still, the final decision was in governor newsom's hands. tomorrow was the deadline for the governor to make his choice , he told our political reporter greg lee earlier today that he waited until the last minute because he wanted to give the decision. the serious consideration that it deserved. it's a weighty decision every week. i make these decisions every single week. dozens and dozens of people come in. ah, vetted by my staff victims statements. i read every single one of these files. i remember neither here nor there may not be important or interesting to anybody. but i remember. never forget i was on a southwest airlines flight. i walked in, and there was governor brown sitting in the middle seat and the plane was just getting bored , and i said why in the middle seat, he said, and he had two large files on his left and the right of both seats. that's why he's the middle seat. and i said, what are what are you reading? he goes. this is the toughest part of the job that no one talks about is going through paroles. it's hard and it was

governor newsome presented in his proposed state budget today. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala breaks down his spending plan. >> for the second year in a row, governor gavin newsome presenting his financial priorities amid a pandemic health care at the top of newsom's list and his 286.4 billion dollar spending plan. the governor are proposing to extend the state's health care coverage. medical to all low income californians regardless of immigration status, it would be the first of its kind in the nation. newsome wants to earmark 614 million dollars in this year's budget for the program. it would cost more than 2 billion dollars every year after with the program starting in january of 2024, we said we're going to do it. so we take a few years we're committed to doing it. flush in cash and grappling with rising inflation. the governor proposing a gas tax holiday to hit the brakes on a gas tax increase that is set to trigger in july. the pause would decrease the states feel revenue this year by 523 million dollars on transportation. newso

governor newsom explained his position in "the l.a. times." he has not developed accountability and insight required to support it. sirhan remains a potent symbol of political violence. in a statement the kennedy family thanked the governor for his decision. they said they support parole for inmates who show genuine remorse and reform, but do not believe this applies to sirhan. >>> elizabeth holmes will have to wait a little longer to learn her sentence. a judge set it for september. a jury convicted holmes on four out of 11 federal fraud and conspiracy charges and the trial for the former coo has been delayed because of the spread of omicron. it's now expected to begin in march. >>> we shall find a cross-country flight and a very grateful family of a world war ii veteran. >> the elements in the bay area proud story this evening, an update to a story garvin thomas shared with us a short time ago and a promise of an update of a very special delivery. >> a few days before christmas, robert took a red-eye flight from the bay area to north carolin

governor newsom will present his proposed state budget on monday. gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> and governor gavin newsom has activated the national guard to help with the covid-19 testing crisis here in california. more than 103,000 new cases of covid were just reported on friday. yet millions and millions of people in the state say they're struggling, even find out if they have covid because there are no tests available. more than 200 members now of the national guard will be deployed across 50 testing sites to help boost the state to levels and make the tests more easily accessible. so this is video now members getting assisting, assisting a covid testing site a deer valley high school. that's an antioch. this was from yesterday and the site is going to run today from 11:00am. until 7 at night. additional sites in alameda contra costa, napa, santa clara and santa cruz counties are expected to receive assistance from the national guard in the coming days for information on those locations. as soon as we get it, we'll give it to you. meanwhile, the wh

who but this is also gavin newsome's dream, who can put the brakes on newsome's vision for california. i mean, is it a one party state in this? what he says goes, this is jacqueline one party. i mean, the republican state legislator is going to stay at home because democrats can pass bills without republicans both. that's how bad one. yes, we are one state and democrats are ruining the state yet. so many you supposedly, according to the budget, there's actually a surplus ride, hence why you cannot use this money to spend on so many. but i keep wondering that is so many people continue to move out of demand out of california into other states isn't. is newsome using this spending spree? do you think to put democrats permanently in control of the state? and what does that mean going forward? yeah, bottom line a california has the 2nd highest gas in the country. that is why and we actually produce gas here in california. yeah, and you some doesn't care about the everyday average citizens of this state. he cares about. this is just a ploy for the democrats to get what most because here in

. >>> governor newsom set to layout his spending plan for the year. the break down of the budget, next. >>> new measures from small businesses to make sure shoppers and staff stay safe from covid. >>> new booster requirement for first responders and workers in homeless shelters in one bay area county. good morning. it is monday january 10. i am amanda starrantino. >> i am len kiese. good morning. let's get a check of weather and traffic first beginning with darren peck. we are looking at a rain free week. >>> the whole week and maybe even beyond that. i will show you the long range forecast, the one that goes from day 8 to 14. you will see why we may not be getting rain for a while. in the fear term if you are ready to step outside, it is a warm morning. we say that relatively because theris noe sing the 30s, and that's nice. it's a change from what we have been doing. the reason for that is all the clouds. we are starting out fairly cloudy. i will show you how long that lasts. spoiler, not all day. we are going to call it sunny skies with daytime hig

