Now at 5 00, treacherous. Heavy rain pounding the bay area. So that means your morning commute will be put to the test. Good morning on this wednesday, december 4th. Jobina will have a look at the commute in a few minutes. First we get over to meteorologist mike nicco. Lets show you live no, well start with the storm impact scale. Our exclusive way of showing you are what to expect out of this storm today. Up to a third of inch is possible with ponding on the roadways during the morning commute. Altamont pass was foggy yesterday, its wet today withstanding water. Between livermore and dublin, we have a downpour hitting that area. Another part of the east bay is getting a downpour, highway 4 from Discovery Bay to pittsburg. The rest of us have a lot of green until you get into the santa cruz mountains, that will move into the south bay. Heres jobina with a look at the commute. Good morning. A live look at the richmondsan rafael bridge. You can see the rain is coming down from our video right now. Were seeing wet conditions across the bay area. Lots of spinouts reported, standing water in the redwood city area, also san mateo as well. Be careful out there on the roads. Moving to the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are not on. You can see theres a backup beginning to form there. Again, its because things are slow because of our weather. Looking at mass transit, because that sounds like a good option if you dont want to walk to your car or out of it, the ferries with no delays. B. A. R. T. , ten trains, no delays there. Ace 1 on time as well. The rain is being blamed for a landslide in san bruno. Amy hollyfield is there live with the closures now in place. Good morning, amy. Good morning. Here is the hillside. Let me step out of the way so you can see this. They have blocked off this area. Were on san bruno avenue between glenside and crestmoore. Were at the top of the hill. They blocked off this sidewalk and this lane of san bruno avenue. San bruno has declared a local emergency. They say about 30 feet of hillside has eroded. It is not raining here right now. This is what theyre worried about. This is the rain in san jose this morning. We are expecting rain like this throughout most of the day. All of this rain could compromise this hillside and others even more. The declartion of emergency allows city crews in san bruno to work on the situation and to mitigate the slide. They say at this time, no homes are threatened. No people. Everyone is okay, but theyre keeping a close eye on this. They want you to be aware of these cones and this area that they have protected around this slide. Reporting live in san bruno, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. Thanks. You can track the storm with the abc7 news app. We have live doppler 7 on the app and you can enable push alerts to get weather advisories on your phone or tablet. Were counting down to the house Judiciary Committees first impeachment hearing in two hours they will consult a panel of legal experts on whether there are grounds on impeaching President Trump. Mona has more on what to expect. Reporter good morning. As democrats move closer towards an Impeachment Vote that will likely take place before christmas, adam schiff says that his panel already has enough evidence to prove that the president abused the power of his office. This morning, the impeachment investigation entering a new phase as democrats prepare to finalize their case against President Trump. Chairman jerry nadler whose Judiciary Committee is in charge of drawing up articles of impeachment will hold the panels first hearing today with constitutional experts. Ahead of the hearing the Intelligence Committee voted along party lines tuesday to turn over its 300page report on the findings of their investigation to the judiciary panel. House intelligence chairman adam schiff telling reporters, following 30 hours of public testimony and 12 witness, the Intelligence Committee found the president placed his own personal and political interests above that of the united states. This is not about ukraine. This is about our democracy. This is about our national security. Reporter and in a surprising development, the report also implicated some of the closest members of the president s circle including Vice President mike pence, secretary of state mike pompeo and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney of being complicit in the president s push to withhold military aid from ukraine for political purposes. This is the result of a president who believes he is beyond indictment, beyond impeachment, beyond any form of accountability and, indeed, above the law. Reporter republicans striking back with their own report dismissing the process as unfair to the president. The president who is attending a nato summit in london says hes not concerned with todays hearing. Tomorrow, i dont think anybody is going to watch. Im not going to watch but im ging to be doing this. Its much more exciting. The Intelligence Committees report also indicates that the president obstructed congress by stonewalling efforts to investigate. Now, the president says he wants his top officials to testify but not if the impeachment inquiry is a, quote, total fix. S will have live coverage starting at 7. Senator Kamala Harris said deciding to end her president ial run is one of the hardest decisions she has made. It is with deep regret also with