>> GOOD MORNING. IT’S WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21ST. I’M TEO TORRES. HERE’S A LOOK AT OUR BIG STORIES TODAY. A NEW CALIFORNIA LAW BANNING THE SALE OF FLAVORED TOBACCO GOES INTO EFFECT TODAY. CALIFORNIA VOTERS PASSED PROPOSITION 31 THIS NOVEMBER. THE MEASURE BANS THE SALE OF CERTAIN FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN CALIFORNIA. THE PROPOSITION WAS CHALLENGED BY TOBACCO COMPANIES. BUT THE SUPREME COURT REFUSED TO BLOCK THE LAW. A WRONG WAY DRIVER CAUSED A MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH IN RANCHO CORDOVA LAST NIGHT. METRO FIRE SHARED THESE IMAGES OF THE DAMAGE. THEY SAY THREE PEOPLE WERE HURT IN THE CRASH, ALL WITH MINOR OR MODERATE INJURIES. BUT ONE OF THE PATIENTS DID SUFFER WHAT THEY’RE CALLING A CRITICAL MEDICAL EMERGENCY. NO UPDATES ON THEIR CONDITION THIS MORNING. THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. TODAY IS HOMELESS PERSONS MEMORIAL DAY, AN EFFORT TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO DON’T HAVE A WARM PLACE TO STAY ON A LONG, COLD NIGHT. THERE WILL BE SOME EVENTS AS A RESULT. AT 7:00 AT SACRAMENTO CITY HALL, SUPPORTERS WILL HOLD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AND READ THE NAMES OF MORE THAN 150 HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO DIED THIS YEAR. AND IN JACKSON, THERE WILL BE A VIGIL FOR AMADOR COUNTY’S HOMELESS. IT STARTS AT 5:30 AT PETKOVICH PARK. >> YESTERDAY WE HAD SOME CLOUD COVER AND A FEW SHOWERS POP UP IN THE VALLEY. YOU CAN SEE SOME SPRINKLES IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. TEMPERATURES STARTING OFF CHILL Y. WE HAVE SOME DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. IT WILL SPREAD NORTH BUT RIGHT NOW VISIBILITY IS PRETTY GOOD AROUND SACRAMENTO. SOME CHANGES TODAY BUT MORE DOWN THE ROAD. DAYTIME HIGH AT 55 DEGREES. TE
KCRA Today: California lawmakers respond to inflation relief issues, Trump tax returns to be released, fog returns to NorCal
Here you’ll find what you missed overnight, what’s happening throughout the day, the forecast and how your commute is shaping up.
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 NORCALDrafting the deal: How Sacramento’s mayor helped UC workers, university reach tentative agreement | “The governor asked me to intervene and I was very happy to do it,” Darrell Steinberg said. Read more here. Suspicious death reported in Carmichael, Sacramento sheriff says | Deputies are investigating a suspicious death in Carmichael, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. A person was also detained, but it is unclear if they are connected to the home. Read more here. At least 2 dead, 12 hurt in Humboldt County after earthquake | Tuesday’s quake jolted residents awake, cut off power to 70,000 people, and damaged some buildings and roads, officials said. Humboldt County emergency officials said that two people died as a result of medical emergencies that happened around the time of the quake. Read more here.California lawmakers want answers on tax refund debit card issues | Some California lawmakers have confirmed what KCRA 3 Investigates first reported last week: several people have complaints and concerns of fraud with the state’s Middle Class Tax Refund debit cards. Lawmakers encouraged anyone with issues with the refund debit card to contact their state senator or assembly member. Read more here. Spreading holiday cheer: Sacramento first responders put on light show for Shriners patients | For the fourth year in a row, first responders spread holiday cheer to the children at Shriners Children’s Northern California by flashing their vehicle lights. Read more here. WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHEREUkraine’s Zelenskyy preparing to visit DC on Wednesday | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February. Read more here. Biden administration asks Supreme Court to end asylum limits, with a short delay | The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to end asylum restrictions, but requested a delay until at least after Christmas. The administration made the plea in a filing Tuesday, a day after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place. Read more here. House panel votes along party lines to release report on Trump’s tax returns in coming days | Lawmakers indicated after the vote that the world could see redacted copies Trump’s tax filings within a couple of days. Read more here. Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan | Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately in the latest edict cracking down on women’s rights and freedoms. Read more here. WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAYA California Highway Patrol officer who was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle two months ago in south Sacramento is expected to be released from a hospital on Wednesday. Officer Aaron Weikert, a 12-year veteran with the CHP, was investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash in the early hours of Oct. 16 when he was hit by a suspected drunk driver.Today is Homeless Persons Memorial Day. At 7 p.m. at Sacramento City Hall, supporters will hold a candlelight vigil and read the names of more than 150 homeless people who died in 2022. And in Jackson, there will be a vigil for Amador County’s unhoused. It starts at 5:30 p.m. at