as kron four's rob fladeboe four's rob as kron later.again hours 123/the leveelevee.work on the levee.123/the levee (ken/monitor/vo) not much was left of a tesla that was involved in a fiery crash early this morning in fremont. there have been a handful of cases where such fires have flared up again hours later. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports , firefighters are making sure that doesn't happen in this case. fremont firefighters were using thermal-imaging equipment throughout the day monday, quite literally taking the temperature of what'seft of the batteries in this tesla model x p9od. they had buckets of water nearby should those batteries re-ignite, something that has occurred in similar fires involving electric cars like this one, according to fremont batallion chief gary ashley.batt. chief gary asjhley/fremont fire dept. the accident occurred about 7 a.m. monday when the driver lost control of the car and crashed into trees and a soundwall here on southbound paseo padre parkway near thornton avenue. firefighters follow a special protocol in such cases.batt. chief gary ashley/f

(double box) kron four's rob fladeboe is live in san jose with more on this. (flad) that's right grant. if you were pulling down 200 k in omaha, you be considered a wealthy man. but here in the bay area, you'd still be in the middle class. here's more. as defined by median household income, the middle class in some bay area cities is simply off the charts. a new study by the personal finance website go bank rates, finds that among 200 cities nationwide, five of the top ten cities with highest middle income growth are in the bay area. san francisco tops the list with oakland and fremont close behind. not as surprising, the high cost of living and housing is partly to blame says san jose state ecomonics chair dr. coleen haight.sotdr. colleen haight/san jose state universitythe technology sector is leading the way. in san jose, the median household income is about $96- thousand dollars but that number has grown almost 19- percent in the past five years to $193,000 dollars. the study finds that sunnyvale had the second highest income, more than $236,000 while oakl

rob fladeboe/san jose ".....there are two ways to report a pothole here in san jose. you can call the transportation dispatch at 408 794 1900 or use the on-line reporting tool on the "my san jose" app. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news let's take a let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: it was a sunny and cool day across the bay area. skies will stay clear tonight but it will be very cold with lows in the 20s and 30s. on the doppler you can see the showers and snow continue in southern california. on the satellite you can see high pressure off the coast but more storms are forecast to affec the bay area next week. tomorrow it will be sunny and nice with highs in the 50s. we will see partly cloudy skies and cool weather for the weekend but it looks mostly dry now. rain could begin in the north on monday and spread across the bay area on tuesday. (pam) coming up tonight at 6:45... tonight at coming up (pam) (pam)coming up tonight at 6:45... state lawmakers are ready to follow

kron 4's rob fladeboe tweeted this video of ross creek today.ay waterways where there's concern for flooding. he brings us up to date on what happened when the nearby guadalupe river approached flood stage earlier today. nats (raging river)this was the guadalupe river as it passes below the bridge at alma avenue early this morning. flood stage here is about 8-and-a-half feet. residents were first alerted to the flooding potential late last night. then about 4:30 this morning police went door to door from willow glen way to atlanta avenue encouraging residents like cathy michelon to evacuate.cathy michelon/lives near guadalupe river "....we live inone of t was out taking pictures and measuring it....." valley water said the flow peaked at 8-point-8 feet around 6:30 and then began to recede. the evacuation order was lifted. the danger is past but concern remains. in the past 24 hours, more than 6 inches of rain has fallen near the guadalupe's headwaters near mt. umunum. there is a lag time before that runoff impacts stream flow in the valley below

rob fladeboe/morgan hill "....based on historical averages, there is about a 40 percenchancethat theervoir could get to that 58 (robin)kron4news welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. trading in sunshine for showers today and into the weekend with rainfall through the day today and showers continuing all the way through sunday. expect high temperatures to remain in the low 50's with morning lows not quite as cold as we had been seeing them earlier this week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is spots. bay no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. richest man takes a stand against an alleged threat. amazon c-e-o jeff bezos accuses the national enquirer's parent company a-m-i ... of trying to blackmail and extort him. in a blog post ... he accused the company of release sexually pictures that he and a woman took of themselves and sent to one another ... unless bezos publically dismissed a washington post story o

kron four's rob fladeboe takes a look at the impact in the santa cruz mountains. nats (chp checks out single vehicle spinout)more often than not, it is mishaps like plague highway 17 in wet weather and today is no exception. in this case, the driver lost control at laurel curve, did a 360 and slammed into divide so hard that both airbags deployed says chp officer navi quinones.officer navi quinones/chptraffic ground to a halt. the driver was taken to the injuries, apparently not too severe. it would be an hour before recovered.nats (san lorenzo river)elsewhere, near the san lorenzo and other creeks and streams are on guard. powder works bridge in paradise park, the water has dropped a good ten feet was earlier this month says localcontractor sam hull.sam hull/watching nats (rain)back on highway 17, the rain picked up as the day wore on. so did the traffic. somehow, the driver if this s.u.v. escaped serious injury in yet anothersingle-vehicle accident. bracing for a long evening was tow truck driver paul lima.paul lima/tow truck driver (pam) don't forget ... you ca

