>> for news at noon, copper wire. leaving californians in the dark elected officials, law enforcement and business leaders holding a roundtable discussion today to stop costly crime. and more than a dozen people in san francisco, including a three-year-old taken into custody by ice agents. a city supervisor says the group were showing up for court check-in appointments. and president trump banning travelers from coming to the u.s. reviving a measure from

his first. thanks so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm stephanie lin. >> copper theft is a serious problem in california. and today, state attorney general rob bonta announcing efforts to do something about it from port charles. clifford is live for us in san mateo county with the latest details talks. >> well, good afternoon. you know, hardly a day passes when we don't hear a story about copper wire being stolen from somewhere. certainly i've done many stories over the year about copper wire being taken from a public transit light posts on city streets from football fields in schools and churches and a few year weeks ago we had problems in oakland in the east bay at the dmv and in the south bay at vta they had copper wire stolen today. attorney general rob bonta held a roundtable discussion with leaders in southern california to discuss the

problem and try to come up with some solutions. >> problem has existed for some number of years, but is growing is worsening every year. >> on thursday, california attorney general rob bonta attended a roundtable discussion in southern california to discuss copper wire theft. he said the problem has resulted in millions of dollars of damage statewide. the people who foot the bill are you and me and u.s. taxpayers. the public law abiding californians who had no role in the destruction and that cannot continue. couple wire theft is not a new problem. but in recent months there have been several high-profile examples here in the bay area in march, teves in the south bay. still enough wire from the vta light rail system. >> to disrupt rain service for days. then in april, thieves targeted the 85th avenue dmv office in oakland forcing the office in oakland forcing the building to close for months. problems for bay area schools and churches. there's currently a bill ab 4, 7, 6 making its way through the state legislature that if passed would put new

requirements on recyclers and junk dealers who buy or sell copper. it would also increase penalties for stealing the medal. the bill recently passed the assembly with broad support is currently being reviewed by the senate. no word yet. if governor newsom supports the plan on thursday said that his office wants scrap and junk deale s to know that they will be held responsible if they make the problem worse. >> and they are supposed to be on the lookout for stolen copper. >> all right. back live now, the other big announcement from that press conference today is that a tnt is going to offer a $20,000 reward for any information that leads to a specific arrest of people stealing copper wire. but for now in san mateo county, charles clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. >> we're staying on top of developing stories. ice activity reported across the bay area in the east bay. neighbors rallied in support of a man arrested by ice agents. he now faces

deportation in the south bay. ice agents were seen conducting an operation in san jose. we have reaction from mayor matt mahan and the wife of a man taken away by ice officers. she says agents handcuffed her husband just moments after he attended an asylum hearing at san francisco immigration court. starting in san francisco leaders. they're demanding action after several ice arrest in the city sparked deportation fears. pope was joey horta is downtown with the latest. >> an francisco supervisor jackie field says that ice agents arrested 15 people including children on wednesday and according to fielder, this all happened when these undocumented immigrant showed up for court check-in appointments. several kids were taken into custody, including a three-year-old fielder is citing the rapid response network saying group of people could be deported as soon as today. this comes amid ramped up immigration enforcement across the country and campaign promise of president donald trump. >> it should be no secret by

now that you will continue to see all of our special agents and officers in your communities conducting daily enforcement actions. 24 7. >> supervisor fielder says in part these detentions under the trump administration on possible a lawful and deny people their constitutional right to due process filters calling for her fellow supervisors in the mayor to increase funding for immigration offenses. she's also calling for the immediate release of the detainees. we've reached out to ice for comment. no word back yet in francisco, joey horta kron. 4 news. >> newly what east bay couple separated by ice. the wife says agents took her husband into custody just moments after is he attended and asylum hearing at san francisco immigration court. sharon says she and her husband and yellow went to the courthouse together last month. she says her husband arrived in the u.s. last year seeking asylum from colombia and he does not have a criminal history in the u.s. or his home country. sheila