governor newsom: of course, i was trying to be gracious. i was trying to be gracious and took the mask off for a brief second. kristen: so a few these rules are changing all the time. in california, masks are required indoors. some say this is an indoor space, some say it is outdoors. basically outdoors with a canopy . you can take them off if you are actively eating or drinking. they were posing for a picture. reggie: no masks in the sophia suite, i assume that means on february 15, we will get rid of the state mask mandate. instead local jurisdictions will decide on masks based on their hospitalization rates and the number of people who are locally vaccinated. sounds good to me. jobina: in addition to that, i think this is just a testament to life changing and what is happening and how people are living. as a leader, it makes sense that you make rules that not only you think your constituents can live by, but that you can lift by. this is not the first time we have seen this debacle. including these two people we are talking about. yes, a

newsome wants to earmark 600, 14 million dollars in program. it would cost more than 2 billion dollars every year after with the program starting in january of 2024, we said we're going to do it. so we take a few years we're committed to doing it. flush in cash and grappling with rising inflation. the governor proposing a gas tax holiday to hit the brakes on a gas tax increase that is set to trigger in july. the pause would decrease the states feel revenue this year by 523 million dollars on transportation. newsome wants to spend 4.2 billion dollars to complete the first phase of the high-speed rail. the segment running through the central valley. other financial proposals include 2 billion dollars on homelessness and mental health housing 750 million to continue to address drought. 1.2 billion on forest management to prevent wildfires money to combat crime. and 2.7 billion dollars on covid-19. response. newsom says he's working with the legislature on renewing paid covid-19 sick time for california workers but couldn't give many details monday

. >>> governor newsom is in the south bay. he just wrapped up a press conference discussing infrastructure investments and clean transportation in a state budget proposal. joycelyn moran joins us live with the details. what do you say? >> reporter: governor newsom focused on investments to reach zero emission vehicles and new requirements. they're committing $10 billion over a two year period to advance cost for zero emission vehicles. he says package including investments for infrastructure that can power transition, for example, billions of dollars for charging points. >> if you are going to get serious about decarbon eyeing and radically changing the way we produce and consume energy and advancing goals as the center was noting you can't do it without radically transforming your transportation sector. >> newsom mentioned high speed rail. he says 4.2 billion is being requested at the legislature to finish first phase. when asked if he thought he would see high speed life in his life, he said yes. he is seeing the progress an

the legislature did not approve a similar request in newsom's budget last year. it faced stiff opposition from leaders of his own party. well we're going to get it done. i mean, god's delays are not gods denials are going to drive it. otherwise you have an erector set with pieces that weren't in complete. it was interesting is that no one's. let's get the job done that's finished. the central valley component. the governor and lawmakers have until june to come up with a compromise. wastewater is showing covid levels falling in the south bay data collected from santa clara county sewage systems show that covid levels measured in the county's wastewater have dropped dramatically since they peaked one week ago. officials made similar findings in boston this week. researchers there found virus levels and wastewater dropped off rapidly. health departments across the country have turned to sewage to measure the amount of covid-19 genetic material in the region. well nurses rally today in a day of action across the country, they're demanding safe staffing levels and bet

. >>> governor newsom set to tell us how he plans to spend $200 billion of taxpayer dollars. i am justin andrews. we'll break down that budget, coming up next. >>> people are more reluctant to come out. >> local businesses scrambling with a dip in customers. measures some are taking to keep themselves afloat. >>> the moment two and half years in the making. warm welcomes for the warriors star klay thompson. a big welcome back there. good morning. welcome. it is monday january 10. i am len kiese. >> i am amanda starrantino. the first week of the new year has come and gone. we will begin with a check of weather with darren peck and at least our first weekend into the new year was nice. >>> it was pretty nice. if you remember what that was like, replay it. we are on auto drive for several days without a lot of change. it means we will not see rain for a while but in light of that let's focus on what we do have. relatively warm temperatures to start, not looking at much fog. this is actually a good way to start the day because you are not going to have many challenges on the road

during the rollout of governor newsom's budget blueprint on monday. he said a new emergency paid sick leave law is a top priority. it would use funds from the state budget surplus students in oakland today stage just stick out the action, forcing some schools to shut down completely. many teachers also stayed home in a show of solidarity. ktvu rob roth has the details after speaking with students, the teachers union and the district. at skyline high school thursday , one student said the classrooms were practically empty and it oakland tech. it wasn't much different. most classes only got like 5 to 6 people in it. so it's like a lot of people missing. students staged a sick out thursday, which many teachers supported. the students are demanding n95 masks and more covid testing availability. it's nice to see a lot of people supporting what the causes for and trying to make sure that students are adequately prepared for and safe and just, like, feel comfortable on campus. we want our students in class. we want our teachers with them in class. and so you

