They are hoping it wont be major this time, but every storm eyes will be to the sky to see what happens. Well be here live monitoring it. Joe vazquez, kpix5. Rain in north bay, but heres a live look at downtown walnut creek. It is still dry. The clouds are moving in, likely not a good night for outside dining. Chief meteorologist paul deanno has been tracking that rain as it moves in. It is its way south and the heaviest rain over napa and american canyon, glen ellen, st. Helena receiving heavy rainfall now moving out toward fairfield and vacaville. Looking to the south a few heavier showers around richmond and belvedere, a few light showers around San Francisco and hayward and alameda. Futurecast moving forward, the heaviest rainfall still stays north of the golden gate through midevening crossing the golden gate around midnight tonight. Thats when this front get energized. When the heavy rainfall hits you in san mateo county, contra costa county, Santa Clara Valley 3 or 4 a. M. Its the burn zones. Why . All the vegetation has burned away leading to a higher risk and lower threshold for debris flows or flash flooding or mudsliding. Well watch this all winter long. This is the first of what will be likely many Flash Flood Watches in the area. Once the rain begins plan on several hours of a soaking rainfall, this being the most significant storm since the first week of march. Well talk more about what to expect for the weekend and beyond coming up. Thanks, paul. Firefighters just put out a house fire in fremont, chopper 5 above the scene on millard avenue. Check out all the debris on there front lawn and whats left of the home. The house was packed with stuff making it a very difficult firefighter, no word on any injuries here. We now know the Tehama County gunman killed his wife before driving around town on a shooting spree. He killed four more people and wounded more than a dozen others. Authorities found his wifes body under the floor of their home on bobcat lane. Its where the rampage started. His next score to settle . An ongoing feud with his neighbors. Kpix5s Juliette Goodrich is live in Tehama County with more on the gunmans violent past. Juliette . Reporter yes, allen, the discovery of the wifes body brought the death toll to six. Thats including the gunman. Now the gunman was out on bail on previous charges and he was ordered to surrender all of his firearms. Madman on the loose. Reporter its no secret Tehama CountyLaw Enforcement has had previous runins with Kevin Janson Neal even going as far to say he is not Law Enforcement friendly. We have had history with him on at least two occasions. Officers put the house under surveillance. Reporter out on 160,000 bail he was due back in Court January, 2018 on assault charges. Court documents show neal was prohibited from having guns as part of a restraining order, but that didnt stop him. These firearms are manufactured illegally we believe by him at his home. So they were obtained in an illegal manner, not through a legal process. Theyre not registered. Reporter and it wasnt unusual for neighbors to hear neal fire off rounds of ammunition from his home here on bobcat lane, but Authorities Say monday, the day before the deadly rampage, neal shot and killed his wife. Authorities found her hidden body after serving a search warrant at the home yesterday. He had literally cut a hole in his floor. Were confident that he murdered her, shot her, at some point probably late monday and literally just put her body in the floor and covered it up. And all of a sudden bullets were just bop pop, pop, pop. Reporter chuck burl lives across the street from the school and saw neal try to drive through the School Ground fence. But when i came out the door, his truck was tangled up in that gate on the right and he started trying to back up and he started tipping his truck over because it was caught on the gate. So then he just drove on through it. Reporter Tehama Countys superintendent said its schools practice lockdown drills frequently, a sign of the times. The reason that im standing here today and im able to speak to you without breaking down and crying is because of the heroic efforts of our school staff. Love and kindness and selflessness paired with the ability to professionally do what they did defeated evil yesterday. Reporter and keep in mind this happened when children were being dropped off at school, so a lot of them were still outside. So a custodian, even a School Secretary being credited for getting all these kids inside to safety before the gunman started firing. Authorities say he was almost frustrated he couldnt get inside the school and within about six minutes when he couldnt get in, thats when he took off. Thats the latest here from Tehama County. Im Juliette Goodrich, kpix5. Thanks so much. Now tonight the community is coming together holding a prayer vigil for the victims. Well have a live report in our next half hour. New at 6 00 one city has given the green light for cell phone towers. Kpix5s Susie Steimle has learned one piedmont man said there is no way hes going to live next to one. Hes going to move. Reporter thats right. That man said he doesnt want to live here anymore because theyre planning to put a cell tower across the street from him and hes worried that will impact his health. A number of his neighbors feel the same way. Were standing at the site of the cell phone tower thats being debated in front of city council on monday. You can see by all these signs a lot of neighbors are opposing