says her husband moved to the u.s. seeking a better life. ice officers were allegedly waiting in a hallway just outside the courtroom. she claims they put handcuffs on him as soon as he stepped outside. sharon says ice agents told her that, quote, circumstances change, but they did not elaborate with more information explaining why. and yellow was being detained. and the south bay, san jose's mayor matt mahan speaking out after ice agents were seen conducting an operation in the city. the agents were in the area of snow avenue in blossom hill road early tuesday afternoon. mahan said, quote, i want to be clear that our police department does not carry out federal immigration enforcement. and i'll reiterate my call for the federal government to focus on serious and violent criminals, not people who are contributing members of our community. everyone should feel confident interacting with sjpd which is important because we are all safer when everyone participates in public safety. vice also sent a statement saying, quote, those arrested had executive will final orders of removal by an immigration judge. it

had not complied with that order. firefighters in the meantime are getting the upper hand on a large brush fire burning in crockett. prop was will tran reports. >> gusty conditions and we dodged a bullet because it's been gusty for hours. and right now you can see the trees right behind me and it easily could have carried the embers to other locations. let me show you video. it was so spectacular in the overnight hours because it was dark at the time and it happened in a very remote area off of cummings. skyway, the fire department, they knew to immediately call for help and talk about grit. they raced up the hillside only with their determination because they never called in aerial support. and it is a steep hillside. but they were able to contain the fire to the point where it did not spread 2 other ridges are nearby neighborhoods, but by the time it was did bury more than 6 and a half acres. it was windy to the point where they were

concerned that possibly they might even need more people to arrive at the scene. multiple agencies from departments all over the bay area came to this location, took them about 2 and a half hours to basically wrapped themselves around the fire. the fire still not considered completely out at this time. they're not so much worried about it. but if we can show you right now, look at this. yes, you don't see any fire trucks, but they're nearby. just in case it sparks up again. they have their hoses. all along this hillside. and if they have to, they will plug in and jump back on it all over again. >> they did look at the power lines. you can see them right there. no power lines fell down. so that probably is not a cause of the fire. cause is still under investigation. back to you. >> taking a live look outside

now at sfo. let's check in now with kron 4 meteorologist kyla grogan. hi there. yeah. so today we are gonna have another day. very similar to yesterday. we are under that. >> unfortunately, quality advisory once again and you can see you've got a bit more cloud cover here as we take a live look here at the golden gate bridge looking towards the north bay temperature wise. we're going to be about where we were yesterday, which is to say 60's and 70's around the bay and then likely to see some of those 80's as we head inland low, possibly mid 80's. we got up to 85 degrees yesterday in livermore in concord right now. of course, they're sitting in the low 70's little wind right now is going to be more of a southerly flow. south southwesterly today. and that will pick up once again as we get into the afternoon. but the air quality advisory, meaning that we are expecting some moderate air quality today that, again, is from those wildfires in canada just sending a little bit of some of the particulates our way right now, though, we're doing really good. we are holding steady here with mostly green in a few yellow dots meeting just a few spots that have slipped into moderate. so not

bad at all. here are your highs today. another seasonal day looking after 67 in san francisco. i mentioned, some nice 70's around the bay. we could see a few of those low 80's in inner east day. so we'll keep an eye on that will warm it up a little more as we head towards the weekend. we'll talk about that in your seven-day forecast. whew. overnight, president donald trump announced a new travel ban. the restrictions would impact 19 countries. the white house is pointing to national security concerns. washington correspondent reshad hudson reports. >> president trump is linking last weekend's attack in boulder, colorado, for his reason for issuing this latest round of travel restrictions. it's a move his opponents are calling politically motivated. >> we will not allow people to enter our country who wish to do us harm in a major expansion of his immigration policy. president trump is reinstating a travel ban. walking entry from 12 countries including afghanistan, iran, haiti and

somalia and imposing additional restrictions on 7 others. we cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and who seek to enter the united states. the president points to the attack in boulder as proof the u.s. needs stronger immigration policies. but the suspect in that case is from egypt, a country not on the list in the 21st century. we've seen one terror attack after another carried out by foreign visa overstay years. the white house says the man overstayed a visa. something the president argues this ban will help prevent and nothing will stop us from keeping america and that travel ban is set to take effect on monday giving airports and agencies time to prepare. reporting in washington reshad hudson. back to you. >> still ahead on kron 4 news at noon saturday. police now searching for the man behind 2 alarming attacks on a hiking trail. plus, a man accused of

