KCRA Today: PG&E rate hike approved, findings on CA police stops investigation, woman owes $4K after credit card stolen
SO, YEAH, HITTING THE SLOPES TODAY, OFFICIALLY WE’LL HAVE MORE ON THAT IN A LIVE REPORT. BUT FIRST, GOOD MORNING. I’M TEO TORRES AND I’M DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK. LET’S GO OVER TO KCRA 3. METEOROLOGIST TAMARA BERG. SHE’S GOT A LOOK AT YOUR WEEKEND WET FORECAST. YEAH, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET OFF TO A WET START. IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. LIKELY THIS MORNING. THIS MORNING COMMUTE IS GOING TO BE DRY. SO IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO TAKE OFF RIGHT NOW OR MAYBE YOU’RE JUST GETTING OUT FOR THAT MORNING WORKOUT, YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN FINE SHAPE. A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW FROM THE EXCHANGE HOTEL SKY CAM. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE SOME CLOUDS OUT THERE AND TEMPERATURES ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE LOW 50. SO A PRETTY COMFORTABLE START IN THE MORNING. WE STAY IN THAT LOW 50 RANGE ONCE WE HIT DAYBREAK, SUN COMES UP AT 650, WE’LL BE IN THE UPPER 50S AROUND 10 A.M. WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND LIGHT SOUTH WINDS ON INTO THE AFTERNOON. IT’S GOING TO BE A MILD DAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE UPPER 60S TO ABOUT 70 DEGREES. SO TODAY, A PRETTY PLEASANT DAY FOR DOING THINGS OUTSIDE, BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT THE RADAR SCAN HERE IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. YOU CAN TELL THAT THERE IS A STORM BREWING OUT HERE AND IT’S BEEN SITTING WITH US FOR MOST OF THE WEEK, WELL OFF SHORE. EVENTUALLY IT’S GOING TO MOVE ONSHORE AS WE HEAD INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND, AND THAT’S GOING TO SHAKE THINGS UP FOR US, ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT MORE STEADIER RAINFALL ARRIVING. WE COULD SEE THOSE BANDS OF RAIN MOVE INTO THE FOOTHILLS AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING. SO IN THE FOOTHILLS, WHILE MUCH OF THE FRONT HALF OF YOUR DAY IS ACTUALLY DRY, IT’S THE EVENING THAT WILL START TO SEE THE INCREASING CLOUDS AND MORE CHANCES FOR RAIN. SO WE’RE OFF TO A WET START FOR THE WEEKEND. I’LL TALK ABOUT THE RAIN TOTALS TO EXPECT AND HOW MUCH SNOWFALL IS HEADED TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. COMING UP IN MY FULL FORECAST AHEAD. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WILL THE ARRIVAL OF SNOW THIS WEEKEND IS GREAT TIMING FOR OPENING OF THE FIRST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SKI RESORT. KCRA 3’S MELANIE WINGO IS JOINING US NOW LIVE AT BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT IN NEVADA COUNTY. AND WE’RE ABOUT THREE HOURS AWAY FROM THE SLOPES OPENING. YEAH, THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON THE 20 2324 SEASON. AND WE’RE STANDING NEXT TO THE REAL HEROES OF OPENING DAY BEING ABOUT TO OPEN THE SNOW BLOWERS. THESE THINGS ARE REALLY WHAT HELPED TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THOSE SKIERS AND RIDERS TO BE ABLE TO GET UP ON THE SLOPES TODAY, THE RESORT OPENING FOR THE SEASON AS PLANNED TODAY. AND WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO OF HOW THINGS LOOK UP THERE RIGHT NOW. WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING WHEN WE WERE OUT HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER, THE CONDITION IS BECAME JUST RIGHT FOR THOSE SNOW GUNS TO START BLOWING SNOW UP ON THE SLOPES. BOREAL SAYS IT KEEPS CONSTANT TABS ON THE FORECAST. AND THEY DECIDED THAT THEY WILL HAVE ENOUGH SNOW UP THERE TO GET THE SEASON STARTED ON TIME. WE’LL BE CONTINUING TO BLOW SNOW IN ANY CHANCE WE GET. WE’RE WATCHING THAT WINDOW TO SEE WHEN WE GET SOME MORE SNOW COMING IN THE FORECAST. AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE EXPAND TERRAIN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. ALL. AND