now, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, police are looking forthe rightful owners of that property. rob fladeboe/mountain view "....mountain view police believe there may may be dozens of victims in connection with a burglary investigation that is now focused on returning the stolen items to their owners.." this is the mug shot of 25- year-old melissa vincent, of san jose, now locked up in the county jail. police could not confirm whether this is the same one, but vincent was arrested for being under the influence of drugs as she sat behind the wheel of a u-haul truck parked here on silverwood avenue. and then the arresting officers took a look in the back of the truck. katie nelson/mountain view police "....they looked in the back and low and behold they found bags and personal

rob fladeboe "....suspect melissa vincent is also charged with identity theft.at in her possession when she was arrested was a book containing names, addresses, tax record and other personal information. in mountain view rob fladeboe kron 4 news let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: it was freezing this morning with record cold temperatures. some lows dropped into the mid 20s. highs today were chilly too in the 40s and 50s as the arctic air settled in. on doppler you can see another storm system headed our way. it's not a big storm but it is cold and snow levels will be low around 2,000 feet. showers are possible tonight and tomorrow. on the satellite you can see how the storms are dropping in from the north. these are all very cold storms. they won't bring a ton of rain but more showers and snow to the sierra. it will be slightly warmer tomorrow with partly cloudy skies and a few showers. highs will be in the upper 40s to the upper 50s. another weak storm arrives on

rob fladeboe/san jose ".....it's not clear if there will be any layoffs associated with the closures. for no, teachers and students are to be re-assigned to other schools after attendance boundaries are re drawn in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (catherine) coming up... the man who sold ammunition to the gunman in the las vegas massacre has been charged... what he's saying about his notorious customer. (grant) plus... a bay area acrobat who performs at warriors games...has her 25-thousand dollar unicycle stolen... who's now helping her get back in business. (catherine) and...there'd be no super bowl without it... what goes into making the actual game balls.... (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. a popular halftime perfomer will be getting back up on her wheel...after her momey maker was stolen. the warriors are stepping up and replacing the red panda's unicycle. the seven-foot unicycle was stolen from baggage claim at s-f-o, earlier this week. the warriors are shelling out at least 25-thousand dollars to have a

rob fladeboe/san jose ".....it's not clear if there will be any layoffs associated with the closures.udents are to be re-assigned to other schools after attendance boundaries are re drawn in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( marty ) ( marty ) an oakland man who is accused of shooting an off-duty paramedic when he was 16 years old will be tried as an adult. 34-year old quinn boyer was shot and killed in the oakland hills in 2013. christian burton, is now 21. he first stood trial in 20-15 for the crime. that trial ended with a hung jury -- 7 to 5 in favor of a guilty verdict. co- defendant david mcneal was 15 at the time of the shooting. he was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to 48-years to ( marty ) a man with a gun stole a laptop from an east bay woman as she sat on her front porch. the brazen armed robbery happened in the quiet town of albany. kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story. (nats) homeowners on this albany block of sonoma avenue say they chose to live here because it is safe. but thursday afternoon at 2:45 a woman minding her own business on her front por

kron four's rob fladeboe is live in the south bay with a closer look. rob? (rob live) i'm here along bailey avenue in south san jose. when i drove past here this morning, on the way up there to 4,000 foot loma prieta, the mountain was covered in snow. much of it has melted away now but we could see some more snow by the end of the week. stretches of summit, mount bache and other high mountain roads are sheer ice after the recent dusting of snow is melting and then freezing again. extreme caution is recommended.anonymous driver "...you will probably be okay in most any vehicle but you gotta take it slow or you will slide..." despite temperatures that didn't get much above 40, there are still some patches of snow here and there beginning about where the pavement ends. a bit more up there on 4,000 foot plus loma prieta. but it was enough to make ethan gamboris, who is from bostin, a little homesick as he snapped a few picturess to send home.ethan bamboris/homesick for snow "...yeah i'm a bit homesick and i'm not saying this is a cure all but it was nice to see

kron four's rob fladeboe has the story. sexually transmitted diseases on the rise here in santa clara county, the health department is encouraging people to celebrate valentines day by showing you care. know your status, they say, get tested..."mirroring a trend across california and the nation, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia have been increasing for the past five years here in santa clara county. california has the highest number of cases of all states and it's not just confined to the youngest, most sexually active people among us says the health department's dr. sarah lewis dr. sarah lewis/santa clara county health dept. "...it's very worrisome because we're seeing the rise across all genders, across all sexual orientations and increasingly across all age groups. where once we saw chlamydia and gonorrhea mostly in people ages 15-25, now we are seeing these rising rates in all ages..."(full screen)in 2016, the latest data available shows that there were 6,963 cases of chlamydia, 1,914 cases of gonorrhea and 351 cases o