it, but step leaders say especially when city leaders say especially when it comes to health concerns, theres very little they can do in building these things. I wrote that i was very annoyed to the city council. Reporter this letter is one of hundreds protesting the installation of verizons cell towers in this community. When he learned his letter did not sway the councils decision, he decided to move. Towers like this are very dangerous. Reporter as he lived here for 20 five years but said he couldnt in 25 years but said he couldnt in good conscience live by the tower himself or in a community that puts them near schools and hes not alone. People protested at City Council Meetings last month. Nine cell tower installations were proposed. Three have been approved, five rejected. The fate of the final tower is in the councils hands on monday. We cant Just Department it because people dont like it. Reporter the piedmont city administratorred the citys hands administrator said the citys hands are tied. The fcc maintains cell towers are not a risk to health. Paul says the city can only legally deny on smaller issues that had within city code such as if placement of one of these cell towers or cell sites was going to require removal or massive pruning of a tree, we said no. I would have liked to have had the city deny all the cell towers in town and bring this up in court, if need be. Reporter regardless of what happens on monday, city leaders say its unlikely that this fight will be over and verizon can apply for more applications at any point in time, as can every other major cell phone carrier. Of course, the expectation is that they will. Were live in piedmont, Susie Steimle, kpix5. New at 6 00 San Franciscos mayor breaking his silence over the fight over pot. Kpix5s phil matier got mayor lee to go on the record. Phil . Reporter thats right. Now one of the fights was whether places like this, the apothecarium, one of 46 outlets to sell Recreational Marijuana and. Marijuana. Figure it out in the next couple weeks maybe something will happen. Sure. Pigs can fly. Reporter those contrasting comments underscore the deep divide how and where recreational pot should be sold in San Francisco and for shehee the pot deadlock is also the latest sign of the citys inability to get things done. Im not sure what its coming down to. I just know were not doing our job because were not going to be ready january 1st. Reporter one key Sticking Point is how close the pot stores should be to schools. I do think we have to have a buffer zone. We introduced a 1,000 feet buffer zones. Reporter supervisor kim agrees. I dont see whats unreasonable about saying adult cannabis shops cant be in the same blocks as our child care and schools. Reporter sheehee said 600 feet is enough. It wont kill the industry but the participation will be limited. Reporter another issue is how much say should neighborhoods have on about whether pot clubs get to move in nextdoor . I think neighborhoods should have a say just like on other outlets, bakeries and salons they want. Reporter theres also comments from the asian community. They have great concerns around public safety. We need to address those. Reporter how much of this is about money . Well, i think were certainly seeing a lot of industry lobbyists come out to make sure that owners are able to make as much money as they can on whatever corner they can. Right now theres cannabis everywhere. Were not getting any of the money. Reporter as it stands, if the board doesnt get its act together, the proponents are talking about going back to the ballot again and asking voters in San Francisco where and who should be selling the adult pot as well as the medical pot. In the castro district, phil matier, kpix5, back to you. Thanks, phil. A violent psychopaths run from the law comes to an end, the fugitive from hawaii nearly making it out of california, the quick thinking cab driver who foiled his getaway. Criminals armed with hammers storm a bay area jewelry store, but their planned stash and grab was no match for the glass. A bay area city get a smarter 911, how families can get help faster in an emergency. From former country road to rolling nightmare, where the 580 commute now starts before dawn. We learned one solution to gridlock is converting freeways into tollways. The reason people use the road so much is because the road is free. Just as water has become a precious resource, so will this. Expect original reporting from kpix5 news. Expect more. Oooooooo. Awwwwww. Yummmm. Dennys new holiday pancakes are delicious. You guys can have some if you want. Order now at dennys. Com really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. A county sheriffs deputies swooping in and arresting a fugitive from hawaii. Who had walked away from a there. An intense manhunt is over this evening. San joaquin is the sheriffs deputies swooped in and got Randall Saito who escaped from a mental hospital. He was deemed a violent psychopath after a 1979 murder. He admitted to shooting a woman in the face with a pellet gun and fatally stabbing her in a Shopping Mall parking lot. Kpix5s len ramirez is live with the latest. Reporter Randall Saito is in custody here in the San Joaquin County jail after his arrest just outside of town this morning. A witness describes the arrest scene as being very well executed. A gas station manager says hawaii escapee Randall Saito was bocked in by San Joaquin County sheriffs deputies and easily taken into custody, his long run from the law ending