BACK OUT HERE LIVE THE RESORT OPENING IS NOT ONLY GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET UP ON THE SLOPES, IT’S ALSO GOOD, ACCORDING TO BOREAL FOR THE LOCAL SIERRA ECONOMY, REPORTING LIVE AT BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT, MELANIE WINGO KCRA THREE NEWS. ALL RIGHT, MELANIE. BOY, THAT’S EXCITING. YEAH. REMINDER THAT HEAVENLY RESORT AND NORTHSTAR DECIDED TO DELAY THEIR OPENING RECENTLY, BUT PLAN TO OPEN JUST AS SOON AS THEY CAN. PALISADES IS PLANNING TO OPEN NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF THANKSGIVING. SIERRA TAHOE IS GOING TO OPEN IN EARLY DECEMBER. LET’S CHECK IN NOW WITH ERIN HEFT O. MATT ROSE ALREADY OPENED. YES, THEY DID TOO. ALL RIGHT. ERIN’S GOT A LOOK AT TRAFFIC. ABSOLUTELY. THANKS, GUYS. AND WE’RE STARTING HERE IN STOCKTON. SO 99, HAVING A STICKY POINT THIS MORNING. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR AGO AT THIS POINT, MINOR INJURY WRECK WAS BOLTED, WAS BLOCKING MULTIPLE LANES. NOW IS ONLY BLOCKING ONE LANE. THIS HAPPENING AT 99 NORTHBOUND AT EIGHT MILE ROAD MULTIPLE CARS INVOLVED TOW IS NOT IN THE IN THE MIX YET SO THIS IS GOING TO BE STICKY FOR SOME TIME IF YOU’RE HEADED TO THE AIRPORT, THIS MIGHT BE WHAT YOU’RE GETTING INTO. I FIVE AND 580 OR I-5 AND 80. THERE YOU GO. THIS MORNING, EVERY THING FLOWING AT THE LIMIT. SO DOING REALLY WELL, EVEN THE 5050 IS DOING ALSO VERY WELL THIS MORNING. NOTHING REALLY GETTING IN OUR WAY AS THE FIX 50. PROJECT IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR DRIVE TIMES TO THE BAY WE’RE NOT DOING BAD. WE ARE ONLY IN THE YELLOW 26 MINUTES OR BETTER. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, IT IS THE LAST DAY OF WORK AND SCHOOL FOR MANY NORTHERN CALIFORNIANS BEFORE THE HOLIDAY BREAK. AND THAT MEANS MANY PEOPLE WILL BEGIN THEIR HOLIDAY TRAVEL KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE JOINING US NOW LIVE, TRACKER THREE, TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THE PREDICTIONS FOR THE BEST AND THE WORST TIMES TO HIT THE ROAD AND YOU KNOW, DEIRDRE, RIGHT NOW, WE DECIDED TO HEAD OUR WAY OUT TOWARDS THE AIRPORT THIS MORNING. SAC INTERNATIONAL BECAUSE, OF COURSE, FRIDAY PREDICTED TO BE AT LEAST ACCORDING TO LAST YEAR’S STATS, THE BUSIEST DAY TO FLY OUT OF SAC INTERNATIONAL. SO WE JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LOOK AT WHAT THAT COMMUTE TOWARDS THE AIRPORT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW AND GETTING ON TO I-5. REALLY NO PROBLEMS. BUT AS FAR AS THE BEST AND WORST TIMES TO DRIVE, WELL, TAKE A LOOK BECAUSE IF YOU ARE DRIVING TRIPLE A SAYS THE BEST TIME TO HEAD OUT IS THE SAME ADVICE AS IT’S BEEN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND THAT IS LEAVE IN THE MORNING OR WAIT UNTIL 6:00 IN THE EVENING EACH DAY. KEEP IN MIND, THOUGH, THE BUSIEST SINGLE DAY FOR HOLIDAY DRIVING LEADING UP TO THANKSGIVING IS LIKELY GOING TO BE NEXT WEDNESDAY. AND SPECIFICALLY IN THAT TIME FRAME, BETWEEN 2 AND 6 P.M., YOU KNOW, THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, GOING TO BE THE PROBABLY BE THE BUSIEST DAY DRIVING WISE. AND IF WE COME BACK OUT LIVE AGAIN AS WE’RE APPROACHING HIGHWAY 99, THIS IS A LOOK RIGHT OUTSIDE THE WINDSHIELD THIS MORNING FROM LIVE TRACKER THREE. YOU CAN SEE TRAFFIC IS FLOWING QUITE NICELY RIGHT NOW OUT TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. NO DELAYS GETTING TO SAC INTERNATIONAL FOR AGAIN, WHAT WHEN IT COMES TO FLYING, WILL LIKELY BE ONE OF THE BUSIEST DAYS LEADING UP TO THANKSGIVING. COMING HOME. WELL, ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS SUNDAY, SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THE WORST TIME TO BE ON THE ROADS IF YOU DON’T WANT TO DEAL WITH TRAFFIC INSIDE. LIVE TRACKER THREE WHERE TRIPLE A EXPECTING THOSE PEAK TRAVEL TIMES TO BE AT LEAST 11% LONGER THAN A NORMAL DAY FOR THIS THANKSGIVING TRAVEL PERIOD. MIKE TESELLE. KCRA 3 NEWS. ALL RIGHT, MIKE, THANK YOU. WELL, IF YOU ARE HEADED TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THANKSGIVING, YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO WORRY SO MUCH ABOUT THAT BIG FREEWAY CLOSURE. HERE’S THE LATEST. INTERSTATE TEN THROUGH TO L.A. WAS CLOSED AFTER THAT BIG FIRE AND DAMAGE TO A MAJOR PORTION OF THE ELEVATED SECTION. NOW, IT WAS THOUGHT REPAIRS WOULD TAKE UP TO FIVE WEEKS, BUT JUST LAST NIGHT, GOVERNOR NEWSOM MADE QUITE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THEY WILL OPEN IT NO LATER THAN THIS TUESDAY. JUST IN TIME TO DEAL WITH THE THANKSGIVING RUSH. REMARKABLE. JUST MIND BOGGLING. YEAH, IT IS INCREDIBLE. SO UPDATING A STORY NOW THAT WAS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. SACRAMENTO POLICE SAY THEY HAVE CLEARED THE SCENE OF A STANDOFF THIS HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF HAYWOOD STREET AT GRAND AVENUE IN DEL PASO HEIGHTS. POLICE SURROUNDED A HOME FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS BEFORE LEAVING. THE TWO SUSPECTS WERE INSIDE AND THAT DID INCLUDE A SWAT TEAM WHICH WENT INTO THE HOUSE AT AROUND 1130. BUT THEY DIDN’T FIND THE MAN AND WOMAN THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. BOTH ARE ONE AND ON FELONY CHARGES. POLICE, HOWEVER, AREN’T GIVING ANY OTHER DETAILS ABOUT IT. INVESTIGATORS DID COLLECT SOME EVIDENCE OVERNIGHT AND THEN THEY CLEARED THE SCENE. TWO MEN ARE NOW IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A SHOOTING HAPPENED IN SOUTH SACRAMENTO. IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER SEVEN LAST NIGHT OUTSIDE OF A LIQUOR STORE NEAR FRUIT RIDGE ROAD AT WILKINSON STREET. ONE GUY WAS FOUND IN CRITICAL CONDITION. POLICE SAY THE OTHER ONE IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. OFFICERS HAD THAT AREA AROUND THE FAST STOP. FOOD AND LIQUOR MARKED OFF AND POLICE AT THIS POINT NOT SAYING MUCH MORE ABOUT THE SHOOTERS OR THE VICTIMS. IN THE MEANTIME, THE MAN ACCUSED IN THIS WEEK’S STABBING DEATH IN DOWNTOWN COMMONS IS DUE TO BE IN COURT ON ARRAIGNMENT THIS AFTERNOON. SACRAMENTO POLICE ARRESTED A 23 YEAR OLD MALIK WILSON ON WEDNESDAY. HE’S ACCUSED IN THE STABBING DEATH OF A 22 YEAR OLD, LAUREN WILSON. THE SECOND THAT STABBING HAPPENED FEET FROM THE GOLDEN ONE CENTER JUST BEFORE CONCERT TUESDAY. POLICE SAY THE TWO HOMELESS MEN DID KNOW EACH OTHER, BUT THAT THEY ARE NOT RELATED. WELL, IT IS THE FINAL DAY OF THE ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC SUMMIT IN SAN FRANCISCO. PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SENDING A MESSAGE TO FOREIGN PARTNERS. THE US IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS. KCRA 3’S AMY LU IS IN WASHINGTON NOW WITH HIS MESSAGE TO AMERICANS AS WELL. WELL, BIDEN SAYS THERE IS A RETURN ON US INVESTMENT TO COUNTRIES ACROSS THE ASIA PACIFIC, BRINGING MONEY AND JOBS BACK HOME. WELCOME TO SAN FRANCISCO. SELLING AMERICAN BUSINESS BEFORE WORLD LEADERS AND CEOS. AS PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED, $50 BILLION OF US INVESTMENT IN ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIES ALONE, THIS YEAR. MY MESSAGE TO ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY IS AS LEADERS OF GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY, YOU CAN COUNT ON THE UNITED STATES. IN TURN, BIDEN SAYS, COMPANIES FROM THE REGION HAVE INVESTED $200 BILLION IN THE US SINCE THE START OF HIS ADMINISTRATION, GENERATING MILLIONS OF JOBS AND BUILDING STRONGER ALLIANCES. WE HAVE TO ENSURE THE COMPETITION DOES NOT VEER INTO CONFLICT. FRESH OFF HIS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT XI JINPING. BIDEN CLARIFYING THE US WILL IMPROVE DIPLOMACY WITH CHINA BUT MAINTAIN ITS COMPETITIVE EDGE. WE ARE DE-RISK BUYING AND DIVERSIFYING OUR ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRC, NOT DECOUPLING. BUILDING ON A FRAMEWORK, NAVIGATING THE THREAT OF WAR, CORRUPTION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SHAKY SUPPLY CHAINS AND ENSURE WE’RE BETTER PREPARED TO SHIFT AND ADAPT WHEN DISRUPTIONS DO OCCUR. AND THEY WILL. BIDEN’S MESSAGE TO