kron4's rob fladeboe explains where and why it's happening. whether it's traffic, the lack of affordable housing, high taxes or all of the above, a growing number of bay area home owners are cashing in and moving out. they are trying to escape the high cost living here says windemere silicon valley president myron von raesfeld.myron von raesfeld/windemere silicon valley"...that quality of life that was once prevalent here in the bay area for everybody has slowly over time has passed up the lower and middle class people and pushed them out..."von raesfeld has found a nichhe, advising people who are moving on. he recently helped the owners of this 40-year old bungalow in santa clara re-locate to texas where they bought this brand new home about 40 miles outside of austin. i spoke with michelle and michael rakow via skype. michelle & michael rakow/moved to texas"....we wound up selling out and taking the money and paying off the house and buying somethingelse where the cost of living is much less expensive..."(full sceen graphics)a new study by r

kron four's rob fladeboe reports. chief eddie garcia/san jose police "...he purposefully drove over the spike strips..." san jose police chief eddie garcia heaping praise on the driver of a u-p-s truck who was taken hostage and then forced at gunpoint to try and evade police and deputies who were giving chase.chief eddie garcia/san jose police "....they wanted him to drive faster but he lied and told them there was a governor on the truck and culdnt do more than 50 miles per hour....." the drama began about 5 pm thursday as sheriff deputies were about to cite an illegally parked s.u.v. at a south side vta station. the vehicle drove off with deputies in pursuit when one of two suspects, a woman, fired on them says sheriff laurie smith.sheriff laurie smith/santa clara county "....one of our vehicles had a side window shot out and the other was also hit but none of our deputies was hit....the woman was firing a pump shotgun from the moving vehicle..."deputies deployed a spike strip and cornered the suspects near first an

where kron 4's rob fladeboe tweeted out this video today of coyote creek. you can see the creek is high... but there's no serious flooding like what happened two years ago. here's rob with more from the rock springs neighborhood. nats (coyote creek)depending on the width and epth of the channel and how much the flow is disrupted by tree limbs and other debris, coyote creek is weathering the storm fairly well. this section, along rock springs drive, is well below flood stage much to the relief of rose delfino who must cross a footbridge to get to her horse stable on the other side.rose delfino/stables horses near creekthe creek s swillen from the rain but also from water being released this past week from anderson reservour which is far from splling over, as it did in 2017.at a briefing today, the mayor and other officials said they have a plan for dealing with any emergencies that might arise. mayor sam liccardo/san jose officials are also monitoring the guadalupe river and other streams. work isunderway to clear a large landslide that blocked hicks road in

here's kron four's rob fladeboe with the investigation. the green propel fuel pumps here at the capitol expressway chevron in san jose have been shutdown since saturday after customers drove off only to see their engines stalling out moments later. valerie is a regular customer. valerie/propel customer "....sometimes i feel like i don't have the pwer i should have, this is a powerful truck and sometimes it seems kind of slow..."today, a propel crew and a contractor were checking the in-ground tanksto find out if the fuels somehow got mixed up.(full screen)in a statement to kron4news, propel said the problem occurred only at the captol expressway location and the best thing to do ismake sure anyone affected is supported, fixed up and back on the road as soon as possible. but regular customers like cody are concerned nontheless. cody/propel customer '...oh yeah,it's a valid concern because a motor is not cheap to replace, especially if you put a ot of time and effort into it..."propel's e85 fuel is 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gas. it's

kron four's rob fladeboe explains.fremont firefighters were using thermal-imaging equipment throughout the day monday, quite literally taking the temperature of what'seft of the batteries in this tesla model x p9od. they had buckets of water nearby should those batteries re-ignite, something that has occurred in similar fires involving electric cars like this one, according to fremont batallion chief gary ashley.batt. chief gary asjhley/fremont fire dept. the accident occurred about 7 a.m. monday when the driver lost control of the car and crashed into trees and a soundwall here on southbound paseo padre parkway near thornton avenue. firefighters follow a special protocol in such cases.batt. chief gary ashley/fremont fire dept. hourly thermal imaging showed no increase in temperature in the rear-mounted battery compartments. his vehicle destroyed, the driver managed managed to escape the fire suffering only minor injuries. he was transported to the hopsital for evaluation just the same.rob fladeboe/fremont "...neither

kron 4's rob fladeboe explains. as defined by median household income, the middle class in some bay area cities is simply off the charts. a new study by the personal finance website go bank rates, finds that among 200 cities nationwide, five of the top ten cities with highest middle income growth are in the bay area. san francisco tops the list with oakland and fremont close behind. not as surprising, the high cost of living and housing is partly to blame says san jose state ecomonics chair dr. coleen haight.sotdr. colleen haight/san jose state universitythe technology sector is leading the way. in san jose, the median household income is about $96- thousand dollars but that number has grown almost 19- percent in the past five years to $193,000 dollars. the study finds that sunnyvale had the second highest income, more than $236,000 while oakland had the lowest. but the middle class is not defined by income only says dr. haight.dr. colleen haight/san jose state universitydr. haight argues that midle class is less ab

rob fladeboe/morgan hill "....based on historical averages, there is about a 40 percent chancethat thes winter.in morgan hill rob fladeboe kron4news (james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... trading in sunshine for showers today and into the weekend with rainfall through the day today and showers continuing all the way through sunday. expect high temperatures to remain in the low 50's with morning lows not quite as cold as we had been seeing them earlier this week. no major hot spots. wb 580 slows from castro. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (á2 shotá)( darya ) now to california's affordable housing crisis. more than 60- percent of 18-to-34-year- olds living in the state say they cannot afford it here. ( james ) thats according to a new quinnipiac university poll. governor newsom has budgeted 1-point-7 billion 'new' dollars for expanded loans and quicker processing to open up the housing market. but despite the governor's efforts ... some builders say much more needs to be addressed. there a lot of fees associated with buying a ne

