Rafael and live doppler hd showing the last three hours and right now San Francisco to the north, and highway run, and the Golden Gate Bridge and richmondsan rafael bridge and the reds are an indication of heavy rain toward lafayette, concord, and oakland, and moderate rain through milpitas and union city and 680 and 580 into the south bay and it and slighter but this is still through santa clara and sunnyvale and this is will heavy on the peninsula which the south bay is looking at the heavy rain coming up from the ocean. You can see the subtropical moisture will not get should off until tomorrow. Waves of heavy rain continue and we will time out when the heaviest comes and how much you can expect in the next couple of minutes. I can attest to the fact it rains in southern california. Here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza with the same here, you can see drenched conditions as you make it from the east bay to San Francisco and we have had solo spinouts and hydroplaning all across the bay area from the north bay into san jose and we have 53 incident s right now. I will have the update on the significant incidents in a couple of minutes. The wings are spread out. They are. Now, coverage with amy hollyfield. What are you seeing in walnut creek . In walnut creek it is still amazing and has been raining for a up cough hours. Raining for a couple of hours. It is not letting up. The water is collecting. This is north main. A little flooding already. We are just getting started. We still have a few days of this. This is what officials are worried about. We will get so much, so quickly, we will have to deal with lowlying flooding. The what news in walnut creek, we do not have wind. It is calm. It is still. We are not sighing trees getting knocked about or power lines coming down because trees can not handle the wind. However, officials are worried that tries cannot handle so much water especially because they are so dry and not used to this. There are concerned with so much rain coming down. Because we have been in a drought for so long we cannot ignore the fact we need it. Officials say though do not expect we will have longterm problems with flooding just lowlying flooding. The tips are to clean the gutters. If we get a break in the action that is something you could do. Also, pick up sand budgets to deal with a few days of flood flooding. Now a look at the north bay in san rafael where our reporter and photojournalist are this morning, with the roads are wet, and a lost ponding. Nick will have a report at 6 30. If San Francisco, this is from our roof camera at abc7 news you can see the roadway is wet. There is continuing rain. It is very slick. It normally is when we have not had rain for a while. Be careful. We have hydro planing and many citizens. Now the south bay, from san jose camera showing 101. The traffic is zipping along. That could be the problem. You can see the wetness. The speeds should be kept down. With the rain several communities are handing out free sandbags. At this location in walnut creek , you can fill bags. We have a full list of sandbag pickup locations at abc7news. Com. Voluntary evacuations are underway north of los angeles for People Living near a hillside that burned last year in the spring fire. There are concerns the rain could cause mudslides. Crews have been cleaning up loose dirt that is clogging the drains. Look at mountain is a beautiful sight. It is a threat until the vegetation returns. Our house is not targeted to be hit. The street will be full of mud and we could not get out. Many residents have stacked sandbags to chan you will run off away from the homes. Part of the Pacific Coast highway is still closed after a mudslide on sunday. You can track the weather where you live on live doppler hd with the abc7 news weather app which is free on the app store or google play. We have more information at abc7 news cole app. Now the latest on the fallout of the ferguson decision. The poll shows available divide on approval of the grand jury decision not to charge white Police OfficerDarren Wilson in the shooting death of black teen michael brown. 58 percent of whites agree with the grand jury decision 32 percent of hispanics agree. Only 9 percent of blacks say they approve. Our reporter has more on the obama administrations response. President obama is taking steps to address what three called the simmering distrust define police and communities of color on display after a grand jury decided last week not to indict the white officer who killed unarmed teen michael brown. When any part of the American Family does not feel like it is being treated fairly, that is a problem for all of us. The president unveiled a 263 million spending package to boost Police Department training and reform including 75 million to pay for 50,000 small Cameras Police can wear. Attorney general eric holder plans to unveil new Justice Department guidelines to enracial profiling. He spoke at the Historic Baptist Church in atlanta. What we saw was a genuine investigation of concern and sox. The protests continue an the country. In new york city, in washington, dc, in wichita, kansas, and massachusetts. The coach of the st. Louis rams defended the player whose took to football field with their hands raised, say they will not be disciplined by the club or the nfl. President obama vowed to follow through on all of this, to use his last two yours in office to make things better. The rain is the top story. It is coming down hard. We will check with our meteorologist with the latest on who is getting the most rain. The heaviest rain is in the north bay and moving to the east bay with the reds and yellows, moderatetoheavy rain in San Francisco and the light of the rain is in santa rosa but concord and livermore getting hammered through lafayette and alamo and to the south it is moderate rain through union city, fremont, milpitas, so no one is getting a break. The peninsula, check it out, very heavy rain south of sunnyvale, it is moderate rain through san jose. In the Santa Cruz Mountains, we have problems the train of moisture continues to feed up throughout the south bay and the peninsula and the north bay, the far north bay gets into the action later but not so heavy through guerneville