THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT SIX. HERE WE GO AGAIN. WHY GAS PRICES ARE SOARING TO FIVE AND A HALF DOLLARS A GALLON A SACRAMENTO FATHER GUNNED DOWN AFTER VISITING A FAMILY’S HOME. NOW POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE CONNECTION AND STATE LAWMAKERS SETTING POLITICAL DIFFERENCES ASIDE TO GET TOUGH ON RETAIL THEFT. AND IT WAS BUILT NEARLY 100 YEARS AGO AND HASN’T BEEN USED IN MORE THAN 90 YEARS BY SACRAMENTO OFFICIALS SAY IT MUST COME DOWN GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I’M BRANDI CUMMINGS DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK. NICK IS ON ASSIGNMENT AND I’M TEO TORRES. SO WE’VE ALL BEEN JOINING THE WARM UP AND OUR TEMPERATURES. WE’RE GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN TODAY. AND THEN IT STOPS. TAMARA WELL, WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE WARMING TREND, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE YOUR REALLY WE START TO SEE THE BIGGER CHANGES EVOLVE GETTING INTO THE WEEKEND. SO LET’S FOCUS ON WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY, SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE A COMFORTABLE MORNING WITH CLEAR SKIES OUT THERE. YES, TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RUN A LITTLE BIT WARMER AND OUR WINDS WILL RUN A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER RIGHT NOW TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 40S AROUND THE VALLEY, 44 STEPPING OUT THE DOOR MODESTO TURLOCK AREA MANTECA INTO STOCKTON. YOU’RE LOOKING AT 46 DEGREES. IT’S 44 CURRENTLY IN FAIRFIELD, 45 IN YUBA CITY, 46 RIGHT NOW IN SACRAMENTO. AND WE’RE IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE FOOTHILLS TO THE 20S UP AT THE TOP. SKIES ARE REALLY CLEAR ACROSS THE REGION. IN FACT, EVEN GOING TOWARDS THE BAY AREA, YOU’RE NOT LIKELY TO SEE TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF ANY FOG THERE THIS MORNING. LAKE TAHOE WILL BE STARING AT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS. WE’LL GET TO THE MID 50S THIS AFTERNOON AROUND THE LAKE IN AUBURN. WE’RE LOOKING AT HIGHS PUSHING INTO THE LOW 70S. AND FOR FAIRFIELD YOUR TEMPERATURES WILL GET INTO ABOUT THE MID 70S. TODAY IN SACRAMENTO, SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS. HIGHS WILL PUSH INTO THE UPPER 70S ALONG WITH STOCKTON AT ABOUT 78 DEGREES FOR MODESTO. LOOKING AT YOUR DAYTIME HIGH, PUSHING TO ABOUT 76. SO ANOTHER WARM DAY AHEAD. THE WARMTH KEEPS COMING UNTIL WE HAVE CHANGES BY THE WEEKEND. I’LL DETAIL ALL THAT FOR YOU. COMING UP IN YOUR FULL FORECAST IN A LITTLE BIT. IT IS 602 BRIAN, WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING ON THE ROADS? GOT AN OIL SPILL ON WESTBOUND FLORIN ROAD. THIS IS A LIVE PICTURE FROM THAT AREA. THIS IS NEAR PRICHARD ROAD AND THIS IS JUST EAST OF POWER INN ROAD, WEST OF FLORIN PERKINS ROAD. AND YOU CAN SEE THEY’VE GOT SOME TAPE STRETCHED ACROSS THE ROAD THERE. THIS IS ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE. AS YOU CAN SEE, EASTBOUND TRAFFIC STILL TRAVELING THROUGH THE SHOT. AND THERE’S OIL SPILLED ALL OVER THE ROAD THERE. THEY DISCOVERED SOME 50 GALLON DRUMS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AND NEAR IT, OIL SPILLED ACROSS THE LANES THERE, AND THAT MADE FOR A VERY SLICK AND DANGEROUS AREA FOR DRIVERS AND ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. AND SO THEY’VE GOT A CREW OUT THERE RIGHT NOW COMING UP WITH A PLAN TO CLEAN ALL OF THAT UP. AND AGAIN, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECT YOU. AND YOUR CARS. SO THIS IS PRITCHARD ROAD JUST WEST OF FLORIN PERKINS ROAD ON THAT WESTBOUND SIDE. NO DELAYS EASTBOUND THERE. AS YOU SAW NORTHBOUND FIVE AND 99. ALSO LOOKING GOOD COMING IN FROM ELK GROVE. NO PROBLEMS THERE. 