it is a real economic boom in saratoga. how did racing become popular in saratoga? waters,e came for the and became bored with just being healthy, and needed some type of outlet. in 1863, a group of men led by john morrissey, who was also responsible for the building of our casinos -- he brings the idea of racing in saratoga. just a couple of days in august in 1864, -- starting the construction of the present-day track took place. on theoing to drive backside of the track and give you an idea as we look across from the last, just a layout of our thorough bed -- thoroughbred track. it is a beautiful track. .he facility there is great it is a historic track in the sense that it has not been modernized to the point that you could fit 150,000 there, you could put 50,000 in a very beautiful setting and look at it in the way it was operating in the 1870's, early 1900s. >> what is the big race that ?akes place here are some ar what is the tracfone for? >> the travelers race. unfortunately, saratoga has gone heritageame of great champions. many the greatest forces have come

only a few miles north of saratoga springs. and the significance of this historic site is this was the final home of civil war general and president ulysses s. grant. and and this is the place where ulysses grant penned his memoirs. he was dying of throat cancer. his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. we get the story here that most people don't know about. after his second term as president, ulysses grant and his wife julia went on a world tour from 1877 to 1879. he met many world leaders. he was well respected around the world. when they arrived in the states in 1879, they were looking for a place to settle. for grant, it was always an easy decision, even though they owned multiple properties in the united states, the decision for grant was to be close to family. he chose the location where his young sons were living in new york city. the grants moved into the upper east side of manhattan. children lived nearby. they enjoyed a few years out

several inches of rain helped energize saratoga creek. not everything was as peaceful as this. weather conditions were rough when a wrong-way driver on southbound 880 near the 237 interchange created a chaotic and horrific crash scene just before 5:00 a.m. >> i don't know where -- where he got on the freeway traveling the wrong direction, but it wasn't very far from here where we got the call. >> reporter: in the end, five vehicles were involved. the wrong-way driver was killed and another person taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the morning commute through milpitas was a mess. in palo alto, stop signs were apparently just a suggestion for this truck. the power was out at the oregon expressway, and bryant street intersection. gordon reid says his power went out about 11:30 last night during a heavy downpour. he woke up early to make cookies for the students in his astronomy class. >> the oven doesn't work unless i have electricity. so if i don't get it soon, i don't get the cookies baked and the students will be disappointed. >> reporter: we're hearing more calls of sl

can use the tractor calming method in saratoga stanley roberts kron 4 news the warriors defense must been blinded by the utah jazz's uniforms tonight... the jazz's rainbow uniforms are supposed to represent different parts of utah... okay... the warriors lone bright spot... klay thompson... 27 points and 3-5 on threes... but the jazz were on fire... joe ingles... knocks down one of his 6 three-pointers... the jazz shot 50-percent from behing the arc donovan mitchell... went for 20 points... as the jazz go up 15 in the 3rd quarter and ricky rubio... 23 poiints and 11 rubio... 23 and ricky quarterthe 3rd jazz go up 15 in points... as the went for 20 kron 4 news slow down.drivers to getting method of getting drivers to slow down. the backroads of nats: ambiance where paying attention can keep you from getting hit by a bus nats: ambiance you need to watch out for the deer and the narrow roads.nats: ambiance in fact they recommend you navigate some of the roads at 22 miles per hour sound of car skidding wait does this sign really say 22 miles per hour i widh there was someone id could ask

seen a 19 mile per hour sign next thing you know you will be telling me there are 14 signs i'm in saratogathere is a method to their madness i'll expalin in the next edtion of behaving badly (grant) one of the main goals of police officers is to keep people safe on the roads... and slowing down is certainly one of the ways to do that. (vicki) and one city in the south bay has a noteworthy approach. the backroads of saratoga nats: ambiancewhere paying attention can keep you from getting hit by a bus nats: ambiance you need to watch out for the deer and the narrow roads.nats: ambiance in fact they recommend you navigate some of the roads at 22 miles per hour sound of car skidding wait does this sign really say 22 miles per hour i widh there was someone id could ask about this but in out in the middle of nowhere can i take a picture ahh don't get hit by the truck .ask and you shall receive it's an odd number, usually it's either 15 or 25 so it's kinda odd .actually they do have 15 miles per hour . oh wait that 14 . there has to be a 15 mile per hour sign some where . what this one says 16 ..

