who drenching storms that will hit the bay area in the coming days. we're live with how the nonstop rain and strong winds caused problems in the santa cruz mountains from ktvu, fox two news. >> this is the four and welcome everyone to the for this afternoon. >> i'm alex savage and i'm heather holmes. >> a lot of us saw some heavy rain overnight. and there is even more to come. we want to go straight now to our meteorologist, mark tamayo, for a look at what we can expect next. mark >> yeah, still some off and on scattered showers. the guys in the possibility of some thunderstorms. but as you know, it has been a very active period here in the bay area. those rainfall totals really adding up. we're not just talking about a 10th of an inch or a quarter of an inch. take a look at the totals so far from yesterday and into today, we're tracking rainfall amounts over four

inches in kentfield and boulder creek, santa rosa, san francisco 2.60 oakland, san jose, concord, redwood city, all. over an inch of rain. so the today is one of those days where you can actually have a break in the rain. then all of a sudden a big, intense downpour with some thunderstorms out there as well. so an active day to track those clouds and the showers. here's the radar activity over the past few hours and all those little you can see, all those little lightning strikes detected on the radar throughout the day, not only here in the bay area, but also approaching san bento throughout the afternoon hours. these are all the storm reports yesterday. we just had a handful to show you, but as you can see, with that rain coming on board, those those storm reports kind of blossoming over the region with a lot of downed trees, downed power poles and flooding reports as well over the past few hours. you can see some radar coverage up in the north bay from novato to napa. this is the radar loop. over the past two hours, and here's the current activity. not as much coverage to show you this afternoon. we have been watching

some cells moving into the east bay. in fact, reports of some heavy rain out toward the oakland airport within the past hour or so. the past few minutes, i should say. and then out in the inland east bay, these showers are approaching over the next 30 to 45 minutes. and then down in the south bay. some coverage here closer to the peninsula, in fact closer to redwood city. and it looks like we have some activity over san jose right now with some stronger cells moving into this portion of the south bay right around the willow glen. at last check. boy, look at this dramatic skyscape this afternoon we have those instable clouds still a factor and still the possibility of a thunderstorm as well. here is a look at the current numbers out there. temperatures mainly in the 50s right now. concord 57, san jose 58 degrees. now here's the forecast model. we're going to put this into motion. and here we are tonight at 7:00. still, the possibility of a few scattered showers. and then once again tomorrow morning. this is early 2 a.m. we could have some scattered showers pop up. and that will be the case throughout the day on your friday. so be

prepared for some more lingering showers in your friday forecast. and then another storm. we are watching that could impact that will impact your weekend plans. we'll have more on that coming up in a little bit. >> okay. thank you so much, mark. well the overnight storm dumped up to four inches of rain as some of the hardest hit areas of the santa cruz mountains. but despite a few washouts and fears of flooding, well, santa cruz county came through the storm without too many. excuse me. too many problems. now all eyes are set on that next system that mark was just mentioning again, expected to hit on sunday. let's go now to our mark sayer. he's live for us in capitola this afternoon. mark well heather, we're experiencing here exactly what mark described. >> we have very heavy downpours coming in. just a deluge of rain . and then the sun comes out like it is right now. and of course, the sun breaks. after what we've been through the past couple of days are bringing many people out here to capitola beach and to the capitola village to walk around, take a look and just get outside a little bit. but let's take you up into the santa cruz

mountains, the town of ben lomond, of course, always one of those in the region with the most rainfall. one resident we spoke with there today reported 4.5in in her rain gauge in her backyard. those official readings will come in just a little below that. those ended early this morning at just under four inches for ben lomond, and you can see that fresh mound of sand that was just delivered to the valley churches united distribution point this morning after the batch was delivered earlier in the week, were quickly snapped up by residents. overall, though, the santa cruz mountains and the wider county came through this most recent storm fairly well, with only minor problems as so when the ground gets saturated, we have these very flashy creeks and rivers here in santa cruz county that rise and fall quickly, and if there's nowhere for that water to go, they all funnel down into the creeks and we'll see flooding. >> that's what we were worried about with this recent storm. well, we're not concerned, but we're aware. >> and we prepare. so we get our everything charged, our phones charged and our little chargers charged and our lanterns charged. and we check outside and make sure that if there's going to be some kind of runoff, it's blocked with either sandbags or or a waddle or something of that sort. so we prepare now, thereere a few trees down and also some minor mudslides that came down on top of roadways during the recent