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creek trail. looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting 2 women. this scene is really shaken up. people walking here. >> that's really scary. jeanne, worth bikes in walks, the los gatos creek trail in san jose daily. she was shocked to hear reports of 2 women being sexually assaulted here wednesday morning. like never had incidents over here before everyone's been like super nice. like just like, say, i like, you know, trail. >> friendliness, wow, thanks. letting keep an eye out next time. >> officers on motorcycles canvas the trail nearly avenue. i actually just saw eye on next door. >> yeah, but we had no idea. and we just saw some cop cars coming by. police are telling people to be on the lookout after releasing this photo of a man they believe could be the suspect. >> wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a green logo on the back in jeans. officers say both women had the same description of their assailant on make sure like.

>> his right ear buds headphones makes more situational awareness. but >> it's scary. you just saw somebody like by themselves and i was like, i'm sure she have no idea that this happened. but i would not be here by myself. i knew happening. gabby bay hall lives nearby and says she's not necessarily surprised this happened here. there are a lot of homeless people that live here. >> and there's not really a lot of control. i don't know why so the neighborhood isn't it very safe. >> another woman spent some time on the trail getting the word out because >> i'm afraid. straight it's pretty vicious. >> in the middle of the day, a police captain has this advice on how to stay safe while enjoying the trail suggest are aware of their surroundings. >> they're paying attention with them if they're walking intended that they're they're trying to walk during hours when they know that there are many people out out and on track.

>> police say they will continue to patrol near the trail for the next week or 2. they say if you see the man in that photo, you're asked to call 9-1-1. i'm sara stinson reporting in san jose kron. 4 news. >> well, 16 this afternoon. a live look outside now at the golden gate bridge. see some blue skies out there. let's check in now cuyler for more. >> yeah, hi there. and i just wanted to take a moment talk about the drought monitor comes out on thursdays and thought we take a look at where we're at right now. you can see parts of southern california. >> definitely dealing with extreme and severe drought and extreme southern california. and then as we come up to the bay area, we are really doing much better. as you can see. we do have some areas in the east bay and heading a little bit points south and east that are abnormally dry. but something to keep an eye on as we start to head into this dry season. of course, we have all of the thoughts that were thinking about staying fire safe and all of that. but just make sure aware of what's going on as far as how dry we are out there live look from the east bay. you can see visibility is a little bit

reduced today. of course, we mentioned that we do have that air quality advisory today. also marine layer presence out there. so we're 60's and san francisco and oakland, some 70's as you head inland, not so much in napa and santa rosa. those still hanging out in those 60's. in fact, santa rosa, just 62 degrees. 59 out of half moon bay. you can see where we've got a little eddy here that is set up and certainly enhancing some of that southerly flow that we're going to be feeling as we get into the afternoon as our wind kind of becomes a south southwesterly wind, that low pressure system that was affecting southern california could attract a little more off to the east. still some action there. but for us, it really will just be maybe in the sierra as we get later in the day today. and that kind of goes through the next couple of days for the crest of the sierra could see some of those pop-up thunderstorms. but boy, it's all about the marine layer today. it is going to be hanging out of the coast, taking you through the afternoon and then into the evening pushing in rather quickly tonight. so we are going to have that to contend with today. so the weather staying relatively quiet that and fog to pm sun unless you're at the coast hanging out of those clouds a little bit warmer this weekend. as i mentioned, the sierra has a

little chance of those thunderstorms popping up between now and sunday, but nothing really extreme in the forecast. so it got me thinking about temperatures. we've been about average to warm. but if we take this ahead, we go into next week we go to june 12th 18th. notice what happens here? we're going to start to see below average temperatures that set up which generally means a little bit of that june gloom and a little bit more marine layer president. so we'll take our next 7 days, which are quite nice here, folks. look at this. we are kind of at, you know, where we should be this time of year. maybe couple degrees warmer, especially as we head over the weekend. but it's just a really, really nice 7 days. a gag order is preventing prosecutors in san mateo county from saying why they're seeking the death penalty against the man accused of murdering 7 farmworkers in half moon bay. and that shooting happened january 2023. governor newsom placed a moratorium on executions in 2019. still, prosecutors are moving forward tonight. kron four's dan kerman speaks with legal experts on this topic.