governor newsom has devoted more money in this budget to schools. is it enough to meet the challenges in schools now? troy: the money that gavin newsom has allocated to schools is considerable, and it is a substantial amount, particularly in the short-term. whether it will be enough after these one-time funds expire is an open question and we don't think it will be, because a lot of schools have staff, they have created new programs and services to meet those needs, and those needs are going to persist beyond the next six months or a year, because the impact of the pandemic is going to continue past that point. the question is once those one-time funds expire in a year or so, will we have to cut programs,", and get rid of staff? kristen: talk about the things that will require money. perhaps it was something new mandated that is not going away after this one-time money goes away. for example, i understand breakfast or lunch meals at school. troy: sure. there are a whole host of programs grouped under one umbrella category called expanded learning. t

we did hear from governor newsom about something . you know the state is going to try to do but do you do you think, though, that that money will just come too late? for some folks, the congress appropriated what what is called the restaurant relief funds, and these were grants that were issued to restaurants that met a certain test, usually that they were in jeopardy of closing. about 15,000 restaurants in california received those grants . um and just a quirk in the state law said that those grants would be taxable as taxable income. and so the governor through his budget had accounted for, you know the fact that those shouldn't be taxed. they were basically relief rescue funds and shouldn't be counted as income. i mean, these are just to keep these restaurants open. and so that is a huge win for the restaurants, those that receive the funds. so like i said about 15,000 restaurants in california, um, received the funds. another 20,000 restaurants also qualified for being you know, at risk of closing. but received restaurant relief f

governor newsom had a covid testing site in l. a county governor. newsom outlined the $2.7 billion in his budget proposal earmarked for the state's pandemic response, including 1.4 billion in emergency funds. we don't want to wait months you can't wait another minute in line folks are frustrated. the immediate funding would go towards increasing testing capacity, accelerating vaccine in booster efforts and supporting frontline workers hundreds of millions of dollars. for more staff hundreds of millions of dollars more tests hundreds of millions of dollars more for more sites to do the most important thing we continue to have worked. to do and that's get boosted to assist with long testing lines. newsom said. 80 more national guard members will join the 200 already deployed statewide. it'll be up to the legislature to determine how urgent the new funds are needed. it was newsom's second stop of the day . these encampments in california are unacceptable. the dirty streets in this state are unacceptable. the graffiti in the state is unacceptable. we ha

[laughter] gavin newsom has a zion higher office, number one. these pictures were embarrassing to him. also, union pacific, though railroads -- the district attorney in los angeles county, a two-page letter essentially telling him "if you don't start prosecuting me, it's crime." they wrote him the letter. even with all the arrests made, they have the extended time frame for suspects to appear in court. it's called revictimization to union pacific employees by those same criminals who the railroads and to the employees. they said "we are taking our business out of l.a. county potentially." what happens is gavin newsom knows this is the beginning of a downward spiral, a financial death spiral for any city and state if the businesses leave, your tax base leaves, even your more wealthy taxpayers will leave. then, lower income californians are left behind and you can't recover from that. to greg's point, i think the only thing that triggered gavin newsom going down there was his gucci slippers got lost in transit. [laughter] , or something he ordered

governor newsome present and his proposed state budget. ashley zavala breaks it all down in the new spending plan. >> for the second year in a row, governor gavin newsome presenting his financial priorities amid a pandemic health care at the top of new sums list in his 286.4 billion dollar spending plan. the governor are proposing to extend the state's health care coverage. medical to all low income californians regardless of immigration status, it would be the first of its kind in the nation. newsome wants to earmark 614 million dollars in this year's budget for the program. it would cost more than 2 billion dollars every year after with the program starting in january of 2024, said we're going to do it. so we take a few years we're committed to doing it. flush in cash and grappling with rising inflation. the governor proposing a gas tax holiday to hit the brakes on a gas tax increase that is that the trigger? in july, the pause would decrease the state's bill revenue this year by 523 million dollars on transportation. newsome wants to sp

governor newsom would like a $1.4 billion in emergency funding. it is part of a $2.7 billion and response packet calling for legislation to revive paid sick leave. here is a closer look at the proposal, which the office expects to be reimbursed by the federal government. 1.2 billion to expand testing. 614 billion for upping staffing at vaccination sites and 583 million to continue vaccine education. it also allows billions of dollars about wildfire suppression, homelessness, and other programs . >> the governor also will like health coverage for all immigrants. >> lawmakers face a june 15 deadline. >>> we have learned that an el cerrito police of us are died west of san pablo dam road . police say officer jerrick bernstine was on his way home from work when his car hit a van . >>> convicted killer robert durst has died at the age of 78. his lawyers say he died at san joaquin general hospital where he had been taken for testing and he went into cardiac arrest. robert durst was a suspect in three murders, including the disappearance of his first wif

