But first, mark tamayo on the rain falling right now. Mark . Reporter intense downpours out there, if we start of the day with a few sunny breaks, but then afternoon clouds and rainfall totals really adding up. Adding to those totals right now, so far kentfield, 0. 75. Santa rosa 0. 44. San jose 0. 13. As i mentioned, we are adding to those totals. Take a look at my Storm Tracker, this is the radar loop. You can see the progression of the rainfall, the activity moving in from the south and west. With that, steady rain earlier in the day was focused in the northern half of the bay area. But that has changed a bit. Right now things beginning to taper off a bit for parts of the north bay. Out toward concorde and san ramon, some downpour in this area. Moderate borderline heavy out there approaching san mateo, heyward, union city, showing you the activity. Looking at all that action. The focus is in the south bay especially down toward morgan hill and gilroy. Over half an inch of rainfall and you can see right here, with the yellows and reds, some more heavier downpours to talk about right now. Coming up, ill track the rain as it moves into the overnight hours. Also break down our shower chances. Now to debora villalon, in san rafael tonight where all that rain came down just in time for the evening commute. Whats it like right now, deborah . Reporter right now were getting a break but its cold out here. Hard to believe, heat records were broken over the past few days. Finally, winter came back. We had all our windows open, turned the heat off. Reporter warm weather . So yesterday. Rain reasserted itself all over the bay area. After taking what seemed like a spring break, leaving plants and people confused. They say drought and floods, homes are moving, clips are flooding. People are just trying to get home. Reporter getting home, always a challenge when freeways are drenched close to dinner time. Crossing the bridges even more cautious by strong gusting winds. This was on mount tam, early evening, the wind roaring. Enough to blow the ranger hat off which is why im not wearing a stetson right now. The mountain itself disappeared into the bog and the park, so busy during mild days, was deserted. The frogs are happy. So moisture is good for the flowers, for the upcoming wildflower season. Were glad to get moisture here. Reporter if you traveled far to soak up the sides, there was no sun to go with them. We got good weather all week. Reporter this tourist waited to walk across the bridge until his last day. But it will have to wait. Ive been here once or twice before. I love coming to san fran. I never seem to get around to doing the walk. Reporter Walking Around at all was dicey. Hold on to that camera. Its insane. Whats going on . Its like one of those movies, the gods have gone mad. Reporter el nino not gone yet. This winter is keeping us guessing even though the storm was not the gully washer we no doubt need. Back to you. I love that line. The heat. It was so yesterday. Deborah, thank you. The weather is blamed for more than 5000 power outages. In the south bay, pg e reporting 3600 customers without power. Mostly in saratoga. In the east bay, 920 customers without power. 320 on the peninsula, 220 in the north bay and 80 customers without power in San Francisco. A reminder, dont get caught without your umbrella. You can get weather conditions anytime with the free weather app. Now to an exit epic legal battle that pits privacy versus National Security. Apple said it will fight a court order to create software enabling the fbi to access the iphone used by the shooter in the San Bernardino terror attack. Ktvus Jana Katsuyama was at a rally tonight and has both arguments arguments on both sides of this issue. Jana . Reporter pretty emotional. Apple and privacy advocates say this could put all user data at risk. The fbi and Law Enforcement say denying access protects criminals and puts Public Safety at risk. Its a dispute pitting apple against the fbi. Over access to the iphone five c found in the shooters car after after the terror attack. Syed farook was killed and his work phone has password protection. We have one of those killers phones. Its been over two months now. Were still working on it. Reporter apple iphones have a security feature that disables a phone if an incorrect password is entered and he raises data completely after 10 failed attempts. A federal judge ordered apple to create special software for the phone that would give the fbi unlimited password attempts to hack the phone. Tim cook says apple is bonding to search warrants and even provided engineers to advise the fbi. In an online message to customers, he said now the u. S. Government has asked us for something we simply do not have, and something we consider too dangerous to create. Theyve asked us to build a backdoor to the iphone. On precedent what the government is asking. Reporter supporters and privacy advocates rallied wednesday outside the San Francisco flagship store. If the government doesnt get to conscript you into Building Tools or technology or basically becoming a mini fbi agent. Reporter working for them, the government says the court order is narrow in focus. Simply asking for something that would have an impact on this one device. Reporter privacy advocates fear it could jeopardize the iphones used worldwide. Ceo cook states in the wrong hands, the software which does not exist today would have the potential to unlock any iphone in someones physical possession. Software engineers say thats because apple iphones require the secret cryptographic signature. In order to install any software on the iphone, it has to be signed by apple. Ironically, the issue has republicans and democrats united agreeing with the judge saying National Security takes precedence. There might be valuable information on that phone from the San Bernardino killers that could lead us to preventing future crimes or attacks. These companies, whether they need to or not, are making it easier for terrorists to do their devilish acts. And it must be stopped. Reporter the Electronic Frontier foundation says according to court documents, theres one months worth of data the fbi is not able to access on the phone. The judge has given apple five days to contest this ruling. This is a case that revolves around apple but could affect every tech company. Thank you. A hospital in los angeles says it paid a ransom to hackers to regain control of its own computer network. