Kron4s Lydia Pantazes is there live tonight. Lydia earlier, people were able to briefly get into their homes but not allowed to stay. Why . Nats. Crews busy Pressure Washing streets in the rockspring neighborhood. As crews clean. People who live here were allowed to go into their homes for the first time. We went to get in to get our stuff, theyre allowing that. Long nguyen and his family only took out essential items. No one who lives here is allowed to stay overnight. Im just trying to go inside and grab as much as i can right now because i dont know when theyre going to let us go back in and grab the rest of our belongings. I wish they would let us know more, like a timetable when or how long we have to wait or what are the steps being taken, theyre not letting us know too much about whats going on. Some of the people who went back in took precautions. Wearing bags over their shoes to avoid contamination or surgical masks. We just want to protect ourselves for our health and everyth
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. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 our top story this morning. Evacuation orders have been lifted for thousands of people who were forced out of their homes in san jose because of massive flooding. Although the floodwater is receding, many people still cant go home because of the toxic and muddy mess that was left over. Kron4s Lydia Pantazes spoke to some of the people who live in the one of the hardest hit areas. Nats. Crews busy Pressure Washing streets in the rockspring neighborhood. As crews clean. People who live here were allowed to go into their homes for the first time. We went to get in to get our stuff, theyre allowing that. Long nguyen and his family only took out essential items. No one who lives here is allowed to stay overnight. Im just trying to go
Joining us im steve aveson and im pam moore. As flood cleanup begins for some. Others are still under evacuation. Tonight. Kron4 s Hermela Aregawi joins us live from a mobile home park. Which just reopened today. Hermela Mental Health experts say fear, anger and depression are normal reactions for victims of the recent flooding. For some, signs of stress can be seen right away, for others it could take weeks. Kron4s Lydia Pantazes spoke with a Mental Health expert about the challenges victims and even First Responders will face in the coming weeks. There are about a 140 people staying here at james lick high school. That number is expected to increase tonight. Officials with the American Red Cross say one of the things they do here is provide grief counseling to help people cope with their loss. We spoke with a Mental Health expert who says its normal for people for people to be angry, upset. Or feel depressed. Its not only because of the loss of their material items but because of the
Injured in this collision could increase as the investigation continues. Witnesses say the driver of that vehicle was apprehended by Police Almost immediately after the truck came to a stop. Officers say he is being investigated for driving while intoxicated. We suspect that that suspect was highly intoxicated. Good spirits but is injured. That officers injuries are said to be nonlife threatening. For those of you familiar with the mardi gras celebration this happened during the krewe of endymion parade. This parade takes place the saturday before the main parade. And to keep up to date on this developing story dont forget to download the free kron 4 mobile app. Well keep you updated through breaking news push alerts. n in the south bay today more than 500 volunteers took to the streets of san jose to help those who lost everything in this weeks floods. More than a thousand homes are still in very bad shape according to emergency crews who spoke on saturday. n n the massive cleanup in
33yearold kirk figueroa, armed and wearing a bullet proof vest. I cant speak for the past, and we dont know what sparked it. Obviously theres some aliases and other states and a lot of arrests and violence and things like up. Were going to continue to look into the background and get a full understanding of who he is. As weve been reporting, figueroa had no criminal history here in massachusetts, but was impersonating a private investigator. Tonight there will be a vigil in east boston for officers cintolo and morris. We will be here for up and have it on 7. For now in the newsroom, im adm williams, 7news today in new england. Stay with 7news. You can get instant updates or the 7 news phone and tablet app. New at 4 30, a woman who police say encouraged her boyfriend to commit suicide. Michelle carters boyfriend he was 18 years old and police are saying she encouraged him with Text Messages. And today her attorney argued up some statements she made to investigators after he died should