sam liccardo/san jose mayor <'....there is no question in my mind there was a failure of some kind...>even as the flood waters were still rising back on february 21st, mayor sam liccardo acknowledged mistakes were made. sam liccardo/san jose mayor <"......if the first time a resident is aware that they need to get out is when they see a firefighter in a boat, than it's clear there has been a failure...">exactly what went wrong when water released from rain-swollen anderson reservoir overwhelmed coyote creek led to some finger-pointing over what the city knew and when but as he thanked firefighters for rescuing 500 people, the mayor accepted blame nonetheless. raymond behbond/flood victim< '....i asked the mayor and the city council, could you please tell us whose fault it was, they don't want to tell us...' ray fiddler/flood victimé< "...we had no warning.. water was coming up the street and we had no time to get sandbags..."> jolene noel/flood victim<"....i would like th them to spend the taxes we pay on cleaning out the creeks...">the mayor himself, along with hundreds of volunteers

san jose mayor sam liccardo called on land-lords to make more housing available. saying the city would pay the rent.<> sam liccardo/san jose mayor <"...we will be the source for the funds for the rent and security deposit, and if property owners can forego the security deposit, so much the better, but we will provide the resources. we simply need to find the inventory.anil babbar/california apartment assoc.<"finding available units is going to be a challenge so it's a matter of getting the information to the city and then matching the avaiable units with the appropriate tennants...">( james ) over the past month the city has cleared close to 4,000 units for re-entry while the number of people still living in the overnight shelter is down to 70. ( james ) a 70-year-old had to be rescued by a c-h-p helicopter after his car went down a 100-foot cliff near the marin headlands. this is video of the rescue from our partners at a-b-c-7 news.. officials say the car drove into a ravine off of con- zelman road.. one other person was inside the car but was able to climb out.

>mayor sam liccardo sending a message to landlords: you come up with the housing andthe city will pay the rent.sam liccardo/san jose mayor<"...we will be the source for the funds for the rent and security deposit, and if property owners can forego the security deposit, so much the better, but we will provide the resources. we simply need to find the inventory.the city estimates that approximately 500 families remain unable to return home. displaced residents qualify for temporary rental subsidies funded by the flood victims relief fund, but the tight silicon valley rental market has created a significant barrier to housing flood victims.greg kepferle/catholic charities<"....we are looking specifically for apartments that are short term rentals, 1-2 months up to 6 months so peoplecan stabilize...">anil babbar/california apartment assoc.<"finding available units is going to be a challenge so it's a matter of getting the information to the city and then matching the avaiable units with the appropriate tennants..."> already stepping up to help are the owners of winchester ranch mobile home park where 20 vacant units ar

san jose underwater... forcing thousands to evacuate. now officials estimate... close to 500- families are still unable to return home. today, san jose mayor sam liccardo... land-lords to make more housing available... saying the city would pay the rent. sam liccardo/san jose mayor <"...we will be the source for the funds for the rent and security deposit, and if property owners can forego the security deposit, so much the better, but we will provide the resources. we simply need to find the inventory.anil babbar/california apartment assoc.<"finding available units is going to be a challenge so it's a matter of getting the information to the city and then matching the avaiable units with the appropriate tennants..."> (grant) over the past (grant) new tonight at ten: a text to the wrong number ends with a woman arrested.... (pam) the text was sent to a detective.reporter lonnie wong has the story from the sacramento area. reporter:who was time to chat anymore? texting is ideal for impatient people on the go. well rachelle renfroe of citrus heights probably wishes she would've talked to the friend she wanted to send illegal pills to ; instead she texted, usi

mayor sam liccardosays there will be two objectives. sam liccardo/san jose mayor <"one, we need to get all the information out to the public. this will be the start of a vetting of all that happened and what went wrong and two, we're going to talk about an action plan about what we're going to do in the next week, the next month and the next year to make sure this doesn't happen again">the state office of emergency services wrapped up a tour and assessment of the damage,which has so far been pegged at $73 million dollars. after speaking to the san jose rotary this afternoon, state senate president pro tem kevin de leon said there appears to be a good casefor some type of financial help. kevin de leon/state senate pro tem <"there will be a discussion about that come budget time. i know there is a lot of pain and heart break here in san jose and that is why a came here to see exactly what happened and how we as a state can help">for reni lobato, who will likely have to replace the floor in her mobile home, the help can't arrive too soon. reni lobato/flood vict

along coyote creek and they concluded that san jose had ample warning but failed to act and didn't evacuate the four-thousand people affected. mayor sam liccardo asserted that the district provided inaccurate information about how much water the creek would hold before it would overflow. sam liccardo/san jose mayor ".we need answers that will help us understand why the water district estimated the stream flow at william street park at 11,500 cubic feet per second yet the neighborhoods there flooded at a flow rate that was half of that"(steve) the mayor says if the district can't provide more detailed information... the city will hire it's own experts. ( pam) one person is dead following a crash on westbound state highway - 84. it happened just before noon today, at the entrance to the dumbarton bridge.. just west of fremont. officers shut down two lanes - west of the toll plaza to allow officers to investigate. those lanes re-opened just before the evening commute. (pam) now that the raiders are las vegas bound, prepare for some awkward times in oakland. team owner mark davis says, he plans to stay in the bay area for the next two years, while