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rob fladeboe "....suspect melissa vincent is also charged with identity theft.fficers say that in her possession when she was arrested was a book containing names, addresses, tax record and other personal information. in mountain view rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) police in southern california are looking for three suspects they say robbed and stabbed a man to death. it happened in lakewood... which is near long beach... police say the victim jesus nunez was walking back from a late night donut shop with his girlfriend when the robbery happened early this morning. a male suspect first got out of the car and said something to the victim. two female suspects then started harassing the victim's girlfriend. nunez was defending his girlfriend when he got stabbed.neighbor: "my sister said she heard a scream. i just heard my dog barking. i've lived here for 15 years now and i've always felt very safe." the suspects drove off in a dark-colored sedan. nunez was stabbed at least once in his torso and died later at the hospital. his girlfriend only suffered minor injuri

kron four's rob fladeboe has the story. rob fladeboe/san jose"....with sexually transmitted diseases on the rise here in santa clara county, the health department is encouraging people to celebrate valentines day by showing you care. know your status, they say, get tested..."mirroring a trend across california and the nation, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia have been increasing for the past five years here in santa clara county. california has the highest number of cases of all states and it's not just confined to the youngest, most sexually active people among us says the health department's dr. sarah lewis dr. sarah lewis/santa clara county health dept. "...it's very worrisome because we're seeing the rise across all genders, across all sexual orientations and increasingly across all age groups. where once we saw chlamydia and gonorrhea mostly in people ages 15-25, now we are seeing these rising rates in all ages..."(full screen)in 2016, the latest data available shows that there were 6,963 cases of chlamydia, 1,914 cas

in fremont rob fladeboe kron 4 news.ct attorney george gascon announces he is retroactively applying proposition 64, decriminalizing marijuana, to 8,000 eligable convictions dating back to 1975sot in san francisco (pam) a san francisco teacher is accused of child endangerment... after he was seen dangling a student over a balcony at an elementary school... and tonight the district is speaking out about the arrest. andres tobar is a kindergarten teacher at marshall elementary in the mission district. he was arrested tuesday on a felony child endang

kron four's rob fladeboe reports.was a sad day here at del robles elementary where some parents were only just hearing thenews as school let out. the oak grove school district board voted thursday to close three elementary schools, del robles, glider elementary and george miner elementary. shaun tanner has three kids at del robles.shaun tanner/parent "...it's disheartening, it's sad. whenever you uproots the kids and take away their friends, it's sad and it's going to be that way until june..."the district said the closures were needed to help offset a projected 12 million dollarbudget deficit. in a statement, superintendent jose manza said the action will help to maximize diminishing resources and deliver a quality education to all students. shaun tanner is critical of how the decision was reached.shaun tanner/parent '....some of the schoolsdidn;t even have representation on the committee, like miner, which is closing didn't have anyone to speak up for it and that is just sad...."the district, having lost 200 student

(pam) now, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, investigators are trying to re-unite burglary victims with their stolen property. this is the mug shot of 25- year-old melissa vincent, of san jose, now locked up in the county jail. police could not confirm whether this is the same one, but vincent was arrested for being under the influence of drugs as she sat behind the wheel of a u-haul truck parked here on silverwood avenue. and then the arresting officers took a look in the back of the truck. katie nelson/mountain view police "....they looked in the back and low and behold they found bags and personal information and other items that didn't belong to her and the start of a major case that has dozens of victims..." police released several photos of the stolen property, which includes back packs, purses, computer bags, jewelry and many other personal items. officers found narcotics and drug paraphernalia along with a pair of bolt-cutters.katie nelson/mountain view police "....she had these burglary tools with her but we are looking into whether there are others invlved but it doesn't

kron 4's rob fladeboe has the details.8 year old carlos humberto paz, of oakland, is the key figure in what the authorities had named 'operation million dollar baby." paz and eight other people from oakland, san jose and san francisco are facing charges in connection with a scheme to steal laptop computers and ship them to vietnam. led by fremont police, the multi agency unit linked a rash of vehicle break ins and laptop thefts dating back to december, to an oakland street gang that hit commercial shopping centers and parking lots across the bay area and beyond. the break in the case came when carlos paz, the alleged fence, or broker of the stolen merchandise, was linked to a storage container in san jose where the laptops were re-sold to other co-conspirators for shipment to vietnam in two different ways. lt. mike tegner/fremont police"...we sspotted police"...we sspotted several people loading stolen electronics into the back of the storage container and got a warrant and searched the storage container and found out it w

