The lightning and thunder ring as well with the storm coming through the wind has also picked up at times with different cells moving on shore. People are slowing down taking their time out here. I live look behind me. If you are coming out take your time. So far no room result of damage we will continue to monitor and let you know. Marin scott rates kron 4 news. Pam the storms have brought some new snow to the sierra. This is video from heavenly ski report. In the last 24 hours between half a foot and two feet have fallen depening on the location. Well have the full sierra report ahead. Pam gary reporter right now search teams are looking for a snowboarder who went missing in the sierra. 25yearold Abraham Finkelstein was with his dad yesterday. When they were separated. Reporter Officials Say finklestein was snowboarding in the backcountry north of donner pass and boreal ski resort late yesterday afternoon when his dad lost sight of him. It was snowing hard. There were white out conditions at the time. But searchers are hopeful, because finklestein is said to be an avid outdoorsman who was dressed warmly. Reporter and a missing runner. Has been found. Two days after he went missing. The 55 year old was trail running in placer county. He was found alive this afternoon. And told rescuers he stayed warm at night in snowy conditions by curling up into a ball. Reporter pam and the rain already causing some problems. This is video from the great highway in San Francisco part of it closed today because of flooding. Well show you more of the flooding and damage around the bay area. At 5 30. Pam and we are monitoring traffic tonight. Wet roads for the evening commute never a good thing. This is a live look from the Richmond San Rafael bridge, the san mateo bridge, and the bay bridge toll plaza. Well have the full traffic report in about 15 minutes. Pam new developments tonight in a Corruption Case. Fbi agents have searched a legislative office in sacramento, across from the state capitol. It is now nearly a week after the arrest of San FrancisicoDemocratic State senator leland yee. Pam a Senate Spokesperson says, the office was used rarely when aides for yee were in town. The now suspended state senator is facing public corruption charges. He was in court yesterday, but did not enter a plea. He remains out on bail. Staff staff pam meantime more than two dozen other people were also named in fbi documents. Another one of the key players in the fbi sting was back in court today. Political consultant Keith Jackson is accused of drug and firearm crimes and facilitating a murder for hire. As kron 4s dan kerman reports his Attorney Says his client is innocent. Reporter inside the federal courthouse tuesday, attorneys for Keith Jackson were before a federal judge arguing he be released pending trial . But prosecutors opposed the idea calling jackson a one man crime wave who both a danger to the community and a flight risk. Reporter prosecutors allege jackson, a Campaign Consultant for suspended state senator leland yee solicited drugs from an undercover agent, conspired with yee to traffic in firearms, and facilitated a murder for hire. Reporter but jackson . S attorney questioned how the fbi conducted its investigation . And said jackson has a history, not of facilitating crime but facilitating the improvement of the city of San Francisco. The guns from the philippines does not exist exist in one of the exhibit in the case law that limit and not any reasonable person question as they should. He is not guilty of anything. Hes not guilty of any bank. And this is not a proper case reporter a former San Francisco school board member, with no criminal record, is charged with drug dealing, arms trafficking and murder for hire. Reporter we have been digging into the fbis 137 page complaint. And Keith Jacksons name came up early in its investigation of Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow. Reporter chow is the reputed leader of the chee kung tong, a chinatown group the fbi calls a criminal organization. Reporter according to an undercover agent identified only by the number 4599, jackson is a member of the tong. In august 2010, chow introduces jackson to 45 99, who is posing as a mafioso from new jersey. Catherine the document says. Two years later says jackson and his 28 year old son brandon begin discussing drug smuggling and money laundering. They want to know if the agent can supply cocaine or other hard drugs to be included with brandons marijuana shipments. Catherine in the summer of 2013, brandon and another associate Marlon Sullivan start selling the agent guns rifles and pistols, plus bulletproof vests, one of them stolen from the fbi. Catherine 4599 meets their weapons source, another man who offers to act as hit man for the supposed mafia member. Catherine he states a price of 10 thousand dollars. Catherine at the same meeting jackson suggests that state senator leland yee might be able to provide more weapons. Notorious former gangster Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow also accused in the Corruption Case will be back in court tomorrow. Officials say they hope to catherine assign an attorney to chows case soon. He currently doesnt have a lawyer due to conflicts with previous cases. Chow has been convicted in the past of racketeering and Drug Distribution conspiracy. Pam is californian really ready for the next big one. . We have a new study that put it to the test reporter theres an old saying. Doctor away. Turns out its true we have a new study that proves it. Reporter still ahead. Reporter the good nose for those people who cannot get in that much produce an increase of over one serving today will cut short her chances of mortality. Cancer was made it worse the hidden copper there is sugar. Pam General Motors on the