federal funding and will holda public hearing to address what exactly happened and why.sot sam liccardo/san jose mayorwe need to identify the areas where there were break downs and identifying the things that we can quickly fix....'rock springs had another brief scare today when a gas leak prompted some residents toflee their homes again. p.g. and e fixed the problem, which illustrates the need for cautionas the recovery and re-entry phase of the flood continues amid worries about whetherresidents can afford to come backsot tam nguyen/san jose city councilman '.....a lot of people are thinking of moving away, they are sick of it and have almost given up hope...'the red cross, catholic charities and sacred heart community services will soon be distributing almost a million dollars in private donations. hundreds of volunteers are still on the job helping people clean up the mess. reuben lachuga, for one, is staying right here.sot reuben lachuga/flood victim '......i am a survivor so that's all i can do...survive and fix up the place and get my family back here...' live look at san francisco. toss to wea

along coyote creek and they concluded that san jose had ample warning but failed to act and didn't evacuate the four-thousand people affected. mayor sam liccardo asserted that the district provided inaccurate information about how much water the creek would hold before it would overflow. sam liccardo/san jose mayor ".we need answers that will help us understand why the water district estimated the stream flow at william street park at 11,500 cubic feet per second yet the neighborhoods there flooded at a flow rate that was half of that"(steve) the mayor says if the district can't provide more detailed information... the city will hire it's own experts. (pam) first (pam) (pam) first daughter ivanka trump is set to become an official white house employee. last week.... ivanka said, she would serve as an informal adviser to her father. that was met with concerns from critics .. of potential ethical breaches . ivanka released a statement today saying, instead... she would serve as an unpaid adviser. her lawyer says, this position requires her to file financial disclosure forms and follow the same rules as other federal employees. ivanka joins her h

along coyote creek and they concluded that san jose had ample warning but failed to act and didn't evacuate the four-thousand people affected. mayor sam liccardohat the district provided inaccurate information about how much water the creek would hold before it would overflow. ( mark ) the mayor says if the district can't provide more detailed information, the city will hire it's own experts. (darya) coming up on the kron four morning news... what's fueling the warriors? we'll ask gary radnich if it could be a toaster or a dog. and who has it worse, dogs or minor league baseball players? you decide. plus, no more sexy burger girls, what? the world according to gary is in just a few minutes. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is slow from the maze ( mark ) ( mark ) ( mark ) in san francisco.... attorneys representing people who live in the millennium tower have filed a 200-million-dollar lawsu

along coyote creek and they concluded that san jose had ample warning but failed to act and didn't evacuate the four-thousand people affected. mayor sam liccardo asserted that the district provided inaccurate information about how much water the creek would hold before it would overflow.<> ( james ) the mayor says if the district can't provide more detailed information, the city will hire it's own experts. ( james ) a big story we are following this morning... first daughter ivanka trump is set to become an official white house employee. last week ivanka said she would serve as an informal adviser to her father. that was met with concerns from critics of potential ethical breaches . ivanka released a statement saying instead she would serve as an unpaid adviser. her lawyer says this position requires her to file financial disclosure forms and follow the same rules as other federal employees. iv

san jose underwater. forcing thousands to evacuate. now officials estimate close to 500- families are still unable to return home. san jose mayor sam liccardoing the city would pay the rent. sam liccardo/san jose mayor <"...we will be the source for the funds for the rent and security deposit, and if property owners can forego the security deposit, so much the better, but we will provide the resources. we simply need to find the inventory.anil babbar/california apartment assoc.<"finding available units is going to be a challenge so it's a matter of getting the information to the city and then matching the available units with the appropriate tenants...">(james) over the past month the city has cleared close to 4,000 housing units for re-entry. ( james ) happening now... police in san jose are investigating how a man died after he was found lying in the middle of a road. he was found last night on north first street and hawthorne way in the city's japan-town neighborhood. the man was un-conscious and not breathing when police arrived. he died at the scene. the santa clara county coroner's office is working to figure out how the man died. his

federal funding and will holda public hearing to address what exactly happened and why.sot sam liccardo/san jose mayored to identify the areas where there were break downs and identifying the things that we can quickly fix....'rock springs had another brief scare today when a gas leak prompted some residents toflee their homes again. p.g. and e fixed the problem, which illustrates the need for cautionas the recovery and re-entry phase of the flood continues amid worries about whetherresidents can afford to come backsot tam nguyen/san jose city councilman '.....a lot of people are thinking of moving away, they are sick of it and have almost given up hope...'the red cross, catholic charities and sacred heart community services will soon be distributing almost a million dollars in private donations. hundreds of volunteers are still on the job helping people clean up the mess. reuben lachuga, for one, is staying right here.sot reuben lachuga/flood victim '......i am a survivor so that's all i can do...survive and fix up the place and get my family back here...' engineers and geologists are continuing to g

