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KPIX KPIX 5 News At 5AM January 13, 2017

And gusty winds. Ill start with now. Our live hidef doppler radar. Its a clean slate but we have areas of fog developing limiting visibility especially in the santa rosa area. We are in the 30s livermore and in santa rosa. We are in the 40s in San Francisco and across the bridge in oakland. San jose 42. Its 41 in redwood city. Thats the setup. High pressure is building in. Rain to the south and to the east of the bay area. We have temperatures today seasonal actually with mostly sunny skies. Rockaway beach the place to be today. 52 degrees. Otherwise around the peninsula, into the low and mid50s from East Palo Alto all the way into la honda. Cupertino, campbell and the Santa Clara Valley all in the mid50s. We jump to 55 in milpitas and fremont. Otherwise east bay numbers stacking up from a very cool 50 in danville to 56 degrees in antioch. Vallejo youll be in the mid 50s, as well. Meanwhile your north bay numbers stacking up from 54 degrees, great visibility in stinson beach. You know what . I got to tell you on a day like this, with the passage of a cold front, thats when you grab your camera, or your phone, and you snap some photographs because the visibility is unlimited, the sky is blue, 57 degrees in lakeport. Thats pretty much our outside number except for 59, thats almost 60, in the windsor area. The winds are gentle. I want to explain to you right now we do have dry weather each and every day heading into the holiday. But come tuesday through thursday, im looking at a major storm, if it stays together and stays on its path it will be coming from hawaii into the bay area as early as tuesday afternoon with heavy rain so these dry days a really good time if you are in one of those floodprone areas to start preparing for the next round of rain. We have nothing on the radar as of right now. Roqui . Good news. Thank you. Okay. Its 5 02. Lets take a look at mass transit, you guys, listen up. We have a major delay systemwide on bart. And this is due to a broken down maintenance truck on the tracks between macarthur station and the 19th street station. So make sure youre planning accordingly, guys, they are saying that this can take a while to clear out. Ace train is on time. Muni and caltrain are on time, as well. Moving to the roads a very foggy commute across the span of the bay bridge so very low visibility and theres fog throughout the bay area. So make sure youre looking out for black ice and driving safety. The san mateo from hayward to foster city thats a quick 14 minutes. And if you are driving along the Altamont Pass, not too bad. Its definitely worse. Youre moving at 60 miles an hour and then 35 at north flynn road so north tracy boulevard to the Altamont Pass will just take but 21 minutes. We do have some problems here in gilroy still from yesterday. Highway 152 between watsonville road and Mount Madonna park is still closed due flooding. But chp says it might open mid morning. Ill send it to you. All right, roqui. Thank you. Two band members from tower of power are in the hospital this morning after they were hit by a train last night. It happened minutes before the show in oakland. The manager of the club says that bassist Marc Van Wageningen and drummer Dave Garibaldi were rushing to yoshis from their hotel. They waited for one train to pass and tried to run across. Thats when they were hit by another train going in the opposite direction. People who were waiting for the concert to start had no idea what happened. We noticed that there were we noticed that there were, like, flashing from the police cars and everything. We saw the train stopped on the tracks. But we didnt hear anything. We assumed there was an accident. We werent sure. We did hear the ambulance. The men were rushed to the hospital and were told they were responsive. In hollister, residents are receiving Water Bottles today as officials investigate possible contamination to the local supply. Kpix 5s maria medina is live in hollister with the latest on how massive flooding in the area may have sparked a Significant Health hazard. Maria . Reporter good morning, michelle. This is where they were handing out water just yesterday. They are warning people who live here, as you said, that their water could be contaminated. Now, on tuesday, the levee broke causing a huge hole. At the same time the Pacheco Creek was flooding in another area flooding hundreds of acres on both sides of the creek stranding livestock and damaging homes. Rescue crews rescued nearly 50 people. Searchandrescue did a great job of notifying people but they just didnt have time. I dont think that they knew what was coming. Reporter all right. Over on the Santa Cruz Mountains we also saw the San Lorenzo River breach its banks also flooding homes over there and were learning today the usgs will be out at Santa Cruz Beach at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. They want to try to figure out how major storm events shape and erode our coastline. Meantime, right now, again, people here who live here in hollister are being told that their tap water could be contaminated to avoid drinking it and yesterday they were giving out bottled water were assuming again today that they will be handling out boat eld water again. No timeline as to when they can drink their water again. Live in hollister, maria medina, kpix 5. Meanwhile in santa cruz crews are making progress fixing a Drinking Water pipeline. On monday, the new well creek pipeline burst out 1500 gallons of water for hours before it was shut down. Then they turned to residents with a major request to cut back on water use by 30 . They want that level maintained until the repairs are completed. In the east bay, a gaping sinkhole is spelling trouble for sewer lines and derailing