kron four's rob fladeboe has that part of the storm story.gh surf and rough water here along the greater santa cruz coast on thursday. that made for an especially busy day for fist responders. the swell was expected to peak at about 17 feet, but not before at least six people were plucked from the water. five surfers rescued between pleasure point and capitol and one individual who got into trouble off cowell beach. the harbor master's rescue boat called into action several times along with a state parks jet ski and rescue swimmer on board.battalion chief jeff breasher/central fire district ".....yeah we were out early. i know santa cruz had one about 8:15 and then after that we were out here in capitola where we took five people out of the water..."the capitola warf was taking a pounding. it was a it wobbly out on the end and you could see water washing up through the cracks. police shut it down as a precaution.rob fladeboe"....as you might imagine, the beaches were more or less deserted but there were plenty of folks coming down to take in

kron four's rob fladeboe reports ...istrict is looking to balance the budget by closing schools. these are anxious days for parents here at baldwin elementary in south san jose's oak grove school district. baldwin is one of four schools that may be closed as the district is struggling to keep up with rising costs associated with declining enrollment coupled with payroll and pension obligations. parents are worried says the secretary of the home and school club. augusto/secretary of home and school club '...it's my sincere hope that between the district and the board that they get to all the information, our committee did a great job in making a recommendation but i believe it is just a component of the over all decision...."a committee of parents and other stakeholders recommended that while no middle schools would be shuttered, four elementary schools would be considered for closing. they are baldwin, del roble, gilder and miner elementary. their students would be sent to other schools this fall.raquel searcey/parent ".

kron four's rob fladeboe was there as three sheriff's deputies convicted of murdering a mentally ille received the maximum sentence. first three same as five... 1:40-1:56 lori smith santa clara county sherriff1:57-2:08 rob fladaboejeff rosen/santa clara county dist. attorney "...they beat him to death...' santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen outside the hall of justice friday morning, moments after three former sheriff's deputies, shown here in earlier court appearances, were sentenced after being convicted last summer in the 2015 murder of mentally ill inmate michael tyree. jeff rosen"....the purpose of a jail is to protect the but in this case that didn't happen community but also to protect those inside the jail and the trust and the authority the jail guards had in this case was not used, instead they used that authority to beat and murder mr. tyree to death..."the d.a. says the case broke public trust in the jail system, which is now trying win back that trust with on-going reforms like more surveillance cameras and training. sheriff laurie smith oversees the jail sys

kron four's rob fladeboe shows you .. the drive along highways- seventeen and- nine ... route to boulder creek. boulder creek firefighters made short work of a large tree limb that came crashing down on highway 236 this afternoon, snarling traffic for a time. beyond that, there was widespread although mostly minor flooding along highway 9 between boulder creek through ben lomond into felton. the san lorenzo river is slowly coming to life again although folks in low lying felton grove have nothing to fear from the river anytime soon. the rain has been heavy at times and the combination of saturated ground and expected high winds could spell more trouble for the trees and power lines.chief kevin mcclish/boulder creek fire dept."....yeah, especially trees that are leaning, if you see water flow that's muddy you need to look above and watch for signs that could become a landslide...." elsewhere, it was a busy day for tow trucks and other first responders here on highway 17 amid several crashes. the roadway is slippery. this driver wisely stayed inside his car after he spun o

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (grant/landing) judge persky is not without his supporters. coming up on kron 4 news at six, we willhear from another law professor who is supporting a group calling itself 'voices againstthe recall." "after we survived the fires and the rains came ... who would have expected we would have had this devastation?" (steve) oprah winfrey facetiming with montecito neighbor ellen degeneres.two days after tuesday's mudslide, hope is fading for finding any more survivors.(grant) seventeen people known dead ... the number of missing now rising. pam moore is in the newsroom with today's developments.pam? (pam) steve and grant.. the scene is remarkable ... the debris field from the montecito mudslide measures more than some thirty -square miles. today rescue crews covered about three = quarters of that area.tonight ... brings new names of the victims ... new images of loss ... and one amazing video. nat the burbank fire department released these images of a street in sun valley ... the onrushing flood powerful enough to pick up and carry a car.in santa b

at stanford rob fladeboe kron 4 news ((pam/ots)) new ((pam/ots)) news fladeboe kron 4 stanford rob fladeboen 4 news ((pam/ots)) new tonight at nine.. a w-n-b-a star.. and former cal women's basketball player, is suing the u-c board of regents claiming... she was sexually assaulted while she was a student athlete. the civil suit, filed in alameda county superior court today, claims mohamed muqtar (mook-tar) ... sexually assaulted layshia clarendon .... when she was an 18 -year-old freshman back in 2009. muqtar is the assistant athletic director for student services.according to clarendon, muqtar invited her back to his apartment, and sexually assaulted her in the bathroom. the suit claims negligence on part of the u-c regents, which oversee u-c berkely((fsc))layshia clarendon, who is an all-star with the atlanta dream... tweeted this today. 'my biggest hope is that he never does this to anyone else. that no one else has to suffer under his hand, or him violating their bodies again.... that this would be the end of him assaulting people.' #timesup (( pam fsc)) late today, cal athletics releas