francisco- oakland, los angeles and san jose, which alone has about $548 million dollars worth of back-logged repairs in need of funding. sot sam liccardo/san jose mayor sunshine and showers and a few rainbows too. you can see the scattered showers on doppler radar sliding through the bay are throughout the day. of course if you looked up to some of the mountains you probably noticed them covered in snow too. the cold, unstable air from alaska will bring a few more showers. so if you're headed out tonight bring an umbrella and a warm coat since temperatures will be a little chilly too. on the satellite you can see all of that cold air pouring in from the gulf of alaska. but high pressure will start to build in tonight and the rain should move north. we'll likely see a mix of clouds and sunshine tomorrow with more sun in the afternoon. temperatures will also be warmer and in the upper 50s to low 60s. warmer and dry weather will continue into the middle of the week with some inland highs in the upper 60s along the coast an old friend will make a return, should keep the temperatures at the coast in the 50s to low 60s. things a little unsettled in the lon

mayor liccardo, good afternoon. >> reporter: the san jose mayor sam liccardo came to the valley water district board admitting fault for the city's part in the flooding disaster on february 21. >> this happened in my city. i am responsible. we take full responsibility for the failure to warn our residents. >> reporter: 14,000 residents were evacuated, hundreds by boat, after coyote creek flowed over its banks, flooding neighborhoods in rocksprings and another area with up to 5 feet of water. in the immediate aftermath, liccardo and the board's chairman traded jabs and pointed fingers of blame at one another. liccardo underscored the city's contention that the water district's data showed the creek could hold much more water than it did. >> my concern is that if we do not acknowledge that this data and this information was flawed, or that there are improvements that need to be made in the communication, we are doomed to repeat this debacle. >> reporter: at the time, anderson reservoir was sending a record amount of water over its spillway down coyote creek after a series of drenching storms. after first accusing of

federal funding and will holda public hearing to address what exactly happened and why.sot sam liccardo/san jose mayor '....we need to identify the areas where there were break downs and identifying the things that we can quickly fix....'rock springs had another brief scare today when a gas leak prompted some residents toflee their homes again. p.g. and e fixed the problem, which illustrates the need for cautionas the recovery and re-entry phase of the flood continues amid worries about whetherresidents can afford to come backsot tam nguyen/san jose city councilman '.....a lot of people are thinking of moving away, they are sick of it and have almost given up hope...'the red cross, catholic charities and sacred heart community services will soon be distributing almost a million dollars in private donations. hundreds of volunteers are still on the job helping people clean up the mess. reuben lachuga, for one, is staying right here.sot reuben lachuga/flood victim '......i am a survivor so that's all i can do...survive and fix up the place and get my family back here...' severe thunderstorms are expected

san jose. kieu hoang has several ties to the city.the billionaire flew in this afternoon ... standing alongside san jose mayor sam liccardoand various community and city leaders. the native of vietnam ... made a fortune in the pharmaceutical business. he now runs a bloodwork company based in los angeles. according to a city councman... a friend approached hoang suggesting he donate.hoang said he would write a check... but noone ever expected a hefty donation of $5-million dollars. trt:20/ "san jose flood victim" mayor sam liccardo says, local donations have now surpassed a million dollars. that money will start getting distributed later this week. toss weather a new round of storms are expected to hit the midwest... after a series of deadly tornadoes that devasted the region on tuesday. a new round of storms are expected to hit the midwest... after a series of deadly tornadoes that devasted the region on tuesday. reporter dianne gallagher has the details on where these latest storms are heading. for the second straight day, severe storms ripped through the midwest... mos: we seen stuff flying through the air... signs, par

san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> today san jose mayor sam liccardo will launch the san jose promise. it a program designed to help low income students pay for college by expanding scholarship and college readiness programs. oakland already has a similar program that targets young students. some kindergartners received $100 checks to put toward college and infants got $500 through the cradle-to-career program. in its first year the oakland promise program sent 300 of the city's public school graduates to college. ♪[ music ] >>> 5:07. one bay area city is moving forward with a first-of-its- kind plan to make it easier for mothers to breast-feed at work. >> and the detainment of an undocumented college student by immigration agents is sparking fears all over the country. >> very busy here in the kpix weather center. in fact, do you suffer from allergies? we have the pollen count coming up, plus, the weekly tahoe report. >> it is 5:08. let's take a look at the golden gate bridge. if you are heading from marin county into san francisco, looking good. this is the case around most of the ba

not been released what steps were taken. te > sam liccardo/san jose mayori have two very simple goals.i have two very simple goals. here in san jose mayor before the snata clara water district the board holding a public meeting wednesday to lay out of it's version of events to leading up to last months devastating floodings along coyote creek... the district insisting that it gave san jose ample warning that the water was rising questioning why the city did not act sooner to evacuate people (gabe slate)these new samsung phones are all screen almost the entire front side is made up of the curved oled display. it even spills over the edge for maximum swiping space. on the left is the s=8 with 5.8" screen.. on the right is the s=8 plus with a 6.2 inch screen. these are huge but oddly, the iphone 7 plus with it's smaller 5.5 inch screen feels bigger in the palm then these new samsung phones. the s=8's adopt a more narrow design they are taller over wider this offers a handy grip very easy to hold. stand up - there is no button they have replaced that button. sensitive.. acts just like the button but touch screen. pin code and finger print s