hamilton, milpitas and saratoga. light showers, heavy mist and down towards watsonville and scattered showers. it's a one on our storm impact scale pipts winding down. the next few hours we'll see isolated showers, just trace amounts south and east. so far we've seen over an inch in santa rosa. three-quarters of an inch in mill valley. you know, it was pretty impressive in the east bay today. it was raining for a good part of the commute and picked up a tebt or so, maybe more than that. looking at a couple hundredths so far in the south bay. you can see the clouds and sunshine. it is mild in san francisco, 57. 54 in oakland. cloud cover, high relative humidity and kind of muggy out there but we're seeing the sunshine downtown. 56, santa rosa. it's 57 in novato. 48 in concord. 24-hour temperature change, yeah, a lot milder than the past couple of days. that's due to the moist boundary layer we have. we have a lot of loyal level moisture. a nice shot from emeryville. showers, mist and drizzle mainly south and east. par

saratoga with 1/2 inch. there is cloud coverage sneaking over the ridge driving into mendocino into lake county as well. frost could be an issue tomorrow because there's too much fog. we do have some critical minimums but i don't think they are lasting very long. cloverdale 38, healdsburg 30, colder temperatures in lake county. mill valley 37, point reyes and bodega bay at 39. 36 american canyon. hidden brook and vallejo 36. that is pretty cold. the cloud coverage is increasing to the north with oakfield 32, napa 32 so we have a cold air mass but all signs point to the ring line lifting. 50s on the temperatures for the weekend warming up. 7:32. i saw that sfo shot. >> you know, no matter what they say about you steve, i like you. >> likewise sal.>>> let's take a look at the fog. steve and i worked together when it comes to the fog and as he mentioned the fog is hanging around. earlier this morning i could see to emeryville but we can barely see to the over crossing now. it is foggy with traffic looking okay.

can use the tractor calming method in saratoga stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) coming up on the news... how a north bay county is trying to ease the rebuilding process for those who lost everything in deadly wildfires. ,$8drw (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:little change in the weather can be expected. look for dry conditions to continue with above average temperatures. expect highs in the 60s and 70s with overnight lows mainly in the 40s and 50s. 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 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. (robin) sonoma county wildfire survivors who have their burned lots cleared out ... are now moving on to the next stage of rebuilding, which involves county permits. kron four's spencer blake reports on how the county is speeding up the process. these portable buildings are new

later, we visit saratoga springs, new york to learn about the history and literary life of the community. ico'sout an hour, polito reporter joins us to talk about entitlement reform. then a roundtable on entitlement reform with the american enterprise institute and the center for american progress. ♪ host: good morning, everyone. welcome to the "washington journal" on this friday, january 5. white house and republicans on capitol hill are eyeing entitlement reform. social security medicare, and medicaid could all see reforms this year. we want to get your thoughts on the program. if you live in the eastern central part of the country, (202) 748-8000 is your number. mountain pacific (202) 748-8001. join us on

i woke straight up in my bed in san francisco as people did as far south as south san jose and saratoga we have heard from people. i just spoke with a man who is actually a nurse at a nearby kaiser hospital here in oakland. here's his story. >> i was working in icu and it felt like a giant punched the building and all the nurses came together to talk and woke the patients up and everybody's blood pressure went up. so it was scary for us. we haven't felt an earthquake in a long time. usually you're moving around, you're doing something. being in california, you like to think you're used to it but it's still scary. >> reporter: that man was born in the bay area and it was scary. they have a protocol there it the hospital if it was a very serious quake. this lasted about five seconds and by the time it was over, everybody knew that everybody was going to be okay. everybody felt safe. he said those are also the times when you question the structural stability of the building you're in. again, i'll repeat, no reports of any damage or injuries here even near the epicenter on the oakland-berke

memorials to the heroes of yorktown, and saratoga. two young americans who shed their blood on the shores of normandy and the fields beyond, and others who went down in the and thef the pacific skies all over asia. over onetands tall more monument. this one. this capitol. this living monument. this is the monument to the american people. [applause] pres. trump: we are a people who se heroes live not only in the past, but all around us, defending hope, pride, and defending the american way. they work in every trade, they sacrifice to raise a family. they care for our children at home. they defend our flag abroad. they are strong moms and brave kids. they are firefighters and police officer's and border agents, medics, and marines. above all else, they are americans. this capital, the city, this nation, belongs entirely to them. [applause] pres. trump: our task is to respect them, to listen to them, to serve them, to protect them, and to always be worthy of them. with ardentll world music. they push the balance of science and discovery.

