 85 in

dublin. 84 degrees in concord and 85 in napa. so that's what you see these offshore winds. you get a variety winds around some of the local topography and get all kinds of different temperatures right now beginning see a couple of patches of fog forming just off the coastline. see a couple patches out there right now. so beginning to see a little bit of an afternoon sea breeze and some of that fog begin to form out there. i think we'll see more of that as we head into friday. so a cool down, i think is in the works for parts of the bay area. but outside right now, beautiful evening. get out there and enjoy. thanks, lawrence. santa clara county authorities say they made one of the biggest fentanyl seizures ever. >> in a san jose home and it was found under a baby's crib, 13 pounds of the deadly drug. authorities say they raided the home yesterday and found the 25,000 fentanyl pills in a backpack. >> under the crib, officers say they also found marijuana just a few feet, a few feet from the baby's playpen. and

they say they found cocaine next to the baby's formula in the kitchen. the parents were arrested on several charges. health officials in contra costa county say the opioid epidemic there is getting worse as kron four's. philippe djegal reports the county is getting millions of dollars from lawsuits settled with manufacturers and the county is reaching out now to the community for ideas about how to best use it. >> doctor pam has spent years working in pharmacies and has seen the worst of opioid epidemic people are every day time deflating talked or pam among the community members who attended opioid community listening session hosted by contra costa health services in concord. thursday's is this for that? we are planning to have. the state has settled several national lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors and other groups held responsible for the crisis and expects more funds

in the future. the county has already received about 5 million dollars of that money and is holding the listening sessions for ideas on how to spend and combat the crisis. remain abatement treatment and prevention. the latest statistics from the contra costa county meds coalition shows that county wide in 2022, there were 348 opioid related emergency department visits. >> and 183 opioid related deaths between 2019 2021. >> we've seen 109% increase in overdose deaths. among the mets coalition is expanding its program to distribute free narcan, which can reverse an overdose and fentanyl test strips. community members also suggest focusing on underserved communities, african-american latino, the unhoused population. and are disproportionately impacted by opioid misuse. going to quiz. the county very little

adolescent substance use treatment services. we do not have a residential treatment facility. for example. are you getting a high? >> the last just a few minutes. i didn't get to say hi. >> if you think that they the may 15th listening session is virtual. the last in-person gathering is the following day from 11:30am, in the morning until one 30 in the afternoon at 2200 mcdonald avenue in richmond in concord, philippe djegal all kron. 4 >> firefighters responded to a fire in a residential neighborhood in hayward today near lucien way in the jackson triangle neighborhood. the fire appears to have started in a car in the backyard parking lot of a home before spreading to more cars. it also burn nearby eucalyptus trees, which are notoriously flammable. firefighters eventually got that thing under control. no one was injured. fortunately, although there was property damage to the backyard, the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

>> police are looking for 2 suspects after they robbed a mail carrier at gunpoint in dublin. it happened on this court near 5 highway 5.80, on monday afternoon. police say 2 men wearing black masks walked up behind the female mail carrier pointed a gun at her and demanded her mailbox key and cell phone before running off. police searched the area but could not find either suspect. the postal carrier was not hurt. >> some roads are closed in and around san francisco tonight while president biden is in town, he's expected to land in the south bay later tonight in mountain view before heading to the city for overnight. stay at the fairmont because of the campaign stop california street between powell and taylor streets will be closed as well. mason street between pine and sacramento streets, cable car and bus schedules and stops are also affected for buses will replace california cable car line service today and tomorrow, the outbound one california

line will have 5 missed stops along sacramento street for a full list of closures and changes. you can head to our website kron 4 dot com. >> former 40 niner and pro football hall of fame defensive back. jimmie johnson has died a 3 time, all pro and member of the all-decade team of the 1970's johnson spent his entire 16 year pro career with san francisco. he appeared in 213 games more than any other forty-niners player at the time of his retirement. johnson's family told the pro football football hall of fame he died wednesday night at home in the san francisco area following a lengthy illness, johnson was 86 years old. >> the man convicted of a fatal hit and run in alameda county is avoiding a jail sentence. how the victim's family is responding. >> it is very says things just, you know, actually being of service to the public.

