so far. >> san jose freeway traffic is looking okay. the c.h.p. says the height of the storm there were 90 accidents around the bay. >> in san francisco, cable car service was shut down because of the weather. crews are cleaning the mud and debris 50 of the stalled cars. >> we have coverage of the wet weather with amy hollyfield in the east bay and alyssa in the south by. but, first, we will check with lisa here for meteorologist mike nicco and what is going on now. lisa? you can see the low pressure is offshore. ahead of it we have lightning strikes. there is the strong cold front that continues to bring moderate to heavy rain across the bay area. right now, richmond is looking at heavy rain along with berkeley toward martinez. you can see the peninsula is about to see heavy rain. the north bay has been spare the. we picked up three-quarters of an inch in the east bay and we will still look at more heavy rain throughout the afternoon although you can see the break here. santa resolution is under quarter of an lynch and we will look at moderate-to-heavy rain this afternoon. after 7:00, here is the break, until midnight. then we will look at round two right through tomorrow. we will talk about totals and time it out through thursday. >> the downpour caused car crashes, power outages and flooding worries in the east bay. we will go to amy hollyfield at a sandbagging station in walnut creek. amy? >> yes, we are in walnut creek where it is raining again. we got a little bit of a break late in the morning but not much. this rain seemed ready to stick around. >> rain overnight was relentless falling for hours and picked up strength the longer it fell. not many were out but those would were did not seem to mind the good soing. >> we have not had rain if a long-term. i like rain. >> the problems started appear especially on the roads. c.h.p. says officers in the bay area dealt with 400 accidents between 2:00 and 10:00 this morning four times the typical amount. traffic was at a crawl all over the bay area. >> it was murder. usually it takes 20 minutes that took me 50 minutes. >> a driver in lafayette lost control and crashed into a traffic signal on mt. diablo boulevard knocking out the power turning the busy intersection into a four-way stop at rush hour. we still have a knew days lets of this. considering all of the fallen leaves and blocking the drains you can expect to see street flooding this weekend. many people say given what we have been through they are happy to deal with headaches. >> actually, i don't mind seeing delays, 15 minutes, if it means rain. >> given what we have seen you may want to consider coming and packing a few of these: sandbag stations are available all over the place. this is in walnut creek. we have not seen any takers this morning but people may want to have second thoughts given that more rain is on the way. >> indeed. thank you. on the peninsula, windshield wipers are back on duty this morning and this is interstate 280 going northbound with the black mountain road area where drivers are dealing with very slick roads. >> there are some very brave people in san jose making a pints on this giving tuesday, a big day to devote giving back for our communities. we are joined by amy hollyfield with that story. alyssa? >> good morning, despite the rain as you mentioned very brave thrill seekers are going down the side of the marriott in downtown san jose and we have seen one person go down. they are taking part in a fundraising pa relativing 40 stories down the building and do not mind getting wet raising awareness for a group that is an organization that protects children from drug and alcohol addiction. in san jose the rain is dying down. here is a look at the conditions earlier. the raining nonstop. it soaked the entire bay area. this led to traffic jams. there were fender benders. it was a much longer commute. i drove from san francisco and it took me 2 1/2 hours because two lanes on highway 101 were closed because of flooding which caused some massive backup. the weather service has issued a flood advisory near the extremes so be prepared for anything like that and drivers should expect pooling and flooding in lanes of traffic. take it easy. maybe drive slower and be safe in the weather. a tree fell on to wires blocking highway 116 in sonoma county and it happened at 6:30. the westbound lane of the highway was closed for half an hour and caltrain was able to re-route the traffic while the tree was cut down and the traffic was re-routed. you can track the weather where you live on live doppler hd any time with the weather app that is free on apple app and google play. we have more information at abc7news.com/app. workers have removed a car that caused kite a scene on the golden gate bridge during the commute. the driver treated the pedestrian walkway as a traffic lane and wedged the car into an incredibly tight spot. we are at bridge with that report. good morning. passing a driver on the right is a no-no, yes, that includes even when you use the pedestrian lane of the golden gate bridge as a traffic lane. >> i heard abut the this i had to make a few calls and confirm that i was reading it correctly. >> what he her was correct. but seeing is believing. look. the driver of this blue mustang wedged his car on the sidewalk after crashing through the area marked for pedestrians. >> this individual went over metal pylons and squeezed through tight areas. >> ended up here stuck between a fence and...a hard place. >> to any normal person it is obviously you are driving where you are not supposed to drive. >> there is nothing normal about what happened after 5:00 a.m. c.h.p. receive add report a car headed southbound on 101 entered the pedestrian on-ramp speeding. >> he got far enough he came to a narrowing in the sidewalk where the november became wedged and when that collision occurred airbags were deployed. >> they identified the driver as 22-year-old daniel soto. he was arrested for d.u.i. his car versus sidewalk versus bridge has created a problem never seen by bridge workers. >> it is good that the crew like puzzles because this is a challenge. >> officials remain stuck on how to remanufacture a car too big to fit how it came in. >> crews need to figure if they need a crane or take part of the ray down. whatever way it happened we will be blocking off one or two lanes of traffic. >> they will stop traffic in both directions and lifting the car up and over. >> we have confirmed the entire crash was caught on security camera. though are not sharing the video with me but they review the security tape to see what improvements, if any, can be made. an update now on this southern california police chase with a big twist. the suspect tried three different types of transportation to get away. when he was finally caught, a reality tv star got part of the credit. eric thomas has that story. >> the suspect was wanted for stealing a calculate his bad luck began when police got on his tail and it was worse when he ran into the repo man. it had everything, fleeing suspect in a stillen car, police in hot pursuit and tv helicopters above. >> jesus, he clipped that give. >> the chase reached speeds up to 90 miles per hour on the streets of los angeles. >> barely missed that guy. >> before slamming into a car the suspect jumps out of the stolen bmw and tries another wheeled vehicle. >> is that a gun? >> skate board. >> off he goes. when it looks like he might have a shot at getting away he gives up the skateboard and runs again. almost hit by not one, but two cars. he doesn't realize it but this is just about the end of the road. >> got pinned by the car. bam. he is cut off by a go player tan in a pickup enabling police to get their man. >> you can see him running with a skateboard and he is running from the cops and they are right on him, there are six or seven cops. >> this is los angeles and even a good samaritan is in the entertainment industry. the truck driver is tale reality star from "operation repo." >> it ain't no joke. >> yes, that is the sake pickup truck from the show. >> just instinct, block the guy off and slow him down. >> it ain't no joke. nobody was injured and police have released little information about the suspect but after leading officers on a dangerous chase like that, it could be a while before he sees the skate board again. >> crazy. still to come, a popular child car seat maker under the microscope. how many years graco waited to warn parents about a major safety ♪ ♪ it's a marshmallow world in the winter. ♪ dentures with toothpaste or plain water. and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture, and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly. that's why dentists recommend cleaning with polident everyday. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture everyday. ♪ ♪ >> vote gears are looking into whether graco delayed reporting a defect in child seats. they recalled six million seats this year because the bucket got stuck during an emergency. they have five days to notify regulators of a safety defect. 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the letter "a." baby officer has released the most popular baby names. drum roll...girls, the top five are sophia, emma, olivia, and isabel that. for boys, jackson, aden, lucas and no ah. >> the traffic behind us, my goodness. we have seen a lull in the rain and we will do it all over this morning with the heavy rain. that will bring another 1-2" from midnight tonight through the take tomorrow. here is what going on right now. the strong cold front sends energy across the bay area. here is the low. well offshore. that will arrive tomorrow. that could bring the gusty wind and the thunderstorms. here is a look at heavier rain to american canyon and highway 37 toward the delta. very heavy rain and through hercules southwest on the peninsula and you can see the moderate rain from san francisco to daily city and a few more cells offshore and the rain is lighter to 680, dublin and hayward and fremont is still light and in the north bay, you picked you barely quarter-inch from santa rosa but the moisture coming in tonight will pick up the rain and you will see an additional 1-2". thing soy exploritorium camera we talked about the advisory that shows potential high for the flooding and upon on the roads and the creeks rising outside their banks. some of the nuisance flooding is what you can expect. there is light rain in san francisco. temperatures are flat. there is fog. in the mid-50's. we will look at the totals increasing. this is 4 hour totals. oakland and concord over 1" of rain and sfo and san jose, over three-quarters itch and behind santa rosa but an inch in novato. we will look if the substantial part of the system come in tonight and that will bring us the thunderstorms and the snow, finally getting going in the sierra nevada with temperatures in the low-to-mid 30's. the circulation is offshore. little pieces of energy are ahead of this. that will allow for heavy downpours again. as we go through today, notice, really, light-to-moderate rain through the afternoon and here comes a break after 7:00, the commute will still be wets between 7:00 and 11 o'clock not so bad but midnight, more heavy rain, and we will look if that, 1-2' of snow, maybe 3' of snow at 7,000 feet. from 4:00 in the morning on wednesday, law 6:00 tomorrow morning, it is the same story as this morning, 11 o'clock still light-to-moderate rain. 1:00 o'clock, still coming at us, 4:00, the afternoon commute, and 8:00, still, looking at more rain. thursday, we still have scattered showers. it will take us through friday. looking at temperatures today on the cool side, with numbers just in and around 60 degrees but, still, 3-5" of rain in the santa cruz mountains and looking at numbers on the chilly side but we need it. most people are happy about it. >> we want everyone to slow down and stay alive. >> thank you. but, otherwise, we will take the rain. if you missed out on black friday and cyber monday, there is time to score deep discounts. we learn of the best deals teen new and christmas. >> if you missed the sales event of the year, for whatever reason, cyber giving lives on. we are now into cyber week. >> the stores will have week-long sales so if you do not get the deal today, check tomorrow. >> amazon has new deals for eight more days such as this power tool set at 68 percent off retail. wal-mart promoting 500 new sale items such as this 55" l.e.d. for $648 with a $100 wal-mart gift card. target has promotions like this kitchen aid mixer for $224, the cheapest rice we could find for it online. home depot has seven days of deal including appliances. now, clothing. ploy kids are growing out of everything, shirts, pants, dresses, i need a sale. >> huge sales from clothing retailers. >> 20 percent an entire line through the end of day. hallelujah, k-mart has 25 percent off if you spend $125 and carter's 25 percent off if you buy $50 worth on wednesday. if you shopped over the holiday weekend, you could be concerned the things bought on sale could actually get a bigger discount. good news, there is an app for that, slice tracks the rich and if there is a drop it alerts you. most scores have a price drop refund policy if you act fast. >> still ahead, taking luxury to a new level. what makes this convertsible so expensive in this particular >> coming up at 4:00 and 5:00 we are watching a series of storms moving through the bay area, live team coverage on the damage, potential flooding and traffic headaches for the evening commute. the cars people love the most and the models drivers regret buying. 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part two is still coming and it brings with it moderate risk of urban flooding, thunderstorms, mudslides and rockslides. i will be back with a detailed look at how much more rain you can expect and how long you are going to need the umbrellas, coming up. >> it's pretty wet out there. thank you. appreciate that. a tree fell on to wires blocking highway 116 in sonoma county this morning. the westbound lane was closed for nearly half an hour about 6:30. cal trans was able to reroute traffic while crews cut down the tree and cleared the road. the highway was back to normal a couple hours later. the overnight rain helped bring down an oak tree in san rafael. the homeowners said it felt like an earthquake. they were lucky. the tree missed their house. crews at local tree service companies warn we will see more of this ahead as winter wears on. >> reporter: did you expect this to happen today? >> yeah, we were geared up ready for some mayhem. >> reporter: is it over? >> no. big one's coming tomorrow. >> overall, there weren't that many problems. for most, just seeing the water flowing again at cascade falls in mill valley was a pleasant sight for locals. it has not flowed like this for awhile. reports say marin county reservoirs are now at 94% of average storage for this time of year. >> in san france, 15 trees or branches have fallen since the last big storm, since the storm began last night. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez joins us in downtown san francisco. a different kind of tree is getting all the attention. >> reporter: well, we definitely want that tree that you see behind me standing up. this is the tree lighting ceremony at 555 california street. this is happening come rain or shine, or should i say, come rain or more rain. now, unfortunately, a lot of the fallen trees that we saw in san francisco didn't look as nice as that one's going to look in a few minutes. crews from the department of public works in san francisco were clearing fallen trees all around the city. >> sunset district, richmond, the mission, the portula, all over the city there are trees down. luckily there were no injuries but there were some cars that were damaged. >> reporter: two cars were damaged at guerrero and 23rd when a limb from this ficus tree snapped. by the time we got there, the city was about to turn this huge branch into mulch. this fallen monterey cypress was being cut down by a crew from the department of rec and park. these trees have a shallow root system, making them easier to topple in a storm. this one measured between 40 and 50 feet. another branch fell on the powell cable car line near bush street. buses and cars had to drive around it. police waited until a one-man crew came to remove it. >> these trees have been dropping branches for awhile. >> reporter: many city trees are overgrown and top-heavy, in need of pruning. >> unfortunately, we are on a cycle of about every 10 to 12 years. optimally it's three to five years. it's really a funding issue. >> reporter: years of city budget cuts have drastically reduced the amount of funding needed to properly maintain these trees. rebecca sinclair moved here recently from michigan and was surprised by all the rain. >> we have wild weather over there, too. at least i don't have to worry about snow here. >> reporter: i'm glad it doesn't snow either here. back live at 555 california street, as the tree lighting ceremony all starts right now. it's 5:00. it will continue for several minutes after that with several celebrities all trying to stay dry. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> enjoying the party there. it wasn't just rain that snarled today's commute across the golden gate bridge but a bizarre crash that landed a car right on the sidewalk. 22-year-old daniel soto of san francisco was driving southbound. he somehow managed to wedge his blue mustang into the area marked for pedestrians. soto was not seriously injured but he created a problem that bridge workers had never seen before. >> it's good that the golden gate bridge crew likes puzzles because the driver certainly gave them a challenge this morning figuring out how to extract it but they have done that now. the crew has removed the vehicle from where it was stuck. >> here's what they did. bridge workers stopped traffic in both directions, lifted the car off of the sidewalk and over the guardrail with a crane. the crash was caught on security cameras. engineers will take a look to see what can be done to stop this from happening again. soto has been arrested for driving under the influence. chances are tomorrow's commute is going to be another mess from the east bay into san francisco. this morning was a nightmare. drivers going from walnut creek to downtown san francisco spent nearly an hour and a half in the car. some commuters making their way to the peninsula from the east bay took even longer. the problem is flooding on highway 101 southbound near paul avenue. that area of course prone to problems. cal trans says litter is to blame and the problem is always worse at the start of the rainy season. rain wreaking havoc on east bay roadways as well. a driver in lafayette lost control on the slick road this morning and crashed into a traffic signal on mount diablo boulevard. the light toppled over knocking out power to the intersection and turning it into a four-way stop during a busy morning rush hour. the storm also -- i'm sorry. >> the storm has caused flight delays and cancellations at san francisco international airport. let's take a look at the airport from our san francisco international airport camera. 137 flights from sfo have already been canceled today. the federal aviation administration is reporting nearly three hour flight delays at sfo for inbounds flights. departing flights had about 16 to 30 minute delays. san jose canceled four departures. delays range from 15 minutes to more than three hours. oakland flights, all on schedule. you can expect a similar situation tomorrow. now to the santa cruz area. the county was supposed to get a pretty good soaking today. abc 7 news reporter david louie live in scotts valley and joins us with more. david? >> reporter: the problem with heavy rainfall is it can make the soil super-saturated, a condition that can lead to instability as well as a problem with potential mud slides. fortunately, we did not see that today but we did see a precursor, small rock slides. no one is complaining yet about the rain. too much rain or are you welcoming it? >> no, i love it. we need it so badly. i'm so glad it's raining. >> reporter: here's a harbinger of things to come. a small rock slide along bear creek road. as the storms keep dropping more rains, the park's soil will get saturated, leading to events like this major hill slide three years ago on nelson road in scotts valley. ever since, the 33 residents on the opposite side have had to take a temporary detour. >> we have all wondered what they were going to do about the hillside that came down. once it gets real wet, it will want to keep coming. apparently it stayed up there for many years. >> reporter: work on a $740,000 permanent bypass started only in september after it took years to find funding. most of the slide will stay in place to stabilize the hill. those are the catastrophes that big storms can create in the mountains, yet residents here say they take it all in stride. they have a certain resiliency they say city dwellers don't have. >> because the power goes out frequently, you have downed trees, you're stuck at home, you're not in the chaos of being down in the city where everybody's panicked and running into the stores. so up there you kind of go okay, we're here, hunker in, play some board games and have some fun. >> reporter: work crews and pg & e crews are standing by in the santa cruz mountains keeping an eye on the situation and ready to move in if there's any damage or problems arising. live in scotts valley, david louie, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. getting around on the roadways, challenging as you see. let's check in with abc 7 news morning reporter leyla gulen, who is working day and night for us. >> day and night. no rest for the weary. if everyone can sit in this, i can help you get around it. as we take a look, the afternoon crush couldn't be more evident than it is here. it's made a little more dreary by the wet, gray conditions. we still are experiencing solo spinouts and overturned vehicles. that's what we have here in dixon. if you are traveling along westbound 80 at curry road, expect to see delays there as you leave davis. as you continue through vacaville, most of the traffic is in the eastbound direction. a live look at san jose, the drive southbound side of 101 bumper to bumper traffic. it is pretty painful there. even though the rain has subsided just a little bit, expect to see more flooding for tomorrow morning's commute. cheryl, larry? >> morning and night. thanks very much. well, the weather and headaches it's bringing are changing as we speak. get the updates as they happen and other breaking news with our abc 7 news app. we have more information at abc7news.com/apps. coming up, we go live to southern california. mud slides causing mayhem there. live report just ahead. a big decision on the future of financially troubled hospital in the east bay. that's next. plus, why a soap opera producer and bay area businessman are now facing the wrath of senator john mccain. we are keeping a close watch on live doppler 7 hd for the rain still falling here. stay with us. a hot chocolate? ho ho ho... we'll all have hot cocoa! ma'am, need a strong pot of joe. the all new keurig 2.0. well, what started out as a trickle quickly turned into a deluge. the rains in southern california are as welcome there as they are here, but not the mud flows. evacuations are under way in the ventura county city of camarillo. that's where reporter leo stallworth joins us tonight. >> reporter: a good dose of mud has come down from the soggy hills above this community. about a dozen homes evacuated. what officials are really concerned about are boulders coming down from those hills. for now the residents of this community remain evacuated. fearing a massive mud slide could happen at any moment, the residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes. >> we told people they need to get out. the reason why, these homes sit at the base of the hill where the springs fire burned just a little over a year ago, so not only is there mud, debris flow, but there is also the potential for rocks that are coming down the hill. some of these boulders are very large. >> reporter: crews used bulldozers to clean out clogged storm drains at the bottom of the hill and sandbagged some areas. >> a little shocking. the fire definitely had an impact and obviously, you can see the results of that impact. >> reporter: evacuated residents are concerned about a repeat of the heavy rain around halloween, a mud slide during that storm left his yard caked with mud and more. this home was red-tagged after a catch basin overflowed. >> we got about 40 yards of debris, mud, rocks, into our yard. we are monitoring that, making sure that it doesn't repeat that. >> if it does, residents who have evacuated, i want to assure them we are working to protect their homes. >> reporter: you have been shocked at what you see? >> well, you know, i expected this so with some more rain possibly coming. there is going to be more rain coming. >> reporter: over the last couple of hours, the rain has tapered off. that is good news for residents but apparently another cell will be moving into this community. for now, the residents will remain evacuated and they will stay evacuated until things dry out in this community. leo stallworth, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. now to some other news in the bay area. supervisors in one east bay county approved a last ditch effort to save a troubled hospital. the contra costa county board of supervisors voted on two measures to relieve the financial pressure on doctors medical center in san pablo. they approved delaying a $3 million property tax payment owed by the hospital to the county. they also permanently waived $9 million in future repayments. police are looking over surveillance video as they try to solve what some are calling the most brutal attack they have ever seen in their entire careers. this is video of the november 23rd attack. police say three men brutally kicked a disabled elderly man who was sleeping in the financial district. another camera showed the three men before the attack. they were smoking on the steps of the crocker galleria. police say the men attacked the victim twice and left him to die. >> this attack is extremely brutal in nature and the fact that they left, came back and resumed the attack, i think it speaks volumes about how bad it actually was. i don't know how much provocation you can give someone sleeping in a sleeping bag which is a few feet away from you. >> investigators say the three men may have attended an event in that area. the victim, a 67-year-old, was found dead the following morning by police officers. if you have any information, please call the san francisco police. we have an update now on the arrest of nearly 200 people in oakland last week for various crimes related to a series of demonstrations. only a very few have been charged with serious crimes by the alameda county district attorney's office. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joins us from city hall with more. laura? >> reporter: i'm actually right next to city hall. so far, there have been very few serious criminal prosecutions related to damage like this from last week's demonstrations, but police say they are just beginning. they expect to make more arrests and the city is looking at filing civil lawsuits. three nights of demonstrations in downtown oakland left tens of thousands of dollars in damage, especially to local businesses. while oakland police arrested 170 demonstrators, only four have been charged with felonies. >> the district attorney has decided not to charge most of the people. >> reporter: dan siegel represents a group of demonstrators arrested last week and kept in jail for the long holiday with no charges filed come monday. >> the d.a. knows that going to trial against people who stood up against racism and stood up against police abuse is likely not to be very popular with local juries. >> reporter: jeff represents one man charged with a felony, second degree commercial burglary of a store. >> the issue here is not some lost bottles from a $3.2 billion corporation but why thousands of people across the country were shutting down freeways, were protesting in the streets. >> reporter: police say their investigation is just beginning. as they continue to review officer body cameras and other video sources. >> if we didn't arrest you that night, if we didn't arrest you later that week, we are certainly going to find you and arrest you. >> reporter: besides criminal action, oakland's mayor-elect says the city may file civil lawsuits against those who damaged property. laura anthony, abc 7 news. the senate has confirmed a san francisco businessman and obama fund-raiser to be ambassador to argentina. he raised more than half a million dollars for obama's re-election campaign. he has been criticized for having never been to argentina. another controversial nominee has also been approved. colleen bell is named ambassador to hungary although she admits to knowing very little about the country. she is a former soap opera producer from southern california. she raised $800,000 for the obama campaign. senator john mccain says she is totally unqualified. senator barbara boxer disagrees. she says bell is quote, intelligent and successful and will do a good job. she knows how to make friends and she's not angry. let's go back to the weather coverage right now and more rain is on the way, perhaps some thunderstorms as well. >> meteorologist sandhya patel out in the thick of it. >> that's right, cheryl and larry. still some slick roadways behind me and still have to use the umbrella. don't ditch the umbrellas just yet. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. we have some more wet weather on the way and there is still a chance of thunder. as we take you in a little closer, our radar on mt. st. helena tracking light to moderate returns just northeast of santa rosa there, montgomery drive, calestoga road. we will continue to see scattered showers as you look from san francisco to san bruno. very light there. down towards the south bay, morgan hill, gilroy, santa cruz mountains, scattered showers. just offshore, over 100 miles away, our radar is detecting multiple lightning strikes there so the area of low pressure associated with this system still has to come through and that's the second part of this storm that's coming in. we are still watching for some snow in the sierra nevada. it's been snowing lightly, state route 88 requiring chains. we have seen rain mixing in there. south lake tahoe currently raining. it has been snowing, though. temperatures in the 50s, 60s. here's a gloomy wet picture. a welcome sight from the kgo roof camera. waves of showers tonight and wednesday. looking at a chance of thunderstorms, unsettled pattern into next week. we still have a couple more systems coming but nowhere near the intensity of this one. cold front came through, heavy rain as you all recall. now we're waiting for that second round of waves of showers and thunderstorms coming in late tonight going into your wednesday as that trough comes in. here's the computer animation. scattered showers at 7:00 tonight. make sure to have your rain gear rarnd. at 2:00 a.m., moderate to heavy rain. 5:00 a.m. for the commute, look out for wet roadways. we could deal with more wet roadways towards 9:00 a.m., possibly minor flooding. the rain started picking up here. 10:00 a.m., still looking at moderate pockets of rain and as we head towards the evening commute, the rain lets up a little bit but still wet roadways for the evening rush. 11:00 p.m., the showers start to wind down. by 11:00 p.m. wednesday night, we are looking at an additional half an inch to an inch and a half for most lower elevations. santa cruz mountains, north bay mountains, up to three additional inches of rain. in the sierra nevada, winter storm warning remains up until thursday at 4:00 a.m., two to three feet for the higher peaks, 12 to 18 inches at 7,000 foot elevations. chain restrictions are likely so make sure you carry your chains if you are heading up. tomorrow morning, make sure you have rain gear. temperatures start out in the 50s. you will need the raincoat and the boots for the little ones and scattered showers with a chance of thunder for tomorrow afternoon. temperatures will be in the upper 50s to mid 60s. accuweather seven day forecast, showers and thunderstorms tomorrow, lingering showers on thursday. another system comes in. it's going more to the north so we have a chance of some rain in the bay area on friday. saturday is dry. sunday, late night, north bay has a chance of rain going into monday but that system doesn't look quite as impressive either. at least we have opportunities for rain which right now is a welcome sight up here. i'm seeing a lot of rain coming down. it just picked up. make sure you have your umbrellas around right on through the end of the week. cheryl, larry? >> sandhya, thanks. still ahead, will you buy your car again? coming up, 7 on your side's partners with consumer reports to reveal the cars people love the most and the models drivers regret buying. at 6:00, santa's new helper on duty for the first time today. how he's designed to make your holiday merry and bright. would you buy the car you have now again knowing its history? >> perhaps. consumer reports partnering exclusively with 7 on your side's michael finney to reveal the cars that drivers love and hate the most. >> exactly. i know you would buy yours again. love yours. >> i do. yeah. >> that's what they were asking people. that's what it comes down to. consumer reports surveyed 350,000 car owners. here are the most and least loved cars out of nearly 300 covered in the survey. greg loves his corvette and is buying another high performing corvette stingray to take on the track. >> when you are in that car and you hit the road, you just feel great. >> consumer reports' survey shows 95% of corvette owners say they would buy a corvette stingray again. making it the best loved sports car. mazda also has a loyal following. 81% of mazda 6 owners said they would definitely buy it again. mazda 3 owners are also enthusiastic. >> mazda is really on the rise in terms of voter satisfaction because of great fuel economy and a sporty driving experience. >> the subaru forester is the best loved small suv and for midsized suvs, the toyota highlander v-6. the best loved car of all? the tesla model s. 98% of owners said they would definitely buy it again. then there are the least loved cars. the nissan versa is down at the bottom. only 42% of owners said they would re-up. >> it's noisy. the interior feels cheap. >> others at the bottom of the owner satisfaction list, the jeep compass at 43% and the kia ria at 46%. not much better, the nissan pathfinder, only 52% of current owners say they would definitely buy the pathfinder again. hybrid owners are especially happy with their cars, according to consumer reports' survey. the honda accord hybrid is the most loved midsized and the toyota prius c is the best loved subcompact. >> cheryl drives like a lot of those stunt drivers. >> i'm very cautious. this was not so cautious. rappeling off the side of a tall building in the rain to raise money and awareness for kids. after the break, we take you to san jose, where dozens of brave sou coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, our team storm watch coverage continues. we take you live to tahoe, under a winter storm warning tonight, but it isn't all good news for ski resorts. and a look at the new face of california's republican party and a historic first for the gop in the state. plus how much can you rely on those yelp online business reviews? 7 on your side's michael finney has a look at the implications of one wrong review. that's all coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> ama, thank you. some real life super heroes braved the rain. >> and 26 stories, to help children fight drug and alcohol addiction. >> nearly 100 people scaled down from the rooftop of the san jose marriott after a slight rain delay this afternoon for what's called the shatter-proof challenge. >> organizers hope the event will raise awareness and help bridge the gap between funding and resources for kids battling addiction. >> change the dialogue. this is a disease. it's not moral character. it's not bad choice. this is a chronic brain disease and needs to be treated as such. >> this is the second year for the challenge. it's raised $1.5 million since last user's event. "world news tonight with david muir" is next. >> . welcome to "world news tonight." the extreme weather hitting right now. the winter weather alerts, freezing rain, dangerous driving in the east. and the huge storm hitting the west. mudslides, flash floods, families forced to evacuate. ginger zee is right here. the dramatic pictures seen for the first time. the explosion, the dangers posed by certain lithium batteries carried on passenger planes. batteries used in cell phones and laptops. what's being done? breaking news. the deadly school bus crash late today. the buses colliding. children rushed to the hospital. and the sudden blackout in a major american city. the evacuations. and tonight, what caused it? good evening. and it
about 400 in all. one of those crashes came in lafayette. a driver slid off the road right into a traffic signal and that backed up traffic. in marin, the park and ride lot is flooded over not only because of the rain but also due to high tide. it's more than half a foot deep in some spots. let's take a live look outside from the emeryville camera. you can see dark, stormy clouds remain out there. spencer christian live outside with today's rain totals and also a look at live doppler 7 hd. >> it's raining lightly right now here where we are up on the roof at abc 7. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. i will show you what's going on around the entire area. as you can see, we've got light to moderate rainfall over the santa cruz mountains and parts of the south bay. some in the east bay as well. it's up in the north bay where the most intense activity is occurring. right now, a cluster of thunderstorms just in the last half hour or so moved onshore on the northern sonoma county coastline and beyond, moving inland just east and south of sea ranch. meanwhile, over in the area of napa, fairfield, out towards rio vista, we have a trail of light to moderate rainfall and scattered across the santa cruz mountains and into the south bay, mainly light to moderate rain with some pockets of locally heavy rain occurring. once again, there's that little bit of a break you referred to. we're not getting a complete break from wet weather but a break from the waves of intense and heavy downpours. rainfall totals from the last 24 hours, quite impressive and quite uniform across the bay area. san francisco, nearly an inch and a half, 1.45 inches of rain the last 24 hours. this is the greatest calendar day rainfall total in san francisco since march 14th of 2012. nearly three years. redwood city just under two inches. over an inch and a half at mill valley and more on the way. we'll have some more heavy rain developing later in the evening, possibly more thunderstorms. i will give you a look at what's coming in the days ahead in just a few minutes. >> spencer, thank you. we do have live team coverage of the storm around the bay area. let's begin with abc 7 news reporter david louie live in the santa cruz mountains. david? >> reporter: i can confirm what spencer just reported. it is raining moderately here in the santa cruz mountains. today's storm did not trigger any mud slides but it did trigger small rock slides and a few power outages. the big concern is the next storm that's coming that could pose a greater risk, especially as the soil gets more saturated. the rain was so heavy at times it overwhelmed the downspout feeding water from the roof of a store. but the bursts of rain were followed by lighter showers and sometimes even breaks. so the santa cruz mountains didn't experience any mud slides or flooding. even in the san lorenzo river seemed rather tame as it passed by the town. by the time all the storms make their way through the mountains, the total rainfall should be about six inches, nearly double how much rain has fallen here since october. but this small rock slide reminded people more serious slides could be coming. three years ago, a major slide blocked nelson road in scotts valley, cutting off about 33 families from their homes. >> we have all wondered what they were going to do about the hillside that came down. once it gets real wet it will want to keep coming. apparently it stayed up there for many years. >> reporter: work on a new road finally started in september but much of the original slide will remain in place to prevent further movement. for others, especially children, it's time to get reacquainted with rain. have they forgotten what rain is about? >> yes. yep. >> reporter: no jumping -- >> they are starting to remember. oh, yeah, rain! >> reporter: that's a good thing. >> it's great. yes. >> reporter: kids do have a lot of fun in the rain. mountain residents maintain they are prepared for whatever mother nature doles out this week and of course, we are all concerned about the mud slides. the residents say they have plenty of food and an abundance of patience. live in scotts valley, david louie, abc 7 news. >> sounds like they are prepared. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman continues our storm watch coverage live in san rafael. wayne? >> reporter: actually, we have moved from san rafael, now we are in san anselmo. where else would we be but in front of the much maligned, often unfairly maligned san anselmo creek which is doing its job right now, moving the water to the coastal hills, into the bay down below. it's been very uneventful for the most part here in marin county today. but there have been some exceptions. let's begin in san rafael, where at 12:30 this morning, laura and mike collins thought they felt an earthquake. a few hours later, in the light, they discovered the source of all that shaking. one coastal oak. >> i think oh, no. >> reporter: oh, yes. and the folks at tree masters warn we will have more of this ahead as winter wears on. did you expect this to happen today? >> yeah. we were geared up ready for some mayhem. >> reporter: is it over? >> no. big one's coming tomorrow. >> reporter: at the park and ride in mill valley, big ones come for eight more days. this is what happens when rains and tides especially converge in a lot owned by the state, run by cal trans, patrolled by the chp, served by the golden gate bridge transportation district and sworn at regularly by mill valley residents. get the picture? it's a regular flood caught in bureaucratic cracks. >> i'm sure there's a lot of ideas to fix it but it's probably low on the list. >> reporter: but water, that's been high on everyone's list since the drought begin. let's finish at cascade falls in mill valley which hasn't flowed like this since last year. even then, it didn't particularly impress. today, it did. take a moment to savor this. while we're live, let's take another moment to favor the creek which hasn't run like this in quite awhile either. if you're worried or concerned about rainfall totals, we are told right now in marin county, reservoirs are at 94% of where they would be this time of year, that's roughly 65% of capacity. so we still have a ways to go but it's a good jump on filling up the reservoirs. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much, wayne. in san francisco, a huge cypress tree came crashing down this morning. it uprooted at geary and presidio. a public works crew spent the day chopping up the massive tree. it's one of about 15 trees or large limbs that have come down since the rain started last night. >> any time there's rain, it's busy, especially when it's early rain to the season. the tree roots are just getting loose and can come down. also, a lot of leaves on the trees right now, so water accumulates and makes the weight heavier and that can bring a limb or tree down as well. >> at least two cars were damaged today. a limb from a ficus tree snapped. no one was hurt. san francisco's cable car service was suspended all morning because of the wet weather. muni crews had to clear mud and debris off the tracks. the cable cars started running again around 1:45 this afternoon. the powell mason line stayed closed a little bit longer because a tree fell across the line at powell and bush. muni says it takes extra care because the cable cars systems are about 100 years old. commuters faced an epic backup because of flooding in san francisco. the intense rain caused water to flood lanes of southbound highway 101 near paul avenue. traffic could only pass in the right lane. that caused bumper to bumper traffic that extended all along the bridge and well past the maze into highway 24. the backup lasted until well past noon, when cal trans crews were finally able to unclog drains overwhelmed by the rain. continuing the team coverage, abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana live in emeryville with a look at conditions there in the east bay. >> reporter: well, the rains this morning caused those big issues for those commuters in the east bay because freeway traffic basically slowed to a crawl in part because of that flooding. in the city, some reports, the commute from the east bay into downtown san francisco lasted more than an hour and a half. the steady rains made for a slow and soggy commute. east bay traffic heading into san francisco was backed up for most of the day, causing significant delays. in berkeley, some storm drains were overwhelmed by the combination of leaves and rain causing them to back up. power did go out for an hour and a half in the area around fourth street and delaware in berkeley. but the staff over at betty's diner jumped into action to make sure people who needed to warm up from the rain had some place to go. >> we have all these lamps and we have all these power supplies and so we stay open and we end up feeding the street. >> reporter: even with no power, cooks kept humming along cooking up homestyle potatoes and flapjacks. >> there were a whole bunch of guys in line with aprons on from the other restaurants who couldn't work and needed coffee and muffins and things like that. >> reporter: wind did kick up around midday but like the rain it was nothing too serious. >> it's nice, not too much, not torrential, not causing floods. it's just great. i'm sure there will be trees down but you know. >> reporter: alameda county public works says there were some branches that snapped off trees but they had no calls of whole trees coming down or reports of major damage. there was a pretty good break in the rain for the last couple of hours but right now, it's starting to sprinkle again. everyone that we talked to this afternoon said they are hoping for more rain. live in emeryville, i'm sergio quintana, abc 7 news. >> if that's what they're hoping for, they are going to get it. it's coming. if you're traveling today, or picking somebody up from the airport, call ahead. we have a live look right now at san francisco international airport. officials say inbound flights are delayed an average of two hours and 45 minutes. earlier in the day it was about four hours. a total of 137 flights have been canceled there today. meanwhile, in san jose, delays are about 25 minutes for departing flights. flights were canceled this morning because of rain there. in oakland, all flights are on schedule. the morning downpour caused the tunnel to flood under the palo alto station. this picture was taken by todd valentine. >> thank you, todd. let's get a check of the roads with leyla gulen. >> reporter: i'm happy to report that today is actually much better than it was this morning in terms of our commute home again. we have about 35 incidents that are currently running and earlier today, we had about 100 incidents, most of those accidents. we do have a couple of accidents, many of them solo spinouts. we also have flooding and that is quite the risk this afternoon. as rain is expected to increase once again, be careful of certain areas. we have flooding near the k rails as you make your drive into antioch. as we drop farther to the south, as we take a look at westbound 580, greenville road, another area of pretty significant flooding. this area of green is indicating where rain could be affecting your commute. as we take it to our live cameras, this is walnut creek. northbound side of drive 680 coming away from highway 24 to highway 4 going to take approximately 15 minutes. nothing out of the ordinary. as we take a look at the golden gate bridge, the drive out of the city actually moving along fairly decently. now we are starting to see cloud cover increasing once again so the rain starting to sprinkle and so be careful out there as you head back home again. ama, larry, over to you. in southern california, a mandatory evacuation order is now in effect for neighborhoods in camarillo springs, 50 miles north of l.a. heavy rain is raising concern about mud slides in that community where hillsides burned more than a year ago. the same concern also in place in silverado canyon in orange county. officials issued a voluntary evacuation notice for 60 homes there near an area that also burned over the summer and has been the site of previous mud slides. the storm system has been dumping snow in the sierra. take a look at this. it's a live picture from the heavenly mountain camera. no tally yet on how much snow they got today but another 12 to 18 inches is expected to fall above 7,000 feet tonight through thursday. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, the effort to identify three suspects in the beating death of a homeless man. san francisco police say it's one of the worst cases they have ever seen. also, a bizarre sight on the golden gate bridge. we will explain how this car got here and how crews got it out. new at 4:30, what's being blamed for the power failure that caused the lights to go out today in a major city in the midwest. i'm spencer christian. as we can see on live doppler 7 hd, light to moderate rain continues to fall over much of the bay area with thunderstorms up north and more waves to follow. i will show you where we stand right now in terms of percentage of rainfall, of normal rainfall for the season to date. it's about getting to the finish line. in life, it's how you get there that matters most. like when i found out i had a blood clot in my leg. my doctor said that it could travel to my lungs and become an even bigger problem. so he talked to me about xarelto®. >>xarelto® is the first oral prescription blood thinner proven to treat and help prevent dvt and pe that doesn't require regular blood monitoring or changes to your diet. for a prior dvt i took warfarin, which required routine blood testing and dietary restrictions. not this time. while i was taking xarelto®, i still had to stop racing, but i didn't have to deal with that blood monitoring routine. >>don't stop taking xarelto®, rivaroxaban, unless 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traffic lane, or trying to drive through it, and got wedged in tight into a really tight spot. abc 7 news reporter nick smith has the story. >> when i heard about this i definitely had to make a few calls and confirm that i was actually reading it correctly. >> reporter: what he heard was correct, but seeing is believing. look. the driver of this blue mustang wedged his car on the golden gate bridge sidewalk after crashing through the area marked for pedestrians. >> this individual went over metal pylons, squeezed through very tight areas. >> reporter: and ended up here stuck between a fence and, well, a hard place. >> to any normal person it would be obvious that you are driving somewhere you're not supposed to. >> reporter: but there's nothing normal about what happened. the officer says it all went down after 5:00 p.m. chp received a report a car headed south on 101 had entered the pedestrian on-ramp speeding. >> after he finally got far enough, he came to a narrowing in the sidewalk where the vehicle became wedged. when that collision occurred it appeared the airbags were deployed. >> reporter: they identified the driver at 22-year-old daniel soto and arrested him for dui. he wasn't seriously injured but his car versus sidewalk versus bridge has created a problem never seen by bridge workers. >> it's good that the golden gate bridge crew likes puzzles because they got a challenge this morning. >> reporter: officials were stuck on how to remove a car too big to fit the way it came in. >> crews have to figure out if they are getting a crane and picking it up or if they are going to take part of trailing down. whatever way it happens, we will likely be blocking off one to two lanes of traffic. >> reporter: eventually doing just that. stopping traffic in both directions and lifting the car up and over. >> we have learned that the crash was caught on bridge security cameras. they are not sharing it with the media but they have told me they will review the tapes to see what security improvements can be made if any. nick smith, abc 7 news. >> that is just odd. >> that's a new one. time for a check on our weather. spencer christian is here with today's accuweather forecast and all the rain we are getting. >> well, the rain continues to fall and it will be heavier in some spots later in the evening. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd and see what's happening right now. we have pockets of light to moderate rainfall scattered over the santa cruz mountains in the south bay, some portions of the north bay and east bay as well. but the most intense activity remains in northern and northwest sonoma county, where an area or batch of thunderstorms moved onshore just within the last hour or so and now is pushing inland northwest of cloverdale and over in the sierra, more widespread snowfall right now. just over an hour ago it was rain and rain mixed with light snow but much more of that cold air is beginning to settle in now. so the snow has become more widespread. let's get back to the bay area. take a look at our percent of normal rainfall or average rainfall for the season to date. you can see from san francisco to sfo, moffett field, san jose, we are at or above the average to this point in the season, and near the average in livermore, oakland and ukiah. sacramento lags a little behind. this doesn't erase the deficit over the last three years but it certainly puts us in good position for this season so far. winds gusty right now at napa and half moon bay but light to moderate winds over most of the remainder of the bay area. here's a live view from emeryville. you can see how cloudy and dreary and dank and damp it is. these are all forecast features. waves of showers will continue tonight and tomorrow with a chance of thunderstorms and this unsettled pattern will remain with us into next week. here's the satellite radar composite image. there's the cold front pushing through or pushed through earlier and brought us heavier waves of rain. there's another wave of steady to moderate rainfall about to move onshore later this evening and near that center of low pressure, you can see the area of thunderstorms that will accompany some of these waves and showers. starting the animation, at this point it will be wet and we will see periods of heavy rain becoming steadier and more widespread by about 2:00 in the morning tomorrow, then by about 5:00, the start of rush hour, still widespread areas of light to moderate, locally heavy rainfall. it will be a wet and no doubt slow morning commute. 9:00 tomorrow morning, similar picture. that will continue through the day into the evening. by 11:00 tomorrow night we will see scattered areas of light rainfall and by 11:00 tomorrow evening we project rainfall totals, additional rainfall totals up to three inches in the bay area mountains, half an inch to an inch and a half in lower elevations. winter storm warning remains in effect until 4:00 thursday morning in the sierra. foot to a foot and a half above 7,000 feet. chain requirements over the passes will likely be in effect. overnight, low temperatures in the mid 50s tomorrow with areas of showers and thunder showers, highs in the low to mid 60s. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. showers and thunderstorms tomorrow and an unsettled pattern with periods of rain right on into early next week. much needed rainfall, we like it. larry and ama? >> yes, we do. thank you, spencer. >> you can see what's showing up on live doppler 7 hd any time with the abc 7 news weather app. it's free on apple's app store or google play. we have more information at abc7news.com/apps. up next, the spirit of giving. one airline's christmas miracle to bring holiday wishes to struggling families across the globe. new after 4:30, from 7 on your side, what you need to do to get your cell phone bill cut in half. in the abc 7 traffic center, tracking your drive back home this afternoon. we are looking at the 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around the bay area. live doppler 7 hd is showing another storm moving in, a wave of heavy rain hit earlier today. but don't let our recent rain fool you. the state is still suffering one of its worst droughts on record. abc 7 news reporter elissa harrington is live in palo alto where officials are still urging people to cut back. >> reporter: water district officials say today's rain is a good start but it's not nearly enough to make a significant impact. they are still urging people to cut back on water use. a storm is exactly what's needed in drought-stricken california but marty grimes with santa clara valley water authority says don't get too excited. >> please remember we're still in the middle of a drought. >> reporter: the message is still to conserve. last week the board agreed to extend a call for a county-wide 20% reduction of water use. the lexington reservoir was just at 13% capacity when the rain started falling. >> the watersheds above these reservoirs have been so so dry because of the drought that a lot of this water, even though it's a lot of rain, it's just soaking right no the ground. >> reporter: in palo alto even though it's wet, there are still rebates to re-landscape your yard with drought resistant plants. the owner of this house took part in the city's buy-back program. homeowners are eligible for rebates of up to $4 per square foot of turf grass removed. >> landscape is low-hanging fruit. generally the most water using intensity of anybody's given home, sometimes the larger businesses are actually in landscape irrigation. we just want to make sure that people are being as efficient as possible. >> reporter: katherine elder says since spring, about 50 homes and 10 businesses have applied for the program. elissa harrington, abc 7 news. a tree fell on to wires blocking highway 116 in sonoma county this morning. cal trans was able to reroute traffic while crews cut down the tree and cleared that road. let's get another check on the afternoon commute. abc 7 news morning traffic reporter leyla gulen on double duty this afternoon. >> yes, indeed. good afternoon. good afternoon, everyone. now that the flood advisory for the bay area has been canceled, we are still dealing with residual flooding in our roadways along highway 4 in antioch, also it was quite evident in san jose. that's where i want to take you right now. we do have this accident right now. northbound side of highway 17 to the northbound highway 85 connector. we are seeing significant delays in that area. 37 miles per hour is going to get you out of cupertino towards highway 17 but this is where we saw significant flooding today. doesn't mean we are out of the woods just yet because we still have the risk of hydroplaning and also spinouts which we have had a lot of those today. 35 incidents so far to speak of at this moment, not like the 100 we saw earlier this morning. want to show you a couple live pictures. this is another live view of san jose, your drive southbound side of 87 past the tank looking quite busy there. this is the skyway out of san francisco, in and out of san francisco. looks like a still picture. it is not. they are moving ever so slightly. very significant slowing as you head through san francisco at this hour. ama, larry? >> leyla, thank you. two children and one adult died when two school buses collided in knoxville, tennessee today. police say the adult who died may have been an aide. 23 people were sent to the hospital. most of them children. three are believed to be seriously hurt. school officials are in touch with parents giving them up-to-date information from the police. there is no word on what caused the crash which left one of the buses on its side. president obama's new immigration policy got its first official hearing on capitol hill today, giving house republicans a chance to weigh in on a move that they say oversteps the president's powers. abc news reporter karen travers with more from washington, d.c. >> reporter: their hands are tied. that's the reality that house speaker john boehner said most of his fellow republicans accept when it comes to president obama's executive action on immigration. >> frankly, we have limited options and limited abilities to deal with it directly. >> reporter: that's because anything house republicans approve would ultimately be vetoed by the president. during a closed door meeting today, speaker boehner presented republicans a plan to avoid a government shutdown, still show their opposition to the president's actions, which they say are unconstitutional. several lawmakers told abc news members could cast a vote of disapproval on the immigration executive action but still move forward on a short-term funding bill next week. they will vent frustration but keep the government running. homeland security secretary jeh johnson was on capital hill today defending the president's executive actions that provide protections for more than four million undocumented immigrants. >> as someone who has been a lawyer for a government agency, i'm fully comfortable with what's in here because i know that at the end of the day i will have to be the one here to defend it. >> reporter: conservative republicans say they want more than just a symbolic protest vote over the president's immigration actions. but aides say that speaker boehner and republican leaders want to avoid any risk of a government shutdown over this contentious issue. karen travers, abc news, washington. the wife and son of isis leader al baghdadi are now in custody in lebanon. the woman contained is one of al baghdadi's two wives. they were detained about ten days ago, carrying fake identification. however, sources say her arrest came as part of a planned operation. lebanese authorities may use the two as bargaining chips in their attempts to win the freedom of 20 lebanese soldiers and policemen held hostage since august. a man is now in custody for the attack last friday of a mother carrying her newborn son in the bronx, an incident caught by surveillance camera. police reviewed the video and arrested 18-year-old alonzo brown. the video shows the suspect watch that 24-year-old woman walk by. he then turns and follows her, breaking into a run before drop kicking her to the ground on top of the baby. he then grabs her phone and runs off. brown has 11 prior arrests. the woman and child are thankfully fine. the lights are slowly coming back on in detroit after a major cable failure caused parts of the city to go dark. the lights flickered and went out around 10:30 this morning. this is how it looked in the detroit courtroom when the power went out. the outage prompted schools to send students home early. there were also evacuations throughout downtown detroit. officials are blaming this on a power grid that has not been upgraded in decades. detroit's mayor says improvements are coming. >> d.t.e. is in the process of building a $200 million system to serve these customers because the d.p.d. system was so far gone, it just could not be salvaged. >> electricity is now back on to nearly half of the customers served by detroit's public lighting department. the outage is another black eye for the city which is slowly emerging from the largest municipal bankruptcy in u.s. history. "world news tonight with david muir" will have the latest on exactly what's happening in the motor city coming up at 5:30 here on abc 7. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, a 3-year-old with a big heart. why a lot of people are talking about her very first haircut. plus, there may be some angels after all. how members of the biker gang making a big difference in one central valley community. i'm spencer christian. live doppler 7 hd shows areas of light to moderate rainfall scattered across the bay area right now, some thunderstorms up north, and we may have more waves of heavy rainfall overnight and tomorrow. i will have the accuweather forecast in just a moment. i'm leyla gulen in the abc 7 traffic center. that is a look at the east bay. the drive as you head away from the maze, it is nasty indeed. we have all your bay area traffic updates coming up when we continue. the first haircut is a milestone for any child and it was even more special for a 3-year-old in maine. >> for sure. ariana smith voluntarily donated her hair to locks of love, a nonprofit that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged kids with medical issues. she was all smiles as her hair came off. her dad says the family got the idea when she saw a video of a little girl who was bald in a hospital bed. >> the video piqued her curiosity, and she told her parents without a second thought quote, she can have some of my mayor. >> what a cutie. >> just the sweetest. merle hefferman is proof there are angels in the hell's angels. he and other members of the biker gang waited for five hours outside a walmart to buy up every single bike they had, hundreds of bikes. the bikers will give them away this saturday in their annual toy run benefiting kids. >> a kid runs up and he jumps on this bicycle and he rides around, it's a good toy. it's not a jacket, not a glove. it's a bicycle. you ain't got enough money in this basement that makes me feel the way i feel when we give these kids these bikes. >> this act of generosity has touched people worldwide. the photo of merle waiting in line to pay for bikes has generated nearly four million likes on facebook. >> how can you not like that? kids getting excited for a new bike. we needed the rain and we definitely got it. >> we are getting some more. spe spencer christian with umbrellas. >> here's live doppler 7 hd. we have light to moderate rainfall scattered across the bay area right now, santa cruz mountains, south bay to the north bay, where we had a couple thunderstorms earlier moving through sonoma county. looks like just pockets of rainfall now. right through the central part of the bay area, lower marin county, the golden gate, san francisco, scattered rain and of course, there's a wider area of rain, light to moderate generally over the santa cruz mountains and south bay. there's a lot more offshore developing. the next wave of rain will probably swing through the bay area in ujust a few hours. here's a look at what's happening. you can see waves of heavy rain building out there. the storm risk for tonight and tomorrow, medium risk for thunderstorms, urban flooding, mud sliding and rock sliding and slight risk for wind damage. we could see three more inches of rain over the next 24 hours. tomorrow, showers and possibly some thunder showers, locally heavy downpours. high temperatures mainly in the low to mid 60s. sandhya will have a closer look at what's happening in the seven days ahead at abc 7 news at 5:00. larry, ama? >> thank you, spencer. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, the dangerous game that caused this. the bay area police department's warning for high school seniors. plus emotional testimony on capitol hill as lawmakers addressed domestic abuse in professional sports. i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. the big deadline for the auto parts maker involved in that massive airbag recall. and the big deal being offered by a major wireless carrier. livermore police want high school seniors to stop playing the game assassin. teens buy in to get the name of another senior they want to assassinate using mock weapons. the game continues until only one person is left and that person wins the cash prize. livermore police say the game can be dangerous since they get calls from people who think they see someone with a real weapon. take a look at this picture. one girl attempted to flee from her assassin in her vehicle. she lost control and crashed into a house. domestic violence in pro sports a big topic on capitol hill today. the hearing comes as another nfl star tries to get back the right to play again. abc news reporter marcy gonzalez has the latest. >> domestic violence was a way of life in my home growing up. my brother and i watched helplessly numerous times as my mother was beaten. >> reporter: personal, emotional testimony today on capitol hill. >> i relate to the 20 million victims, survivors of domestic violence. >> reporter: a senate committee addressing domestic violence in professional sports hearing from representatives from the nfl, nba, nhl and mlb as well as the players unions. >> i want to know if you're developing uniform policies that will effectively and appropriately punish players who commit what are criminal acts against women and children. >> reporter: while lawmakers question if enough is being done, one player says his punishment goes too far. after agreeing to a plea deal with no jail time for hitting his son with a tree branch -- >> i stand here and i take full responsibility for my actions. >> reporter: today, minnesota vikings star running back adrian peterson was in new york, appealing the nfl's decision to suspend him indefinitely. his hearing comes after former baltimore ravens star ray rice's penalty for attacking his wife in an elevator was thrown out. an arbitrator ruling on friday that rice can now return to the nfl. that case was part of what fueled today's conversation on capitol hill with lawmakers saying there needs to be a standard in responding to domestic abuse cases even when there isn't a criminal conviction. marcy gonzalez, abc news, new york. the government imposed deadline for airbag maker takada to expand its recall is quickly approaching. >> 7 on your side's michael finney here with the latest. >> this is a real standoff. pretty amazing. the deadline for them to voluntarily expand the recall of airbags is midnight tonight. then the auto airbag maker shows no sign of giving in. this as major auto manufacturers announce a joint investigation. toyota, honda, ford and other auto makers all said they are getting together to hire an independent engineering firm to investigate why airbags made by takada are exploding. federal regulators say if takada doesn't agree to a voluntary recall it will face civil fines and legal action. they say the problem is limited to high humidity areas and denies there's a need to expand the current recall. eight million vehicles in the u.s. alone have so far been recalled over this issue. five deaths have been blamed on those airbags. a new federal report says more cable companies are putting caps on the amount of data their broad band customers can use. those customers or i should say those companies are also imposing penalties on their customers going over their allowance. the federal study says these companies' networks do not face widespread congestion and these fixed data plans may not be warranted at all. the u.s. attorney -- excuse me, the u.s. general accountability office says the lack of competition in the broadband industry could result in more caps with no benefits to consumers. if you saw my special report last week, you know there is growing concern over this issue. the cell phone wars are heating up. at & t and verizon customers can cut their monthly bills in half if they are willing to switch to sprint. sprint is calling it the cut your bill in half event. it begins on friday. sprint says it will provide unlimited talk and text anywhere in the country on the sprint network and match your current data plan. the move is an aggressive bid by sprint to regain some of the market share it has been losing. no response yet from at & t or verizon. >> wow. >> it will be beneficial to all consumers. >> absolutely. competition. that's what this is all about. black friday and cybermonday are over and that means it's time to welcome giving tuesday. >> charities around the bay area soliciting your help and that includes san francisco based swords to ploughshares, on a mission to raise $20 million to at-risk veterans. >> it started two years ago as a response to commercialization and consumerism in the post-thanksgiving season. next, an unforgettable journey. why a short walk for one bay area father is one he will never forget. i'm cheryl jennings in the abc 7 newsroom. coming up new at 5:00, the ferguson protests in oakland last week, why police say the investigation is just beginning. plus, why a soap opera producer and the bay area businessman are incurring the wrath of senator john mccain. that's next. we're for an opens you internet for all.sing. we're for creating more innovation and competition. we're for net neutrality protection. now, here's some news you may find even more surprising. we're comcast. the only isp legally bound by full net neutrality rules. tonight on abc 7 news at 8:00, it's "toy story" followed by marvels, agents of s.h.i.e.l.d. and forever. then join us for abc 7 news at 11:00. a san jose man who was paralyzed in a tragic accident is home from the hospital. he took his kids to school for the first time since that accident with his entire neighborhood behind him. abc 7 news reporter lillian kim has the story. >> i go out and half a dozen people are outside my door. >> reporter: for chris it was a walk he will never forget. ever since his spinal cord injury, he's had only one goal, to walk his two kids to school just like he used to every day. >> all i was doing was walking my kids to school. but it was one of those circumstances that ordinary became extraordinary. >> reporter: neighbors along the route joined in on the walk holding signs along the way. chris' wife was overwhelmed. >> it was amazing. i didn't expect to see that many people. teachers, the parents, the friends, the kids. >> reporter: many in this tight-knit silver creek community were there the moment chris got hurt. they were vacationing when chris dove into shallow water. the accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. >> i remember the sky up above and i remember thinking i'm in trouble, i can't move. >> reporter: since then, the neighbors have been pitching in to help chris and his family, delivering meals, doing the laundry and raising money. they say it will cost $200,000 a year for in-home care. his friends are determined to make sure chris gets the care he needs. >> they say in circumstances like this that people go through different stages of grief. from the very beginning, chris just wanted to survive. this was a second chance to him. you don't come across that kind of strength, that kind of fiber in a community. >> reporter: this community says they are in it for the long haul, to be there for whatever extraordinary moment comes next. lillian kim, abc 7 news. >> if you would like to help, we have put information on abc7news.com. thank you so much for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins now with cheryl and larry. >> fallen trees, flooded streets. today's heavy rain even shut down the city's cable car system. >> this is the hardest it's ever rained i think since i have been here. >> we are nowhere near done. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. i will let you know when the next round of showers and possibly thunder hits, coming up. golden gate bridge officials say they have never seen anything like this. coming up, how this car was finally freed after being wedged on to the sidewalk. those ferguson protests in oakland last week. why police say the investigation is just beginning. public works crews going 24/7 now cleaning up after the rain and the wind brought down trees in san francisco. >> the highway patrol took more than 400 collision calls during the morning commute, four times more than normal. let's hope tonight is much better. rain in the south bay. perhaps finally starting to make a difference. good evening. a welcome sight. not me, necessarily, but the rain. >> you're always a welcome sight. >> i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. thanks for joining us. we have live team coverage of today's storm. david louie is in santa cruz but -- >> we begin with meteorologist sandhya patel, always a welcome sight. >> as we take a look at live doppler 7 hd, right now just a little drizzly out here. we are seeing some rain still falling in the form of showers but i do want to take you back a little bit. i'm going to track these systems here. we are seeing scattered showers but thunderstorms develop with dozens of strikes near sea ranch earlier today and as we pan around parts of the bay area, let's get down to street level here. i will show you where we are, still tracking some light showers. in petaluma, bodega avenue, adobe road, as we head towards the santa cruz mountains, the summit, morgan hill, gilroy area, around highway 101, we are still seeing pockets of light to moderate rain. santa theresa boulevard. as i pull out here, what's showing up not too far off the coast? yes, some more lightning. we have to keep it in the forecast. as we take a look at the rainfall the last 24 hours, impressive. san francisco, wettest calendar day since march 14th, 2012. almost 1 1/2 inches of rain. over an inch in san jose. oakland, six tenths. when you take a look at the season to date, we have pushed above normal at sfo 114% of normal, 125% in san jose. we are making a difference with this storm and we are not done. pa
broadcast center, this is abc7 news. >> happening now, strong thunderstorms are hammering the bay area bringing lightning flooding and possibly even hail. here is a look at live doppler 7hd tracking the system. >> the lightning was caught on camera. here is the emeryville camera showing the flashes lighting up the night sky and it lasted more than an hour. i'm larry beil. dan and ashley have the night off. i'm ama-daetz. we are in for a wild night. right now the clouds are over the city, but we have a nice look at the buildings there. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the storm. sand jaw -- sandhya? >> it went from a few strikes to a thousand strikes in the last six to eight hours. obviously the strikes are offshore, but some have been hitting land. marin and sonoma county have been under a significant weather advisory. it expired at 11:00 p.m. as i take you in here, really heavy rainfall propertying an urban and small stream flood advisory from san rafael and we are taking you to street level and highway 101. you will notice that there are still some strikes showing up off the coast here. so we are not completely done yet. as you take a look at the lightning loop, i am taking you back several hours. numerous lightning strikes and there are still more showing up. as we head toward your morning commute we are still looking at the potential for more thunder. flood advisories advisories and it is an urban flood advisory until 3:45 tomorrow morning. small streams may go over their banks and you may see some ponding on the roadways. san francisco is 1.75 moffett field and san jose is over an inch. both have new records for the day. when you look at the storm risk tomorrow morning really high risk of thunderstorms in urban flooding. an additional three to four inches of rain for the bay area mountains. a detailed look at the timing and your morning commute coming up. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang joins us at ocean beach in san francisco where he has a front row seat for all of the lightning. alan? >> larry, for us you can see the lightning strikes way off in the distance just before the rain came down. this is what it looks like at ocean beach at 9:45. you can see the silhouette of a boat in one of the strikes. this is a time lapse recording of 18 lightning strikes we recorded over a period of 30 minutes. and then it was gone. we are seeing light rain and mild temperatures and not much wind. reporting live from ocean beach in san francisco. back to you guys. >> lightning and heavy rain have hit marin county hard in the last hour. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live and cornell, what are you seeing there? >> well, the rain is definitely back, ama. just in the past couple minutes, rain and lightning has caught our attention too lighting up the western sky near larkspur. it has been quite a sight. the rain was not far behind. it is bracing for more storms. there is a lot of water in marin. it is everywhere. the latest storm brought flooding and one lane is closed. don't even think about using the nearby commuter parking lot. it is underwater. water escaped from the gutters and look at this. the creek is below its banks and raging downstream. this garden gnome may not be worried, but michelle is. it is feet away and she is watching it rise. >> it is a common thing to watch it rise and see how the flow is going especially overnight it makes you nervous. >> the area has flooded before. sandbags are a good investment and many in this low-lying area have been ready. sandbags are available in san anselmo. she needs some because of a certain storm drain. >> water cannot exceed the capacity of a storm drain. any day of the week. >> rain slowed the evening commute to a crawl on northbound 101. the firefighters are there. >> they are needing to drive slow. especially at night you don't know how deep it is. the rain kept the customers away from this christmas tree lot and it is bad for business and good for the trees. >> the rain is good for the trees and they all need to drink and they all need water and it is great if we have rain. >> more rain is on the way. at marin county, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>abc7 news lisa amin gulezian is live in santa cruz. rain has been very heavy at times down there. >> very true. we are off highway 1 and the rain is coming down around 10:30. it just started pouring and it is lightened up a little bit. luckily we haven't seen any lightning or heavy wind. the heavy rain is definitely coming down. live this santa cruz, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> the stormy weather is coming in and right now they are experiencing a delay of three hours. that's down from four hours and more than 140 flights have been canceled. oakland and san jose have experienced minor delays. >> do not forget to ouch what the abc7 morning news start agent 4:30 a.m. nice -- mike nico will be looking at the new weather updates throughout the day here on abc7 news and on twitter and abc7 news bay area. >> new tonight at 11:00, a human skull found in a time capsule-like box is now at the alameda county's coroner office to see how the person died. they found the skull in a sealed wooden box during a cleaning last week. the fine was not reported until yesterday. the officers found other items estimated to be about 15 years old. police arrested a suspected it drunk driver after he jammed his car between two fences on the pedestrian walkway of the golden gate bridge. here is a photo showing the blue mustang reg -- registered to daniel soto of san francisco. the chp said at 5:00 a.m. he sped from the parking lot near the marin head lands and on to the sidewalk and got wedged in there. luckily nobody was hurt. they shutdown traffic and they lifted it from the walkway with a crane and soto was taken to hospital with minor injuries. >> the weather may be a factor in this, but the definite primary factor was intoxication. we have seen wrong way drivers that have caused serious accidents. it is pretty dangerous. >> how is this for a coincidence? last may he posted this photo on facebook saying not sure if this is the official way to get to the golden gate bridge. >> tonight we are getting our first look at three looting suspects arrested during last week's protest in oakland. officers said they saw smith and gatison break into the smart n final grocery store and leave with stolen items. they say tony casey stole a garbage bag full of alcohol which dropped when he tried to run. 170 people were arrested in oakland last monday night and early tuesday morning. only four were charged with felonies so far. new details on the year long debate between pedestrians and cyclists riding on downtown san jose sidewalks. the city council tonight voted to ban sidewalk bicycle riding on a dozen blocks that largely have bike lanes including stretches of san fernando and first through fourth streets. kids 12 and younger with their guardian are exempt. with weeks before christmas thieves stole more than a hundred toys out of donation bins meant for families that are struggling. on wednesday they emptied a bin in san thank -- santa cruz. lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> make sure we have the right ages. >> she loves the holiday season. she also loves running the santa cruz county toys for tots program. right now the volunteers have left -- have less to sort because the thieves took off with a hundred toys. >> this is about a hundred gifts. >> they walked to the designated dropoff sites and emptied the collection boxes. nobody noticed until the toys for tots reps came in for a weekly pick up. >> the confidence and the trust and the momentum we were building up just took our knees right out from under us. >> they stole toys that would have gone to 50 of the 10,000 needy children who hope to get a toy this christmas. >> i wanted to go out and find them. who is getting who? it was ridiculous. >> the watsonville firefighter was angry would be an understatement. they vow to up their security. >> just keep an eye on it especially now. it is hard to conceive that someone can do something like this. >> the crime's outrageousness is a reason the watsonville couple anonymously donated $300 to the toys for tots program today. >> so there is always an act of kindness that always outdoes it, but it still stings. the grinch didn't win this time. >> the santa cruz county toys for tots have never left a child on the list out. organizers don't plan to start this year. in watsonville, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> hopefully nothing but kindness from this point on. we have put information on our website. >> students say it is harmless and police say it is dangerous. up next, the warning over a controversial game that is played by local high school seniors. >> plus, a new way to cross the bay. the big under taking that bart is considering. >> and we are tracking the thunderstorm over the bay area right now. here is a look at live doppler 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in cars. >> that's why livermore police are discouraging students from playing the game. they received 9-1-1 calls regarding reckless driving, prowlers and armed people in the community. >> if it is taken out of context or people walking by don't know what it is, it can become a serious problem quickly. >> the students say they are being safe. they set up some rules. for one, you can't play on campus. you can't use a gun that looks like a real gun. still, school officials hope the students hillary think the sensitive -- will rethink the sensitive nature regarding this game called assassins. >> if they looked like, hmm, maybe what is happening in our nation with students and kids being killed because of holding replica guns. >> the students we spoke with say the assassin game will likely continue, but with more caution and sensitivity around others. in livermore, alan wang, abc7 news. bart is considering a second trans bay 2, but don't expect it anytime soon. they are exploring the idea of the tube that will connect from alameda to south of market and richmond. a second will allow for 24-hour service. as of right now, it is just a study. any actual construction could still be decades away. >> rain did not stop holiday revelers to attend the tree lighting at 555 california street in san francisco. ronnie lott hosted the event while dozens of people sang along with philip philips. >> lots of umbrellas with the rain we got. and now we are getting the lightning. >> and more is on the way. here is meteorologist sandhya patel. >> larry and ama, a very active night in the area. live doppler 7hd is tracking thunderstorms. let me show it to you right now. we will look at where we are seeing the heavy rain. the heavy rain has been falling in santa rosa in the last few minutes. we are seeing heavy cells as i take you down to street level. it is around point reyes and the san rafael area and also around napa you can see some heavy returns. now i want to take you down from san francisco down toward the santa cruz mountains. we are also seeing some heavy returns around the santa cruz mountains. you notice reds showing up off the coastline. there is still potential for development there. as you take a look, really what i am keeping my eye on here is more lightning showing up which is not too far from the bay area. north star is about seven inches and nine inches at home wood. some was rain and they will continue to see a mix of rain and snow. taking a look at the temperatures right now, we are in the 50s, 60s, pretty uniform and the wind has been a little on the gusty side, especially around half moon bay. southerly to 20 miles an hour you can see gusty winds to the morning commute. with all of the rain we got in the first round of the storm we are well above average. san jose 125% of normal season to date. 114sfo and 119 moffett field. oakland and livermore is close to normal. san francisco 101 and ukiah and sacramento is still lagging behind. but hopefully we will see things catching up. obviously not going to erase the drought. from the emeryville camera, this is the camera that has been capturing the lightning. waves of showers and thunderstorms will continue. urban and small stream flood advisory and an unsettled pattern will continue into next week. here is the satellite and the radar. the cold front you can't forget the drenching you had this morning and much of today we saw the wet weather. here is round two. it is the trough which is why we are seeing numerous thunderstorms. the instability will continue as we head toward tomorrow morning's commute. watch out for the thunderstorms and tomorrow morning still some thunderstorms. these could contain some hail. look at 8:00 a.m. a strong cell indicated by red showing up when you are take the kids off to school give yourself plenty of time. 5:00 p.m. the showers will taper. we still have a few more lingering into your thursday morning. the rain totals, this is what is really going to be great. we are expecting another four inches in the north bay mountains. santa cruz up to three inches. half an inch to an inch and a half through wednesday night. sierra still under a winter storm warning. expecting three to six inches near pass levels. one to two feet for the higher peaks and they will be tacking on some more snow. give yourself plenty of time for the commute. you will need tsm -- need it. hail and temperatures in the 50s and then don't forget your umbrella. keep them around. scattered showers and 50s and 60s and thunderstorms as well. accu-weather seven-day forecast, lingering showers on thursday morning. we have another system, weaker. friday we have a chance of rain and then another storm coming in sunday afternoon going into monday. that's thought as impressive as this one. but it will bring us another opportunity for rain. we'll take it. >> thank you so much, sandhya. >> i'm in for dan and mike shumann is in for me and how about steph curry? >> unbelievable. 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badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! broadcast center, this is abc7 news. >> happening now, strong thunderstorms are hammering the bay area bringing lightning flooding and possibly even hail. here is a look at live doppler 7hd tracking the system. >> the lightning was caught on camera. here is the emeryville camera showing the flashes lighting up the night sky and it lasted more than an hour. i'm larry beil. dan and ashley have the night off. i'm ama-daetz. we are in for a wild night. right now the clouds are over the city, but we have a nice look at the buildings there. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the storm. sand jaw -- sandhya? >> it went from a few strikes to a thousand strikes in the last six to eight hours. obviously the strikes are offshore, but some have been hitting land. marin and sonoma county have been under a significant weather advisory. it expired at 11:00 p.m. as i take you in here, really heavy rainfall propertying an urban and small stream flood advisory from san rafael and we are taking you to street level and highway 101. you will notice that there are still some strikes showing up off the coast here. so we are not completely done yet. as you take a look at the lightning loop, i am taking you back several hours. numerous lightning strikes and there are still more showing up. as we head toward your morning commute we are still looking at the potential for more thunder. flood advisories advisories and it is an urban flood advisory until 3:45 tomorrow morning. small streams may go over their banks and you may see some ponding on the roadways. san francisco is 1.75 moffett field and san jose is over an inch. both have new records for the day. when you look at the storm risk tomorrow morning really high risk of thunderstorms in urban flooding. an additional three to four inches of rain for the bay area mountains. a detailed look at the timing and your morning commute coming up. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang joins us at ocean beach in san francisco where he has a front row seat for all of the lightning. alan? >> larry, for us you can see the lightning strikes way off in the distance just before the rain came down. this is what it looks like at ocean beach at 9:45. you can see the silhouette of a boat in one of the strikes. this is a time lapse recording of 18 lightning strikes we recorded over a period of 30 minutes. and then it was gone. we are seeing light rain and mild temperatures and not much wind. reporting live from ocean beach in san francisco. back to you guys. >> lightning and heavy rain have hit marin county hard in the last hour. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live and cornell, what are you seeing there? >> well, the rain is definitely back, ama. just in the past couple minutes, rain and lightning has caught our attention too lighting up the western sky near larkspur. it has been quite a sight. the rain was not far behind. it is bracing for more storms. there is a lot of water in marin. it is everywhere. the latest storm brought flooding and one lane is closed. don't even think about using the nearby commuter parking lot. it is underwater. water escaped from the gutters and look at this. the creek is below its banks and raging downstream. this garden gnome may not be worried, but michelle is. it is feet away and she is watching it rise. >> it is a common thing to watch it rise and see how the flow is going especially overnight it makes you nervous. >> the area has flooded before. sandbags are a good investment and many in this low-lying area have been ready. sandbags are available in san anselmo. she needs some because of a certain storm drain. >> water cannot exceed the capacity of a storm drain. any day of the week. >> rain slowed the evening commute to a crawl on northbound 101. the firefighters are there. >> they are needing to drive slow. especially at night you don't know how deep it is. the rain kept the customers away from this christmas tree lot and it is bad for business and good for the trees. >> the rain is good for the trees and they all need to drink and they all need water and it is great if we have rain. >> more rain is on the way. at marin county, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >>abc7 news lisa amin gulezian is live in santa cruz. rain has been very heavy at times down there. >> very true. we are off highway 1 and the rain is coming down around 10:30. it just started pouring and it is lightened up a little bit. luckily we haven't seen any lightning or heavy wind. the heavy rain is definitely coming down. live this santa cruz, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> the stormy weather is coming in and right now they are experiencing a delay of three hours. that's down from four hours and more than 140 flights have been canceled. oakland and san jose have experienced minor delays. >> do not forget to ouch what the abc7 morning news start agent 4:30 a.m. nice -- mike nico will be looking at the new weather updates throughout the day here on abc7 news and on twitter and abc7 news bay area. >> new tonight at 11:00, a human skull found in a time capsule-like box is now at the alameda county's coroner office to see how the person died. they found the skull in a sealed wooden box during a cleaning last week. the fine was not reported until yesterday. the officers found other items estimated to be about 15 years old. police arrested a suspected it drunk driver after he jammed his car between two fences on the pedestrian walkway of the golden gate bridge. here is a photo showing the blue mustang reg -- registered to daniel soto of san francisco. the chp said at 5:00 a.m. he sped from the parking lot near the marin head lands and on to the sidewalk and got wedged in there. luckily nobody was hurt. they shutdown traffic and they lifted it from the walkway with a crane and soto was taken to hospital with minor injuries. >> the weather may be a factor in this, but the definite primary factor was intoxication. we have seen wrong way drivers that have caused serious accidents. it is pretty dangerous. >> how is this for a coincidence? last may he posted this photo on facebook saying not sure if this is the official way to get to the golden gate bridge. >> tonight we are getting our first look at three looting suspects arrested during last week's protest in oakland. officers said they saw smith and gatison break into the smart n final grocery store and leave with stolen items. they say tony casey stole a garbage bag full of alcohol which dropped when he tried to run. 170 people were arrested in oakland last monday night and early tuesday morning. only four were charged with felonies so far. new details on the year long debate between pedestrians and cyclists riding on downtown san jose sidewalks. the city council tonight voted to ban sidewalk bicycle riding on a dozen blocks that largely have bike lanes including stretches of san fernando and first through fourth streets. kids 12 and younger with their guardian are exempt. with weeks before christmas thieves stole more than a hundred toys out of donation bins meant for families that are struggling. on wednesday they emptied a bin in san thank -- santa cruz. lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> make sure we have the right ages. >> she loves the holiday season. she also loves running the santa cruz county toys for tots program. right now the volunteers have left -- have less to sort because the thieves took off with a hundred toys. >> this is about a hundred gifts. >> they walked to the designated dropoff sites and emptied the collection boxes. nobody noticed until the toys for tots reps came in for a weekly pick up. >> the confidence and the trust and the momentum we were building up just took our knees right out from under us. >> they stole toys that would have gone to 50 of the 10,000 needy children who hope to get a toy this christmas. >> i wanted to go out and find them. who is getting who? it was ridiculous. >> the watsonville firefighter was angry would be an understatement. they vow to up their security. >> just keep an eye on it especially now. it is hard to conceive that someone can do something like this. >> the crime's outrageousness is a reason the watsonville couple anonymously donated $300 to the toys for tots program today. >> so there is always an act of kindness that always outdoes it, but it still stings. the grinch didn't win this time. >> the santa cruz county toys for tots have never left a child on the list out. organizers don't plan to start this year. in watsonville, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> hopefully nothing but kindness from this point on. we have put information on our website. >> students say it is harmless and police say it is dangerous. up next, the warning over a controversial game that is played by local high school seniors. >> plus, a new way to cross the bay. the big under taking that bart is considering. >> and we are tracking the thunderstorm over the bay area right now. here is a 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december 15th. visit coveredca.com today. lightning and even hail in the bay area, especially the north bay right now. you can see on live doppler 7hd there is a lot of action. we have already seen an impressive show of lightning from ocean beach in san francisco. there is also a flood advisory for most of the bay area. meteorologist sandhya patel will have an update in just a moment. >> there is a game played by many teenagers called assassins of kids using toy guns to ambush other students. police want it stopped. >> livermore police say a high school senior accidently crashed her car into this house while playing a game called assassins. >> people get into it. i guess it is dangerous if you do things without thinking. >> players, mostly seniors are assigned to stalk and shoot a victim with a nerf gun. the last person standing wins a cash prize. >> people are out of the way to make sure their target gets killed. they will chase people down in cars. >> that's why livermore police are discouraging students from playing the game. they received 9-1-1 calls regarding reckless driving, prowlers and armed people in the community. >> if it is taken out of context or people walking by don't know what it is, it can become a serious problem quickly. >> the students say they are being safe. they set up some rules. for one, you can't play on campus. you can't use a gun that looks like a real gun. still, school officials hope the students hillary think the sensitive -- will rethink the sensitive nature regarding this game called assassins. >> if they looked like, hmm, maybe what is happening in our nation with students and kids being killed because of holding replica guns. >> the students we spoke with say the assassin game will likely continue, but with more caution and sensitivity around others. in livermore, alan wang, abc7 news. bart is considering a second trans bay 2, but don't expect it anytime soon. they are exploring the idea of the tube that will connect from alameda to south of market and richmond. a second will allow for 24-hour service. as of right now, it is just a study. any actual construction could still be decades away. >> rain did not stop holiday revelers to attend the tree lighting at 555 california street in san francisco. ronnie lott hosted the event while dozens of people sang along with philip philips. >> lots of umbrellas with the rain we got. and now we are getting the lightning. >> and more is on the way. here is meteorologist sandhya patel. >> larry and ama, a very active night in the area. live doppler 7hd is tracking thunderstorms. let me show it to you right now. we will look at where we are seeing the heavy rain. the heavy rain has been falling in santa rosa in the last few minutes. we are seeing heavy cells as i take you down to street level. it is around point reyes and the san rafael area and also around napa you can see some heavy returns. now i want to take you down from san francisco down toward the santa cruz mountains. we are also seeing some heavy returns around the santa cruz mountains. you notice reds showing up off the coastline. there is still potential for development there. as you take a look, really what i am keeping my eye on here is more lightning showing up which is not too far from the bay area. north star is about seven inches and nine inches at home wood. some was rain and they will continue to see a mix of rain and snow. taking a look at the temperatures right now, we are in the 50s, 60s, pretty uniform and the wind has been a little on the gusty side, especially around half moon bay. southerly to 20 miles an hour you can see gusty winds to the morning commute. with all of the rain we got in the first round of the storm we are well above average. san jose 125% of normal season to date. 114sfo and 119 moffett field. oakland and livermore is close to normal. san francisco 101 and ukiah and sacramento is still lagging behind. but hopefully we will see things catching up. obviously not going to erase the drought. from the emeryville camera, this is the camera that has been capturing the lightning. waves of showers and thunderstorms will continue. urban and small stream flood advisory and an unsettled pattern will continue into next week. here is the satellite and the radar. the cold front you can't forget the drenching you had this morning and much of today we saw the wet weather. here is round two. it is the trough which is why we are seeing numerous thunderstorms. the instability will continue as we head toward tomorrow morning's commute. watch out for the thunderstorms and tomorrow morning still some thunderstorms. these could contain some hail. look at 8:00 a.m. a strong cell indicated by red showing up when you are take the kids off to school give yourself plenty of time. 5:00 p.m. the showers will taper. we still have a few more lingering into your thursday morning. the rain totals, this is what is really going to be great. we are expecting another four inches in the north bay mountains. santa cruz up to three inches. half an inch to an inch and a half through wednesday night. sierra still under a winter storm warning. expecting three to six inches near pass levels. one to two feet for the higher peaks and they will be tacking on some more snow. give yourself plenty of time for the commute. you will need tsm -- need it. hail and temperatures in the 50s and then don't forget your umbrella. keep them around. scattered showers and 50s and 60s and thunderstorms as well. accu-weather seven-day forecast, lingering showers on thursday morning. we have another system, weaker. friday we have a chance of rain and then another storm coming in sunday afternoon going into monday. that's thought as impressive as this one. but it will bring us another opportunity for rain. we'll take it. >> thank you so much, sandhya. >> i'm in for dan and mike shumann is in for me and how about steph curry? >> unbelievable. >> mvp, baby. >> start 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down. >> leyla gulen said 60 accidents or flooding concerns. now, moving through the santa cruz mountains headed across the south bay the fiscal year half hour to 45 minutes. dublin/pleasanton has healthy moderate shower. and same in alamo. an hour this morning from 3:00 to 4:00 we had half an inch of rain in san francisco. with hail. it is raining right here and that will be the drop back to talk of the day planner with leveest showers and thunderstorms through noon we will have a chance of thunder from 4:00 to 7:00 but the coverage is much less with the heaviest rain falling this morning. morning. >> i don't headlights looking thick. powell street has a lane blocked because of flooding. we have flooding every are and the metering lights are turned on. we have heavy rain across danville with an accident at diabolo along 680. we have a brand new crash involving possible injuries in san francisco and it is a mess everywhere. drive safely and carefully and slowly. all of the above. what else can i say? >> we have serious consequences from the storm so we will get to our storm watch teach coverage. >> nick is in the santa cruz mountains where a big problem is occurring. >> rain starts and it stops. this is what we found when we got here. look at dramatic video we captured: the roof of the c.v.s. came crashing down after 2:00 this morning and immediately triggered store, fire, and burglar alarms. the preliminary stage of the fire district inspection suggests that continued rainfall causes standing water and pooling. a look may have rotted an end of a beach holding the roof and that combined with the weight and size of the ventlation same became too much and, bam, everything crashed. i specific to the manager on the scene. my phone rang and i called my store manager and said there was a possible roof collapse. we came out here to check it out the hole is big enough to drive a car through. the fire chief says they will keep the store closed if safety reason until the building inspectors can dress the damage and look. more rain is coming down i have found new information on those who have medical needs, they can get their prescription at santa cruz or other locations to pick up the medication. we have been hearing calls like this all morning. we are about to move around now to follow some of the fire department and see what they are dealing with out here. i will be back if about 30 minutes to tell you what we have found. >> we can hear sirens in the background. >> the storm is dumping a huge amount of rain in san francisco withstanding water, deeper a few hours earlier. high drifts and cars were nearly submerged and water is causing commuter problems, as well. >> check out street in san francisco. several cars were stuck because of rising water. no one was hurt. you can see the cars were partly submerged. one was almost completely submerged. >> the rain is affecting public transit we are talking muni, that sent out this tweet saying van ness is closed because of flooding. take surface transportation. van ness conducts sunset and castro to downtown. no doubt this be a problem for commuters. >> people in north bay saw lightning. we did on the way do work, as well. our crew shot this video before 11 o'clock with lightning on top of the wet weather that pounded the north bay all day. right now from the roof on our kgo camera looking at the embarcadero. it is wet. and the bay. the rain continues to fall. i found a lot of bonding on the embarcadero with many intersections flooded out because the water you splash can blind the driver next to you. >> as you can see things are backing up and leyla gulen is following this and will tell us what is going on there and elsewhere. there are a lot of accidents. >> more on the weather impact, a multimillion dollar erosion project to protect hopes is on hold. there is worry of mudslides after the king fire blackened thousands of acres a few months ago. crews want to drop rice straw to the worst burned areas to rocket the remaining soil but the heavy rain is keeping that from happening and contractors do not expect to resume work for a few months. the wet weather is not limited to northern california. winter weather is reaching southern california, as well, and triggered this rock slide in santa barbara. the public works crews responded yesterday to clean up the mess. drivers slowed but lanes on the road were passable. and this is one of many problems facing people in southern california this morning. here is that report. >> a tree cubs -- crushes a the sound of the falling tree is unforgettable. >> i thought it was thunder. i looked outside the window and it was a big tree on the street. >> was it terrifying? >> terrifying. very scary. >> several trees hit in the car through southern california. mud blow is a concern in one area with debris from the spring fire of 2013 coming into the retirement community causing evacuation. after dark the debris stops flowing. the back yesterday of this home is covered in mud. you can see the water left behind. the sandbags worked and the house itself is not damaged. >> i am totally pleased with the help that we got from the city and the sheriff and the fire department. they were just wonderful. >> residents are everjoyed to come home and the mandatory evacuations are over. >> it is hard to describe. it feels great. >> a nine mile stretch is closed after mudslides on the highway the it is fought clear when the road will re-open. >> downpours caused streets to everflow with several feet of water in some places making driving difficult. >> i enjoy it as much as i can walking but when i am driving, it is not so great. >> most celebrate the rare storm in the middle of california's historic drought. >> this has been dry and we need the rain. we need the rain but the problem, it is coming down too quickly. all at once. >> the ground is saturated and it is running off rather than soaking in so that is cause the urban flooding. that means highways, secrets, parking lots they all became lakes and rivers. i saw a car on the bay bridge hit something and the water flew everywhere and immediately i let off the gas and hit it but not like they did. they turned sideways. the richmond san rafael bridge from rip monday to san quentin moderate to half rain with a cell off the coast in ten minutes. and it will head up to novato and san rafael and in the less developed areas of eastern condition con and am -- alameda county you can see stronger rains. redwood city in 20 minutes will have the rain. and you can see the moisture coming up from the south and because of that we are going to have heavy showers. that is why we see this. this is 29th if san francisco, you can see the ponding. urban flooding. hud and -- mud and rock you can see the winds picking up this morning. from now through noon, we will have our best chance for losing power. hopefully you have good working windshield wipers, with the tread on the tires is good because it will be a slippery ride. we have had so many reports up to 70 incidents right now. mostly having accidents and stalls. there is flooding cross the bay area freeways. in san jose at 280 northbound side away from highway 17 is loading up. the drainage is in check. same here at 101. this is the drive in the southbound direction. up to 880, looking good. san jose airport, moving along without problems. we have significant flooding near the racetrack northbound and southbound highway 121, 20' across from east to west is where we have flooding. to the south a serious accident southbound 101 lying to leave san francisco we have a crash involving a car on its side so be careful. northbound traffic we had early flooding at mission at the extension. it is underwater right now. coming up, a diplomatic dispute involving the producer of a popular soap opera. is she qualified to be a united states ambassador? 