in the back seat of the taxicab he hired as a getaway car. They all swarmed in from both sides of the driveway, from the back. It was a real quiet arrest. Reporter saito, who has a brother in stockton, had been spotted in the area tuesday. A yellow cab drive became suspicious that he was driver became suspicious that he was the escapee when he asked to be picked up at a motel and taken to a walmart. The big break came when he booked another fare this morning all the way to reno. We had a very alert taxi driver that gave us a tip that he believed he had the escapeee in his vehicle. Reporter the taxi manager told kpix5 when the driver pulled in for gas on waterloo road near moye 99, deputies in the back sprung the tram. He said when he got surrounded by the police, the only thing the guy in the back said was, they got me. Reporter he was confined after a 1979 honolulu murder that he pled not guilty by reason of insanity. Another camera picked up his ride to the airport and he landed even before the hospital reported him missing. This is an escape that should never have happened. I am deeply concerned that such a dangerous person was able to escape from the Hawaii State Hospital and remain undetected for such a long period of time. Reporter saito nearly made it out of california, but his luck ran out thanks to the alert cab driver. Got like goosebumps. That hit home just that close. We were at home in linden, this guy right at pump 6 just sitting there chilling in the back of the taxi. It was really surreal. Reporter authorities in hawaii and here on the mainland will be trying to figure out if saito had any help in escaping or continuing his escape here in california. He had apparently a cell phone, a backpack and some cash that enabled him to get away from hawaii and start his run here in california. He will be extradited back to hawaii, no timeline on when that may happen. Reporting live in San Joaquin County, len ramirez, kpix5. A 24yearold man and woman killed after gunfire erupts inside a richmond home around 7 30 last night on view drive. Four people were shot in what Police Believe is a targeted attack. Their names have not been released. Police say the investigation is still ongoing and have not released a description of a shooter or a motive. New video of a group of would be thieves trying to smash and grab valuable jewelry. Watch as seven men bust into the Diamond Ring Company in pleasantons stone ridge shopping center. Police pepper sprayed employees to keep them back. Armed with hammers, you can see them repeatedly pound into the shatterproof glass, but the glass did not break. The men took off empty handed. San jose Police Believe the four men arrested for a shooting and robbery at East Ridge Mall in san jose may be responsible for other robberies. Police say christopher french and jaylene fleming with devin morris and another man robbed and shot a man in april. One was hiding inside a store. The others took off. Investigators caught them a few months later. Now police say the men were involved in other robberies in the area in march and april and urge other victims to come forward. Flood barriers are up in the Mission District in San Francisco, crews out on 17th and folsom setting them up. The low lying neighborhood has been prone to flooding. Crews are also cleaning storm drains and sewer lines in other parts of the city. Its just starting to come our way, isnt it, paul . Its good to get prepared because when the more significant storms arrive, well be ready, so perhaps a Silver Lining with an event like this getting everybody prepared for what could be another wet winter. Take a look at weather radar. Most active right now would be along richmond and hercules. Along the i80 corridor we do have steady rainfall, steady rain around mill valley, san rafael up toward novato, very heavy rainfall fairfield, american canyon, napa, north and east to vacaville seeing heavier showers. Now south of the golden gate, not much. You had clear skies a good part of the afternoon in the Santa Clara Valley. Your rain will likely arrive after midnight tonight. This is coming from north to the south. Last time the city of San Francisco had 1 inch or more of rainfall in a single day, have to go back 256 of those days, march 4th. So its been a very long time since weve had a soaking raffle in the city. We will rainfall in the city. We will get 1 today. Highs today san jose 72, santa rosa 54, concord in the mid 60s. We have a storm system weve watched the past couple days. It itself without the tropical moisture would give us rain but not that big of deal. The moisture without the storm would likely give us some rainfall, not that big of deal. Combine the two which will happen tonight, the storm lifting mechanism crafting ample moisture. When both of them come together over california and the bay area, we have the potential for heavier rain. Heavy rain overnight in the north bay now slowly working its way south. With the cloud cover overnight lows are milder, redwood city 55, san jose 57 and San Francisco 57 degrees. Heavy rain overnight tapering off to showers. By sunrise tomorrow the heaviest of the rain is finished and your afternoon highs will be in the low to mid 60s, 62 in oakland. Napa and vallejo 60. Then friday, saturday and sunday landry. Heavy rain overnight tote, a good look dry. Heavy rain tonight, too, and the Flash Flood Watch continues for the north bay burn areas into tomorrow morning. Well watch for that. 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