KEEP THE ECONOMY GROWING COMES AS HE SEEKS REELECTION. BUT POLLING SHOWS THAT MOST PEOPLE THINK THE ECONOMY UNDER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS IN BAD SHAPE, DESPITE RECENT ECONOMIC DATA SHOWING OTHERWISE. IN WASHINGTON, I’M AMY LU KCRA 3 NEWS NOW. PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL SIT DOWN WITH THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO TODAY TO OF NOT ALWAYS GOTTEN ALONG, BUT THE WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO IMPROVE COOPERATION BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES. KEY TOPICS WILL INCLUDE MIGRANTS CROSSING THE BORDER AND THE FENTANYL ISSUE. SO WHILE IN SAN FRANCISCO, THE PRESIDENT DID SIGN A BILL THAT AVERTS A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN UNTIL AT LEAST EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE MEASURE PASSED BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE THIS WEEK. THE CURRENT SHORT TERM SPENDING BILL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PRESIDENT’S REQUEST FOR NEARLY $106 BILLION IN WARTIME AID FOR ISRAEL, UKRAINE AND THE SOUTHERN BORDER. FUNDING IS GOING TO GO THROUGH FEBRUARY SECOND AT THE LATEST, MEANING THAT THE SHUTDOWN CLOCK WILL BE BACK ON IN THE NEW YEAR. SPECIAL COUNSEL PROSECUTORS ARE USING CALIFORNIA GRAND JURY AS PART OF AN ONGOING FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO HUNTER BIDEN’S BUSINESS DEALINGS. THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBE SAY THAT THE PRESIDENT’S BROTHER, JAMES, RECENTLY GOT A SUBPOENA. JAMES WAS ONCE A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF HUNTER. IT IS UNCLEAR IF INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO ANYTHING BEYOND TAX MATTERS. THE USE OF A GRAND JURY IN CALIFORNIA, HOWEVER, SUGGESTS THAT SPECIAL COUNSEL MIGHT BE GETTING READY TO BRING NEW CHARGES AGAINST THE PRESIDENT’S SON IN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. AND ATTORNEYS FOR HUNTER AND JAMES BIDEN HAVE ALL DECLINED TO COMMENT. HUNTER WAS INDICTED IN SEPTEMBER ON THREE CHARGES RELATED TO THE 2008 PURCHASE OF A GUN IN
KCRA Today: PG&E rate hike approved, findings on CA police stops investigation, woman owes $4K after credit card stolen
Updated: 7:00 AM PST Nov 17, 2023
KCRA 3 is rounding up all the information you need to know to get a head start on your day.Here you’ll find what you missed overnight, what’s happening throughout the day, the forecast and how your commute is shaping up.You can also watch our morning newscasts live from 4-10 a.m. here.WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NORCALReport details who is stopped more by police in CA. Some disagree on the findings | KCRA 3 Investigates has obtained new information showing who is most often stopped by law enforcement in California. For many, a negative interaction with law enforcement can have a lifelong impact. Experiences like these are leading to calls for change. Read more here.Holiday meals and Christmas gifts are one less worry for 800 Stockton families | Niagara Bottling has opened a new plant in Stockton and they decided to greet the community with a special gift just in time for the holidays. The company partnered with Feed the Children for a gift and food distribution this morning, hoping to give low-income families the holidays they deserve. Read more here.Shop 916 promotion returns to boost Sacramento businesses, help holiday shoppers | As the holiday season kicks in, over 100 businesses in the City of Sacramento are hoping to get a boost through the Shop 916 gift card promotion. Shop 916 launched in 2021 and since then, over $500,000 has been spent through the program. Read more here.Rancho Cordova woman now owes $4k after credit card stolen from mailbox | Residents of a neighborhood in Rancho Cordova are fed up and fearful after they said thieves have broken into mailboxes. People who live in the Anatolia community said the issue has gone on for months. One woman, who only wanted