monuments to washington and jefferson and lincoln and king memorials to the heroes of yorktown and saratoga. to young americans who shed their blood on the shores of normandy and the fields beyond and others who went down in the waters of the pacific and the skies all over asia and freedom stands tall. over one more monument this one. is capital this living monument this is the monument to the american people. have it was was it was. we're a people whose heroes live not only in the past but all around us defending hope pride. and defending the american way. they work in every tray they sacrifice to raise a family they care for our children at home they defend our flag abroad and they are strong moms and brave kids. they are firefighters and police officers and border agents medics and marines but above all else they are americans and this capital this city this nation belongs entirely to them. thank . our task is to respect them to listen to them to serve there to protect them and to always be worthy of them americans so fill the world with art and music they push the balance of science and

now, we are heading down to the peninsula and coopertino and saratoga, we are seeing wet roadways and in the north bay, forest nflt oles, seeing moisture. are you ready for a soaker? stronger storm will move in here early next week. it looks like it will dump rain in the bay area, helping the rainfall deficit. speaking of a stronger storm. look at the powerful storm battering the northeast. they have seen everything from ice to snow, blizzard conditions, flooding rains and mixed precipitation behind the system. they are going to deal with bitterly cold conditions going in to the weekend. >> mild in comparison to the northeast. we have 50s, 60s in terms of our temperatures and visibility not so great. in concord and fairfield, about 2-2-1/2 miles due to fog. watch out, here is a look at the morning commute. let's take a look at a live picture from the abc 7 news camera. it's cloudy. fog and rain in the morning and wet for the rest of the friday. dry pattern and a level two storm coming in early next week. the current system going in to tomorrow, it's a light one. level one. scattered s

san jose, saratoga, lexington.nd skirting right along santa ruse and highway 1 there have been isolated cells in the santa cruz mountains. the next line is moving into the northern. mendocino and lake counties, things will pick up. it won't be warm today. a lot of 40s on the temps. you can see there is another line forming off of the san mateo coast. these will happen throughout most of the day. you will get sun, clouds and showers. i will tell you, that is a cold coil moving in to the north. that will be the side of the strongest possible thunderstorms. after tomorrow morning, all signs point towards drier and warmer weather. we will have rain totals that were not bad coming up in half an hour. >> thank you, steve. >>> governor jerry brown will deliver his final state of the state address at 10:00 this morning. >> this will be his 16th state of the state speech to the legislature that, is more than any other california governor. >> hard to believe. kristine rendon joins us live with a preview of the speech. good m

saratoga, a half inch of rain. some of that thunderstorm activity has moved off but not before numerous reports of halo. good hill for many, certainly around morgan hill. also over richardson bay, venetia and danville. that is all gone now. the cold and unstable air has moved off but the cold air has settled in and patchy fog has for them. there will be cloud cover to the north. cloud cover north of santa rosa. a lot of 30s in the north. lakeport, 31. napa, 33. upper 30s and 40s as well. sunnyvale, 40. 43 at sfo. around the bay, richmond, 43. a couple observations and oakland, one at 42. san francisco, 43 up to 46. 19 in truckee. things are calming down. if you're heading north toward shasta, good snow yesterday. you could see some activity in mendocino and north. a little north of cloverdale and santa rosa. other than that we will have partly sunny skies. mostly cloudy to the north. the pattern will change. that was the last system. a dry forecast and warmer going into the weekend and probably most of next week as

. >> reporter: next up, saving pro lizbeth cole, hunkering down in saratoga, new york.ics that you're using. >> reporter: in fact, just r could save you up to $130 a year. >> if you're not using a room go ahead and close the vents in the go. jersey, advice for anyon fireplace. >> if you have a fireplace and have a fireplace damper, at damper is in a closed position. amount of air out of your chimney. >> repyour clothes in cold water could save you another $60. and lowering the hot water heater temperature to 120 degrees could save you $61 more. >> wow, all great advice. rebecca is with us again tonight. you can do something to the outlets to your home. >> yes.ew dollars at the hardware store, david, you can pick up the phone plate outlet seals they'll save you money. >> thanks >>> when we come back -- the earthquake rattling the west. new concern over that >>> also the e. coli outbrack >>> and the young boy going swimming in the k the sharks. the family had no idea. we'll be right back. can i help you? it's me. jamie. i'm not good with names. celeste! i trainere a locker. -moose man!

like there's no major problems, traffic is looking good, sunny veil, cooper ville and down towards saratoga. our weather expert steve paulson is standing by, he's next. at the bay bridge toll plaza it looks good, it looks foggy here in this picture, and at 4:18 lets bring steve paul in. >> it's thursday not monday. >> that's true. >>> we have a lot of cloud cover and there's more to show. there's more fog in santa rosa north. there's low clouds and fog in place. watch out for that. we're getting reports of that. clouds are above one more system. this is about it for today. the next one is on tuesday, santa rosa from cloverdale to 101 to 103. it's mostly cloudy skies, i would say cloudy to the north of the ridge. the ridge is building in, it will kick in tomorrow. low clouds in place, the fog is thick here for a while. a lot of low 50s, lafayette, blackhawks, 51 and this is cooler to be here at 49. upper 40s, low 50s for many. 48 in monterey, the farther north you go, a little more in the way of precipitation. this will zip through, the next rain would be on tuesday, and it looks to be an ok

