Landing of los gatos. Stuff happens all the time so its unfortunate but well make it through. Reporter employees were asked to work out of other facilities on their laptops or at home. But late this afternoon, the county reported repairs are taking longer than expected and the facility will be closed until monday. In san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. Clear skies and a beautiful sunset tonight. The bay area got a chance to dry out just a bit before the next big storm slams ashore this weekend. The break between storms also got traffic moving through the sierra again. Interstate 80 back open tonight. However, chains are still required in certain spots. The sierra has picked up nearly 7 feet of new snow this week and plenty of skiers out today taking advantage of the fresh powder. Might not stick around long at the lower elevations. The warmer storm on the way is going to dump more rain than the sierra has seen in years and there will be runoff of snow on the ground. Big sur in santa cruz will be in the bulls eye of that incoming storm and they could get up to a foot of rain. New at 6 00 our devin fehely along the banks of the San Lorenzo River where flooding is a big concern tonight. Devin. Reporter yeah. Thats exactly right. Now, its probably pretty difficult to make out in the dark but a lot of attention and eyes are going to be on the San Lorenzo River for the next couple of days. Thats because in a matter of hours it can go a lazy to raging river and cause widespread flooding. Its the calm before the storm. The San Lorenzo River flowing sleepily to the sea still well below flood stage. But Emergency Managers say that could change and quickly and that the greatest threat of flooding in santa cruz is along its banks. Those areas tend to flood when we get the big large amounts of rain in short periods of time so we met with those Business Owners and agencies just to put them on alert. Reporter a series of powerful storms over the weekend is expected to dump as much as a foot of rain in parts of santa cruz. The city is giving away free sandbags for residents who want to protect their homes or businesses. And they are also racing against the clock themselves to do what they can to minimize the potential for flooding. We have had our public works crews out clearing drains so that when we get the heavy rain it will drain properly. Reporter but even as the city prepares for the next storm, they are still busy cleaning up from the wet weather earlier this week. A caltrans group partially shut down the southbound lanes of highway 17 this afternoon to clear mudslides while a low lying area on brookwood drive was closed even though the floodwaters there had long since receded. The lower part could get back down in the water and the water runs very swiftly through there so i, um, for a pedestrian, or for a bike rider it, could be trouble. Reporter the lingering storm damage tonight a reminder of rain to come. Firefighters and Emergency Managers have already met with business and homeowners along the banks of the san lorenzo. Their message, move equipment or cars from lowlying areas now because if theres going to be flooding, this will be the epicenter of it. In santa cruz, devin fehely, kpix 5. Meanwhile, the uvas reservoir is already overflowing. This is gilroy yesterday as water flooded the road while the same creek runs right past the thousand trails rv resort in morgan hill. People staying there are being asked to leave by 5 p. M. Tomorrow before the next round of rain moves in. There are also serious flooding concerns for the Yosemite Valley as torrential runoff makes its way down from the sierra. The merced river could surge even higher than its record crest 20 years ago. See this 1997 flood caused so much damage to park property, roads and utilities, it was closed for two months. A lot of cities in the bay area have set up sandbag stations to help Property Owners for the weekend washout. Firefighters say now is the time to do it before you actually need them. We spoke with one homeowner who learned the lesson the hard way. Last rain we had flood in our whole backyard so we had to dig a trench out and i just cant do another trench again. Im done. Sandbags should only be filled about twothirds of the way. You need some slack so they will settle together. Theres also an art to stacking them. To divert serious flooding an offset wall works best. If you just need to stave off a little standing water a single row is usually enough. And paul, plenty of folks will need the sandbags over the weekend, right . Especially in the Santa Cruz Mountains where the flooding concern is the greatest, yes, around the bay area, we will see some localized flooding as a lot of rainfall does head towards us a months worth of rain for some of you coming up just saturday and sunday. Radar right now we are clear on kpix 5 hidef doppler radar. So when does all of this begin . The rain will arrive in the bay area by 11 p. M. Tomorrow around midnight and the heaviest rain is likely to be in after a day of light to moderate rain. 10 00 saturday night. Thats when the heavy stuff will really begin to pour into the bay area but specifically its the Santa Cruz Mountains. So the storm update is this. Its going to be a soaking rainfall and windy all weekend from saturday morning through sunday night. Now, for the immediate bay area, two to four inches of rain. Thats a lot before just heavy rain. Widespread river flooding in the bay area is not expected. That said, some of the most significant flooding we have seen in two decades is possible in the Santa Cruz Mountains, sierra and central valley. We will be dry throughout the day tomorrow. Watch the