Its 5 00 a. M. From the north bay to the south bay, rain is going to be a part of your commute. You can see it from this live picture, many bay area roads already pretty wet this morning. Good morning on this tuesday, january 3, when a lot of you are heading back to work. We have meterologist mike and alexis smith back on the road. We are putting you back to work and getting you busy, mike. Hitting the ground running. Absolutely. Lets take a look at live doppler 7. I have it zoomed on on the snow grade. Sherden road, that whole area down towards mission boulevard, getting light to moderate rain right now. And you can see theres more moving through the south bay, lighter amounts as you head to the north so heres a look at walnut creek, look south on 680. 40 to 50, your temperature, right rain right now, oh my. Lets see if i can get that back. And that 12hour day planner is going to show you some moderate rain at noon and then moderate to heavy as we head from 4 00 to 7 00 so its only going to get worse as far as the commute goes because i think well have some standing water later, alexis. Yeah. And add that together with the fact that its the first day back for a lot of folks today so were really going to be back to those full volumes. Its been crickets the last couple weeks but westbound 580, tracy to dublin, westbound 4, our okay. And southbound 101, could have some issues with that commute tie. But right now, southbound 101 look at 18 minutes. Alexis, thank you. Parts of the bay area waking up to some cold, wet weather this morning. Want to bring you a live picture of fremont right now, that wet, slick pavement out there. Check out all the snow and were not talking about the sierra. Wine country getting some of the most significant snow that it has seen in years. This is what it looked like yesterday near healdsburg. This is the beginning of a week that is expected to pack quite a punch. Snow still clinging to some areas of napa county. The summit is about 2200 feet high. Snow is reported as low as 2,000 feet. Take a look at light snow flurries ato the the mountain in marin county. The National WeatherService Reports the last measurable snow here happened last march and you can track the rain and in some places the snow with the abc 7 news app. We do have live doppler 7 any time you want it there. Enable push alerts and youll get weather advisories on your phone or tablet. If you commute from marin, good luck because the weather likely going to be the least of your issues this morning. Youre also going to be dealing with limited lanes on the Golden Gate Bridge. Amy is there this morning. Hi, reggie. Looks good right now. Its early, so these people are getting theres a good payoff for getting up early and heading out this morning. You are looking at southbound traffic heading into te city from marin county. These commuters will three lanes this morning. They usually have four. Theres an average of 50,000 cars that cross this bridge every day that will have to be squeezed into three lanes. Heres the problem. The movable median barrier is broken. Engineers are working on the problem. At this point, they say they dont know what caused it. They hope to have it fixed today but for this morning, it is going to be a rough commute. It is wet out here and now there are only these three lanes instead of four so give yourself extra time this morning if youre headed into the city from marin county. Live from the Golden Gate Bridge, Amy Hollyfield, abc 7 news. Amy, thank you. Northern california crabbers and seafood wholesalers plan to meet to try to end a strike that has stalled crabbing season. Fisherman began striking last week and that followed one large wholesaler trying to renegotiate the price for crab from 3 down to 2. 75 a pound. Some retailers have already sold out of fresh crabs after the holiday rush if you have business to take care of at the Alameda CountyClerks Office today, youre going to need to get it done earlier today. Clerks office hours will be reduced in the new year and its all because of a budget deficit of 5 million. Offices at all county courthouses will close two hours early so it will be 2 30 instead of 4 30 on weekdays. The county has also eliminated some jobs to help save more money. A high number of young people are taking their own lives in one Bay Area Community and it has a 17yearold now trying to do something about it. Abc 7 News Reporter lillian kim shows us the Online Support the teen is offering to students looking for help. And i really realized when i looked in the mirror that i wasnt happy with who i was. Reporter the concept is simple. A website for teens as operated by teens, young people from all over the world sharing their stories of survival and hope to let others know theyre not alone. Like research has shown that if a teen is in trouble or they want advice from someone, theyre much more likely to go to someone their own age. Reporter High School JuniorNadia Ghaffari came up with teenztalk. Org read an article about the suicide clusters in palo alto, High School Students killing themselves on the train tracks. It was kind of brushed under teachers didnt really want to talk about it and i just felt like this needs to be talked about. And we need to get everyone the help that they really need. Reporter nadie designed teenztalk herself. In adition to teens sharing their stories, theres a resource page where people can hear from Mental Health experts. I never thought this could be something as big as it is now. So its kind of nice to know that i can make a difference in this way. Reporter already making a difference at 17 years of age. In los altos, lillian kim, abc 7 news. Friends and family of an 18yearold santa rosa woman killed in a suspected dui crash have no set up a go fund me account to help pay for her funeral. She was riding in the front passenger seat of a car that crashed into a tree