some of the homes along the border of the evacuated area suffered extensive damage.

the properties near south 17th and east san fernando streets were hit pretty hard.... that is where we find kron4's haaziq madyun... who is standing by live with more on this situation. coyote creek flood water is receding which is good news for folks who live one the border of the mandatory evacuation zone. i went back there today to take a look at how the flood damaged one of the homes on south 17th street this is a photo of what preston powell's backyard looked like before the coyote creek flood. this is video of

what it looks like now"the water flooded and in about 3-hours we went from okay to in-danger"that was this naglee park homeowner's cue to take steps to save as much of his san jose property as possible. he brought in several pumps to drain the water from the lower level of the home. this is what his daughter's bedroom looked like wednesday. here is what it looks like today"my total basement is lost, my new landscape that was just finalized in july is all gone" he and his family purchased the home 17-years ago. it sits on a full acre at the corner of south 17th street and east san fernando street"the debris and the extra logs that floated up here, when the water recedes those are going to be difficult to move"but when the time comes to clear it out his neighbors say they will be here to lend a hand "absolutely this neighborhood is about people helping each other"and that means a lot to this u.s. army veteran"the single most amazing thing about this whole tragedy, our neighbors came together and

helped out each other...that got me" in fact folks here are already talking about organizing clean-up parties for their neighbors hardest hit by the flood...in san jose haaziq madyun kron4news and the american red cross is helping those who've been forced to leave their neighborhoods. many of those who evacuated because of the flooding in san jose came here to james lick high school the other location is at evergreen valley high school in san jose. it was a busy scene today - as many people were evacuated from there homes late last night. more than 300 people had to be rescued by boat... the red cross is providing food, shelter and a cot to sleep on to evacuees. "we're we lucky that this was a week of february break that we could have this school but we are available to set up a third shelter if needed and we are going to take care of our clients as long as we have to." san jose mayor sam

liccardo spent time with evacuees at the centers last night. right now, it's not clear when people will be able to return home. and we have posted a list of evacuation centers on our website ... there - you can also find a link on how to help those - who lost almost everything in the floods. it's all on kron 4 dot com. us.highway 101 in san jose has fully reopened this evening. after being closed overnight due to flooding. the highway was closed in both directions between interstates 880 and 280. all lanes re-opened... late this morning. while evacuations are up to each city... it's the santa clara valley water district that's responsible for monitoring coyote creek. this is video taken today - showing line a line of cars flooded at william street park. and tonight - we are learning what the water

district is doing to best prepare for the next round of storms. kron 4's dan kerman is live for us tonight in san jose with more on the work the water district is doing. dan? crews with the santa clara valley water district snaked their way along coyote creek wednesday identifying hazards in preparation for the next round of storms.sot don duran/santa clara valley water district 10-20we want to protect our levee system and what this debris is doing is catching up on these trees and diverting the flow into the levee and it can cause severe erosion and loss of our levee

if we don't remove the debris crews hauled up numerous logs both upstream and downstream of the downtown area and they say the creek is still filled with a lot more water than it usually issotthe water levels have receeded 2-3 feet but its still significantly high at this pointother crews were out identifying high water marks near bridges and homes that flooded in hopes the information will allow them to better predict what happens in future storms. crews are also looking at stream gages and measuring water flows. still there are no guaranteessot gina adriano/santa clara valley water district 102-111 weather is unpredictable and can change last minute, we've had storms deliver a lots less and a lot more water than expected, so we do what we can with the data we have but at the end of the day it's a battle against nature117 against nature

good news for ski resorts in lake tahoe - as the area sees another round of fresh powder.... but that means bad news for drivers. still ahead on kron four news. from road closures to spin outs - driving conditions in the sierra have been a nightmare. a close look at conditions there - after the break. then, a major move by the trump administration... federal guidelines - allowing transgender students to use bathrooms matching their choosen gender identiy - reversed. more on today's decision. but first, people in the south bay - are drying out - as major flood waters forced thousands from their homes. hear from those in the rock springs neighborhood... impacted by the flooding - next.

this was the scene at the rock springs neighborhood today in san jose. you can see how high the flood waters have gotten. kron four's philippe djegal visited the area and spoke with people who returned to their homes to grab some items to hold them over for a few days.