deep gratitude that i am suspending our campaign today. My campaign for president simply does not have the Financial Resources to continue. She announced her intentions to seek the white house back in january in oakland. Harris did well in the early debates but could not keep the momentum going. With hr harris bailing out there are 15 Democratic Candidates left. A man who helped notion yat a naming rights deal for the Oakland Coliseum is facing criminal charges. O scott mcgibben is accused of violating conflict of interest lawsuit laws by asking for a fee. The head wrestling coach at san joses Oak Grove High School is in custody this morning on child molestation charges. Officers arrested 60yearold Bruce Shelton monday at his home in los banos. He is accused of lewd and what sie lascivious acts with a 14yearold boy. He worked in the east Side Union HighSchool District for 37 years. He was honored with a Lifetime Service award in 2016. He retired in 2017 but remained as oak groves wrestling coach. A groundbreaking for a Major Housing Development next to the millbrae b. A. R. T. Station it will offer 400 apartments including a mix of market rate and affordable housing. There will be shops and restaurants. Developers say its one of the largest transit oriented developments in the bay area in the east bay work is under way on another transit oriented development. There was a Ribbon Cutting ceremony for the new via apartments. Theyre located across from walnut b. A. R. T. Station. Prices start at 2,200 up to 4,400. Happening today, Governor Newsom is expected to make a major funding announcement on homelessness. The governor will make the announcement at 10 00 this morning near san diego at an Apartment Community for lowincome veterans and their families. In september Governor Newsom signed 13 bills into law that provided 6 650 million to local governments for emergency homelessness aid. Lets look, were on storm watch at whats going on as that heavier rain moves away from highway 4. It will head up to 80 towards fairfield and dixon. You can see moderate rain on 101, 80, 780, highway 4 and 680 heading down into the south bay. Let me show you whats going on in the south bay. Thats where some of our heaviest rain is right now. Highway 85. A lot of yellow and orange from saratoga down to almost morgan hill. Snow, well have delays. Theyll be announced at 6 00. For your outdoor activities. Heaviest rain in the morning, drier in the afternoon. No yard work today. In the east bay valleys, a chance of rain for the entire day. Temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. For the peninsula, a chance of rain now, scattered at 3 00. Steadier rain up in the north bay through 11 00. Isolated chances this afternoon. South bay, steady rain through 7 00. Scattered rain through 3 00. Through 9 00, scattered through 6 00. Jobina, that looks wet. It surely does out there. Good morning. Starting off with a live look at san jose. This is 87, earlier when we were seeing issues, earlier in the week on 87, it was because of flooding. I have not seen anything from the chp about them reporting standing water on 87, but i can tell from the cameras its wet. Theres a lot of puddles. Be careful if youre headed that way. Moving on to san rafael, 101 there, looking much better. Were fol lolowing lots of spins and issues this morning. In livermore, this is an issue thats beginning to get better. Twocar crash westbound 580 before North Livermore avenue. The fire crews are still on the scene. Two lanes are still blocked. Speeds are up to about 33 and 32 miles per hour. You can see the Bigger Picture here through the altamont pass, very slow. Thanks. Coming up next, 7 things to know as you start your day. S a thankful to s also thankful to be alive after a brush with death for thanksgiving. And this is a gesture of generosity that brought a woman in need to tears. And we are keeping track on whats happening with our wet weather this morning. Well continue to your sister stopped borrowing your sweaters . Yeah thats yes for less. Stop stealing mine. Never. Holiday gifts everyones sure to love at 20 to 60 percent off Department Store prices. At ross. 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We have moderate rain and some downpours out there as a 1, a light storm on our storm impact scale rains most heavily on us this morning and scattered showers heading into the afternoon hours. Number two, the city of san bruno declared a local emergency because of a landslide caused by recent storms. Officials say no homes were threatened but a stretch of san bruno avenue is closed off. Number three, a very wet commute out there this morning. A live look now at the san mateo bridge. If youre headed westbound, as soon as you get off the bridge you will run into standing water. In less than two hours, the house Judiciary Committee will hold its first impeachment hearing. Legal experts will testify on whether there are grounds to impeach the president. A decision is expected today to dismiss the remaining gun charge against the man accused of killing kate steinle. Number six, dramatic video shows two burglars using a stolen truck to ram their way into a los altos Jewelry Store on monday. The robbers hopped out and in less than 60 seconds cleaned out the display cases before taking off in a getaway car. Number seven, more than 200 deserving children will go shopping for Christmas Gifts with San