new years day. Police say the driver, 19yearold Rebecca Gill Roy was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and placed under arrest for felony dui. Bedont know what the relationship is not victim. Youll find a link to the go fund me page on our website abc 7 news. Com president elect donald trump senior advisory Kelleyanne Conway spoke about several issues, including north korea. The future president tweeted yesterday that he will not let north korea develop Nuclear Weapons capable of reaching parts of the u. S. Conway said this morning that tweet is some insight into his policies. President trump will be very tough on those who are developing nuclear capability. Theres so few avenues, so few tools to stop them. What is the president elect suggesting hes going to do . He has not stated that publicly and he wont before the before hes inaugurated. As for russian hacking into the election, the president elect says that he knows things about it that most people dont. And he plans to talk about it either today or tomorrow. Conway did comment on that but did not elaborate on what he meant. Happening today, House Republicans are expected to vote to dramatically limit the power of the watchdog that investigates conduct by lawmakers. Congress created the office of congressional ethics eight years ago after a series of embarrassing scandals. Its now going to be called the office of congressional Complaint Review and it will now be overseen by the house ethics committee. The group will no longer have to release information to the public or contact Law Enforcement without prooul. It will also stop investigating anonymous complaints. Republicans say it will streamline the investigation process. Democrats say it will undermine confidence in congress. Lets take a look at where its raining heaviest right now, palo alto right there. You can see from waiverly street right across 1010, keenlt way and thats giengs to head over to fremont. Look at this. Richmond, san raphafael, all dealing with light rain also. Youre not going to escape it this morning but the light rain brought in some warmer temperatures, were about 4 to 5 to 7 degrees warmer than we were this time yesterday. Look at all the mid to upper 40s in our inland east bay neighborhoods. Mount diablo, 36 degrees so the snow level did rise during the overnight hours. May see a little snow on our mountains early this morning but its going to melt as that warmer air rushes in today. 41 in santa rosa, the cool spot along with los gatos, 49 in san jose, 50 in oakland, 48 in San Francisco, temperatures are going to run in the low to upper 50s from 52 in petaluma and oakland. Cooler tomorrow. Even cooler thursday. But thats our driest day in the forecast because wet weathers coming back friday and a stronger storm is possible saturday and sunday. Well focus in on today and tomorrow when we come back in the next few minutes. Heres alexis. Good morning, mike. Reality check for a lot of folks who have had the last couple of weeks off. Well, today, youre back with everybody else and youve got some wet pavement to deal with. Life look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Give that another 15, 20 minutes and you will have the light flipped on. It was nice not having those at all basically the entire past week or so. That will change today. Live look at our traffic maps here, westbound 205, you are down to 23 miles an hour as you get out of the central valley. And no issues with mass transit today and pretty much everybody back on their normal schedules. Just hearing about a potential new problem on the peninsula. Well take a look at that coming up next. Thanks, alexis. A jewish news group makes a serious claim against some bay area colleges. Coming up, why it says theyre among the worst campuses in the nation for jewish students and a surge in break ins in the east bay with a twist. Why burglars are targeting homes for sale. Its 5 11 and we are watching the roads this morning, of course also watching the rain. Course also watching the rain. You can watch well its 5 14 in the morning and this is a live look at a wet sfo right now. We just checked for you, no flight delays or cancellations at this time but you know how things can stack up, especially when we have weather. So well keep checking those and if you take any photos or video of the weather where you live as you wake up, we want to see them. Post them on social media with the abc 7 now and you can see those photos right here on abc 7 news. A new york newspaper claims San FranciscoState University is among the worst schools in the nation for jewish students. It ranked sfu tenth because its affiliated with a Palestinian University that allegedly has ties to terrorism and glorifies attacks on jews. Berkeley is also on the list, it ranked 12th. And independent study by the school found that some jewish students feel unsafe, but there was no threat of viol well, spike in odd burglaries in Alameda County is targeting homes up for sale. Abc 7 news was in livermore where thieves have been breaking into lock boxes to get into homes. Burglars are taking things like minifridges and even the picture frames right off the walls. We found some cigarette butts, pillows on the floor, which appears theyve been sleeping in the home or even showering in the home. Sales of existing homes were expected to tick up in the new year but not like the jump that we saw this time last year. The National Association of realtors says rising Mortgage Rates are contributing to the change. Low and moderate income buyers are expected to feel the impact the most because they may have trouble qualifying for loans. That said, with rent soaring in many places, owning a home may still be a better deal. Its 5 15 now and the search continues today for missing passengers on an indonesian ferry. 