in the santa cruz mountains rob fladeboe kron4news kron4newsfladeboe mountains rob cruz mountains robfladeboe kron4news kron4newsfladeboe mountains rob cruz in the santa investigation. under fire still cause of the started. ield road occurred on was lost. that one structure now..."close, especially something this close, especiallynow..."one structure was lost. that occurred on mayfield road near where the fire started. the cause of the fire still under investigation. in the santa cruz mountains rob fladeboe kron4news kron4newsfladeboe mountains rob cruz in the santa investigation. in the santa cruz mountains rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) happening tomorrow... president trump will be in california to meet with people affected by the wildfires. (ken) we have grant lodes live in the studio with what we know so far. grant? (grant) what we do know-- he will be vitist butte county and southern california, touring the damage. state law-makers say they are pleasantly surprised the president is coming... especially after his tweet last week... which said there was no reason for the massive and

in the santa cruz mountains rob fladeboe kron4news (vicki) now to the latest on the wildfire causing all the smoke in the bay area. tonight crews are desperately trying to get in touch with hundreds of people who are missing. 63 people have been killed. right now we know more than 600 people are unaccounted for. so far the fire has burned 142-thousand acres and it's 45-percent contained. 45-percent acres and it's thousand burned 142-fire has kron4newsfladeboe mountains rob fladeboe kron4news (vicki) kron4news (vicki) now to the latest on the wildfire causing all the smoke in the bay area. tonight crews are desperately trying to get in touch with hundreds of people who are missing. 63 people have been killed. right now we know more than 600 people are unaccounted for. so far the fire has burned 142-thousand acres and it's 45-percent contained. 9-hundred homes have been destroyed and 15-thousand are 15-thousand destroyed and been homes have 9-hundred homes have been destroyed and 15-thousand are threatened. kron 4's ashley zavala is live in chico tonight. she spoke to one woman who dro

as kron 4's rob fladeboe reports...rch lab from san jose state university. nats (research vehicle arrives back at campus)arriving back on campus today, san jose state'sfre weather lab crew spent the last 24 hours on the front lines of the camp fire in butte county. it's leader is meteorology professor craig clements.craig clements/san jose state university "....this deployment for us was about understanding how strong wind events in the sierra nevada can cause large fires...."clements and students jackson yip and matthew brewercaptured and posted video and still images of the fire and used doppler radar to measure wind velocities and other fire behavior.craig clements "...we were able to measure some really unique wind profiles and see how the wind changed to vertical and with the onset of the northeast winds that come off the sierra that have a very low level jet that's really strong, 40 mph just above the surface...."the crew shared several shots of the huge smoke plumes they encountered along the way noting the unusu

kron four's rob fladeboe is there with details on what happened today. rob? (rob live) this disatisfaction with thecompany's sexual harassment policies has been brewing for a long time. today, employees gathered in mass to deliver a set of demands to management. lat's take a look. this was the scene here at company headquarters in mountaib view and at other google offices around the world at precisely 11:10 this morning. the media was kept at a distance as google employees streamed into the center of campus for a rally where some of their colleagues shared stories about sexual harassment that have allegedly been ignored by management, says walkout organizer cecelia o'neil hart.cecelia o'neil hart/walkout organizer '.....i got very emotional. we heard incredible stories from brave women who stood up and told their stories and we also heard stories we have been collecting on the web from women who didn't feel comfortable and gave voice t them... the walkout grew out of anger over the millions of dollars paid out to a former executive asked to resign over allega

now, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, d-n-a evidence has led the authorities to arrest an east bayder. laurie smith/santa cara county sheriff "....in my mind some more rain today but not as much as was seen yesterday with scattered showers across the bay. air quality is much improved with highs in the upper 50's and low 60's. expect rain to increase again into black friday tomorrow. ( james ) for 45 years the grisly slaying of aspiring law student leslie perlov in the south bay has stumped investigators. but no longer. now, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, d-n-a evidence has led the authorities to arrest an east bay man in the murder. laurie smith/santa cara county sheriff "....in my mind he may well be a serial killer but we still have a lot of investigating to do..."santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is talking about this man, 74 year old john arthur getreu, of hayward, under arrest in connection with the february 1973 murder of then 21 year stanford university graduate leslie marie perlov. sheriff laurie smith "....we had evidence from 1973 that had been preserved, that

(catherine) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports - the hayward man has been linked to to the 1973 killing of a young law student through d-n-a analysis. laurie smith/santa cara county sheriff "....even though this person has lived for 45 years without being in prison, he's in jail now....santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is talking about this man, 74 year old john arthur getreu, of hayward, under arrest in connection with the february 1973 murder of then 21 year stanford university graduate leslie marie perlov.sheriff laurie smith "....we had evidence from 1973 that had been preserved, that had dna that we believed came from the suspect and ising a dna familial database we were able to identify potential suspects..."perlov's body was found near her car in the hills off old page mill road near stanford university. she had been strangled. a sample of getreu's dna was sent to the virginia-based parabon nanolabs, specializing in genetic geneology says sgt. noe cortez.sgt. noe cortez/santa clara county sheriff's office '....they look into profiles and family members and the public data b

