Load it on to a truck before all lanes could be reopened. Want to give you a live look at the Golden Gate Bridge. The road slick with rain. During a downpour late last night there was a threecar crash that slowed northbound traffic to a crawl. Lets find out how bad this storm that we are going to get in the next 24 hours is going to be. Spencer christian with a look at live doppler 7 hd. Very stormy conditions covering most of the bay area right now. Virtually a line of powerful storm cells from the north bay to the south bay. Lets close in on where some of the action is from santa rosa to petaluma, novato, san rafael and a powerful cell about to hit mill valley. Farther south from san mateo to woodside to Mountain View and over the santa cruz mountains, areas of rather intense storm activity. You can see the surge onshore of that first wave of Stormy Weather. Farther offshore, we have thunderstorms developing and those thunderstorms have prompted the issuance of a special marine warning with concern about wind gusts as well as the lightning strikes. Winds will be gusting around 34 knots or higher. Meanwhile, the entire north bay, all three counties, under a flood advisory until 8 30 tonight and this area near monterey bay from watsonville to monterey, under a flood advisory until 9 15. Heres the forecast animation starting at 5 00 p. M. We will see the very stormy conditions will continue at least into the early to mid evening hours. Finally in the late night hours we will see the storm breaking up a little bit but there will still be pockets of heavy downpours. The storm will be with us for awhile. More in just a few minutes. Thank you, spencer. Marin county has issued a state of emergency because of last weeks storm. That declaration allows the county to apply for state and federal aid to help pay for repairs. Abc 7 News ReporterWayne Freedman live in tiburon where residents are seeing more damage and more flooding. Reporter of all the places to get it and have a state of emergency. After a drought, no less. Let me give you a sense first. Theres the Golden Gate Bridge behind us as the storm blows in, this storm is obscuring it. It was just clear here a little while ago. I will walk up the hill. We are beginning to get a lot of this over here in tiburon. That is a slope where a neighbor is concerned about a mud slide. They dont need any more rain here or in the hills above. They have had enough. Let me show you a look from sky 7 hd video. This hillside, what appears to be a multimillion dollar home with more than a view, it now has a problem. I spoke with the owner today. He did not have much to say in terms of details. The look on his face, the mud on his boots did that for him. More video from down below this morning of all the places to flood in tiburon, how about the town hall. This is the result of rainfall that just seemed to scald over the Community Last night. Public works tells us a clogged drain contributed along with a flooded marsh, plus other factors. According to tyler boaten, who works at the department of public works, heres what happened. The tide was up at the time. We are below sea level so thats what happens when you have a town below sea level. It floods just like mill valley. It floods. Nothing you can do about it. Pump it out and get your guys out there, working hard. Reporter not just a little problem, a lot. Let me give you another example of whats happening as the rain continues to fall from these hills. Look at the water on the path here, going down the storm drains. Eventually it makes its way into tiburon and then eventually the bay. As it keeps coming down, this ground is now saturated. That state of emergency they have declared, probably a good idea because we will get more of it. Wayne freedman, abc 7 news. Wayne, thank you. Right now that safeway in san jose remains closed after it was damaged in last weeks storm. Two big sections of the roof gave way on thursday. As you can see from sky 7 hd, there isnt even a tarp covering the area. There is a risk of the entire building collapsing, so the store will remain closed for the foreseeable future. San mateo county leaders are in the process of declaring a local state of emergency that would assist residents and Business Owners who have been hurt by this recent series of storms. The state of emergency will become a reality once the county manager signs it and county supervisors ratify that declaration. Several San Mateo County communities have been experiencing flooding. You can see whats showing up on live doppler 7 hd any time with the abc 7 news weather app free on apples app store or google play. More information is at abc7news. Com apps. Overseas news, and a horrific crime. Taliban terrorists took aim at children in pakistan today, entering a school, going classroom to classroom killing students. A Pakistani Military official says the attackers had enough ammunition to last for days. Abc News ReporterKaren Travers with more. Reporter unthinkable horror. More than 130 students killed in cold blood during a siege at this armyrun school in northwest pakistan. The taliban claimed