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. (pam) coming up.. blistering battle of words between president trump and his former chief strategist steve bannon .. what bannon has to say about the trump campaign in an upcoming book. (steve ) we told you about the rain here .. but the east coast is preparing to get slammed with bone- chilling temperatures and paralyzing heavy snow .. details ahead. (pam) also.... a sexual assault inside a middle school classroom in the south bay.. more on the victim and the search for the suspect. ( steve ) take a look at stormtracker take a look at stormtracker four radar .. in the south bay... a woman was sexually assaulted & robbed inside a school where she works.(pam) police say they need your help finding the person responsible. it happened inside a classroom at harker middle school in san jose. surveillance video shows the man who police say, sexually assaulted a female employee walking inside the school. investigators say, the suspect assaulted and robbed the woman around six- in the morning. kron4 spoke with

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, health officials are reporting a sharp increase in the flu across the south bay. the flu is out there and it's taking a toll. in santa clara county, the first flu-related death was reported on november 16. since then there have been three more. the county health department is reporting eight outbreaks of at least two or more related cases, five in the past week alone says dr. george han.dr. george han/santa clara county health dept."....right now flu season is on the upswing, were seeing sharp increases in the flu activity over the past few weeks as we expect we may be at the peak of the season right now...."privacy laws prevent the reporting of who may have contracted the flu, the county says the number of people visiting emergency rooms for flu like symptoms is up 60-percent. the potency and spread of the flu may be related to a particular strain, h-3, which the current vaccine may not be especially effective for some people.dr george han"....flu season has come a little early this year and it's a little more severe than normal, which is actually

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) for your health tonight... we are learning about even more flu deaths in the bay area. the contra costa county heath department says there have been four flu related deaths in that county. those deaths happened between october first and january 4th. health officials say all of those people who died were under the age of 65. (grant) and in santa clara county... four people have died from the flu since november. county officials say the number of people visiting emergency rooms for flu like symptoms is up 60-percent. one of those who died had not received this year's vaccine and suffered from other health problems that placed them at greater risk. regardless of it's overall effectiveness, health officials say the h-3 vaccine should render the flu less severe. it's also not too late to get a flu shot to protect yourself for this current flu season. (grant) coming up... after a deadly winter storm... the east coast is now bracing for stunningly cold weather... temps well below zero...what experts are recommending.

at stanford rob fladeboe kron 4 news here in napa - a violent day.two separate shootings leaving two men in critical conditons. police say the shootings are not connected, only that the same shooter was involve.d the first case here at this starbucks in napa, then a few hours later, the suspect in a neighborhood reportedly fires at a resident who had confronted the man after seeing him peering over a fence. in napa, te (sot)here in daly city an in- custody-death is now under investigation by the san mateo county district attorney's office, after a man dies shortly after being tased by daly city police. the officers were responding to a family disturbance call, eventually restrained the individual using a close contact taser technique soon after the man was not responsive and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital...the offical cause of death to be determined by the san mateo county coroner...in daly city haaziq madyun kron4news in another big story the chp is investigating 5 incidents of tech buses of being hit with unknown objects while drivi

rob fladeboe kron 4 news (catherine) happening now.police are looking for a man accused of behaving suspiciously at a pacifica elementary school...terrifying students. it happened yesterday afternoon at ocean shore elementary...on oceana blvd. two students say a man in a gray car was in the school parking lot...and began honkingthe horn and waving at them....trying to get their attention. the students said they were scared and called police. officers searched the area... but didn't find the man....who is still at large. (catherine) in south san francisco. police are searching for a man accused of robbing an amazon delivery driver. it happened around one p.m. yesterday... on grand avenue. officers say the delivery driver was getting ready to drop off a package when a manwalked up behind him....pushed him down....and then opened the door of the van. he grabbed several packages with amazon labels and ran off. he still hasn't been caught. (catherine) coming up... people are on edge tonight after a string of sea lion attacks in san francisc

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (grant) another big story tonight. six members of a san jose family have now been charged with murder...in the fatal stabbing of a bar security guard. it happened at "tres gringos cabo cantina" in february 20-17. according to prosecutors, 35-year old frank navarro was stabbed five times, including once in the neck, after intervening in a dispute over a confiscated i-d card. navarro was the president of the "east-ridge little league," and he coached baseball and football at overfelt high school. if convicted, joseph esquivel, percella esquivel, santos trevino, robert ruiz and andrew cervantes face life in prison. (grant) happening now... san bruno police are looking for a man involved with two seperate incidents of indecent exposure. the incidents took place this week in parking lots near the shops at tanforan. according to police, a man asked people on two different occasions for directions. when they approached the man's vehicle, both victims say they saw him masturbating inside his car. this is a survellance photo of