newsom is requesting an additional 6 billion dollars. the plan is part of the governor's 37.6 billion dollar total proposed climate action package that in part attempts to decrease the state's reliance on oil and gas. california is on the tip. >> of the spear in terms of the effects of climate change in extremes. but we also all right, the leading edge of innovation leading edge of addressing with a resilient mindset, these anxieties not just for the country, but for the globe newsom's event. wednesday came just hours before the state assembly budget committee began weighing the governor's overall spending plan in its first hearing. it coming >> to sacramento, is not our money. we need to ensure that. measurable results that we can't show. with. the investments are being >> the state's non-partisan legislative analyst's office said lawmakers should focus on doing some oversight into the already big investments passed last year, including those related to climate change. we recommend that the legislature be cautious about creating new pro

governor newsom rolled ought a proposal to spend $2 billion in a response to covid. we have a breakdown for you. it will give millions of antigen tests to health departments, clinics, schools and educational offices, and more than half a billion will go to help encounter misinformation. if you need help finding a test, just go to nbcbayarea.com/covidtesting. we have a comprehensive list of testing sites across the bay area, and that list is sorted county by county. >>> we're going to turn now to a local family asking for help to find a woman that has not been seen in more than a week. if you can, take a look at her picture. this is 28-year-old morgan manuel. family members say on new year's eve she was in san francisco's tenderloin district and they only learned on friday that nobody knows where she is. her family believes she still could be in san francisco or possibly in the oakland area. they are offering $5,000 for information to help find her. san francisco police confirmed they are investigating morgan manuel's case. call sfpd if you have seen her or have any i

. >> gavin newsom double down on his commitment to keep schools open by signing a new executive order. >> i will sign an executive order allowing fox ability for staffing to address short-term staffing needs. lily with retirees and substitutes to allow more flexible it to address the issue. many members of staff districts large and straw -- large and small across the state. >> the order lowers state barriers that delay the hiring of short-term substitute teachers, having the assignments extended to provide additional >> ability to support retired teachers who have returned to the classroom. >> staying home unless they going to school, work or making a medical appointment. that takes place in less than seven hours. health apartment order comes as covid cases have increased nearly 400% over the last two weeks. the president of simona -- soma state university said most classes will be going virtual. sonoma county residents agree that with covid cases on the rise, tighter restrictions on people make sense. >> i am a big sports fan. if they're going to cancel the warriors, i would be upset

let's listen in to governor gavin newsom. one of 50 mobile sites that we've set up throughout the state of california would have referred to as the optimum served sites. these optimize service sites not only served the needs of residents and paramount in l, a county. the residents all across the state of california. roughly 650 or so folks were served just yesterday. here at this site. it's open between the hours of seven in the morning seven at night, seven days a week. recognizing the need to expand these hours of operation expand access to the opportunity to get tested. we deployed recently the national guard, you'll see a number of national guards, men and women. behind me as well assisting in this operation to make things more efficient and to make sure data is collected more effectively we have distributed across the state of california to support these 50 sites. 200 national guardsmen and women. we have 80 more going out the rest of this week, and 80 represents the number of optimum search sites that will also be set u

. >> now at 8 o'clock, a covid case surge across california governor gavin newsom now laying out his plan of attack including bringing back covid sick pay for some workers. this is kron 4 news at 8 o'clock this saturday night. i'm jonathan mccall and i'm justine waldman. governor gavin newsome has put out his proposed 2022 state budget and included in it. >> is 2.7 billion dollars for covid-19 emergency response kron four's gayle ong breaks down the details on saturday. governor gavin newsom's administration unveiled a proposed 2.7 billion dollars covid-19 emergency response package. overall. the package includes 1.2 billion dollars to bolster testing by expanding hours and capacity at testing sites throughout the state. >> 583 million to accelerate vaccination and booster efforts combat misinformation. 614 million to support frontline workers. >> 200 million to support state response operations and 110 million to support vulnerable populations. the governor's proposed budget also calls for new legislation to put supplemental paid sick leave policies in place to protect the state's h

but let's think about this, why would governor newsom want to do this? is it because he's compassionate about illegal and immigrants? there are so many people leaving the state of california that he is hemorrhaging residents, and he wants to find a way to bring more people into the fold. he wants to incentivize more illegal immigrants to come to california to make up for all the people that are leaving. why? he doesn't want to lose any more seats, or any more political power. i think they are putting their voting blocs, incentivizing people to come to california and right now they have a budget surplus because you have big tech base in california, you have a lot of resources in california. you have hollywood and california, they can afford it now. wait a couple more years and that state is is failing and it will be times that it bites them. >> emily: harris, we were talking about potentially throwing his hat in the ring for 2024. >> harris: what about the border situation? like i know california has a wall but the border situation in totality. those heal