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center says it paid the equivalent of 17,000 in bit points. The ceo said hackers infiltrated and disabled their network. It happened on february 5. The ceo says they paid the ransom because it was in the hospitals best interest. The fbi is currently investigating the extortion plot. President ial hopeful marco rubio won and enforcement endorsement today, governor Nikki Haley Says she is endorsing rubio. This comes ahead of saturdays gop primary in her state. Rubio has been positioning himself as an alternative to donald trump and ted cruz. The latest poll shows trump with a 22 point lead in south carolina. A new National Poll shows a change at the top among the republicans. The nbc wall street journal poll shows ted cruz with 28 nationwide, trump in second at 26 , rubio third with 17 , Ohio Governor john kasich at 11, ben carson 10 . New at 10, the countdown is on to the Chinese New Year parade in San Francisco. Julie is going to be hosting our live coverage for the 16th year in a row. Along with her cohost. There is a flurry of activity to get the floats finished on time. Ktvus amber lee is live in the city to tell us about a big change this year behind the scenes. Camera . Reporter were at pier 54 where the floats are being built. The lastminute push is on. For the first time in the parades 29 year history, a woman is in charge of all this. The sounds of a staple gun and power drills, the opening of a symphony of float making. It should be thicker and thicker. Reporter under the direction and watchful eye of stephanie monson. I have a perfectionist personality. When i see things that could be fixed, im naturally inclined to tweak it. Reporter the 36yearold is taking the helm for the first time. In charge of making 20 floats. The first woman to do so. Really enjoy designing that one. Its very whimsical and playful. A little bit more modern and contemporary. Reporter bringing a new twist to the artwork. Im a modern woman. Theres a modern sensibility. With a degree in fine arts, she now builds floats yearround for the major parade in San Francisco including pride. My degree was in general fine arts. I studied sculpture and woodworking. All of that gets used with what we do here. Reporter still fighting stereotypes. I get comments about me being a woman all the time. I had a man at lowes tell me i shouldnt lived any lumber because i might break a nail. Little did he know i dont have any nails to break. Reporter inspiring her crew to improve on their craft, leading them on a journey to honor the year of the monkey. Ive got the muscles now. I started working here and i was like, ive got this and i cant move anything. And now ive out there im out there with the guys pushing. Reporter creative uses of color and more intricate floats. This wheel rotates. These little characters bounce around. Reporter all designed to captivate the audience. To last the last push, getting everything with the final touches and seeing it come together. And then being in the parade and watching everybody react to it. I feel privileged to honor all those people and where they come from and whats gone through history. Reporter she says work on the floats started three months ago and she hopes to get it all done by tomorrow. Live in San Francisco, amber lee, ktvu fox 2 news. As always you can watch the new year parade right here on ktvu fox 2, coverage starts saturday evening at 6 00 p. M. It is scary to walk around alone at night. Two reports of Sexual Assault in the same area in less than a week. The warning tonight that is unnerving some women. Choose, choose, choose. But at bedtime . Why settle for this . Enter sleep number, and the ultimate sleep number event, going on now. Sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. You like the bed soft. Hes more hardcore. So your sleep goes from good to great to wow only at a sleep number store. Right now find our c2 Queen Mattress starting at only 599. 99. Know better sleep with sleep number. Coworkers honor a hard working dishwasher who worked in a restaurant on santana row. Today he was identified as the victim of a deadly hit and run. He was riding his bike when he was hit by a driver who took off and has not been caught. Azenith smith talked to his coworkers tonight, trying to raise money now to help bury him in mexico. Reporter frank, his coworkers considered him family and placed flowers and candles here on south winchester boulevard where he died. Its within a mile from where he lived. Police have not made any arrests in this case. They did recover the car involved. Inside Left Bank Restaurant in santana row, the mood is a somber one. Somber because one of their beloved employees, who they called to, is gone. I couldnt believe it. I was sad. Then soon after the details, i was mad. Reporter david bastide, the head chef, said the dishwasher of nearly three years never missed a day of work. He couldnt afford a car so he rode his bike everywhere. On friday, just after midnight, the 44yearold was struck and killed on south winchester boulevard near driftwood. Parts of the mangled bike scattered on the roadway. Honestly, how can you sit hit somebody and leave them to die on the side of the road . I cant even imagine that. You know . Maybe the person panicked or whatever. I dont know. Cant do that. Reporter later in the day, police recovered the car, a red honda del sol. A talk arena the license plates were missing and the car was abandoned. Every time i talk about it, it hurts. Because i dont think it was the time for him to go. Reporter miguel worked up alongside him. He also worked next door as a dishwasher. Coworkers are raising money for his funeral. Their goal . 