commutes for thousands of people. Sky drone 5 caught a close look at this trouble spot on miner road. Its about 25 feet wide and15 feet long. It dips 20 feet below ground. It will take at least three weeks to repair. Crews are working to repair another big sinkhole. You can see it here from sky drone 5. This one is in pinole. Its ruined Alhambra Valley road at the intersection of pinole valley road. There are still pieces of the road on the ground and right down the middle a small stream. Its about 100 feet long and 30 feet deep. Two Alaska Airlines flight attendants are recovering after being sick on a flight from seattle to san jose. Authorities say it happened when a chemical used to deice the plane in seattle leaked into the cab bin. Hazmat crews checked out the plane, no passengers were sickened. Only one of the flight attendants had to be hospitalized. Hundreds of students across San Francisco will walk out of class today with permission. Students at four schools in the bayview will be holding a march to commemorate the life and legacy of dr. Martin luther king, jr. They will gather at 11 a. M. At Mlk Middle School on gerard street. Lectures and workshops will follow the march. Another Bay Area Congress member says she wont be going to washington, dc for president elect Donald Trumps inauguration. Barbara lee a democrat from oakland is one of several lawmakers boycotting the event. While i applaud and appreciate the peaceful transition of power, my participation in a celebratory event such as the inauguration would be a real tacit endorsement of the policies and the agenda of the president elect. Congressman Jared Huffman a san rafael democrat previously announced he will skip next weeks festivities, as well. With one week to go to the Inauguration Day president elect donald trump and his cabinet nominees continue to face questions. At confirmation hearings yesterday, trumps picks to lead the pentagon and cia both agreed the u. S. Needs to be ready to confront russian threats striking a harsher tone than the future boss. U. S. Government sources say comey spoke with the president elect last week about unverified reports that russia has compromising information on him, false allegations. Meanwhile fbi director james comey is under even more pressure. He is facing an internal investigation into how his agency and the Justice Department handled Hillary Clintons email controversy. Among other things, the inspectorgenerals probe will examine whether policies or procedures were followed and whether department of justice and fbi employees leaked information. Vice President Joe Biden got a final surprise from president obama before leaving office. Lets also give the internet one last chance to [ laughter ] talk about our bromance. [ laughter ] i dont deserve this. But. I know it came from the president s heart. A big honor for vice President Joe Biden. Obama awarded him the president ial medal of freedom eight surprise ceremony yesterday at a surprise ceremony yesterday. He called him the best Vice President ever. Time now is 5 09. The storm that hit us has its sights set on the heartland. The ice storm that is forcing some leaders to call a state of emergency. Plus, a library book borrowed 100 years ago will finally be returned today to its rightful home at a bay area branch. Good morning from the kpix weather center. It is a foggy friday. Its going to be sunny but not only am i looking at your holiday forecast, but im tracking the next storm heading this way. Heres a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Heavy fog across the span there. And were dealing with a major bart issue. Well tell you the details coming up. ,,,,, oh no. Oh no. I hate this belt. Man oh man. Mom, we have a situation. Lifes bleachable moments need clorox bleach. Good foggy friday everybody. Your time check 5 13 on this 13th day of the month. Were looking toward the fog and limited visibility toward the bay area. Do i hear a foghorn there . Were talking about lots of sunshine today. [ foghorn ] thats the first time we have heard that this year okay. So we have sunshine today but im tracking a new storm coming up. Its traffic and weather in less than four minutes. The bad weather we saw is pushing east and bringing dangerous conditions with it. Missouris governor declaring a state of emergency ahead of the ice storm set to slam the midsection of the country. Its expected to hit oklahoma, kansas, missouri and illinois where icy conditions are already freezing morning commuters and causing train delays. Transportation workers across the midwest have already started treating major roads and highways ahead of the storm. So those missions could include route clearance, those missions could include doug health and wellness checks on folks who might be trapped in their homes during power outages. Dozens of schools have already canceled classes for the day. New video as part of northern japan is getting slammed are snow. The snow. Is among the heaviest there in the snowfall is among the heaviest there in years and expected in tokyo where temperatures are forecast to dip below zero. All right. Thats a blanket of snow in santa clara county. This is a look at Lick Observatory on mount hamilton. All lanes to the observatory are closed because of all that snow. They are expected to be back open at noon today. All right. 