in alameda county -some highly traveled roads that were closed due to recent storms have re-opened. but others remain shut down... as crews work to clear debris. the popular altamont pass road... just north of interstate 580 is open this evening. dozens of potholes had forced that to close.. but palomares

road is still shutdown to traffic between palo verde road in castro valley and niles canyon road in fremont. crews are currently clearing all the soil and debris from a giant mudslide. and some parks in alameda county have also been compromised. del valle reigional park in livermore is closed until monday because of heavy flooding. and sunol regional wilderness - is closed indefinitely due to a rockslide that has blocked the road leading to the park. take a look at these photos of pfeiffer canyon bridge on the big sur coast. you can see gigantic cracks in one of it's two columns. the bridge has been closed to traffic all week. caltrans officials say the bridge is now beyond repair. and will either fall on it's own or have to demolished. crews say the bridge has sunk and shifted at least seven inches... since valentines day. there's currently no time frame for when a new bridge will be built. the stormy weather

and piles of new snow in the sierra continue to cause major problems...ranging from closed roads to accidents.. catherine heenan is here with an update on conditions.. even if you're not running into road closures.....driving in the sierra hasbeen a problem... just one example...by early afternoon, the nevada highway patrol says there were more thantwo dozen crashes on i-80 -- and on highways in and around reno. most of the accidents involve single- vehicle spin-outs and fender benders... several crashes were also reported on 580 in the reno area...and on u.s. 50 near dayton. the truckee c-h-p has been posting photos showing stalled and snow-bound trucks. and highway workers say that bad driving isn't helping the situation...

then there's the giant sinkhole near bridal veil falls that's caused a chunk of highway 50 to collapse.. the mud and erosion here are extensive....and crews are trying to figure out thebest way to get this fixed. they're shoring up the westbound lanes of highway 50 now -- and will work on a more permanent fix later.. grant and vicki? a few lingering showers will be possible through early thursday morning, mainly offshore and near the coast. in addition, there is a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms across the

higher terrain of the north bay through this evening. otherwise, drier and cooler conditions are forecast through friday with chilly overnight temperatures. unsettled weather conditions return by the weekend with another storm system approaching the coast.

a close call for harrison

ford. still ahead - new surveillance video shows just how close the actor flew his plane over a packed jetliner. but first, we are learning more on today's major decision from the trump administration.... to reverse president obama's transgender guidelines in public schools. [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable.

[crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! the price you see is the price you pay, unlike cable. president trump has reversed guidelines that allowed transgender studentsto use the bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender. catherine heenan is here with details on a move that's upsetting the transgender community... this just happened within the last hour...and it's a reversal of an obama-era directive issued in may... it required public schools to make accommodations on bathroom access -- even if it made other students uncomfortable.. it did not carry the force of law -- but transgender rights advocates say it wasnecessary to guard against discrimination. the white house is citing "legal confusion." -- but the government says that anti-bullyinig safeguards will

not be affected. the move was not a surprise. it came up at today's white house briefing....where the press secretary said the president's view on the issue has been clear for some time.. it will now be up to states and school districts to interpret whether federal sex discrimination law applies to gender identity. the move was made despite reports that education secretary betsy devos was uncomfortable with the decision... vicki and grant? president trump's immigration laws - also front and center tonight. still ahead... two of his top cabinet members are in mexico - trying to make nice with our

neighbors who could soon be on the other side of that much discussed border wall. and next, an update on our top story tonight - major flooding is preventing thousands of people to return home in the south bay. what we are learning about the situation in san jose.

"the water is receding but we are far from out of this and we are going to insist on the evacuation period through today until we have a better handle on what's happening with these water flows. san jose mayor sam liccardo speaking today - as evacuation orders for thousands of people remain in effect - due to major flooding in the area. mayor liccardo is urging people not to return to their homes due to water contamination. here's where things stand right now: approximately 14-thousand people are under a mandatory evacuation oder... and an additional 22-thousand are under an evacuation advisory. there are three main areas that have been evacuated: mobile home parks near old oakland road - that includes south bay mobile home park, golden wheel, and river bend mobile home park.... neighborhoods

near williams street park... as well as the rock springs neighborhood. kron four's will tran was in the thick of it. as bad as it looks now it was worst in the overnight hours it looks like a pond behind me. people are coming back throughout the day checking on the damage on their homes. cars the water is starting to receive it in the overnight hours he caught thousands of dollars worth of damage and made so many people nervous. nearest gabriel and wife there. you left the overnight hours can you describe the damage to your home? sotyou said the water was high, halfway up her house right there that brickhouse over there right,sotto do when i was 4 feet high you said at one point that it was almost up to your sons necksotwhat did you crap what did you do i can't even imagine you didn't grab anythingdo you have flood insurance for the few people i've heard so far you have flood insurance?sot: i hope i got it.......how long have you lived here?sot: about 30 years

have you've seen anything like this in your 30 years?sot : no ....my whole life i live here he's not the only one that saying that it caught a lot of people by surprise. so i was a fart apartment says because of it the water here is starting to follow and that's why you see the water going down it is a beautiful day today but not so beautiful if you have your cars along this area. in san jose will tran kron 4 news and you can stay updated

on all of the flooding with the kron 4 mobile app. we'll keep you updated about severe weather or traffic problems in your area with breaking news push alerts. it's available and free for both apple and android devices. a few lingering showers will be possible through early thursday morning, mainly offshore and near the coast. in addition, there is a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms across the higher terrain of the north bay through this evening. otherwise, drier and cooler conditions are forecast through friday with chilly overnight temperatures. unsettled weather conditions

return by the weekend with another storm system approaching the coast.