(grant) kron four's rob fladeboe was there.. he has details on what happened today. this was the scene here at company headquarters in mountaib view and at other google offices around the world at precisely 11:10 this morning. the media was kept at a distance as google employees streamed into the center of campus for a rally where some of their colleagues shared stories about sexual harassment that have allegedly been ignored by management, says walkout organizer cecelia o'neil hart.cecelia o'neil hart/walkout organizer '.....i got very emotional. we heard incredible stories from brave women who stood up and told their stories and we also heard stories we have been collecting on the web from women who didn't feel comfortable and gave voice to them... the walkout grew out of anger over the millions of dollars paid out to a former executive asked to resign over allegations of sexual misconduct.cecelia o'neil hart "...that was the $90 million dollar straw that broke the camel's back but to be honest there are so many stories that we were hearing for so long that it was

in san martin rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) in the south bay... today, marked the first day of the sacred heart community services .. distribution of thanksgiving food boxes. but the group still needs turkeys... more than 4- thousand families are expecting to get them. kron 4's yoli aceves has the story from san jose. november 19, is the first day of sacred heart community service's (shcs) thanksgiving food box distribution. the agency plans for 4,200 families to come through its doors to pick up thanksgiving food boxes that contain 50 pounds of food and a turkey. the agency currently has 2,318 turkeys-a little under 2,000 shy of its goal for 4,200 turkeys to distributethis week. shcs will also distribute another 3,200 food boxes in december.the food box offsets the cost of groceries for families in santa clara county, saving them $100 thisthanksgiving. living in one of the most expensive areas in the country means a bulk of our memberspaychecks go straight to housing expenses. the average cost for a 2 bedroom apartment in san jose is $2,753 and 2

in san martin rob fladeboe kron4news kron4news rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) presidentrump and first lady received the 2018 white house christmas tree today. a horse and carriage lired the tree to the north portico of the white house. the first couple walked hand in hand... and inspected the tree as a military band played christmas carols. the tree journeyed to washington ... from newland, north carolina. the 19- and-a-half-foot tall fraser fir ... will be displayed in the white house blue room. the white house chief usher and superintendent of grounds picked out the tree in september ... at the mountain top fraser fir farm. given what the warriors endured last week, bay area sports fans on high alert for any sort of drama. so it's natural to think something was going wrong when derek carr and jon gruden were seen going back and forth yesterday. but it seems there's no reason to worry. --raiders- cardinals in the desert. although the silver and black squeaked out the 23-21 victory on a last second field goal for their first road win of the year, yet one of the main take

(pam) kron four's rob fladeboe was there.. he has details on what happened today. this was the scene here at company headquarters in mountaib view and at other google offices around the world at precisely 11:10 this morning. the media was kept at a distance as google employees streamed into the center of campus for a rally where some of their colleagues shared stories about sexual harassment that have allegedly been ignored by management, says walkout organizer cecelia o'neil hart.cecelia o'neil hart/walkout organizer '.....i got very emotional. we heard incredible stories from brave women who stood up and told their stories and we also heard stories we have been collecting on the web from women who didn't feel comfortable and gave voice to them... the walkout grew out of anger over the millions of dollars paid out to a former executive asked to resign over allegations of sexual misconduct.cecelia o'neil hart "...that was the $90 million dollar straw that broke the camel's back but to be honest there are so many stories that we were hearing for so long that it was

in palo alto rob fladeboe kron4news.(anchor1) taking a live look outside-- our sutro camera looking at the golden gate bridge. (anchor 2) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we had a few passing clouds today with fog along the coast. highs were in the 70s and 80s in the bay and valleys with 60s at the coast. high pressure will once again build over california for the first part of the weekend. offshore winds will howl over the mountains with gusts high as 40 to 50s mph. red flag warnings are up until sunday morning. tomorrow will be mostly sunny with warm temperatures. highs will be in the 70s and 80s with even some 60s and 70s near the coast. it will cool slightly on sunday with partly cloudy skies. more sunshine and dry weather will continue well into next week. (catherine) coming up... good news for the economy... unemployment is down. but - why some people are still unhappy... (grant) plus... a scary uber ride for a couple on halloween. why they were forced t

in mountain view rob fladeboe kron4news (ken) in san jose... police are looking for the person who opened fire on three teenagers halloween night. all three suffered non-life threatening injuries and received treatment at a local hospital. the shooting happened at around 10-30 at night in front of the seven trees community center on cas drive. investigators say the gunman appraoched the teens, argued with the group, then shot them. (ken) larry arnold lives across the street from the community center and says he heard five gunshots. he says what was once a quiet neighborhood has now experienced its fair share of violent crimes... and, that he'd like to see more patrol cars making passes through the area. police have not released a description of the suspect. (ken) the highway patrol was busy overnight breaking up se

kron four's rob fladeboe joins us live to refresh our memory of that case and why it matters now. rob? (rob live) it matters because the woman who is accusing foster of domestic violencein florida is the same woman who took the stand here in san jose last spring and said pretty much the same thing, only to recant her story. now, that case might be re-opened and foster could be facing new chargeshere. domestic violence charges against reuben foster were dropped last may after this woman, 28 year old elissa ennis, the same woman who is accusing him now, recanted her story but foster pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons possession related to the case and what happened in florida might be grounds for new charges here says legal analyst steven clark.steven clark/legal analyst "....what the d.a. could do is this new event in tampa, florida could be the basis for a probation violation, where he could be sent to jail for up to one year because he is on probation..." in a statement, d.a. jeff rosen referenced the challenges of holding domestic violence abusers criminally accountable, say