5 14 right now. Lets get a check on the roads. It was foggy this morning driving in. Its foggy and you will want to avoid the roads, right . Then take bart. Bart has major delays right now. Well tell you why. You are delayed systemwide due to a brokendown maintenance vehicle on the tracks between macarthur and 19th street stations and there is no estimated time of reopening. This will definitely take a while. So please plan accordingly. Otherwise, if you are taking ace, muni and caltrain, you are good. Now, moving to our roads, we have some closures to tell you about. Starting here in the north bay in the schellvillesonoma area, highway 121 between napa road and highway 12 thats broadway, this is closed due to flooding. And then we have highway 37 between highway 101 and atherton avenue on highway 37 the vallejotonovato commute closed due to flooding and chp is diverting traffic off at atherton avenue so you have a direct route to highway 101. Okay. Now moving over to woodside the peninsula commute here highway 84 between highway 35 and grandview drive, this is closed due to downed power lines and trees in the area. Chp says this might take a while but expect it to be opening up midmorning or so. To gilroy highway 152 between watsonville road and Mount Madonna park, this is closed due to flooding. Okay roberta, ill send it to you. This is as good as it gets as far as the visibility is concerned. Good morning, everybody. Taking a look from the Transamerica Pyramid were looking due east, cannot see the bay bridge. So we certainly cannot see the port of oakland or the estuary. Its ground fog all because of the cold front thats sliced through the bay area yesterday overtaking the warmer air mass and a direct result of the cooler temperatures out the door. 39 santa rosa. 39 livermore. 42 san jose. A little cooler than that in redwood city. And currently 44 degrees in San Francisco. Visibility not so much an issue around the peninsula at this time. Down to 8mile visibility in the san jose area. Less than a half mile throughout the trivalley. Same around santa rosa. So please be mindful of that out the door. Good morning to one of my weather watchers. This is katie sears in hayward. She is reporting 40 degrees and notice the rising barometric pressure. When its rising, that means High Pressure is building in and thats certainly the case for us today. We have a gentle breeze at this time pretty much under 10 Miles Per Hour in all reporting stations except for novato, northnorthwest 12 Miles Per Hour. We will experience a slight offshore wind today about 10 to 15. Bright blue skies, theres nothing like the day after the passage of a cold front. Visibility will become unlimited. We will have clear conditions, pristine good air quality, partly sunny and seasonal over the weekend and then more Rainy Weather heading our way. Right now were forecasting a very active weather pattern with an area of low pressure that streams all the way back out towards the Hawaiian Islands. For mao blocking ridge of High Pressure will nestle in through the holiday. Tahoe forecast, if you are getting away on this friday, totally awesome today albeit chilly with the temperatures in the 30s. You cant ask for better powder. Meanwhile, this is your snow report heading to alpine meadows, just over 8 feet of snow this week alone. 94 inches of new snow partly sunny and chilly over the weekend. Sugar bowl [ laughter ] look at that 98 inches of snow thats over 8 feet this week. Today, locally temperatures well into the 50s. One of the cool spots towards the trivalley 53 degrees. Once the fog lifts, well have clear skies from vallejo through benicia into martinez backing all the way into antioch tracy, brentwood, story bay, thats your weekend forecast heading into the holiday on tuesday through thursday at this particular time. It looks like well have some heavy rain and gusty winds so you want to use these dry days if you are in any of those floodprone areas. To start preparing for the onslaught of more weather active weather pattern. For the holiday were looking at partly cloudy conditions. Temperatures into the mid50s mid50s. Time to see whats trending today. Talk about better late than never. A family is returning a book to the San Francisco library today that was checked out 100 years ago. Its a short story collection called, 40 minutes late. [ laughter ] thats appropriated. A woman checked it out in 1917. Her family is returning it today but will not have to pay any overdue fees. Its being waived as part of a librarys fine forgiveness program. And theres a new world record on the books. A daredevil in china is now the only person to jump off the worlds highest bridge. The bridge opened to the public earlier this month. Its more than 1800 feet high. The base jumper did a 10 second freefall before he opened up the parachute. He landed safely about one minute later at the bottom of the canyon. And finally, a man who is going viral for his love of sweaters. Its not just the actual sweater thats making the internet go crazy. Its how he wears them. This is sam. Take a look. He is a baltimore artist who in its sweaters of landmarks and takes pictures in front of them. He has been to times square, stonehenge and even the Golden Gate Bridge. Thats pretty cool. He posts the pictures on his Facebook Page and they have been shared millions of times within the past week. Coming up in sports cal may soon have their new head football coach and the warriors try to take care of the piston before Lebron James Company come in for a Martin Luther king day rematch. Well be coming up. And whats cool about your school . Email your nomination to us at coolschools kpix. Com. We may come and featu re your school on the show. Play o the day from the ,,,,,,,,,, good morning . Everyone. Happy friday its 5 23. Major bart delays systemwide due to a brokendown maintenance vehicle on the tracks between macarthur and 19th street stations. There is no estimated time of reopening just yet. So please make sure youre planning accordingly. Ace, muni and caltrain on time. To the bay bridge toll plaza, we have some fog headed across the span there and the metering lights are turning on. The highly anticipated rematch with the cavaliers is just days away but no looking forward for the w

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