. >>> san jose mayor sam liccardo is promising the san jose promise program to provide free thank yous to city colleges for low income students. it may close the funding gap left by state and federal grants to provide free tuition for san jose residents. ed lee also launched a program to provide free community college tuition to city residents there. those are just a couple of the headlines from the news room. mike, sal, gasia, i'll send it back to you. >> thank you, dave. >>> in 1996, train spotting became a cult classic telling the story of a man in the drug scene trying to get out. >> train spotting 2 is being released this week. >> the man behind the camera is danny boyle. he joins us live to talk about t2, train spotting. we're thrilled to have you here. >> delighted to be here. >> it is gritty and dark, a little bit of humor. much like train spotting. >> like the first one. >> yeah. it is very funny and very brutal at times. and it looks -- the most brutal thing about it is obviously they have aged 20 years. >> that is brutal. you're right. >> it's a kind of reckoning for the ca

now, they sent this letter saying: >> but san jose mayor sam liccardo is not staying silent. he said: >> reporter: now, later today, the santa clara water district does plan to hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. to discuss the disaster. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >> how much water is anderson reservoir holding right now? >> reporter: it's only supposed to hold 68% capacity. it's supposed to be at 68% capacity because studies show that if there is a major earthquake, the reservoir would fail and cause parts of san jose and morgan hill to flood. well, right now, it is 13 feet below the spillway and it is at 83% capacity. but the water district says it continues to release water. back to you. >> thank you. >>> time now 6:01. let's check traffic with roqui. >> the roads are not too bad now. let's head out to the bay area roads right now starting with the golden gate bridge. quick bridge check first. from marin county into san francisco, you are looking good. easy drive there. and not so easy at the bay bridge toll plaza. those metering lights are on slowing you down ex

but the san jose mayor is not staying silent. mayor sam liccardo issued this statement: the water district is holding a special meeting today at 1:00 to discuss the disaster. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >> where does the water stand now at anderson reservoir? >> reporter: the water district says it continues to release water from the reservoir. it is now 13 feet below the spillway. and it's at 82% capacity. >>> a sacramento community forum on immigration meant to ease fear and tension did the opposite. kpix 5 reporter jackie ward is in the newsroom with more on what happened >>> reporter: there was a lot of passion at last night's meeting as some at the forum welcomed the trump administration stance on immigration while others were screaming against it. [ screaming against it ] [ inaudible ] [ more screaming ] >> reporter: the people who were there including, um, pro immigrant groups labor unions and the acting immigration and customs enforcement director thomas homan so the purpose was to have a civil community conversation about immig

san jose mayor sam liccardo is a key supporter and says san jose faces a road repair backlog of aboutmillion. that's a $250 million jump from just 7 years ago. >>> new reports about possible cuts at espn plus a big takeover in silicon valley. kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks has that and more. >> reporter: some buzz in silicon valley. hewlett-packard enterprise is buying san jose-based nimble storage for $1 billion. nimble specializes in flash storage systems. that's a big deal because flash storage is steadily growing compared to other data storage systems. hewlett-packard enterprise saw its earnings drop in the recent quarter and a lot of that was due to a 13% decline in storage revenue whereas nimble reported this morning that its quarterly revenue was up by 30%. big deal for hewlett-packard enterprise. >>> tough times for espn. multiple reports say the company is going to be making some deep cuts. that means a lot of on air personalities being put on waivers by the sports network. espn which is owned by disney chopped $100 million from its budget last year. these cuts

more than 80 executives and elected officials, including san jose mayor sam liccardo, are meeting withkers this week. >>> the ncaa tournament starts today. productivity tends to dip this time of year we according to a new survey, 66% of employees say talking about or celebrating sporting events at work can boost morale and may even help you bond with your boss. >>> the tournament starts if the teams get there. >> that is going to be the problem. who are you guys rooting for? >> kansas. >> wolverines, come on, go blue. >> first time ever, though. >> that's a big deal. >> you guys care more about your teams so i'm root ing for you. >> there you go. >> i'm a team player like that. >> we'll take it. >> have a great day. guyou'll swear it came from aew frfancy brunch place. its 100% real. just like my favorite sport - pro wrestling. um... yeah, about pro wrestling... its fake. what? lies!! its... all ...lies!! why didnt you tell me?!!!! sorry jack, i thought you knew. try my new grilled french toast plate with syrup and hickory smoked bacon. the newest addition to my brunchfast menu

he flew into san jose this afternoon and held court with san jose mayor sam liccardo and various other and community leaders. according to 7th district city councilman tam nguyen, hoang was first approached by a friend, chu le, who owns the popular local lee's sanwich chain. le suggested he put some donationsboxes in his shops but hoang said that would take too long and suggested he just write a check instead. but no one had any idea he was talking about a 7 figure some, much less $5 millions dollars. let's hear from the flood victims benefactor now along with san jose mayor sam liccardo. ááááááááááá the mayor says local communit donations have now surpassed a million dollars by wayof various local charities and that the total is now more than 6 million dollars. the mayor said the money will start going out later this week. meanwhile the recovery andreentry effort continues. and there is also a new push for flood control efforts along coyote creek. ill have more on that coming up on kron 4 news at 6. the results are in from the latest survey of the sierra snowpack...and as expected --

