Swatting call at Sacramento school, rain & snow in NorCal, $5 billion tentative deal in opioid cases

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 am here.WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NORCALReport of shooting at Sacramento school was swatting call, police say: ‘This stuff isn’t a joke’ | Sacramento police determined that a false report of a shooting at Christian Brothers High School was a swatting call, a trend that law enforcement agencies continue to struggle with. Read more here.Northern California forecast: Rain arrives in the Valley, chain controls and traffic delays in Sierra as snow falls | The Sacramento Valley dried up after Tuesday afternoon, but snowfall is lingering at higher elevations toward Tahoe. Chain controls were in effect on the roads, and multiple spinouts congested traffic further. Read more here. Suspect in attack of Paul Pelosi was on ‘suicide mission,’ new court filing says | The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her police told he was on a “suicide mission” and had plans to target other California and federal politicians, according to a Tuesday court filing. Read more here.Northern California’s wildfire threat dwindles as weather pattern favors cooler, damper conditions | As November begins, it appears as though the overall atmospheric pattern will shift to favor cooler and damper conditions in much of the US West. Read more here. WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHEREMan caught living illegally in Stanford University dorms for 10 months, school says | Stanford University is reviewing its safety procedures after a man was reportedly found illegally living on campus, the university said in a statement Tuesday. Read more here.CVS agrees to $5 billion tentative deal in opioid cases. Walgreens and Walmart will also reportedly settle | CVS has tentatively agreed to pay $5 billion to settle lawsuits brought by states and local governments alleging the retailers mishandled prescriptions of opioid painkillers. Read more here.2 Koreas exchange missile tests near tense sea border | Air raid sirens sounded on a South Korean island and residents there evacuated to underground shelters after North Korea fired about a dozen missiles in its direction Wednesday, at least one of them landing near the rivals’ tense sea border. South Korea quickly responded by performing its own missile tests at the same border area. Read more here.High blood pressure went up even more early in the COVID-19 pandemic, study says | People in the US with high blood pressure saw their levels rise during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says. Read more here. TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOKMeteorologist Tamara Berg says Wednesday we can expect maybe a pop-up shower through the Valley and Foothills, with snow in the Sierra hovering around 4,000 feet. We’ll also have a cool start to the morning, with temperatures in the low 50s by 9 am Highs will climb to only the upper 50s by 1 pm WHAT’S COMING UP TODAYHealth and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is visiting Santa Barbara and Oxnard today to speak at 1:30 pm about the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the inflation reduction act. Attorney General Bonta is in San Francisco today at 10 am to speak about plastic pollution in the state. Sacramento Regional Transit is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony today at 2 pm to celebrate the opening of the Wexler, a new student housing transit-oriented development project located next to the University/65th Street Transit Center. REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP(App users, click here to see our interactive traffic map.)FIRE-THREAT INDEXDOWNLOAD 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 am here.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NORCAL

Report of shooting at Sacramento school was swatting call, police say: ‘This stuff isn’t a joke’ | Sacramento police determined that a false report of a shooting at Christian Brothers High School was a swatting call, a trend that law enforcement agencies continue to struggle with. Read more here.

Northern California forecast: Rain arrives in the Valley, chain controls and traffic delays in Sierra as snow falls | The Sacramento Valley dried up after Tuesday afternoon, but snowfall is lingering at higher elevations toward Tahoe. Chain controls were in effect on the roads, and multiple spinouts congested traffic further. Read more here.

Suspect in attack of Paul Pelosi was on ‘suicide mission,’ new court filing says | The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her police told he was on a “suicide mission” and had plans to target other California and federal politicians, according to a Tuesday court filing. Read more here.

Northern California’s wildfire threat dwindles as weather pattern favors cooler, damper conditions | As November begins, it appears as though the overall atmospheric pattern will shift to favor cooler and damper conditions in much of the US West. Read more here.

WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE

Man caught living illegally in Stanford University dorms for 10 months, school says | Stanford University is reviewing its safety procedures after a man was reportedly found illegally living on campus, the university said in a statement Tuesday. Read more here.

CVS agrees to $5 billion tentative deal in opioid cases. Walgreens and Walmart will also reportedly settle | CVS has tentatively agreed to pay $5 billion to settle lawsuits brought by states and local governments alleging the retailers mishandled prescriptions of opioid painkillers. Read more here.

2 Korea’s exchange missile tests near tense sea border | Air raid sirens sounded on a South Korean island and residents there evacuated to underground shelters after North Korea fired about a dozen missiles in its direction Wednesday, at least one of them landing near the rivals’ tense sea border. South Korea quickly responded by performing its own missile tests at the same border area. Read more here.

High blood pressure went up even more early in the COVID-19 pandemic, study says | People in the US with high blood pressure saw their levels rise during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says. Read more here.