he is now working as a special advisor to governor gavin newsom on the topic of property. which he experienced as a child. here is a clip from the trailer from hbo documentary about him. >> i remember being hungry. i had to hold my mom when she cried. i remember how hard it was to grow up. i think that quote be the change you wish to see in the often times people get scared. what happens if you don't do anything? >> tubbs has written a book about his life and work titled the deeper the roots. he joins us now via skype. thank you so much for being with us. i'm so disappointed you are not here in studio. we were hoping to make that happen. but with the omicron variant raging we decided it uld be safer like this. you're in your hotel room? >> by lighting doesn't look as great as yours but think it's much for having me. we just have to do it again. >> you will have to bring your amazing wife with you next time. i'm looking forward to meeting her. and sharing about her work with our audience. what about you. in one of the two documentaries about you you are speaking at a gradua

he is now working as a special advisor to governor gavin newsom on the topic of property. which he experienced as a child. here is a clip from the trailer from hbo documentary about him. >> i remember being hungry. i had to hold my mom when she cried. i remember how hard it was to grow up. i think that quote be the change you wish to see in the world is important. often times people get scared. what happens if you don't do anything? >> tubbs has written a book about his life and work titled the deeper the roots. he joins us now via skype. thank you so much for being with us. i'm so disappointed you are not here in studio. we were hoping to make that happen. but with the omicron variant raging we decided it would be safer like this. you're in your hotel room? >> by lighting doesn't look as great as yours but think it's much for having me. we just have to do it again. >> you will have to bring your amazing wife with you next time. i'm looking forward to meeting her. and sharing about her work with our audience. what about you. in one of the two documentaries about you you ar

how governor newsome once >> to spend a billion dollars surplus vaccinated. boosted still getting covid. we talk to local doctors about how you can better avoid getting a breakthrough case. and skies clearing out nicely around the bay area. looking at more sunshine ahead, c >> there is an ever-increasing number breakthrough cases happening among those fully vaxxed and boosted it is not just breakthrough cases. but overall you can see the positivity rate has been trending upwards and there's an average of nearly 57,000 new cases per day. so what does that tell us? is there nothing we can do to better protect ourselves? we posed that question to bay area. infectious disease experts can force and current reports. >> breakthrough covid cases are becoming more and more common. even among those baxton boosted since the omicron variant exploded across the nation. breakthroughs are more common now because >> the virus omicron this period is more capable of evading our immune system. the delta variant factions, disease experts say that means everyone, including those

governor newsom added covid testing site in l. a county governor, newsom outlined the $2.7 billion in his budget proposal earmarked for the state's pandemic response, including 1.4 billion in emergency funds. we don't want to wait months you can't wait another minute in line. folks are frustrated. the immediate funding would go towards increasing testing capacity, accelerating vaccine in booster efforts and supporting frontline workers hundreds of millions of dollars for more staff. hundreds of millions of dollars more tests hundreds of millions of dollars more for more sites to do the most important thing we continue to have work to do, and that's get boosted. to assist with long testing lines, newsom said. 80 more national guard members will join the 200 already deployed statewide. it'll be up to the legislature to determine how urgent the new funds are needed. it was newsom's second stop of the day . these encampments in california are unacceptable. the dirty streets in this state are unacceptable. the graffiti in the state is

we have a lot of work to do in the space. >> newsome noted at the current cannabis tax rates. the state this year expects to bring in 787 million dollars total from the industry. portions of that go to youth services, land acquisitions and law enforcement. he says any reforms will need to consider those. it is my goal. >> to look at tax policy to stabilize market it. same time. it's also my goal. to get these municipalities to wake up to the opportunities to get rid of the illegal market. state leaders hope to help this legislative session, but how soon is to be determined at the state capitol? ashley zavala kron. 4 news. >> now to the situation on our drought status in some good news. after all this much needed rain from the latest drought monitor map. you can see the exceptional drought category has pretty much disappeared. this is a 3 month comparison. now the exceptional drought is that dark red color on the left. the map which includes data as recent as tuesday on the right shows. remarkable improvement from the last 3 months. right now, most of the bay area is still in s

california governor gavin newsome rejected parole for sir, han b. sharice your hon. a palestinian immigrant found guilty of assassinating kennedy . in 1968 kennedy was a democratic us senator and younger brother of the assassinated president john f. kennedy, he was running for the democratic party nomination for president and had just celebrated winning the crucial california primary at a rally at the ambassador hotel in los angeles. i thank to all of you and now it's on the chicago and let win now. as kennedy and his entourage made their way back stage in the kitchen area of the hotel, sir, hans struck fatally wounded kennedy with a bullet to the head. dozens of people witness the shooting. it was an act of violence that changed the course of american history. in august of last year, a california parole panel recommended that sir han who is now 77 years old, be released, saying he had expressed some remorse, but newsome has the final say on pearls. in a statement he called sir hans assassination of kennedy. among the most notorious crimes in american history, he sai