down in saratoga, new york. >> unplug the electronics you're not using. >> reporter: unplugging your laser printer could save you $130 a year. >> if you're not using the room, close the vents. >> reporter: and in new jersey, advice for anybody with a fireplace. >> make sure the damper's in the closed position. it can let a tremendous at of air out the chimney. >> reporter: washing the clothes in cold could save you more. you'd be surprised how much air can come through the outlets. you can purchase phone plate outlet seals, those you can attach yourself to the light fixtures, and it can save you hundreds of dollars in energy coasts. rebecca jarvis, new york. >> or we could move to florida where it's warmer >> if you're into instant congratulate a gratification. >> the powerball jackpot an estimated $550 million. half a billion dollars. if you are going to play, you should know that winners who use quick pick win the jackpot 70% of the time. so jot down all those birthdays apparently not as helpful. >> and usually a rural gas station or store is the place. like i don't know why us cit

several inches of rain helped energize saratoga creek, but not everything was a peaceful as this.itions were rough when a wrong would i driver on southbound 880 near the 237 interchange created a chaotic and horrific crash scene just before 5:00 a.m. >> i don't know where he got on the freeway traveling the wrong direction. but it wasn't very far from here where we got the call. >> reporter: in the end five vehicles were involved, the wrong way driver was killed, and another person taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the morning complete was a mess. palo alto, stop signs were apparently just a suggestion for this truck. the power was out at the oregon expressway and vine street intersection. gordon reed said the power went out about 11:00 last night. >> the oven doesn't work unless i have electricity. so if i don't get it soon, i don't get the cookies baked and students will be disappointed. >> reporter: we're hearing that more calls in the santa cruz mountains for slides. of course you want to be extra careful when driving up there, you could be the first person to come ar

steady rainfall approach the santa clara valley, knocking on your doorsteps san jose, campbell, saratoga los gatos. lots of answers are coming up in the forecast next. this time the brick and mortar victim... "toys-r-us". the company is closing about one-5th of its >>> yet another blow to retail, this time the brick and mortar victim, toys r us. the company is closing about 1/5 of its stores across the country including nine here in the bay area. kpix5's john ramos on the end of an era for parents and their children. ♪ i don't want to grow up i'm a toys r us kid ♪ >> reporter: a lot of people grew up with that 1980s jingle in their heads and from the reaction of 2-year-old andrea rozzo -- >> you want to go in there? >> reporter: -- the excitement of going to ail toys r us is alive and -- a toys r us is alive and well. >> it's like an ideal store that has everything. >> reporter: not quite everything. it seems this store in pinole is missing customers. yesterday the parent company filed for bankruptcy protection announcing a plan to close up to 182 stores across the country, nine here in

people heading just to the west of san jose, moving closer to sunnyvale and saratoga, seeing the rain. but take a look at the picture in santa rosa. finally some breaks in the clouds. just a little bit of sunshine is now coming through. we're also seeing that at ocean beach where the temperature is at 58 degrees. seeing that sun kind of breaking through the clouds there. and then we look at all of the clouds and that rain still falling in anderson reservoir, morgan hill and the reservoir has been so low, now reaching capacity because of the heavy rain we've seen. and the models still showing the potential of some spotty showers, most of it clears out in time for the evening commute. so the evening commute does look dry but still a chance of some rain through at least about 3:00. mostly cloudy skies with our temperatures in the south bay in the mid-50s. we talked about what's happening in the sierra and these areas showing white, that's where we do have snow. that's only the higher elevations above 6,500 feet. so a lot of the sierra still measuring some rain, while kirkwood and spots l

saratoga raining pretty hard right now. san jose light showers. out to the east and west you have concorde and pittsburgh lightly scattered showers. in the mountains it is going off. it should not slow down much. it has been slowing -- snowing ridiculous amounts. they can see two feet by tomorrow. they will go through tomorrow with continued showers one and all. good news for the water watchers and for surface reservoirs near lake shasta. everybody who needs water. you can tell it is not raining by the way it looks in san francisco. it is raining in san jose. the forecast into late tonight it starts to move out. about 5 am it starts to move in again. lightly scattered showers. the mountain it keeps going. through tomorrow wave after wave of energy. cooler air with moisture will slide through. the air is going to rise. really cool clouds tomorrow. with this pattern of instability it would not be hard to see a thunderstorm popped up. you can see going into 9 pm tomorrow it clears out. friday saturday and sunday is drive. looks like a pretty dry peri