in mountain view rob fladeboe kron 4 news ...erkeley school officials have moved quickly to fix a problem they discovered with drinking water in some of its schools -- testing showed there was lead in the water. (grant) catherine heenan is here with the latest on the steps they've taken... (catherine) the testing was done in mid- december.... the berkeley unified school district discovered that one school had lead levels exceeding state standards.. that was willard middle school....where one drinking fountain indicated the problem - and was immediately closed off to students. but at 5 other schools -- where there was lead 'within' the safety level of state standards, the district decided to hold the schools to an even higher standard and remove the fountains. the state standard for taking fountains out of service is 15 parts per billion. out of an abundance of caution we decided to taken them out based on one part per billion. we tested 21 schools. 6 of them had a fountain that tested one part per billion so we're taking all thos

kron 4's rob fladeboe spoke to shoppers.peared to be business as usual here at the 99 ranch market off hostetter road in san jose. but some customers told me they would not be buying any pork products buying any would not be buying any pork products just now after another customer blew the whistle on this. loretta seto posted these pictures on facebook, which have gone viral. they show raw pork being delivered to the market ina shopping cart. gurmit/sainiin a statement, 99 ranch market apologized to it's customers, pointing the finger at it's vendor. the modesto bee reports that the vendor, jim's farm meat company, of modesto, has fired the employees who were not following standard protocols. the viral photos show the raw pork in a costco shopping cart. across the street, at costco, i spoke with a very concerned brenda hamid, who shops at both stores.brenda hamid/customer"....absolutely, i was shocked when i saw that a shopping cart was being used to transport raw meat..."the health department confirmed it will be conducting

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, they have been through this once before.was just after 3:30 this morning and michael enns was snoozing snugly aboard his cal 33 here in the upper harbor when there came a knock on the cabin door.michael enns/boat owner "...they had people going from boat to boat telling people to prepare to evacuate if necessary..."the alert was cancelled a few hours later but enns cold not help recall the tsunami that damaged his and scores of other boats here back in 2011. some 2 dozen boats were sunk as the tsunami waves surged in and out of the harbor for several hours.michael enns '.....and i got damaged by other boats that had sunk and hit my boat from below..."rob fladeboe/santa cruzthe county 911 dispatchers were also on standby along with the county office of emergencyservices. melody macdonald/santa cruz regional 9-1-1"....if it had escalated we would have notified o.e.s and put out a reverse 911 message code red and alerted first responders...."the 2011 damaged docks and other infrastructure to the tune of $20 million dollars. wha

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news.rant) still ahead --- how you can celebrate a milestone with the oakland a's --- and attend a game for the low, low price of "free" this season. (vikki) and auto sales took a dip for the first time in 8 years... what it means for the economy... coming up. (vikki) 4 your money tonight -- some consumer news that could affect the way you listen to music. (grant) spotify is facing a one-point-six billion dollar lawsuit -- accused of violating u-s copyright laws. (take full) wixen music publishing claims that spotify used more than ten thousand songs without a license. those songs include tom petty's "free falling," and works by artists like the doors, neil young and missy elliot. u-s law requires two copyrights for every song - one for the actual recording, and one for the composition. wixen says spotify has failed to obtain the composition rights, and they're seeking the maximum- allowed damages of 150- thousand dollars per song. spotify has yet to comment. (vicki) new tonight at 9... u-s

(pam) as kron-4's rob fladeboe shows us...drivers in the south bay and santa cruz mountains had a messy monday commute.. rob fladeboe/boulder creek ".....what is typically one of the wettest places in the bay area has been relatively dry so far this year, but it is raining again here in boulder creek which has had four times less rain than it had this time a year ago..."boulder creek firefighters made short work of a large tree limb that came crashing down on highway 236 this afternoon, snarling traffic for a time. beyond that, there was widespread although mostly minor flooding along highway 9 between boulder creek through ben lomond into felton. the san lorenzo river is slowly coming to life again although folks in low lying felton grove have nothing to fear from the river anytime soon. the rain has been heavy at times and the combination of saturated ground and expected high winds could spell more trouble for the trees and power lines. chief kevin mcclish/boulder creek fire dept."....yeah, especially trees that are leaning,

kron four's rob fladeboe was there as three sheriff's deputies convicted of murdering a mentally ill.. received the maximumsentence. first three same as five... 1:40-1:56 lori smith santa clara county sherriff1:57-2:08 rob fladaboejeff rosen/santa clara county dist. attorney "...they beat him to death...' santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen outside the hall of justice friday morning, moments after three former sheriff's deputies, shown here in earlier court appearances, were sentenced after being convicted last summer in the 2015 murder of mentally ill inmate michael tyree. jeff rosen"....the purpose of a jail is to protect the but in this case that didn't happen community but also to protect those inside the jail and the trust and the authority the jail guards had in this case was not used, instead they used that authority to beat and murder mr. tyree to death..."the d.a. says the case broke public trust in the jail system, which is now trying win back that trust with on-going reforms like more surveillance cameras and training. sheriff laurie smith oversees the jail sys

