Bay area. Add water and it is worse. You shouldnt be on the roadways if you dont have to be. Fire burn zones is a big concern with the possibility of mudslides. We will keep heavy rain fall moving into sonoma. Napa at 6 21. Heavier rain fall to the peninsula. Oakland at 6 38. More moderate and heavier pockets. Continuing through 6 42. More details on the Flash Flood Watch coming up at 6 19 tonight. See you then, thank you, jeff. As you can imagine, a lot of rainrelated car crashes. Including this one, thats highway 4 there. Crash bad enough to leave the driver seriously hurt and thats not the only rainrelated runin today. Chp there is investigating a deadly crash, robert. Reporter thats right. In the midst of a very hectic day on the peninsula today. We are here near page mill road where a man died in a crash today. We are looking at tire skid marks. Reporter there was a lot of stop and go traffic in the rain along the always active stretch of cage mill road near coyote hill road. But most of the traffic snarls here were the result of an investigation by the california Highway Patrol after a deadly crash. Although it was raining and the road was slick at the time of the crash, officers cant yet confirm that weather was to blame. As of right now, it left the roadway and collide need a tree. Chp was not so reluctant to sec speculate on the cause of this dramatic scene. Completely overturned ford f150 on southbound 280 in belmont. Officers say it appears the driver was simply driving too fast in the rain. Officers say the driver was fortunate to escape major injuries. There were two vehicles involved in this crash on belmont. The driver of this van who declined to talk on camera told and very wet road his brake hard. Ec the rain and wind alsowv creat other hazards but the chp says the main hazard in the rain is often the driver. If you have your wipers on, turn your lights on. Not only that, slow down. Slow down, slow down, slow down and check your tires. And make sure that they are in working order for this roadway. Now we have learned some new information about the man who died today. But the Coroners Office says it is not ready to confirm any information or release the name of the victim pending notification of kin. But the chp did say there doesnt appear to be another automobile involved in the crash today. Robert handa, nbc bay area news. As winds pick up tonight, this tree came crashing down in belmont. Robert was just talking about the rain coming down in belmont. Sharon joins us this evening where the city says it needs to replace old pipes that are at risk. Sharon . Thats right. This is definitely an emotional, as one neighbor tells me, she has furniture in her garage damaged from the flooding last year. Take a look. This is where the 20foot sinkhole was right behind me. Now can you see a new culvert along with three danage pipes to prevent this from happening again. Traffic is slowing again on minor road after months of long detours. The heavy rain today is only bringing a sinking feeling to neighbors who remember the sinkhole on miner road. Last january the public works director says the heavy storm water surrounding the old pipe caused the culvert to collapse. We need to replace the old core gated metal pipe under there with a new box thats larger. The project that fixed this sinkhole cost 3 million. You can see that the water is running through the culvert right now. That relieves neighbors but at the same Time Department of public works says itll cost 20 million to fix other old pipes. And the city is asking neighbors to be vigilant this winter, asking them to do self maintenance on their own properties. We ask them, if they notice ponding water or if they see water backing up in pipes, let us know as quickly as possible. Neighbors say theyve seen problems with older pipes and are having to fix problems as they arrive. At my house, there is already deterioration of sewer lines. It is terracotta. Its very bad. Its collapsing. And the bond measure to fix these 60yearold pipes could be on the ballot in 2020. Reporting live, im sharon katsua, nbc news. Along highway 17 in loss cat yoes, marianne, that is always a tough drive when its raining. Thats true and this storm is causing dangerous conditions here on highway 17 where today chp officers responded to 26 accidents. In downtown san jose, this huge tree went crashing down near the g Guadalupe River trail, a reminder of the powerful rain and wind. This storm caused driver to dodge flooding in neighborhoods and commercial parking lots. This is loss this is Los Gatos Creek trail. With the spare the air day, Northern California needed precipitation. Flooding is a big concern for rick fan, he lives in the golden wheel Mobile Home Park in san jose which saw flooding last winter. This might be flooding again. But the Biggest Issue was slick roads. This drivers car ended up on its roof early this morning on highway 17. Southbound going on 17. Hit the summit. Summit exit curve and hydroplaned about 30 feet after. Fortunately Sergio Flores and his passengers were okay. Chp also responded to this accident and warned motorists to be extremely cautious with the heaviest rains expected here between 7 00 and 10 00 tonight. Tonight chp officers advise that you check the treads on your tires because if you cant get a good grip on the road, you will maybe more likely to skid out on the wet highways. Reporting live in losv md favro, nbci1l news. Itno does make fori seconds. San francisco had more than 30,000 breakins last year alone. There were days that sfpd recorded more than 130 breakins in one day alone. They have doubled foot patrol and planned other changes. We stood up, the general crimes unit in november, and 48 investigators, ten of which are specifically focused to car breakins, bike thefts and burglaries. A new park smart signs and flyers should be helpful for tourist, especially, warning them to keep valuables out of sight. Go pro making job cuts to the drone department. 