county's district attorney will seek the death penalty. >> for 68 year-old chunli zhao the man charged with shooting and killing 7 farmworkers at to half moon bay farm is back in january of 2023. >> i think it's a largely symbolic decision. but at the same time sends the message that this case needs to be treated differently. >> legal analyst steven clark believes the da made the decision due to the nature of the case. when you look at the number of victims, that's a key factor. but then you also look at the fact that there were 2 sites involved. >> murder multiple locations, which reflects a certain level of depravity and premeditation that makes this crime very different. and i think that's the big factor here. still, clark says even if whoever succeeds gavin newsom is governor. >> reverses his 2019 moratorium on executions, age and a 2 decade long. death penalty appeals process make it unlikely a death sentence will be carried out. still the

chance of it could cause out to change his not-guilty plea. i think this could result in a plea bargain. >> where the defendant takes life without tool to avoid society's ultimate sanction. if that doesn't happen, clark says the trial process. >> will most assuredly be delayed and finding a jury could be difficult. many people feel that the death penalty is outdated and barbaric and it really is not part of our society. >> so it could be difficult for the prosecution to get a death qualified jury. and i think that'll be a big factor as well. >> he's due back in court on august 6th at which time a date for a jury trial will be set. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> still ahead on kron 4, why health officials are warning people to check their ground people to check their ground beef from

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>> welcome back. earlier this month, harvard university agreed to relinquish ownership of historic photographs believed to be the first images taken of enslaved black people in the u.s.. the moment coming after a 15 year legal battle with a woman who says she's related to one of the people photographed. here to discuss with us today is usf political science professor james taylor. good afternoon to you. good to see you, professor. so let's start off with the cultural significance of these images being released. can you walk us through what this moment means for the black community and the descendants of the blacks lives shown in those photos.

>> i was on the san francisco african american reparations committee, their reparations efforts happening in tulsa, oklahoma, down in palm springs and other cities and states. has been identified by the descendant the that 3 generation granddaughter of of this of slave as a former reparations. so this reparations is not always money. this is a reparations on tangible level, but it's also very deeply spiritual for black america in light of all of the and the attempts of the ratio black history washington, d.c., so the fact that harvard had these documents that their 175 years old. many black americans have never seen anything like this in many americans have not seen anything like this. so this is going to be very powerful. discovery and revelation because talk about his cultural significance, it's equivalent of african countries that reading their

ancestors, artifacts from the european collar colonial powers. that's what this is like. it's like getting back the trenches of africa from europe. and speaking to the power for the powerful drive behind that movement that they're now according. >> to the lawsuit, a harvard professor at the time. louis agassi. commission those images of saying his theories were once used to support slavery in the u.s.. how do you expect the narrative surrounding these images to change? yeah. go back to those 19 th-century anthropology and agassi was a part of that. >> in terms of, you know, these early characterizations of mischaracterizations of african-americans as subhuman. and this is why these photos are important. both the father and daughter were forced to take off their shirts and be certain list and that humiliated them. frederick douglass was the most photographed black person of the 19th century. and one of the most photographed people of the 19th century to offset the racial stereotype images of black americans. and that's why frederick douglass is everywhere in pitt and

photographs because, again, this art, this is these are not technically photo that colder the rig. it is after the original guy who for technology. but john, we have john brown pitches like this. we have abraham lincoln's pictures like this, but this is the first of the slaves. and african-americans a tangible sort focal point up, especially in south carolina where african-americans had been enslaved and these individuals that were enslaved my grandparents were enslaved by my great grandparents were enslaved in south carolina. so this is deeply personal for everyone. but the closer you get to this as a black, this ended of south carolina or a black south carolinian. the more it touches you do that. so that would include, for example, michelle obama, was from south carolina. i imagine this resonates with her on a deep level as it does with me and many other people, whether or not they have direct connections. this is not about black people. this is about american history and it's it debunks the idea that slavery

