Toward big sur where they are just getting pummeled you see all that rain coming in there right now the core low still spinning off the coastline and that means were going to see wave after wave of Energy Rolling off coastline and pump into california right in the bay area that is going to keep things going very wet on and off throughout the night tonight. And well into tomorrow as well you see the rain though a fairly light scattered showers around much of the bay area but head further south its a different story in fact that rain really has been coming down to the moderate base limits gilroy and into the Santa Cruz Mountains, when morgan hill youre just getting pummeled right now with some very heavy rainfall. Some of the rain rates over the mountain tops there were looking at over 3 inches per hour that is a flooding type of rain that youre going to get in there you go over 3 almost 4 inches of rain per hour with that cell thats moving through there that has been a slow mover indeed
Before he died and were waiting now for a live update from officials so we can get some more information on exactly how he died because officials are not saying how he was injured. But they are remembering him as a beloved veteran of the department. This very trying time as jason was well liked department. And they fought their about it. Starting in 2007 working mostly its a supporting recently attending the fire academy. Graduating as a firefighter paramedic. Assigned to the busiest station in america station number 3. And that every one of san cortez leaves behind a wife and 2 children firefighters are expected to hold a procession later this afternoon from the hospital to the San Francisco medical Examiners Office and theyll be doing that in his honor with a large gathering. This is a developing story were working to get more details and kron fours teresa stasio is following it for us. Shell have the latest information later tonight on kron 4 news at 5 in the meantime you can always
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Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital earlier tonight, good evening, everybody thanks for being here 9 oclock, im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis the accident took place at the departments training yard. An investigation into what happened is now underway or kron fours terisa stasio has details. The fire chief was visibly shaken as she talked about losing this firefighter. She also talked about how the Department Needs to be strong right now during this very sad time we lost a young man named jason cortez who has a wife. And 2 little kids as a father. Retired from the San Francisco Fire Department. All of them are grieving. As is. This Fire Department family. A somber San Francisco fire chief Janine Nicholson reflecting on losing one of their own. In a horrible accident. It was around 10 00am wednesday at the Training Facility on 19th and fulsome fire Officials Say the court has got injured he was rushed to the sucker berg San Francisco General Hospital. A short distance away whe
Is behind bars tonight charged with sending threatening letters to a county Health Officer. And when police searched the suspects home, they say they found a ton of weapons and ammo thank you for being with us on kron 4 news at 6 im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis tonight, ellen be arraigned go is facing. Felony counts of stalking and harassing a public official. Kron fours dan kerman joins us now live from the Santa Clara County hall of justice in san jose with more on this troubling story well a public official a Santa Clara County Health Officer doctor sara cody, authorities believe she is a victim, but they also believe 3 other local officials have been victimized by the same person they are investigating that and they are looking in to see whether there are also additional victims. Santa clara county prosecutors have charged this man 55 yearold alan b urrainn go with threatening a public official and stocking they say over the course of 4 months the gilroy man is alleged to have