1200 people work for the company which is located in san mateo. More than 200 are expected to lose their jobs. Majority of the layoffs in the Engineering Department after socalled karma drone. Fourth quarter revenue expected to be about 340 million which is down 37 from two years ago. Up next here at 6 00, new season not just for humans. But for dogs. And its spreading across the south bay. Rarely seen dog flu. We will tell you what dog owners need to know. Heavier rain moving across the peninsula. We will put a track on this and let you know where the worse commute is tonight. Plus, who has already seen over two inches of rain. Thats coming up in about eight minutes. Sz weve heard a lot about the aggressive flu season for humans. But there is also a strain affecting local dogs. One vet tells us she hasnt seen this at her clinic in ten years. We are janed by Anoushah Rasta in milpitas with what to do. Your dog could have kennel cough, which is a respiratory infection, or could have the flu. Either way, it is important for your dog to be treated right away and keep your dog from other dogs for several weeks so the virus doesnt spread. When the kids are up there on the pram poe litrampoline, he i jumping with them. The family dog named jack is a happygolucky dog. That is until last week. He wasnt eating, lethargic, coughing a lot. After a trip to the Emergency Hospital and nearly 2,000 later, jack tested positive for canine influenza. It is highly contagious. Where dogs interact with other dogs is where they catch it more often. Jack started showing symptoms after bringing him home from we dog care, a doggy day care in willow glenn. A second dog reported their dog tested positive for the flu after staying at the same day care. I have been at this hospital for ten years and ive never seen canine influenza before. Now weve had two in the last week and it was dramatic enough in the dogs coughing. The manager toldness part during the course of last weekend we started to see possible signs of kennel cough. By monday we had confirmed cases. If dogs develop symptoms in our care we isolate them immediately. It is important to note that it is unclear whether or not the two confirmed dog flu cases at er clinic started from this doggy day care. But the facility says it is closing down on sunday for deep cleaning and renovations. And unlike human flu, canine influenza is nonseasonal, which means your dog could get it all year long. Vets recommend you get your animals vaccinated as soon as you can. Thank you. It is a brutal pflu season in california. We talked to the cdc to see how quickly is t is spreading across the state. We found two months into flu season cases in california spiked reaching whats called widespread status. In fact, thats the highest activity level. By the end of december, influenza was considered widespread in 46 states. As a result some hospitals here in the bay area are taking an extra layer of precaution and banning children under age 16 from visiting anyone in the hospital. I want to get back to micro climate weather alert, all eyes on the north bay fire zone. Rain has been falling for about 19 straight hours now. That put some of the fire zones on flood watch. Nbc bay areas damian joins us in santa rosa where some believe a new drop brings a new reason to worry. Damian . Thats right. This is one of the defendant stated homes here behind me in santa rosa. The hope is that thing called waud els like this help prevent contamination from this home from reaching ground water here with you the potential for mudslides and landslides still exist. The storm runoff continues to fill sonoma countys creeks and rivers. Rain water pouring down curb side and into storm drains. The big focus here today is keeping all this rain from triggering landslides. In order for us to ensure that Erosion Control is maintained vince lee with army corps of engineers says contractors are advised not to move the foundation or walls of Certain Homes because that might loosen the soil below causing a slide. The contractors in our Quality Assurance representatives are out there ensuring certain pieces arent taken out. Because the president declared this a federal disaster area, the army corps is monitoring cleanup, making sure these waddles are in place to direct potentially toxic runoff. The green mulch like material on the properties sefb rves as an absorbant. Making sure that rain water like this doesnt cause erosion effects. They knew it was coming, now all they can do is brace themselves. Im always concerned. Im a contractor. I was here duing the fire durin and a lot of my friends lost their homes. After going through one of the worse disasters in recent history are hoping to avert another one. And rain continues to fall here in Northern California. That flood watch is in effect until 6 00 a. M. Live in santa rosa, aim damian trujillio, bay area news. Lets bring in jeff ranieri. What are we seeing to start tapering off . In the next six to eight hours the system will break up. Thats good news for us. Right now it is very dangerous out there and all of the bay area roadways, many of you know, this is an storm system hitting one area harder than the other. All locations getting in on the heavy rain fall. Rain fall today versus the record i want you to focus in on, oakland. Brandnew rain fall record, 1. 57 inches in just 24 hours. That shatters the old daily record of 1 in 1400 setback in 1979. One of the top totals here in santa rosa at 1. 