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (grant) coming up... we continue to track the damage from the strom that tore through the bay area. we'll take a look at the cleanup in san francisco-- as more rain is on the way. (vicki) plus... former 49ers colin kaepernick and eric reid are settling with the n-f-l. the deal reached after both players say their teams prevented them from playing. (grant) plus after the break... a controversial move by president trump. the backlash he is receiving after declaring a national declaring a national emergency-- so he can get the money he needs to build his border wall. (grant) breaking news tonight... at least five people are dead and five police officers are hurt after a shooting at a manufacturing business in a chicago suburb. the shooting happened this afternoon in aurora... that's about 40 miles west of chicago. the gunman has been identified as 45-year-old gary martin. he was shot and killed by police. officers say he may have been an employee at the henry pratt corporation-- where the shooting happened.

kron four's rob fladeboe is live in san jose to tell us about how crews are taking advantage of clear skies to tackle the problem. rob? ( rob live) the thing about potholes like these behind me here in willow glen is that they not only tend to pop up during prolonged wet weather but existing potholes get bigger if their not attened to. as a result, the city of san jose will have extra crews on duty. let's take a look. nats (crews full potholes)the difference beween a flat tire or worse is often times as as simple as ashovel-full of asphalt. i caught up with these guys filling potholes along northbound monterey road, which has been taking a beating by all the recent wet weather says city transportation spokesman colin heyne.colin heyne/san jose transportation dept "....we've got extra crews out working on potholes that were wrought by the storm last week, we've got three extra crews working right now...."it isnt just monterey road of course. hundreds of new potholes have appeared in recent weeks while the rain has made exisiting potholes and cracks worse because flooding and standing w

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, that is among a sweeping proposal by the mayor to tighten the rules about how guns are bought and sold in the city. mayor sam liccardo/san jose "....we're introducing an initiative focused on ensuring that fewer guns get into the wrong hands..."at a news conference tuesday mayor sam liccardo said the best way to crackdown on the proliferation of illegal guns is to target so-called "straw purchases," where guns are bought by a third party for someone who cannot legally own a gun, like a convicted felon or a minor.li "...a significant percentage of guns entering our community from legal gun shops are being purchased by people other that those who were intended to use and cary those guns...." mayor sam liccardo "...we know that there are proposals at the state level to accomplish some of these things but if they do not pass we need a local ordinance that will take this on...."jessica blitchok/mom's demand action "......these provisions are not radical, many of these proposals have been standard business practices for years around the country at big

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (ken) a restaurant owner in san mateo is drawing criticism after apparentlyanning people from wearing maga ... or- make america great again... hats in his restaurant. kron 4's charles clifford has details. well, here in san mateo the co owner of the popular wursthall restaurant has caused a bit of stir after he apparently implied that anyone wearing a maga hat would not be allowed in. now this past sunday the chef tweeted out that "maga hats are like white hoods but stupider because you can see exactly who is wearing them." now since that tweet, the chef has said the restaurant has received threats and as of thursday afternoon it appears that the tweet has been removed from twitter.we also talked to restaurant goers who had mixed feelings about the ban.sotit does seem like a bad business idea but i do get where he's coming from. it seems like if we want to be inclusive of everybody. everybody means everybody.sot well, i think our country has the right to free speech. if someone comes in there and starts chanting you should kick them out. but, otherwise you sh

kron4's rob fladeboe explains why it's happening.t's traffic, the lack of affordable housing, high taxes or all of the above, a growing number of bay area home owners are cashing in and moving out. they are trying to escape the high cost living here says windemere silicon valley president myron von raesfeld.myron von raesfeld/windemere silicon valley"...that quality of life that was once prevalent here in the bay area for everybody has slowly over time has passed up the lower and middle class people and pushed them out..."von raesfeld has found a nichhe, advising people who are moving on. he recently helped the owners of this 40-year old bungalow in santa clara re-locate to texas where they bought this brand new home about 40 miles outside of austin. i spoke with michelle and michael rakow via skype. michelle & michael rakow/moved to texas"....we wound up selling out and taking the money and paying off the house and buying somethingelse where the cost of living is much less expensive..."(full sceen graphics)a new study by redfin show

kron kron 4's rob fladeboe joins us now live from that station to tell us about it. rob? (rob live) this is happening at the chevron station on capitol expressway, which also handles ethanol and bio diesel fuels made by the sacramento- based propel fuels. propel admits there is a problem and it is trying to figure out what went wrong. the green propel fuel pumps here at the capitol expressway chevron in san jose have been shutdown since saturday after customers drove off only to see their engines stalling out moments later. valerie is a regular customer. valerie/propel customer "....sometimes i feel like i don't have the pwer i should have, this is a powerful truck and sometimes it seems kind of slow..."today, a propel crew and a contractor were checking the in-ground tanksto find out if the fuels somehow got mixed up.(full screen)in a statement to kron4news, propel said the problem occurred only at the capitol expressway location and the best thing to do is make sure anyone affected is supported, fixed up and back on the road as soon as possible. but regular customers li