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with ebola-like symptoms after traveling to an area where the virus is present. the patient is in stable condition and in good spirits but the hospital will not release other information. drama for president obama this morning after he picked a soap opera producer to represent the country at the embassy in hungary. critics are questioning his nomination of colleen bell for the ambassador for honoringary who is known for "bold and beautiful," and a major donor to the president's re-election campaign pulling in $2 million in campaign cash. >> she could not even name a single interest of the united states with hungary. >> she is someone that has had her own distinguished private sector year. it is not just colleen bell. since being re-elected he has nominated big dollar donors as ambassadors to two dozen countries. on a day like this, this is an intriguing thought: bart is considering a second transbay tube. the transit agency is exploring the idea of a second tube connecting alameda to san francisco south of market and richmond districts. a second tunnel allows for 24 hour service but as of right new it is just a study. construction could be decades away. bart could be a good alternate because the roads are very slick. a lot of hydroplaneing. coming across the east to west bridges we will find the winds so watch out for that much the only bridge that is safe from that is the golden gate bridge and the i woulds were gusting up to 30 miles per hour. you can see we have a healthy cell moving through the north bay but the coins are an issue so we will go to the graphic and i can show you the wind and across the street on the exploritorium or the unfurled plagues gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour and that is why over the next several hours until noon we have a good chance of power outages as the weakest trees from the drought will topple at 20 miles per hour wind in san jose and 22 at half moon bay and sustained winds are not gusts which could be higher. we have a lot of urban flooding and you can see the entire area until you get to the north bay at petaluma and napa south until at least 7:00 and that could be extended because we still have a lot of showers showing up upstream which is in this case to the south and west coming across the monterey bay to the south bay and coming out over the ocean and headed marin. look at that, heavy rain north of muir beach headed to san rafael. you can see the intensity of the rain and the brake lights headed south. look at the slow down as the heavy rain is moving on. that is good to see southbound travelers are headed to the golden gate bridge which is going do see a let up. when you get through that area it will be slick. showers and thunder are heaviest today. we said wednesday would be the worse day. light showers tomorrow and friday. the weekend is trending dry with temperatures close to nowhere -- normal. >> we have the greatest instability hooking with the upper level energy and we have heaviest rain. when that passes, the low will spin and move north and it will throw weaker waves as us so in the afternoon our intensity in coverage will drop and you can watch the yellow move away with just a last light to dark green showers tapering overnight so fog and drizzle tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon waves of light showers and tomorrow night through friday morning more fog because of the showers lessening and friday evening, you need an umbrella because a last look of wet weather from up to 2-4" in the mountain. the seven-day forecast, when it is dry on saturday, temperatures, still, are low-to-mid 60. >> flooding and debris is shutting down highway 84 and this is where we have significant debris turning traffic around eastbound and westbound highway 84 shut down right now at pleasanton and sunol. you cannot use the road because of the water and falling mud and rock. to the west c.h.p. has issued a high wind advisory for dumbarton bridge with slowing there off the bridge and up to the peninsula. we have a brand new crash eastbound highway 92 to the northbound 101 connection a car on its roof with possible injuries involved and traffic is loading up headed into foster city. a look at the golden gate bridge we are further to the north in sausalito at highway one and we have a sig-alert thrown lanes three lanes are blocked. try to drive in the center lanes. >> now police arrested a suspected drunk driver after he jammed his cash between two fences on the pedestrian walkway of the golden gate bridge. >> here is a photo showing the plus mustang registered to 22-year-old daniel soto of san francisco. at 5 o'clock a.m. yesterday he sped from the parking lot near the marin headland to the west sidewalk, hit the gas and got the car wedged in. no one was hurt. >> crews had to shut down traffic in both directions and lift the mustang and put it on a tow truck. it took five hours to accomplish. he was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and police arrested the man on suspicion of drunk driving. weather could be a factor but the primary factor is intoxication. this is a perfect example of what can happen. we have seen wrong way drivers that have caused serious citizens and now someone is driving on a sidewalk. it is dangerous. how is this for a coincidence? last may, he posted this photo on facebook saying not sure if this is the official way to get to the golden gate bridge. >> when soto jammed the car it must have been difficult to get out of the car. >> you would think. >> you would think. we continue at 6:30 with the done stories. we are on storm watch and lightning rattling san francisco and beyond with more of this video of bay area skies getting lit up. >> rain causes big problems in the north bay with traffic trouble forcing light night commuters to divert. san francisco muni station is closed because of flooding. we will have the details ahead. we are tracking moderate-to-heavy rain through the south bay. actually, all of us are getting it. 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to the san mateo bridge the next ten minutes will be a heavy cell. but at san rafael we have heavy rain falling on 101. sir francis drake up to lucas valley road you can see how heavy the rain is south from san rafael down 101. heaviest rain and thunderstorms now through noon with the fastest wind and thunderstorms are possible but the intensity let up this afternoon through the evening. it is still going to be wet. >> leyla gulen the flooding reports are were positiving up. >> it is too difficult to keep up with each report. it is one after the other. i will take you to san jose where i can show you the traffic is looking heavy. 280 away from 17 but back to the golden gate bridge this is to the north and south of where mike mentioned the heavy cell of rain we are expecting, we have three lanes blocked, through sausalito at highway one and 101 you can expect slow traffic and a lot of water. thank you. now our storm watch coverage, amy hollyfield is at the van ness muni station in san francisco. it is shut down? that is right. people are trying to get to work. they are surprised to find "van ness station closed due to flooding." they have standing water. the gate is closed. only workers are trying to take care of the situation. they have 1" of water. they say the tracks are fine so trains are passing through but it is not safe to stand in this area. they are worried people will slip and fall. that is causing problems for people trying to get to work. people settlement through the big downpour that happened between midnight and 4:00 this morning so to wake up and find this...they did not expect it. i have been here a year so this is the first big storm...the city has prepared well but there is a lot flooding in mission. a lot of rain. this is the van ness muni station and not bart. it is not impacting bart. just muni. no word on when it will be re-opened. they hope to have an estimate of when they would re-open by thousand but i have not heard back. we will keep you posted. right now, do not plan on using the station right here. i see a worker emerging right now. do you know what time this will re-open, ma'am? it is opening now? she doesn't know. we will stay on it for you. take this into your plans the muni is still operating so not as big of a hassle as we could face. you can catch muni but jut not here at van ness. >> we will await news on the re-opening. >> there are remembers for people in san francisco sunset district. look at this home at 15th with water backed up so high on the street the garage flooded. we saw this earlier in other areas. residents are trying to sweep out the water. daly city did not escape. this video of the drive along northbound 280 with the windshield wipers barely keeping up. drivers are encouraged to take their time. the driving rains are causing pooling and increasing the ring of hydroplaning. slow down. >> c.h.p. closed southbound 101 at lakeville highway off-ramp in petaluma because of 4-6" of standing water on the highway. the lane re-opened at 4:30 this morning as we were to come on air but some trucks and cars have been ignoreing signs all morning driving on the closed lanes. airport officials at san francisco international airport said anticipate delays because of the storm. it is that keep of week at sfo. yesterday, the weather caused delays and cancellations at san francisco international airport and last night there were delays of three hours after four-hour delay early in the day. 130 flights were canceled. oakland and san jose international airport experienced only mimer -- minor delays. people were treated to lightning across the bay area. >> what a treat. >> what a treat. this is from ocean strikes over a period of half an hour. then it was gone. light rain followed. not much wind at that point. we saw plenty of lightning this morning. >> we saw dozens. i took a picture and posted it to ureport@kgo-tv.com and hopfully -- hopefully you post your photos. >> according to pg&e the biggest outage is in san francisco with 3,200 customers without electricity. mostly in chinatown. 1,000 customers have their power knocked out in fremont and vacaville has 463 outages. 300 are experiencing outage in san jose and los altos. it is just one those mornings. you can see the weather where you live with live doppler hd and the weather app. >> it is free on apple app or google lay and we have more information on abc7news.com/apps. >> we have so much weather it is too much for one business with a roof collapse creating a big mess. abc7 news shows pictures of weather affecting you during commercial break. stay tuned. >> we are on storm watch at 6:40. we will talk about the winds because they are fastest now through 10:00. we are seeing the power outages and the flags on the exploritorium are unfurled as the winds are up around 20 to 30 miles per hour. even up to 35 at half moon bay. the fastest winds are 20 at san jose and 26 at napa. the trees will be falling. in yosemite we have scattered showers and a clap of thunder this southern california. the snow is falling in the sierra, 3-6" and you need chains on 88. you will need more chains tomorrow morning. that is all your information, i am sorry. as we look at the richmond-san rafael toll plaza dangerous conditions today and it is wet. we have had hydroplaning and overturned vehicles and it is quiet and calm as you make your drive to the richmond-san rafael bridge. at highway 84 eastbound and westbound on the map we are tracking weather and traffic and the green is an indication of where the rain is affecting the commute at pleasanton sunol we have a should down of the road because of falling debris and water if the roads. chapes are required for 88 so up to kirkwood, along 80, more chains required. tough drive to the sierra. all eyes are on capitol hill. the looming showdown between a japanese airbag manufacturer and congress over a disputed recall. >> first, you will want to stay in the snow with abc7 news now looking at the bay with gorgeous clouds here as the sun is rising but watch out for the storms moving through the bay area. you can see live doppler hd on the upper right-hand corner of the screen. we will keep that up for you we will keep that up for you during the entire commercial these guys should've gone to my place, cuz right now, i have two breakfast croissants for just four bucks. they're both made with a freshly cracked egg and melting cheese on a buttery, flaky croissant. try the supreme with bacon and ham, or the sausage. they'll fill you up for - whoa hey! what are you doing? you can't make a commercial for your restaurant at my restaurant! not if you keep interrupting me, i can't. >> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. it is 6:45. we continue our live coverage from southern california. >> reporter from our sister station kabc has information on the threat of mudslides keeping neighbors on alert. >> on alert but they feel like they have dodged a bullet. you can see the sandbags. there is debris. they got stuff coming off the hills. a lot of sand and gravel. but they have managed to contain it and keep it in the roads and out of people's homes and yards. crews were out here making sure all drains stay clear. that is the big worry. they want did keep the out of the cranes. they have not seen a lot of debris coming off the hills and it is because while they have seen a lot of rain it has been slow. it has been steady. a couple of months ago they had a heavy downpour and they saw problems. as long as they can avoid that residents feel confident they are going to be okay and the city has done a lot of presentation and you will see a lot of rails into the neighborhoods, a lost steps are taking to keep the folks safe. they feel confident. we are not getting any rain right now is that helps. a chance to dry out. residents hope it stays that way. if not, crews are prepared for the worst. back to you in san francisco. thank you, jon. the same story that first hit the bay area yesterday is state bringing us more rain as a new wave showers continues to move on shower. >> we will continue our coverage right now. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking the rain, but, first, we will check with nick in the santa cruz mountains where a roof collapsed. this is the first time i have felt comfortable taking my cap off. this is the reason why we are talking about this much needed break. this is video from this only of the cool collapse at the c.v.s. in downtown came crashing down after 2:00 a.m. immediately it triggered store fire and burgla awards. it could have been the water weight combined with the ventilation system that placed too much pressure on the roof. >> not surprised. >> not surprised. it is an old roof. >> look at the roof, you can see the hole is absolutely huge. the fire department says they will have to keep the store closed for safety reasons until building inspectors can assess the damage. a look at more rain coming down just heavy with the downpours that only now have recently taken a break. i can tell you it looks like the sky is still included over for whatever reason the rain has stopped but this is what they will need when they go inside to try and figure out what they can do. we do know today the store will remain closed and scots creek location is open as is the santa cruz location so anyone who may have had immediate needs with medication can go to one of the neighboring stores. they will be accommodated. i spoke with the manager about that. in santa cruz for abc7 news. we have an update that leyla gulen is working on, on the van ness re-opening. but right new we have a lot of flooding. >> especially in san francisco where we see most of it. there are builts that are seeing some of the wet weather, too, as we go through the worst of it right now. you can see on live doppler hd the last push is going to be the hard of the push and the most dangerous and damaging push as we are seeing, also, or not see the power out powerages. if you are listening to us or watching on the radio, you can be up to date on what you need to know. the winds are kicking up and are fastest now through noon but at a level that could cause damage from noon until 4:00. they will taper quickly in the evening. you can see the tower is bouncing around because of the winds gusting up to 30 or 35 miles per hour. flood advisory until 7:00 and another 10 minutes and that should be extended but that is the weather service calling that because we have plenty of showers moving through the south bay and you can see santa clara valley, san mateo, alameda, contra costa, san francisco, all the way to the north bay from petaluma and south is where we will have the best chance of flooding. the storm pulls away from novato moving across lakeville highway and this is a heavy bit of rain that will hit sonoma in less than 14 minutes. we do have light-to-moderate showers across the rest of bay and heavy rain pulling out of, say, cupertino, headed to sunnyvale and mountain view across 237 and at 101 if you are familiar with twin creeks the softball and baseball complex is where it is raining heaviest. this is how it looks at 280 and 17 and slow, the rain is falling in a good clip. showers are heaviest today and waves of light showers. now a look at the cold front coming through and we will have the heaviest rain with weaker america and we will have numerous showers and possibility of thunder after the cold front passes which is around noon. you can see it tapering in intense difficult and coverage from 5:00 overnight we will have lighter showers and fog is a possibility tomorrow and lighter waves of showers tomorrow, and tomorrow night is less and moring for on friday morning and friday afternoon you will see another public of wet weather. .5" to 1.5" possible and 2-4" in mountains by friday evening. low-to-mid 60's each day in the seven-day forecast with the dry of the day saturday, tuesday and a lesser extent on sunday. leyla gulen? >> we found out the van ness muni station in san francisco should re-open at 7:00 a.m. that is according for the spokesman because of early flooding. muni back on track with no delays. we have 59 trains rolling on time. san rafael drive along 101 headed in the southbound direction we are still seeing floods and to the south i will show you that in a moment but, now, the golden gate bridge is moving along nicely ambassador from marin to san francisco and no delays in the inbound direction. we do have a sig-alert: southbound 101 at highway one because of the flooding in the roads so slow three lanes blocked. it will be a squeeze throughout the north bay into san francisco. 6:52. we back with seven things to know before you go, but, a look at san francisco international airport with long delays again today. call ahead if you are fly out or super bowling someone. super bowling someone. stay tuned. over a million californians 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are just joining us or headed outdoor here are seven things to know. the residents in san francisco are waking up to a soggy surprise this morning. heavy rains overnight causing significant flooding in the area of 27th and delores with water rising to the wheel wells of the cars. the van ness station was closed because of flooding. it will open at 7:00 a.m. two, the current showers and storms are mainly over the ocean with showers heavy especially north of novato with waves of the of the heaviest through 4:00. spent more flooding and more power outages. berkeley drive from highway 4 to the toll plaza into san francisco, the drive will take 52 minutes. usually it takes 40. we still have flooding. and high wind advisory. you can see the green on the ma with -- on the map with the flooding along 280 in the southbound direction at 87. >> clean up is underway at the c.v.s. pharmacy after a roof crashed down and officials say it looks like too much standing water caused the roof to collapse. building inspectors will look at the damage and see if there is a way the store can open for business today. bart first will be at berkeley station to talk about ways to keep bicycle secure on-and-off the trains and remind riders of the bicycle rules. bicycle theft is a problem if the bay area. >> we are weighing for the results of test on a patient in boston suspected of of having ebola. the doctors say the party is stable. >> we are minutes away from a showdown on capitol hill define a japanese airbag maker and the u.s. government. takata refused to comply with demonday for expanded recall of the potentially explosive airbags. company executives are set to appear before a house of representatives subcommittee at 7:00. >> that is it for the newscast. we continue on-line, on twitter and facebook and all million devices. there are so many traffic and weather issues and we will keep you posted all morning. see you in 25 minutes. mom? dad? big uncle wayne?nut. hot chocolate. green tea. 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some swerved, others didn't have a choice. carla was happy to have her seven month old experience in ra for the first time. >> it is the first real rain that he's seen. >> in ben loma it was trees impacted, heavy wind and rain topland an oak and spruce tree blocking this road. tiny rivers formed alongside roads in felton and more established rivers began to flow once again. >> we need it to replenish the ground water and make the grass green. we need rain. >> whether you view the rain as trouble or treasure there is still more to come. >> this river is moving so quickly tonight that it is taking a lot of branches and debris with it. live in san jose, nbc bay area news. thank you. it wasn't just the santa cruz mount angs, trees are coming down across the bay area. this large tree took much of the day to clear from the roadway. over on the peninsula, a huge tree branch snapped from a hundred year old oak on wood side taking a power line with it. traffic was closed in both directions for hours. also on the peninsula a notorious spot for flooding. a/d look on the left live and the right a la oook at that sam area, it created big delays. we are in palo alto this evening. we'll likely see the same thing tomorrow based on the forecast. >> that's right. could be another long commute along 101 tomorrow with this rain that snarls things on the road. for one family this storm has created major problems at home. >> my dad was saying it used to happen to his parents. >> adrian was making school lunches when she came across a major issue down stairs. >> it was about two inches of water and kept rising. >> she's not talking about rain water. >> this is gross. that's all toilet paper. >> sewage water and human waste flooded the house. >> there's poop water in my kid's room, eh. >> it's what she can't see that really worries her. >> it's a little gross to think that my neighbor's poo is in my house. >> she said it happens when the drain near the street gets clogged with debris. it is on city land so crews this morning pulled the pipe. >> the second they pulled the big branch out all of that drained. >> now city sanitation crews will clean up today. >> it was a complete mess. >> the red wood city public works deputy estimates that pipe is more than 50 years old and they do have plans to repair that damaged section. we want to the show you live in san francisco where the rain is creating big problems for people to get around. we are live there in the north bay watching for signs of flooding. mark. >> we are right along the frontage road of red wood highway and is this area chp said could be a problem because it is relatively low area next to the bay. right now it is not a problem. let me take you back to san francisco in a weather story that made news around the country. >> the cable car turn around at hyde and jefferson was empty this morning. no cars, very view would-be drivers. >> we thought we would ride just for fun. >> a couple tourists from finland were disappointed to find the cable cars weren't running. as the man in the key osk explained the rain shut down the system. >> for the day or the week? >> just for now. >> the antique cable cars break breakdowning . >> the cable cars brake system was deemed not good enough on a down poweur. look at coming down. m much of the parking lot had to be gated off. commuters got wet but considering the drought they didn't seem to mind. >> this is definitely great. >> more rain expected with this storm tonight. along with a chance of lightning. we'll be back at 6:00 with an update. nbc bay area news. >> thank you mark. as can you imagine flight delays, on average were three hour delays and more than 100 flights were cancelled at sfo. a live look auoakland airport, everything running smoothly there. best advice, if you're flying in the next 48 hours, check with your carrier for any delays. >> among the hardest working people during these days and nights like these, chp officers and tow truck drivers, hundreds of accidents bringing the commute to a near halt. this is a live look at i-80. you see a lot of traffic. we have the latest. >> you can see behind me, this is pretty typical for traffic this time of the day here on i-80. the rain isn't nearly as heavy as it was this morning, in fact it's non-existent except sprinkles. twice as many reports of accidents than usual. more than 400 calls during the morning commute. one driver told us it took an hour and half to go ten miles this morning because of that trouble traffic. the chp said the number one cause of accident is speed. they say it is critical to create space for other drivers in the rain. >> it's horrible because is it is storming so hard people are a little bit more cautious but, yeah, i've seen some pretty bad accidents. >> well, drive slower, it's wet, you got to be careful. >> the chp said it is a great time to check your tires and replace your wipers, especially with more rain on the way. well this new storm is great news for skiers, this is echo summit. lake tahoe could see up to two feet of snow. a nabeighborhood in venture countiy is under mandatory evac oohations. authorities warn there could be more evacuations. you can check the rain