the u.s. border is front and center today as the trump administration lays out plans for aggressive enforcement of immigration laws... while we await details on the president's new travel ban. it comes at the same time that president trump's secretary of state and homeland security secretary traveled to mexico to meet with officials there. from our partners at cnn ... karin caifa reports from washington. president trump... moving toward on making good on a top campaign promise:president donald trump: "we will have strong borders again."the trump administration issuing new guidelines that direct immigration and border agents to deport any undocumented immigrant charged, or convicted.... or if an immigration officer believes they are a security risk. including misdemeanors or

traffic violationsit's a more aggressive approach than previous presidents -- sparking fear in many immigrant communities.greisa martinez/undocumented immigrant: "we're concerned about what donald trump means for our family, will be separated from our mother?"the white house says... it's enforcing existing law, and there won't be massive roundups.sean spicer/white house press secy: "there's a law in place that says that we have an obligation that says the people who are in our country are here legally."some lawmakers - even republicans- question how law enforcement officers will approach more sensitive issues... like separating families..rep. devin nunes/-r- california: "the tightrope that the administration will have to walk will be what do they do with the people that are already here, the young people." the white house emphasizing that "dreamers' -- those brought to the u.s. illegally as children -- will still be protected. under the obama administration's 'daca' program...but the white house...appearing to leave some wiggle roomsean spicer/white house press secy: "there is a prioritization on how we deal with immigration both illegal and legal and we'll have more on that later." some undocumented immigrants uneasy with that

uncertainty...greisa martinez/undocumented immigrant: "or is it that donald trump wants to have it both ways, show mercy in public.. and then in the middle of the night pluck undocumented people from their beds." in washington, i'm karin caifa. the most visible spokesperson for the trump white house. . . is being sidelined from t-v appearances.white house sources say kellyanne conway was sidelined. . . for making statements at odds with the administration's official stance.conway has not given a television interview since early last week.on that monday. . .she claimed former national security adviser michael flynn had the president's "full confidence." hours later, flynn resigned. the following day... conway claimed flynn had offered to resign, even though white house press secretary sean spicer said trump had asked flynn for his resignation. still ahead... we are getting a new look at apple's new 'spaceship' campus - which is opening right here in the bay area. find out when it's expected to open - plus a look inside. and next, we are learning new details about what dylann roof - the man responsible for the charleston church masscre - did the night of the shooting.

court documents revealing there could have potentially been more victims. stocks are down a little today after their recent record-setting run. the dow rose more than 32 points. the nasdaq lost 5 points. and the s&p slid 3 points.

new details in the dylann roof

murder case. . . today federal prosecutors revealed additional court documents. . . g-p-s evidence shows that 22- year-old dylann roof visited two churches. it shows he drove toward a second black church. . .after shooting nine people at emanuel ame church in charleston.prosecutors say the gps shut off shortly after. . .indicating he stopped the car contemplating another attack.they say that parish also had a sign advertising a wednesday night bible study.roof was sentenced to death last month. many fans of actor harrison ford... want the stars wars legend's pilot's license revoked. this newly released video shows the actor's close call at john wayne airport in orange county last week. authorities say the 74-year old flew his small plane over a taxiing american airlines plane and landed on a taxiway... instead of the runway he was supposed to land on!! the american airlines

flight was carrying more than 100 people. ford flew his plane so close it cast a shadow over the jetliner. ford has not commented publicly on the incident. after the break - there's only 26 games left of in the regular season - for the golden state warriors. we are hearing from the team tonight - fresh off the all- star break.

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the coyote creek flood will be going home tonight... the city made that annoucnement a short time ago. but many will be going home to a muddy mess. tonight we will have the latest on the cleanup effort as the evacuees return home. we will have that story and much more on kron 4 news at six. grant back to you. now is the time of year where it gets a little more serious for the golden state warriors. the all-star break is over with.... so the dubs are locked in on getting through the final 26-games of the regular season and gearing up for the playoffs. mark carpenter was at warriors hq for today's practice... and joins us with more.