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4 news. (catherine) still ahead-- toys r us is hoping for a big comeback... details on how soon we could see their stores popping up again-- and the changes to expect. (grant) plus... virginia lieutenant governor justin fairfax fighting for ere remove him from office... but tonight he can breathe a bit easier. we'll explain. thrown at fairfax(grant) virginia's álieutenant governor justin fairfax ... accusations of sexual n . and we learned today... an impeachment vote has been delayed.governor ralph northam is also vowing to stay in office.both men are facing calls to resign. i have called for an independent investigation and i am still very confident.the second allegation against justin fairfax surfaced on friday, a woman came forward to accuse him of raping her when they were students at duke university 19 years agoa statement from her attorney quotes her as saying that fairfax's assault was premediated and aggressive ... and came after she confided in him that she'd been raped by a basketb

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4 news. hundreds of california national guard troops will be pulled from the southern border. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains governor gavin newsom's latest move and what the troops will be assigned to instead. nats-- "now directing our redeployment of our national guard."governor gavin newsom hands his latest executive order to national guard major general david baldwin... directing the state to pull 260 of the 360 troops on the us-mexican border. "the crisis on the border is a manufactured crisis, we are not interested in participating in this political theatre, i think it's nothing more than poltical theatre."newsom agreed to keep about 100 troops behind primarily at ports of entry.the others will be assigned to help the state's fire prevention efforts along with cracking down on illegal cannabis operations. the troops were initially deployed last spring on the condition they wouldn't participate in immigration enforcement. but, baldwin says some troops doing surveillance at

kron 4's rob fladeboe tweeted this video of ross creek earlier today. it's one of several south bay waterways where there's concern for flooding. he brings us up to date on what happened when the nearby guadalupe river approached river lifewho saved her first responders who saved her life (vicki) in the south bay.... kron 4's rob fladeboe tweeted this video of ross creek earlier today. it's one of several south bay waterways where there's concern for flooding. he brings us up to date on what happened when the nearby guadalupe river approached flood stage earlier today. nats (raging river)this was the guadalupe river as it passes below the bridge at alma avenue early this morning. flood stage here is about 8-and-a-half feet. residents were first alerted to the flooding potential late last night. then about 4:30 this morning police went door to door from willow glen way to atlanta avenue encouraging residents like cathy michelon to evacuate.cathy michelon/lives near guadalupe river "....we live in a townhouse and one of the guys was out taking pictures an

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, the level in the reservor is being brought down possible flooding but also to guard against earthquakes. water is gushing from a pipe here at the base of anderson dam at the rate ofabout 150,000 gallons a minute. the water is being released into coyote creek but is not likely to cause any flooding downstream says the water district's kurt arends.kurt rends/santa clara valley water district "....the flows are limited so there is not enough to cause any damage downstream, plus we do it when it's sunny and not raining and hopefully by the time the next storms arrive the reservoir will be back down ay 35-percent, well below capacity.n a large earthquake, the level must not be allowed to exceed 58- percent says arends.kurt arends ".....we're trying to catch it early and let a little water out so the reservoir doesn't get too full, there is still quite a bit of winter left so we want to be sure there is enough room to capture future rains and not get above the seismic restrictions..."(file-2017 flood)despite similar releases in 2017, anderson reservoir sp

kron four's rob fladeboe has the story.garcia/san jose police "...he purposefully drove over the spike strips..." san jose police chief eddie garcia heaping praise on the driver of a u-p-s truck who was taken hostage and then forced at gunpoint to try and evade police and deputies who were giving chase.chief eddie garcia/san jose police "....they wanted him to drive faster but he lied and told them there was a governor on the truck and culdnt do more than 50 miles per hour....." the drama began about 5 pm thursday as sheriff deputies were about to cite an illegally parked s.u.v. at a south side vta station. the vehicle drove off with deputies in pursuit when one of two suspects, a woman, fired on them says sheriff laurie smith.sheriff laurie smith/santa clara county "....one of our vehicles had a side window shot out and the other was also hit but none of our deputies was hit....the woman was firing a pump shotgun from the moving vehicle..."deputies deployed a spike strip and cornered the suspects near first and montegue wh

kron fours rob fladeboe has the story.d income, the middle class in some bay area cities is simply off the charts. a new study by the personal finance website go bank rates, finds thatamong 200 cities nationwide, five of the top ten cities with highest middle income growth are in the bay area. san francisco tops the list with oakland and fremont close behind. not as surprising, the high cost of living and housing is partly to blame says san jose state ecomonics chair dr. coleen haight.sotdr. colleen haight/san jose state universitythe technology the state universitythe technology the technology sector is leading the way. in san jose, the median household income is about $96-thousand dollars but that number has grown almost 19-percent in the past five years to $193,000 dollars. the study finds that sunnyvale had the second highest income, more than $236,000 while oakland had the lowest. but the middle class is not defined by income only says dr. haight.dr. colleen haight/san jose state universitydr. haight argues that midle