san jose mayor sam liccardo says the city needs to outline what it will do for its residents to prevent this from happening again. <"one, we need to get all the information out to the public. this will be the start of a vetting of all that happened and what went wrong and two, we're going to talk about an action plan about what we're going to do in the next week, the next month and the next year to make sure this doesn't happen again.">( darya ) today's hearing is scheduled to begin at san jose's city hall at 3:00 this afternoon. ( mark ) new victims are coming forward after naked pictures of female marines were posted online. and now members of the marines united group - which posted the pictures - are being redirected to new sites with more pictures.on the site, the marines responsible are promising to better protect themselves against whistle blowers. and posts are still being made on the original page including messages taunting investigators. a former marine and freelance journalist snapped screenshots showing that even after the scandal broke... members cheered each time it was re

san jose mayor sam liccardo gave this response to the water district. >>> 4:36. roberta, yesterday i was in shorts and a t-shirt at 4:00 when i was picking up my daughter yesterday. it was so nice. is it going to be as warm today? >> i imagine that was in san francisco? >> yeah, it was in the city. >> that's the difference. we have been doing that in the east bay all year long. >> maybe i should just move. >> no. >> we did top off at 70 in san francisco yesterday. and i'm even going to couple degrees warmer in the city by the bay today. inland, that's country, 80 degrees. [ laughter ] >> 80 degrees today in pleasanton and also in dublin. actually 81 in pleasanton today. this is our live weather camera from the transamerica pyramid. we are looking over the beautiful span of the bay bridge. the really brown span and we're looking towards oakland, alameda, can't even see some of the bright lights of emeryville this morning. the visibility is unlimited, the air quality is terrific. our satellite and radar satellite does suggest we have this disturbance well to the no

san jose. >> let's share a [ indiscernible ] >> i look forward to it. >> reporter: san jose mayor sam liccardoame to a special water board meeting looking for answers on the february 21 flooding disaster but first admitted his own fault. >> this happened in my city, i am responsible. we take full responsibility for the failure to warn our residents. >> reporter: 14,000 residents were evacuated hundreds by boat after coyote creek flowed over its banks flooding several neighborhoods in rocksprings and a park with up to five feet of water. in the immediate aftermath liccardo and the board's chairman traded jabs and pointed fingers at one another. lyliccardo said the water district data said the creek could hold more water than it could. >> if we don't acknowledge this it data and information was flawed or there are improvements that need to be made in communication, we're doomed to repeat this debacle. >> reporter: at the time, anderson reservoir was sending a record amount of water over its spillway and down coyote creek after a series of drenching storms. after first accusing the city of failin

san jose mayor sam liccardo says the city needs to outline what it will do for its residents to preventwhat went wrong and two, we're going to talk about an action plan about what we're going to do in the next week, the next month and the next year to make sure this doesn't happen again.">( mark ) today's hearing is scheduled to begin at san jose's city hall at 3:00 this afternoon. ( mark ) new victims are coming forward after naked pictures of female marines were posted online. and now members of the marines united group - which was responsible for posting the pictures - are being redirected to new sites with more pictures. one new page is simply titled marines united 2. it promises to better protect against whistle blowers. but posts are also still being made on the original page including messages taunting investigators. a former marine and freelance journalist james laporta snapped screenshots showing that even after the scandal broke... members cheered each time it was reported on and continued to post lewd comments about women. meanwhile, a former female marine is speaking out. sa

today, san jose mayor sam liccardo... called on landlords to make more housing available... and says the city would pay the rent. ahead at eight.. east bay neighbors on edge after learning a familiar crime has resurfaced on their streets. now they hope it won't become a trend. plus. one batch of tea lead her in the hospital...then to her death. details on the desperate measures doctor took to try to save her. and next. the man behind a deadly terrorist attack in london is identified... as police reveal he was on their radar. "he did live his dream, and not a lot of people get to do that or have the drive to do that, and i really admire him for that.""he will be missed." (pam) a man from utah on a european trip with his wife to celebrate his 25th wedding anniversary ... is one of the three civilians killed in yesterday's terror attack.. in the heart of london. (steve) fifty=four year old kurt cochran of west bountiful was one of the first to die ... knocked over a parapet by a terrorist at the wheel of an s=u=v.he also killed a spanish woman in her 40s, a 75 year old man and

san jose city council debates ways to help residents prepare for the next big flood. the city is still feeling the devastating effects of the last flood. mayor sam liccardots better systems. last week the mayor told us about complaints of price gouging by businesses. san jose is one of four california cities that can sue parties for unfair business practices. >>> crews called off a search for a man who disappeared in baker bay. a man with minor injuries was stuck on a cliff after he tried to rescue another man who was swept away by the waters. the man was seen in the water but search and rescue teams lost sight of him. >>> nancy pelosi wants the chairman of the house intelligence committee to recuse himself from the investigation of russia. he admitted he had a secret meeting at the white house last week, he said he was shown intelligence reports that proved soarts the president donald trump -- associates of prim president donald trump were swept up in intelligence collection, but he did not show the evidence to the other members of his committee. >>> coming up, the final episode of the popular show bones airs tonight. >> up next, california wine makers

