Around and losses instore 74 cast coming up. It seems like the rain is worst it causes more problems. Grant kron fours Spencer Blake is live in walnut creek tonight. How are things going for drivers reporter the rain seems to stop we go live now its coming down even harder than it was earlier this afternoon hand and highway 24 comes from the turf i 60 see the traffic there and part of this to merge that is coming up also the wife freeways the death valley want ticket take careful out there. Earlier in the day and all the creek some minor construction that was on hold. At all the umbrellas throughout the downtown area. And a milk Truck Drivers still have their work to get done. As we look at the carpet driving in the water we did talk to one person that came from argentina she gets to take it carefully. Reporter have to dress for the weight range youthe glove is as well. If youre breaking for any curves or merge thats when hydroplaning could happen take it very carefully tonight as you had home. We will continue to follow the in the east bay all night long. Grant concerns about the potential for flash floods, mud slides and of course traffic woes in the Santa Cruz Mountains tonight. Thats where we find kron fours rob fladeboe who is live for us now on the summit of highway 17. Rob . Reporter create so far so good in both directions one thing you do not want to see here when you start to see brake lights e their destruction or back toward san jose something probably has happened on either side saw that happen a couple of times earlier today so far so good we have a lot of rain so far this year maybe people are getting the word to slow down. Reporter 3 car fender bender here and i was 17. The rate has been and remains heavy, and roads even the best drivers confine themselves a crash just like that idea like this. Slowest possible site snow possible of thousand feet since flash flood warning. As much as 3 1 4 inches of rain brouwer triggers mudslides. Also reported on highway 9 and 35 skyline boulevard elsewhere highways 1 018587 and 28 across the south bay all mostly late some wipers throughout the most the day. Reporter at a quarter mile hit one more reason to ease up on gas and leave enough room between you and carl henry. Grant and remember you can always track the latest in weather and traffic. Just download the kron 4 mobile app and get updates on weather traffic and breaking news where ever you go. The app is free to download. The storms impacting several bay area airports. In the sierra. A winter storm has dumped nearly two feet of snow on area ski resorts. Catherine heenan is here with more on the rough weather in the mountains. Its pretty wild weather in the sierra. Vicki we already know theyre getting blasted with lots of new snow. Meaning bad traffic. But its more than that. Theres actually an avalanche warning for the mountains around tahoe. Which is in effect until 7am thursday. Catherine with word spreading that its dangerous out there. There have also been School Closings today. In the tahoe truckee unified district. In other nearby areas classes were delayed a couple of hours because of all the snow. A Winter Weather advisory remains in effect into wednesday morning across most of northern nevada, from california to utah. Weve posted some of the dramatic snow totals on our website. Just a couple of them theyve got up to 31 inches at mount rose. 32 inches at kingvale. Catherine 30 inches at squaw valley. And 27 inches at north star. Vicki . Vicki this current storm is welcome news to everyone in california which is in the midst of its 5th year of drought at this point its unknown whether it will be this years storms that will turn the tide but weather watchers are optmistic kron 4s dan kerman is live from Lafayette Reservoir with more. Reporter and that concede potentiall at average made parts the bay area already looking and total storage capacity. And a million and half the people to a variety of sources. A member since he back in may from whether last year. Reporter no guarantee of a worse thing right now but keeping a for the next several months. Grant still ahead on kron four news. Police take a san mateo man into custody after he allegedly broke into several homes overnight and then, sexually assaulted some of his victims. What we are learning about the suspect. Then, scary moments as a nanny cam captures the moments a toddler becomes trapped after a dresser falls on top of him. How his twin brother was able to save him. Grant and next, a city in the east bay. Is seeing a spike in home burglaries. But thieves are targeting specifics homes. What you need to look out for. Ate. I can stay. Im good. I wont be late hey mom. Yeah. No kissing on the first date, alright . Life doesnt always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise well help you handle whats next. Financial guidance while youre mastering life. From chase. So you can. Grant kron4s Maureen Kelly reports thieves have been targeting vacant homes for sale. Which in most cases have been staged with furniture and appliances. Reporter this house is one of the nine homes that were broken into this december. In all of the cases. The homes had for sale signs out in front. And every time. The thieves came in by breaking into the lock boxes. Thats the device that Real Estate Agents leave on the property of vacant homes so other agents can come in and show the property. In all of these incidents the theives are cutting the lock boxes and getting the keys from inside the vaults. The properties hit have also been vacant. And most have been staged. Heres an example what a staged home looks like. Its where the homes are filled with furniture and electronics to give the would be buyer an idea of what it would be to live here. Livermore police say the theives arent taking any big pieces of furniture in these cases, but are walking away with more portable items. It appears that they are stealing mostly