kron 4's rob fladeboe has more.y chevron in san jose have been shutdown since saturday after customers drove off only to see their engines stalling out moments later. valerie is a regular customer. valerie/propel customer "....sometimes i feel like i don't have the pwer i should have, this is a powerful truck and sometimes it seems kind of slow..."today, a propel crew and a contractor were checking the in-ground tanksto find out if the fuels somehow got mixed up.(full screen)in a statement to kron4news, propel said the problem occurred only at the captol expressway location and the best thing to do ismake sure anyone affected is supported, fixed up and back on the road as soon as possible. but regular customers like cody are concerned nontheless. cody/propel customer '...oh yeah,it's a valid concern because a motor is not cheap to replace, especially if you put a ot of time and effort into it..."propel's e85 fuel is 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gas. it's about a dollar a gallon cheaper than regular gas. the app

rob fladeboe/san jose ".....there are two ways to report a pothole here in san jose. you can call the transportation dispatch at 408 794 1900 or use the on-line reporting tool on the "my san jose" app. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (vicki) the back and forth continues between california and the trump administration.. . this time, over vehicle fuel standards. the white house announcing today it's cutting off the conversation with california over proposed vehicle mileage standards for the auto industry.. for decades, california has been able to set its own standards under the clean air act which about a dozen other states follow. both sides say the other was unwilling to compromise... lawmakers and automakers have urged both to settle, warning a split could mean years worth of court battles, a divided market, and higher costs for manufacturers. the back and forth between the federal government and its largest state continues days after california sued the president over his national emergency declaration. the white house has denied its recent decisions in californi

rob fladeboe/morgan hill "....based on historical averages, there is about a 40 percent chancethat thereservoir could get to that 58 percent or above yet this winter.in morgan hill rob fladeboe kron4news (vicki) in less than one week -- hundreds of thousands of dollars have been raised for a family who lost their father in a terrible car accident over the weekend. waheed etimad was killed by a wrong way driver on 101 early sunday morning. he leaves behind seven children. kron4's michelle kingston found out kingston (vicki) in less than one week -- hundreds of thousands of dollars have been raised for a family who lost their father in a terrible car accident over the weekend. waheed etimad was killed by a wrong way driver on 101 early sunday morning. he leaves behind seven children. kron4's michelle kingston found out today what they'll be doing with the money. (mk)sadat barakzi, family friend"it showed that humanity still exists."more than 275- thousand dollars raised for the family who lost their father over the weekend in a car accident caused by a wrong way driver.abdullah"the child

kron four's rob fladeboe joins us now with a live look at how it's going. rob? (rob live) the rain has been heavy since about 3 o'clock this afternoon. it's already been a busy day for the chp, caltrans and tow truck drivers. and of course, it's not just highway 17. heavy rain and high winds can mean trouble elsewhere too. let's take a look. nats (chp checks out single vehicle spinout)more often than not, it is single vehicle mishaps like this one that plague highway 17 in wet weather and today is no exception. in this case, the northbound driver lost control at laurel curve, did a 360 and slammed into the center divide so hard that both airbags deployed says chp officer navi quinones.officer navi quinones/chptraffic ground to a halt. the driver was taken to the hospital for injuries, apparently not too severe. it would be an hour before traffic recovered.nats (san lorenzo river)elsewhere, those who live near the san lorenzo and other ceeks and streams are on guard. at the historic powder works bridge in paradise park, the water has dropped a good ten feet from

kron four's rob fladeboe explains. fremont firefighters were using thermal-imaging equipment throughout the day monday, quite literally taking the temperature of what'seft of the batteries in this tesla model x p9od. they had buckets of water nearby should those batteries re-ignite, something that has occurred in similar fires involving electric cars like this one, according to fremont batallion chief gary ashley.batt. chief gary asjhley/fremont fire dt. the accident occurred about 7 a.m. monday when the driver lost control of the car and crashed into trees and a soundwall here on southbound paseo padre parkway near thornton avenue. firefighters follow a special protocol in such cases.batt. chief gary ashley/fremont fire dept. hourly thermal imaging showed no increase in temperature in the rear-mounted battery compartments. his vehicle destroyed, the driver managed managed to escape the fire suffering only minor injuries. he was transported to the hopsital for evaluation just the same.rob fladeboe/fremont "...neither p

at least one decided it wasn't worth it and turned around. ( darya ) that was rob fladeboe reporting.-90's... the house of representatives has passed significant gun control legislation. the measure requires background checks for virtually all firearm sales in the u-s. right now licensed gun dealers have to perform background checks to sell a weapon. unlicensed sellers don't have to... which means this bill closes that loophole. but lawmakers are still divided on the bill. ( james ) the bill now heads to the senate, where it isn't expected to pass in the g-o-p led chamber. (james) james adlib big board. ( james ) before we head to break. here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. "if you are watching us on the kron on app - here is an 'extra' check on weather and traffic. visit kron-on-dot-t