yourself. at nbcbayarea.com. how does it look in your neighborhood? this woman here is collecting rain water. would love to see your weather picks. savage is the only word that appropriately describes it. still ahead the surveillance video of a deadly beating police want you to see. i took full responsibility for everything i did, only thing i can hope forea and wish for ia second chance. >> ray rice opens up about the assault on his wife and everything he learned from the ordeal. i think it is a warming thing, call it comfort. >> this man is using pizza to help fill the stomach and hearts of six children. the story will make you bay area proud. then at six, more than four years after he died, steve jobs now a star witness in the tech giant. , apple. s. every day is a new opportunity to help make life better right here in san francisco. whether it's helping local businesses like the fruitguys grow and prosper, supporting nonprofits like juma ventures as they fulfill their mission or helping neighborhoods like the tenderloin become vibrant communities. if there's a way to help the people of san francisco thrive and succeed, we'll find it. that's the power of local connections. that's bank of america. >> new and disturbing video of a deadly attack on a homeless man in san francisco last month. police are asking for the public's help in identifying these three young men. you can see right here, minutes before they kicked and beat to death an elderly homeless man. investigators say it was unprovoked, and the victim needed crutches to walk. veteran officers who seen it all say this was bad. >> i have 25 years in, this is one of the worse attacks i've ever seen. i think all offous who were investigating this case were personally infected by what we saw. >> police believe they will find more surveillance video of the trio. former baltimore ravens running back ray rice answers criticism about punching his then-fiance. >> my wife is an angel. she can do no wrong. i take full responsibility for my actions. >> they are now married. one month after she opened up about what happen in that elevator, ray rice did the same. said counselling ripped him apart and put him back together and said he has a better understanding of how violence has a ripple effect that stretches beyond his own family. >> now i realize the amount of families we have effected, domestic violence is a real issue in society. we can take one bad night, we are truly sorry for the it people who are really going through it. >> rice was reinstated in the nfl last week after appealing his suspension. he had a lot more to say. you can watch our exclusive interview on our website. he talks more about the future of his football career and his relationship with his wife. cellphone video turned out to be crucial evidence in the arrest of three men looting a store in a protest last week. the video shows mostly silhouettes but enough to charge three men for breaking into this smart & final. this follow the grand jury decision in ferguson, missouri. a . liccardo will be sworn in january 6th. he replaced reed who was termed out. how about free pizza for a good cause, the gourmet way one man has chosen to help others. >> in tonight's story will you see someone try something for the first time and become addicted to it. what he is now addicted to, is doing good. >> it creates a convection, this way. >> he is never late to the party. at least not the ones for which he has been hired to cook the pizza. >> i think we will put applewood smoked bacon. >> he says it takes over two hours to get the wood fire oven up to the 900 degrees he will need for the job, so he's always early which is interesting seeing as though the pizza thing came to him later in life. >> which i would have done it a long time zblag it was four and half years ago with his eyes on his kid's tuition went look fin for a way to supplement his income at his day job. he bought a fire oven and was sold. >> once i had it i couldn't take my eyes off that oven. >> so ron decided to get one of his own and has been busy just about every weekend since. it was a great financial decision, he says, but so much more. >> it's just, to me, it's just, enjoyment. i thoroughly love it. >> which was never more true. >> my name's ron, nice to meet you. >> than on a recent monday in palo alto. >> we enjoyed success over the years and it was time to give back. >> and what better way to give to the sick children and their families staying at the ronald mcdonald house in stanford whit what he does best, he offered to take care of dinner one night and they jumped at the offer like, well, people jump at free pizza. ron understands it is a simple thing, but made with love, could be a powerful thing to people in a tough spot. >> find a little bit of happiness. i'm proud to do it. >> and after four and half years, ron said, this was the first time they had reached out to do a charitable event like that and it didn't know he would be touch sod much. he wants to keep doing it and finding opportunities. which is going to be hard because there's not too many days he's not booked. >> i have had his pizza, it's excellent but i enjoy talking to him more. he's such a good guy. >> and that is one thing he loved about this operation was not only making the pizza but talking to people while doing it. >> comforting in so many ways. thanks so much. >> thanks. this is good wood fire pizza weather. this is where you get a movie and book, some good pizza. >> good advice. stay off the roadways, get yourse yourself pizza, maybe delivery. we have a lot of down trees and multiple spin outs. we're not done with the storm system yet. the main branch is off east. still tracking center of low pressure moving in over the next 24 hours, which will provide another reenforcing shot of wet weather. i want to show you your 24 hour rain fall total in case you missed it again. you can see in the north bay anywhere from one to one and half inches of rain fall. continue down to san francisco. pleasant hill one and quarter inch. men low park, a tremendous amount of rain in 24 hours. we had isolated flooding on 101 near palo alto. you can see in san jose o11.39, haven't seen rain totals like that since 2010, it's been 1,777 days, so yes this is a big deal across the south bay. and we will add to that. still tracking spotty areas of rain across the bay area. most consistently where we need in in the south bay. it will continue generally off to the north and east. prepare for the slick roadways tonight. let's get a look what we can expect with this next wave of wet weather through 9:00 tonight, hit and miss areas of pockets of rain fall. then through 11:00 it may seem we are done as we are mainly going to be dry but check 24 out as the wave of wet weather moves in at 3:00, isolated pockets of rain are likely to return by 3:00 a.m. and will unfortunately for your commute stay in place. if you can tele commute might be a good day to do that because it will be wet on the roadways. we will see more isolated flooding problems, possibly more trees down, maybe some power outage issues. let's get a look at the highlights from this storm system, we'll bround it up for you. next 24 hours, gusty winds may hit 35 miles an hour. may have embedded thunderstorms as that pushes across. we may pick up an additional one to two inches of rain fall, could put our rain total at 100% to 200% of the average. great for the droughts. you want to pay attention to san francisco. that will have the highest risk of thunderstorms in the forecast tomorrow. there's another zone with the best chance of thunderstorms in the north bay, including napa, santa rosa and down toward the trivalley will be jacket weather down in the 60s. tomorrow and thursday and friday rain staying in the forecast, we'll get dry saturday and also sunday. so this is good news. please take it slow out there. back your speed maybe five to ten miles an hour will help you quite a bit. >> very good advice. just ahead at 5:00, stuck in an unusual spot on the golden gate bridge, how this car got there and what it took to get it out. plus to infinity and beyond. what happens this week in the bay area seen as a critical step to mars. this is something we don't see very often. this young man wedged his car on the sidewalk of the golden gate bridge. daniel soto was drunk when he veered out of his lane and into the walkway around 5:00 a.m. more than five hours later crews brought in a crane to lift that blue mustang out and over the railings, the 22-year-old was arrested on drunk driving charges. violence shooting just after midnight, three homes struck by multiple rounds from a handgun. police are offering an award for information about this case. we're one step closer to landing astronauts on mars on the orion space craft. the space craft will travel 3600 miles from earth to test four systems, radiation, separation, the heat shield and the parachu parachute. check out these retail robots, they are available at orchard in san jose. the robots have 3d cameras to scan and identify items, the robots can lead people to the aisles. they also speak multiple languages. >> very nice. well, a daring stunt in the rain, next. today's rain didn't make this dare devil stunt any easier in downtown jose' for a good cause, they are raising money for shatter proof, a group formed to prevent, treat and help those recover from addiction to drugs and alcohol. the founder says the disease kills 15 people every hour. they knew it was going to be rainy and they still did it. >> very brave. >> dedicated. we're looking at rain fall across the bay right now. very scattered in nature. we will fin to see that tonight. tomorrow we will see a chance of rain and all the way through friday but dry this weekend. >> amazing to see all this rain. >> i know it's wild. >> thanks for joining us. >> see you at 6:00. on our broadcast tonight, mandatory evacuations in california, as a nasty and sprawling storm moves onshore. too much rain, way too fast. and in a drought-stricken region, that now means floods. knocked out. who turned out the lights in detroit? a huge power grid suddenly goes dark. a city-wide emergency focusing attention on a crumbling infrastructure nationwide. sounding the alarm about what's in the cargo hold on some commercial flights. tonight, the cargo that could bring down an airplane. also our nbc news investigation on a potential health risk in certain playgrounds. why some doctors warn against it, some parents won't let their kids near it. and plunge at the pump. gas prices continue to dive, and we'll learn where they may be about to
of rain. santa cruz mountains, 5.42. and up in san jose, 1.39. the numbers are unbelievable, when we continue to break down the numbers, this 1.49 in san francisco now makes some of the most rain we're on track for since 2009. some 1,876 days ago. again, that is how unbelievable it is to get this much rainfall for us right now, with that drought effect. we have areas of rain that will continue from 11:00 tonight into the overnight hours with some heavier periods of rain. so my top three concerns once again will be rain picking up again in the overnight hours, another wet morning commute, and spinouts likely again to continue through tomorrow, with more downed trees. we've got more in your forecast in about ten minutes. >> we'll check in with you at that point, thanks, jeff. we've talked about the flooding across the bay area. plenty of it, but for one peninsula family, the problem isn't just water gushing into their house, but raw sewage. they live on court street in redwood city, not far from sequoia hospital. and this isn't the first time they've had to deal with this problems. michelle roberts joins us from the peninsula. michelle, these are million-dollar homes with some serious issues. >> reporter: not a problem you want to have. you expect delays on the road, but one family in redwood city is hoping one issue is solved before more rain arrives. rain boots were necessary at the caltrans station in palo alto this morning. on the road, drivers getting on 101 at embarcadero maneuvered through giant pools of water. >> that we've had a drought for the past couple of years, the rain's always a good thing. >> reporter: maybe not for everyone. >> it was about 2 inches of water and it just kept rising. >> reporter: the storm brought adrian of redwood city a huge mess to deal with. >> this is gross. like, it's gross. that's all toilet paper. >> human waste and sewage water flooded her house this morning. >> that could be my neighbor's toilet paper in my house, in my garage. >> reporter: the kids' room on the first floor will be off-limits unless the carpet is replaced and the smell subsides. >> there's poop water in my kids' room. >> reporter: adrian says this has happened before when the city's pipes and a drain near the street gets clogged with debris. it's a city problem, and this morning redwood city clears cleared the pipe. >> the second they cleared the big branch out, all of that drained. >> reporter: now city sanitation crews will cover the cost of cleaning up the midweess. >> i called the supervisor today and i was like, these pipes need to be fixed. >> reporter: the public works department says an aging pipe is to blame and they are working to repair the issue. working live in palo alto, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> that is very tough for that family. thank. the rain is making drivery treacherous tonight. take a look at our traffic map here. a lot of red dots there, you see especially in the east bay, especially around emeryville and berkry. >> drivers are certainly getting a crash course on how to drive in wet conditions tonight. and it isn't always successful. wet roads mean twice as many accidents for chp officers. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is live off 80 in emeryville. we're at the height of rush hour now. how's it looking on the freeway? >> reporter: take a look for yourself, jessica. traffic is moving, albeit slowly, but this is typical for this stretch of interstate at this time of night. this morning, though, it was a very different story. one driver told us, it took her an hour and a half to go just ten miles. >> it's a mess. total mess. >> reporter: the heavy rainfall turned the morning commute into a crawl today. >> well, slower, wet, got to be careful. >> it's horrible. i mean, it's really bad. and i think it's because it's storming so hard. people are a little bit more cautious, but, yeah, i've seen some pretty bad accidents. >> reporter: the california highway patrol office in oakland got more than 400 calls between 4:00 and 10:00 a.m. twice the normal number. >> i think the not paying attention or the just not being very patient with each other, or tolerant. >> if you see an accident, you can call 911 and let us know. if it's blocking a lane, do not stop behind it, just continue around it and call 911. let us know where you are and what the issue is. if you stop on the roadway to try to render assistance, you put yourself in danger. and the freeway is no place for a pedestrian, so stay in your vehicle. if your car spins out and you're in a lane of traffic, stay in your car, keep your seat belt on, and call 911. . >> reporter: the chp says with more rain on the way tomorrow, now is a great time to check the tread on your tires and also to change those windshield wiper blades. live in emeryville, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kimberly. this weather is causing havoc at the airports. long delays and cancellations at sfo. in fact, at one point today, incoming flights were delayed nearly three hours. right now, the average delay is about 90 minutes. and so far, there have been 140 cancellations. as for oakland's airport, much smoother. no reported delays there. and at mineta international in san jose, two flights were canceled because of the weather. on the peninsula, the rain brought down a branch of this 100-year-old oak tree. it crashed on to woodside road, just west of 280 and took a power line down with it. not only did it block entrance to woodside school and business district, but left several customers without power. traffic was closed in both directions for hours, forcing residents there in woodside to take long detours to get to school or work. and sandy from newark sent us this photo. this large tree fell near the corner of sailwood drive and cedar boulevard. crews spent much of the day clearing the tree and debris from the roadway. well, dry no more. parched rivers across the bay area look like waterways again. one of our viewers sent us these two photographs. on your left is what the guadalupe river in san jose looked like this morning. barren and bone dry. on your right, what it looks like now, with water flowing. nbc bay area's marianne favro is live in san jose at the banks of the guadalupe, and it certainly got a soaking. >> reporter: it certainly did. and the guadalupe river is a perfect example. take a look at how fast the river is flowing through downtown san jose tonight. this river is now 5 feet higher than it was this morning. >> a car submerged in 18 inches of water on highway 87 in san jose, just one of the many problems caused by today's storms. in ben lomand, trees toppled blocking these roads. the storm also brought new life to the san lorenzo river and replenished this swimming hole. and in felton, tiny rivers formed alongside roads. leon anthony welcomed the transformation. >> the grass is green. a couple week or so ago, it was brown. >> reporter: yes, this storm slowed many of us down, but as diane vega sees us, maybe that's the point. >> because it was very soothing. very calming. and i thought, well, i haven't heard it for so long, and it drips, and you can hear it pound on my roof and hear it go through my gutters and it's like, wow, that's such a beautiful sound. >> reporter: it is a nice sound, isn't it? well, right now, some sections of the guadalupe river trail are closed because of flooding. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> it is a good sight. thank you, marianne. our microclimate weather alert coverage continues online. there you can zoom into your zip code to see when another bout of rain will pass over your house. that's at nbcbayarea.com. still ahead here at 6:00, how a young driver landed in an odd spot on the golden gate bridge. and he was promptly arrested. i'm scott budman. apple in court over its music policy. coming up, how the testimony of steve jobs could come into play. and a san francisco tourist experience shut down. what the rain did that left tourists frustrated all day. and good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. scattered areas of rainfall continuing across the bay area and our second round of heavier rainfall is lining up offshore. right now, ten lightning strikes. we'll let you know when the worst of that will hit in just a few minutes. some new and disturbing video tonight of a deadly attack on a homeless man. this happened in san francisco last month. police are asking the public for help in identifying these three young men, seen here minutes before they kicked and beat to death an elderly homeless man. investigators say not only was the attack unprovoked, the 67-year-old victim was a 100-pound man who needs crutches to walk. even veteran officers who have seen it all were shocked. >> i have 25 years in, and this is a really awful attack. probably one of the worst i've ever seen. and i think all of us who are investigating this case were personally affected by what we saw. >> police say they think the man traveled on b.a.r.t. or muni that night and predict they will find even more surveillance video of the trio. also new at 6:00, another crime caught on camera. uk berkeley police say two men broke into hoff's pavilion and vandalized it. this happened two weeks ago. police say the two suspects were walking around and checking for unlocked doors. the men removed a fire extinguisher from the wall and emptied it on the basketball court, which damaged the wood and stole two video cameras. so did apple strangle its competitors with its ipod. the silicon valley tech giant went on trial today with $1 billion on the line and testimony from the late steve jobs possibly ahead. our business and tech reporter scott budman has more on what happened in court. and scott, it will currently be dramatic if that jobs deposition is played in court. >> you're right, jessica. this is all a trip back to the future for apple and its customers, back to the day when steve jobs and the ipod changed the way we listened to our favorite bands. but some say apple broke the rules and should now face the music. music has been a huge part of apple's business over the last 15 years. but the way it sold music ten years ago has landed the tech giant in court, facing a $350 million lawsuit, claiming that apple, back when ipods looked like this, kept competing music players from getting to music on itunes. >> what apple really did was they opened up the era of digital music and they protected, in that particular time frame, they really did protect the musicians and gave money back to the music industry. >> which, given the popularity of free streaming sites, like napster and limewire, gave the music business a big boost. >> apple is an innovative company. arguably, the most innovative electronics company in the world, and i personally believe that the company back in time was just pushing the technology forward as fast as it could. >> but was it done fairly or was apple anti-competitive? among the testimony will be e-mails from late ceo steve jobs. apple watcher tim beheron says jobs acted arrogantly when competitors like real networks came up. >> typical of steve jobs, when he was asked about steve jobs, he said, are they still around? and you know, he just didn't even consider it an issue. >> reporter: now, to get to the money, the $350 million sought by the plaintiffs could, under anti-trust laws, be tripled if they win, which would make it a $1 billion decision against apple. will we consumers see any of that money? likely, no. and with so many users out there, your award would only be a few pennies anyway. raj? >> thank you, scott. a suspected drunk driver ended up in jail after driving his car on the sidewalk of the golden gate bridge. take a look. the chp says 22-year-old daniel soto veered out of his lane and on to the walkway around 5:00 this morning. he wedged his car between a chain link fence and the rail of the bridge. more than five hours later, crews brought in a crane to lift that mustang back on to the road. while they left their disappointment in san francisco, today's town pour put the brakes on one of the city's most iconic attractions, leaving tourists soggy and sad. the famed cable cars simply couldn't handle the amount of water falling from the skies. nbc bay area's mark mathews joins us from marin county, where the heavy rain is bringing the commute there to a near halt as well. mark? >> reporter: well, jessica, we've got a momentary respite from the rain here. we are along the 101 frontage road, the old redwood highway frontage road, just south of sir francis drake and the commute tonight on the 101 is actually moving better than it usually does this time of the night. weathering the storm a lot better than san francisco's cable cars. we are not likely to see this very often. the cable car turnaround at hyde street completely deserted. the cars, tucked into their barn on mason, none of them running because the rain came down so hard this morning, the municipal transportation agency decided that the cars' antique braking system just couldn't be counted on. >> call service. okay, thank you. >> riders were told "sorry" and very little else. >> yes, for the day or for the week or -- >> for now. >> reporter: a muni spokesman later explained when the storm passed and the system had a chance to dry out, the cars would be back on track. >> we were going to go down to the city bookshop, but of course now we have to walk. >> reporter: meanwhile, sheets of rain poured from the highway 1 overpass in mill valley. the parking lot below was flooded, as it often is in a big rainstorm. but this time commuters didn't seem to mind. >> this is actually beautiful. this is beautiful. >> reporter: the drought has many welcoming the rain, even as it splashed over the edge of the golden gate, and slowed traffic on 101. what we are hearing is, we need it and we're glad it's here. in san francisco and in the bay area. now, we will, of course, keep an eye on the flooding in marin county and the bay area tonight, we were told we might see flashes of lightning. we have not yet. we'll let you know if we do. repo reporting, mark mathews, nbc bay area news. >> while this storm is great news for skiers and snowboarders, check this out. this is echo summit, highway 50. lake tahoe could see as much as 2 feet of snow in the next 24 hours. but if you're heading up there, be careful. whiteout conditions reported in some of those areas today. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, tracking all of this. seems to be going in spurts here, a couple hours hard and takes a break. >> right now we're seeing intermittent rainfall across the bay area. most up into the north bay and also down to san francisco. i really think the worst commute at this hour, the way i'm seeing it on the doppler radar would be here throughout san francisco and the 101 corridor and down towards the airport, where there have been numerous delays. if you have a flight leaving tonight or tomorrow morning, double check, sign up for the e-mail alerts to make sure you get that latest information. the other also area of a major concern tonight is on 680 from concord down to about pleasanton. now, offshore, we are tracking multiple lightning strikes. this complex of storms is heading off to the north and the east. eventually, that's going to be impacting the bay area. we'll take you outside of the sky camera network. and as we've heard from all of our reporters covering this story, it is dangerously slick out here tonight, no matter where you're going, whether the rain is falling or not. there's a lot of water ponding up in the roadways, so take it slow from the north bay all the way down to the south bay. so we have that second round of wet weather coming our way, so tomorrow will be another day where from marin, napa, and sonoma counties in the north bay, all the way down to san jose, you had that chance of rainfall in the forecast. and temperatures staying pretty much the same across the bay area from low to mid-60s, and the highest risk of thunderstorms will be in that area. so we'll get you to the wind gust forecast. because it's not only the rain, but you'll see here by 11:00 p.m. tonight, we likely could have some wind gusts topping 25 miles per hour. then by tomorrow morning, as we see that second round of wet weather arrive, you can see a lot of these locations could see wind gusts go into the 30s. so that's where we're concerned about, with the possibility of more trees that could come down, and maybe even some more power outages. so tomorrow morning, it is imperative that you remember to just take it slow. we may not actually see dry weather in the south bay until saturday. thursday and friday, albeit, not a big storm, but still some wet roadways in the forecast. the same goes for the peninsula. san francisco looking at areas of rainfall thursday and friday, and a mix of some sun and clouds on saturday. we'll have more on that full forecast in about 25 minutes, you guys. >> thank you, jeff. what's it like in your neighborhood? send us your weather photos no isee@nbcbayarea.com. we may use them on-air and online at nbcbayarea.com. coming up, ready to help. robots? these making their debut in the south bay. how the mechanical marvels will help you out at the hardware store. and they'll be voting any minute now. will san jose be banning bikes on downtown sidewalks? the update, next. sweetie, i'd love a hazelnut. mom? dad? big uncle wayne? hot chocolate. green tea. uh, decaf, cuz. wow. i'm dying for an herbal tea. the all new keurig 2.0. you know when you're always lost at the hardware store or home depot? retail robots have now invaded the orchid supply store near 280 and 87 in san jose. these robots there try to help customers shop more efficiently, but they won't replace human employees. >> so it actually augments help. much like your smartphone augments you. it doesn't take away from anything, but it helps is and provides not skills, but knowledge and abilities you don't have. for instance, the robot speaks multiple languages. >> wow. >> impressive. >> augments. the robots have 3-d cameras so they can scan and identify items. customers can also research items they want to buy right there on the robot's screen and of course you can be led to the proper aisle. well, physicist stephen hawking is famous for his research on the origins of the universe, but his partnership is creating some earthbound advances too. >> i was likely to lose my voice at the beginning of the personal commuting age. >> hawking was silenced by the disease of als. he describes his long-term partnership with intel of santa clarita. a customized voice synthesizer allows him to continue his research. that will now be available to others starting next year. coming up, it's ray rice's turn to speak. >> i take responsibility. that was very uncharacteristic. >> the embattled running back opens up exclusively to nbc's matt lauer. what he says he's learned. i'm michelle roberts along the peninsula where this rain has caused a lot of flooding issues. but coming up from one family who actually had to clean up human waste from inside their house. over a million californians have a gotten something that's beend. out of reach for far too long. health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates and benefits. you can compare plans side by side, choose the one that best fits your needs and enroll online. coveredca.com is also the place to find certified experts in your area who can answer your questions for free, and help you enroll. and, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. it's based on income, and 4 out of 5 people who have enrolled 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actually. >> reporter: yeah, i was just checking it out, raj. take a look for yourself. traffic is moving and it's moving pretty well. this is close to what is typical for this time of night on i-80. while we felt some sprinkles now and then, it really isn't anything like what we saw this morning. commuters had to deal with the aftermath of hundreds of accidents on the roads. one driver told us it took her an hour and a half to get just ten miles because of the troubled traffic. and the california highway patrol in oakland says we can expect more of the same tomorrow. today, the chp got twice as many reports of accidents compared to a normal commute. more than 400 calls between 4:00 and 10:00 a.m. the number one cause of accidents is actually speed, and the chp wants to remind drivers that it's critical to slow down and really create some space for other drivers in the rain. they also say that if you see an accident, slow down, get around it, and then call 911. getting out of your car could put you and others in danger. and if you're the driver in a spinout or serious collision, the chp says stay put with your seat belt on and wait for help. live in emeryville, kimberly tere, nbc bay area news. >> kimberly, thank you. now to the peninsula. more problems. some off-ramps in palo alto. take a look. a common sight today. looked more like ponds. but this problem may seem trivial after you hear what the storm did to one peninsula home today. nbc bay area's michelle roberts joins us in palo alto with more on the damage and a clogged pipe. michelle? >> reporter: that's right. we have seen a lot of flooding on the roadways, but the worst we saw was in redwood city this afternoon. you've got to take a look at this home. this is on court street in redwood city. this family said they found 2 inches of water in their garage this morning, but it wasn't rainwater. this is video after sewer water was pumped out, toilet paper and human waste was left behind in the garage and in the bedrooms on the first floor. and this was caused because a sewage pipe and drain were clogged during a storm early this morning. >> i mean, all of this has just been sitting in water, all this has been sitting in sewage. so we're going to have to move the refrigerator and then they'll have to deal with sanitizing my kids' room or pulling up carpets. >> reporter: redwood city will be paying for the cleanup, because the pipe and drain are on city land, the public works department says an aging pipe is to blame and they will be working to repair that area of the pipe. reporting live in palo alto, i'm michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> those poor people. all right. thank you, michelle. but from weather-related problems on the peninsula to weather-related problems in southern california, a neighborhood in ventura county is under mandatory evacuation because of mud slide. mud slide concerns. clears are working to clear the mud that's fallen so far and the debris that flowed down from a rain-soaked hillside. right now, 15 homes are threatened. the rain is supposed to continue in that area tomorrow and authorities warn there could be even more evacuations. well, we invite you to stay with us for continuing coverage of this storm. if you want an informant heads up about any severe weather headed your way, all you need to do is download our nbc bay area app and get push alerts on your phone. you can do that by going to nbcbayarea.com and click on the weather tab. our other headlines tonight, and these are new details, this cell phone video is now evidence in the prosecution of three men accused of looting a store during one of the protests in oakland last tuesday. all three face charges of felony, second-degree burglary. looters targeted a smart and final store and a nearby cell phone retailers. the looting came during protests at the grand jury ruling in the michael brown shooting in ferguson, missouri. were the threats empty? the gop had vowed to retaliate against president obama for his executive action on immigration. but now their hands are tied, they say. republicans, though, are not giving up. janelle wang joins us with more. janelle? >> reporter: republican leaders say at this time, their immediate options are limited, but they're still putting all ideas on the table. >> reporter: homeland security secretary jay johnson on the congressional hot seat today, defending the president's executive action on immigration. >> we want people to be accountable, to come out of the shadows, get on the books, and pay taxes. >> reporter: under the president's order, nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants can stay and work in the u.s. temporarily. republicans worry the action will just encourage more to run for the border. >> here we go again, talking about the illegal immigrant and how we can make it easier for them. how does this help the american worker, who can't find work and can't provide for his family? >> reporter: despite being furious, republican senator mitch mcconnell vowed to keep the government running, when a funding deadline expires next week. >> yeah, i made it very clear the day after the election that no more government shutdowns and threats to default on national debt. >> reporter: top republicans are trying to find other ways to punish the president. one way, refusing to fully fund the homeland security department, which is in charge of managing immigration programs. >> it's going to be difficult to take meaningful action, as long as we've got democrats in control of the senate. >> boehner could face problems from his own party. tea party members don't want to wait until next year when republicans have full control of congress. they want to vote on how to fund the government right now. jessica? >> okay, thank you, janelle. well, for the first time, former baltimore ravens player ray rice is talking about the attack that left his wife unconscious and cost him his job. >> my wife is an angel, she can do no wrong. i take full responsibility for my actions. >> one day after janay rice opened up about what happened in that elevator back in february, ray rice did the same on the "today" show with matt lauer. rice says counseling ripped him say part and put him back together. >> i'm heartily sorry for everything i had to put my family through. i have to live every day, go take my daughter to school, she's going to grow up and the way the internet works now, she's going to google her father's name, and the first thing that's going to come up is -- you know, we know what's going to come up. >> rice was reinstated into the nfl last week after appealing that lifetime ban. you can watch the entire interview on our website. rice talks more about the future of his football career as well as his relationship with his wife. just go to nbcbayarea.com and search "ray rice." still to come, a notable milestone for us here at nbc. ten years at the anchor desk. what brian williams has to say after a decade on "nightly news." and i'm sam brock. the plummeting oil prices have likely plumped up your wallet. that is, until you go buy airline tickets. why is it lower fuel costs have not meant lower airfare? that story, coming up next in "reality check." happening now, riding bikes on some downtown san jose sidewalks could soon be against the law. right now san jose city council is considering banning the ability to ride your bike on a downtown sidewalk. that ban proposed after dozens have reported accidents between pedestrians and reckless cyclists. city officials are now considering two options. each would ban sidewalk riding in most of the city's downtown areas. under both proposals, police officers and kids under the ages of 13, though, would be exempt. when that decision is expected, we'll bring it to you right away. it's official. the ballots have now been counted and certified in the south bay. that means sam liccardo is now the official winner in san jose's mayoral race. the city councilman beat supervisor dave cortese by less than 3,000 votes. liccardo will be sworn into office january 6th. he replaces current mayor chuck reed who was termed out of office. >> jeff, the rain continues. into the evening. >> i know, it does. and we'll see another heavier round coming your way in the next 12 hours. if you didn't get enough of this storm system, hold on. another wet commute on wednesday morning. we'll have full details on the next storm and the timeline in just a few minutes. just in time for the holiday travel season, gas prices are plummeting. which is great news, right? yes, if you're a driver. but why aren't air travelers seeing the same kind of discounts. sam brock explains in tonight's reality check. >> the price of crude oil has fallen off of a cliff in recent months. go back to june, and it was trading at $115 a barrel. now experts say it could fall as far as $40 a barrel. so, why does this not equate to lower airfare? that's what we wanted to know. in the craze to save a buck or two at the pump, drivers often that to look long and hard. but not these days, where no search is necessary. the average gas price in the u.s. right now, $2.75 a gallon. something consumers haven't seen in four years. >> every pen yny drop in gas prices leads to $1 billion pumped back into the economy in terms of discretionary income. that's a huge amount of money. >> reporter: but this holiday travel season, many people will cough those savings right back up in the form of pricier plane tickets. nbc news asked fare compare to crunch the numbers. a flight from detroit to san francisco right now costs an average of $591, compared to $508 a year ago. seattle to dallas averaged $430, up from $347 last year. and dulles to l.a., $464 this year, up from $411 last year. why is the cost to fly moving in one direction and the price of fuel moving in the other? >> i think the reason is quite simple. the industry is flying full at these prices. it could not generate more revenue by reducing prices. >> reporter: this is robert w. mann, a former american airlines exec turns industry consultant who spoke with us by skype. he says we live in an era of consolidation. there are only three main carriers. american, delta, and united. and he explains, instead of using savings from lower fuel to bring down airfare, those companies are adding new planes, compensating employees better, and rewarding shareholders. >> when the price of coffee beans falls, you don't expect your latte to cost you less. >> reporter: but the reality is airlines couldn't keep prices propped up if the consumer didn't have the money to spend, lending a certain irony of sorts to this situation. >> what's different is, every time the customer goes and fills up the car, they have an extra $10 in their pocket. every time they go to fill up their heating oil tank this winter with heating fuel, we'll have an extra $100 in their pocket. some of that is likely to translate into increased demand for air travel. >> reporter: and there's element not being discussed as well. many airline carriers actually aren't getting cheaper prices on fuel. that is because they hedge their bets on the price of oil and lock in contracts before oil actually sell. mann says the only major airline carrier that didn't do that is american, and it's now reaping the benefits. i'm sam brock and that is this edition of "reality check." back to you. >> thank you, sam. well, at the local pump, gas prices continue to dip. as of tonight, san jose checks in with the lowest average price, $303. next, oakland at $3.05, and the average price right now is $ $3.21. let's take you outside. a live look in palo alto, 101 near university. it is 6:45. so the evening commute, well underway. and it looks pretty nice right now. let's bring in our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. >> it seems like a lot of people are heeding the warnings, maybe staying at home. we did get pummeled with a heavy blast of some rain this morning, also the early afternoon. now, most of that concentrated rain is off towards the east, but we have the center of the storm offshore, and that's going to be moving in. we'll have more on that in a moment, but i want to get you to our 24-hour rainfall totals and they are impressive. over an inch of rainfall at point reyes. over an inch and a half at tiburon. now 1 1/2 inches throughout the marina. the peninsula and south bay really reaping the benefits of this latest storm system. over 2 1/2 inches in menlo park. la honda throughout the santa cruz mountains, 5.42. now, it has been a long time since we have seen anything close to this in san jose. let's go ahead and get a look. we did the tally. our producer, david, did the math on this. 1,777 days ago, since we had this much rainfall in san jose. so if you're kind of staring up at the sky going, i don't even remember the last time it was like this, you are right on par. let's take you into the radar right now, you can see the biggest area of rainfall we're following at the current moment is on that 80 corridor from richmond through vallejo, some more moderate rainfall offshore. but what we are really focused on is this zone of heavy, heavy rain and thunderstorms offshore and we're currently getting a track of this, of 99 lightning strikes, just in the past, i believe, 15 to 25 minutes alone. so all of that is expected to hold up eventually and make it here towards the bay area. so we're going to go ahead and put a track on this. and it looks like we'll like lie see this move into half moon bay about 8:33 tonight. so anywhere from 8:30 to 9:30, expect a heavier rain of more weather to come our way. we'll get you deeper into the forecast. once we see that wave of wet weather arrive, then by 11:00 tonight, what you're going to see in the futurecast is still some scattered areas of rainfall. but i think it's going to reignite with another heavier area of rainfall yet again in the overnight hours. so we're really going under these periods of heavy rain and then a little bit of a break, and then more heavier rain coming our way. you can see through tomorrow morning, it's going to be another wet commute. if you have the option, maybe to work from home on wednesday, could be a great idea, because you know what the commute is like here in the bay area on a dry day. you put this rainfall on top of it and it's not looking good. you can even see through 9:00 in the morning, scattered areas of rainfall will continue. we may not actually see the storm system continue to try and push out until about 7:30 tomorrow night. and then eventually, we'll start to see things calm down. so when it gets to the overall storm system, you can see once again, areas of gusty winds, also thunderstorms. we're calling for an additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall in the next 24 hours as well, and that could take down more trees, give us some more power outages, and maybe some more isolated flooding issues. it's a guarantee. any places where you see water ponding up today, it's going to happen again for tomorrow. you can see in the microclimate forecast, not too many differences in the temperatures. san jose expecting 64 degrees. but in san francisco, the thing to notice down here, that's going to be where we'll have the highest risk of thunderstorms for tomorrow, with 64 out there in soma. winds will also be gusting, 15 to about 35 miles per hour. the other highest zone of possible thunderstorms would be in the north bay, including napa and also santa rosa. so we'll take you into the next five days and you'll probably want to know, even though we need this rainfall, when is the next chance we'll get some dry weather in here? looks like we may not get our first full dry day until saturday and also on sunday. should be said, thursday and friday's rain chances are not huge, but, again, we're looking at afl all the way through at l friday. >> it's going to be loud tonight after an undefeated road trip, the warriors are back in oakland. a check of the calendar today revealed we've been meeting like this now for ten years. >> yes, you have. a milestone for "nbc nightly news" anchor brian williams. tonight marks ten years since he took over as managing editor and lead anchor for "nbc nightly news." before that, he'd frequently filled in for tom brokaw. tonight, he described the anniversary as an extraordinary feeling, adding that it would not have been possible without the help of his team. now, if you would like to see a complete slide show documenting his ten years, just visit our nbc bay area facebook page. you can even leave brian a note right there on the web page saying congratulations. >> congratulations to brian. let's talk warriors basketball. this is uncharted water. >> it's a great subject to be talking about. unbelievable stuff. all right, coming off a tremendously successful 5-0 road trip, the doves shooting to avoid the old nba pattern of the big letdown, upon returning home. the setup there, facing the orlando magic team, the warriors just stumped six days ago. and the game status of steph curry. the x-rays were negative and he did participate in the team's shootaround this morning. right now, he is a game time decision, although he is saying he's going to play. along with clay thompson who's also a game time decision with a right quad contusion. now, forward david lee hopes to return to action this week from a hamstring injury, but that's not going to happen tonight. he is ruled out against the magic with raymond green getting the start in his place once again. the fate of green just two of the reasons the doves have been rolling. >> we handled david's injury well. but we've got to continue to get better. you know, our schedule is going to get tougher, we're going to hit some bumps and how we respond to those will tell me a lot. but i think we're very good. we just don't know quite how good. and that's to be determined. >> all right, back to these are the days of the 49ers. it seems everyone has an opinion these days on jim harbaugh's status with the club. but one person who would know the importance of the coach management relationship is former 49ers coach steve mareuchy. quote, i don't know if this thing is going to continue another year or not. it's really interesting. when you coach, you sign on the dotted the line. you're not married, you're only dating, nothing is permanent. to be talking about this conflict with trent balky and now jed york, it's like, gosh, nothing is sacred anymore. winning doesn't necessarily help you keep your job either. all right, team teal back on the home ice hosting the philadelphia flyers. the sharks coming off their high goal mark of the season after sunday's winning. indeed, a victory to build off. >> if and when you do string two games together, can that help the team? of course, it can. it makes everybody feel good, and when you come to the rink and feel good, you're usually more productive. so we're striving for that. we've got a lot of good things in the anaheim game, some not so good. but we have to put that behind us now and move ahead and i think both teams are in a similar position, where they're desperate for wins and i would like to think that we would prepare ourselves for the battle. >> highlights of the sharks and flyers tonight. final, free agent nick getting interest in the giants. he has spent his entire nine-year career in baltimore and thought to be a slam dunk to go back, but not anymore. the braves and blue jays in the mix. maybe more importantly to the giants, won his second gold glove and the g-men need some leather out there in left field. >> okay. thank you so much, gehrard. you can watch sports net central on comcast sports bay area tonight at 10:30. well, an attention-grabbing stunt captivated a crowd in downtown san jose today. dozens of people were spotted, take a look carefully there, rappelling down the side of the san jose marriott hotel, yes, during the pouring rain. they still did it. the 26-story daredevil drop was done for a good cause. first of all, no injuries. that's a good thing. and they did it for a good cause. each of the thrill seekers is fund-raising for shatterproof, which is a group formed to help people to prevent, treat, and recover from addiction to drugs and alcohol. 26 stories, dropping. >> that's a picture. and this is another picture. what's the weather like in your neighborhood? we would love to see your weather photos. all you need to do is e-mail them to us at isee@nbc bay area.com. and jeff, we're going to be seeing a lot of rain. we'll take a lot of rain photos. >> and the doppler radar, we've undergone a little bit of a break for parts of the bay area, but you can see some scattered showers right now, keeping it wet throughout san francisco, golden gate, and bay bridge travelers this evening, will watch out for these wet roads. and check it out offshore. a huge complex of wet weather. in fact, we're tracking 97 lightning strikes in that zone of heavy weather. that is anticipated to at least hold up in some parts, with the possibility of thunderstorms tonight. may arrive here in pacifica anytime between 8:30 and about 9:15 this evening. some heavier rainfall for the coastline, also the peninsula. so, of course, we're going to be watching that. now, we'll have that rainfall continue into tomorrow morning, and that's why we have flood concerns through the morning hours, with ponding on the roadway, winds that could hit about 30 miles per hour and take down more trees and power outages. and throughout the afternoon or wednesday, we'll eventually start to see things clear out a little bit, and then we'll have some weaker waves of energy move in thursday and friday for some spotty showers. now, we will get some drier weather in here as we head throughout saturday and sunday and that is going to be, well, some good news. i know we need the rain and we want it, but we're also going to need some drying some time in between. so dry weather by this weekend. but, again, tonight, doing any traveling, we track that complex of storms offshore. it looks pretty nasty. so if you don't need to be out and about traveling, you may just want to stay inside, watch nbc's prime time tonight. >> that's a very good point. >> yeah! >> before we go, we want to give you a quick update. that bicycle ban on sidewalks in san jose, the san jose city council was considering it, they have passed it. it is a limited ban. we'll have full details for you tonight at 11:00. >> thanks for watching. have a great evening. bay bye. bradley cooper's sobriety put to the test on "american sniper." >> what he refused to do in his new role to avoid a relapse, now on "extra." bradley cooper speaking out about his demons, the day his father died in his arms, and his new life with model suki waterhouse. 