to be identified as Jennifer, said thieves broke into the cluster mailbox on her street in May and took her new credit card. Read more here.PG&E bills will go up to help fund wildfire protections. Here’s everything leading to decision | About 16 million people in California will see their electric and gas bills go up by an average of more than $32 per month over next year in part so that one of the nation’s largest utility companies can bury more of its power lines to reduce the chances of starting wildfires. Read more here.WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHEREKeep an eye on the sky for the Leonid meteor shower this weekend | Up next for end-of-year celestial spectaculars is the Leonid meteor shower, set to produce bright meteors with persistent trains streaking across the night sky. The Leonids have been active since early November but are expected to peak this weekend at 12:33 a.m. ET Saturday, according to EarthSky. Sky-gazers could see 10 to 15 meteors per hour in a dazzling display. Read more here.Fentanyl, migrants, Cuba: Biden and López Obrador to meet to discuss US-Mexico agenda | President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, two strong allies who don’t always get along personally, will talk migration, fentanyl trafficking and Cuba relations on Friday. Read more here.Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year | President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled. Read more here.Haitian gang leader added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list for kidnapping and killing Americans | The FBI added a Haitian gang leader to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on Wednesday for the kidnapping and slaying of American missionaries in that country, but conceded capturing him will be a difficult task in the often lawless nation. Read more here.The Supreme Court won’t allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows during appeal | The Supreme Court said Thursday it will not allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows, while a court case proceeds. The justices refused to narrow a lower-court order that has prohibited the law from being enforced statewide. Read more here.WHAT’S COMING UP TODAY10 a.m. | The Elk Grove Water District is holding an event to support low-income households struggling to pay their water and sewer bills. Community members who attend can get help accessing financial assistance through the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program.10 a.m. | The Mountain Mandarin Festival starts today at the Gold Country Fairgrounds and runs through Nov. 19.12 p.m. | CAIR-Sacramento (CAIR-SV/CC), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Palestine Advocacy League (PAL), and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) will host “Jummah for Palestine” on the West Lawn of the California State Capitol in Sacramento.TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOKMeteorologist Tamara Berg says dry weather is sticking around for the front half of Friday in Northern California. As clouds increase for the afternoon, shower chances increase as well. Scattered showers are expected closer to sunset across the region, with some of the best rain arriving overnight and into Saturday. Steady rainfall is expected early Saturday with showers moderate to heavy at times for the afternoon. This will impact outdoor events, like the Causeway Classic, which has kickoff at noon.The best snow in the Sierra will fall on Saturday afternoon and into the evening. Levels will be around 6,000 feet. Looking ahead, Sunday looks dry and slightly breezy. Next week also looks dry. | KCRA 3 FIRE THREAT INDEX | Track fire conditions across Northern California regionsREAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP(App users, click here to see our interactive traffic map.)DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATESTHere is where you can download our app.