kron 4s rob fladeboe reports.t other google offices around the world at precisely 11:10 this morning. the media was kept at a distance as google employees streamed into the center of campus for a rally where some of their colleagues shared stories about sexual harassment that have allegedly been ignored by management, says walkout organizer cecelia o'neil hart.cecelia o'neil hart/walkout organizer '.....i got very emotional. weheard incredible stories from brave women who stood up and told their stories and we also heard stories we have been collecting on the web from women who didn't feel comfortable and gave voice to them... the walkout grew out of anger over the millions of dollars paid out to a former executive asked to resign over allegations of sexual misconduct.cecelia o'neil hart "...that was the $90 million dollar straw that broke the camel's back but to be honest there are so many stories that we were hearing for so long that it was time for action and time for a change..." judging from the turnout, whic

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news new tonight at 6.ter officials say, the new oroville spillway will be ready ... if it is needed for this winter's rainy season. the spillway was damaged during heavy rains two- years ago, forcing nearly 200 -thousand people to evacuate. today -- officials said, they have finished pouring the concrete on the new 1-point-1 billion- dollar main spillway. it still needs about a month to cure ... and other work needs to be completed.. such as work on an adjacent emergency spillway. let's take a look outside right now... trick or treating in alameda. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: it was a nice halloween with above normal temperatures. highs today were in the 70s and 80s. it will be a nice night for trick-or treaters with dry weather and temperatures in the 60s. highs pressure will bring more warm weather tomorrow with highs in the 70s and mid 80s inland and 60s at the coast. more clouds are expected tomorrow with slightly cooler temperatures. c

(vicki) kron 4's rob fladeboe is live in san jose where people are already loading up sandbags for their homes. rob? (rob live) we've got some threatening looking skies but only a few sprinkles so far. seems like a little early to be thinking about sand bags, then again.... (roblive) this is one of several stategically located sandbaglots across the south bay. for a details on where to find them, go to valleywater.org. this site at phelan and senter road is open 24 hours. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news. (vicki) (vicki) you can stay connected on this storm... as even more rain is headed our way... with our kron-4 mobile app. there you will find full forecasts... and get push alerts about the weather in your neighborhood. it's all on the kron-4 mobile app (grant) another big story tonight... an east bay vandalism suspect has been arrested... accused of writing hateful images including the n- word... and swasticas. as kron4's haaziq madyun reports... the community played a role in identifying the suspect the two toned hooded sweat shirt you see being worn in the photo on the left,

(pam) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, so did the fire weather research lab from san jose state university. nats (research vehicle arrives back at campus)arriving back on campus today, san jose state'sfre weather lab crew spent the last 24 hours on the front lines of the camp fire in butte county. it's leader is meteorology professor craig clements.craig clements/san jose state university "....this deployment for us was about understanding how strong wind events in the sierra nevada can cause large fires...."clements and students jackson yip and matthew brewercaptured and posted video and still images of the fire and used doppler radar to measure wind velocities and other fire behavior.craig clements "...we were able to measure some really unique wind profiles and see how the wind changed to vertical and with the onset of the northeast winds that come off the sierra that have a very low level jet that's really strong, 40 mph just above the surface...."the crew shared several shots of the huge smoke plumes they encountered along the way noting the unusually high rate of spread of

kron 4's rob fladeboe is live in santa clara tonight with details. rob? (grant) the oakland a's are helping wildfire victims. the team announced today that it will donate 10- thousand dollars to 'camp fire' relief efforts. the a's are asking their fans to help raise an additional 10- thousand dollars by donating through the team's go-fund-me page. the proceeds from this fundraiser will go to the red cross to assist in short- term and long-term recovery. if you would like to contribute, we have a link on our website at kron-4 dot com. (vicki) in southern california, firefighters already stretched to the limit faced a new challenge ... a pair of new fast moving wildfires.this one forced the shutdown of the 118 freeway through simi valley,the peak fire is just north of the woolsey fire that has destroyed (vicki) com. kron-4 dot our website at have a link on contribute, we would like to if you rob? with details. clara tonight with details. rob? rob? with details. clara tonight live in santa fladeboe is live in santa clara tonight with details. rob? (grant) (g

in the annual 'thanksgiving turkey trot' marathon.( darya ) and as kron four's rob fladeboe reports..only did they have clear skies for the turkey trot... they were helping raise great cause. "...gobble, gobble, gobble...."nats (race begins) the 14th annual applied materials/silicon valley turkey trot hit the streets here in downtown san jose despite worries about rain and unhealthy air. no one happier about that than the event founder carl guardino.carl guardino/silicon valley leadership group "....14 days of smoke alerts from the fires that have been plaguing our state but today some 21,000 folks will help us hit our ambitious goal of raising $1 million dollars for needy families in the bay area..." pounding the pavement from santa clara street to the finish line at sap pavilion, the 5 k walk and 10 k run, which includes many serious competitors, is mostly about amateur athletes working up an appetite in the name of helping the less fortunate.rib fladeboe/san jose "....the proceeds joserib fladeboe/san fortunate.less fortunate.rib fladeboe/san jose "....the proceeds from the turkey

