Interstate 580, interstate 238, also 680 and 880 just getting drenched. Oakland, san leandro, alameda, hayward, pleasanton, castro valley, san ramon north of walnut creek and alamo. Very heavy rainfall. And the biggest flooding concerns this evening have been in marin county. A little break about an hour ago but now new heavy rain is moving in from the west moving into both san rafael, corte madera, san anselmo and also mill valley. How much rainfall . Were talking a lot. Just over the past couple of days, san anselmo is coming up on five inches of rainfall. Calistoga more than 4. Lagunitas more than 5. Healdsburg more than 5. And although very few people live there we get reliable weather data from venado, a small town in the mountains, it is nearly hitting double digits rainfall totals 9 1 2 inches of rain and its still raining now. Where do we go from here . The heaviest rain clears the south bay at 9 p. M. Rain will still be on the radar even at midnight. So we have several more hours to go adding to the already impressive totals. More on the front after it clears coming up. Lets get back to really the breaking story tonight a swollen creek in the north bay thats very close to flood stage. Kpix 5s joe vazquez joins us now from the town of san anselmo. Joe, whats going on . Reporter ken, were talking about San Anselmo Creek and we are near flood stage. This is what it looks like in every little business here in downtown san anselmo. You can see a police car right here blocking access. Thats because the town manager says they have called for evacuations. They are telling people to get out. [ flood sirens ] reporter late this afternoon a loud siren heresed the air in central marin. Business owners are scrambling to put up sandbags and floodgates. The town manager says they have just called for an evacuation of the downtown area in case the creek overflows. We are going into shops and telling people to leave. So, um, you know, we dont want people down here when the fastmoving waters come if they do which we hope they wont. Right now our creek is at 12 feet. It has stopped raining but theres still a great deal of runoff coming off the streets into the storm drains and that goes into the creek. So were hopeful that the creek would hold at 12 feet. It floods at 13 feet. Reporter if that happens, what could be the result . If it depends on how much comes over. In 2005, we had three feet of water down san anselmo avenue. And in other neighborhood areas that flood. And we had probably 75 or 80 businesses affected and about 300 homes. You know, we hope thats not going to happen. But were preparing. Reporter we are beak live in downtown san anselmo. Its pouring all day. Right now its tapering off and that is the good news. Right now as i mentioned, they are on the razor edge as the town manager put it wondering if they will dodge a bullet. She says theres an update and she says the creek is starting to recede. Its starting to go back down without coming over its banks. The good news, it has not flooded. The rain, though, has been off and on and now it seems to be coming back with a little bit of force so well stay here and monitor the event. Back to you. Yeah. Several hours of runoff still to come. Well check with you, joe, thank you. The heaviest rain is now falling in the east bay and the south bay. Kpix 5 reporter devin fehely is in santa cruz right now, the Santa Cruz Mountains. We just moved to the area about three weeks ago and this is the first heavy rain and we are at the vend of the road on long ridge at the very end of the road on long ridge with one way in and out so its inconvenience when trees come down. Reporter any storm that hits the south bay will likely pack an even greater punch its passes over the Santa Cruz Mountains. We got pretty wet from the lot to get my daughter from class. We were all drenched. Reporter it was that one two punch of rain and win that caused problems in the Santa Cruz Mountains this afternoon. It had only been raining for an hour when the first reports of downed trees came in. This one fell across phones and power lines stranding miller and his two children temporarily. Its inconvenient but you can see they are getting kind of restless in the back. Reporter the people in the mountains are bracing for a winter storm expected to dump several more inches of rain before it is finally through. The evening commute a complete washout. Take a look at this. This is live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Rain still come down. Traffic a mess. Its a parking lot out there. Its been bad all day. Check out this freak accident this morning in pinole. A car fell off a trailer and landed on another car forcing a shutdown of several lanes of i 80 eastbound. And things got crazy on the roads when the rain comes down as it does most of the time. Kpix 5s Wilson Walker got a taste during a ride along with the chp. I know its going to be a day i know i need to put on my snazzy rain pants. Reporter Highway Patrol officer saw the forecast like the rest of us and just as soon as the rain arrived so did the problems. That vehicle came from up on the freeway. Reporter off the freeway right through a tree and down the embankment on to this off ramp. Now, amazingly, no other cars were involved and everyone was okay. But thats what were talking about. Thats what can happen. Reporter you wont believe how quickly it happened again, from 580 near Mills College it was a dash over to san pablo where another car went flying off the highway. Hydroplane, spun, came across all lanes of traffic through the trees and this fence. Reporter that fence the only thing that