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, they have been through this once before.t was just after 3:30 this morning and michael enns was snoozing snugly aboard his cal 33 here in the upper harbor when there came a knock on the cabin door.michael enns/boat owner "...they had people going from boat to boat telling people to prepare to evacuate if necessary..."the alert was cancelled a few hours later but enns cold not help recall the tsunami that damaged his and scores of other boats here back in 2011. some 2 dozen boats were sunk as the tsunami waves surged in and out of the harbor for several hours.michael enns '.....and i got damaged by other boats that had sunk and hit my boat from below..."rob fladeboe/santa cruzthe county 911 dispatchers were also on standby along with the county office of emergencyservices. melody macdonald/santa cruz regional 9-1-1"....if it had escalated we would have notified o.e.s and put out a reverse 911 message code red and alerted first responders...."the 2011 damaged docks and other infrastructure to the tune of $20 million dollars. w

kron four's rob fladeboe brings us up to date on the effort to recall judge aaron persky.e came under fire for the sentence he handed down to a stanford athlete convicted of sexual assault. after months of soliciting support for the ouster of a santa clara county judge, recall organizers and volunteers turned in their petition early thursday. they handed over to the registrar of voters for verification just over 100,000 signatures on a petition asking voters to recall superior court judge aaron persky. the effort led by stanford law professor michele dauber.michele dauber/recall judge persky "...we're not taking anything for granted, we intend to keep working just as we have been doing for the past four months, we will continue to go out and talk to voters about the important issues of violence against women raised by our campaign..."judge persky was targeted for recall after he sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner, convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman after a campus party, to six months in jail. recall supporters say the sentence was far too len

kron four's rob fladeboe reports .. first reported by the on line blog "fountain hopper," and then by the stanford daily newspaper, at least seven students are alleged to have been drugged during a party last friday here at the sigma chi fraternity house. the daily reports that at least five members of the sorority pi beta phi and two members of the men's rowing team were drugged, one of whom went to the hospital. the newspaper obtained a memo from the sorority that detailed symptoms consistent with a class of drugs known as "benzodiazepine," used to treat anxiety but often illicitly used as so called date rape drugs. the fountain hopper reported the suspect is a non-student. no one at sigma chi was talking but chris leboa lives right across the street at the columbae co- op.chris laboa/stanford student "..you never really expect something like this to actually happen on your own campus with people you might know, we haven't heard any names but it's kind of scary that this could happen so close to home....they're our fr

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news.pam) dozens of children in san francisco finished their first day of class ... after a norovirus outbreak. it may be the cleanest school in the entire city... after mckinley elementary officials told parents, that the campus ... went through a deep cleaning over the holiday weekend 60- students and teachers were sickened last week... by the norovirus. the infection... which can cause vomiting and diararhea, is not uncommon this time of year. the school says, last week however ... it noticed the number of kids out sick skyrocketed. (sot) (tiana ford/parent-i started vomiting and i came down with the fever)(reporter-are you concerned about it with the kids coming back)(tiana-not at all)(reporter-why not?) (tiana-it's just the stomach flu. you're going to vomit. we've all had that in our lives so they cleaned the school over the weekend)(pam) even though more seats are filled in classrooms throughout mckinley elementary ... the principal says, the attendance level is still down. that's be

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) a new state bill was introduced today by senator scott weiner to news fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) a new state bill was introduced today by senator scott weiner .. designed to support lactation in the workplace. it would create new requirements to accomodate female employees. joining me is san francisco supervisor katy tang... supervisor tang led the movement for a similar law that went into effect in the city on january 1st.. sb 937 is modeled on supervisor katy tang's lactation facilities ordinance, which went into effect on january 1, 2018. supervisor tang's ordinance defines mandatory minimum standards for lactation accommodation, requires a workplace lactation policy, a process by which employees request lactation accommodation, and also requires new construction and renovations of a certain size and occupant load to include lactation facilities. joining senator wiener at the announcement was san francisco supervisor katy tang, who authored san francisco's lactation ordinance, which went into effect on january 1 and which made san francisco a

kron four's rob fladeboe has more now live from valley medical center in san jose. rob? (rob live) of the seven flu related deaths reported so far in the greater bay area, five of them have occurred here in santa clara county. health officials announcing outside the emergency room here this afternoon that the flu is exploding in what is likely to be one of the worst flu seasons in many years. here's more. in the past ten days, there has been a 5 fold increase in the number of people with flu- like symptoms seeking care at emergency rooms like this one here at valley medical center. the county ems is reporting a sharp increase in the number of calls for an ambulance and transport to one of those emergency rooms. the flu is more severe this year and it is spreading fast. there are five new outbreaks, bringing to 13, the number of outbreaks of at least two or more diagnosed cases, most at long term care facilities in the county. in an effort curb the spread of the flu, valley med has joined several other area hospitals in restricting and screening visitors, many of whom are

in santa cruz rob fladeboe kron 4 news (steve) we first you to the tsunami watch with a push alert at:39 this morning. stay connected on breaking news and weather alerts by downloading the free kron=4 mobile app.. ( pam ) a dry tuesday..but a wet wednesday is coming our way..(steve)lawrence has the four zone forecast lawrence karnow: the fog was very thick this morning before clearing. we enjoyed some afternoon sunshine and cool temperatures but another storm is taking aim at the bay area. you can see on the doppler radar that the rain is well to the north. on the satellite you can see this cold storm as it begins to drop out of the gulf of alaska. it will bring heavy snow to the sierra...maybe over a foot on the higher peaks. expect slow travel and dangerous driving conditions in the sierra with snow and wind tomorrow. around the state we'll see rain through northern and central calfornia while they'll enjoy 60s in the south. we will see rain developing in the morning in the north bay and moving south. rain will be heavy at times with some gusty winds. rain will turn to showers after