Electronics Like tvs, video equiptment. Appliances and even home decor, and in some cases it doesnt even appear that anythign was taken it just appears to have been squatting in the home. Thats what happened inside Real Estate AgentGene Williams listing. Nothing was stolen. But then theyd destaged it a few weeks before. He says he came in after finding out the front door was open. And found evidence someone had been here. There was nothing out of the ordinary but upstairs there were cigarettes on the floor and stains on the carpet that werent there before and someone had used the bathroom faciltiy. He says in his 38 years in the business nothing like this has happened before. He says hes now hiding the lock boxe for his listings and not listing his properties as vacant on real estate websites. Police cant say for certain if these nine burglaries are connected. They are processing evidence left at the scene to try and catch those responisble. Maureen kelly kron4 news man. For for allegedly breaking into peoples homes stealing items and even groping some of his victims before running away. As kron fours Terisa Estacio reports, Authorities Say they have arrested this man before for a similar crime. Reporter it was monday when san mateo residents living near cypress and kingston called 911. sot tc 6 sgt. Amanda von glahn San Mateo Police dept. You caught him in the act . Yes. As he was exiting a residence. Sgt. Amanda von glahn is with the San Mateo Police department. Besides stealing van glahn says suspect, 24 yearnold Ismael Espinoza vasquez was sexually assaulting his victims. Sot tc he was groping them. Von glahn says they are looking into whether there could be connections to other cases. Sot tc we are looking into this. But the do know that vasquez was linked to a case last year here at this 24 hour fitness sot tc it is with the da a spokesperson with the san mateo District Attorneys Office says they are now reviewing that case as they pursue charges in the most recent burglary and Sexual Battery cases. For residents, they hope that this time, vasquez is kept behind bars. Sot tc 1 36 lori penisula resident i hope they get him and prosecute him. In san mateo, te grant friends and family of the 18yearold girl killed in a suspected dui car crash on new years day. Are asking for donations to cover funeral expenses. Michajla kostecka died late sunday night when the car she was in, crashed into a tree on the sidewalk of moutain hawk drive in santa rosa. The 19yearold driver survived. And was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter as well as dui. Loved ones of michajla have set up a gofundme page in her honor. And are asking for the publics help to raise a total of 5thousanddollars for funeral expenses. So far. They have raised over 18 hundred. Maureen kelly did a package on this yesterday. We might not have been able to id her yet. So that could be your lead. Police identify the teen killed. Blah blah dungeness crab fisherman from Northern California to the Canadian Border are vowing to continue their strike over the purchase price. As of yesterday, the dungeness crab fleet is tied up from morro bay to westport, washington. The strike started on december 28th after pacific choice seafood in humboldt county offered to pay 2. 75 a pound of crab. Crabbers whose seasons had already opened had negotiated a price of 3 per pound. Britteny 3 will continue for the rest of tonight and then more moderate downpour right now moderate ran right over san leandro. We have another that will push on shore everything is tracking to the east and then right now 0. 65 in. Per hour that as a moderate downpour and then when of the rainfall rates closer to a nation mansion half that is really heavy rain coming down. Over the next hour so the milpitas and close to 6 00 p. M. Heavier downpours in fremont. And we see a lot of this upcoming down still in the lake tahoe region. And on the changeover is out so the grass valley around 2,400 ft. Snells have come up since last night were air coming into the system. And right now you see yesterday elevation snow not seeing that the rest of the day temperatures are just too warm. By 930 still heavy rain coming down for most ever no. I zounds that and to mount view this is continuing after midnight over nine hours attenuate tomorrow morning 515 coronary stays down south is on we still see moderate downpour things will light up closer to 9 00 a. M. And then as we get in the lunch hour. Rainshowers a deal with most out of the day. Then the next eight hours after and britteny will continue the wind advisory in effect to what i am. Restaurants to a. M. Start to see all our wind speeds. Grant prices were not set in all fisheries because high levels of domoic acid delayed to opening of the crab season. Crab fishermen who are receiving 3 a pound say they wont let others receive any less for the wildly popular seasonal food. Workers repired the moveable median barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge this morning. A southbound lane was closed for much of the morning while the repairs were being made. Officials say the barrier was damaged by a passing vehicle. Officials say there have been very few problems since the barrier was installed two years ago this month officials have announced when theyre breaking ground on the new warriors stadium. The official Ground Breaking on the chase center will happen on january 17th in San Franciscos Mission bay neighborhood. Chase center is scheduled to open for the start of the 2019 20 nba season. The 18,000seat chase center will include restaurants and offices, along with a new five anda halfacre public waterfront park. the Security Agency that maintains los angeles landmark Hollywood Sign says it is exploring security increases. A prankster used tarps to change the os into es early sunday morning so the sign read hollyweed. police are investigating how the vandal scaled the fence to alter the