also from windsor to santa rosa and russian river and back towards the bay, saratoga and this is between san jose, there's a line offshore, so in the next 45 minutes that should move onshore. the winter storm warning goes to the upper levels of the sierra. 3500 chain requirements out. 58, 85, 89. there's a decent, down to 3500, 3-6 inches of snow possible today. fairfield, take your pick, napa, novato, there will be more before we get to 7:00. wood side is in there, 43 los altos and foster city 42. 42 in truckee and you can see from bear valley, light snow up here and we'll take it. that cold core system that's swinging behind the front, we're close enough. we'll mention showers today and the possibility of thunder showers, the heaviest will be to the north and that looks like to be the best activity. it's clearing and cool and the weekend looks sunny and warmer except fall. colder showers, and thunderstorms are a possibility, some up near fort bragg area, it's in the mix. we'll have high pressure and warmer temperatures sunday and monday. >>> 4:47 is the time right now. >>> two black be

saratoga is even offering rock painting kits if you want to participate.the idea is to celebrate the community. >> i like that. >> so this weekend as we look ahead it's going to be a cool one and there will be some waves of rain moving through so you want to plan your weekend around the wet weather. if you're going to napa valley on friday it's going to be nice but look at those high temperatures, only 54 degrees, it's going to be cooler than the way we start out this week. on saturday 55 and then the rain returns on sunday, looks like it will be late in the evening, if you are going to caramel valley, more of the same, rain on both sides of the weekend. so saturday as of now looks like the openly all clear day and it's going to be chilly, too, only 54 degrees. santa cruz also will be cool with highs in the low to mid 50s and breezy winds, sunshine breaking out on saturday within the clouds back here on sunday afternoon. if you are going to squaw valley, look at these temperatures, these are some of the coldest temperatures we have had for quite some time.

saratoga is offering rock painting kits if you want to participate.the idea is to celebrate the community. i do that with my kids all the tim time. >> i think it will be a great day to get out there because the rain holds off until later on tonight and then we will see more rain as we go into the weekend. let's check out saturday's forecast and look at how cool it's going to be. mostly to partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 50s and then as we head into sunday it's going to be a little bit milder, but that rain does move in late. if you are going to napa valley this weekend our high temperatures will only be up to 55 degrees and mostly sunny and then for sunday that rain once again will be rolling back in, low 50s there, caramel valley will see rain on both ends of the weekend. so friday looks wet and then sunday as well. saturday is your only dry day in caramel valley and then also the same in santa cruz with 55 degrees our high temperature and some breezy winds as we will see kind of some much cooler temperatures than we have had recently. also

now, we are heading down to the peninsula and coopertino and saratoga, we are seeing wet roadways andrth bay, forest nflt oles, seeing moisture. are you ready for a soaker? stronger storm will move in here early next week. it looks like it will dump rain in the bay area, helping the rainfall deficit. speaking of a stronger storm. look at the powerful storm battering the northeast. they have seen everything from ice to snow, blizzard conditions, flooding rains and mixed precipitation behind the system. they are going to deal with bitterly cold conditions going in to the weekend. >> mild in comparison to the northeast. we have 50s, 60s in terms of our temperatures and visibility not so great. in concord and fairfield, about 2-2-1/2 miles due to fog. watch out, here is a look at the morning commute. let's take a look at a live picture from the abc 7 news camera. it's cloudy. fog and rain in the morning and wet for the rest of the friday. dry pattern and a level two storm coming in early next week. the current system going in to tomorrow, it's a light one. level one. scattered showers wil

bay right now, street level radar where we're seeing pockets of light rain from chester avenue, to saratoga and chesterton park. we go over to mt. hamilton, also in the hills north of mt. hamilton. clover dale right now, light rain to moderate rain, and then you see just above lake county there, we're seeing some snow falling, it is accumulating, hail is coming down, pelting parts of bay area, you may have seen it, there were thunderstorms as you know that moved across the region, and they are continuing to keep us in an unsettled pattern, as you look at the storm impact scale, this is a level 1 throughout the night. scattered showers and still a chance of hail and thunderstorms along with high elevation snow. i'll let you know if this will hang around through the weekend or if it will clear out. >>> video from all over the bay area this afternoon, this one was in santa rosa about 10:00 this morning, and then a few minutes later, a rainbow. >>> a marine crew from the placer county sheriff's office was on a training mission. they encountered 5 to 6-foot swells and wind gusts up to 85 miles a

monuments to washington and jefferson and lincoln and king memorials to the heroes of yorktown and saratoga. to young americans who shed their blood on the shores of normandy and the fields beyond. and others who went down in the waters of the pacific. and the skies all over asia and freedom stands tall. over one more monument this one. this capitol this living monument this is the monument to the american people thad one thousand one . where people whose heroes live not only in the past but all around us defending hope pride and defending the american way they work in every trade they sacrifice to raise a family they care for our children at home they defend our flag abroad. and they are strong moms and brave kids they are firefighters and police officers and border agents medics and marines but above all else they are americans and this capital this city this nation belongs entirely to them. at one thousand one our task is to respect them to listen to them to serve to protect them. and to always be worthy of them. americans fill the world with art and music they push the balance of scienc

