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What to watch: New ‘Great Expectations’ lives up to its literary legend

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:01:18 GMT

An edgy “Great Expectations,” Zach Braff’s latest feature, a top-notch BritBox series and a sensational neo-noir from China stand out this week.Here’s our roundup.“Great Expectations”: In a rundown, dust-bunnied estate, a zonked-out Miss Havisham (Olivia Colman) takes a long pull on a pipe packed with opium; later she coerces poor Pip, the older orphaned teen whom she’s in charge of, into ditching his virginity via a sex worker awaiting his arrival in an upstairs bedroom.You might well ask what in the Charles Dickens is going on with FX’s racy, Gothic to the extreme adaptation of the classic novel nearly every high school kid got assigned (or saddled with)?The answer: A hell of a lot.And even though executive producer/writer Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders,” “Taboo”) ups the kink factor and adds references to colonialism and other hot-button matters to Dickens’ durable yarn about a lad (played well by Tom Sweet and Fionn Whitehead) and his treacherous journey to better his own statio...

Suspect arrested following alleged assault in South San Jose

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:01:18 GMT

A man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a family member and fled, forcing police to clear out a South San Jose neighborhood as they searched for him, according to authorities.San Jose police were called to the scene of an assault involving family members at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday on the 5600 block of Chesbro Avenue, according to tweets from the department. Authorities did not release any information on the victim or their condition, or how the assault unfolded.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | East San Jose shooting leaves person with life-threatening injuries Crime and Public Safety | Leader of White supremacist group arrested in San Jose for threatening to kill journalist reporting on organization Crime and Public Safety | Couple sentenced to prison in notorious San Jose baby kidnapping Crime and Public Safety | San Jose: Man arrested in connection to father’s death Crime and Public Safety | ...

Senior driver Dick Van Dyke faces DMV test after California car crash

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:01:18 GMT

Veteran actor Dick Van Dyke escaped serious injury in a solo car crash last week but a report said that police have submitted paperwork to the Department of Motor Vehicles, asking the agency to re-test the 97-year-old’s driving abilities due to his advanced age.This move isn’t unheard of after police respond to the scene of an accident involving a senior driver. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, older adults’ driving abilities can be affected by changes in vision, physical function and ability to reason, while people 70 and older have higher death rates per 1,000 crashes than people in younger age groups.On the morning of March 15, police in Malibu responded to an accident involving a silver sedan that had crashed into a gate, TMZ reported. There, they found the TV and film legend behind the wheel of a  2018 Lexus LS 500. Van Dyke said that his car slid, and he lost control before it slammed into the gate. That morning, roads in the area we...

Review: Country music’s coolest new artist took the stage in San Francisco

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:01:18 GMT

Morgan Wade was in the midst of telling a story about, of all things, her energy bill when she suddenly stopped herself.“I’m getting old,” she blurted out to the crowd during her sold-out show at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Tuesday night (March 21). “I’m drinking peppermint tea and talking to you all about about lightbulbs.”Yes, things are changing for this recent homebuyer, as more and more fans begin to find out about the coolest new artist in all of country music. And if things continue to escalate at this pace — for example, if she ends up winning breakthrough female video of the year for “Wilder Days” at the CMT Music Awards in April (as she should) — then she’ll be able to buy more houses and have even bigger electric bills to complain about.Wade underscored all the reasons why so many people are excited about her career as she filled a roughly 90-minute set at the legendary Bay Area venue with one great tu...

Photos: Self-driving cars get tangled in downed Muni wires during storm in San Francisco

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:01:18 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Tuesday's atmospheric river brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Bay Area once again causing power outages and road closures throughout the region. While humans can see the road closure signs, viewer photos sent to KRON4 show autonomous vehicles cannot.Photos show two self-driving cars that apparently did not detect road closure tape and drove through the closed street due to downed Muni wires at the intersection of Leavenworth Street and Clay Street."Now they are tangled up like flies in sticky traps," the viewer tweeted.(Photo: John Bettencourt)(Photo: John Bettencourt)(Photo: John Bettencourt)(Photo: John Bettencourt)The photos show the cars are with Cruise, a self-driving car company affiliated with General Motors and Honda. San Francisco has allowed these autonomous cars to navigate its streets without drivers since 2020. Cruise announced recently that it wants to begin testing driverless autonomous vehicles across California.Cruise replied to...