but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, surveillance video has so far done little to help policeout what happened to him. (surveillance video)levi's stadium surveillance video shows ian powers walking across the bridge near gate "c", heading toward the parking lot after leaving the the 49ers game during the 4th quarter. captain wahid kazem/sanat clara police "....he seems to be by himself in the video, he exited out of the stadium about 8;52 pm, you'll see him walking by himself in the same clothing that we described before crossing the bridge at gate c...the 32 year old spokane, washington, man was attending the game with his girlfriend and her two kids when he left to visit the restroom in the 4th quarter and did not come back to his seat. the girl friend, chelsea robbins and famliy members resumed their search for powers on thursday, showing his picture to passers-by, but learned nothing new as to his whereabouts.chelsea robbins/missing man's girl friend ".....i have no idea and there has been no bank or cell phone activity or anything to give us any idea yet about what happen

kron4's rob fladeboe has more from santa clara. sensitive to the smokey air, 49ers parking lot attendent bob green is going to be outdoors all day and will be wearing a mask for much of that time.bob green/parking attendantas they waited for the gates to open this afternoon,heidi olvera and her boys were adding some team colors to their respirators. heidi olvera/49ers fanfor a while their it looked as the game might be calledbecause of the smoke but the air quality index at levi;s stadium is in the neighborhood of 125. the 49ers said the nfl, which is in charge of making such a call, would not act unless the index was 200 or above for several hourson game day. but clearly the smoke will be an issuefor some fans.fans on the upside, several fans said a slight breeze seemed to be making some of the smoke disappear. at levi's stadium rob fladeboe ron4news ron4news (grant) and some special guests were in attendance tonight.... school busses made the 4 hour drive to levi's stadium this afternoon.... as the niners are hosting the paradise

(vicki) kron four's rob fladeboe brings us up to date on the story now live fromsanta clara. rob? (rob/live) i am here at the command post on democracy way not far from levi's stadium. this is a picture of the missing man, 32 year old ian powers, who was last seen heading for the bathroom during the 4th quarter of the game on monday. the missing man is 32 year old ian powers, of spokane, washington. this is a clip of powers attending the 49ers game monday with his girlfriend and her two kids. powers has not been seen since he went to the bathroom during the 4th quarter says the girl friend, chelsea robbins. chelsea robbins/missing man's girlfriend "...it doesn't make any sense, he was drinking before the gme but he wouldn't just disappear like that and not call or check on me and the kids to make sure we made it back to the car..." santa clara police spent the day searching for powers in parking lots, a nearby golf course, waterways and other areas around levi's stadium. cell phone activity suggest powers lastknown location was near great america parkway and tasman drive. captain

(grant) kron four's rob fladeboe tells us about a big-time donation received by the housing trust of silicon valley. launched last year to fund affordable housing projects like "the villas on the park," here on north second street in downtown san jose, housing trust silicon valley's "tech fund," has now reached $50 million dollars. cisco systems on tuesday pledged $10 million dollars to the fund, whle linked-in and the mountain view based pure storage donated $5 million dollars each, says the housing trust's julie mahowald.julie mahowald/housing trust silicon valley ".....we are so excited to have the three companies come together as a partnership and show their faith in the housing trust and how we can quickly take their invested dollars and break ground and get housing built..."the "2nd street studios,' at second and alma in san jose is another housing trust project. the tech fund was established as an avenue for tech companies, many of whom have been criticized for helping to create the housing shortage, to do something about it. juie mahowald/housin g trust silicon valley "...tha

tonight, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, d-n-a evidence has led the authorities to arrest an east bay man in the murder. laurie smith/santa cara county sheriff "....in my mind he may well be a serial killer but we still have a lot of investigating to do..."santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is talking about this man, 74 year old john arthur getreu, of hayward, under arrest in connection with the february 1973 murder of then 21 year stanford university graduate leslie marie perlov. sheriff laurie ...we had evidence from 1973 that had been pcame from the suspect and ising a dna familial database we were able to identify potential suspects..."perlov's body near hills off old page mill road near stanford university. she had been strangled. a sample of getreu's dna was sent to the virginia-based parabon nanolabs, specializing in genetic geneology says sgt. noe cortez.sgt. noe cortez/santa clara county sheriff's office '....they look into profiles and family members and the public data base and from their they look into generations of family members and they link the dna to a

and as kron four's rob fladeboe reports .. not only did they have clear skies for the turkey trot .. they were helping raise money for a great cause.. "...gobble, gobble, gobble...."nats (race begins) the 14th annual applied materials/silicon valley turkey trot hit the streets here in downtown san jose despite worries about rain and unhealthy air. no one happier about that than the event founder carl guardino.carl guardino/silicon valley leadership group "....14 days of smoke alerts from the fires that have been plaguing our state but today some 21,000 folks will help us hit our ambitious goal of raising $1 million dollars for needy families in the bay area..." pounding the pavement from santa clara street to the finish line at sap pavilion, the 5 k walk and 10 k run, which includes many serious competitors, is mostly about amateur athletes working up an appetite in the name of helping the less fortunate.rib fladeboe/san jose "....the proceeds from the turkey trot go to the health trust, the healthy kids foundation, second har