was innocuous. nb 9 and we're now in a 21st century sort of backlash and the idea that the ancestors, one, this battle against heart. but after 15 years, a lot of people online have look at how plantation burned down and how a tree fell on a confederate museum. well, this discovery this win against harvard. it isn't. that line is i imagine when i go online later today, people will credit the ancestors for this win, not the door to the descendant. they'll think the ancestors for giving the daughter granddaughter the great, great, great granddaughter, the initiative to stay with the fight for 15 years. but black america needs all these winds. as many little ones as they can get. and this will be seen as a big win for african american history and the documenting of wreckage american history. thank you, professor, for that. now, these photos, as you mentioned, they date back 175 years, but they're also not the only images of black

slaves taken since that time. >> so is it possible to see similar lawsuits like this across the nation? you think? >> i hope so. i was thinking about that i was at the very thought that this is a precedent for other descendants of slaves to use other ways of getting reparations. that will be money attached to this. hartman was making a profit off of the requirements to get access to these photos. so that now this happens, this goes back to the family directly. so different families who can document to county records of theii connections to read, you know, american slaves as a descendant of slaves. absolutely. i think this is a precedent that other people to follow and as we start to wrap things up here, do you professor see school curriculums surrounding slavery? >> to change based on this announcement in some places like berkeley. >> maybe in la up here in san francisco. i don't think so. outside of big cities like new york and chicago anywhere the bread, you know, the red america is already rejected it

from a fossil. own a rifle as they already rejecting other things. so this should be in the national archives, but it should also be in the hands of black folk. and that's what this is. it's again, equivalent of africans getting back their ancestral artifacts from the colonial >> and what do you believe that we can learn as a global community? what you believe they can learn from these images? how do you think it's gonna perhaps change our understanding of black history? >> it the bunks a lot of you know, of sort denial around slave. you know, they say a picture tells 1000 stories. well, these pictures tell the stories 4 million people who have been enslaved in the 18 50's right before the civil war. and so again, this is late in the game of slavery. we're talking about 16, 19 to 18, 64, 5. so this is 18, 50 and so these are the last of

the slaves. and so we're fortunate to have gotten it documented pictures of them. and even though the courts had sided with heart. but for the most part, ultimately, harvey did the right thing. and i do think the political environment, the pressure hartman has been and that car but and finally concede at this time because it also does a double point of saying african-american history is important and is undeniable and and you can see 175 years a back into history. alright, usf. >> political science professor james taylor, thank you for your perspective. thank you. >> 36 this afternoon, a live look outside at mount diablo. let's check in now with cuyler for more of our weather. yeah. take it out to the south bay. we've got some sunshine happening there. and if we take a look at temperatures right now about 72 degrees. >> wind pretty light right now. it's about 3 miles per hour. so not bad at all. as we take a look at stormtracker, you can see that we definitely

have marine layer that hanging on to the coast today. a little bit more today really than yesterday and that expecting anyone to clearing out there, unfortunately. but you can see we get plenty of sunshine as we look to our inland communities right now and forecast highs kind of reflect that, right. if you lots of 80's got ahead to the inner east bay. that's where spots like antioch livermore could get up to about 81. looking at about 67 in san francisco. you can see some nice 70's around the rest of the bay are. it won't take you to the south here just to show you how much activity is happening off the coast of mexico. very different than when you look over towards the atlantic rates were in the tropical season. now the reason we watch this is sometimes some of that energy does send some humidity our way or some of the energy that can provide little thunderstorms that could pop up. and at the moment, the atlantic is quiet, but the pacific very different. we've got an 80% chance of a tropical depression forming in the next few days. in fact, by the weekend, it looks like and then we've got a 30% chance of another part of a system forming. something to keep an

eye on as we go across the next 7 days and we'll see how that develops. but it is interesting to see already so much activity there as we go over the next few days locally. we're going to have weather very similar to today. a little bit warmer as we head towards the weekend. we'll take another look at your seven-day forecast when it come back into that. thank you. and unanimous ruling the u.s. supreme court blocked a 10 billion dollar lawsuit. mexico filed against top gun makers in the u.s.. >> the lawsuit alleges the american company's business practices led to cartel violence and deaths across mexico. the justices threw out the case under u.s. laws that shield gun makers from liability when their weapons are used in crimes. some of the biggest gun makers including smith and wesson, colt and glock were named in the lawsuit. the u.s. supreme court has made it easier to bring over lawsuits or rather to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination. today's decision affects lawsuits in 20 states and the district of columbia where until now courts had set a higher bar when members of a majority