lingered and made for an especially nasty day for commuters on mountain highway 17 kron four's rob fladeboes live for us now in los gatos with more on that part of the storm story. rob? (rob/live) today only added to highway 17's reputation as one of the bay area's most notoriouscommutes. it's been drizzling and misting all day and more than a few drivers found out the hard way that the pavement is wet and extremely slick. i drove over "the hill" as this part of highway 17 is known, three times today. in that stretch, over the course of about 3 hours, i saw nine vehicles, some of them already en route to the body shop, that had been involved in accidents. it was like that all day says tow truck driver mike durand.mike durand/dick's towing"....they go too fast, they hit the wall, and they crash..."in one of the more serious accidents, christiano silva escaped injury despite having rolledhis pickup near redwood estates.christiano silva/crashed truck on highway 17"...it was raining and i lost control and then i hit the wall and went over...."on monday, in far heavier rain, there were actually

kron four's rob fladeboe has the story...an jose international airport just after ten o'clock this morning. hundreds of passengers, most of them flying out on southwest or alaska airlines were evacuated after the tsa discovered an unattended bag. those passengers who had already cleared security were moved to nearby terminal a and sheltered in place there, so they would not have to be re-screened. about a dozen planes sat on the tarmac, either having just landed or awaiting take off. travelers could be seen anxiously checking on their departure times. a few were a bit nervous when the bomb squad showed up but most seemed to be taking the emergency in stride. "....we had just arrived in our uber when they said we could not go inside the terminal...""....i had to wait for two hours after we landed and should be on my way home now...""...if we have to wait a little to make sure it's safe i am okay with it...' just after noon, the all clear was given and passengers streamed back in to the terminal as the airlines scrambled to get

we sent kron four's rob fladeboe to find out. your sotuh bay weather tour begins here atop 4-thousand foot mount hamilton in the diablo range east of san jose. chilly up here this afternoon, mid-30's i would say. there's been some rain here too and when that happens we generally see a little snow up here. but not this time, not much anyway. oh there's a little bit of a dusting here along the road but not much to speak off. the drive up here was a little sketchy though because of very poor visibility, especially through those hairpin turns along the last couple of miles before you get to the top elsewhere across the south bay we saw a lot of widely scattered showers. there was a report of snow on highway 101 in gilroy but it was almost certainly rain or hail. and there were a lot of rainbows spotted as well. this one popped out in the santa teresa neighborhood in south san jose. lots of pretty colors in this one. back up here on mount hamilton you could see a rain bow even of there was one for the fog. that is lick observatory rig

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports....the district is seeking to balance the budget by closing schoolse are anxious days for parents here at baldwin elementary in south san jose's oak grove school district. baldwin is one of four schools that may be closed as the district is struggling to keep up with rising costs associated with declining enrollment coupled with payroll and pension obligations. parents are worried says the secretary of the home and school club. augusto/secretary of home and school club '...it's my sincere hope that between the district and the board that they get to all the information, our committee did a great job in making a recommendation but i believe it is just a component of the over all decision...."a committee of parents and other stakeholders recommended that while no middle schools would be shuttered, four elementary schools would be considered for closing. they are baldwin, del roble, gilder and miner elementary. their students would be sent to other schools this fall.raquel searcey/parent "...changing schools will be difficult, the nearest one is two mile

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (steve)a big story tonight.san jose family have now been charged with murder...in the fatal stabbing of a bar security guard. it happened at "tres gringos cabo cantina" in february 20-17. according to prosecutors, 35-year old frank navarro was stabbed five times, including once in the neck, after intervening in a dispute over a confiscated i-d card. navarro was the president of the "east-ridge little league," and he coached baseball and football at overfelt high school. if convicted, joseph esquivel, percella esquivel, santos trevino, robert ruiz and andrew cervantes face life in prison. (grant) stockton police have arrested a 12-year-old boy accused of trying to rob a gas station at gun point. the attempted robbery happened monday. police say the boy pointed the gun at an employee's face demanding money. the employee screamed, frightening the boy who then ran away. the attempted robbery was caught on surveillance video... allowing police to identify the boy. he was arrested at his middle school. (grant) new ton

(pam ) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now... the students showed symptoms consistent with having ingested a form of tranquilizer.... often used as a so- called date rape drugs. first reported by the on line blog "fountain hopper," and then by the stanford daily newspaper, at least seven students are alleged to have been drugged during a party last friday here at the sigma chi fraternity house. the daily reports that at least five members of the sorority pi beta phi and two members of the men's rowing team were drugged, one of whom went to the hospital. the newspaper obtained a memo from the sorority that detailed symptoms consistent with a class of drugs known as "benzodiazepine," used to treat anxiety but often illicitly used as so called date rape drugs. the fountain hopper reported the suspect is a non-student. no one at sigma chi was talking but chris leboa lives right across the street at the columbae co- op.chris laboa/stanford student "..you never really expect something like this to actually happen on your own campus wit