but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, surveillance video has so far done little to help police figure out what happened to him. (surveillance video)levi's stadium surveillance video shows ian powers walking across the bridge near gate "c", heading toward the parking lot after leaving the the 49ers game during the 4th quarter. captain wahid kazem/sanat clara police "....he seems to be by himself in the video, he exited out of the stadium about 8;52 pm, you'll see him walking by himself in the same clothing that we described before crossing the bridge at gate c...the 32 year old spokane, washington, man was attending the game with his girlfriend and her two kids when he left to visit the restroom in the 4th quarter and did not come back to his seat. the girl friend, chelsea robbins and famliy members resumed their search for powers on thursday, showing his picture to passers-by, but learned nothing new as to his whereabouts.chelsea robbins/missing man's girl friend ".....i have no idea and there has been no bank or cell phone activity or anything to give us any idea yet about wha

(pam) kron four's rob fladeboe was there today....as firefighters gained the upper hand on the fire near boulder creek. firefighters were working a steep hillside here on redhawk canyon road late this afternoon in a fire that destroyed one structure and threatened others along the narrow mountain road outside boulder creek. the fire started just after 11 a.m. near a log cabin on mayfield road. the fire would grow to roughly 10 acres before it was brought under control with plenty of air support from helicopters and air tankers dropping retardant. it was a close call says resident will clair..will claire/residentthe fire was burning in heavy timber but there was little or no wind to fan the flames. hand crews like this one were brought in to hunt down hot spots that could might flare up. there was no immediate wha fire and no injuries were reported. in boulder creek rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) shelters in chico are packed... and that is raising some major health concerns among county officials. they annouced at least 25- people have b

(justine) kron four's rob fladeboe tells us about the ballot measures being touted ... as part of an affordable housing solution. an estimated 400 san jose state students are either living in cars or couch-surfing. across the csu system the number is closer to 52,000 says their on campus advocate and fellow student oladotun hospidales.oladotun hospidales/san jose state student "....students cannot and will not succeed in the classroom if they don't have access to housing and other basic needs..."students joined elected officials and housing advocates on campus wednesday to call on voters to support state propositions one and two, along with local measure v. prop one authored by state senator and san jose state alum jim beall.senator jim beall/(d) san jose "...prop one will provide about 50,000 housing units including veteran home loans and prop 2 will provide $2 billion dollars to house homeless people and get mentally ill homeless people off the streets and into housing..." supporters say measure v, on the local ballot, will help leverage those state funds to help buil

kron four's rob fladeboe brings us up to date on the story now.. he's live in santa clara. rob? (rob/live) citing a coronor's report just out today, santa clara police say the search for 49ers fan ian powers, who went missing following the game a week ago monday night, drowned. his death they say, was an accident. it was here in the bay, about a mile from the alviso marina where san jose police recovered the body of a man on saturday. the county cornor has determined the body is that of this man, 32 year old ian powers, of spokane, washington. the corner found the cause of death was drowning by saltwater. captain wahid kazem/santa clara police "....we can see no evidence of foul play being involved in this case at any point. it's a very sad and tragic end to the case and there are still a lot of questions unanswered, unfortunately the only one who could answer those questions is ian himself..."powers had attended the november 12th 49ers game with his girlfriend and her children, leaving for the restroom in the 4th quarter not to return. he was last seen on surveillance video lea

kron four's rob fladeboe is live for us tonight with a look at conditions in the santa cruz mountains. rob? (rob live) i'm here at calfire's helicopter attack base near los gatos. it may be november but fire danger is still very high amid low humidity, an abundance of ready-to-burnvegetation and hgh winds. nats (winds whipping through trees)it's windy and it's going to stay that way for the next couple of days. the wind is strongest at the higher elevations but these eucalyptus trees in the hills near lexington reservoir are a sign that this latest red flag warning is a bit differentfrom earlier alerts issued by calfire says division chief jim crawford.jim crawford/calfire "....we've had high level winds with the other ones that didn't come down to the surface where this time we're seeing a bit more winds at lower elevations..." the fog is no longer much of a factor and there has been virtually no rain so far this fall. last week's stubborn fire off highway nine near felton managed to scorch a few otherwise fire-resistent redwoods. jim crawford/calfire '.....this is the time of year w

(ken) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports - d-n-a evidence has linked the hayward man to the 1973 killing of a young law student. laurie smith/santa cara county sheriff "....in my mind he may well be a serial killer but we still have a lot of investigating to do..."santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is talking about this man, 74 year old john arthur getreu, of hayward, under arrest in connection th the february 1973 murder of then 21 year stanford university graduate leslie marie perlov. sheriff laurie smith "....we had evidence from 1973 that had been preserved, that had dna that we believed came from the suspect and ising a dna familial database we were able to identify potential suspects..."perlov's body was found near her car in the hills off old page mill road near stanford university. she had been strangled. a sample of getreu's dna was sent to the virginia-based parabon nanolabs, specializing in genetic geneology says sgt. noe cortez.sgt. noe cortez/santa clara county sheriff's office '....they look into profiles and family members and the public data base and from their they