Petkovich Park.Family members of a man who became unresponsive while being detained by Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies and who later died will announce today they are filing a wrongful death claim for civil rights violations, according to a statement from Black Lives Matter Sacramento. Sherrano Stingley, 48, was on life support since his arrest on Dec. 6 and his family said he succumbed to his injuries on Dec. 16, according to the statement.A Sacramento-area dog that vanished more than a year ago is heading home. “Zeppelin” disappeared 14 months ago and was found more than 1600 miles from home in Kansas. He is expected to arrive later this morning.TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOKMeteorologist Dirk Verdoorn says Wednesday brings another morning of cold temps with areas of frost and patchy fog to part of the region. After a morning of low clouds, mostly sunny skies should break out to help warm temps into the mid-50s. REAL-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
Drafting the deal: How Sacramento’s mayor helped UC workers, university reach tentative agreement | “The governor asked me to intervene and I was very happy to do it,” Darrell Steinberg said. Read more here.
Suspicious death reported in Carmichael, Sacramento sheriff says | Deputies are investigating a suspicious death in Carmichael, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. A person was also detained, but it is unclear if they are connected to the home. Read more here.
At least 2 dead, 12 hurt in Humboldt County after earthquake | Tuesday’s quake jolted residents awake, cut off power to 70,000 people, and damaged some buildings and roads, officials said. Humboldt County emergency officials said that two people died as a result of medical emergencies that happened around the time of the quake. Read more here.
California lawmakers want answers on tax refund debit card issues | Some California lawmakers have confirmed what KCRA 3 Investigates first reported last week: several people have complaints and concerns of fraud with the state’s Middle Class Tax Refund debit cards. Lawmakers encouraged anyone with issues with the refund debit card to contact their state senator or assembly member. Read more here.
Spreading holiday cheer: Sacramento first responders put on light show for Shriners patients | For the fourth year in a row, first responders spread holiday cheer to the children at Shriners Children’s Northern California by flashing their vehicle lights. Read more here.
WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy preparing to visit DC on Wednesday | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February. Read more here.
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to end asylum limits, with a short delay | The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to end asylum restrictions, but requested a delay until at least after Christmas. The administration made the plea in a filing Tuesday, a day after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place. Read more here.
House panel votes along party lines to release report on Trump’s tax returns in coming days | Lawmakers indicated after the vote that the world could see redacted copies Trump’s tax filings within a couple of days. Read more here.
Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan | Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately in the latest edict cracking down on women’s rights and freedoms. Read more here.
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY
- A California Highway Patrol officer who was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle two months ago in south Sacramento is expected to be released from a hospital on Wednesday. Officer Aaron Weikert, a 12-year veteran with the CHP, was investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash in the early hours of Oct. 16 when he was hit by a suspected drunk driver.
- Today is Homeless Persons Memorial Day. At 7 p.m. at Sacramento City Hall, supporters will hold a candlelight vigil and read the names of more than 150 homeless people who died in 2022. And in Jackson, there will be a vigil for Amador County’s unhoused. It starts at 5:30 p.m. at Petkovich Park.
- Family members of a man who became unresponsive while being detained by Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies and who later died will announce today they are filing a wrongful death claim for civil rights violations, according to a statement from Black Lives Matter Sacramento. Sherrano Stingley, 48, was on life support since his arrest on Dec. 6 and his family said he succumbed to his injuries on Dec. 16, according to the statement.
- A Sacramento-area dog that vanished more than a year ago is heading home. “Zeppelin” disappeared 14 months ago and was found more than 1600 miles from home in Kansas. He is expected to arrive later this morning.
TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOK
Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn says Wednesday brings another morning of cold temps with areas of frost and patchy fog to part of the region. After a morning of low clouds, mostly sunny skies should break out to help warm temps into the mid-50s.
REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP
(App users, click here to see our interactive traffic map.)