50 AND 80 OUT OF FOLSOM AND ROSEVILLE INCIDENT FREE. NO DELAYS ON THE CAP CITY FREEWAY AND 80 OVER THE TOP ONTO THE CAUSEWAY. WE’RE LOOKING AT A TEN MINUTE RIDE ON 50 INTERSTATE 80 OUT OF ROSEVILLE NINE MINUTES, AND THEN FIVE AND 99 FROM ELK GROVE INTO DOWNTOWN, AND 11 MINUTE RIDE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU BRIAN. WELL, THIS MORNING GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO SOAR UP TWO MORE CENTS FROM YESTERDAY AND WELL ABOVE LAST YEAR AT THE SAME TIME. KCRA 3’S LETICIA ORDAZ LIVE IN SACRAMENTO NOW WITH MORE ON THIS MONTH’S SUDDEN SPIKE AND HOW YOU CAN ACTUALLY SAVE SOME MONEY. THE NEXT TIME YOU FILL UP. LETICIA GOOD MORNING BRANDI ANTIOCH GOOD MORNING. WE CAN TELL YOU A LOT OF DRIVERS COMING TO THIS GAS STATION IN NATOMAS HAVE A BIG FROWN THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THOSE RISING GAS PRICES. IT’S AS SIMPLE AS BEING BRINGING CASH WITH YOU TO THE GAS STATION. TAKE A LOOK. YOU CAN SAVE $0.10 A GALLON JUST BY PAYING WITH CASH INSTEAD OF A CARD. SO THAT IS ONE GOOD TIP TO KNOW. ALSO, KNOW THAT WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND SATURDAYS ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE DAYS TO FILL UP YOUR TANK. WE’LL HAVE MORE WAYS TO SAVE MOMENTARILY, BUT FIRST, TAKE A LOOK AT THESE PRICES. ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A, THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR REGULAR IS 537 A GALLON, WHICH IS $0.25 HIGHER THAN LAST WEEK AND $0.50 MORE THAN WHAT DRIVERS WERE PAYING LAST MONTH. JUST TO PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE, LAST YEAR, DRIVERS WERE PAYING 4.88 A GALLON. SO WHY ARE PRICES GOING UP IN CALIFORNIA? ANALYSTS SAY IT’S A COMBINATION OF ISSUES. CALIFORNIA REFINERIES ARE SWITCHING TO A CLEANER BURNING SUMMER BLEND, WHICH IS MORE EXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE, AND ONE REFINERY IN THE BAY AREA HAS STOPPED PRODUCING GASOLINE IN FAVOR OF RENEWABLE DIESEL. BUT BEFORE YOU PANIC, THERE ARE THREE WAYS THAT CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON GAS. THIS WEEK. NUMBER ONE, DOWNLOAD GAS APPS FOR THE CHEAPEST PRICES IN YOUR AREA. GASBUDDY OFFERS A REWARDS PROGRAM THAT CAN SAVE USERS UP TO $0.25 PER GALLON AT THE PUMP NUMBER TWO, ENROLL IN GAS REWARDS PROGRAMS TO EARN POINTS EACH TIME YOU FILL UP. AND NUMBER THREE, FILL UP YOUR TANK ON MONDAYS. ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY GASBUDDY, IT’S THE CHEAPEST DAY TO FILL UP IF YOU CAN’T WAIT. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE DOING TO GET CREATIVE. CUTTING BACK ON TRIPS AND TAKING PUBLIC TRANSIT. REPORTING LIVE IN NATOMAS, LETICIA ORDAZ KCRA THREE NEWS. LETICIA. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT LIVE REPORT AND THE SITUATION IS EVEN WORSE IN THE SIERRA AND AREAS WHERE IT’S MORE REMOTE, WHERE THERE ARE FEWER OPTIONS. IF YOU ARE SHARING THIS PHOTO WITH US OVER THE WEEKEND, YOU CAN SEE PREMIUM ALMOST $7. THIS WAS AT A GAS STATION IN TRUCKEE. THAT’S CRAZY. HEY, POLICE STILL WORKING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED AFTER A DEADLY SHOOTING IN SOUTH SACRAMENTO OVER THE WEEKEND. POLICE SAY THEY ARE REVIEWING 911 CALLS, WITNESS STATEMENTS, EVIDENCE COLLECTED AT