it's all about pacing and easing back into the grind. today was the warriors first practice since all-star weekend... and steve kerr gave an extra day off to his four all-stars that went to new orleans. that rest will come in handy... as golden state opens a stretch of 5-games in 7-days, which includes a trip to the east coast. kerr says he's never seen a schedule like this. "five-game trip back east. come home for one. fly to minnesota and then have a back- to-back in san antonio. it's like, 'here you go golden state here's your marquee game against the spurs on a saturday night on abc and it'll be your 8th game in 12 days with 10,000 miles. it's insane." the warriors will have no problem racking up frequent-flyer miles over the next two weeks... kerr says a top priority is remaining healthy for the playoffs. that should be a little easier this year, considering the team isn't targeting another regular- season wins record. "we might

not have said it publicly, but as competitors we wanted it and now this year that's not really the main focus. the focus is the championship. it was like that last year, but it was just different. it was staggered so now we can really lock in on what we need to do to accomplish our ultimate goal.""we are still trying to get better, but i don't anticipate moving pieces around much. i kind of like our rotation as is, but you never know with injuries and stuff. we could be forced to experiment a little." with four all-stars on the roster, don't expect the warriors to make any noise before tomorrow's trade deadline. leave that to the pelicans...who made a splash this week in signing big man demarcus cousins. a move that could potentially set up a golden state-new orleans showdown in round 1."we don't care at the end of the day, but who wants to see a team with demarcus cousins and anthony davis on the same team? nobody right? but you know, i'm not dodging anybody." and the team is regaining its strength in numbers at the

right time... as kerr said it's possible david west and zaza pachulia could return for tomorrow night's game against the clippers. a few lingering showers will be possible through early thursday morning, mainly offshore and near the coast. in addition, there is a slight chance of

showers or thunderstorms across the higher terrain of the north bay through this evening. otherwise, drier and cooler conditions are forecast through friday with chilly overnight temperatures. unsettled weather conditions return by the weekend with another storm system approaching the coast. take a look at this... it's a glimpse of the 175-acre "apple park" take a look at this...

it's a glimpse of the 175-acre "apple park" campus in cupertino. apple is planning to open its new massive campus to employees and visitors in april. it includes a nearly three- million square foot main building made from curved glass. it will have a large fitness center and a theatre named after the company's late founder, steve jobs. apple says the campus will be completely powered by renewable energy. but the place isn't just for people punchin in. it will also feature a visitor center

and more. the company hopes it to become a tourist attraction. coming up, twenty years after her death, princess diana's fashion legacy still lives on. after the break we look at some of her most iconic looks. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee.

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inside princess diana's iconic closet... the insider's

louis aguirre joins us from hollywood with more on this story. diana was the queen of style.....and on the 20th anniversary of her death, kensington palace is honoring her legacy with an exhibit telling her fashion story. uk-diana-dresses-exhibitionórzt 1:10 diana didn't actually like to be known as a clothes horse but she understood the language of fashion very very well. and she used it to do the job at handvo #2with 25 iconic outifits, the exhibit covers the shy di--- all the way through to the glamorous periods, including the midnight blue victor edelstein that took a twirl with travolta...uk-diana-dresses- exhibitionórzt2:29 we really have a range of dresses here showing her fashion evolution from the start. 2:16 she worked with designers she liked and so had quite long relationships with them. uk-diana-dressesórztsaid cyrus/catherine walker and co. head of design :14 who's the star, the woman or the dressvo #3designer said cyrus, and

his late wife, catherine walker made over 1,000 dresses for diana, and are well respresented in the collection. uk-diana-dressesórztsaid cyrus//we saw her clothes as a supporting role where we gave her clothes to do her job."vo #4 she wore this red suit they designed to an hiv/aids charity even in the 90'sbut according to those in attendance, it's what diana didn't wear that got their attention. uk-diana- dressesórzt :46 she wasn't wearing gloves and that was important as well that she was there able to touch people with hiv and the first person who was seen then to be a risk.:music stingwe'll have so much more on this story tonight at 7 on the insider, for kron 4 news, i'm louis aguirre back to you, grant and vicki that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. grant and vicki thank you. relief for some of the evacuess in san jose.. as the will be going home tonight.

coming up at six... the latest on the clean up effort. and residents of a south bay mobile home park are on edge... as they wait to find out when they will be able to return to their homes. kron 4 news at six is next.

flooding san jose remains swamped tonight. thousands of people forced out of their homes because of flooding ... and it could be a while before some of them get to go home.

good evening... i'm pam moore. and i am steve aveson. a mandatory evacuation order remains in effect tonight. the city of san jose posted this map just a couple of hours ago. the area you see shaded in green... people are allowed to return. if it is orange... then it remains under an evacuation order. this is despite the water receding along coyote creek.