group, including those who are white and heterosexual sued for discrimination under federal law. the ruling comes after an appeal from an ohio woman who argue that she was passed over for a promotion at the state department of youth services and demoted because she is straight justice. ketanji brown jackson says federal civil rights law draws notice station between members of majority and minority groups saying, quote, by establishing the same protections for every individual without regard to that individual's membership in a minority or majority group, congress left no room for courts to impose special requirements on majority group, plaintiffs alone. warning for anyone hoping to repair or replace their ac this summer. new federal rules are contributing to a nationwide refrigerant shortage causing delays and price hikes. this means it could cost you more to cool off markie. martin reports. >> you're a seasoned old refrigerant. yeah. it's no longer cool with the epa starting this year, the epa is

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coolant supply now comes from china. 80 1% of the refrigerant gas we need today is now coming from china. >> that's 100% against trump's initiative. so what can homeowners do? experts say if your unit is more than 10 years old, it may be time to replace. but act quickly waiting could mean paying even more or sweating it out on americans in 2025. will pay in excess of 25 billion dollars. that's just in. 25 25 billion dollars extra for air-conditioning. simply because of this management role. that was markie. martin reporting. experts say new systems use a new environmentally-friendly coolant, a more energy efficient. >> but they require special installation and can cost more up front. still ahead on kron, 4 news at news, san francisco pride flag is recognized worldwide. >> the story behind the artist and how a local coglege is honoring him.

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>> we are the years. you're that's what this department is about. that's what is it? you know, and can support that. and what are we doing here? >> theme of this year's san francisco pride parade is. joy is resistance. it takes place june 28th and 29th. black is recognized worldwide as a symbol of the lgbtq+ social movement. the colorful banner is a creation of a san francisco man as khan was. joey horta shows us the artist behind the flag is now immortalized with a new sculpture in napa. >> the iconic rainbow flag, a symbol of hope. reminder of the ongoing battle for acceptance, any quality. it was. >> and need for. something to put out everyone. i'm just say we are just like everybody else. the flight would debut at the san francisco freedom

parade in june of 1978. >> at the request of rights icon harvey milk to show unity and a turbulent time. we're still struggle. reseal being beat that everywhere that horrible. the violence, the hatred. the pride parade was away for us to feel good about ourselves, finding a creative mind behind the eye-catching fabric artist gilbert baker. a bronze sculpture now immortalized as baker for his contribution years after his death sharing a park bench with his departed friends, dr. gerry goldstein and tom taylor in warm embrace crafted by artists. dina angel 6 from regardless you are to have compassion, he stylus and not in.

>> it's so great she felt her creation should depict the same couple. >> to live up to its name, freedom to love. it's now on display at the napa valley college library. >> i wanted to to inspire some curiosity that will be students that will come through. that won't have any idea who these people on the spectrum, tom and jerry would make a name for themselves in san francisco as activists throwing extravagant parties to support charities. they're the namesakes of the tom and jerry house in knowing valley famous for its larger than life christmas decorations. just so thankful fund. >> that in the here that great out. that they didn't have to come. >> story. but with a conservative push to ban the price like on government property in states like utah, some are concerned progress is under threat. >> i feel like or rights are going to get stripped all over again team. and we just got to keep pushing on.

>> over time the flag evolve. adding color, making diversity more visible and still advocates for a more inclusive society today. i certainly hope this generation feel safer. hope made possible by the contributions of those helped pave the way in napa. joey horta kron. 4 news. >> kron 4 features new stories on bay area pride eeery thursday this month. join us for our pride special hosted by john travel and rob nesbitt on june. 26 at 06:30pm. 12. 48 this afternoon, a live look outside at the bay bridge in san francisco where we can also see the pride flag flying just proudly above the span of the bridge let's check in now with cut. yeah, they're a pretty nice day. there are having today, although we are under that air quality advisory, unfortunately. and you could see a few spots have slipped into the yellow, but >> not seeing any orange. so obviously, that's a good thing, though, is still with us today. so you might see a little bit of haze out there. temperature wise. 72 in san