THE SCENE AS THEY TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHO KILLED A MAN ON 27TH STREET SUNDAY NIGHT. INVESTIGATORS ARE CALLING THE SHOOTING AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE THAT KNEW EACH OTHER. FAMILY IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 38 YEAR OLD JAMES RANKINS JUNIOR, SEEN HERE A RELATIVE ASKED US NOT TO SHOW HER FACE AS SHE TOLD US ABOUT HIM. HE DIDN’T HAVE TO DIE THAT WAY. I THINK THAT WAS RUTHLESS IN THESE INVESTIGATIONS. YOU KNOW, IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF TIME FOR US TO PROCESS AND COLLECT ALL THAT EVIDENCE, NOT ONLY PHYSICAL, BUT DIGITAL, BUT ALSO STATEMENTS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TO CONTACT AND INTERVIEW. AND SO OUR DETECTIVES ARE VERY HARD AT WORK. RANKINS FAMILY SAID HE HAD TWO DAUGHTERS, WORKED IN CONSTRUCTION AND THAT HE KNEW THE FAMILY WHO LIVE IN THE HOME WHERE THAT SHOOTING OCCURRED HAPPENING TODAY, LAWMAKERS AT THE STATE CAPITOL ARE TEAMING UP ACROSS THE AISLE TO ROLL OUT A SET OF BILLS AIMED AT CRACKING DOWN ON RETAIL THEFT. MELANIE WINGO IS LIVE IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO THIS MORNING WITH A LOOK AT WHAT THESE PROPOSED NEW LAWS WOULD DO TO PROTECT STORES AND ULTIMATELY SAVE MONEY. YEAH, THIS IS A BIPARTISAN SET OF BILLS TAKING AIM AT RETAIL CRIME AND THEFT, WHICH, ACCORDING TO LAWMAKERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ALIKE, IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE VIDEOS, SURVEILLANCE IMAGES AND FOOTAGE CAPTURING THOSE SMASH AND GRAB CRIMES WHERE HIGH DOLLAR ITEMS ARE STOLEN AND BRAZEN THEFTS OF SEEMINGLY ORDINARY GOODS. THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION ESTIMATES ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT ACCOUNTS FOR BILLIONS IN ECONOMIC LOSSES PER YEAR, AND THAT’S A FACT POSTED ON THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL’S WEBSITE. THAT’S WHY ASSEMBLY SPEAKER ROBERT RIVAS AND OTHER ASSEMBLY LAWMAKERS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WILL GATHER TO INTRODUCE WHAT THEY ARE CALLING A COMPREHENSIVE, BIPARTISAN LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE ON RETAIL CRIME AND THEFT. TODAY, ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA AND THE HEAD OF THE CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION ARE ALSO SET TO BE PRESENT TODAY AT THAT LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE UNVEILING AND BACK OUT HERE LIVE IN FRONT OF THE CAPITOL ANNEX SWING SPACE. WE DO EXPECT TO LEARN EXACTLY WHAT IS IN THAT SET OF BILLS LATER THIS MORNING AT A NEWS CONFERENCE, AND THAT NEWS CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN BEFORE AN ASSEMBLY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY REPORTING LIVE IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO, MELANIE WINGO KCRA WRE THREE NEWS. MELANIE, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT LIVE REPORT. ALSO HAPPENING TODAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL. LAWMAKERS WILL HOLD A HEARING ON A BILL THAT WOULD OUTLAW EXPLICIT CHILD IMAGES CREATED WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE ASSEMBLY’S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE BILL DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THE BILL’S AUTHOR SAYS THE CREATION OF LIFELIKE, EXPLICIT MATERIAL INVOLVING MINORS IS A GROWING THREAT AS AI TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPS TO. TODAY’S HEARING IS ONE OF SEVERAL BILLS BEING