kept the car from landing on a neighborhood street. But again, no injuries. Two lucky drivers, passengers, everyone involved. Reporter the regular business of being a Highway Patrol officer doesnt stop because the weather is bad. There are medical emergencies, regular fenderbenders and even a public disturbance call at the dmv because an angry customer had staff concerns. But from there it was back to rainrelated accident patrol because most people do not brake for storms. If the theres only one thing that seems to slow people down. The upside of traffic. Everyone wondered if theres anything ever positive about traffic. There it is. Reporter machine and women in Law Enforcement are always quick to remind us that theres no such thing as routine call for a routine shift, for that matter. Thats certainly the case on a day like today. In oakland, Wilson Walker, kpix 5. Lets get to christin ayers, who is monitoring some of the flooding video thats been coming in from the north bay. Christin. Reporter yeah, ken. The storm brought heavy flooding to windsor. The expanding floodwaters looking like a lake. The water on green valley road was inches high. A woman driving in san rafael filmed this flooded intersection while sitting at a red light on san pedro road. You can see cars slowly navigating through the water. In mill valley a school bus slowly went through this mess on miller avenue. Now, earlier joe talked about the flooding in san anselmo but we are also hearing about flooded homes in Forest Knolls and lagunitas and marin county. Evacuation center is being set up at the san jeronimo Community Center on sir Francis Drake for those displaced. Thank you. Kpix 5s emily turner now. Yes. She is live in another north bay city that saw lots of flooding today. She is live at the santa rosa airport. Emily. Reporter thats right. Just about three different [ indiscernible ] areas all had flooding and many were closers. Just so you know, originally we thought that that Flash Flood Warning would stop at 5 00 but as the rain slowed down the flood risk continued and it is now extended into 8 p. M. Ron wan one of the many drivers who learned a soggy lesson about road closures. Made it as far as the bmw and then had to push my get out and push my way out of the water but unfortunately i think the crank case is flooded and it wont turn over now. Reporter up in Sonoma County more than a dozen roads were closed for flooding or trees down including this one in windsor. A Flash Flood Warning for northern marin and sonoma counties was in effect until 5 00 urging more than 40,000 folks to stay off the streets until the waters subsideed. We live in a country that when it rains it floods, you know, so you get a lot of cars going off through roads through mud like this and through water like this and if youre too low, youre not going to make it. Reporter the Russian River is still below flood levels. All the usual spots felt the effects of the storm. Its coming down good. Reporter king tides combined with heavy rain snarled traffic and flooded streets all day. San rafael public works were out filling up sandbags just in case. We carry them around just for because we have water diversions to go out of the facility and what not. Reporter water was more than a food deeper in the Manzanita Park ride and caltrans was rerouting drivers along flooded roadways and assisting drivers who went through high waters. Its my duty to babysit my grandson so this is the adventure were having. Reporter they had that adventure for quite some time sitting here outside of this very large puddle because if you are someone who cuts down trees or you are a tow truck, were you working very busy and a lot of calls head you had to today. Live in sonoma, emily turner, kpix 5. A live look at sfo where dozens of flights couldnt get in or out because of this storm. 86 flights were canceled today. A combination of arrivals and bee partures were canceled. Other flights were delayed 60 to 90 minutes. There is a silver lining. Fresh snow in the high sierra tonight. The wind not such a good deal in the donner pass area. One gust hit 76 Miles Per Hour and the Weather Service actually recorded a 106mile perhour gust atop Slide Mountain between tahoe and reno. Drivers are dealing with the winds along with those slushy icy roads along interstate 80. Well have much more storm coverage still ahead including a danger on the coast. The new plan to tear down a peninsula Apartment Building sitting on the edge of a crumbling cliff. And we talked to the bay area homeowners who woke up and got a wild surprise. How about a Mountain Lion dragging a deer across your front porch . And its a battle between regulation and innovation. Uber meets with the dmv one day after its selfdriving cars were pulled off bay area streets. ,,,,, did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. 