(pam) kron four's rob fladeboe tells us about the ballot measures being touted ... of an affordable housing solution. an estimated 400 san jose state students are either living in cars or couch-surfing. across the csu system the number is closer to 52,000 says their on campus advocate and fellow student oladotun hospidales.oladotun hospidales/san jose state student "....students cannot and will not succeed in the classroom if they don't have access to housing and other basic needs..."students joined elected officials and housing advocates on campus wednesday to call on voters to support state propositions one and two, along with local measure v. prop one authored by state senator and san jose state alum jim beall.senator jim beall/(d) san jose "...prop one will provide about 50,000 housing units including veteran home loans and prop 2 will provide $2 billion dollars to house homeless people and get mentally ill homeless people off the streets and into housing..." supporters say measure v, on the local ballot, will help leverage those state funds to help build more a

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, so did the fire weather research lab from san jose state universitych vehicle arrives back at campus)arriving back on campus today, san jose state'sfre weather lab crew spent the last 24 hours on the front lines of the camp fire in butte county. it's leader is meteorology professor craig clements.craig clements/san jose state university "....this deployment for us was about understanding how strong wind events in the sierra nevada can cause large fires...."clements and students jackson yip and matthew brewercaptured and posted video and still images of the fire and used doppler radar to measure wind velocities and other fire behavior.craig clements "...we were able to measure some really unique wind profiles and see how the wind changed to vertical and with the onset of the northeast winds that come off the sierra that have a very low level jet that's really strong, just abov crew shared several shotd ong t noting the unusually high rate of spread of the fire downwind, destroying everything in it's path.craig clements "....that area is a complex area

kron 4's rob fladeboe joins us live from the scene with the latest details. rob?(rob live) i'm here at the intersection of highway one and river street, which was shut downfor much of the day after a big rig gravel truck lost it's brakes, plowed into a line of cars stopped at the light and then burst into flames. nats (cops work accident)one of the drivers caught up in this mess said it was like being being hit by a runaway train except the train was a truck. an out of control big rig that plowed through a line of vehicles from behind, before bursting into flames. kate clendennon/hit bytruck "...i was just sitting in traffic and i heard a rmble and i looked in the read view mirror and i see this big rig...."eleven people were injured, initially three were listed in critical condition at area trauma centers. the big rig, loaded with dirt, had exited highway 17 and was northbound on highway one approaching river street where a line of cars was slowing for the intersection.officer grant boles/chp"....he was essentially out of control, going 40-50 miles per hour movin

and as kron four's rob fladeboe reports ..ave clear skies for the turkey trot .. they were helping raise money for a great cause.. "...gobble, gobble, gobble...."nats (race begins) the 14th annual applied materials/silicon valley turkey trot hit the streets here in downtown san jose despite worries about rain and unhealthy air. no one happier about that than the event founder carl guardino.carl guardino/silicon valley leadership guardino/silicon valley leadership group "....14 days of smoke alerts from the fires that have been plaguing our state but today some 21,000 folks will help us hit our ambitious goal of raising $1 million dollars for needy families in the bay area..."pounding the pavement from santa clara street to the finish line at sap pavilion, the 5 k walk and 10 k run, which includes many serious competitors, is mostly about amateur athletes working up an appetite in the name of helping the less fortunate.rib fladeboe/san jose "....the proceeds from the turkey trot go to the health trust, the healthy kids foundati

(pam) kron four's rob fladeboe tells us about a big- time donation received by the housing trust of silicon valley. launched last year to fund affordable housing projects like "the villas on the park," here on north second street in downtown san jose, housing trust silicon valley's "tech fund," has now reached $50 million dollars. cisco systems on tuesday pledged $10 million dollars to the fund, whle linked-in and the mountain view based pure storage donated $5 million dollars each, says the housing trust's julie mahowald.julie mahowald/housing trust silicon valley ".....we are so excited to have the three companies come together as a partnership and show their faith in the housing trust and how we can quickly take their invested dollars and break ground and get housing built..."the "2nd street studios,' at second and alma in san jose is another housing trust project. the tech fund was established as an avenue for tech companies, many of whom have been criticized for helping to create the housing shortage, to do something about it. juie mahowald/housin g trust silicon valley "...that pressu

(grant) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports...they were thankful to be raising money for needy families under smoke-free skies. nats (race begins)the 14th annual applied materials/silico n valley turkey trot hit the streets here in downtown san jose despite worries about rain and unhealthy air. no one happier about that than the event founder carl guardino.carl guardino/silicon valley leadership group "....14 days of smoke alerts from the fires that have been plaguing our state but today some 21,000 folks will help us hit our ambitious goal of raising $1 million dollars for needy families in the bay area..."pounding the pavement from santa clara street to the finish line at sap pavilion, the 5 k walk and 10 k run, which includes many serious competitors, is mostly about amateur athletes working up an appetite in the name of helping the less fortunate.rib fladeboe/san jose "....the proceeds from the turkey trot go to the health trust, the healthy kids foundation, second harvest food banks serving three counties and the silicon vall

but things have definitely changed as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now.. domestic violence charges against reuben foster were dropped last may after this woman, 28 year old elissa ennis, the same woman who is accusing him now, recanted her story but foster pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons possession related to the case and what happened in florida might be grounds for new charges here says legal analyst steven clark.steven clark/legal analyst "....what the d.a. could do is this new event in tampa, florida could be the basis for a probation violation, where he could be sent to jail for up to one year because he is on probation..." in a statement, d.a. jeff rosen referenced the challenges of holding domestic violence abusers criminally accountable, saying quote, "...we are sad, though not surprised, and exploring the legal options...." again, steven clark.steven clark/legal analyst "....the d.a. could go back and revisit whether they want to re-charge mr foster for the events in los gatos, if ms ennis were to come across now and say here is why i said