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (ken) (ken) with more rain expected... san jose city crews are monitering the guadalupe river... and aren't ready to go home yet. the national weather service predicts the river will rise to 8.8 feet, putting it in the 'minor flooding category,' before receding. (pam) kron4's ryan o'donnel spoke with jay mcmanus with the city of san jose ... about how the crews are keeping residents safe and what other areas are of concern tonight. oc: 1:45 "we're not through yet" page. dish' facebook our 'dine and also check out you can website.form on our submission fill out the dot com .... or dish at kron 4 to dine and send an email kron 4 news. still ahead at 8 we are telling this weather story with your help. we take a look at the dramatic pictures of this storm's power you have sent us and the damage spread across the bay area. (pam) tonight we are taking you on a romantic ride. next on dine and dish ... our vicki liviakis gives us a taste of what some call - the most romantic restaurant in the bay area. woman 1: i had no symptoms o

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) developing news tonight... union representing teachers in oakland says, it will make an announcement tomorrow about a potential strike. the union could announce whether its three- thousand members will strike... after negotiating with the oakland unified school district for more than a year- and a- half. a report containing compromise recommendations from a neutral third party .. was expected today... and oakland school officials were hoping that report would jumpstart negotiations. but, the education association says, members are not waiting for an offer. the announcement is slated for 1:30 tomorrow afternoon. (ken) kron 4 is making a major change in the way we bring you the news. we have launched the bay area's only commercial-free 24-hour streaming news service.(pam ) it's called 'kron on' - and our ryan o'donnell shows you how it works.

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4 news. ( robin ) we now know the names of the victims killed in a wrongway crash over the weekend. 23-year-old tulio de giovanni lima viana .. of daly city, and 23-year-old megan alyssa cota of san francisco, died in the crash. it happened on saturday morning on highway- one. police say, they were passengers in a toyota prius.. that was headed south in the northbound lanes. the driver then crashed head-on with a chevy silverado. police beli brotheofof the victims.. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. two people in the pickup truck were injured, but not seriously. the c-h-p is investigating how the prius got onto the freeway ... headed the wrong way. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... governor gavin newsom explains his decision to pull national guard troops from the southern border... ahead of today's state of the state address. (robin) plus... a potential problems in plesasonton... after erosion outs homes in danger. (robin) and... a baby girl is left on the side of the road... with her mother no where to be found. details on

(double box/vicki) keeping an eye on the commute is kron four's rob fladeboe. rob is live for ustonight near lexington reservoir. rob? (rob live) (rob ad libs with what's happening now) (nats/traffic in the rain)as the rain began to fall on friday, many drivers could take some comfort in knowing that the evening commute would be over before the brunt of this latest storm arrives, although there were already some periods of fairly heavy rain to be reckoned with this afternoon. less traffic tomorrow morning will help too. earlier on friday, with the road still dry, caltrans had one southbound lane closed to allow crews to clear storm drains and make other preperations ahead of the storm. and it's not just highway 17, other mountain roads, even low-lying city streets are vulnerable and people living nears rivers and creeks should be on guard says the santa clara valley water district's marty grimes.marty grimes/santa clara valley water district "...people think they can drive over a creek that might be running over a road and they could get sewpt away with the cree

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4 news. kron4 news. fladeboe kron4 news. (pam) bart's new schedule officially began today .... and will last for the next three years. bart is opening one hour later. the schedule shift is part of a massive project to upgrade the transbay tube. the plan is to strenghten the tube against the possibility of flooding in the event of a catastrophic earthquake. bart says the project will take place over the next 3- and- 1/2- years.. during the upgrade work - other changes to expect include: trains on a slower, single track schedule after 9-pm on weeknights. on sundays, service on only one line -- antioch yellow line -- will go through the transbay tube. (ken) fewer trees died off in california last year... and federal forestry officials say that's in part due to the state receiving more rain. however the u-s forest service warned today that dead trees continue to pose a hazard to people and infrastructure... especially in the central and southern sierra nevada where they can serve as fuel for wildfires. a survey found 18 million

(justine) but as kron fours rob fladeboe reports now, here, that kind of income literally means..e in the middle.. as defined by median household income, the middle class in some bay area cities is simply off the charts. a new study by the personal finance website go bank rates, finds that among 200 cities nationwide, five of the top ten cities with highest middle income growth are in the bay area. san francisco tops the list with oakland and fremont close behind. not as surprising, the high cost of living and housing is partly to blame says san jose state ecomonics haight.sotdr. colleen haight/san jose state universitythe technology leadin in san jose, the median household income is about $96- thousand dollars but that number has grown almost 19- percent in the past five years to $193,000 dollars. the study finds that sunnyvale had the second highest income, more than $236,000 while oakland had the lowest. but the middle class is not defined by income only says dr. haight.dr. colleen haight/san jose state universitydr. haight argues that midle class is less about economics than i