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, it was all hands on deck amida flashback to the tsunami of 20-11 that caused widespread damage there. back in march of 2011, on a day not unlike this one, after an earthquake thousands of miles away, a tsunami swamped the harbor. two dozen boats were sunk. scores of others, including leonard's, were damaged. unattended craft broke loose and crashed into others. leonard wasn't going to take any chances this time. jeremy leonard "...yeay we had major damage because we got hit by a boat and a dock that had broken loose and they slammed into our boat and damaged the rudder..."people who live aboard their boats were alerted around 3:30 this morning to be ready to evacuate. even after the tsunami watch was cancelled, they were advised to keep watch for what was described as unpredictable conditions that might persist for another 12 hours.it turns out the terraphobia was the only boat to cast off this morning, better safe than sorry says her skipper.jeremy leonard "....well i had a shop here in the harbor for 15 years and we had three false tsunami alarms

as kron four's rob fladeboe explains...in santa clara county, the first flu-related death was reported on november 16. since then there have been three more. the county health department is reporting eight outbreaks of at least two or more related cases, five in the past week alone says dr. george han.dr. george han/santa clara county health dept."....right now flu season is on the upswing, were seeing sharp increases in the flu activity over the past few weeks as we expect we may be at the peak of the season right now...."privacy laws prevent the reporting of who may have contracted the flu, the county says the number of people visiting emergency rooms for flu like symptoms is up 60-percent. the potency and spread of the flu may be related to a particular strain, h-3, which the current vaccine may not be especially effective for some people.dr george han"....flu season has come a little early this year and it's a little more severe than normal, which is actually typical of h-3, which is the flu type that is occurring this

(pam) kron four's rob fladeboe visited one south bay pot store... where sales have exceeded even the most wildly optimistic expectations. welcome to "buddys." the long time medical marijuana collective is now one of ten establishments where recreational marijuana is now for sale in the city of san jose and business is booming says owner matt lucero.matt lucero/buddy's"...i was predicting that legal cannabis sales might go up about 30 percent but in the first three days of the new law our sales are up over 400 percent..."by the end of business today, lucero says his gross receipts here at buddy's will have exceeded a quarter of a million dollars. customers waited as long as 45 minutes to plunk down as much as $200 for a half ounce of legal cannabis. that means a lot of tax dollars for city and state coffers.matt lucero/buddy's "...we already pay the city of san jose millions of dollars based on a 10 percent cannabis tax but now we will also be paying an extra 15 percent excise tax to the state...." buddy's and other collectives still serve medical ma

in mountain view rob fladeboe kron 4 news (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast.or right after the break. ( lydia ) san rafael neighborhood warned after string of burglaries (james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:scattered morning showers will become more numerous by this afternoon with a slight chance of thunderstorms for the north bay during the afternoon. dry weather is forecast beginning friday, through the weekend, and into next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a san rafael neighborhood is getting a warning from police... after a series of burglaries in the area.( james ) police say there have been eight home break-ins in the past month. kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live. lydia... thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) a big story this morning... we're learning new details about how the new mayor of san francisco plans to spend his first few days in office. interim mayor mark farrell says he will continue to ch

(steve) as kron four's rob fladeboe explain... health officials are reporting a sharp increase in the flu across the south bay. the flu is out there and it's taking a toll. in santa clara county, the first flu-related death was reported on november 16. since then there have been three more. the county health department is reporting eight outbreaks of at least two or more related cases, five in the past week alone says dr. george han.dr. george han/santa clara county health dept."....right now flu season is on the upswing, were seeing sharp increases in the flu activity over the past few weeks as we expect we may be at the peak of the season right now...."privacy laws prevent the reporting of who may have contracted the flu, the county says the number of people visiting emergency rooms for flu like symptoms is up 60-percent. the potency and spread of the flu may be related to a particular strain, h-3, which the current vaccine may not be especially effective for some people.dr george han"....flu season has come a little early this

kron four's rob fladeboe has the 15 foot swells. surf and rough water here along the greater santa cruz coast on thursday. that made for an especially busy day for fist responders. the swell was expected to peak at about 17 feet, but not before at least six people were plucked from the water. five surfers rescued between pleasure point and capitol and one individual who got into trouble off cowell beach. the harbor master's rescue boat called into action several times along with a state parks jet ski and rescue swimmer on board.battalion chief jeff breasher/central fire district ".....yeah we were out early. i know santa cruz had one about 8:15 and then after that we were out here in capitola where we took five people out of the water..."the capitola warf was taking a pounding. it was a it wobbly out on the end and you could see water washing up through the cracks. police shut it down as a precaution.rob fladeboe"....as you might imagine, the beaches were more or less deserted but there were plenty of folks coming down to take in th