ááááámuch of william street park, brookwood terrace and naglee park under water wednesday as residents are coping with the worst flood alongcoyote creek in a hundred years. 36,000 homes are impacted .sot bryan rodriguez/flood victim '...and we had about 4-5 feet of water inside the downstairs portion of my house....'16,000 people from the rock creek neighborhood near kelley park north to old oakland road are under mandatory evacuation orders. for many, like john trusswell,

who lives here off 16 th street, those orders arrived too late.sot john trusswell/flood victim '.....the emergency notification only came after it was too late to go...'there are trees and wires down. several streets are still closed and awash in mud and debris. the water is contaminated and it's not at all clear when the evacuees can go home. sot sam liccardo/san jose mayor '....we are far from out of this and we are going to keep the evacuation order in place through today until we have a better handle on whats happening with these water flows....'mayor liccardo reiterated that mistakes were made but says the city is focused on planning for another storm this weekend that might makematters worse and called for cash donations to help flood victims.these pictures were taken by naglee park resident sandra moll, whosehome was under four feet of water at one point.sot sandra moll/flood victim '............nobody messaged us about the surge that was coming and that it was going be really bad. if they had done that we could have moved

more things upstairs and have been better prepared...' people who live on the border of the mandatory evacution zone.. did not escape property damage from the flood.. one home was almost completely covered in water during yesterday's flood. kron4's haaziq madyun went back there today and spoke to a woman who has lived in the home for over 20-years today i spoke to alicia carrillo who lived in the home that suffered the worse flood damage on south 17th street. she recently moved out of the residence but told me that she had to come back after hearing about the recent flooding

"it is sad. i hesitated coming here remembering what i went through, you see the french windows, that is the highest that it went in 97, it was up to the roof in 98, i just feel really bad because it is happening again to the owners, i just know they have to reassess the damage...it is a lot of work to do" in fact folks here are already talking about organizing clean-up parties to help their neighbors hardest hit by the flood...in san jose haaziq madyun kron4news on the other side of 280... the rock springs neighborhood is san jose remains flooded today... and mandatory evacuations are still in effect. kron four's philippe djegal visited the area and talked with people who returned to their homes .... just to grab some

items .. to hold them over for a few more days. news.

evacuation centers are still open tonight in san jose. for the list of places which are providing shelter to those forced out because of the flooding, just go to kron four dot com. you can click on the story ... which is right on our front page. both directions of highway 101 in san jose near mckee road have

been reopened... after flooding from the coyote creek... catherine heenan is here with a view of some of the problem areas... we've got an aerial view of the stretch of 101 that was such a problem because of overnight flooding...this is from our partnership with abc-7.... there's lots of soggy, now swampy land throughout the area...but this stretch was closed for hours.... yet another casualty of the coyote creek overflow.. 101 in san jose was closed in both directions between 880 and 280... northbound and southbound lanes near mckee road were reopened late this morning... typically when flooding happens on that stretch of 101....water is pumped into the creek butwith coyote creek flowing above flood stage, the c-h-p says that's not an option. it affected a lot of morning commutes and plans...also...a northbound stretch of 101 near morgan hill that flooded and

closed for severalhours has also re-opened. and lots of surface streets along 101 still have standing water.. pam and steve? there has been a lot of discussion about who should have sounded the alarm about the flooding from coyote creek. the water district is in charge of anderson reservoir... we know that. the citys are responsible for evacuating people, but its up to the santa clara valley water district to monitor coyote creek and take steps to prepare for the next storm. kron 4's dan kerman is live in san jose tonight .. with that part of the story.

natsthis is the issue here where we have debris collect on the treeswednesday, crews with the santa clara valley water district were working their way up and down coyote creek clearing debris in anticipation of the next round of storms.sot don duran/santa clara valley water district 15-25if the deris is collecting in the middle at this level of flow that's not as much of a concern because it will blow right past, but if the debris is collecting toward the levee, then it will push it into the levee and damage the leveethat's why tree branches like these were removed both upstream and downstream of the downtown area it's all part of the water district multi facet approach to monitor the creek and prepare for the next storm sot gina adriano/santa clara valley water district 45-55we do have stream gauges that allow us to monitor the creek and we have crews that measure

the stream flows and we have hydrologists and staff that monitor weather reports from the national weather service. other crews were out identifying high water marks near bridges and homes that flooded in hopes the information will allow them to better predict what happens in future storms.111/future storms toss weather a few lingering showers will be possible through early

thursday morning, mainly offshore and near the coast. in addition, there is a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms across the higher terrain of the north bay through this evening. otherwise, drier and cooler conditions are forecast through friday with chilly overnight temperatures. unsettled weather conditions return by the weekend with another storm system approaching the coast.

just a short time ago... the white house reversed an order that protects transgender students ... and their bathroom choice. what it means for tens of thousands of students in california. and an alameda county sheriff's deputy is in critical condition tonight. the accident at the county jail that sent him to the hospital. some dramatic video of an attempted break-in on the peninsula. the piece of clothing that could lead police to one of the suspects.