san jose mayor sam liccardo says the meeting has two objectives. one: to shine a light on mistakes made in assessing the risk for flooding andthe city's response. and two: to develop what he calls an 'action plan' tomake sure it never happens again. (catherine) a beautiful day outside. very spring like temperatures. (steve) and we're hoping it will stick around. let's check in with kron-4 meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence give us good news! lawrence karnow: it was another beautiful day with even warmer temperatures. it is definitely feeling like spring today. we had plenty of temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s and it should be even warmer tomorrow. doppler radar is still showing some rain will to our north and the pacific northwest. but high pressurre over much of california will keep the weather very mild with highs running 5 to 10 degrees above average. tonight will be mostly clear with some patchy fog moving along the coast and into the bay late tonight. you can see high pressure bulding in for thurdays to make it likely the warmest

. >>> in the meantime, san jose's mayor sam liccardo is rolling out a new system that will alert residents of possible flooding hours and even days in advance. the mayor says they will use a lot more than just technology to help people. >> that includes electronic communications and through the media and i think, most importantly, the low-tech solutions, knocking on doors in communities, particularly low-income communities that lack access to the internet. >> there was door knocking during the historic floods but they came too late. the city admits that the warning plan is still in its early draft. the mayor pushed for that call after calls to get out came far too late. >>> this is a story of a very different nature, kris. new this morning, a car at the bottom of a flood control center. its driver is on the run. san jose police arrived to see that car crashed through a fence and it appeared to keep going and ended up a flood control channel of a creek. two people were inside of the car. the driver bolted off. the car was not able to be removed due to damages there and the identity of the d

mayor sam liccardo is calling out the water district - for ing on the fl . >>> in san jose, water levels down, and the mayor is calling out the water district for skipping a hearing on the flooding disaster. in a statement, i was disappointed despite repeated requests, the santa clara valley water district declined to send engineer, hydrologists or managers with the relevant expertise. coyote creek flooding forced 14,000 people out of their homes last month. it also did at least $100 million in damage to the area. and now, city and water district officials are at odds over whose job it is to maintain the creek. but the chairman of water district had pointed words of his own for the mayor. john varallo wrote we are interested in facts, not blame, which only serves to dishonor those who have been harm and displaced by the flood waters. the mercury news reports that water district board members steered clear of last thursday's meeting after learning the city might take legal action against them. >>> a powerful winter storm is moving into the northeast right now, and as many as 50 million pe

today, san jose mayor sam liccardo once again criticized the valley water district for failing to send out a warning. we've learned the city is moving forward with a temporary stopgap to make sure it has the tools to warn people next time. nbc bay area damian trujillo live in san jose which is still a mess. damian? >> reporter: terry, yes, the mayor is working on several angles with regard that alert system. right now we're at ol aeander park. they're still working on that right now here, and at other parks across the city and across the county. while some of the flood victims here are worried about now, the city is planning for the future. the san jose s.w.a.t. team uses this tool, called an lrad, when confronted with a barricade situation. this is a demo, when they first purchased the device in 2008. now the city is buying several more lrads to use if they need to alert potential flood victims in the future. but those who suffered through the current flooding are too busy worrying about now to think about the future. this home is gutted, appliances lost, and so is the deposit money s

the san jose mayor sam liccardo is not mincing words on a lack of response from the santa clara valley water district to figure out why there wasn't more of a warning. >> if they're not showing up at our hearings and they are not talking to our staff, then we're out of options. that means we need to take responsibility and go hire the hydrologist ourselves. we will do that if that's what it takes. >> reporter: on tuesday mayor liccardo fired up a stern letter to the chairman of the water board criticizing him and his agency of experts for failing to attend a march 9 council meeting to discuss what went wrong. liccardo has admitted a break down of communication between the city and the water district resulted in a failure to give adequate warning to those evacuated during san jose's worst flooding in 20 years. he also criticized the water district for providing what he called an accurate water data and repeatedly flawed risks. today the water district met behind closed doors. we were told the chairman didn't have time for an interview. but in a letter to the mayor he responded to the ma

. >>> happening today, san jose mayor sam liccardo will be back out in neighborhoods affected by last week's flooding to help clean up. today he will join volunteers in kelly park on center road. members from orchard supply hardware will help repair damaged areas with $30,000 worth of donated items and materials. the clean-up is from 9:00 this morning until 2:00 this afternoon. >>> a recent rains have caused a scary situation in a south bay neighborhood. a gas leak forced people to leave their homes near suncrest avenue just north of alum rock park. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo tells us it took pg&e crews 10 hours to finish the repair work. >> reporter: it was well after dark when pg&e crews finished repairing a gas leak in san jose. diane was home when the leak happened. it was around is 1 1:00 a.m. her landscaper started frantically ringing her doorbell. >> he saw some -- the earth come up, like it was blowing. like kind of like a volcano would erupt. >> reporter: diane called 911. >> i saw the burst from the gas and there was a very strong gas smell. >> reporter: the fire depa