clouds increase and then that rain arrives after midnight. When you wake up saturday morning, thats what youre going to have, 48 hours of rainfall begins when you get up to start your weekend. Well talk more about when the rain moves out and specific storm totals coming up. See you then, paul. Thank you. This had nothing to do with the weather but look at the water. This water main break in san leandro earlier today had water shooting way up into the sky near foothill boulevard and caroline street. Its been capped. New at 6 00 deadly confrontations like this have sparked a National Debate and cost Police Chiefs their jobs. Now californias top cops are coming together to tackle Big Questions over the use of force. Today San Francisco hosted 200 of the states top Law Enforcement. It comes as the city is battling its police union over changes to the use of force policy. Kpix 5s da lin is live with a push for solutions at the university of San Francisco tonight. Da . Reporter yeah, veronica. They say they need to change the culture of Police Departments across the country. They say here in San Francisco, the change is already taking place. [ screaming and sirens ] [ sound of gunfire ] reporter the actions no justice, no peace reporter the reaction. [ sirens ] reporter and now the changes in how police use force. Creating that time and that distance, the longer these situations last, the more successful the outcomes. Reporter San Francisco interim police chief Toney Chaplin says the more distance they create between the officers and the suspect, the more time they have. And that time allows them to get more resources to deescalate the situation. Law enforcement experts say many of the officerinvolved shooting cases happened within the first few minutes of police contact. We are teaching the officers if you can expand outward and get as many officers to the scene as possible, not particularly to deal with the subject, but to create that zone. Reporter the chief says its very different than the traditional training of rushing in and removing the threat. Center ring. Reporter Police Departments from across the state are trading notes at this usf simple podium sharing what works and what doesnt. Right in front of the Conference Center a black lives matter sign. When theres a use of force incident it moves us farther away from our communities. Reporter the high level Police Leaders are also talking about ways to handle mentally ill suspects. An autistic person, for instance, can demonstrate some very unusual behaviors. But if you are educated in in what to look for, these officers will very quickly recognize, this is an autistic response. Heres how i can behave and lower the risk of a bad outcome. Reporter aside from training, they also want to shift attitudes asking officers to go from the macho warrior mentality to a more caring, guardian mentality. The San Francisco interim police chief says the previous use of force policy was in place for about 25 years. He reminds the public it will take not just weeks but probably years to retrain all of the officers. Live at usf, im da lin, kpix 5. Officers will be back at usf tomorrow for the last day of this twoday discussion. New at 6 00 california drivers have been warned to put down the phones now officers are starting to enforce the states tough new handsfree driving law. Kpix 5s Susie Steimle rode along with chp to see if people have gotten the message. Reporter california Highway Patrol officers have been given the green light. Good morning. Reporter to start handing out tickets. Chp. So, you know, youre using your cell phone. Reporter most drivers are aware of the law but also say the habit is hard to break. Are you aware of the new cell phone law . I saw it, yeah. I just forgot. Reporter the handsfree driving law went into effect at the start of the year. The initial ticket cost is 20. But this officer says with court fees, it can add up to 250 in some cases. Definitely worthwhile not to be using your cell phone because it can hit your pocketbook pretty hard. Reporter another part of the law many drivers are unaware of is where you can legally mount your phone for hans free use. This driver got off with a warning today for having his phone in a place where it on instructed his view even though the phone wasnt in use. You can mount the phone on your dash somewhere, where it doesnt obstruct your vision. Or you can mount it in the lower left corner or lower right corner of the windshield. Reporter officer williams says education is just as important as enforcements. But bear in mind, if they see a phone in your hands, you will be stopped. Well also be looking for someone just holding a cell phone in their hands and looking down taking their eyes off the road looking manipulating their phone in some way. Reporter as you just saw in the video, the part of the law least talked about is where you can mounted your phone in your car. Today we saw dozens of drivers who had their phone in a hands free position that they didnt know was illegal. Any device attaching your phone to the windshield is no longer allowed. Susie steimle, kpix 5. A bay area toddler caught in the crossfire. Now the search is on for the shooter who left a little girl fighting for her life. Her familys emotional plea. Bay area dog owners blowing the whistle. The last ditch attempt to stop new leash laws in bay area parks. The fast spreading disease that may be behind a rare die off of foxes. Crutch. Coming up. , 22month old girl was hit by a bullet while in the car with her mom. Right now police are at the sc a toddler shot in east oakland. Were told the 22monthold girl was hit by a bullet while in the car with her mother. Right now