>> plus, all month on kron four's highlighting the bay area's asian american and pacific islander communities. tonight, kron 4 stephanie lin rides along with members of the asian firefighters association. see how they're creating a community within a community as they serve the city. >> plus, big changes could soon be coming to our utility bills. we'll explain the impact of a new plan just impact of a new plan just approved by state officials. ( ♪♪ )

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monthly fixed charge for many california capitol correspondent eytan wallace has a closer look at the plan and reaction from supporters and opponents. >> we'll hear the state energy building where the meeting took place. supporters argue the plan will benefit low income californians, but opponents say will hurt the very people. it was supposed to help the vote is 4, 0. the item passes with that vote. the california public utilities commission or cpsc approved a plan allowing major utility companies in the state, including pg and socal edison and san diego, gas and electric to impose a fixed charge on most of their customers, monthly utility bills. >> specifically the plan includes a new flat fee of $24.15 per month. coming up to about $290 per year. in return, the utilities will cut their electricity prices by 5 to $0.7 per kilowatt hour. supporters say the plan will help pay for grid maintenance and in the long run will make it more affordable for californians who need to use electricity for green technology like overnight

electric vehicle charging backers also believe it low income californians noting per the plan those already enrolled in the low income, california alternate rates for energy program or care. >> will face a dramatically discount a monthly fee of $6. this is a fair proposal. >> implementing a reasonable fix charge that help support the fixed costs of the grid. we commend the cpc on taking action today in support of the fixed charge. >> and because of their action today, relief is coming to californians who need it most, but not everyone opponents held this demonstration outside the cpu see hearing demanding commissioners reject the plan. among those opposed shark thompson, a single mother from fresno who says people just like her >> will be hit hardest. i mean, that's an extra $24 that i would have to budget employee loans and our ted to make ends each week side, take a payday loan and then i'll pay it off at next weekend. >> you know it people are having to to choose one of these utilities over food and

medicine. and that's just not right. this is unelected board. and this is the first time we've seen them have the ability to be able to come in and set up the statewide. and so for me, that's the biggest concern. it's appointed by the governor and they're going to set the what to say. >> you know, 2 or 3 years from now, they don't continue to raise that. the it impacts every single rate payer in california. >> and the governor's spokesperson said he's confident the plan will lower costs for millions of californians as he je ne. and so cal edison customers will see the plan take effect for them in late 2025 and pg and e customers will see the plan to cut for them in early 2026 reporting in sacramento, eytan wallace kron. 4 news. >> all right. here in the bay people, the news in that electricity fired up the ac as it has been a real warm up this week in the bay area. it really has a hot i would call it for sure, lawrence. yeah, boy, the temperatures around the bay area. definitely the hottest of the season so far and well, we're going to see a beautiful evening around the bay area tonight, all the way

the starting to see some changes up toward the beaches. i think there's a hint there and some things that are going to change coming our way as we head toward the next few days. but here's a look out toward the golden gate bridge. little hazy out there right now. that's more cea's at this time toward the golden gate bridge. maybe get a little fog as we head in toward tomorrow, but not just yet. so far. so good. it's looking beautiful from the east bay hills, lots of sunshine, toasty temperatures just about everywhere you go. their quality has been suffering in some parts of the bay area. but right now we're all in the green and looking good so far that offshore wind continuing to care carry some of pollutants from the interior valleys back all the way the coastline tomorrow, we may watch that suffer in the interior valleys and the winds switch directions bit so they're quality, probably a little hazy into the east bay and the south bay by tomorrow afternoon. otherwise you're looking good along the coastline right now. kind of a mixed bag. we have some blustery winds early on this morning in parts of the northeast bay. so the breezy conditions out there to cause an 18 mile an hour winds out of north of snow right now, 40 mile an hour winds and fairfield also out of the

north along the coastline. you're starting to see a mixed bag. you see some northerly winds. then you start to see some southerly winds. that's because the whole team, the weather pattern just about to kick into gear. that means some fog likely to begin reform along the coastline and cooling off toward the beaches. so tomorrow plan a little fog moving along the coastline, especially late in the day. still, it's going to be very, very warm. it's going be hot. some of the valley's. i think we hit the 90's in some of the interior valleys by tomorrow afternoon about 70 degrees in downtown san francisco before the clouds begin to move in oakland, you're looking at a warm 83 and 88 degrees sunny all day long in san jose. lawrence, thank group of nurses at laguna honda hospital are asking sor more than a pat on the back. >> nurses picketed outside the hospital this afternoon asking the city to hire more staff before admitting more patients. nurses say in order to protect and improve the quality of patient care hiring more staff is inevitable. the group is hopeful to come to an agreement with the city but says they are prepared to strike if necessary. it is