Jose Police officers. The 12th annual shop with a cop event will get under way at 7 00 this morning. Each child will get a 150 gift card. Words of warning this morning after a close call for actress anna faris and her family. This happened during a visit to lake tahoe over the thanksgiving holiday. Faris and 12 family members were in a rental home and two family members went to the hospital and they were diagnosed with Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Fire crews rushed to the scene. Farris tweeted about the scare showing an abandon table and food still on the plates. She had words of gratitude for firefighters who said the threat level was high. Its miraculous that everyone walked away from this incident without significant injury. Had they gone to sleep that night, they likely would not have woken up. Wow. Listen to in. California law requires Carbon Monoxide detecting devices in units intended for human occupancy. That rental did not have one. The ntsb has released its preliminary report into what it believes is a deadly plane crash even though no wreckage was found. On board was Justin Winfrey and kayla rodriguez, two friends from San Francisco. On thursday, october 24th, they flew in justins plane from novato to shelter cove. The two were seen having dinner at a local restaurant and left around 8 30. According to the ntsb report, a witness observed the airplane depart at 9 00 p. M. And reported that the sky was completely dark with no horizon. Searchers have found no sign of the plane or the two people on board. The ntsb report calls it a fatal incident. Winfrey is a businessman and landlord. In addition to being a pilot, rodriguez is his tenant and worked as a labor and delivery nurse at cpmc in san francisc. Happening today, one of San Franciscos oldest and most popular parks will reopen after a major renovation. Worker prepared Washington Square park to welcome visitors again. Improvements including resloping the main lawn to improve drainage and reduce mud in the park after storms. The project cost 3 million. Forget snow, a snowman made of tumble weeds is spreading interstate Holiday Cheer in new mexico. The video shows crews rolling out frosty on a forklift in albuquerque so he doesnt fly away. Everything on the snowman is recycled. Drivers can see the snowman from the freeway. Its hard to miss. Its 11 feet tall and its made of three giant tumble weeds. Though this years snowman is slimmer, crews say there were not enough tumble weeds to collect from local waterways. Hes fit. He heres been out. Hi, everybody. Heres whats going on with weather. Were on storm watch. This is sutro tower. Light rain falling in San Francisco. The heaviest rain from this storm, which is a 1 on our storm impact scale does fall this morning. We get a little bit of a break before more rain arrives on friday. Temperatures not warming much today. Mid to upper 50s, possibly 60 in santa cruz. Tonight, mid 40s to low 50s. Just a couple degrees cooler than this morning thanks to a few breaks in the cloud cover. Some fog will develop. We have heavy rain in the eastern part of san ramon right now. Heavy downpours heading up towards mountain view, Mission College boulevard on 101 heading towards santa clara. Heading south on 17, or you head south on 101 or 82, down towards ed edenvale, coyote, moderate rain here, too. The best threat of thunderstorms in the monterey bay and southward with flooding rain possible in Southern California. For us, standing water during the morning commute. Yellows still out there. Thats moderate to some heavier downpours. Those go away heading towards noon and into the afternoon hours, even the green starts to shrink in coverage. Much easier for the evening commute. Not saying its going to be completely dry, just not a deluge like this morning. Overnight, isolated showers. Heres our break. For 7 00 tomorrow all wait through 5 00, isolated showers, but thats just it. Its going to be a moist southerly flow tomorrow. Most of us will be partly sunny and a little bit warmer that heavy rain rolls in friday and lingers through saturday. Tapers sunday and dry for two days in a row on monday and tuesday. Dry two days in a row . Cant wait for that traffic. Were working with the rain right now. Good morning. So we have a live look hereweeherewee, walnut creek, the same thing pretty much everywhere. No major issues. I will get to problems in a moment. I want to show you a live look at the Golden Gate Bridge. Wet conditions across the bridges. Now to the issues. First off, a car fire im following in San Francisco. This is northbound 280 before alemany. Fire crews are blocking two lanes right now working on this situation. Im not seeing a slowdown on the map right now. Just be aware if youre headed that way. So many spinouts in oakland. This is southbound 880 past 980. We have a spinout causing a slowdown. You can see that yellow line right there. Thanks. Gilroy is proving they are truly strong after this summers tragic garlic festival shooting. Local branches of Caliber Collision and geico restored the car as a gift to roberta geary who still has to walk with a cane because of her injuries. Her grandson was killed. The garlic festival shootings youngest victim. This will be our first christmas without steven. I just think that the way the Community Came together and we were not alone. The Gilroy Foundation helped connect her with caliber and geico. The