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so hospitals are making sure t employees are prepared...including some ie bay area. plus - when the rain comes - these trees just c't seem to handle the water we. what's being done - to makee the trees don't become an ea hazard in bad weather. ============b r e a k ============== ============== the san jose city council w, downtown sidewalks. pedestr say it's an increasing haza. but at the same time, the cy wants to encourage bike usa. so today councilmembers are weighing a compromise. it would ban cycling on sidewas along downtown streets that already have bike lanes. ki under 12 would be exempt. four hospitals in northern california are now designats ebola treatment centers. they are among 35 newly appd by the centers for disease control. here are the hospi: u-c-s-f medical center in s francisco... kaiser hospital in oakland.. u-c davis medical center... and kaiser in south sacrame each facility is staffed and equipped to handle the complexities of ebola. at this hour, contra costa county supervisors are holdg discussions ahead of a vote aimed at saving a hospital. doctors medical center in s pablo has been on life suppt since it filed for bankruptn 2010. now supervisors are considering a move to delay hospital's three million dor property tax bill... and git other breaks to keep it aflt for at least the next five years. san francisco is making it easier to get rid of hazards ficus trees all over the ci. when the rain comes, the tr branches have a hard time withstanding the weight of e water. in past weeks, several branches have crash onto sidewalks, streets andn a pedestrian. authorities relaxed the removal permit guidelines to help get rid the trees that pose the most danger. the heavy rain didn't help e commute during rush hour. traffic was backed up way bd the metering lights this mog heading to the bay bridge. traffic was slow on the golden gate bridge as well morning. the rain, caused many roadways to be slick a water to pool - meaning cars could hydro-plane. this was the scene during rush hour. here is a look at traffic conditions across the golden gate bridge now... thanks, roberta rain in the bay area means in garn. let's call on our hi-def doppler radar and you see lots of different shades right there on your tv screen. but look towards the open waters towards the ocean. see all these white specks in those are lightning strikes. dozens and dozens all wrapped around the area of low pressure, the core offshore, that is located about two to 300 miles offshore and as that core moves closer and closer to the coast, that's when we have the chance of an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon. but when that core moves onshore tomorrow we have better chances of that t storm. right now we have rainfall in the eastern portion of the bay area near a suburb of fremont as well in between alviso and milpitas, as well. meanwhile, walnut creek with pockets of moderate rainfall. moisture cloudy skies and light rainfall. the winds are up to 15 to 16 miles an hour increasing this afternoon up to a good 20 and 25 miles an hour. what you need to know is we still have in the forecast periods of heavy rain and wind even though we see all this activity begin to taper off. he periods every occasional scattered showers in the forecast and then tomorrow morning, the core where all those lying bolts are surrounding pushes onshore in time for the morning commute. we have a we have a mess eve afternoon. when it's all said and done for the next 24 hours, we are easily over 2" of rain santa cruz approaching a full inch of rain. but that second batch of energy moves shore tomorrow morning and once that's done by thursday, most of the area 2 to 3" of rain. a lot of rain in a short amount of time. winter storm warning is now in effect for the high sierra at 7,000 feet. and by the time the sun sets tonight at 4:51, temperature- wise into the 60s. that's pretty seasonal. average high in san francisco is in the low 60s and there we are at 63. but again, some gusty winds and when you couple that up with more rain and wind tomorrow by this time tomorrow afternoon, there's no doubt we'll be talking about downed power lines and toppled trees, as well. and some hydro concerns here in the bay area because there's only so much we can saturate at this particular time. >> thank you. well, rain in the bay area today means snow in the sierra. take a look at this video. it's time lapse of a snow measuring station. northstar has a foot of new snow with more on the way. right now, there are no chain requirements on interstate 80 or u.s. 50 but 88 and 89 do require chains. [ inaudible ] [ extremely loud music drowning out audio ] >> we want to invite all you pet lovers send us your questions about their health and well-being. just email pets@kpix.com or on our facebook page, and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday right here at noon. riday here at noon ============b r e a k ============== y area state senator is re- ,, (vo) if you live in the san francisco area and you're eligible for medicare, anthem blue cross can help you get a great plan at a great rate! our new medicare advantage plans pay for many of the costs original medicare doesn't. so you can focus on other important decisions. anthem plans help protect you from high medical costs. and, we've built stronger partnerships with trusted local doctors and hospitals, to bring you special benefits like... ...dental and vision, prescription drug coverage, plus free memberships at participating gyms. now's the time to switch! if you live in san francisco county, there are new plans with zero-dollar monthly premiums available this year. plans also include zero-dollar preventive care. the medicare enrollment deadline for san francisco is december 7th. so call anthem today at 1-844-331-7996 to learn more or to schedule an in-person meeting. today is tip of the day is sweet yellow onions. the season is under way. regular yellow dry onions you have to cook them for 20 to 30 minutes to get the sugar out but the sweet onions, no. five or 10 minutes, they start to caramelize on you and give a wonderful flavor. selection and storage is very important. let's talk about selection. when you buy it, translucent skin all the way around. very important. and free from any cracking on decaying. and firm to the touch. always store the onions in a cool, dry place. in the garage or someplace even away from the sun. very important because that will change the flavor of the onions too much sunlight or too much light. so there you go. yellow sweet onions, i love them. with a little zucchini and grilled chicken, one plate dish, a beautiful thing. i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. and always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. eat them like an apple, really, watch -- no. [ laughter ] >> i thought he was going to do it. well, bay area state senator is relaunching plans to increase the state's minimum wage. the bill by mark leno would raise the wage to $11 an hour in 2016 and $13 in 2017. starting in 2019 the wage would be adjusted every year based on inflation. leno introduced a similar bill earlier this year but it died in committee. several cities have already approved local minimum wage laws including san jose, oakland, san francisco, and berkeley. charities want us to donate today on what's being called giving tuesday. this is the third year for the single day campaign online. before you donate, you can check out who you're giving to at charity navigator. the website rates charities on a scale of one to four stars and also tells you how each charity uses the money it receives. this is not the kind of thing you want jumping into your [ indiscernible ] especially if you are out in the water. the photo that's going viral. >> and the reminder if you have a consumer problem or question, call our hotline at 888-5-helps- u. volunteers are there right now. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, arrived nearly today the captain in a deadly crews ship disaster testified for the first time. francesco schettino arrived an hour late for his trial. he testified inside a theater used for a courtroom to allow for spectators. he said he steered the costa concordia close to tuscany to give the passengers a view but they hit rocks and sank, killing 32 people. >> this is a trial against a good man who always behaved correctly. it was an accident at sea. >> schettino faces charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship. trending on social media right first this shark photo was taken in australia. it's like a shark known to jump. this one was 7 feet long. scary, right? >> and foreign names. apparently if you have one, it will be harder for you to find a job. in the u.s., the new survey found the situation was the worst for people with distinctly african-american names. remember, you can follow us on twitter at #cbssf. rain here in the bay area is turning to snow up in tahoe. [ indiscernible ] >> coming up, tonight at 5:00 more rain and gusty winds that could make for a nasty evening commute. we'll have team coverage around the bay area and a preview of what to expect for the next round. that story and more is coming up at 5:00. but snow, i mean, the skiers and borders, they must be thrilled. >> it is a heavy snow, too. but it's cold enough they can build on to that with the more powder base that they make in the overnight hours. this morning we had over 100 incidents on the roads because the rain was pounding the pavement. this evening it won't be as hard as this morning but nevertheless, people will be heading home slower. give yourself some extra time. >> so take your time out there. that's it for kpix 5 news at noon. have a great afternoon. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> hope: i don't want you to think that i'm not supportive. i know you have to move on. i know that. it's just seeing you with ivy and now... knowing how you feel about her... >> liam: yeah, i, um... i didn't want to lie to you. >> hope: no. no. i'm so glad you didn't. we're -- we're being honest with each other. that's good. and you know that you -- you can tell me anything. 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we are not seeing that now but we are seeing light scattered showers over alameda county, contra costa county, and also marin county. guess what. the storm that gave us all the rainfall this morning, the low is not even here yet. so tomorrow has the potential to be even stormier than what we had today. scattered showers continue this evening. but it's not going to amount to much. after midnight, that's when the rain picks up and it will be steady to heavy at times. it will also be windier tomorrow and we carry an isolated risk of thunderstorms. so plan on the commute taking just about as long tomorrow as it did today. we are only halfway through this really stormy pattern that began overnight tonight. kpix 5's mark kelly is in our mobile weather lab on the wet roads in his marin county where it rained a lot there too, today. >> reporter: and paul, it's raining right now. we are headed on 101 southbound. [ signal breakup ] right now here we are at the paradise drive exit. seems to be flowing pretty smoothly. we are going about 40 miles per hour right now. cars around us going about 45. it has slowed down considerably from this round of rain rolling through the north bay right now. all this rain messed with the day. flooding streets and for one san rafael family, even trapping them in their home. >> reporter: the collins family is cozying up with their grandchild for the day inside the house because this is what it looks like outside their front door. >> the whole bloody tree, i thought oh, my god. >> oh, my goodness, i can't believe it, that it toppled over. >> reporter: a 40-foot oak tree crashed right across their driveway trapping them in their home. but the tree was nice enough to not take their modern comforts. >> we are so lucky it didn't take down electricity. it didn't take down the phone. it didn't take down the internet. [ buzzing ] >> reporter: but? san francisco, the trees weren't so kind. from heavy rain this one gave up and smashed on to this toyota corolla. in the east bay, water building up on the roads was the nuisance of the day from the big dose of rain overnight and into the morning. check this out. on i-80 in berkeley, not even peak commute time and it was still slow going for miles. but when it rained it's the north bay that tends to get the brunt of it. this system is no different. this creek near san anselmo continues to rise. and this sonoma county intersection where 121 meets 12 is notorious for flooding. it is starting to see the waters rise again. so back here live in mobile weather, we are headed on 101 southbound into san francisco. we just passed the tiburon boulevard exit. we are going about 45 miles per hour, traffic on this side seems to be flowing pretty well. on the other side 101 northbound right now looks to be a huge backup at this time if you are able to see that. there's a lot of white lights looking in our direction. so we are going to stay here in mobile weather and stay with this traffic. we'll be here live again at 6:00 tonight. so if you are at all headed out into this nasty commute tonight, we'll kind of give you a heads up of what to expect before you hit the road. live in mobile weather, mark kelly, kpix 5. i'm len ramirez in the santa cruz mountains. you know, highway 17 can be challenging even on a dry day. but take a look at this. in this kind of a downpour it's treacherous, steep, windy, wet and throw in poor visibility. it's all a big mash-up right now. the fog came in about 4 p.m., combined with the heavy downpours, made for just about white-out conditions up here. traffic is moving here at the summit right now. but it has been just that kind of day all around the bay area. in fact, highway 17, highway 87, there was a spinout, flooding, the water continues to come down. it hasn't been a steady downpour. it has been coming down in spurts. right now we're seeing a pretty good little downpour up here on the summit. we're getting soaked. drivers seem to be making the best of it. for now, reporting live on highway 17, len ramirez, kpix 5. that weather is causing disruption to the cable consider service. several lines were delayed on or suspended during the storm. right now all service is restored. here's a live look at sfo right now. as of about an hour ago, an airport spokesman says a total of 136 flights have been canceled. delays are also averaging 60 to 90 minutes although some delays are well over 2 1/2 hours. while the storm is soaking us in the bay area, the sierra is also being hit with snow. this is what interstate 80 looked like at donner summit. donner lake about 45 minutes ago, snowplows have been working to remove the fresh blanket of powder but traffic was moving, albeit slowly. chains are required on interstate 80 from the donner lake interchange to kingvale. kpix.com has you covered on all winter storms. you can upload your rain pictures, find sandbag locations even check traffic conditions. you can also track the wet weather on the go with our cbs bay area weather app. it includes realtime radar. it's available for download at kpix.com for your iphone or android. one driver who tried to cross the golden gate bridge didn't make it, but his mishap had nothing to do with the rain. he was arrested for dui after doing this. that's his mustang wedged in the sidewalk. mike sugerman shows us how it happened. mike. >> reporter: liz, this had old- timers shaking their heads saying what?! people didn't even know a car could fit down the bike lane here. today it did for a time. >> reporter: according to a facebook page daniel soto enjoys his ford mustang and the golden gate bridge. today he merged those two passions in a somewhat unorthodox way. >> this has never happened on the golden gate bridge before. >> reporter: lots of cars driver over the bridge never has a car driven on the southbound bike lane and got wedged in, stuck about a quarter mile down the path. from what we've been able to piece together he was driving down from the marin headlands turned right into the marking lot instead of on the freeway, went screaming through the parking lot at a high rate of speed, broke through this pole which was replaced and slammed through this gate, broke it. nobody was on the bridge like they are now trying to fix the mess the guy made. >> this was an anomaly. it hasn't happened before. and it certainly gave the golden gate bridge crews a puzzle to solve this morning. >> reporter: daniel soto is 22, works for apple, has a picture with ceo tim cook on his facebook page. works at the stonestown apple store where we are told he is well liked and wants to be a police officer. that might be hard now. he has been arrested for driving under the influence. sources tell us he blew a .12, that's 1 1/2 times the legal limit. so the question is, it was harder to get it in or out? crews needed a crane, stop traffic both directions to remove it. it was quite the traffic ballet here at the golden gate bridge. in san francisco, mike sugerman, kpix 5. >> soto actually made it out with minor injuries. no one else was on the path at the time. other bay area headlines tonight san jose city council is meeting right now to vote on whether to ban bikes on city sidewalks. that proposal being considered would ban cycling on sidewalks along downtown streets that already have bike lanes. kids under 12 though would be exempt. you can credit surveillance cameras for putting two suspected sunnyvale burglars in jail. they were arrested after chp officers found their car at a turlock rest stop today. the burglary happened friday at a home on east dwayne avenue. detectives say the homeowner surveillance camera got a shot and helped identify them. police also found stolen items in the suspects' car. nearly a month off the november elections san jose officially has a new mayor. sam liccardo declared the winner after a manual retally found no errors in the original vote count. he will be sworn in on january 6 replacing termed out mayor chuck reed. a man on the run, a skateboard and some made for hollywood drama. >> who is that guy? >> how a reality star stepped in to help police catch a car thief. >> and frosty must go. the snowman showdown at a bay area christmas tree lot. how its owners are fighting to keep a 30-foot tradition standing tall. >> there are guides to buying green and saving money on power. but tonight, why you can't trust what you read on those energy-efficient labels. ,, ,, tag: sooner or later, everyone needs a helping hand, or a helping paw! so mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to help train assistance dogs for wounded veterans. veteran: i live independently because of what all it provides for me. and it's huge! there's a lot of wounded, ill, and injured out there just like myself, who just maybe need a little bit of help. tag: you can lend a helping paw too. give at mattressdiscountersdogs.com or any mattress discounters. mattress discounters good deed dogs-- helping dogs help people. well, police hope a new video leads to the attackers who bait a homeless man to death as he slept on a san francisco sidewalk. a 67-year-old was found dead last monday. surveillance video shows a man kicking his sleeping bag the night before. police say the man and two friends returned a short time later and beat him again. >> the there was no reason for this. and again, as far as provocation goes, i don't know how much provocation you can give someone sleeping in a sleeping bag with your crutches a few feet away from you. >> take a good look. here's a better look at the three suspects hanging out calmly after the attack. if you recognize any of these people, police want to hear from you. talk about a hollywood twist. an unusual high speed car chase in southern california ended with a reality star nabbing the suspect. take a look. >> he's running towards. who is that by? >> lou pizarro. he stopped the suspect after police say the man led them on a chase driving a stolen bmw. after rear-ending the car the suspect took off on a skateboard and started running. that's when pizarro caught up to him. >> just instinct. just, you know, block the by off and, you know, slow him down a little bit. >> pizarro said he didn't think twice about stopping the suspect when he noticed police chasing him. he stars on the reality tv show "operation repo." a thief brazen enough to kick a mom with a newborn baby. the vicious attack all over a cell phone. >> i relate to the 20 million victims. >> survivors of domestic violence. >> domestic violence in sports gets personal. the hearing that brought a top energy exec to tears. ,, ,,,,,,,,,, on the hot seat on in the h seat on domestic violence. leaders from the n-f-l, n-b, emotional moments on capitol hill today as senators put sports executives on the hot seat regarding domestic violence. they faced questioning about what they are doing to stop the abuse. it comes after that video of former ravens star ray rice hitting his fiancee. some senators say professional sports league aren't doing enough to stop it. >> professional sports with very few exceptions have done little to hold those who commit this crime accountable. >> domestic violence was a way of life in my home growing up. i relate to the 20 million victims, survivors, domestic violence, sexual abuse, in every community across our great nation. >> in the days following the release of the ray rice video call volume is 50% higher to a domestic violence violence hotline. a mother is sharing her story of a vicious attack in new york. her 2-month-old son strapped to her chest when a man kicks her to the ground and steals her cell phone. police arrested the 18-year- old. they say he randomly targeted the mother. mother and child are okay recovering at home. former captain of the cruise ship that crashed off the coast of italy is defending his decision to sail close to shore. at his trial, the captain denied charges that he was trying to tim press his lover. he said he just wanted to treat costa concordia passengers to the view of giglio island. 52-year-old captain is facing charges of manslaughter causing a shipwreck and abandoning 4,000 passengers on the ship. he is facing up to 20 years in prison no official decision yet but all signs point to ashton candidate as the new defense secretary. he was the leading contender but the white house is still in the process of vetting him. ashton carder is a physicist with extensive experience in pentagon leadership. chuck hagel resigned as secretary of defense last week. they are supposed to help us choose greener appliances but those yellow energy guide labors are flawed. kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts on the uc-berkeley study that may change how you shop. >> reporter: there's a bright yellow label that many rely on when picking out new appliances. they are supposed to tell you how much it will cost in energy each year, just one problem. >> the label is wrong. >> reporter: this economics professor has been studying these federally mandated energy guide labels and he says don't count on them to be akra . >> they show information that's based on national average electricity prices. >> reporter: and in many states like california, connecticut, new york, hawaii, energy prices run to twice as much as of the national average. >> people have no idea how much they spend for electricity so they don't know how to make the conversion. >> reporter: but the conversion is simple. when in doubt, double the estimate. so an appliance estimated to cost you $67 a year will actually run you closer to 135 same for the dryer, refrigerator and any other appliance you're in the market for. but davis points out accurate or not the labels serve a good purpose. side by side, they can help you decide which appliances save the most energy and money even if you're not saving as much money as the label would have you believe. >> we found that those people that saw the better labels made better decisions. they saved money, a lot of money. >> reporter: now, davis presented the idea of the state-specific labels to the ftc which they thought it was a good idea but too expensive. he developed a label with a qr code that would tailor rates per state something he hopes regulators will soon consider. >> another bit of info we could use. >> reporter: and save you a little money. >> thank you. checking back on this bay area storm we have cooking, it was coming down pretty hard earlier this morning in marin county. parking lots were filling up with big puddles. >> and the rain proved to be too much for this oak tree in woodside. it came toppling down on some power lines at woodside and canada roads blocking traffic and knocking out power for some time. want to check in with paul deanno right now to talk about what's coming next. we have had a series of storms. are we done? >> we are not. more rain is coming. for some folks, tomorrow may be wetter than today. >> wow. >> today was the wettest day out of about 340 of them so far this year in san francisco. not done yet. it could get stormier tomorrow. upper 50s throughout the bay area. we are cloudy, 58 in oakland. 58 in san jose. 57 on the wettest day of the calendar, so far this year, in san francisco. we had some thunderstorms move into coastal sonoma and mendocino county over the past few hours. we had the rain lifting to the north there but already, down to the bottom left of your television screen, there is the next wave of rainfall poised to move in likely after midnight tonight. the rain may wake you up for a second consecutive morning tomorrow. i know it did for me. winter storm warning in the sierra, wonderful news it will continue to snow above 7,000 feet up to 2 feet of total snowfall there. here's the deal. we have this low pressure system still due off to our west. the great thing is that the winds are flowing counterclockwise around low pressure. they always do. but because the low is due west of us, we're tapping into more juicy air coming up and hitting los angeles, san diego, orange county all the way up to the bay area. tomorrow, the same thing except the actual low is going to be closer. so the atmosphere will be more unstable. widespread rain will happen again. winds will be stronger tomorrow. and we are going to be looking at an isolated risk of thunderstorms for the bay area especially along the coastline. even as the low moves out on thursday we keep showers around. that guy moves out. this guy moves in. another round of showers coming up on friday. the weekend is looking dry but between now and then will will be showers each day. this is not rainfall. look at the peak wind gusts tomorrow morning. napa 31 miles per hour. san jose 30 miles per hour. now look at half moon bay. 44-mile-per-hour peak wind gusts our computer predicts around 10 a.m. so not only wet but windy and we carry a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. the rain will be heavy at times, gusty winds tomorrow, isolated thunderstorms. if you thought today was stormy, and it was, tomorrow has the potential to be even a little bit stormier. fremont 65 tomorrow. more rain for you. mountain view 66. napa 63. fairfield, concord, san francisco, all in the mid-60s. pretty uniform temperatures for the next several days whether you're at the coast or inland. so chances of thunderstorms tomorrow but rain is a definite thursday, friday more showers. we squeeze out a dry weekend and then look at next week. we're not done yet! more showers coming up on monday. >> wow. >> this is the kind of patter than we want where it all doesn't pour over one day. we have widespread flooding then sunshine. give us a little rain every day most days with a break in between so we don't get river flooding. i could not have scripted this any better than how it played out. >> nice job. >> just have to watch out for the winds tomorrow. >> winds will be an issued, downed power lines and maybe some small trees. >> thanks, paul a popular christmas tree lot facing an expensive threat. take down this giant snowman or face big fines. how frosty fared after today's eviction deadline. ,,,, for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. despite facing possible fin. their giant, is still stand owners of a bay area christmas tree lot are not backing down. >> despite facing possible fines, their inflatable snowman is still standing tonight, 30 feet tall above johnnie moore's christmas tree lot in pleasanton. frosty has been around for 25 years at the alameda county fairgrounds. but this year, the moores moved their lot a few miles away and now the city says take down frosty or face a fine. >> it's an icon for 25 years in town. >> a little christmas spirit to cheer everybody up. i don't see nothing wrong with that. >> well, frosty had to be deflated today for a brief time because of the heavy rain. the moores were told that they face a $100 fine today. then it doubles each day after that, a pleasanton code enforcement officer came by today took a picture of frosty and then left. >> well, in tonight's jobs report jill schlesinger tells us a college degree is still a major asset when it comes to finding the best jobs. reporter: the great recession wiped out millions of jobs. but in the recovery, those who finished college are doing better than those who didn't. the national unemployment rate stands at 5.8%. but here in california, those with a bachelor's degree or higher are in much better shape with an unemployment rate of 4.6%. those who didn't finish high school have a 10.2% unemployment rate. pew research found the value of a college degree has increased from one generation to the next. between 1965 and 2013, median annual earnings among college educated full-time workers rose to $45,500. meanwhile, earnings for their educated peers fell more than $3,000 to $28,000 for the same period. and it adds up over time. the federal reserve bank found than average college graduates can expect to earn at least $800,000 more than the average high school graduate over a lifetime. that seems like a pretty good payoff for higher education. i'm jill schlesinger, for kpix 5. ,, ,,,, every day is a new opportunity to help make life better right here in san francisco. whether it's helping local businesses like the fruitguys grow and prosper, supporting nonprofits like juma ventures as they fulfill their mission or helping neighborhoods like the tenderloin become vibrant communities. if there's a way to help the people of san francisco thrive and succeed, we'll find it. that's the power of local connections. that's bank of america. at kaiser permanente, everything you need is under one roof. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. okay, a little easier. become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ bay area t i'm kpix 5's veronica de la cruz. new at 6:00 tonight, bay area teenagers on the hunt ready to pounce on their classmates all for a game called assassin. tonight, new concerns that things are getting dangerous and could go way too far. that's coming up at 6:00. i'll see you guys then. >> thank you. thank you for watching. "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is coming up next. >> and remember the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> pelley: >> pelley: tonight, a major storm. california's biggest rain of the year floods streets, knocks out power, and forces evacuations. ben tracy is there. while americans are enjoying bargain gas, anthony mason reports oil prices threaten to throw russia into recession. jeff glor on a new investigation of deadly airbags. >> i went through living hell. >> pelley: how many vehicles should be recalled. bob orr on the break-in at sony. hackers stole unreleased movies. is north korea behind it? and michelle miller with soldiers encouraging dropouts to take a second chance. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: gooen