and santa rosa. This low is still yet to come tomorrow, today and tomorrow, flooding and wind damage and thunderstorm possibilities and power out ages with our soggy ground. Leyla gulen . We have 64 incidents. And counting. Across the bay area. Starting here with the Golden Gate Bridge the rain is coming down and it is looking quiet. Skit what is further to the north you can see we have this problem southbound side of the Golden Gate Bridge with a car on the walkway. We need a crane to pull it out. You could see lane blockans and heavy drains delays through the waldo tunnel. And we have a spinout blocking a lane at spencer avenue. Southbound 680 still has heavy backups with an early accident that is cleared that has gummed up the commute. As lisa said, we have treacherous conditions through the Santa Cruz Mountains and c. H. P. Throughedding for advisory so slow down the speed this morning and be careful. New this morning, addiction in america an alarming new report reveals certain drugs are causing more overdoses than ever before. Will another bush make a White House Run . This morning, what jeb bush is saying about 016. We are watching the storm and this is live doppler hd in the corner. The big scene is showing you the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. You can see these pictures you can see these pictures during the entire commercial covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. 6 13 and a look at the Golden Gate Bridge. It is wet. North of this location a car has crashed on to the pedestrian walkway southbound 101. We will continue to follow that situation. It is days on the freeway. Dangerous on the Golden Gate Bridge and slick and dangerous here at the richmondsan rafael bridge as the cars are headed to the tolls. What they have in common is hazardous nature of drive. Be careful. Slow down. Watch out for the driver next to you. We want to see your pictures of the rain. Send them to twitter at whereyoulive. A disturbing number of death are related to prescription pain byes doubling since 1999 but deaths from pain pills tripled along with deaths from heroin. 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The republican spoke last night at the wall street journal c. E. O. Dinner in washington, dc and want on to elaborate saying if he does decide to run, he says the priorities are Energy Policy that expands the use of the natural resources, fewer business regulations and an overhaul of the immigration system. He is, of course, the brother of former president george w. Bush and the son of george h. W. Bush. No word on whether the terrible accident on the Golden Gate Bridge is related to the wet pavement but it is wet. North of the Golden Gate Bridge we have pick up. 1 the past hour bringing san rafael close to three quarter of an inch of rain since 3 00 this morning. The heart of the bay is getting hit hard with the rain. You will notice the north by, gunville, santa rosa, light are rain and to the south of upon tray but, this is the extra detection where the low pressure to the west is drewing in all of the subtropical moisture that keeps coming. Concord, lafayette, to pittsburg, heavy rain. The yellow is an indication that moderatetoheavy rain from san mateo, foster city, redwood city down the peninsula, and san jose is looking at good ray, good rain, too. Through fremont and milpitas this continues through the morning. We will look for a break toward the afternoon but look at mill valley, highway one approaching Golden Gate Bridge it is wet. The good news is the winds having kicked in, here is the light are rain you will see heavy rain later this afternoon in the north bay. You you could see a thunderstorm and here is gilroy and fog all over the place. It is a nasty morning. We will look if the break late day and the low still has to move in. That will bring another chance of thunderstorms tomorrow and another subject of half rain at 23 of snow. Nothing happening in the sierra novato right now. We will continue to see it progress. One wave pushes through and another comes from the north, and close to three quarters of an inch in the north bay and San Francisco had 1 since yesterday so there is the possibility of wind damage and gusty winds and more rain and we could get trees and power lines down. Where is the break . Nothing. We finally get a break in the evening. The morning commute is worse than the evening. Tomorrow, we will do it again as the low and the colder air moves in. Thursday and friday, still looking at scattered showers and a break into the weekend. Leyla gulen . Any good news . Afraid not. We talk mass transit. You will want to avoid driving in this. Ace train one is five minutes late and ace train five is on time. 53 bart trains are on time. Because of rain, muni is suspending all Cable Car Service so if you take cable cars or the lovely visitors to San Francisco, you cannot use the cable cars today. For those driving to work, southbound 680 is packed up to highway 24. At the peninsula, to the south, we have a report of a tree the lanes and closer to 84 it meets up with 280. A wide view of san jose mostly it is slow and go with the exception of highway 87 as you approach 280 under fog with the advisory and 101 is packed up to the nimitz. Here is a question for drivers, the car you have now, would you buy it again . 7 on your Side Partners with Consumer Reports to reveal the cars people love the most and the models drivers regret buying. First, weather and traffic during the commercial break with the rain coming down and 20 done in in live doppler hd in the esurwhich means fewer costs, which saves money. Their Customer Experience is virtually paperless, which saves paper, which saves money. They have smart online tools, so you only pay for whats right for you, which saves money. They settle claims quickly, which saves time, which saves money. They drive an allhybrid claims fleet, which saves gas, which saves money. 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Speaking of the north bay,. 6 of rain in the north bay, and sfo picked up three quarters of an inch if three hours. This will go on for 36 hours i am leyla gulen in the traffic strong and that is the macarthur maze and the east bay with traffic slow and wet. We have 93 incidents curren