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, investigators are trying to get that stolen property back to theful owners. this is the mug shot of 25- year-old melissa vincent, of san jose, now locked up in the county jail. police could not confirm whether this is the same one, but vincent was arrested for being under the influence of drugs as she sat behind the wheel of a u-haul truck parked here on silverwood avenue. and then the arresting officers took a look in the back of the truck. katie nelson/mountain view police "....they looked in the back and low and behold they found bags and personal information and other items that didn't belong to her and the start of a major case that has dozens of victims..." police released several photos of the stolen property, which includes back packs, purses, computer bags, jewelry and many other personal items. officers found narcotics and drug paraphernalia along with a pair of bolt-cutters.katie nelson/mountain view police "....she had these burglary tools with her but we are looking into whether there are others invlved but it doesn't help her that all

kron four's rob fladeboe brings you up to date on action taken by thedistrict to balance it's budget.eboe/san jose".....you wouldn;t know it to judge from the happy sounds of children playing here at del roble elementary but it is indeed a sad day for many parents in the oak grove school district. the school board voted last night in favor of closing three elementary schools this fall. they are del robles, glider and george miner elementary. citing declining enrollment and a looming budget deficit of some $12 million dollars, the district said it had no choice. parents were saddened to learn that in the end accepted the stakeholder committee's recommendation to close these three schools.ron patient/parent"...it's so sad because we have put so much effort into this school and the teachers here are just phenomenal..."nancy andrews/grandparent"....the kids are going to be sent to other schools across blossom hill road and that's six lanes of traffic..." april davis/parent"... i was hoping this school wouldn;t close because it is so diverse and close to home, that's why we chose it..."det

in fremont rob fladeboe kron 4 news happening now.luma police are searching for a woman...accused of stealing credit cards during a residential burglary. these are photos of the suspect...who officers say... has said she had pink fingernailsa the time of these photos. the burglary occurred between sunday and monday on first street. the stolen credit cards were actually used monday to purchase more than $200 bucks of merchandise at a cvs store in novato and at other businesses. (steve) if you missed it..... it was a striking and lovely sight.... we're talking about how the moon looked early this morning. it was the first time since 1866 that a blue supermoon coincided with a lunar eclipse ... andmost agree that it lived up to the hype. kron 4's lydia pantazas reports from a viewing party onboard the u-s-s hornet in alameda. a super blue blood moon... a trifecta... a blue moon, a super moon, and a total lunar eclipse at the same time. a blue moon is the second full moon of the month. a super moon is when the moon is closer to earth in i

rob fladeboe/san jose ".....it's not clear if there will be any layoffs associated with the closures. no, teachers and students are to be re-assigned to other schools after attendance boundaries are re drawn in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) a live look outside on this friday night (steve)lawrence has the four zone forecast lawrence karnow: it was another sunny day with record breaking warm temperatures. highs soared into the 70s in many places and was beautiful all the way to the coast. high pressure continues to send any chance of rain well to the north keeping the entire state dry. doppler radar is of course clear of any rain. temperatures will stay very mild well into the evening. on the satellite image you can see high pressure building into the state sending the clouds and rain well to the north. the state will be running average and in places. if you're headed you can expect spring-like skiing conditions with highs in tomorrow will likely be the warmest day of the week highs in the upper 70s. it slightly on some partly and highs in the 60s and mid and above temperature

kron four's rob fladeboe joins us live in san jose from one of the hardest-hit areas.... (grant) right now... there are ongoing efforts to guard against a repeat of that disastrous flood. rob? (rob) i'm here in the rock springs neighborhood. this area where i am standing was under five feet of water a year ago. today, there is a flood wall here to keep the river in check. it's part of a larger plan to fix the problem once and for all. but if there is another flood, officials say they have a plan for that too. this was rock springs on the morning of february 21, 2017 as the order to evacuate didn't go out until after firefighters had begun to evacuate hundreds of stranded residents. downstream, naglee park and other northside neighborhoods were also inundated. san jose was faulted for not acting sooner. the city said stream data reported by the santa clara valley water district was inaccurate. since then the two entities have put their differences aside and are working together in case there is a next time.richard santos/santa clara valley water district "....we're pleased

in fremont rob fladeboe kron 4 news (grant) four miniature horses ...nd a donkey are dead after being attacked by dogs. it happened earlier this month at happy hollow zoo in san jose ... . one of the dogs suspected in the attack was captured at the zoo ... and the second dog was captured outside the zoo. a park spokeswoman says a third dog is still out there - but it's not believed to be a threat. if the owner of the two captured dogs doesn't come forward -- the dogs will be euthanized (grant) a man is behind bars tonight...accused of impersonating a milpitas police officer...and then sexually assaulting a victim. it happened january 16th...on south main street...at the baymont inn in milpitas. there the suspect... stanley troy friesen...met with a woman...he originally spoke with on an online dating site. friesen identified himself as a police officer...and told the victim he wanted to have sex with her. the victim ...scared for her saftey...and believing friesen was an officer...agreed. on january 25th...after investigating the case...police arrested