jose, some nice 60's around the bay. and as you can see as you head inland, that's where some of the warmer spots are. nevada right now about 75. but we are running about where we should be this time of that's where expecting they're going to see some of those 60's out the coast, 70's around the bay. and then a few of those 80's inland. we're gonna get a little breezy once again. and it is going to pick up a little bit of a southerly kind of west-southwest flow today. so this is san francisco sustained winds peaking around 5 o'clock getting up to about 15, 16 miles per hour. we've been doing that all throughout the weekend. we will continue to fog cast showing that that marine layer really prevalent as we go into the afternoon and moving right back in very quickly tonight. so again, we will see some of that coastal drizzle possible. you know, as you can see waking up tomorrow, certainly going to be a foggy start to the day. so tonight, expect those clouds to start increasing. gusty wind will be out there. temperatures not bad, though about 48 57 degrees tonight. so that is one of the saving grace is right. you have some of the fog that's going to be you're gonna be dealing with not too bad. as far as

temperatures are concerned. here's a look at the next 7 days. as you can see, you know, today tomorrow, very seasonal, very nice and a little fog in the morning. but still sunny in the afternoon by saturday and sunday, we pick up those temperatures into potentially mid 80's as we head inland. so it'll be a little bit warmer. and then we just kind of stay there. we kind of role there right through the beginning of next week. a very consistent forecast. and when i did look ahead, it looks like we will be cooling it down at the end of next week. so we want to get out and enjoy all the sunshine. you've got available. and the next 7 days. thank you. in san francisco, people were excited to get their hands on the new nintendo switch to fans lined up outside the nintendo store in union square yesterday. you can see bunch of them in costume as well. this offer the launch party for the switch to and >> they were all looking to snag the hottest new console on the market right now. >> our cameras captured the very first lucky buyer at the brand new store cities all

over the world also saw long lines of people and fans tell us they were just incredibly excited to get their hands on the new council. so mario kart fans told us they couldn't contain their excitement. listen to this. >> it was very fun. you count now that is. different to what we've been doing for the last 11 years in the past market a new era of nintendo game mean it's a system that can go on the and be played as a home console. and it's been entirely built from the ground up. >> they switched to has a bigger screen, 256 gigabytes of storage as well. it is also compatible with regular switch games from the first original console and a 10 0 says that it expects to sell 15 million switch to consuls through march 2026. nintendo also says they plan to roll out more games for the switch to including the legend of zelda pokemon and more curvy games as well. all very popular ip

for nintendo. >> still ahead on kron, 4 news at noon, a tricky rescue caught on camera. >> we'll check on the condition of this cute little guy after the break.

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a neck to gently guide the kitten into a carrier. it's not clear how long the kitten was stuck in the storm. drain. the kitten is safe at the east bay county animal shelter. and in the east bay children in contra costa county access free meals this summer, the west contra costa unified school district announced the return of its summer meal program that nonprofit and summer school sites. 2 new mobile kitchens also serve meals at local parks. the program runs to 16 through august. 8th. you can find a list of where meals will be served on the district's website. on this day in history. robert f kennedy was assassinated and the country mourned the loss of ronald reagan. the 40th president news nation's markie. martin has your moment in time. >> today is june get those burgers and hot dogs ready? because it's national catch-up day. 1956, elvis presley first

performed hound dog live on tv on the milton berle show. robert f kennedy was assassinated. and we remember actor politician in our 40th president of the united states, ronald reagan, who died after having alzheimer's disease in 2007 paul mccartney released his 14th solo studio album in the united states title memory almost full and in 2018, forbes reported that boxer floyd mayweather junior was named the top earning sports percent earning an estimated 285 million dollars. >> and forbes list of the highest-paid athletes in 2025. was just released in may and cristiano ronaldo top tip for the 3rd year in a row, earning 275 million dollars. i'm markie martin. >> in the only friend ever had. >> because >> and i have so many friends.

>> the new wicked for good trailer is out. the second part of the broadway musical turned film will be released in theaters november. 21st, the trailer also shows a sneak peek of dorothy as story events from the wizard of oz start to appear in this half of the story. could part one sets a new record for the highest-grossing movie adaptation. but broadway musical last year. and that's when the film hit 600 and 34 million dollars at the box office. wow. and that'll be all from the newsroom today. thanks so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon and has a 7 week. it everyone deserves the chance to fly. >> i'm stephanie lin live in today is next.

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