95 inches. Meteorologist rob will be here around 6 48 with a look at some of the top rain fall totals throughout the bay area. Stick around for that. Lets get you into the north bay. This is where the flood watch is in place until 6 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. For north bay wildfire burn zone. Thats where the mudslides and also debris flows are possible. If we get any breaking news regarding this, you can bet on coverage there at nbcbayarea. Com and of curse here on tv. Now lets get you to the rain fall. It is making roads dangerously slick tonight. More heavy rain fall moving into santa rosa by 7 03 tonight. Also to the south and this complex moderate to heavy rain and take you into San Francisco at 6 48. Off to the south bay also, rain fall the Santa Cruz Mountains, continually until 7 00. But what i want to show you is how much more moisture is left to go with the storm. Again, another six to eight hours possibly of consistent rain fall moving in from the south. We will talk more about the sevenday forecast and another system that could move in as well. So a lot is coming our way. Stick around this hour. We will have plenty of just dates for you. Coming up at 6 00, a prior Google Engineer says his race and sex cost him his job. What he is now demanding. The victims of the north bay fires. The Disaster Fraud Task force says its received happening now on our website, a warning for the north bay fire. The Disaster Fraud Task force received reports of unlicensed contractors deliberately cheating consumers. Also on our website, the u. S. Shatters the record for Natural Disaster costs in 2017. Federal government spent 306 billion to handle all the issues. Responsible for a very controversial memo, is now suing the search gaint he claims he was fed a former Google Engineer was responsible for a very controversial memo is now suing the search giant claiming we is tired for being conservative. James and his attorney outline their suit this afternoon. Google dismissed him after he wrote a memo that women may not soon be in the job because of quote personality differences. He accuses the company of marginalizing a white workplace. He was asked, what does he consider a divorce workplace. Just having people feel comfortable an not having them be so harshly punished for just expressing thep selves. Google did not immediately respond for request for comment on the suit. Did you see it . Oprahs long time boyfriend said she could run for president if the people want her to. A politically charged atmosphere. The global me too movement casting a literal shadow with the red carpet awash in black. The color of support for a shift in the way women are treated in the workplace with the message, times up. Times up on discrimination, harassment and abuse within the workplace. Trust me, the women in this room tonight are not here for the food. I want all the girls watching here now to know that a new day is on the horizon. There she was. Oprah winfreys speech rocked the house and spawned a lot of talk about her running for president in 2020. As for the awards now, big winners were the amazon series. Big little lies. And the movie, three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. Still to come, 50,000 el salvadorians living in california told to leave the u. S. Our political analyst is here to explain the poe ten recall impact. And continuing to track the storm soaking the bay area. An updated look at when that rain moves out next. Right now at 630 we re under a microclimate weather alert. The bay area continues to get right now at 6 30, we are under a micro climate weather alert. Bay area continues to get drenched by steady rain. Raining throughout the day and now into the night. Lets take it back outside and see where things stand right now. Show what you it looks like in palto alto and dublin. People this their cars slogging slew conditions created by the storm. Jeff ranieri joins us now. Jeff, you are thinking about another six hours of this . Yes, it is an onslaught from not only the bay area but all the way down the coast. A strong tap of moisture coming from the sub tropics. That is also why it feels just a bit humid outside and in the entire state. I want it zoom in and look at areas causing biggest problems on the roadways. You can see the rain fall. Everybody getting wet, no matter where you are headed. You need to reduce your speed. Moderate to heavy rain fall tonight. Back to the east bay, more rain fall on the way through walnut creek. Down here for the south bay, you will continue with rain fall all the way into oakland into 7 20 this evening. Again we talked about this breaking down by 1 30 in the morning. We will tell you what is left of the storm for tuesday. 6 48 tonight. Robert handa joins us right now in palo alto where the rain may be to blame for a deadly accident. Rob, what do we know about this hour . Well we are here on page hill road where the evening commute is just starting to wined down. It is the tail end of a hectic and tragic day on the peninsula. Chp is investigating a somewhat unusual death of a man who was driving on page hill road and crashed into a tree. But investigators are not ready to say it was caused by weather. It was part after very long day. So far its been busy for us. So we will continue to go out and help people. Now they helped a lot of people, including a driver who overturned a truck. A chp officer we talked to said he hopes a commute on the peninsula as well as rain will start to wined down. Robert handa, nbc bay area news. Fv a lot is going on there, marianne. Especially here on highway 17, which is usually very dangerous. And tonight, chp officers responded to 26 accidents. Downtown san jose, this houge tree came crashing down near the Guadalupe River trail. A reminder of the powerful rain and wind. This storm dumped enough rain to force drivers to dodge flooding in neighborhoods and in commercial parking lots. It was a similar story on parts of the Los Gatos Creek trail. But most of the people we talked to today were willing to overlook the inconvenience. Rick fan lives in the golden wheel Mobile Home Park which saw flooding last winter. This might be flooding again. But the Biggest Issue was slick roads. This drivers car ended up on its roof early this morning on highway 17. Southbound going on 17. Hit the summit first. Summit exit curve and hydroplaned about 30 feet after. Sergio and his passengers are okay. He was very fortunate to walk away from that accident. It could easily have been much worse. More than three inches of rain fell here in the Santa Cruz Mountains today. But the heaviest rains are expected tonight starting around 7 00. Reporting live in los gatos, marianne favro, nbc bay area news