governor newsom said sirhan poses an unreasonable threat to public safety. sirhan will be scheduled for a new parole hearing no later than february of 2023, his defense attorneys said they will ask a judge to overturn newsom's decision. kennedy was shot moments after he claimed victory in california's democratic presidential primary. see originally was sentenced to death, but that sentence was commuted to life when the california supreme court briefly outlawed capital punishment in 1972. in national news, the republican national committee is planning to ban presidential candidates from participating in any debates that are sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. this is video of a previous debate between then candidates, joe biden and donald trump. the rnc cited concerns with moderators selected by the debate commission. a desire for a debate before early voting starts and changes to the commission's board. the new rules would apply to candidates seeking the party's nomination. the party plans to discuss this proposal at its winter meeting. a lo

george gascon and the cronies, gavin newsom are the same. they created this disaster by disrespect of law enforcement. they are encouraging the illegal use of drugs and promote $0 bail and most egregiously, they are continuing to release, gavin newsom releasing prisoners from the state prison left and right. his management of the state prisons in california is something nobody ever talks about. but they were such an abuse of older parole and defender parole, he's letting people out left and right and casting blame on everybody else. he actually -- newsom actually closed the california state prison inspection centers like counties like fresno's to prosecute criminals, we have upwards of 300, 400 inmates and our local jail that are either tried or pled guilty and ready to go to state prison. but he uses covid and any other excuse to close the reception centers so it creates another backlog and the local jails which then kicks more people out because there are no beds. so, this is just a perfect storm. it just continues. with people like gavin

we have more on a new plan by governor newsom to cut gas prices, but it is getting some pushback. >> reporter: it has long been the case, gasoline costs more in california than any other state. in the past year, prices have jumped nearly 7%. now a little help maybe on the way that could make filling up a little less expensive. however, not everyone is behind the latest plan. >> paying at the pump hasn't been this jarring in nearly 40 years. >> they are terrible. five dollars. i don't appreciate it at all. >> i filled up, $102. >> per week, almost $30. >> reporter: governor newsom has a plan to put a tourniquet on california drivers hemorrhaging fuel budgets, a tax holiday, by suspending the fuel tax increase tied to inflation. it is possible because of the state strong economy. >> because california is as resilient as it is, because with the fastest growing economy in the last 5 years because we have done a little bit better rms of addressing the pandemic, and our economic output is strong, and our budgets are running really extraordinarily back-to- back surpluses. >> reporter: is pa

dream, who can put the brakes on newsome's vision for california. i mean, is it a one party state and this what he says goes, this is definitely a one party state. i mean, the republican state legislator is going to stay at home because democrats can pass bills without republicans votes. that's how bad california is. we are one are in state, and democrats are ruining the state yet so many you supposedly, according to the budget, there's actually a surplus riot. here's why you can use this money to spend on so many. but i keep wondering that as so many people continue to move out of demo out of california into other states. is news news i'm using the spending spree. do you think to put democrats permanently in control of the state? and what does that mean going forward? yeah, well i know california has the 2nd highest gas in the country 2nd to hawaii and we actually produce gas here in california. yeah, you some doesn't care about the everyday average citizens of this state. he cares about boats. this is just a ploy for the democrats to get good vote

governor newsom blaming them for shocking violent crime and murders but newsom fully supports california's weak on crime laws. in oregon, d.a.s, homicide victims families desperately moving to sue the governor, trying to step her from letting out of jail more town 1000 criminals who they say could go on to kill, assault, steal, rape again. president trump calling out conflicts of interest of nancy pelosi after pelosi said lawmakers should be allowed to trade stocks while in office. her husband made tens of millions of dollars in big tech stocks, affected by legislation. now pelosi appearing to backtrack. plus a rare rebuke from the supreme court against a npr story based on anonymous sources. supreme court says the story was false. we break it down. gop senators chuck grassley, ron johnson, accuse the secret service covering up for hunter biden after censored information on trips that hunter biden took on fair force two to do overseas business deals while his father was vice president. are they trying to hide something and why? that is what the senators are asking. a stunning new report, t

governor gavin newsome was in santa clara today promoting his plan to improve the state's infrastructure. >> kron four's charles clifford has the details. >> earlier this week, california governor gavin newsom unveiled his proposed budget for next year on thursday here in santa clara county took that proposal on the road to talk about infrastructure. governor newsome says that in the proposed budget he's asking for 9.1 billion dollars for a transit package. 2.3 billion dollars of that would go to improving ports. 1.2 billion dollars would go to improving infrastructure. 1 billion dollars would be used to support the workforce and to deal with supply chain issues. he's also asking for the first of 2 payments to cover a 10 billion dollar plan over 2 years to switching the state of california to 0 emissions vehicles. he says that by 2035, california is planning to have all vehicles be alternative fuel or 0 emissions vehicles. the governor says that this infrastructure funding will be in addition to the 40 billion dollars over 5 years that the federal government has committed to help improve