less than an hour ago, san jose mayor sam liccardo pushed for help for those hit hardest. nbc bay area's pete suratos is joining us live. what is the mayor asking for, pete? good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, sam. mayor sam liccardo just wrapped up the news conference not long ago at the pau say owe center at coyote creek. he is calling on landlords with vacant units to offer them up for those displaced, at least offer them on a short-term basis. they had good news during the conference several dozens of units have been made available by landlords around san jose. now, some of those landlords are waving any fees for those displaced to stay in those units. other units will be subsidized by charities. i had a chance to speak to the mayor after this press -- this news conference about the importance of landlords helping out during this tough time. >> we need apartments. we had a housing crisis before the floods. we have a more acute housing crisis today. we're putting a call out to all apartment owners, please identify vacant units. >> reporter: san jose floods a

. >>> happening today, san jose mayor sam liccardo will be back out in neighborhoods affected by last week's flooding to help clean up. he will join volunteers in kelly park. members from orchard supply hardware will help repair damaged areas with $30,000 worth of donated items and materials. the clean-up is from 9:00 this morning until 2:00 this afternoon. >>> recent rains have caused scary situation in a south bay neighborhood. a gas leak forced people to leave their homes near suncrest avenue just north of alum rock park. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo tells us it took pg&e crews 10 hours to repair the work. >> reporter: it was well after dark when pg&e crews finished repairing a gas leak on suncrest avenue in san jose. diane was home when the leak happened. it was around 11:00 a.m. her landscaper started frantically ringing her doorbell. >> he saw the -- some -- the earth come up like it -- like it was blowing. like kind of like a volcano would erupt. >> reporter: diane called 911-there was a very strong gas smell. >> reporter: the fire department evacuated some homes and had o

sam. yes. mayor sam liccardo of san jose will be speaking at that santa clara valley water district board meeting later this afternoon, but first he'll be hold hag news conference in 30 minutes here at city hall to answer questions about new accusations that the city knew in advance that the coyote creek would flood areas like rock springs and williams spring park neighborhood on february 21stst and yet did not order evacuations in time. yesterday the santa clara valley water district released a statement in response to a series of questions from the mayor, and in this response the district claims that both the district and the national weather service provide the city with early enough warnings to start evacuations, and i'm quoting here. our question is why did the city not act on maps, predictions, forecasts, data and other information from the national weather service that flooding was imminent? happy hollow park and zoo did take notice and evacuated and the city tells the mercury news that the people at the zoo could literally see the water coming up the creek which runs behind the property.

fans are staying at hotels like this san jose marriott. mayor sam liccardo rang in on ktvu mornings on 2. >> we've had a great run in the last year and a half. everything from super bowl opening night to u.s. figure skating championships, the gymnastics qualifying. the kind of events to bring people around the world to san jose. >> i've got 40 draft beers online. >> reporter: since all ncaa events are non-alcoholic, downtown businesses hoped it would be a slam dunk for profits. new to the block rookies on first street doubled up on staff and inventory, ordering beer popular in other states. >> i'm assuming everyone is going to redrink and post a drink. if the team wins, celebrate and drink. if they win celebrate and drink. >> i feel confident. we will see how it goes. but i mean if they win, then that's awesome. >> this gonzaga alum is on a work trip visiting seattle. he may now extend his trip to watch the team play. this san jose college team got tickets for $120. >> it's a once in a lifetime. college basketball, while we're college students, you can't mis

san jose mayor sam liccardo, other local officials and representatives from labor, transportation, andusiness groups will all be there at river glen park in san jose. >>> getting a driver's license is no big deal anymore. for many teenagers. a new study shows the percentage of teenagers who can legally drive has dropped to a record low. this is according to a study by the university of michigan. in 1996 more than 85% of high school seniors had a driver's license. that was down 14% in 2015. many teenagers say they don't really need a driver's license. they can connect with friends online or use a ridesharing app to get together. the michigan study also shows it's an economic issue as well when teenagers didn't need a license to get a job, they stopped being able to afford being able to buy a car and take care of it. >>> time now to check in with alex and gasia. >> thank you very much. from rain to hail, to even snow. we'll tell you more about the wild weather impacting people all across the bay area. >> a startling allegation from president trump about president obama and what does the

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. >>> the fallout continues tonight in san jose weeks after that devastating flooding there. in a letter sent to mayor sam liccardo today, the water district demanded to know why the city didn't evacuate endangered neighborhoods before the flood water. "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo is live at the water district headquarters with new details on this. katie. >> reporter: dan, the city's answer to that question tonight is we've already admitted our mistakes, we would like to move forward. both sides will come together for a special meeting here tomorrow to hash things out. the santa clara water district says san jose leaders had all of the data and warning they needed ahead of the flood. in a letter to the mayor, the district asks why didn't the city act. >> we're not sure exactly what the trigger was. what was the city waiting for to decide whether or not to call for mandatory evacuation also. >> reporter: the city spokesman says they've answered that question several times. he says the city made a flawed assumption based on bad data. >> we recognize going forward we have to have much lower trigger points for