police are at the scene gathering evidence. It happened just hours ago near 66th avenue. This is the second shooting in the city in two days. Kpix 5 reporter Jessica Flores live at Childrens Hospital in oakland with the latest. Jessica . Reporter the babys family is here at the hospital. They came out a while ago and told us that the baby is in stable condition. Meanwhile, police are looking for the shooter and trying to figure out a motive. Oakland police say the shooter fired several rounds at 66th avenue and outlook. Investigators say a stray round struck a 22monthold girl who was in the car with her mother. Maybe four gunshots . Four gunshots and then a pause and then another three or four gunshots. Reporter neighbors in the Residential Community heard the commotion happening just around noon. Yeah, i heard a car speed away afterwards, yeah. I heard shots and then i heard a car, you know, squealing away. Were trying to determine if the car was parked at the time of the shooting, um, were trying to determine that right now. Or if it was moving. Reporter the shooter took off and police say the mother drove her baby to highland hospital. Detectives were there collecting evidence from the car. The baby was then transferred to oaklands Childrens Hospital. This shooting coming after a deadly shooting yesterday all just one week into the new year. Is this retaliation or is this connected . We cant confirm that right now. But our investigators are certainly looking and following up to see what led up to the shooting. We certainly would like to have those answers. Reporter the family of the little girl gathering, hoping the baby recovers from the violence. Thats all we axe for is prayer, nothing but prayer. Reporter detectives have briefed the newly hired police chief here in oakland and they are also asking anybody who has any information on this shooting to give police a call right away. In oakland, im Jessica Flores, kpix 5. Two men suspected of being part of a botched drug deal that left another man shot are behind bars tonight. Police arrested a 23yearold man and 23yearold man soon after the drug deal went down in livermore tuesday. Police are still looking for a third suspect. Robert de la rosa, they say he is considered armed and dangerous. Around the bay area, a two alarm fire and a San Francisco condo left a woman badly burned. The fire started about clock this morning on clarendon avenue. Firefighters managed to rescue a woman who was inside the threestory condo. She is hospitalized in critical condition. No word on the cause of the blaze. A woman was hit and killed by a charter bus contracted by google. She was on the West Valley College campus in saratoga. Authorities say it was wet and windy with low visibility when the woman was hit. The bus is owned by store coachways. Its used to take google employees from the campus to Company Headquarters in Mountain View r. San jose Police Arrested this man on suspicion of purse snatching. Authorities believe he targeted at least 14 women at Shopping Centers followed them home in his suv and then stole their purses. Some of the victims say he pulled a gun on them. He is being held in the Santa Clara County jail facing multiple counts of robbery. Tonight dog owners are fighting back against proposed rules at the Golden Gate NationalRecreation Area. They just released documents on a website they call woofieleaks. Kpix 5s anne makovec reports, dog owners say officials arent playing fair. [ bark, bark ] reporter the people intent on keeping their right to let dogs run free in the Golden Gate NationalRecreation Area have unleashed woofieleaks, a website alleging biased decisionmaking by the National Park service and other officials in charge making new rules to govern dogs in places like San Franciscos crissy field. This final rule cannot go forward as long as theres any of these questions about potentially unethical or even unlawful behavior. Reporter Sally Stevens is part of an offleash Advocacy Group that demanded emails and other documents through a freedom of information act lawsuit and put it all online. You know, calling people with dogs rattlesnakes and and just the way that they make fun of us and they make fun of our elected officials who were supporting us and things like that i think people were surprised. Reporter after 15 years of wrangling, the federal proposal is expected to be finalized january 10. For crissy field, the blue marks areas where dogs would be leashed. The yellow shows the new voice and sight control area. And heres the plan for ocean beach, most of the area dogs can currently run free would be turned into a leashrequired zone. Same story for parts of fort funston and baker beach and some people who frequent those spots hope it does go through. Because as much as people their dogs are under control, quite often they are not. And there are people who are afraid of dogs. Reporter as for woofieleaks if it doesnt stop next weeks ruling, stephenss her group will sue. I dont know the answer of whether it will matter. I think were just doing what we can. Reporter in San Francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. The ggnra says it has released more than 260,000 pages of records. If you would like to read those documents, we have a link on our website, cbssf. Com. A dozen gray foxes in palo alto have recently turned up dead. And now researchers are saying, they know why. Wildlife Officials Say they died because of a disease called canine distemper syndrome. Its a common virus among carnivores that attacks key functions of the body. Five other gray foxes that are missing in the area are believed to be dead. The disease cannot be transmitted to humans. But wil