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
Day on thursday with possibly more rain chances in the five day forecast coming up. Now to our reporter who is live in santa rosa were people in the burn area are getting ready for the rain. And the city of santa rosa and Sonoma County have been trying to get the residents prepare for what is to come from the rain that is expected. In some of the urban areas, they have been cleaning out some of the ditches and the storm drains. And some of the rural areas, they have been installing some debris capturing devices. They are trying to get everyone prepared and they have sent out notices to some 4000 residents who may be in high risk areas in Sonoma County. Cleanup has been a slow and steady process in fire ravaged santa rosa after the devastating wildfires in october. Now neighbors are dealing with another challenging bout with mother nature, rain. Meteorologist expect up to one inch of rain to fall in santa rosa starting on wednesday, and that is raising concerns for sonoma officials. The
Tracked down her hospital bed. Her hopt bed was right here. Reporter ron russeau showed us where his mother was sleeping last night when this red dodge ram pickup slammed through her wall. Outside, russeau saw only tail lights driving away. His mother, a frail hospice patient was not physically injured u but was badly shaken. And just hours later on her 93rd birthday, she passed away. Im not saying he killed her, but he led to my moms death. Reporter in their yard, the family found tire tracks and these pieces of the red dodge truck. The break there the case came this afternoon when a Patrol Officer on this street noticed the damaged red pickup truck parked right here. Only steps from the owners home. The mans family approached investigators and offered to turn in their son. They expressed remorse. Like i said, hes been cooperative. Acting police chief Ralph Johnson tells us the d. A. Whether decide how the 20yearold driver is charged and toxicology tests may reveal if alcohol was i be