. >>> the fallout continues tonight in san jose weeks after that devastating flooding there. in a letter sent to mayor sam liccardo today, the water district demanded to know why the city didn't evacuate endangered neighborhoods before the flood water. "abc 7 news" reporter katie marzullo is live at the water district headquarters with new details on this. katie. >> reporter: dan, the city's answer to that question tonight is we've already admitted our mistakes, we would like to move forward. both sides will come together for a special meeting here tomorrow to hash things out. the santa clara water district says san jose leaders had all of the data and warning they needed ahead of the flood. in a letter to the mayor, the district asks why didn't the city act. >> we're not sure exactly what the trigger was. what was the city waiting for to decide whether or not to call for mandatory evacuation also. >> reporter: the city spokesman says they've answered that question several times. he says the city made a flawed assumption based on bad data. >> we recognize going forward we have to have much lower trigger points for

. >>> the mayor of san jose has fired off a critical letter to the santa clara water district following that serious flooding last month. mayor sam liccardo was disappointed the water district did not send a board member or engineer to a public meeting last week on the coyote creek flood. the city has been under a lot of pressure to provide answers to people who were affected. mayor liccardo says he needs a list of questions and answers. the flood forced 14,000 people to evacuate and caused an estimated $73 million in damage. water district officials responded saying they did send their most senior communication official to make a presentation and provide answers. they also said they were interested in facts, not blame. and they reaffirmed their commitment to working with the city to prevent flooding in the future. >>> there is no legal -- new legal troubles. at 10:30 the new accusations against her in a different city. >>> and later in sports, the raiders will pick up an explosive free agent. mark tells us he's a scoring threat as a wide receiver. >>> but first in two minutes a mother in mourning after her 18- year-old son was e set to g

sam. mayor sam liccardo is asking the city attorney to sue landlords and contractors accused of gouging and scamming victims of the san jose floods. so far it appears to be a few isolated incidents. that's according to the mayor, but the mayor is asking residents to come forward if they have a complaint. within the past 60 minutes this is what we saw in the brookwood terrace areas, san jose police officers on patrol taking a report from joleen noel who lives on south 19th street. she feels she was gouged by a company hired to remove the mud that was two to three feet deep in her basements, the size of a walk-in closet. they quoted her $1,500 to $17 lunn. when they finished she said they tried to get her to pay $2,200. refused and paid 1,700 for a job she felt should have been more like $1,000 and didn't have much of a choice. she needed to get that muck out of her basement asap. >> we were vulnerable at the time and we were desperate to get this work done quickly and so they thought they could swoop in and just -- if you don't speak up, they will -- they will take you for as much as they can and do as little as possible. >

mayor sam liccardo wants to eliminate all financial barriers to public college in san jose by the year1. >> we're going to walk before we run. we're starting with 800 students. we think we can do more this year and expand every year. >> the san jose promise money will cover tuition, books, health fees and public transportation to class. >>> we have an update to a homeless camp in san francisco that has frustrated local business owners. they accused the city of dragging its feet and not doing enough to protect the area. ktvu's frank mallicoat reports on the changes by the city in that neighborhood. >> reporter: san bruno avenue is nearly spotless. a far cry from a week recognize when dozens of tents called it home. sunday san francisco sent in dpw crews to reclaim the streets. >> i am still upset. i am pleased that there has been a response. >> reporter: she owns a family jewelry business that sits on the edge of that encampment. she has witnessed everything from drug use to violence through her back window. she appreciates the city's efforts but says the big problem still remains. >> w

. >>> san jose city council is listening to proposals aimed at helping residents prepare for the big flood. the mayor, sam liccardo said he wants more money for recovery efforts and he wants to speed up the response of emergency services. he told us last week that residents are complaining about price gouging businesses and contractors and landlords failing to keep their obligations. >>> today inspectors are getting a closer look at the damaged oroville dam. they are going to determine if the broken concrete can be repaired or it needs to be replaced. >> reporter: it's been 10 days since the water resumed flowing from the damaged spillway, but beginning monday, the department of water resources ramped down the water and fired up the power plant. by late afternoon, there was no water coming out of the oroville spillway. the dwr said they may need to turn it on two more times to better manage lake levels. >> we are in the middle of a snow run off with record snow pack. we need to do everything to make sure we have a safe, damage free spillway. >> reporter: then, what is left of this spillway will be god for good and

san jose for a town hall meeting to deal with the quite creek flood. it's been more than a month and 500 families are still enable to get home. mayor sam liccardo speaks. >> we certainly have a more acute one now and i'm reaching out to landlords and land owners to find any apartment or spare room we can find to help folks get back on their feet. >> renters and homeowners also have access to low interest loans. >>> a flood of phone calls, tips from the public led union city police officers to the woman seen in this surveillance video. she was backing her car into a family in a walmart parking lot. tonight she is in jail arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. on monday she tried returning batteries to walmart and instead was accused of stealing those batteries. security guards tried to stop her but she took off. several people were hurt as she drove out of the parking lot. >>> a suspected kirp is behind bars. lee eagle tried to grab a girl who was walking in the city's west portal neighborhood last night. officers say he tried to shove her into i see had example two people nearby heard her scream and pulled her away. police were able to trac