sign. The chairman of the Hollywood Sign trust says he plans to meet with police to explore ways to prevent similar acts in the future. Officials say the prankster was captured by security cameras and could face a misdemeanor trespassing charge. Twin brothers in utah are making news. Vicki police are investigating how the battle scale the fence to alter the sun in the first place and they trust that it plans to meet Catherine Catherine heenan is here to explain. This is hard to watch. A nanny cam shows the toddlers trying to climb onto a dresser. Which then falls on them. One of the twoyear olds is trapped. The parents say they debated posting this on social media. But finally decided to put it on facebook as a warning to other parents about bolting dressers to a wall. The same video also catches the amazing scene when 2yearold bowdy realizes that he has to help his brother. He first tries to lift the dresser. Then manages to push it off his twin. Theyre both ok. And their amazed parents didnt realize that any of this was happening until later. The parents are right to warn other families about bolting furniture to the wall. Its a real danger. On december 21st, for example, idea paid out 50Million Dollars to the parents of three toddlers who were killed when dressers fell on them. The model of dresser involved is no longer made. Vicki and grant . Still ahead on kron four news at five. The 115th congress kicking off with republican majorities in both the house and the senate. And the gop has an ambitious agenda planned. Details after the break. Plus, several rounds of showers in the bay area is making for a messy commute. We check in on the travel conditions in the east bay next. At 5 30. We are keeping our eyes on the sky as several rounds of showers soak the bay area. Life. You never really know whats coming. Life just. Happens. Just when you think you know where its going, sfx ambulance sirens it takes you someplace else. And thats why covered california is here. To help californians who need Health Insurance get it. So youll be ready next time life happens. Because its more than just health care. Its life care. Vicki vicki who is tracking these storms for brit, heavy rain is expected for britteny todays rain having a major impact on bay area freeways. Rondelet looked outside right now for his own forecast looks like it quicker rodin also very slow going here on our camera unfortunately the heaviest rain associated with the system is coming right over our eating commute. And widespread rainfall will continue throughout most of the region were still seeing snow coming down and this year or air moving into the system. Temperatures warmer than this time yesterday. Where the heaviest rain is a large yellow fremont also sees a very right now this batch of hearing will continue to push to ease of cemetery would seat and then another heavy round reseal of precipitation rate is continuing threefourths of an inch per hour again have your batch that is moving to the north of Half Moon Bay tracking to the east looking closer to an early gain by 539 we see some the heavier rain showers pushing into your region. And the batch that is a reunion see will continue tracking to the east river pleasanton writer on 68 carried right now as a nation see the heavy rain coming down. Britteny and switches over to snells souls are closer to 2,500 ft. Verses yesterday where they were below to thousand feet. Feature cast shows more rain is on the way heavy downpours expected as we continue even after midnight by 5 00 a. M. Still moderate rainfall comes down and then has to get into Early Morning hours this will turn more to a letter rate on the top wrestlers system and over 70 forecast coming up. Grant wet roads had drivers losing control of their vehicles. However a spokesperson for the californina Highway Patrol tells kron4s Haaziq Madyun. There is one thing all drivers can do to prevent a collisions in the rain. Reporter this white van lost a bumper and took out this 30 Miles Per Hour speed limit sign, when the driver lost control of the vehicle on northbound 680 in walnut creek. The rolledover and van landed in this position on the south main street off ramp after being involved in a 3 vehicle collision during the rainy commute tuesday morning. California Highway Patrol officer Sean Wilkenfled we see about twice as many calls for service on a rain day and today is no exception that includes disabled vehicles, stalled vehicles and collisions reporter luckily no one was injured in this collision. Officer wilkenfled says if drivers did one thing they would greatly reduce rain related traffic accidents please if we could get people to do any one thing it would be to slow down. In the rain you have reduced traction, we see a lot of what we call solo vehicle spin outs they end up stalled facing the wall or facing the wrong way in the lanes. We have to stop all the traffic to get them turned around safely reporter making sure your vehicles tires are ready to drive in the rain is also good idea with the reduced friction on the roadway if you have balled tires it is a recipe for disaster reporter he says my tires checked out and then obviously when you rolled up i was really happy because you had your headlights on, so we want to remind people if you have your windshield wipers on, your headlights have to be on, even if the sun is out, the idea for that is to increase visibility not only so you can see others, so others can see you officer wilkenfeld says with rain being off an on in the forecast throughout the remainder of week, drivers will have to adjust to the changing conditions of the roadway so when we have these breaks in the rain people think they can start driving fast again and then we see more collisions remember slowing down while driving in the rain will help keep your vehicle on the road and. Off of flatbed tow trucks heading to the autobody repair shop. In the east bay haaziq grant covering