there will be no rematch between governor newsom and larry elder. the two men, you might recall, fayed off in last year's recall election. newsom wond it handily, but larry elder was his closest opponent. in a statement, elder now says when governor newsom seeks a second term this year, he will not run against him. instead, he's launching a new political action committee called elder for america. it will focus on helping republicans win back the house and senate in these midterm elections. >> they say all good things come to an end. blackberry officially pulled the plug on its old phone. it's discontinuing service for its classic model starting today, saying they will no longer reliably function. the phones with the signature keyboard were once seen as leading edge technology in the late 1990s and early 2000s. at its peak in 2012, the company reported having 80 million active users. >> the blackberry used to be one of the most popular phones in the world. it was easy to understand and use. it also had those keyboards that were really clicky and tact

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. >> una propuesta de gavin newsom, gobernador de california tiene satisfecha a la comunidad indocumentada se trata de salud, tenemos las reacciones yn os dice qué falta para que el plan se ponga en marcha. >> bendito sea dios que tenemos trabajo. >> la necesidad en su comunidad . >> nadie sabe por qué la gente viene al país . >> estragos de la pandemia para respaldar la propuesta de gavin newsom, gobernador de california, para la atención médica de residentes de bajos ingresos de california que viven sin documentos en el país . >> tengo amistades que han tenido el covid-19 y ellos no fueron al hospital porque pensaban que no les darían ayuda. >> esto es el presupuesto millonario del año fiscscal ded añaño 2022 y 202023 del estado dorado que costaría 2.2 mil millones de dólares por año, de ser aprobada la medida, un costo que no tiene precio para californianos como myriam . >> si pedimos a una perrsona, dirán que es mucho, si todos ponemos el granito de arena, ¿por qué no ayudar?. >> los contribuyentes de california pagan por la atención médica de adultos jóvenes y las p

now, governor newsom's budget address is giving them a glimmer of hope. >> reporter: when proposition 64 legalized cannabis it signaled acceptance of the industry and promised a boom to state and local tax bases at the end of the illegal market. but, it has not actually worked out that way. most local governments have been reluctant to approve retail sales and producers say taxes are eating them alive. governor newsom's budget comments came as a welcome surprise. >> it is my goal to look at tax policy, and stabilize the market at the same time. it is also my goal to get these municipalities to wake up to the opportunities to get rid of the illegal market, the illicit market, and provide support and a regulatory framework for the legal market. >> reporter: currently, cannabis is taxed at $152 per pound cultivated. that was okay when it sold for $1200 but the price has dropped to $300 per pound. while, the tax remains fixed. >> we are looking at 50% of the cost of a pound of cannabis, an additional 50% of that is a tax. >> reporter: amber center is a

but within the past our governor gavin newsome signed an executive order to prevent price-gouging. now stores that increase the price of at-home tests by more than 10% can face legal consequences. and in the meantime, going back to work despite testing positive, now, the state department of public health is allowing health care providers and hospitals to let asymptomatic staffers return to work in some situations. the rule comes with strict guidelines, however. the strategy is only to be used as a last resort due to staffing shortage, which are getting more severe at hospitals, and those covid positive workers should only interact with covid-positive patients and wear an n95 mask at all times. the change goes into effect today. to even a year ago.nd of the >>> governor newsom is activating the california national guard to speed up and boost covid testing capacity as the state is seeing a surge in cases driven by the omicron variant. >> and as christie smith shows us, national guard troops could be found helping out in anitoch today. >> reporter: outside the anitoch community center

newsom says his plan attacks the state five biggest issue. fighting covid-19, the climate crisis, confronting homelessness, tackling the cost of living, and keeping our streets safe. the governor says the surplus will allow the state to cut taxes for businesses and hold a scheduled increase in the gas tax. he will be seeking free care for low income residents. california already covers 2600 and 50 and older. >> california is poised to be, if the proposal is supported, the first state in the country to achieve universal access to health coverage. kristen: given the huge surplus, newsom did not rule out direct cash payments. right now, the state surplus is above the threshold that allows the state to provide monetary relief for taxpayers. dan: next, what an incredible site. the warriors and fans welcomed back klay thompson. we will show you some of the as a pro, floor and decor is my go-to to get it all. tile, wood, stone, installation materials, tools —they've got it all. and, they've got my back. at floor and decor, with pro benefits and se