national nurses week and tonight we're learning about the vital care nurses provide a registered nurse at san francisco general hospital spoke with us today about one of the many roles nurses take on. >> my colleagues when i help women have burgers help re-establish what normal birth can be. we also help incredibly high risk patients as well. so we are there helping our patients. we're incredibly hire a. they say get connected to the resources that they need. so that their lives and the lives of their children can be greatly improved. we want to make a really big impact on our patients lives and we love. but we do. we have the best patients in the world. >> the american nurses association has set this year's theme as nurses make the difference. >> the bart board of directors met today in part to talk about huge budget deficits. also the fact that passage of a 2026 tax measure is desperately needed. kron

four's catherine heenan is in the newsroom tonight with the latest on that. catherine. >> yeah, the bart board grant is not going to vote on a budget until june, but there has sure been a lot to talk about. new numbers were released today. they show the projected deficits are even a little higher than expected. >> they've been sort someone that i use this term rather loosely trudging along on pandemic money, which is about to run out. it's a big problem that is not going away. barred has funding for roughly 2 years. that's when pandemic aid money dries up. it tops have been penned on a 2026 tax measure. >> they can only hope voters will go along with nobody thinks part is going away. but if that measure does not pass. >> the customs service could be drastic. imagine if just bart close at 09:00pm and certain stations were closed and no. >> no trains at all on the weekend. those are the types of things that our reality. i'm not anytime soon. we've

got 2 that we know that we have funding, but then we need to focus on that ballot measure. they still have to work and getting ridership up. they still have to work cost reduction and austerity types of measures. they will still have to work on those. >> one argument, bart still has a perception problem. bart argues it has dramatically improved service and safety, including the presence of more officers. cleaner trains. what scares a lot of bart users and local leaders. however, there is no good fallback if that tax measure does not pass. >> there are no other funding options for us. we could go back to the state and federal government and ask them to continue to subsidize bart as well as other bay area transit measures. and that's certainly something we would do if if needed. but the idea that there's no other funding streams we can rely on. i think it's highly unlikely. highly unlikely, not impossible unlikely that bart is going to go completely away reduction in services. yes.

will the voters probably go for it? >> i think they made. to which part is responding. well, they had better. meantime, is underlined again, that today's board meeting that deficits just keep growing. no, alan grant. catherine, thank you. a group of lawmakers are urging president biden to take action at the southern border. why they're asking him to use his executive action. >> governor newsom is weighing in on that housing proposal for half moon bay farm workers. what he says he wants to see happen.

>> the san mateo sheriff's office is helping to reduce gun-related deaths by donating safety locks to kaiser permanente. in redwood city, doctors say they want to decrease gun injuries. and this new gun violence prevention program will allow physicians to offer the locks to patients to answer a questionnaire about firearms in their homes. 100 safety locks are available to patients. >> it gives us an opportunity to engage in that discussion non-judgmental way. just talking about how gun violence is real. it's the number one cause of death in children's and teens in this country. and so it's our responsibility to make sure that we're doing all we can to keep children safe. >> the gun locks will be available for patients with appointments in the pediatrics, emergency and psychiatry departments. >> governor newsom is putting pressure on half moon bay lawmakers to approve housing for farmworkers. the 40 unit project would provide affordable housing for senior

agricultural workers last year following the half moon bay mass shooting. governor newsom met with survivors and toward the workers. homes. since then, the governor's budgeted, millions in funding and resources to ensure those workers get support from the state. moon bay planning commission could move the housing project forward next week during its next meeting, which is tuesday. >> more small businesses in san francisco are getting a boost from mayor breed's vacant to vibrant program. the latest round of grants announced today will go to 8 businesses in san francisco. tough and rent-free storefronts for them through the summer. officials say more than 1000 businesses applied for these grants. more recipients are set to be announced in the coming weeks as well. city officials say the goal, it's just support small businesses and community organizations while also attracting more visitors to the downtown area. >> up next, the man convicted of that fatal hit and run in alameda county is avoiding

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>> tonight at 5.30, and eest bay woman speaking out about the fatal hit and run of her son's father and the justice system. she says failed