in palo alto rob fladeboe kron4news. (pam) in san francisco.. mission district activists are angry about plans to rebuild a big apartment building.. destroyed in a fire.. (grant) kron4's maureen kelly says they argue the areadoes 'not' need more luxury housing developments. chants of se si puede were followed by a moment of silence... for the one resident killed this massive apartment fire almost four years ago.the activists fighting genrification and displacement in the mission choosing dia de los muertos to vent their anger over the plans submitted for what may eventually replace what is now a huge vacant lot on the corner of 22nd and mission street.the fatal fire broke out in the afternoon that january day back in 2015....a raced thru the huge building that housed nearly 60 families and several small businesses. supervisor hillary ronen says the late mayor ed lee made a handshake deal with the owner to sell the building to low income housing developers who would build a replacement that the old tenants could move back into. she says (the miss

tonight, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, d-n-a evidence has led the authorities to arrest an east bay man in the murder. laurie smith/santa cara county sheriff "....in my mind he may well be a serial killer but we still have a lot of investigating to do..."santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is talking about this man, 74 year old john arthur getreu, of hayward, under arrest in connection with the february 1973 murder of then 21 year stanford university graduate leslie marie perlov. sheriff laurie smith "....we had evidence from 1973 that had been preserved, that had dna that we believed came from the were able to identify potential suspects..."perlov's body was found near her car in the hills off old page mill road near stanford university. she had been strangled. a sample of getreu's dna was sent to the virginia-based parabon nanolabs, specializing in genetic geneology says sgt. noe cortez.sgt. noe cortez/santa clara county sheriff's office '....they look into profiles and family members and the public data base and from their they look into generations of family members and

kron four's rob fladeboe is live on highway 17 with more on that. rob? (rob live) i hesitate to tell you that the evening commute is going well because the roads are still wet and things can change just like that. there are no significant problems reported at the moment but lets just say drivers are having a little trouble adjusting to the wet weather. nats (tow truck rights flipped car)one minute he was northbound on highway 17 and the next, carlos vallejo was upside down, skidding to a stop just passed glenwood drive.carlos vallejo/rolled car on highway 17 "...it was like being in a washing machine, kind of crazy..."this was one of 10 accidents that occurred between the summit and sugar loaf drive on the santa cruz side of the mountain, all before noon. vallejo walked away but his honda sedan is nearly totalled. he still doesn't know exactly what happened.é carlos vallejo "...i wasn't going that fast, i had both hands on the wheel and for some reason i started to spin out and i rolled over..."a few may have occurred before the rain started but the chp

(runners tell what they are thankful for) nats (finish line)in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (grant) a tradition in new york city for more than 90 years, the macy's thanksgiving day parade ushers in the busy holiday ushers in the busy holiday tourism season in the big apple. (ryan) the balloons, the floats, and the bands -- all under tight security measures. karin caifa is in new york city with this report. anyone who came out to the macy's thanksgiving day parade this morning had to contend with very cold temperatures but from the crowds that started forming on the sidewalk three, four hours ahead of the parade start time, they certainly didn't seem to mind. even though temperatures never made it out of the low to mid twenties, the crowd seemed to be enjoying it all.an estimated 3.5 million people braved the frigid new york city temperatures to enjoy the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade.susan tercero / executive producer, macy's thanksgiving day parade: we've been in cold parades before, this is just a little colder. james o'neill / commissioner, nypd: make sure that you bundl

kron four's rob fladeboe joins us live from the scene.. what's from the scene.. what's the latest? (rob live) the fire started on the second floor of this apartment building here on menker avenue near san jose city college. one person was hospitalized as neighborssay the fire started amid suspicious circumstances. (woman rescued from fire)this dramatic cell phone video showrescuing magdalena espinoza and her dog from her 2nd floor apartment to escape the smoke and flames pouring from the apartment right next door.magdalena espinoza/rescued from fire (speaking spanish)speaking through her daughter, espinoza said the window was the only way out.milagros gusman/rescued woman's daughter "...she is diabetic and was very scared, it was dark and she couldn't see for the smoke and that's when the firefighters came in...."the fire department says a second woman was also safely rescued whle a make resident of the burning apartment was hospitalized with significant injuries. a man suspected of starting the fire is reportedly under psychiatric evaluation. neighbors said they heard an angry comm

in san martin rob fladeboe kron4news (vicki) coming up... a man insults two spanish-speaking women and then admits he's a racist-- during the confrontation... and the whole thing caught on camera... hear why many aren't surprised about the disturbing incident... (ken) plus.... bart launches its official app for riders... we'll show you how it works and how it's expected to help with passenger safety. (vicki) and up next... a shooting at a chicago hospital has killed an officer and two hospital employees... how it all happened and how the gunman knew some of the victims... a shooting at a chicago hospital has left four people dead-- including a police officer, a doctor and an pharmaceutical assistant. police say the victims included a woman the gunman was in a relationship with. reporter andy rose has more on the investigation. eddie t. johnson, chicago police dept.// "the subject fired multiple shots at the officers before they could exit their squad car." terrifying moments at chicago's mercy hospital-- authorities say a man opened fire in