on the peninsula... police need help finding at least two burglary suspects. a surveillance video system caught them trying to get into a home in palo alto... and one of the suspects... police might have an easy time finding him. grant lodes is here with the video. when you talk about evidence... this is some of the best investigators could ask for. we have the dramatic video of this break-in attempt from february ninth. and palo alto police say while the guys you are about to see failed... based on reports... they think they were able to burglarize another home earlier that day. so here it is... this is on roosevelt circle. you will see a man walk up... he is the first suspect. he comes around... attempts to open a

door but can't get in. he then decides to look inside the house...maybe seeing if anyone is home or if he sees anything he likes. but notice that star wars jacket... that is a pretty distinct outfit. after a short time he walks out of the picture... but returns and tries to open the door again and once again looks inside a window. eventually we see our guy with the star wars jacket walk past another camera. behind him... a second burglary suspect.. wearing a gray sweatshirt. the two briefly stop to look around and then take off. the homeowner says he was alerted by his surveillance.... and watched the video on the phone. he told police the two men who you just saw knocked on the front door and when no one answered... they went went into the backyard. they never got in... but needless say... palo alto police would like to find them.

an alameda county sheriff's deputy . . is in critical condition after getting runover by a jail transportation bus. the accident happened at around 6-a-m this morning at the santa rita jail in dublin. you can see footage of the scene here. . . officials say a deputy driving the bus. . . hit 60-year-old mike foley in the parking lot behind the jail.the front of the bus struck him. . .while travelling at 15-miles-per hour. he was taken to john muir medical center in walnut creek.foley has worked with law enforcement for 30-years. he joined the alameda county sheriff's department in 2007. the driver. . .who is a senior deputy. . .is currently on administrative leave. a big story we are following .... is the reversal of an obama white house directive that allows transgender students to use the public restroom matching their chosen gender identity. the order from the obama administration requires public schools to grant restroom access... no matter what. president trump revoked those guidelines just a few hours

ago... saying it causes legal confusion. white house spokesman sean spicer says, the president also believes it should be up to the states to decide. federal level." advocates of the old president obama directive say .. it was necessary to protect students from discrimination. opponents of the former policy ... it was overreaching. california already has a law in place to protect transgender students. it states .... students cannot be discriminated against based on gender identity or expression. school districts are responsible for keeping the students safe. so what can students or parents do... if they think their rights are being violated? they can

file a complaint with the district, the state or the u- s department of education. speaker of the house--paul ryan and a delegation of representatives from texas and arizona are touring the u.s.-mexico border.this is ryan's first trip to the u.s.-mexico line. it comes as the immigration debate heats up. . .ryan is scheduled to visit the u-s border patrol station in mcallen today for a day-long tour of the rio grande valley.ryan's office released few details about the agenda. angry voters packing town hall meetings with lawmakers across the country. this comes one week before president trump's first address to congress. our congressional correspondent alex schuman takes us to some of those town halls .... and tells us how some lawmakers are avoiding the crowds. pkg:congress is spending this week back in their districts interacts with constituent facing heated town halls town hallsome members - opting to hold teletown halls instead

of doing them in person."for one, you can have thousands of participants. people who are earnestly and sincerely interested in solutions and understanding the issues."next week - they will pack in the house of representatives to hear president trump's first address to a joint session of congress. "thank you very much everybody. it's a great honor to be here."the president will be face-to-face with some friendly faces, but also members investigating his campaign's connections to russian intelligence agencies and a growing number of republicans hoping the president will not continue to operate as he has in his first month.usually, these joint sessions of congress are a chance for a president to speak about their agenda and what goals they want to work with congress to achieve. so far - the white house hasn't released any details about his speech. in washington, i'm alex schuman. toss weather

a few lingering showers will be possible through early thursday morning, mainly offshore and near the coast. in addition, there is a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms across the higher terrain of the north bay through this evening. otherwise, drier and cooler conditions are forecast through friday with chilly overnight temperatures. unsettled weather conditions return by the weekend with another storm system approaching the coast.

parts of san jose remain swamped tonight. we are going to take you to one neighborhood where residents are on edge.. after being chased out of their homes by flood waters. and quite a scene at the site of the dakota pipeline protest. tents... going up in flames. the response by demonstrators to a deadline.tonight at eight...new details on the man accused of shooting two

southern california officers, killing one of them.was the convicted felon even supposed to be on the streets?the criminal reform measures some law enforcement want overturned, to prevent for violent offenders from being released early.that story...tonight at eight.

some of the last remnants of the dakota access pipeline protest -- have gone up in flames.. most, but not all of the protestors have left peacefully.... catherine heenan has been tracking today's developments ... catherine. while a lot of people simply burned their tents and makeshift wooden buildings...and then walked away .... police 'have' arrested 10 protestors today...