(steve) kron four's rob fladeboe has been following this story for months... he joins us live now from san jose with the latest developments. (rob live) the bar is fairly high to recall an elected judge but supporters of the recall gathered some 95,000 signatures of support and today they got the official nod that their effort to recall judge aaron persky will be on the june ballot. recall supporters cheer advocates of recalling judge persky cheered moments after the santa clara county board of supervisors ordered the measure to be placed on the june 5th ballot. supporters believe that judge persky was too lenient in the sentencing of former stanford swimmer brock turner, who sexually assaulted an intoxicated woman after a fraternity party, according to stanford law professor michele dauber. michele dauber/recall judge persky campaign "...it's just very clear that the voters of this county have lost confidence in judge persky's ability to be fair in cases involvingviolence against women, particularly when the perpetrators are privileged college athletes..." the

kron four's rob fladeboe has more on all this now live from morgan hill. rob? (rob live) even if we end up getting what is sometimes referred to as a "miracle march," when most of our annual rainfall arrives toward spring, it won't be enough to make much of a difference in termsof runoff into anderson and other reservoirs. it's still too soon to declare a drought but it's looking more and more like we are not going to catch up with where history says we should be. the calendar says it's early february but you wouldn't know it judging from the dazzling display put on by the flowering pear trees that are blooming more than a little early across the bay area. tulip trees like this one are out early too and we don't usually see such a profusion of wild mustard until march or later. it's as if the trees think winter has come and gone. the odds of this being a normal rainfall year are slim and none says adjunct san jose state meteorology professor jan null.jan null/golden gate weather service"....in most places in california, it's none, historically with this little

kron four's rob fladeboe toured the camp and joins us now live from the scene. rob? (rob live) i'm here on felipe avenue where caltrans is erecting a chain link fence around theentire camp, which is quite literally being treated like a hazardous waste zone. the clean-up expected to take at least a week and as one crew member told me, "god knows what we'llfind in there." (disinfectant being sprayed) caltrans has it's work cut out in the days ahead. this is the north end of an encampment that stretches from i-280 near 7th street south to story road and has been spilling into some neighboring areas. the amount of tents, tarps and other items accumulated by roughly 70 campers in the past six months is staggering says caltrans. raquel johnson/caltransfull body coveralls and dust masks are standard equipment for this crew which is spraying bleach across the camp and scouting for other hazrads, like this syringe, one of many to be seen here along with plenty of evidence there are no bathrooms.raquel johnson/caltransa cookfire still smolders outside a hastily abandoned camps

in santa clara rob fladeboe kron 4 news a live look outside right now...et our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was yet another day of record breaking heat with temperatures soaring into the 70s and 80s. but temperatures right near the coast were cooler. this is likely the last day of record highs as we are expecting big changes for the weekend. it is mostly clear and mild if you're going out on this friday night. but it will be a little breezy too. on the satellite image you can see that high pressure is weakening across the state. an area of low pressure will slide over the top of that ridge tomorrow and help crank up some gusty winds. a wind advisory goes into effect tomorrow morning through midnight in the north bay mountains, delta and carquinez strait. winds could gust there as high as 55 mph. around the rest of the bay area it will be windy at times and much cooler. highs will still be mild in the 50s and 60s at the coast with 60s and low 70s inland. on sunday it will be partly cloudy

in menlo park rob fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) in the south bay... teachers gathered for a rally this morning. it is an effort to stop the school district from adding more students to already crowded schools. they say, don callejon school is santa clara already has too many students... yet the school district is trying to add more. the district plans to add more portable classrooms to accomodate students. parents say, the students are not being treated equally. they claim 77- percent of the students qualify for free and reduced free and (pam) in the south bay... parents, students and teachers gathered for a rally this morning. it is an effort to stop the school district from adding more students to already crowded schools. they say, don callejon school in santa clara .. already has too many students... yet the school district is trying to add more... by adding more portable classrooms to accomodate additional students. parents say, the students are not being treated equally. they claim 77- percent of the students at callejon .. qualify for free and r

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (justine) coming up... a plane has gone missing in iran...more than sixty are presumed dead.... why officials think the plane crashed. coming up(siren welp) lexus start getting over to your right make a right turn on lincoln and you can stop on the right shoulder.san francisco police department's richmond station focuses their attention on speeders near golden gate park i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly (j.r.) in world news tonight...65 people are presumed dead after a plane crash in iran. the plane took off in tehran and was headed to the city of yasuj. fifty minutes after the plane took off it disappeared from radar. there was bad weather at the time and that weather is hampering the search efforts for survivors this evening. this is the plane that was lost. it was a french manufactured aircraft. in the past iran has suffered from a shortage of spare parts among planes because of sanctions that had previously been imposed on the country. this evening though it is unclear what happened. it appears the plane went down

kron four's rob fladeboe reports now...at least he didn't call it frisco.immy garoppolo/49ers quarterback"...we got in last night and had a nice little dinner in san fran...."jimmy g," fumbled the name of his new home but says he could not be happier to be here.jimmy garoppolo"....im very excited to be here and i think we got it figured out very quickly, a happy to be here..."welcomed back to levis stadium friday, the 49ers new franchise quarterback held courtwith general manager john lynch and coach kyle shanahan. signed this week to a 137.5 million dollar contract, garoppolo is the highest paid player in football. i asked him if the fansand will be getting their money's worth.jimmy garopolo "...i'm thinking we're taking the right steps, today is a great day we're moving ahead and we're going to take it one game at a time..."the 26-year- old garroplo, who played second fiddle to tom brady in new england, was very impressive as the 49ers went 5 and 0 after going 1-10 before he got the ball. also impressed is 49ers owner jed york.jed york/49ers owner "....we