California is 'all-hands-on-deck' for storm response, Newsom says

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:01:18 GMT

(KRON) -- Governor Gavin Newsom mobilized emergency disaster response teams to regions of California hit hardest by relentless atmospheric rivers this winter."We’re continuing to mobilize an all-hands-on-deck response to protect Californians during this latest round of devastating storms," Newsom said Wednesday. "With communities from San Diego to Siskiyou County reeling from recent storms, the state is working closely with federal and local partners to provide immediate relief and support the ongoing recovery."California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to members of the press addressing damages sustained by floodwaters after a breached levee in Pajaro, Calif., on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency in 43 counties. His administration is working to maximize federal aid for storm-battered communities while state and county officials conduct preliminary damage assessments. PHOTOS: Pajaro turns into a water wo...

Another storm hits Bay Area: 78K still without power, Flood Advisories in effect

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:01:18 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) -- Tuesday's storm unleashed fierce winds and pounding rain across the San Francisco Bay Area. Rain will continue throughout Wednesday morning making for another slippery commute but will dry up around noon before another storm hits the region next week. Video shows couch fly through the San Francisco sky during storm Follow along for the latest Bay Area storm updates:Wednesday, March 2210:45 a.m. -- 78.5K still without powerPG&E's latest power outage report shows about 78,000 customers are still without power as of Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., an improvement from earlier numbers that showed nearly 90,000 customers were without power. March 22 – 10:30 AMAffected CustomersSan Francisco7,232Peninsula22,718North Bay1,381East Bay42,937South Bay4,248Total78,5168 a.m. -- Southbound 85 remains closed due to floodingSouthbound Highway 85 remains closed just south of the De Anza Boulevard on-ramp in San Jose after the roadway became flooded Tuesday night. The C...

Is this storm a bomb cyclone?

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:01:18 GMT

(KRON) -- Terms like "bomb cyclone" and "atmospheric river" have become well-known across the Bay Area as storm after storm has pounded the region. Yet another round of rain and heavy winds hit the Bay Area on Tuesday, causing power outages and fallen trees across the region. But does this storm qualify as a bomb cyclone?No, according to KRON4 Meteorologist Brittany Begley. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }"At first glance - it looks like one on radar, but technically it wasn't because the barometric pressure must drop by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours," Begley said.  Begley explains that a bomb cyclone is a low-pressure system that experiences a rapid fall in pressure. "Basically an intense storm where the pressure drops bringing h...

Endangered status sought for gopher tortoise in 4 states

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:01:18 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Gopher tortoises imperiled by loss of habitat largely caused by human development should be placed on the endangered species list in four southern states, environmental groups said Wednesday as they prepared to sue the federal government over the issue.The Center for Biological Diversity and Nokuse Education filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its decision last year not to list the gopher tortoise as endangered or threatened in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and eastern Alabama.The center noted there are some state-level protections for the burrowing tortoises but those generally require the animals to be moved from a development site and do not protect their habitat overall. The tortoises have lost 97% of the longleaf pine savannas where they lived for millions of years in the South.“Without lifesaving Endangered Species Act protection for our gopher tortoises, urban sprawl will keep driving them ever closer to extin...

More deaths, injuries linked to recalled eyedrops

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:01:18 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria.The eyedrops from EzriCare and Delsam Phama were recalled in February and health authorities are continuing to track infections as they investigate the outbreak.In the latest government tally, 68 people were diagnosed with infections from the bacteria, which has now caused a total of three deaths and eight cases of people losing their vision, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Tuesday. That’s up from one death and five cases of permanent vision loss reported last month.The CDC said four people have undergone surgery to remove an eyeball due to the infections. The outbreak is considered particularly worrisome because the bacteria driving it is resistant to standard antibiotics. The CDC has now identified cases in 16 states, including California, New York, Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania. Most of the...