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news coming up at eight.. some drivers coming into san francisco ... greeted with a message from a white nationalist group. plus. rigging a-t-m's to give out cash like a slot machine. the new trend criminals are using to get money fast. and next. the u-s has been in the grip of a deadly flu season... the signs that things could be taking a turn for the better in california. (steve) state officials say the flu has claimed 20 lives in the bay area ... that's nearly a quarter of the 97 deaths in california.(pam) that is already a higher number... than the total of all flu deaths last year.catherine heenan says, this year's epidemic is scary .. but we may finally have seen the worst of it. pkgit worries me that young people are dying.it's very shocking ... usually we have antibiotics to take care of that stuff.california hospitals have been flooded with patients complaining of flu symptoms ... this one in orange county had to set up a triage tent outside the emrgency room.as the year began, flu=related hospital ad

kron four's rob fladeboe has the story... this was the already busy terminal b at mineta san jose international airport just after ten o'clock this morning. hundreds of passengers, most of them flying out on southwest or alaska airlines were evacuated after the tsa discovered an unattended bag. those passengers who had already cleared security were moved to nearby terminal a and sheltered in place there, so they would not have to be re-screened. about a dozen planes sat on the tarmac, either having just landed or awaiting take off. travelers could be seen anxiously checking on their departure times. a few were a bit nervous when the bomb squad showed up but most seemed to be taking the emergency in stride. "....we had just arrived in our uber when they said we could not go inside the terminal...""....i had to wait for two hours after we landed and should be on my way home now...""...if we have to wait a little to make sure it's safe i am okay with it...' just after noon, the all clear was given and passengers streamed back in

kron four's rob fladeboe reports. surf was pretty tame friday here at pillar point but a couple of days from now it could look more like this, like the contest that was held a couple of years ago. theres a storm headed this way and by monday waves with faces of 20 feet or more are possible. no one knows mavericks better than contest founder jeff clark who puts the odds of a green light at about 70 percentjeff clark/maverick's contest founder"...the storm is still 2-3 days out, we cant go monday so we will take another look tomorrow and maybe we'll be a go for tuesday..." now run by the world surf league, the newly minted mavericks challengeevent will for the first time welcome six women competitors, who willjoin 24 men from around the world. they are anxiously and eagerly awaiting the challenge that clark says only mavericks can provide.jeff clarkrob fladeboe/pillar point "....don't even think of trying to watch the contest in person. the bluffs and beaches areoff limits. there will also be no formal viewing area this

as kron four's rob fladeboe explains...e reporting a sharp increase in the flu across the south bay. the flu is out there and it's taking a toll. in santa clara county, the first flu-related death was reported on november 16. since then there have been three more. the county health department is reporting eight outbreaks of at least two or more related cases, five in the past week alone says dr. george han.dr. george han/santa clara county health dept."....right now flu season is on the upswing, were seeing sharp increases in the flu activity over the past few weeks as we expect we may be at the peak of the season right now...."privacy laws prevent the reporting of who may have contracted the flu, the county says the number of people visiting emergency rooms for flu like symptoms is up 60-percent. the potency and spread of the flu may be related to a particular strain, h-3, which the current vaccine may not be especially effective for some people.dr george han"....flu season has come a little early this year and it's a litt

kron4's rob fladeboe kron4's rob the highways.especially on conditions ...ng for bay - the storm in the south have this " (pam) in the south bay - the storm making for slick road conditions ... especially on the highways. kron4's rob fladeboe shows us the messy commute a lot people were stuck in... boulder creek firefighters made short work of a large tree limb that came crashing down on highway 236 this afternoon, snarling traffic for a time. beyond that, there was widespread although mostly minor flooding along highway 9 between boulder creek through ben lomond into felton. the san lorenzo river is slowly coming to life again although folks in low lying felton grove have nothing to fear from the river anytime soon. the rain has been heavy at times and the combination of saturated ground and expected high winds could spell more trouble for the trees and power lines.chief kevin mcclish/boulder creek fire dept."....yeah, especially trees that are leaning, if you see water flow that's muddy you need to look above and watch for signs that could become a landsli

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. (steve) a total of 42 people have died from the flu in california. there have been at least 12 -deaths in the bay area... including 5 in santa clara county... four in contra costa county... and one in marin county. there is no widespread shortage of the influenza vaccine in california. so if you haven't had your flu shot yet... doctors say its still not to late. (steve now at 9. an outbreak of dog flu continues to spread in the south bay. (grant) tonight vets warn the virus... could eventually spread all over the bay area 12 year old eva is the latest dog with the dog flu to be placed in isolation and on an iv.. at this campbell vet hospital. vets here at united veterinary specialty & emergency say... in the last few weeks they have seen 11 confirmed cases and nearly 60 others that are suspected of having dog flu from the greater san jose area. in fact, today at the hospital...a dog died of the flu.(sot) "this dog developed pneumonia, which is typically bacterial in origin, but the in

kron four's rob fladeboe is tracking the big wave watch ... north of half moon bay.urf was pretty tame friday here at pillar point but a couple of days from now it could look more like this, like the contest that was held a couple of years ago. theres a storm headed this way and by monday waves with faces of 20 feet or more are possible. no one knows mavericks better than contest founder jeff clark who puts the odds of a green light at about 70 percentjeff clark/maverick's contest founder"...the storm is still 2-3 days out, we cant go monday so we will take another look tomorrow and maybe we'll be a go for tuesday..."now run by the world surf league, the newly minted mavericks challengeevent will for the first time welcome six women competitors, who willjoin 24 men from around the world. they are anxiously and eagerly awaiting the challenge that clark says only mavericks can provide.jeff clarkrob fladeboe/pillar point "....don't even think of trying to watch the contest in person. the bluffs and beaches areoff limits. there will also be no formal viewing area this ye