(pam) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports... one long time bay area weather- watcher says...e are ánotá in drought territory just yet. rob fladeboe/morgan hill "...hard to believe that anderson reservoir here in morgan hill was full and about to spill over and flood coyote creek just about a year, but what a difference a year makes..."the calendar says it's early february but you wouldn't know it judging from the dazzling display put on by the flowering pear trees that are blooming more than a little early across the bay area. tulip trees like this one are out early too and we don't usually see such a profusion of wild mustard until march or later. it's as if the trees think winter has come and gone. the odds of this being a normal rainfall year are slim and none says adjunct san jose state meteorology professor jan null. jan null/golden gate weather service"....in most places in california, it's none, historically with this little rainfall this late, we've never reached normal, in a couple of places like san francisco which has records going back to the gold rush, we've gott

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now....ed victims are demanding an independent investigation of san jose's presentation high school. ... catherne leehane/accused teacher of sexual abuse "...my incident was in the 1990's but we have incidents going right up to 2017..."1991 presentation high graduate catherine leehane says that since she and a classmate went public with their stories, 18 other former students have also come forward, implicating at least 8 teachers and staff members."...i was not surprised by the additional victims by my abuser, but to find out that there are additional abusers and violations of the law has been shocking and horrifying..." last fall, leehane went public with her story about how she was sexually abused by a teacher, who is now deceased, and how the administration failed to fully investigate. catherine lehane"...the teacher had me in his office and he put his arm around me and and was intimate with me and kissed my hand and later showed me a picture of a naked woman....."some 5,000 former studen

(pam) as kron-4's rob fladeboe reports ..police investigators from several local agencies.. teamed up and uncovered the evidence that broke this case. this man, 28 year old carlos humberto paz, of oakland, is the key figure in what the authorities had named 'operation million dollar baby." paz and eight other people from oakland, san jose and san francisco are facing charges in connection with a scheme to steal laptop computers and ship them to vietnam. led by fremont police, the multi agency unit linked a rash of vehicle break ins and laptop thefts dating back to december, to an oakland street gang that hit commercial shopping centers and parking lots across the bay area and beyond. the break in the case came when carlos paz, the alleged fence, or broker of the stolen merchandise, was linked to a storage container in san jose where the laptops were re-sold to other co-conspirators for shipment to vietnam in two different ways. lt. mike tegner/fremont police"...we sspotted several people loading stolen electronics into the back of the storage container and got a warrant and

kron four's rob fladeboe found some in boony doon, deep in the santa cruz mountains. this was empire grade road in bonny doon where drivers here and on other santa cruz mountain roads are still coping with slick pavement and a few patches of black ice in the shady spots that don't see much sun this time of year. there was as much as two inches of snow along one stretch between felton empire and alba road toward boulder creek. i followed my footsteps to the braemor neighborhood where only last week people were in short sleeves in what seemed like spring or summer.fred squatrito/bonny doon resident old man winter seems a trifle confused. here's a flowering pear in full bloom with a blanket of snow at it's feet. not far away, these daffodils, already a week or two early, are going to find some tough sledding in the days ahead. a hundred inches of rain fell here last winter. this year's totals are less than half of average. even the snow average. even the snow itself was a disappointment resident ed oliver.ed oliver/bonny doon residentthere wasn't a snowman to be run into

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, the 'recall persky' campaign cleared one last hurdle today .t not without some pushback frompersky supporters. michelle dauber/persky recall campaign"....we're going to take this campaign to the voters, it's a very historic day..." that was perksy recall campaign chair michelle dauber moments after the santa clara county board of supervisors ordered the measure to be placed on the june 5th ballot. supporters believe that judge persky was too lenient in the sentencing of former stanford swimmer brock turner, who sexually assaulted an intoxicated, unconscious woman after a fraternity party, michelle dauber/recall judge persky campaign "...it's just very clear that the voters of this county have lost confidence in judge persky's ability to be fair in cases involvingviolence against women, particularly when the perpetrators are privileged college athletes..." the supervisors obligatory action sending the measure to voters was preceded by impassioned pleas of support. but a group known as "voices against the recall," warned that that the effort is a