responsibility, calling it revenge for the Pakistani Militarys operation against islamic militants in that area. Many of the 1100 students enrolled there, the sons and daughters of pakistani service members. The massacre began when taliban militants wearing security uniforms stormed the school compound. The gunmen, many strapped with explosives, moved through the hallways entering classrooms. They started shooting. They started spreading into other wings of the school. Reporter all seven taliban attackers died but it was unclear how. Outside the school, anxious parents lined up waiting to hear if their sons or daughters survived. One grieving parent said his 14yearold son was in a uniform this morning. Now hes in a casket. This corner of pakistan has long been a hotbed of violent clashes between the taliban and Pakistani Forces who have been supported by the u. S. The condemnations came in quickly. This act of terror angers and shakes all people of conscience and we condemn it in the strongest terms possible. Reporter even the taliban in afghanistan condemn the attack saying killing innocent children is against their principles. Karen travers, abc news, washington. Coming up new at 4 30, a bay area nonprofits experience battling the taliban and how that group wants to step up to help the school attacked in pakistan. A large crowd is expected in berkeley tonight for a City Council Meeting that was delayed after last weeks sometimes violent demonstrations. The meeting has been moved to a School Auditorium to accommodate more people. Abc 7 News ReporterLaura Anthony is live from longfellow middle school. Reporter well, several things are supposed to converge here tonight around 5 30. Theres a contingent of folks expected to march from downtown to this location as the rally set for 5 30 outside the school at about the same time the meeting will get started inside. In the meantime, police have distributed these flyers on cars in the neighborhood. They are warning neighbors a large crowd is expected. They are telling them they should maybe move their cars in off the curb as well as their garbage cans. No one is expecting trouble but they are expecting a lot of people. The mayor thinks he has the power to cancel the meeting. Reporter after a controversial decision to delay his citys council meeting, the mayor expects protesters to appear at tonights event. But hes hoping it remains peaceful. Im hoping we will be able to do the consent calendars and then we will hear from the public. We will actually open this up and the public will have a long time to talk to us. If need be, we will be there until late in the evening. Reporter like oakland, berkeley has seen its share of violent protests in recent weeks. The weekend after thanksgiving, more than a dozen downtown businesses were damaged. Events that led to Police Firing tear gas at demonstrators. The Police Department says 13 of its officers were hurt over four nights. Even releasing these photos of injuries to two of them. Now some protest leaders are ready to move on. In a way, it returns the cause to its original message. Im totally against destruction of property. Reporter monsour is president of the Berkeley Branch of the naacp. The longterm goal for the naacp, i cant speak for other organizations, but our goal is to end disparity and policing here in berkeley hopefully from around the country but particularly here in berkeley. Reporter the mayor says there will be heightened security at tonights meeting, something he hopes wont be needed. Laura anthony, abc 7 news. A legal victory for apple in federal court today. An oakland jury rejected a 1 billion Class Action Lawsuit against the cupertino based tech giant. The legal case dates back nearly a decade. Apple faced accusations of freezing out its competition when it introduced its ipod music players. Apples antipiracy software prevented users from downloading music from online competitors of the itune store. Their defense featured a videotaped deposition from the late steve jobs. The plaintiffs plan to appeal todays loss. Coming up on abc 7 news at 4 00, a San Francisco supervisor weighs in on recent protests against police and what he says that has officers so upset. Plus, San Francisco makes its case to bring the summer olympics to the bay area. New at 4 30, nasa waste. Why nasa spends millions to build a tower it knew would never be used. Checking your traffic on this rainy tuesday afternoon, this is 101 through san rafael on the righthand side, where traffic is actually moving. Thats 101 north going into novato but a slowdown on the lefthand side is traffic southbound into san rafael and eventually into San Francisco. Im spencer christian. Live doppler 7 hd shows stormy conditions reaching across the entire bay area. We have reports of localized flooding, mud slides and downed trees. Ill have more on our weather in just a moment. Or a helping paw ater, Everyone Needs a helping hand, so mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to help train Assistance Dogs for wounded veterans. 