in palo alto rob fladeboe kron4news.karnow: we had a few passing clouds today with fog along the coast. highs were in the 70s and 80s in the bay and valleys with 60s at the coast. high pressure will once again build over california for the first part of the weekend. offshore winds will howl over the mountains with gusts high as 40 to 50s mph. red flag warnings are up until sunday morning. tomorrow will be mostly sunny with warm temperatures. highs will be in temperatures. warm kron4news.rob fladeboe kron4news. lawrence karnow: we had a few passing clouds today with fog along the coast. highs were in the 70s and 80s in the bay and valleys with 60s at the coast. high pressure will once again build over california for the first part of the weekend. offshore winds will howl over the mountains with gusts high as 40 to 50s mph. red flag warnings are up until sunday morning. tomorrow will be mostly sunny with warm temperatures. highs will be in the 70s and 80s with even some 60s and 70s near the coast. it will cool slightly on

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports -- the critics of prop six include governor brown. jerry brown/california governor "...prop 6 is a scheme and and a scam and it was put on the ballot by some acolytes of donald trump...."governor jerry brown joining public safety and trade unions friday to call on voters to reject proposition sixjerry brown/california governor "....we need to fix our roads, we need to fix our bridges, we need to make sure our local transit is up to the task..." proposition six would repeal a 12 cent per gallon gas tax hike and an increase in vehicle registration fees. governor brown signed the increases into law last year to fund $5 billion dollars annually for road and bridge repairs and other transit improvements. in response to brown's comments the yes on six campaignissued a statement that reads...(full screen graphic) "...no amount of false partisan rhetoric changes the fact that nearly 1 million californians, half of whom are democrats and put prop 6 on the ballot and will be voting yes on tuesday...." governor jerry brown/california governor ".

in san martin rob fladeboe kron4news (ken) there has been a vivid show of support for california wildfireictims -- all the way from greece. it comes from a house burned down in the summer wildfires thkilled more than 80 people. she and a group of friends calling themselves "the young people of mati" took a series of blvictims of the camp firholding signs that spell out "we feel you california." (ken)á kron4 and our parent company-- nexstar media group... have partnered to help the fire victims in butte county. if you would like to help those affected by the 'camp fire'... the american red cross is accepting donations. you can check kron 4.com for details.. (pam) funeral services were held today for a man who died after being shot by police in danville.. on the morning of november 3rd.. . 33-year-old laudemer arboleda was laid to rest by his family today. white doves were released into the air following the funeral service. his family says... on the day he was killed, he was considering a move to danville, and was looking for housing when police got a call about a suspicious person. "we ha

(vicki) kron four's rob fladeboe has the latest on that story now live from police headquarters in san jose. rob? (rob/live) san jose police confirming this afternoon that two children allegedly kidnapped by their mother last friday have been found safe at a home in colorado springs, colorado. (vo) this is a picture of 33 year old diana moreira, who was taken into custody without incident late this morning by el paso county, colorado, sheriff's deputies. her two children, 1-year-old alexander penaloza and 11 year-old priscilla penaloza are reported safe. all three were found at a home in colorado springs after deputies received a tip of their whereabouts. moreira allegedly abducted her two children in san jose last fridayevening at emma prusch park during a supervised visit with her kids, who were in the hands of child protective services. police said that moreira made off with the 1 year old while a social worker had taken the 11 year old to the bathroom. as the social worker was serching for theone year old, the 11 year old also disappeared. an amber alert was issued and detectives h

kron four's rob fladeboe has a look at new video that could provide clues to his disappearance. surveillance video shows ian powers walking across the bridge near gate "c", heading toward the parking lot after leaving the the 49ers game during the 4th quarter. captain wahid kazem/sanat clara police "....he seems to be by himself in the video, he exited out of the stadium about 8;52 pm, you'll see him walking by himself in the same clothing that we described before crossing the bridge at gate c...the 32 year old spokane, washington, man was attending the game with his girlfriend and her two kids when he left to visit the restroom in the 4th quarter and did not come back to his seat. the girl friend, chelsea robbins and famliy members resumed their search for powers on thursday, showing his picture to passers-by, but learned nothing new as to his whereabouts.chelsea robbins/missing man's girl friend ".....i have no idea and there has been no bank or cell phone activity or anything to give us any idea yet about what happened..." robbins shared this "screen grab" from the last cell

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (robin) and here's a live look outside...en gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break. welcome back to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... a child genius leaps from the page to the screen. top indie films get their due. and the return of a christmas classic. here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. (music: "there's no in or out...")"you are not prepared for the truth behind what you seek." (nat)here's your first look at "artemis fowl," based on the popular science fiction fantasy novels about a 12- year-old genius who learns of a hidden race of fairies. "artemis fowl" hits theaters next august.(nat-rodeo video/crowd)"no more riding, no more rodeos. if you don't stop, your seizures are gonna get worse."riding to victory! "the rider" took top honors at the gotham independent film awards in new york. the film about a rodeo rider with life- threatening injuries upset several better-known movies to win best feature. toni collette was named best actress for the h