they were part of a larger group of people who began taunting police officers...police say they don't plan any further action at this point....and about 50 people remain at the site. campers had been given a final deadline set by the army corps of engineers.. as for the burning......tribal members say they were simply being practical. tonight we're learning that there were at least two explosions during the burning...and a 7-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl had to be treated for burns. the camp has been home to demonstrators for most of a year -- as they tried to stop construction of the pipeline. at last word....officers have not

moved back into the camp to make more arrests.. pam and steve? dramatic video of the damage to a major highway in the sierra. how long cal-trans says it is going to take to repair a collapsed roadway. and a little closer to home... another roadway washes out. where this mess is... and how long is expected to be closed. plus , we are going to take you to another neighborhood in san jose that is flooded tonight. the new concern the city has... and the uncertain future homeowners are now facing.

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families have evacuated their homes in san jose since coyote creek flooded parts of the city. some 14,000 households are in the three mandatory evacuation areas, including almost 500 families from apartments in the rock springs neighborhood, the east william street corridor including brookwood terrace and parts of naglee park and three mobile home parks along oakland road. no decision on when the evacuation order will be lifted. here in san jose residents who live on the edge the mandatory evacuation zone... did not escape flood damage from coyote creek..."the water

flooded in about three hours.. we went from ok to endangered. my total basement is lost. my new landscape is all gone... my grape vines are gone." coyote creek is beginning to receed... and residents are now talking about forming cleanup parties... to help neighbors hardest hit by the flood.in san jose haaziq madyun kron 4 news. in san jose... several hundred people were forced to evacuate the rock springs neighborhood. on wednesday, some returned to grab some personal items from their homes. needles drive, welch avenue and rock spring drive all remained flooded through the day. some neighbors especially concered about the murky waters and sanitation. some 28 horses were stranded along coyote creek behind the neighborhood... but a rescue group is working on getting them out. in san jose, philippe djegal, kron four news.

summary: crews with the santa clara valley water district snaked their way along coyote creek wednesday identifying hazards along 30 miles of creek in preparation for the next round of storms.crews hauled up numerous logs both upstream and downstream of the downtown area and they say the creek has receeded 2 to 3 feet in the past day but is still filled with a lot more water than it usually isother crews were out identifying high water marks near bridges and homes that flooded in hopes the information will allow them to better predict what happens in future storms. the people who live in a san jose mobile home park were also forced out by the flood. now many are anxiously waiting for word on when it will be safe to return to their homes. kron 4's jeff pierce talked to some of the resident's today. the southbay mobile home park in san jose is a ghost town today. residents were told they had to evacuate last

evening.five o'clock last night that's when they started passing out the flyers to let everybody know they have to evacuate to the shelter.the police and the city started knocking on doors and everybody's got to go and that's when we got into shock. today those residents whose homes were not surrounded by flood waters were able to get in and get essentials.i went to my place and there was still water there was like ten inches of water, they let me go inside just because i had to pick up some medicines.not everyone was so fortunate. we're hoping for the best, we've got two cats still in the house we couldn't get out so we'd like to get them but they won't let us in.city crews have brought in pumps to clear the water still standing and heavy equipment was standing by in the event that a wall holding back the flood waters failed.they was worried about it that that wall could collapse and could flip the houses.home owners have no idea when they might return and they face an uncertain future.this weekend it's going to be raining so i don't know yet.we are really really

worried about it because i can see the creek behind us, it's like overfull again and we don't know what's going to happen.they do know that they won't be going home soon. in san jose jeff pierce kron four news. there are ways you can help those affected by the flooding in san jose. you can find them through the kron four website... you can click the link on the front and it will bring up all the agencies that are helping. san jose says the biggest need is money... and so far it has received more than 100- thousand dollars in donations. there are problems in the east bay as well. it is not major flooding ... but roads getting washed out or covered in mud. tesla road which is out near livermore.. is closed from cross road.. to the san joaquin county line

today. officials with alameda county say, it could be some time before it reopens. here is why. part of the roadway washed out during the most recent storm. you can see from this picture... that a chunk of the road has crumbled and is gone. crews spent the day trying to shore it up. caltrans says... it had a busy day clearing mudslides along highway -84 near fremont... better known as niles canyon road. this was one of several slides it had to remove. traffic is reportedly running fine tonight... but this has been a spot that has closed several times over the winter ... due to debris falling onto the roadway. toss weather a few lingering showers will be possible through early

thursday morning, mainly offshore and near the coast. in addition, there is a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms across the higher terrain of the north bay through this evening. otherwise, drier and cooler conditions are forecast through friday with chilly overnight temperatures. unsettled weather conditions return by the weekend with another storm system approaching the coast.