governor newsom was in bakersfield -- bakersfield touting his plan. meantime at the state capital tonight, lawmakers are debating a separate plan that would go even farther. introduced by a san jose democratic a similar member. at a hearing tonight, a well-known health-care activist with als will testify in support. >> i knew our health care system was broken before my diagnosis, but having a serious illness clarify -- clarified how problematical your system is. >> although newsom ran for governor in a supportive single-payer, it is unclear if he will back the effort. >> when you are governor, you have to be in the how business. >> does not take away from what we are doing. it actually bolsters what we are doing. >> any expansion of health care is welcome. anything short of guaranteed health care is not -- anything short of guaranteed welfare is . >> each team is composed of a licensed mental health clinician, a paramedic, and a homeless outreach specialist. >> each of these teams will come together to form a train, multidisciplinary team that will ri

newsom is requesting an additional 6 billion dollars. the plan is part of the governor's 37.6 billion dollar total proposed climate action package that in part attempts to decrease the state's reliance on oil and gas. california is on the tip. >> of the spear in terms of the effects of climate change in extremes. but we also are in the leading edge of innovation, leading edge of addressing with a resilient mindset, these anxieties not just for the country, but for the globe newsom's event. wednesday came just hours before the state assembly budget committee began weighing the governor's overall spending plan in its first hearing. it coming. >> to sacramento is is not our money. we need to ensure >> results that we can't show. >> the state's non-partisan legislative analyst's office said lawmakers should focus on doing some oversight into the already big investments passed last year, including those related to climate change. we recommend that the legislature be cautious about creating new programs for significantly expanding its existing

newsom is retiring this year. i asked you to join me in thanking mr. newsom. mr. newsom, you will be missed. will you please stand and be recognized? [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, to keep our people safe, we must maintain a robust law and properly fund the police. [applause] i >> believe we have the finest law enforcement establishment in the country. but we are growing. we must keep our people safe or they can't prosper. our state law enforcement a been -- state law enforcement agency continues to lose -- because they are unable to obtain benefits. new dollars to law enforcement public safety and first responder agencies for improvement and pension. we must also keep our law enforcement officers safe while they are on the job. my executive budget proposes providing $21 million for the grants to law enforcement agencies for additional body cameras and bulletproof vests. i ask you to think for a minute, most of us get up in the morning and put on a shirt or a tie or a blouse and go to work but these officers strapped on a bulletproof vest in the morning. why

governor newsom will present his proposed state budget on monday. gayle ong kron. 4 news. and today, governor gavin newsom also issued an executive order that bans price gouging on at-home covid-19. test kits under the order. sellers of the kids are banned from increasing prices on the kits. buy more. >> then 10%. the order also gives additional tools to the california department of justice and attorney general's office. district attorneys and other local law enforcement agencies to take action against price gougers. >> several bay area banks and credit unions have temporarily shut its doors and they say it's the covid surge along with staffing shortages to blame. co credit union, which is does serve. residents across the bay area sent an e-mail to its customers saying that cases are increasing because of the surge and that because of that, they are closing some of its branches and that its lead to longer wait times for callers. major banks like chase and wells fargo also have reportedly shut down some of its banks temporarily, but not specifying which locations are tempor

. >>> governor newsom unveiled his more than $286 billion state budget proposal. justin andrews is live detailing the dollars in the spending plan. >> reporter: the governor presented the first version of his 300 page budget proposal. this is just the beginning of what could be six months of negotiating with lawmakers who face june 15 deadline to pass a budget. >> here are five things we are focused on. these are referred to often as ex ten shall as related to climate change, covid, homelessness, cost of living broadly defined. these are top five areas, this slide represents top five areas of focus in this year's budget.. >> reporter: the state will have estimated $286.4 billion budget focused on healthcare, climate change, homelessness. the state is trying to keep up with omicron variant so newsom wants lawmakers to immediately approve a $1.4 billion in emergency covid funding. that request of emergency funds is part of a $2.7 billion covid response package. part of the covid response package calls for legislation to revive supplemental paid sick leave related to

variante Ómicron podría ser la última gran ola de la pandemia al menos así dijo el gobernador gavin newsom nuestra compañera libertad nos explica lo que piensanalgunos expertos de esta declaración >> california está viviendo una histórica de casos de covid-19 con más de ciento cuente 3000 nuevos casos nuevos al día en medio de esta ola el gobernador gavin newsom dio un mensaje esperanzador >> explica, nos estamos preparando para una etapa post pandemia que se califica como la etapa endémica según la real academia española una endemia es una enfermedad que reina habitualmente en un país un efecto de endemia es la fiebre amarilla y un motivo por la cual el gobernador cree que esta será la siguiente fase es por un anuncio del doctor faustino que dice que es muy probable que todos en el país sean infectados por Ómicron >> el doctor explica ejemplos como sudáfrica el pico bajo partido en una semana por eso esperan para la próxima semana de enero que los casos distribuyen hablamos con expertos del área de la bahía sobre este tema >> tenemos que esperar este virus ha dado sorpres