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, the health department is urging precautions in light of a sharpincrease in std cases in recent years. mirroring a trend across california and the nation, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia have been increasing for the past five years here in santa clara county. california has the highest number of cases of all states and it's not just confined to the youngest, most sexually active people among us says the health department's dr. sarah lewis dr. sarah lewis/santa clara county health dept. "...it's very worrisome becase we're seeing the rise across all genders, across all sexual orientations and increasingly across all age groups. where once we saw chlamydia and gonorrhea mostly in people ages 15-25, now we are seeing these rising rates in all ages..."(full screen)in 2016, the latest data available shows that there were 6,963 cases of chlamydia, 1,914 cases of gonorrhea and 351 cases of syphilis in santa clara county. the number of cases of syphilis also tripled from 2011 to 2016. why is this happening?dr. sarah lewis/county health department "....we

kron four's rob fladeboe has more.disinfectant being sprayed) caltrans has it's work cut out in the days ahead. this is the north end of an encampment that stretches from i-280 near 7th street south to story road and has been spilling into some neighboring areas. the amount of tents, tarps and other items accumulated by roughly 70 campers in the past six months is staggering says caltrans. raquel johnson/caltransfull body coveralls and dust masks are standard equipment for this crew which is spraying bleach across the camp and scouting for other hazrads, like this syringe, one of many to be seen here along with plenty of evidence there are no bathrooms.raquel johnson/caltransa cookfire still smolders outside a hastily abandoned campsite. not far away, there are signs of a much larger fire. used oil and other potentially toxic materials can be seen along with pile after pile of rotting trash. flies abound. rats are said to be a problem amid complaints from neighbors and passers by.tony/homeless this man told me that oth

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now.... the alleged victims are demanding an independent investigation of san jose's presentation high school. catherne leehane/accused teacher of sexual abuse "...my incident was in the 1990's but we have incidents going right up to 2017..."1991 presentation high graduate catherine leehane says that since she and a classmate went public with their stories, 18 other former students have also come forward, implicating at least 8 teachers and staff members."...i was not surprised by the additional victims by my abuser, but to find out that there are additional abusers and violations of the law has been shocking and horrifying..." last fall, leehane went public with her story about how she was sexually abused by a teacher, who is now deceased, and how the administration failed to fully investigate. catherine lehane"...the teacher had me in his office and he put his arm around me and and was intimate with me and kissed my hand and later showed me a picture of a naked woman....."some 5,000 former

police in fremont arrest multiple people linked to a lap top theft ring.( james ) kron 4's rob fladeboe, is the key figure in what the authorities had named 'operation million dollar baby." paz and eight other people from oakland, san jose and san francisco are facing charges in connection with a scheme to steal laptop computers and ship them to vietnam. led by fremont police, the multi agency unit linked a rash of vehicle break ins and laptop thefts dating back to december, to an oakland street gang that hit commercial shopping centers and parking lots across the bay area and beyond. the break in the case came when carlos paz, the alleged fence, or broker of the stolen merchandise, was linked to a storage container in san jose where the laptops were re-sold to other co-conspirators for shipment to vietnam in two different ways. lt. mike tegner/fremont police"...we sspotted several people loading stolen electronics into the back of the storage container and got a warrant and searched the storage container and found out it was headed for vietnam and then we intercepted two suspects who h

kron four's rob fladeboe toured the camp today.being sprayed) caltrans has it's work cut out in the days ahead. this is the north end of an encampment that stretches from i-280 near 7th street south to story road and has been spilling into some neighboring areas. the amount of tents, tarps and other items accumulated by roughly 70 campers in the past six months is staggering says caltrans. raquel johnson/caltransfull body coveralls and dust masks are standard equipment for this crew which is spraying bleach across the camp and scouting for other hazrads, like this syringe, one of many to be seen here along with evidence there are no bathrooms.raquel johnson/caltransa cookfire still smolders outside a hastily abandoned campsite. not far away, there are signs of a much larger fire. used oil and other potentially toxic materials can be seen along with pile after pile of rotting trash. flies abound. rats are said to be a problem amid complaints from neighbors and passers by.tony/homeless this man told me that others are dumping mattres

(pam) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, they are demanding an independent investigation of sane's presentation high school. catherne leehane/accused teacher of sexual abuse "...my incident was in the 1990's but we have incidents going right up to 2017..."1991 presentation high graduate catherine leehane says that since she and a classmate went public with their stories, 18 other former students have also come forward, implicating at least 8 teachers and staff members."...i was not surprised by the additional victims by my abuser, but to find out that there are additional abusers and violations of the law has been shocking and horrifying..." last fall, leehane went public with her story about how she was sexually abused by a teacher, who is now deceased, and how the administration failed to fully investigate. catherine lehane"...the teacher had me in his office and he put his arm around me and and was intimate with me and kissed my hand and later showed me a picture of a naked woman....."some 5,000 former students and supporters have signed an on line petition calling for aninde