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This building clinging to the side of a sea bluff has been studied by engineers for more than a year. The pacifica city manager we are here today to announce that the city is intending to move forward with the demolition of the Apartment Building at 310 esplanade avenue. We have seen a progressive deterioration, large failures of the sea bluff, and this is the reason why we need to take action while we still can. Reporter he says the city has to move quickly to remove Hazardous Material and tear it down. Theres asbestos in the building. So that would end up on the beach. Reporter the city doesnt know the cost but a similar building next door was demolished this year costing 240,000. Who pays for that . The money is coming from the city. Reporter according to the city, the buildings owner has abandoned the property and filed for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy filing shows that he owes more than 17 million to other creditors. So recouping the citys costs wont be easy. We are not counting on that money being reimbursed at this time. But as i said, we are still pursuing reimbursement action. Reporter in the meantime, Public Safety demands that the building come down. Mr. Tong also owned a piece of property over here to my left 320 esplanade and it had an Apartment Building on it and was on torn down. He didnt pay for that, either. Reportedly he was convicted of two misdemeanors related to that property. We tried to reach out to him today and left a Voicemail Message with his lawyer. But no one has responded. Live in pacifica, melissa caen, kpix 5. The east bay is now feeling the punch of this storm. Reporter da lin joins us now from interstate 80 in berkeley. Da. Reporter with yeah, ken. Were right above the freeway and its slow going in the eastbound direction right now but its been like this pretty much all afternoon due to the steady rain. Look at the amount of water coming down berkeleys creek. A viewer shot this video from his backyard just above live oak park. But the day didnt start out with a bang. In fact, it started out slowly in the east bay. First, the gusty winds up in the berkeley hills. Its windy. Reporter then a drizzly morning and king tide at the oakland estuary. Heres a time lapse video showing the water rising and submerging the bottom portion of the bench near Jack London Square in oakland. Couldnt believe that couldnt believe it. Reporter how come . Because i never seen it like this, this high. I fish all year been out here all the time. Reporter by 12 30, the rain started coming down at a steady pace. On College Avenue in berkeley, most people were ready sporting umbrellas and rain jackets. Even this fourlegged fella had a little cover. In neighboring oakland, this guy had to be one of the loneliest street vendors. He says very little business, the slowest so far this winter. The few people who are out and about say hey not a big problem. My jeans are a little wet down by my ankles. My shoes are wet. I dont care. I just love walking in the rain. Reporter by late afternoon, a lot of street flooding. The wet roads contributed to a number of accidents on the freeways including this one on northbound 880 just past downtown oakland. The force of the impact spun the suv around. The chp had to briefly shut down all lanes. No one was seriously hurt. Yeah, that was a very good visual reminder to really showdown especially driving in this kind of condition. Chp officers busy pretty much all day long responding from one accident to the next. Live in berkeley, im da lin, kpix 5. It is a mess out there. Trouble on the roads in Sonoma County today, as well. Highway 116 near forestville closed for a couple of hours after that tree crashed down hit some communication lines. And near sebastopol, most drivers didnt dare cross green valley road as the floodwaters there were rushing and nobody went out there except a couple of trucks who managed to make it through. Not wise. Meanwhile, streets in san anselmo were soaked this morning and people had to run for cover. They are watching the nearby creek very carefully hoping it doesnt flood downtown like it did in 2005. At the time, every business was damaged. Some never came back. Some people were months. Another factor in san anselmo today, strong winds. Paul has been busy today as well watching the radar and, eh, i still see a lot of color up there. The problem is the duration right now. We knew the rain was going to be moderate to heavy. The front is hanging out longer than we thought which means the rainfall totals will be higher because youre getting heavy rain for a longer period of time. It may be 11 p. M. Before the soaking rainfall leaves the south bay. Lets take a tour and talk about the places that are getting the worst or the heaviest of the rain right now. Take a look at the radar. Highway 4, antioch, pittsburg, oakley, bay point, concord and martinez, heavy rain over the delta. Hayward a break but this is how good the radar is. You go just up to san leandro or just down to union city and its pouring in those two places. Fremont heavy rain. Pleasanton, livermore, dub heavy rain. San ramon, dan israel, heavy rain. Now the south bay hollister, north to morgan hill, watsonville, santa cruz, scotts valley, and you know the Santa Cruz Mountains are just getting pummeled right now. We widen out before i do one thing just to show you how bad its been in marin county today. We are seeing the clearing line work through marin and Sonoma County right now which is good news. Im zooming in specifically to mill valley, greenbrae, kentfield and san anselmo. This is even 1 and 4 p. M. Today a time lapse. Look at the waves. Heavy rain after wave of heavy rain of wave of heavy rain just over and over for three hours and it still is raining right now at 6 30 p. M. So why is all of this happening . We were watching over the past couple of days tremendous amounts of rainfall in the far northwestern california. We knew the catalyst for getting from there to here was going to be this. But this guy is taking his time to sweep through. Until it does, well still have that Boundary Close to us and still have some rainfall out there. So the question you may be wondering bauers were getting too much of a good thing in a few spots, when will it end . In the north bay by 8 p. M. In the central bay, which im kind of just throwing a lot of places i