HEARD BY THE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS CHAIRED BY SACRAMENTO ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND MAYORAL CANDIDATE KEVIN MCCARTY. IT GETS UNDERWAY AT 9:00 THIS MORNING. HAPPENING TODAY. BUDGET LEADERS IN SACRAMENTO WILL GET AN UPDATE ON PROPOSALS TO BALANCE THE BOOKS. MIKE CHERRY JOINING US NOW IN STUDIO WITH A LOOK AT WHAT THEY’RE CONSIDERING. THESE PROPOSALS COME AFTER A SERIES OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO DEAL WITH A PROJECTED $66 MILLION DEFICIT. NOW, CITY DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTING PROPOSALS ON WAYS TO CUT COSTS, WHILE ALSO FINDING WAYS TO INCREASE THE REVENUE THAT THEY TAKE IN. HUNDREDS OF PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, WHICH HAS BEEN FINALIZED BY THE CITY MANAGER’S TEAM. NOW, SOME THINGS OF NOTE WHEN IT COMES TO THE IMPACT TO RESIDENTS, THE YOUTH PARKS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING TO INCREASE FEES FOR SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER, AND THAT INCLUDES A HIGHER FEE TO GET A PERMIT FOR A SPORTS FIELD. AS WELL AS HIGH SUMMER CAMP FEES AND HIGHER FEES FOR ALL AQUATIC PROGRAMS WITHIN CITY POOLS. ANOTHER NOTABLE INCREASE PARKING PUBLIC WORKS, IS PROPOSING AN ADJUSTMENT WITH PARKING TICKETS AND HOW MUCH YOU PAY AT PARKING METERS. THERE’S ALSO A PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE FREE PARKING ON HOLIDAYS. ALL OF THIS COULD BRING IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. NOW, THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE MANY PROPOSALS THAT THE BUDGET COMMITTEE WILL BE REVIEWING. YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THOSE PROPOSALS BY SCANNING THAT QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN. TODAY’S HEARING STARTS AT 11. THIS MORNING. THE CITY PLANS TO ADOPT A FINAL BUDGET IN JUNE BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW BUDGET YEAR. TAIL ALL RIGHT, MIKE, THANKS. IN THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TODAY, A BUILDING THAT HAS NOT BEEN USED SINCE THE EARLY YEARS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION MAY SOON BE DEMOLISHED IN THE CAPITAL CITY. IN A VIEW YOU CAN ONLY SEE HERE. COURTESY LIVECOPTER3. SHOWING US VIEWS OF THE SACRAMENTO INCINERATOR TODAY, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO TEAR IT DOWN. NOW THE INCINERATOR IS ON NORTH B STREET, NORTH OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. BUILT BACK IN 1925 TO BURN GARBAGE, BUT WAS ONLY USED FOR SIX YEARS, THE CITY CLOSED IT IN 1931 BECAUSE OF BUDGET CUTS. BUILDING HAS JUST BEEN VACANT EVER SINCE, OFFICIALS SAY WEATHER AND TIME HAVE TAKEN A TOLL ON THAT BUILDING, MAKING IT UNSAFE. CITY SAYS DEMOLISHING IT IS THE ONLY VIABLE SOLUTION. TONIGHT, THE COUNCIL WILL VOTE TO AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ULTIMATELY FOR DEMOLITION ON CONTRACTS WORTH NEARLY $745,000. 610 IS YOUR TIME. TIME FOR ANOTHER CHECK OF KCRA 3 WEATHER. LET’S HEAD BACK OVER TO TAMARA AND THINGS ARE WARMING UP. WE ARE? YEAH. IF YOU HAVE BEEN A BIG FAN OF SPRING WEATHER AND SAYING, WHEN ARE WE JUST GOING TO GET A GOOD DOSE OF SOME WARMING? WELL, THE FRONT HALF OF THIS WEEK AT LEAST WORKS FOR YOU OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW IN STOCKTON YOU CAN SEE A LIVE LOOK THERE. THE PORT CITY, THE NUTS. THEY’RE NOT IN TOWN TODAY, BUT THE EXCUSE ME, THE MODESTO NUTS HAVE THEIR OPENING GAME TONIGHT, AND THE STOCKTON PORTS ARE PLAYING OUT OF TOWN. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID 40S ACROSS THE REGION. IT’S 24 RIGHT NOW IN LAKE TAHOE, WHERE THE SKIES ARE CLEAR. THE WINDS ARE FAIRLY LIGHT COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH RIGHT NOW IN STOCKTON AND MODESTO AT ABOUT 3 TO 5 MILES AN HOUR, AND WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SOUTH WIND FLOWING AS WELL, JUST UP THE THREE THERE IN YUBA CITY. EXPECT THAT THE WINDS ARE GOING TO BE MUCH LIGHTER TODAY. WE HAVE THAT NORTH FLOW TO GO AROUND YESTERDAY. SO IF THAT REALLY BOTHERED YOUR ALLERGIES TODAY MIGHT BE A BETTER DAY FOR BEING OUTSIDE. THE POLLEN IS STILL GOING TO BE AROUND. AT LEAST IT’S NOT GOING TO BE PUSHED AROUND AS MUCH AS IT DID YESTERDAY 72 TODAY IN QUINCY. LOOKING AT A HIGH TODAY, 55 IN LAKE TAHOE. GORGEOUS DAY IN ARNOLD AND POLLOCK PINES NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. AND YOUR FOOTHILLS FORECAST FOR YOUR TUESDAY INCLUDES LOW 70S IN GRASS VALLEY ABOUT 72 TODAY IN AUBURN, 71 IN PLACERVILLE AND SONORA WILL JUMP TO ABOUT 72. A LITTLE WARMER EVEN OUT NEAR THE BAY AREA. 68 IN SAN FRANCISCO, 78 IN CONCORD, 78 TODAY FOR FAIRFIELD. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND AGAIN, LESS WIND TO GO AROUND. WE’LL BE BASKING IN THE MID 70S TODAY IN LODI AND UP THROUGH GALT STOCKTON ABOUT 78 TRACY 76 AND AROUND THE SACRAMENTO REGION. SUNNY SKIES AND MAYBE AS WARM AS 80 FOR YUBA CITY. FOLSOM 77 ROSEVILLE AND ROCKLIN NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE UPPER 70S. COMING UP IN THE NEXT TEN MINUTES, I’LL BREAK DOWN THE CHANGES TO EXPECT AS WE GET GET READY FOR NEXT WEEKEND. IT IS 612 RIGHT NOW. BRIAN’S BEEN TRACKING A BIG ISSUE OUT THERE ON THE ROADS. YEAH, THIS IS ON FLORIN ROAD. IF THIS IS PART OF YOUR RIDE IN BETWEEN. UH FLORIN PERKINS ROAD AND POWER INN ROAD. WE HAVE AN OIL SPILL. THEY SAY IT’S ABOUT 85 GALLONS OF OIL. THEY SAY MOST OF THAT IS CONTAINED IN THE DIRT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BUT SOME OF IT, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE BY THE GLARE ON THE ROADWAY, IS ACTUALLY ON FLORIN ROAD. AND SO WESTBOUND FLORIN RIGHT NOW IS BLOCKED WHILE SACRAMENTO COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL CREWS WORK TO CLEAR THAT OR CLEAN THAT AREA UP ONE TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. BUT ALSO THE ROAD AS IT’S AN UNSAFE AREA THERE FOR DRIVERS TO BE PASSING THROUGH WITH OIL MOTOR OIL SPILLED ALL ACROSS THE LANES THERE YOU CAN SEE IT SHINING THERE ON THAT WESTBOUND SIDE OF FLORIN ROAD EASTBOUND, NOT IMPACTED BY THIS TRAFFIC STILL GETTING THROUGH THAT AREA, BUT WESTBOUND AT PRITCHARD ROAD IS WHERE YOU’LL FIND THAT CLOSURE. I-5 AND 99 NORTHBOUND OUT OF ELK GROVE. WE’VE GOT NO PROBLEMS THERE. AND LOOKING GOOD ON 50 AND 80 AS YOU MAKE YOUR WAY IN FROM FOLSOM AND COMING IN FROM ROSEVILLE, WE’VE GOT NO DELAYS, NO INCIDENTS TO REPORT THERE. SO TRAVEL TIMES 80, A NINE MINUTE RIDE, FIVE AND 99 AT 11 MINUTES AND HIGHWAY 50 JUST A LITTLE SLOW AT TEN MINUTES. ALL RIGHT BRIAN, WELL, STILL AHEAD, CONGRESS IS BACK IN SESSION AFTER SPRING BREAK. AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF BIG TICKET ITEMS TO TACKLE. WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT TOPS THEIR LIST OF PRIORITIES THIS SPRING. AND WAS ALEC BALDWIN OUT OF CONTROL OF HIS EMOTIONS WHILE ON THE SET OF HIS MOVIE? WHAT NEW LEGAL FILINGS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE EVENTS THAT LED UP TO THAT DEADLY SHOOTING ON THE SET OF THE MOVIE RUST?