hot seat. Just how little it would have cost to fix a faulty ignition switch. Which may have caused several people to crash and die. Pam then pam alright goodnight you may have heard about the somewhat infamous last words. From the missing malaysia airliner. It turns out the quote was wrong. Really. So our business can be on at ts network for 175 dollars a month . Yup. All five of you for 175. Our clients need a lot of attention. Theres unlimited talk and text. Were working deals all day. You get 10 gigabytes of data to share. What about expansion potential . Add a line anytime for 15 bucks a month. Low dues great terms lets close. Our best ever value plans for business just got even better. Now with free broadband for a whole year. Pam drinking diet beverages may raise your risk of a heart attack. Thats according to a new study the study presented by the American College of cardiology. Looked at the effect of diet drinks on postmenopausal women. Pam they found those who consume two or more diet beverages a day, were 50 percent more likely to die from a heart related disease. Pam and 30 percent more likely to suffer a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke. Researchers say, it applies to both diet fruit and soda drinks. Jacqueline we just saw ray moving through about an inch per hour now is back down to a half inch of rain. As to look over as San Francisco with higher rank increase and a quarter inch there. Golden gate bridge moderate rain there. Moderate rainfall redwood city all the way in paul out to us well. Still pretty heavy we did not have a lighting strike with that sale. As we look off shore and a bit more were not done with the rain just yet. Spotty clouds and showers with that. So overnight tonight we will have continued spotty showers and heavier rain and that it and it. Clear and higher condition spirit jacqueline continuing to be spotty as you had in to midnight. Youll notice in europe morning commute not much Rain Coverage at all. Couple of various as we head into the morning afternoon things are really going to dry out and cleared out as well. Because we are going to see a little bit maureen out there tomorrow mostly dry. Another range, but not as dramatic as we had to we can try warmer weather i had. Reporter you busy slow going out there on the ropes. Had it in to the east bank. Could be a lot worse not bad at all. Not fast if you are on the bay bridge headed into the east bay. A 80 the north and south will be so loud so slow going out there tonight with no major accidents to report. Catherine ignition switch on gm cars would have required a small piece that would have cost just 57 cents. That was revealed on capitol hill today. As the companys new ceo answered some tough questions. Catherine it was a hearing into why the company knew something was wrong but took a decade to do something about it. Catherine relatives of some of the 13 people who died in crashes of gm cars came to capitol hill bringing photos of the children, husbands and friends who died. All of them killed in crashes linked to a defective ignition switch. The photos later lined the wall of the room as a hearing got underway. Im so very sorry. Catherine the woman offering repeated apologies gms new ceo. Members of Congress Want to know why it took the company 10 years to issue a recall. The 10year delay led to at least 30 crashes and 13 deaths. Catherine one lawmaker showed how easy it was for a key to slip into accessory mode cutting off the engine. The heartbroken relatives of victims say theres no excuse for gms slow reaction. Hundreds of other fatal crashes might have been linked to the ignition problem but theres no proof. I am fighting for my family and fighting for my son. cheers applause catherine investigators have asked for a list of serious and deadly accident which could be related. And tuesday lawmakers were annoyed that it hasnt already been provided. Catherine Ceo Mary Barra says gm has hired Kenneth Feinberg to look into ways to compensate the families of victims. Hes the same person who handled the fund for the victims of 911, the Boston Marathon bombing and the bp oil spill. Catherine happening now. Catherine malaysian officials now say they got the final communication from the cockpit of flight 370 wrong in fact, theyre not even sure which pilot was speaking. Catherine weve been told for weeks that the final message was all right good night. Now were told it was actually good night malaysian 370. One more indication of the confusion and conflicting information. Catherine the audio is being tested to determine if there was any stress or tension in the voice. Investigators still believe the plane changed course because of the deliberate action of someone in the cockpit. As for the search the chief coordinator is warning that it could drag on for a very long time. Pam next. Pam what has youtube claiming credit. For every viral internet video ever made. Then. Drama on the high seas. Caught on camera. An overboard sailor. An overboard sailor. [doorbell rings] hey. Hey. Whats this . Its uverse live tv. With at t uverse. You can watch live tv from your device. Hey. Hey. Anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. Hey. So you wont miss a minute of ncaa march madness. Call now to get a uverse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. Guaranteed. Reporter we all know you tube. Owned by google. Is a one of the most used, powerful websites in the world. But did you know this . Video reporter having some april fools day fund. Fun. From our friends at these two. Pyou tube pam coming up at 5 30. Pam kron4 is tracking the storm. How long the rain will last. Pam and the damage its already done around the bay. Pam plus the imact its having on the drought. Pam then. Pam the latest on the Washington State slide. How much