(darya) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, investigators are trying to get that stolen property backw locked up in the county jail. police could not confirm whether this is the same one, but vincent was arrested for being under the influence of drugs as she sat behind the wheel of a u-haul truck parked here on silverwood avenue. and then the arresting officers took a look in the back of the truck. katie nelson/mountain view police "....they looked in the back and low and behold they found bags and personal information and other items that didn't belong to her and the start of a major case that has dozens of victims..." police released several photos of the stolen property, which includes back packs, purses, computer bags, jewelry and many other personal items. officers found narcotics and drug paraphernalia along with a pair of bolt-cutters.katie nelson/mountain view police "....she had these burglary tools with her but we are looking into whether there are others invlved but it doesn't help her that all of this was found in her possession..." melissa vincent is charged with burglary

of what history tells us it should be. ( darya ) but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports...rgan hill "...hard to believe that anderson reservoir here in morgan hill was full and about to spill over and flood coyote creek just about a year, but what a difference a year makes..."the calendar says it's early february but you wouldn't know it judging from the dazzling display put on by the flowering pear trees that are blooming more than a little early across the bay area. tulip trees like this one are out early too and we don't usually see such a profusion of wild mustard until march or later. it's as if the trees think winter has come and gone. the odds of this being a normal rainfall year are slim and none says adjunct san jose state meteorology professor jan null. jan null/golden gate weather service"....in most places in california, it's none, historically with this little rainfall this late, we've never reached normal, in a couple of places like san francisco which has records going back to the gold rush, we've gotten back to normal twice but the odds of doing so this year

but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, there is a better, more accurate test available.jean lee has recovered after recently testing postive for the flu here at stanford health care's menlo medical clinic in menlo park.tarajean lee/diagnosed with the flu "....i was out of work for for days, it just really knocked me down...."fortunately for tarajean, the clinic has one of these. it's a diagnostic tool, a machine that (grant) (grant) staying in the south bay... parents, students and teachers gathered for a rally this morning. it is an effort to stop the school district from adding more students to already crowded schools. they say, don callejon school in santa clara .. already has too many students... yet the school district is trying to add more... by bringing in more portable classrooms. parents say, the students are not being treated equally. they claim 77- percent of the students at callejon .. qualify for free and reduced meals. they say that means, the district is overcrowding a school that already has significant needs. the district says, it is taking the feedback

but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, now there is a better, more accurate test available.tarajean lee tarajean lee has recovered (pam) a new (pam) (pam) a new law signed today will change the way we call 9-1-1.how the law was inspired by a little girl... who was trying to call for help while witnessing her mother's murder. (steve)13 russians indicted today after grand jury say they meddled in the 2016 elections.how those alleged criminals involved amercians without their knowledges. (pam) it is the premiere of what is expected to be a big blockbuster. coming up... how the bay area is getting involved in excitement about the film 'the black panther'. ♪ it's time for the 'ultimate sleep number event' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? right now during the ultimate sleep number event, save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed with adjustable comfort on both sides. plus 24-month financing. ends monday. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. (steve) a plea deal in a d-u-i case t

but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, now there is a better, more accurate test available. tarajean lee has recovered after recently testing postive for the flu here at stanford health care's menlo medical clinic in menlo park.tarajean lee/diagnosed with the flu "....i was out of work for for days, it just really knocked me down...."fortunately for tarajean, the clinic has one of these. it's a diagnostic tool, a machine that looks for the flu virus in a different way and is far more effective than conventional tests says dr. anthony powell.dr. anthony powell/menlo medical clinic "...this test uses what's called nucleic amplification, it's very accurate, so for influenza b it's 100-percent sensitive and for influenza a it's 90-95 percent sensitive so it's much, much better..." traditional rapid flu tests, still the most common type, requires a swab deep in the nasal cavity and are just 50-70 percent accurate, says the cdc, which can produce false negatives, meaning a patient with the flu may not know it.dr. anthony powell "...so we can get you treated when you need the thera

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (robin)(áááboxesááá)in national news ...sed a stopgap measure to prevent another government shutodwn thursday night at midnight.the senate is getting close to making a deal, too.but comments from the trump administration have people doing a double-take. kron 4's spencer blake explains- if it will affect congress' ability to pass an immigration package along with the budget deal. daca protections for people who were brought to the country illegally as children...are set to expire on march fifth.as congress hurries to pass stopgap measures to prevent another government shutdown, immigration is one of the key issues attached to the budget deal that has the left and the right butting heads.president trump has offered a path to citienship for one point eight million immigrants, but in exchange wants 25 billion dollars for border security - including his proposed border wall."if we don't change it let's have a shutdown,we'll do a shutdown, it's worth it for our country, i'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get this stuff taken c

rob fladeboe/morgan hill "...hard to believe that anderson reservoir here in morgan hill was full andbout to spill over and flood coyote creek just about a year, but what a difference a year makes..."the calendar says it's early february but you wouldn't know it judging from the dazzling display put on by the flowering pear trees that are blooming more than a little early across the bay area. tulip trees like this one are out early too and we don't usually see such a profusion of wild mustard until march or later. it's as if the trees think winter has come and gone. the odds of this being a normal rainfall year are slim and none says adjunct san jose state meteorology professor jan null. jan null/golden gate weather service"....in most places in california, it's none, historically with this little rainfall this late, we've never reached normal, in a couple of places like san francisco which has records going back to the gold rush, we've gotten back to normal twice but the odds of doing so this year are very slight..." rainfall across the region is little more than half of normal. dece