expenditure is nearly 19=thousand dollars, fifty percent more than the national average,the los gatos=saratogaountain view=los altos high school districts are two and three in the bay area, and in the state. here's the local honor roll ... from tamalpais in marin couty to the albany and piedmont city districts and three districts in contra costacounty ... acalanes in lafayette, pleasanton and san ramon valley.niche=dotcom doesn't name the worst schol districts, but it does give vallejo high school a grade of "d"only five percent of students in the working class city say they feel safe at school.just 15 percent are proficient in math, 37 percent in reading.the student teeacher ratio is 25 to one.by comparison, in the wealthy town of palo alto ... 93 percent of students feel safe, 82 percent are proficient in math, 77 percent in reading, and there are more teachers. ( robin ) the university of california is postponing its vote to raise tuition. the vote which was scheduled for yesterday will now happen in may. the board of regents says it is necessary to raise tuition to compensate for state fun

closer look at the south bay, we see a few of those areas in yellow indicating heavier rain around saratoga and sunnyvale and that will be moving into downtown san jose. and we are getting some lighter showers for the south county, but we'll see that also picking up as we go through the rest of the day. a very soggy start this morning. the winds will pick up later today and we'll talk about the timeline of this storm system as it continues to move through. that's coming up in just a few minutes. mike, you already have two crashes on the roads. >> i'm going to update that. one crash on the road and one was there also. both down highway 17 and more activity reported for oakland. i'll check on what is going on there, as well. a lot of slowing first passing down towards the summit where there was a second crash but a pole was taken down. but, again, lanes are clear south of redwood estates, it sounds like. a quick look at the san rafael area. there are a couple crashes to the north and we'll check out santa rosa and i'll let you know how that is. and i want to bring our friend from an jose. it

after the battle of saratoga, it was pretty clear that americans could do this. so, americans first professional diplomats conducted these two treaties. the treaty of commerce was essential. it granted france most favored nation trading status and the french were very excited about getting into the economic trade war with great britain after the war was over, and this treaty would be in effect for several years after. >> it really solidified our relationship with france. the object we have here is a printing of the treating. a famous printer at the time, john dunlap of philadelphia, created about 300 copies of these treaties. very few remain today. we are lucky and privileged to have this item in our collection. he is also famous for printing the declaration of independence. so, our new nation is emerging. we started sending diplomats abroad. there was some debate in the first half of the 19th century about what our diplomats should look like. should they wear uniforms? should they dress more american? what was american? this was a new nation emerging. >> exactly

i woke straight up in my bed in san francisco as people did as far south as south san jose and saratogahave heard from people. i just spoke with a man who is actually a nurse at a nearby kaiser hospital here in oakland. here's his story. >> i was working in icu and it

. >>> search is on for two burglary suspects in the saratoga hills. santa clara county sheriff deputies have set up a perimeter near the location where the suspects were last seen. near mount eden and pierce road. the search is been going on since 7:30 pm. at last check the burglary suspects had not been located.>>> contra costa county sheriff confirming the death of a young child. following a crash in antioch caused by a stolen pickup truck. a four-year-old girl is dead and a two-year-old is in critical condition. the pickup truck they were in was hit by a stolen pickup truck. a 23-year-old man from pittsburgh was driving the stolen pickup truck. he was spotted by a sheriff deputy on highway 4. the deputy followed him without activating the lights on his cruiser. when the suspect exited the highway at summersville road the driver ran a red light. moments later and slammed into a gray pickup carrying a parent and two children.>> my husband was on our motorhome. the truck went up on his side. it exploded all over the place. >> in addition to the four-y

a half inch in saratoga. it looks like everything is winding down fast. you are watching mornings on 2, by the way. a subliminal message i am sending to you. listen to your television set. coming down from the northwest will be a few showers to the north, not so much here. if your north of santa rosa, there is some cloud cover that could sneak in. i'm going to send this over to sal. [ laughter ] >> i'm sorry. i'm not supposed to laugh at glitches but here we are. >>> let's look at the tracy super commute and start on 580 westbound. westbound 580 traffic is moving along okay if you are driving through. it's a little busy and slower than i'd like to see it for a friday. i'd like it to get better. maybe the traffic