2500 so his body can be returned to his family in mexico. The general manager of Left Bank Restaurant says he will match it. I reached out to San Jose Police to see if they have contacted the registered owner of the car recovered, i have not heard back. The coworkers say whoever is responsible, they want them to do the right thing so they can have closure. Frank . Does he have any family here . No. He was single and the coworkers considered him family. He has a six or in mexico who is traveling from mexico here a sister in mexico. His coworkers are helping put her up at their house. The thing i cant get over when you see that car is how much damage there was to that car. Have the police said how fast they think the driver was going . Reporter no, but witnesses did report the car was speeding in this area. This area is known for speeders. So when you do see the damage, you can imagine how fast that person was going. Sad story, azenith smith, thank you. San jose police have reduced released the identity of a man who was shot and killed while friends that he was parking a friends car. Darren boyce was killed early on valentines day behind an apartment complex on the amonte drive. He was found inside the vehicle that had crashed into a pole about 3 45. Friends and neighbors remember him as a generous man. Police say no arrests have been made. We now know the names of two People Killed in a car crash sunday night on highway 1 in sonoma county. They have been identified as daniel mcnew of lake jackson, texas and Samantha Crowell of ocean grove, new jersey. The two were stationed at the u. S. Coast guard race at west of petaluma. Their car crashed into a tree and burst into flames near doran beach road. A San Francisco man is recovering tonight after being pistol whipped during a daring robbery inside his apartment. It happened about 8 40 last night in a complex near the course of corner of mason and check and chestnut streets. He was inside when two men walked in through an open door. He says his roommates were home but things happened so quickly, they didnt even hear the robbers. Turned and looked around to the right, around the corner, a guy had a gun pointed to my head. I was like, i guess im getting robbed right now. Saito says one of the men hit him on the back of the head. They ran off with 100 in cash and 1500 laptop. Saito needed stitches to the wound in his head. Police are reviewing Surveillance Video from nearby businesses to hopefully get a description of the getaway car. A not guilty plea in court today in connection with a massive natural gas leak in los angeles county. The utility is facing misdemeanor criminal charges stemming from a leak at a storage well in porter ranch. The leak started last october but wasnt kept until just last week. A permanent cement field still needs to be completed. If found guilty, the gas company could be fined hundreds of thousands of dollars. Federal regulators said pipeline corrosion was the likely cause of last years major crude oil spill on the Santa Barbara coast. The pipeline and Hazardous MaterialSafety Administration issued its findings. It says a surge pressure when pumps were shut down and then restarted caused the pipe to fail. The report suggests the spill was greater than previously estimated. About 140,000 gallons. The rally continued on wall street for the third day in a row. The dow climbed 257, nasdaq gained 98 and s p added 31. Hopes for a deal to limit crude Oil Production help sustained that rally. Still tracking rainfall, gusty winds across parts of the bay area, we have rain and also wind, wind advisory in place until 4 00 a. M. Thursday. Take a look at some of the guests, ocean beach, 48 miles an hour. Sfo 47. Concord and petaluma, 40 miles an hour. Outside right now, toward the golden gate bridge, rain showers have tapered off quite a bit over the past few hours. The main action as you will see is focused in a southern half of the bay area. The radar loop over the past three hours, up in the north bay, not as much coverage but some towards solano county. Basically a big blanket from south San Francisco extending across the bay toward hayward, union city and also fremont. South bay, rainfall continues to pick up for san jose, down toward morgan hill, gilroy and santa cruz mountains. Current winds beats backed off a little bit but still gusty out there with winds on average around 10 to 20 miles per hour. Winds out of the southwest gusting to 21 miles per hour. Tomorrow going to hold on to the possibility of scattered showers throughout the day. Rotating through the bay area. Im tracking another system that shows up on the longrange weather maps for friday. More on that coming up in a few minutes and a closer look at your weekend outlook at about 10 40. She helped introduce america to real chinese food. At 10 30, meet a woman who helped define San Franciscos foodie culture decades ago. The warriors are getting ready for the upcoming stretch run. We will take you inside tonights practice. Police are issuing a warning to women in berkeley. It comes after two Sexual Assaults near the cal campus and peoples park. Heather holmes is at Police Headquarters right now where investigators are reviewing clues to see if theres a connection. Heather . Reporter these incidents happened just six days apart and blocks away from each other. Both of the victims were grabbed from behind. Similarities for sure. Police say its too early in the investigation to know if it is the same suspect