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, the level in the reservor is being brought down to prevent possiblelooding but also to guard against earthquakes. water is gushing from a pipe here at the base of anderson dam at the rate ofabout 150,000 gallons a minute. the water is being released into coyote creek but is not likely to cause any flooding downstream says the water district's kurt arends.kurt rends/santa clara valley water district "....the flows are limited so there is not enough to cause any damage downstream, plus we do it when it's sunny and not raining and hopefully by the time the next storms arrive the reservoir will be back down and there will be plenty of storage..."right now, the level in the reservoir is at roughly 35-percent, well below capacity.but because the dam is seismically deficient and could fail in a large earthquake, the level must not be allowed to exceed 58- percent says arends.kurt arends ".....we're trying to catch it early and let a little water out so the reservoir doesn't get too full, there is still quite a bit of winter left so we want to be sure there i

kron four's rob fladeboe joins us now live from anderson reservoir in morgan hill to explain why it's happening. rob? (rob /live) i'm here on top of anderson dam. the level in the reseroir is being broughtdown not so much out of concern about flooding brought on by too much rain, but rather about guarding against flooding resutling from an earthquake. let's take a look. water is gushing from a pipe here at the base of anderson dam at the rate ofabout 150,000 gallons a minute. the water is being released into coyote creek but is not likely to cause any flooding downstream says the water district's kurt arends.kurt rends/santa clara valley water district "....the flows are limited so there is not enough to cause any damage downstream, plus we do it when it's sunny and not raining and hopefully by the time the next storms arrive the reservoir will be back down and there will be plenty of storage..."right now, the level in the reservoir is at roughly 35-percent, well below capacity.but because the dam is seismically deficient and could fail in a large earthquake, the level must not be all

(pam) now, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, an investigation is underway to find the source of the alleged contamination. the green propel fuel pumps here at the capitol expressway chevron in san jose have been shutdown since saturday after customers drove off only to see their engines stalling out moments later. valerie is a regular customer. valerie/propel customer "....sometimes i feel like i don't have the pwer i should have, this is a powerful truck and sometimes it seems kind of slow..."today, a propel crew and a contractor were checking the in-ground tanksto find out if the fuels somehow got mixed up.(full screen)in a statement to kron4news, propel said the problem occurred only at the captol expressway location and the best thing to do ismake sure anyone affected is supported, fixed up and back on the road as soon as possible. but regular customers like cody are concerned nontheless. cody/propel customer '...oh yeah,it's a valid concern because a motor is not cheap to replace, especially if you put a ot of time and effort into it..."propel's e85 fuel is 85 percent ethanol a

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4 news. kron4 news. (pam) in national news tonight .... bi-partisan congressional negotiators reached a tentative border security deal .... to avoid another partial government shutdown. however, people familiar with the deal say, it would provide just under one -point- four - billion dollars to build 55- miles of new border barriers. that is well below the president's demand for five -point seven- billion dollars ... to build over 200 - miles of wall on the border. the money will be for vertical steel slats... not a solid wall. and the bill still needs the president's signature.. ahead of friday's lawmakers do not act, hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed for a second time this year. (ken) president trump hinted he could bypass congress and get the funding for his proposed border wall by declaring a national emergency -- and the white house has drafted documents to do it. but what does that mean, and when would it take effect? if the president vetos the spending bill, congress needs two-thirds of each chamber to over

kron four's rob fladeboe has explains.. as defined by median household income, the middle class in some bay area cities is simply off the charts. a new study by t personal finance website go bank rates, finds that among 200 cities nationwide, five of the top ten cities with highest middle income growth are in the bay area. san francisco tops the list with oakland and fremont close behind. not as surprising, the high cost of living and housing is partly to blame says san jose state ecomonics chair dr. coleen haight.sotdr. colleen haight/san jose state universitythe technology sector is leading the way. in san jose, the median household income is about $96- thousand dollars but that number has grown almost 19- percent in the past five years to $193,000 dollars. the study finds that sunnyvale had the second highest income, more than $236,000 while oakland had the lowest. but the middle class is not defined by income only says dr. haight.dr. colleen haight/san jose state universitydr. haight argues that midle class is less abou

kron four's rob fladeboe has more on that still unfolding drama now live from san jose. rob? (rob/ live) the guadalupe river can be very "flashy" during these big storms. it can come up fast and that's what happened last night into this morning. it appears to have stopped just short of flooding a considerable part of san jose's willow glen neighborhood. nats (raging river)this was the guadalupe river as it passes below the bridge at alma avenue early this morning. flood stage here is about 8-and-a-half feet. residents were first alerted to the flooding potential late last night. then about 4:30 this morning police went door to door from willow glen way to atlanta avenue encouraging residents like cathy michelon to evacuate.cathy michelon/lives near guadalupe river "....we live in a townhouse and one of the guys was out taking pictures and measuring it....." valley water said the flow peaked at 8-point-8 feet around 6:30 and then began to recede. the evacuation order was lifted. the danger is past but concern remains. in the past 24 hours, more than 6 inches of rain has fallen

kron four's rob fladeboe joins us now live from santa cruz with a look at the conditions. rob? (rob/live) i am here along the banks of the san lorenzo river which is running fast and strong but is not expected to get much higher because this storm stayed to the north and did not live up to expectations farther south. then again, there were downed trees, flooded roads and another reservoiris at capacity and spilling over. nats (reservoir spilling) there will likely be no rationing or mandatory water conservation measures imposed in santa cruz this summer. loch lomond reservoir here in the mountains near lompico is full and spilling over into newell creek which flows into the already-swollen san lorenzo river, which came close to flood stage earlier this month says water conservation manager toby goddard.toby goddard/city of santa cruz "...we've had almost 4 feet of rain this month in the watershed and the reservoir is full, it cant hold anymore..." howling here in ben lomond last night. a large fir tree fell onto this home on country club drive, causing major damage to the home

