Midday starts now. News4 midday starts now. Good morning everybody and welcome to news4 midday im erika gonzalez. The state department is warning americans to stay out of jerusalem today. Protests there began avenues broke that President Trump plans to recognize jerusalem as the israel capital. News4 tracie potts explains major change in decades old foreign policy. Move the american embassy. Reporter fulfilling a Campaign Promise this afternoon President Trump is expected to announce u. S. Will recognize jerusalem as capital and eventually move our capital frl tel aviv. No comment from netanyahu in jerusalem this morning. This from turkey minister. It will be a grave mistake. Reporter also jerusalem their capital. Already watching security but not talking about Rex Tillerson advice. Comes as donald trump junior speaks behind doors to the house intelligence committee, likely about his meeting with the russian lawyer, and the deutsch bank. The president not answering questions about this
Scenes from a movie this mo morning, but this is reality in Southern California. Good morning and thank you for joining us for our midday newscast. We were on the air when this latest fire broke out about 5 00 this morning during today in the bay. Its causing huge problems los angeles for drivers and extreme concern for homeowners in that very exclusive neighborhood of belair. We start with a live look at the newest foyer that crews are finding right now. This is called the skirball fire. Can you even make it out amidst all the smoke . Thats what firefighters are up against. The fire causing a massive traffic nightmare because the 405 freeway shut down with hundreds of cars right in that foyer zone as people were trying to get away. Its close to the getty center, the Beautiful Museum site, see acres have burned. Thor than 200 firefighters are fighting this one. During today in the bay we brought you live pictures of some pretty terrifying moments as people were forced to flee their hom
Dublin from 580 and 680 meet. Slowgoing traffic all morning long the traffic map thats updated, you can see red tic tacs and that means no one is going far. Bob redell has the reason for that backup. Its going to linger into the afternoon commute . Reporter dan and kris the trivalley has been a terrible mess with the traffic nap shows is sp very accurate. Normally by this time this time of backup is nonexistened but you pan to our left, looking east towards livermore and tracy, this backup goes as far as the eye can see. This is the view from the chopper, showing the problem. An afat paver that broke down around 4 00 this morning. This is on southbound 680 just south of the 580 interchange where we are at right now. This put the cal tran road crew behind schedule forcing them to keep at least one lane shut down and its still shut down. Were looking at the far left lane just south of 580. We just got word from chp that the new equipment has yet to arrive. So once that equipment arrives,
Part of the plan. It appears he had plans to escape but police got there too quickly. Hes described as a drifter, who didnt have much contact with family. This morning they raided his hotel room where he had been staying since earlier this month. State police say he walked into the grand 16 Movie Theater thursday night, bought a ticket to be train wreck but all the while had attention to kill. 21yearold macy brode died within the theater another died at the hospital. Nine others were wounded. We get to the front of the building, a middleaged woman with blood coming out of her leg. Reporter investigators say houser fired 13 rounds from his gun. People in the theater scrambled, among them one woman who pulled the fire alarm, likely saving lives. It didnt take long for people to arrive. When they did, houser was still inside alive. It was apparent he was intent on shooting then escape. What happened is the quick Law Enforcement response forced him back into the theater. At which time he s
Suspicious disappearance, and they have called in the fbi to help with all of this. They have added that family members have been fully cooperative. I want to point over my shoulder where police are just leaving, but they were speaking with santa cruz police. A lot of interesting Community Members in helps with this search. Neighbors and close Family Friends describing mad ydy who is missing. Shes a gem. Shes the shes a loud child, great, just full of spunk. She had her scooter, was looking forward to showing it off to her good friend. She was just scooting around here like all of our kids too. Its unthinkable that one of our babies is missing. Reporter this is the last known image from maddie madison. The tannery along highway 9. The area sits next to the woods, and the san lorenzo river, where friends and stranger began the search. One person is counted 100 neighbors out searches others brought out drones while canine units scoured. The focus has been around the complex. Were all fee