KCRA 3 is rounding up all the information you need to know to get a head start on your day.
Here you’ll find what you missed overnight, what’s happening throughout the day, the forecast and how your commute is shaping up.
You can also watch our morning newscasts live from 4-10 a.m. here.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NORCAL
Report details who is stopped more by police in CA. Some disagree on the findings | KCRA 3 Investigates has obtained new information showing who is most often stopped by law enforcement in California. For many, a negative interaction with law enforcement can have a lifelong impact. Experiences like these are leading to calls for change. Read more here.
Holiday meals and Christmas gifts are one less worry for 800 Stockton families | Niagara Bottling has opened a new plant in Stockton and they decided to greet the community with a special gift just in time for the holidays. The company partnered with Feed the Children for a gift and food distribution this morning, hoping to give low-income families the holidays they deserve. Read more here.
Shop 916 promotion returns to boost Sacramento businesses, help holiday shoppers | As the holiday season kicks in, over 100 businesses in the City of Sacramento are hoping to get a boost through the Shop 916 gift card promotion. Shop 916 launched in 2021 and since then, over $500,000 has been spent through the program. Read more here.
Rancho Cordova woman now owes $4k after credit card stolen from mailbox | Residents of a neighborhood in Rancho Cordova are fed up and fearful after they said thieves have broken into mailboxes. People who live in the Anatolia community said the issue has gone on for months. One woman, who only wanted to be identified as Jennifer, said thieves broke into the cluster mailbox on her street in May and took her new credit card. Read more here.
PG&E bills will go up to help fund wildfire protections. Here’s everything leading to decision | About 16 million people in California will see their electric and gas bills go up by an average of more than $32 per month over next year in part so that one of the nation’s largest utility companies can bury more of its power lines to reduce the chances of starting wildfires. Read more here.
WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
Keep an eye on the sky for the Leonid meteor shower this weekend | Up next for end-of-year celestial spectaculars is the Leonid meteor shower, set to produce bright meteors with persistent trains streaking across the night sky. The Leonids have been active since early November but are expected to peak this weekend at 12:33 a.m. ET Saturday, according to EarthSky. Sky-gazers could see 10 to 15 meteors per hour in a dazzling display. Read more here.
Fentanyl, migrants, Cuba: Biden and López Obrador to meet to discuss US-Mexico agenda | President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, two strong allies who don’t always get along personally, will talk migration, fentanyl trafficking and Cuba relations on Friday. Read more here.
Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year | President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled. Read more here.
Haitian gang leader added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list for kidnapping and killing Americans | The FBI added a Haitian gang leader to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on Wednesday for the kidnapping and slaying of American missionaries in that country, but conceded capturing him will be a difficult task in the often lawless nation. Read more here.
The Supreme Court won’t allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows during appeal | The Supreme Court said Thursday it will not allow Florida to enforce its new law targeting drag shows, while a court case proceeds. The justices refused to narrow a lower-court order that has prohibited the law from being enforced statewide. Read more here.
WHAT’S COMING UP TODAY
- 10 a.m. | The Elk Grove Water District is holding an event to support low-income households struggling to pay their water and sewer bills. Community members who attend can get help accessing financial assistance through the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program.
- 10 a.m. | The Mountain Mandarin Festival starts today at the Gold Country Fairgrounds and runs through Nov. 19.
- 12 p.m. | CAIR-Sacramento (CAIR-SV/CC), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Palestine Advocacy League (PAL), and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) will host “Jummah for Palestine” on the West Lawn of the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOK
Meteorologist Tamara Berg says dry weather is sticking around for the front half of Friday in Northern California.
As clouds increase for the afternoon, shower chances increase as well.
Scattered showers are expected closer to sunset across the region, with some of the best rain arriving overnight and into Saturday.
Steady rainfall is expected early Saturday with showers moderate to heavy at times for the afternoon. This will impact outdoor events, like the Causeway Classic, which has kickoff at noon.
The best snow in the Sierra will fall on Saturday afternoon and into the evening. Levels will be around 6,000 feet.
Looking ahead, Sunday looks dry and slightly breezy. Next week also looks dry.
| KCRA 3 FIRE THREAT INDEX | Track fire conditions across Northern California regions
REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP
(App users, click here to see our interactive traffic map.)
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