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) some frightening video...wing the moment a driver strikes a police officer ... in the line of duty. the officer was trying to break-up an illegal sideshow ... which was happening a few blocks away from the police station in an east bay city... kron4's haaziq madyun has details on the arrests of two teenage suspects. we do want to warn you ... the video is disturbing. pkgit is shocking video, a richmond police officer injured after being rundown by a driver trying to escape an illegal sideshow. it happened sunday at around 1:20am here at the intersection of marina parkway and regatta blvd. richmond police chief allwyn brown says by sunday afternoon two suspects were arrestedsot chief brown says the vehicle was abandoned a short distance from where it struck the officer. the suspects were arrested after they went to the south san francisco police d

kron four's rob fladeboe spoke with her brother. anthony oxley/sister died from flu "...i'm thinking, wow, this is a bad one but no way did i think that she was going to die..."anthony oxley is talking about his late sister, 40 year-old katie oxley- thomas, who died on january 4th, just two days after coming down with the flu. anthony oxley"...they kept telling me she's young and healthy and she's going to fight this off and i thought she would too but it seemed like every fifteen minutes something went wrong..."after coming down with the flu, anthony says his sister, a mother of three, went went to the emergency room at good samaritan hospital the next day, where she was admitted, diagnosed with pneumonia and then moved to intensive care where she passed away that very evening.anthony oxley "....we have two close family friends who are i.c.u. nurses, one has been at stanford for 26 years, they helped us out when my mom was very sick one time and they said in all their experience they had never seen anything like this..." having rec

(steve) we sent kron four's rob fladeboe to a shop in san jose to find out how it's going so far.come to "buddys." the long time medical marijuana collective is now one of ten establishments where recreational marijuana is now for sale in the city of san jose and business is booming says owner matt lucero.matt lucero/buddy's"...i was predicting that legal cannabis sales might go up about 30 percent but in the first three days of the new law our sales are up over 400 percent..."by the end of business today, lucero says his gross receipts here at buddy's will have exceeded a quarter of a million dollars. customers waited as long as 45 minutes to plunk down as much as $200 for a half ounce of legal cannabis. that means a lot of tax dollars for city and state coffers.matt lucero/buddy's "...we already pay the city of san jose millions of dollars based on a 10 percent cannabis tax but now we will also be paying an extra 15 percent excise tax to the state...." buddy's and other collectives still serve medical marijuana clientele but now customers need only be 21 years old and present a

in pillar point rob fladeboe kron 4 newss coming up...se... and what others are saying. live look outside... san mateo bridge. feel that tingle of a cold sore coming on? only abreva can heal it in as little as two and a half days when used at the first sign. abreva starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. abreva acts on it. so you can too. but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me. every great why needs a great how. ( marty ) here's a live look at the bay bridge. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)high pressure over california will maintain dry and mild conditions through tomorrow. patchy night and morning fog is likely to persist. unsettled weather is forecast for much of next week with rain chances forecast to begin on martin luther king jr. day and continue into tuesday. additional rain is possible thursday into

rob fladeboe "...equally treacherous in either direction, big moody curve, where officer griffith saysfty accidents in the past year, is north of the summit....just south of redwoodestates. in the santa cruz mountains rob fladeboe kron 4 news. (pam) happening now: police are looking for the person responsible for vandalizing live oak high school in morgan hill. take a look at this surveillance image. police believe this is one of the people who has vandalized the school. live oak high school has been vandalized and robbed several times over the past few months. (áááon camááá)(pam) in pleasanton police say a tree brought down by last night's storm... helped stop a man they were chasing....at least stop his car. the 80 foot long oak is all cut up now but this morning it was blocking a roadway. police say marquice mc-clinton of fremont, was driving a hyundai elandra... when it hit the tree this morning. he ran off into the bushes and didn't turn up after a k-9 team searched the area. (ááásotááá)it was already down in the roadway and it was a large tree about an 80 foot oak tree. and he hi

in mountain view rob fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) mayors from across the country ....white house meeting with president trump....(steve) they're upset about the fact that the justice department is increasing the pressure on sanctuary cities.... grant lodes is here with the latest.. (grant) some of the mayors in question had planned to go to that white house meeting....the agenda included everything from infrastructure to drugs... but that was before they heard about a justice department crackdown on 23 sanctuary cities. the justice department has threatened subpoenas... if cities don't hand over documents showing they are ánot withholding information on the immigration status of people in custody. the justice department has also threatened to withhold federal grant money. the mayors of new orleans and chicago are among those who refused today to go to the meeting. and they held a news conference to scold the president on his handling of the issue... new orleans mayor - we would certainly not invite somebody to our house for lunch and then excoriate them on the front po