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A resolution introduced today regarding a Police Shooting death in ferguson and new york has police here fuming. Abc 7 News ReporterCarolyn Tyler joins us live from San Francisco city hall with the story tonight. Reporter well, that resolution is authored by a supervisor, calling it a commitment to equal justice. He made some changes, he tells us, after talking to the police chief but the rank and file are still quite angry. San francisco Supervisor John Avalos is condemning what he calls americas broken and racially biased police and justice systems. Hes supporting the ongoing protests resulting from the officerinvolved deaths in ferguson and new york. The supervisors Resolution Says some Law Enforcement agencies have used overwhelming force. He praises San Francisco. Sfpd has been really great at protecting peoples First Amendment rights. Reporter but the head of the Police Officers association is outraged the resolution even mentions San Francisco. It appears to me he is simply fanning the flames and jumping on the band wagon of what may have occurred and decisions that were made on the other side of this country. Reporter the resolution also says San Francisco is not immune to tensions between communities and police. After incidents like the fatal officerinvolved shooting in march, of alex nieto. There are people who are demonstrating here in San Francisco for months about concerns they have. I think that often the people get pretty upset about being criticized but i do believe that what were calling for is a stronger relationship between us. Reporter avalos wants the Justice Department to review all local policing practices and have uniform standards for community involvement. The supervisors are expected to vote on the resolution shortly. In San Francisco, Carolyn Tyler, abc 7 news. Today, San Francisco made its pitch for hosting the 2024 summer games to representatives of the u. S. Olympic committee. We are competing with several other american cities. The Olympic Committee says it hopes to make a decision next month. Abc 7 News Reporter matt keller has more. Reporter its an important day for people dreaming of a bay area olympics. The Group Bidding for the region including San Francisco mayor ed lee and giants president was [ inaudible ] on their way to make their pitch to the u. S. Olympic committee. The bay area, los angeles, washington, d. C. And boston are making presentations at Electronics Arts today in an effort to be the hosts of the 2024 summer olympics. San francisco has been unsuccessfully three times before with the last attempt for the 2016 games. This time, its a regional pitch. This area off 101 in brisbane could become the site of a popup Olympic Stadium that would host the opening and closing ceremonies. An existing facilities would also be used like the cal bears and stanford stadiums as well as levis stadium in santa clara and at t park in San Francisco. Before heading to make his pitch, i asked if larry felt he had a strong case to bring the olympics to the bay area. I think so. Its up to them to decide that. Reporter the u. S. Olympic committee isnt expected to make a decision today but it could move forward in the process if a u. S. Bid is chosen to move forward, it would have to compete against International Cities for the right to host the 2024 summer olympics. Matt keller, abc 7 news. Back to the weather now. Spencer rejoins us. If you had a dollar for every person who asked is the drought over i could retire. The drought goes on despite the heavy rainfall. We are well ahead of the seasonal average now. We need snow pack in the mountain ranges. More beneficial to ending the drought than just heavy rain. Heres a look at live doppler 7 hd. Weve got heavy rain for sure. Our second storm of the week and it is pounding the bay area right now from north to south, as you can see. Right now in the heart of the bay area, the heaviest activity reaches from san rafael to San Francisco to san mateo in the north bay. We have a flood report on Pleasant Hill road and other localized flooding is occurring as well. Its likely to continue all across the bay area as this pounding rain continues to move in from the sea. Right now, we are looking at winds beginning to get gusty. In santa rosa, gusts to 22 Miles Per Hour. 25 Miles Per Hour at half moon bay. Winds are relatively light in other locations but are expected to pick up. Clouds over San Francisco, the forecast features stormy conditions will ease overnight. Scattered showers tomorrow, weaker storm arrives on friday but on top of already saturated ground it will still be problematic. Start the forecast animation 5 00 this afternoon. Later tonight, we will see the first wave of the storm having pushed out of the bay area but it will be quite stormy from the peninsula down into the santa cruz mountains, over to the east bay. 5 00 tomorrow morning, beginning of the morning commute, we will still have Stormy Weather reaching through the central part of the bay area. Later in the morning and into the afternoon hours, we will see the storm breaking up into scattered showers tomorrow and by 5 00 tomorrow afte