((steve)) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports this suggestion comes after a sharp increase in std casesmirroring a trend across california and the nation, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia have been increasing for the past five years here in santa clara county. california has the highest number of cases of all states and it's not just confined to the youngest, most sexually active people among us says the health department's dr. sarah lewis dr. sarah lewis/santa clara county health dept. "...it's very worrisome becase we're seeing the rise across all genders, across all sexual orientations and increasingly across all age groups. where once we saw chlamydia and gonorrhea mostly in people ages 15-25, now we are seeing these rising rates in all ages..."(full screen)in 2016, the latest data available shows that there were 6,963 cases of chlamydia, 1,914 cases of gonorrhea and 351 cases of syphilis in santa clara county. the number of cases of syphilis also tripled from 2011 to 2016. why is this happening?dr. sarah lewis/county health department "....we know it's more than the fact that we a

kron four's rob fladeboe has more.fectant being sprayed) caltrans has it's work cut out in the days ahead. this is the north end of an encampment that stretches from i-280 near 7th street south to story road and has been spilling into some neighboring areas. the amount of tents, tarps and other items accumulated by roughly 70 campers in the past six months is staggering says caltrans. raquel johnson/caltransfull body coveralls and dust masks are standard equipment for this crew which is spraying bleach across the camp and scouting for other hazrads, like this syringe, one of many to be seen here along with plenty of evidence there are no bathrooms.raquel johnson/caltransa cookfire still smolders outside a hastily abandoned campsite. not far away, there are signs of a much larger fire. used oil and other potentially toxic materials can be seen along with pile after pile of rotting trash. flies abound. rats are said to be a problem amid complaints from neighbors and passers by.tony/homeless this man told me that others a

but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports .. not everyone is happy about the recall effort. recall supporters cheer advocates of recalling judge persky cheered moments after the santa clara county board of supervisors ordered the measure to be placed on the june 5th ballot. supporters believe that judge persky was too lenient in the sentencing of former stanford swimmer brock turner, who sexually assaulted an intoxicated woman after a fraternity party, according to stanford law professor michele dauber. michele dauber/recall judge persky campaign "...it's just very clear that the voters of this county have lost confidence in judge persky's ability to be fair in cases involvingviolence against women, particularly when the perpetrators are privileged college athletes..." the supervisors obligatory action sending the measure to voters was preceded by impassioned pleas of support. but a group known as "voices against the recall," warned that that the effort is a threat to judicial independence says former judge ladoris cordell.ladoris cordell/voices against the recall"....they a

but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports... one long time bay area weather- watcher says... to believe that anderson reservoir here in morgan hill was full and about to spill over and flood coyote creek just about a year, but what a difference a year makes..."the calendar says it's early february but you wouldn't know it judging from the dazzling display put on by the flowering pear trees that are blooming more than a little early across the bay area. tulip trees like this one are out early too and we don't usually see such a profusion of wild mustard until march or later. it's as if the trees think winter has come and gone. the odds of this being a normal rainfall year are slim and none says adjunct san jose state meteorology professor jan null. jan null/golden gate weather service"....in most places in california, it's none, historically with this little rainfall this late, we've never reached normal, in a couple of places like san francisco which has records going back to the gold rush, we've gotten back to normal twice but the odds of doing so this year are very slight..

stay in rock springs but worries the neighborhood may never be the same.hien nguyenin san jose rob fladeboe newss (( áá pam / two shot áá )) you probably don't need a lot of police officers on motorcycles to remind you... to do the right thing behind the wheel.(( áásteve / two shot áá )) however if you do come upon them you might want to exercise an extra dose of commonsense otherwise you could end up in the spotlight of people behaving badly. morning (what the) censored holy (censored) (censored)man (oh thats fine) ( how can i help you) well that's one way to start off a segmentin fact this driver had a few choice words, but we'll save him for a wee bit later i'm out with the san mateo county saturation traffic enforcement program also known as step in san mateo their mission is to educate drivers about public safety through education and enforcement in problem areas around the county i'm riding with officer brandon smith of the pacifica police department and lets just say san mateo has a problem with distracted drivers like this driver on his cell phone as he looks over and smiles but let

in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 newss (grant) shirakawa(shee r-a-ka-wa) elementary school in san joses honoring it's staff and community members who helped the flood victims. the shirakawa community raised more than 35 thousand dollars for flood victims. one-by-one... more than a dozen people were recognized for their hard work today. the school's principal says it was an easy choice to help. (grant) 100 families from shirakawa (sheer-a-ka-wa) elementary were displaced. the school principal says one student had to move two hours away from the school...yet never missed a day of class. (steve) santa cruz police are reminding people that if they see someone of any age having a violent outburst, they should contact authorities before someone gets hurt.... the warning comes after they discovered an 11- year old child.. had planned to harm 3 other elementary schoo