higher the death toll could still go. How much higher the death toll could still go. [doorbell rings] hey. Hey. Whats this . Its uverse live tv. With at t uverse. You can watch live tv from your device. Hey. Hey. Anywhere in your home. [doorbell rings] hey. Hey. So you wont miss a minute of ncaa march madness. Call now to get a uverse bundle for the same great price for 2 years. Guaranteed. This is map theresse poin on fee i ha flafeet i lened ere e stss w athe dschos ft maingcent. Then goty nuer, ich matched thcust fitrthoc sertwithhe rht sport find walrt wh a footappi cenr at dchol. Com ia beever pam we still need a lot more water i am here in the Winter Center with our chief meteorologist with concede theyre still so much going on right now. Jacqueline moores body shower pattering spirit looking you can see it lit up. Even lighting continuing at this hour. This particular celebrating quite a bit of rainfall. Per our. You can say richmond and Richmond San Rafael bridge the bay bridge also seen rainfall. Same thing all the way down to the peninsula as san carlos. Jacqueline we do have more weight in store will time that on futurecast. Pam in berkeley lightening caused wipespread probelms. As kron fours Terisa Estacio reports, residents are a bit in shock about what happened there. Here in bekrely on holly street a small army decended on this neighborhood to deal with a tree that was struck by lightening. A heavy duty crane was brought in and commerical Tree Cutting Team they got straight to work, taking down chunks of the once mighty pine and grinding them to pieces. Reporter watch as the crane lifts this part of the trunk off the roof and safety onto the ground. Reporter the trunk had piereced a hole right through the roof. Reporter the owner you see here didnt want to go on camera, he says he had lived here for more than ten years and is still awestruck by what has happned. His home has been red tagged as unsafe. Other neighbors say they still cant believe it all. Kind of hard to watch. He was shipped and shaken up yesterday but he seems to be in better spirits today. Definitely a positive spin on the aftermath foreshore he has home owners insurance. Reporter it was late yesteday when the bolt of lightening hit the once tall tree. Branches went flying, some as far as 80 feet. This is a branch on the neighbors lawn. Reporter some windows across the street were cracked so was this van that was towed away tuesday. In berkeley, pam and we would love to see your weather pictures. This is one sent to us by jordan. An icy ground. Send them to us in a message on facebook, or to ireport 4kron at kron4dotcom. We might use them on the air. Pam state Officials Say californias snowpack is at 32 percent of normal at a time of year when its supposed to hit its peak. The States Department of Water Resources said measurements taken in the Sierra Nevada tuesday indicate no relief for a state in the grips of its third consecutive dry year. The results forebode a challenging summer for california farmers and many communities already facing restrictions on water use. Pam state Officials Say while recent storms helped boost the snowpacks water levels, they have not been enough to reverse the ongoing drought. Reporter landscape watering will be permitted one day a week and banned on rainy days like today. It termination of Water Service or a misdemeanor citation for a 30 day jail sentence or find if not taken seriously. Governor brown has asked everyone to cut back their usage by 20 percent. Bay cities. These restrictions ban residents and businesses in fremont, newark, and union city from watering lawns and other landscaped areas on consecutive days. Catherine the long, miserable search for victims in the Washington State mudslide continues. The official death toll is now 27 with 22 people listed as missing. 19 of the people who died have been positively identified. Catherine they range in age from 4 months to 71 years. The most recent a 58year old woman who was crushed by the march 22nd slide. Workers are now trying to improve the flow of the local river to prevent flooding as they continue the grim task of removing bodies. Pam earthquakes in california may not have caused much damage, but they are a reminder of how frightening tremors can be. Jason carroll reports officials are making sure theyre prepared for the big one. Reporter friday nights performance of bye bye birdie at Brea Olinda High School interrupted, when the earth started to shake. Ladies and gentleman, please stay seated. Reporter surveillance camera capturing the moment magnitude fivepointone quake had customers at farrells ice cream palour former home of a creation called the eightscoop earthquake sundae getting a a taste of the real thing as customers dodged under tables for cover. I ran up my car and ran right into the arms of this man we were hugging in the street was so scared. He invited me into his house and we were hugging the deal with his wife after the aftershock. Reporter at an Apartment Building near the epicenter in la habra fallen pictures, frayed nerves. I ran out to my car and right to arms of this man, and we were in the middle of the street just, like, hugging. We were so scared. And then, it stopped. And then, he invited me to his house. And then, there was an aftershock. And then, we were hugging again with his wife. Reporter more than 100 aftershocks hit the region, including a magnitude 4 point1 that struck saturday afternoon. The quake centered around 25 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles on the puente hills fault one seismologists has been closely watching. When we have an earthquake, a big earthquake, on the puente hills, the strong shaking is gonna be Downtown Los Angeles, hollywood, east la, and were going to see a much, much higher level of dam