224 people were rescued and 23 bodies have been recovered. Indonesian Police Arrested the captain for alleged negligence. Hes accused of continuing to sail even though he knew the number of passengers on the ferry exceeded the 100 listed. If convicted, he could face up to ten years in prison. Authorities suspect a short circuit in the engine room could have been the cause of the fire but the official cause remains under investigation. This is new video showing investigators going into Benjamin Netanyahus estate. Theyre questioning him over suspicions of corruption. They were at his home for several hours yesterday. Theyre investigating if he improperly accepted gifts from wealthy supporters. An Israeli Network reported netanyahu accepted favors. He is calling these allegations baseless. In todays gma first look, United Airlines is now investigating how one of its baggage handlers ended up being an accidental stow away. He somehow got locked in the cargo hold of a plane going from North Carolina to washington, d. C. We have the details. Reporter in this mornings gma first look, how did a baggage handler end up flying in this planes argue hold. Shortly after the flight took off, airport workers in charlotte realized a baggage hajder had somehow become locked inside. They immediately contacted faa, which contacted air Traffic Control at Dulles International airport. Locked in the baggage kmarmt. Unknown injuries at this time. We need a police report. Make sure the person involved is an employee and not a stow away. Reporter the plane eventually landed at 4 16, triggering an urgent investigation of the stow away. Were going to work it as a surt incident until we can, i guess, get some confirmation. He is who he is, even though hes in trade dress for a ramper in charlotte. The flight crew doesnt have reporter how could this happen . Colonel steve ganyarb in later in weeks Stormy Weather changed the plans for an extended holiday celebration. The city tees holiday decorations came down. They were going to be up until next week but the citys maintenance superintendent ordered the change and got some help. We had good holidays. Yeah, definitely. It was a lot of fun. Lot of family, lot of fun, and lot of memories. And now shes a volunteer, the only volunteer helping you take these down . Well, we were supposed to do it next weekend and there will be more volunteers here but theres going to be a storm coming so we woke up this morning and i thought, man, im going to get here and get a jump of it so im not taking these down in the pouring rain. All right. Planning ahead. The johnsons were also happy to spot a little snow on mt. Diablo. Even before christmas at target, they were already selling valentines things so people have moved on. Its amazing how fast we go now. We are looking forward, mark. Isnt there supposed to be 12 days of christmas . Not anymore. Thats too long. Heres a look at live doppler 7. 680, 84, right where they come together, just south of pleasanton and livermore, moderate rain, possible puddles developing there. Tooechb stevens boulevard, free mobt about to get inundated with another mass of wet weather and 80, thats where we have some moderate to heavy rain right now. But for the most part, its generally a light, steady rain as you can see right here at our bay bridge toll plaza. Its going to be lighter this morning but much heavier this afternoon and through the evening hours. Little bit of a break thursday and friday morning, another storm friday evening and lasts through at least monday. Te todays storms is moderate, gusty winds this afternoon and evening and minor flooding in the Santa Cruz Mountains and north bay mountain. Were going to keep an eye on you more than anybody else during the day for that particular threat. All right, here we are at 7 00 to 9 00. You can see waves of light rain, moderate at times and then the moderate rain really starts to get going up in the north noon. Just keeps coming. 7 00, theres even some reds in there. Slight chance of a thunder storm with some downpours and possibly some small hail. We dont have to worry about show. Thats not going to happen. But look at 7 00 wednesday morning, another batch of rain moving in, its light on our storm impact scale. Thursday all day drive, friday evening through monday, look at that. And it could bring mod ral at least saturday and sunday. Good morning, mike. One of those days weather and traffic going together. I have live doppler 7 on top of our traffic map so you can see, just about everybody dealing with that rain currently and zooming into th peninsula, we have a vehicle that hit a pretty big puddle and that is now in the two right lanes. Northbound 101 is just north of the san mateo bridge and you can see right there, that yellow and orange, heavier stuff. Here is a look at the san mateo bridge. If youre leaving the heyward area, not looking terrible at the moment but we have seen some downpours on traffic cams this morning and so far, doing okay. No major blocking incidents but give it another half an hour, i think these are going to start to get ugly. Southbound 680 and westbound 84 through walnut creek, okay. 45 minutes if youre coming from tracy into dublin. Alexis, thank you. If youre wearing a pair of jeans today, take pride. Youre now supporting an official symbol of california. Among the t 00 new laws that took effect on january 1 is one that makes denim the official state fabric. Denim was invented in San Francisco during the gold rush. It has since become a symbol of American Culture worn by miners, cowboys, hippies and now, yes, even tech workers. 96 of americans own a pair. 75 of the premium den nuim sol actually originated in california. Im sure the people down the street at levis are happy to hear that. Who are the 4 who dont own jeans . Coming up next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. A heart stopping accident caught on video but this, fortunately, has a positive ending, the b