low 40s in boulder creek and campbell says 41. 44, saratoga. 39 in redding. 18 in truckee. 39 in ukiah. sacramento, 42. partly cloudy, mostly sunny in tahoe. we also have rain to the north in portland and seattle but there's no hint or sign of rain for us for a long time. maybe all the way out through february if everything continues to show up as advertised. 60s and near 74 the temperatures. low 70s in morgan hill and gilroy. sunny and warmer after thursday and as we go into the weekend. >> thank you, steve. >>> 4:50 am. a proposal to add a copy of the california icon. >> when you think about vegas, people go there and pretend it's the real one anyway. >> los angeles officials are considering a -- adding a second hollywood sign. the reason for adding a twin of the landmark. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself t

expenditure is nearly 19=thousand dollars, fifty percent more than the national average,the los gatos=saratogas high school districts are two and three in the bay area, and in the state. here's the local honor roll ... from tamalpais in marin couty to the albany and piedmont city districts and three districts in contra costacounty ... acalanes in lafayette, pleasanton and san ramon valley.niche=dotcom doesn't name the worst schol districts, but it does give vallejo high school a grade of "d"only five percent of students in the working class city say they feel safe at school.just 15 percent are proficient in math, 37 percent in reading.the student teeacher ratio is 25 to one.by comparison, in the wealthy town of palo alto ... 93 percent of students feel safe, 82 percent are proficient in math, 77 percent in reading, and there are more teachers. coming up in some parts of san jose you can literally search for furniture, without ever leaving your car if you need it, it's available, but before you get too excited there's a catch, i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly. (ácommerc

those are the warm spots. 32 in saratoga right now and 47 in richmond. let's take a look from our east bay hills camera. you can see the visibility much better now that the rain clouds have gone away. slippery spots on the road. there's a wet area here and there plus a chance of light rain today so caution. random rains if you're taking mass transit and breezy on the bay early. east bay valleys cloudy with some sprinkles, random light rain started off at 51. topping out at 58 degrees. in the south bay we may see sunshine early and then the clouds increase. if you see any rain it will be during the latter parts of the afternoon hours. a chance between 8:00 and noon and then we'll see sunshine by 4:00 and 55 degrees. we'll take a look at the storm hour by hour next. first sue is tracking an accident. here she is. >>> update vacaville. let's head there on our maps. a transition from 505 to westbound 80. an overturned pickup truck was hit by a semi big rig. chp and emergency crews are on scene. they are getting traffic by there. a heads-up, i'm not seeing sl

. >> reporter: next up, savings pro lizabeth cole, hunkering down in saratoga, new york. >> unplug thosectronics that you're not using. >> reporter: in fact, just unplugging your laser printer could save you up to $130 a year. >> if you're not using a room go ahead and close the vents in that room, that way the heat will get to where it needs to go. >> reporter: and in nutley, new jersey, advice for anyone with a fireplace when the fire's out. >> make sure that damper is in a closed position. that damper can let a tremendous amount of air out of your chimney. >> reporter: finally, washing your clothes in cold water could save you another $60. and lowering the hot water heater temperature to 120 degrees could save you $61 more. >> wow, all great advice. rebecca is with us again tonight. you can actually do something to the outlets in your home? >> that's right. for just a few dollars at the hardware store, david, you can pick up the phone plate outlet seals, adhere them yourself and they'll save you money. >> thanks, rebecca. >>> when we come back -- the earthquake rattling the west. new

throughout the morning commute and we are trying to keep them wet at sunnyvale and cupertino and saratoga, from pearce road to stevens canyon road to benton street all the way up to mission college boulevard. as you're heading up towards curbing parkway, alvarado niles through the sunol grade, still wet through. coming through 580 all the way towards the dublin grade ber seeing wet weather. the south bay at 101 and 880, you can see the water coming up from those tires. slippery this morning for your commute. mass transit will be wet this morning but not this afternoon. we will get rid of the rain on the bay this morning but it will be a little breezy as we head into the afternoon hours. san francisco today our best chance of rain from about 8:00 to noon, it will be scattered showers, after that mostly cloudy, temperatures in the mid 50s today. in the east bay we will be in the mid 50s today with our best chance of scattered showers from 8:00 to 2:00, let's head down to the south bay where we will hold on to a chance of scattered showers all the way up until 4:00 with temperatures in the u

it's hitting saratoga and los gatos heading eventually toward morgan hill. as we zoom out to shoyu what's going on around the entire -- show you what's going on around the entire bay area, fewer showers, but the atmosphere is still unstable and ripe for the possibility of a thunderstorm or additional small hail. take a look at this. this is the radar at lunchtime in gilroy and what the rain and storm produced around gilroy. that was widespread hail in the santa clara valley down highway 101. look at that red there, the intense echo on our radar was where the hail fell around the lunch hour today in gilroy. what do we have for rainfall? we got about a 1/2 inch for vallejo and san ramon, nearly that for union city, san jose and windsor. the rain is finished it looks like by 11:00 tonight leading to a clear and chilly night in the bay area, but very active. so what comes next as we're getting close to a weekend? we'll talk more about that coming up. >> thank you. >>> let's go back outside now, chopper 5 with a live view of the sunset and clouds. that is so pret