an update on a story we brought to last night on kron 4 news. we have learned how long it is expected to take to reapir one of the major roadways in the sierra.

not only are we seeing problems due to the weather here in the bay area... but ofcourse.. the sierra is buried in snow.. we have some pretty dramatic pictures out of the pollock pines area in el dorado county. the california highway patrol posted this video near bridal veil falls. you are looking at highway 50... or at

least what is left of it. work has started after a lane and the shoulder in the westbound direction collapsed. traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction. caltrans expects it will take at least a couple of months to repair the damaged roadway and shore up the crumbling slope. the sports... the warriors are back at work post the all-star break...... and demarcus cousins gets a new start in the big easy... gary has boggie's reaction to his new home... and all the sports... coming up

the warriors back at work after the all-star breakthe host the clippers tomorrow in a nationally

televised contest the big names were not in attendance today as they rest up from all-star weekendafter the clippers game the warriors continue the post-all star break portion of their season by hosting brooklyn then are on the road 7 of their next 8 games ending in san antonio hello steve nashsteve kerr held nothing back in voicing his displeasure with the schedule "five-game trip back east. come home for one. fly to minnesota and then have a back- to-back in san antonio. it's like, 'here you go golden state here's your marquee game against the spurs on a saturday night on abc and it'll be your 8th game in 12 days with 10,000 miles. it's insane."

the prize of the trade deadline actiondemarcus cousins was introduced today as the newest member of the new orleans pelicanscousins will team with anthony davis to form what should be the best front line in the nba the sacramento kings have gotton a lot of heat for trading him mostly because they got what is percieved as three mediocre players and two draft picks that are unlikely to net them a star playerhere is cousins who actually had the media laughing today

new 49ers general manager john lynch and head coach kyle shanahan had a visitor this morningcolin kaepernick dropeed by 49ers headquarters this morning to meet with

linch and shanahanalthough specifics of the meeting weren't made available lynch said they had a "very positive" discussion and that kaepernick left the meeting "excited"lych said that he and shanahan are committed to being completely honest with kaepernick who can opt out of his contract to become an unrestricted free agent as early as next week. tom brady is having some fun with the mystery of his stolen super bowl jerseywhich was taken from the team's locker room while brady celebrated on the field after the gametoday he posted on nstagram a "suspect board" with all the people who may be under suspision of the theftamong them included his teammate and fellow peninsula native julian edelman as well as halftime

performer lady gagayesterday the worth of the jersey was put at $500,000 with one aution house saying it could go as high as $1 million chris christie... may have another career lined up when he leaves office later this year. according to reports, the new jersey governor may be among the candidates to replace sports talk radio host mike francesa...at new york's 'wfan'. the timing would work out as francesa is expected to retire in december.. and christie's term ends shortly after. being a fan is about the extent of his pro sports career, but he has expressed curiousity in broadcasting. the station's program director had said 'if he's interested and we're interested, it's worth pursuing' the monter energy models won't be changing the risque outfits that drew some criticism on social media by fans after sunday's clash at daytona "monster has always been about racing and girls and that won't change" said monster's vice president of sports

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-stream... is recalling 51- thousand carbonating bottles. the reason behind the recall.... the appliance may explode. the bottles in question are sodastream's one-liter blue tint dishwasher- safe carbonating bottles. the consumer product safety commission says the bottles can burst under pressure. no injuries have been reported from the exploding bottles. anyone who bought the bottles should stop using them... and contact soda-stream for a refund. last weather and goodbye..

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"the insider," tracking the biggest stories making news today. it's going to be an adventure, and we have embraced all of the adventures in our lives. >> number one, george and amal's new parenting travel restrictions. >> we are aware of some of the risks involved. >> the length star parents will go to protect their children. then "this is us" star sterling k. brown speaks out on last night's heartbreaking end. >> i've seen this episode a few times. it still gets me. >> and number three, kensington palace ope doors to princess diana's iconic closet. >> the never before heard stories behind her classic couture. plus your insider bonus.

>> let's get nostalgic. >> dev patel's oscar evolution. how he owes his hollywood career to his mom. >> luck was on my side. >> and does john legend share more than a musical connection to arthur the aardvark? ♪ now "the insider" tracking hollywood from the inside out. george and amal clooney's newest parenting decision is a safety one. it's the number one tracking story today. >> that's right. now that they're expecting twins the clooneys are leaving nothing to chance, especially in regards to her work and his humanitarian travel. >> that's something angelina jolie knows all too much about. tonight we go inside star parents, keeping their kids out of the line of fire. >> it's going to be an adventure. yeah, it's going to change a lot of things, but that's okay. that's life and that's what it's supposed to be.