kron four's rob fladeboe jons us now live from anderson reservoir in morgan hillwhere the they have quiteliterally pulled the plug on the dam to let some water out to make room for more. rob? water has been piring out of the outley pipe at the base of the dam for the past week. it's always a veryimpressive sight to see this, about a 179,000 gallons per minte pouring into coyote creek and making it's way downstream, through san jose and out into the bay.(take vo) marty grimes/santa clara valley water district '.....certainly, it's dual, there is a dual purpose for doing this. one is we reduce the chances we willexceed the seismic restrictions on that reservoir but as the same time we reduce the chances the level will rise even further and cause the water to spill over the spillway so both risks are reduced by opening the spillway..."(trailing vo) (rob/live/vo) here's the view from an top of the dam looking east. you can see that thereservor is well below capacity at about 36 percent and the goal here is to keep it nder n58 percent. but water is coming in faster than it's being let out beca

(double box) kron four's rob fladeboe is live in the rock springs neghborhood in san jose which was devastated by a series of atmosphric river-type storms two years ago.rob? (rob live) i am here at rock springs park where a new flood wall erected last summernow protects the neighborhood from coyoye creek, which you see flowing below me. as you can see, the creek is on the rise but still well below flood stage.but officials are keeping close watch on the level and that is not so say therehavent been some problems elsewhere. let's take a look. nats (coyote creek)depending on the width and epth of the channel and how much the flow is disrupted by tree limbs and other debris, coyote creek is weathering the storm fairly well. this section, along ckse delfino who must cross a footbridge to get to her horse stable on the other side.rose delfino/stables horses near creekthe creek s swillen from the rain but also from water being released this past week from anderson reservour which is far from splling over, as it did in 2017.at a briefing today, the mayor and other officials said they have a plan for

in fremont rob fladeboe ron4news (grant) in the north bay...ff's deputies are investigating an officer involved shooting... it happened around eleven sunday morning on henry road and buhman avenue in napa... law enforcement saying the suspect fired the first shot, from his car, at the deputy... the deputy returned fire... the suspect died at the scene. currently, the investigators are reviewing the deputy's body camera footage. as of right now, the suspect has not been identified. the deputy did not suffer any physical injuries and she has been placed on administrative leave. (vicki) in the east bay... a food delivery driver was carjacked at gunpoint... it happened last night around seven p-m... near the u-c berkeley student dorms at the intersection of hearst and la loma avenues... police say the delivery driver was not injured and is not a u-c berkeley student. officers were not able to get a description of the suspect involved... (grant) oakland's catholic diocese today, released the names of dozens of priests and other church leaders, credi

in fremont rob fladeboe ron4news (pam)(pam) at least 15 - people were forced out of their homes... when a fire erupted in san francisco. firefighters battled heavy flames on the second floor of a home on page street, in the panhanle neighborhood of the city. this was around 3-30- this afternoon. heavy black smoke blanketed the air around the building but firefighters were able to control it in less than an hour. no one was injured. coming up at eight.. travel to and from the sierra affected by heavy traffic... following the holiday weekend. we are tracking the latest conditions bringing lots of fresh powder to the mountains. plus. protests against the president...on president's day. including several here in the bay area. and next.... the legal action california and more than a dozen other states are bringing against the trump administration. there are moments in life that leave a lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours, the sound of an old friend's laugh, or a vie

(grant) kron four's rob fladeboe reports.ief eddie garcia/san jose police "...he purposefully drove over the spike strips..." san jose police chief eddie garcia heaping praise on the driver of a u-p-s truck who was taken hostage and then forced at gunpoint to try and evade police and deputies who were giving chase.chief eddie garcia/san jose police "....they wanted him to drive faster but he lied and told them there was a governor on the truck and culdnt do more than 50 miles per hour....." the drama began about 5 pm thursday as sheriff deputies were about to cite an illegally parked s.u.v. at a south side vta station. the vehicle drove off with deputies in pursuit when one of two suspects, a woman, fired on them says sheriff laurie smith.sheriff laurie vehicle..."deputies deployed a suspects near first and montegue where the ups driver was released unhurt. the female suspect surrendered but her male accomplice ignored pleas from negogtiators to give up and was shot and killed by police.chief eddie garcia/san jose police "...

(ken) kron four's rob fladeboe drove over the hill and back earlier today and filed this report. (nats/traffic in the rain)as the rain began to fall on friday, many drivers could take some comfort in knowing that the evening commute would be over before the brunt of this latest storm arrives, although there were already some perioids of fairly heavy rain to be reckoned with this afternoon. less traffic tomorrow morning will help too. earlier on friday, with the road still dry, caltrans had one southbound lane closed to allow crews to clear storm drains and make other preperations ahead of the storm. and it's not just highway 17, other mountain roads, even low-lying city streets are vulnerable and people living nears rivers and creeks should be on guard says the santa clara valley water district's marty grimes.marty grimes/santa clara valley water district "...people think they can drive over a creek that might be running over a road and they could get sewpt away with the creek so we encourage people to remember the motto, turn around, don't drown, the water might be moving much f