saratoga was number four in palo alto was number five. graded on test scores, graduation rate and student and parent reviews. >>> new information about the lawsuit against the richmond police department. we are learning that jasmine has dropped her lawsuit against the richmond police department. she dropped a similar suit against the contra costa police department last year. >>> one day after larry nasser was sentenced the fallout continues. >> i just signed your death warrant. >> reporter: as larry nasser learns that he will spend the rest of his life in prison, the aftermath continues to send shockwaves across the country. wednesday afternoon a judge sentenced nasser to up to hundred and 75 years in prison. after one week of powerful testimony by 150 victims. >> this is about the institutions that protected him. everyone in the world should be outraged right now. >> reporter: hours later the president of the university of michigan resigned. she said that she cannot say not to the survivors. i can never say enough how sorry and that a tr

saratoga, you're dry. visibility map here, let's talk about the visibility concerns out there. 4 miles at the airport in oakland, not bad in san josi, 3 miles napa and wind speeds about 9 to 15 miles an hour this hour. so it's picked up a little bit. we are seeing the storm come in, and once those pass, that's when we'll see the shift in the wind direction with a west wind coming in. concord 53 degrees, oakland 51, san francisco 54. temperatures are warmer because of the cloud cover out there and we are also looking at snowfall across the sierra. 2 to 4 inches expected over the next few hours this morning. there is a winter weather advisory through 10:00 this morning for the west slope of the sierra. along i-80 or 50 at all, expect travel delays. this is a look at the highs today, mid- to upper 50s, average for this time of year. we'll get a break in the rain this afternoon as the low pushes through and this is right behind it, bringing us rain right behind it. we'll see the conditions slick out there and

expenditure is nearly 19=thousand dollars, fifty percent more than the national average,the los gatos=saratogatain view=los altos high school districts are two and three in the bay area, and in the state. here's the local honor roll ... from tamalpais in marin couty to the albany and piedmont city districts and three districts in contra costacounty ... acalanes in lafayette, pleasanton and san ramon valley.niche=dotcom doesn't name the worst schol districts, but it does give vallejo high school a grade of "d"only five percent of students in the working class city say they feel safe at school.just 15 percent are proficient in math, 37 percent in reading.the student teeacher ratio is 25 to one.by comparison, in the wealthy town of palo alto ... 93 percent of students feel safe, 82 percent are proficient in math, 77 percent in reading, and there are more teachers. ( darya ) coming up on the kron4 morning buzz... it is throw back thursday... we'll take you from the superbowl to the fairway to the end of the yellowbrick road. ( darya ) plus... apple heard your outage. now it's making a change. what

that battle was not saratoga brandywine, not that battle was fought 100 yards off because of brooklyn on a oldched, riding, -- rotting british warship called the hms jersey. on that one ship, twice as many ied inans died than d combat during the entirety of the revolutionary war. how did all this happen? 1730's, the british were launching a fleet of impressive warships. one of them was her. the jersey. cannons.ed over 60 had a crew of 400. she was a weapons of mass destruction. a technological marvel to behold. unfortunately for the ship, it was believed she was cursed. the cap and died of mysterious certain dances. mysteriousin died of circumstances. she lost almost every battle she was in. she fights in the war of jekin's ear. there was a british captain who was not supposed to be in certain waters. a spanish captain cut off his he and the story goes that people this and showed it in parliament. and the spanish and british went war.r over jenkin's jersey, because she was thought to be cursed, not many captives wanted to be stationed to her. she had one more mission. that would be th

julia read french, enjoyed poetry and vacationed in saratoga and newport, but by the time she wrote arthur, she was an invalid. as a woman, julia was excluded from public life, but she followed politics closely through the newspapers, and she had an especially keen interest in chester arthur. arthur had never met sand or even heard of her. they were complete strangers, but her words moved him. i'd like to read a little bit from the first letter that julia sand sent to chester arthur. i think this letter and all her letters are really extraordinary. so she writes to arthur: the hours of garfield's life are numbered. before this meets your eye, you may be president. the people are bowed in grief, but do you realize it? not so much because he is dying, as because you are his successor. what president ever entered office under circumstances so sad? the day he was shot the thought rose in a thousand minds that you might be the instigator of the foul act. is not that a humiliation which cuts deeper than any bullet can pierce? your best friend said arthur must resign, he cannot accept office, and