storms. >> you can see in these photos, which were provided to us by santa cruz county. since there was no damage to the actual underlying roadways, crews were able to reopen those roads fairly quickly and in the downtown santa cruz area, the san lorenzo river, it is flowing, but there's plenty of mud and debris washing down from those higher elevations. now we're back to a live picture here, now overlooking the wharf here in capitola, you can see we have some high broken clouds. there hasn't been any rain, probably in about the least half an hour. there was a high surf advisory here that just expired within the last hour. although there is a flood watch that continues here. of course, as we head into the weekend. obviously all eyes are on the storm predicted to come in possibly sunday, especially with the saturated soils and some of these riverbeds. they are very worried that the next storm possibly could send more water, mud and debris down. some of these rivers, like the san lorenzo river heather. so they are concerned. although they are very happy that things went pretty well as far as the storm that rolled through last night. >> yeah, the folks there in capitola, mark, obviously a

little bit sensitive given what happened. you know, last year when we had those big new year's storms. >> yeah. and coming up at 5:00, heather, we're going to talk about that. we actually talked to one of the managers here at one of the restaurants that went through the flooding in capitola village, and they did say very much, any time the weather service puts out an alert of high winds, high surf, there's just a little extra concern. but they also say that the town here, the community comes together in times like this and they're optimistic they'll get through it. but there's no question that those memories from last year are very fresh in their minds. yeah. >> such a beautiful place. all right. we'll be looking forward to your report coming up at five. thanks so much, mark. appreciate it. >> all right. now we head to the north bay and the rain caused a whole lot of street flooding that led to road closures and some traffic tie ups. ktvu tom vacar spent the day in that area and he has more now on some of the well known spots that always tend to see problems during wet weather in sonoma county. >> in schellville, highway 121, which connects highway 37 at sears point to the napa valley,

flooded as it often does in heavy rains as sea level rise continues, this very low lying but heavily traveled road cannot help but to flood more often and for longer periods of time. beyond travel, there's a major fire station at this location, and several wineries will also be heavily affected until meaningful mitigation can be built. by midday thursday, santa rosa swift water rescue team was standing down, only likely to be called back into service for monday's expected heavy rains, with drainage mostly on tap for the north bay. now, santa rosa is turning its attention to next week. >> the focus right now is the next round of rains on wednesday. uh, although, no, we're not expecting much in the amount of rainfall. it's continuing to keep the ground saturated. and then our eyes are kind of on the potential for a substantial storm. uh, next week near. the intersection of rohnert park expressway and

stony point road, which also had an early morning closure, we found two members of a u.s. geological survey crew. >> they were fielding some high tech equipment that looks like a mini trimaran on the end of a tether. all of which is lowered into the river. individual americans directly benefit from this service. >> our data is made available to help protect life and property during a flood event. >> in this case, the usgs is measuring the width, depth and flow velocity of laguna de santa rosa, which is sure to flood this intersection during heavy rain periods that feeds into the russian river on its way to the pacific. the usgs also has a permanent radar to sense the river's level, sending the data to the national weather service's flood prediction division. water officials, first responders and the public on its website. >> it's a satellite system that relays the data from the field to the satellite and back to our databases. and, um, so obviously

that's quick. uh, the idea is speed to be able to get it out there as fast as possible. >> this really is your tax dollars at work. and as sea level rises, it's important. it also rises every day. tom vacar ktvu, fox two news well, the wet weather is causing ongoing delays at san francisco international airport. >> this is a live look at the airport this afternoon. we checked in with flightaware and right now there are at least 229 delayed flights at sfo and 12 cancellations. the airport says delays are averaging about 30 minutes, and they're recommending that if you do have a flight at some point later on today or you're picking up someone at the airport, you should check in with the airline beforehand. many california beachfront cities have piers that are popular with tourists and residents, but climate change has some community leaders questioning the cost of maintaining those piers. >> storms and waves are more powerful now than when most of those piers were built. some of california's most popular piers,

including the capitola wharf and the san diego pier, are currently closed because they are so badly damaged, scientists say the problem is only going to get worse. this is going to be an increasing problem for all kinds of coastal infrastructure and we're not going to be able to rebuild back in the same places and in the same ways that we did before the capitola. wharf in santa cruz county is already under repair. work is expected to be finished before the end of the year. engineers decided to make the wharf more resilient by making it twice as wide. the pilings are also being built so they can be raised over time if that becomes necessary. residents say the added work on the project will be worth it. >> i think we can do it so that they'll, you know, last for a while longer. it brings a community together, too. it's kind of a focal point for the community. >> most of california's piers

have already undergone major repairs after erosion from the ocean and even fires. though the project is costly, once the piers are gone, it would be nearly impossible to replace them. all right, well, we've been talking about the weather here and the same sort of system heavy rain, heavy rain and strong winds affecting much of the west coast. yeah, the pacific northwest is one of many regions feeling the effects from this atmospheric river that moved in fox's jake karalexis joining us now live from seattle with more on what things look like there. >> jake, we see the blue skies behind you is the is the heaviest rain gone? >> so guys, the sun has actually been out here for the last few hours and it's starting to clear up here in seattle this afternoon. but we did see a good bit of consistent rain throughout western washington over the last couple of days. today's storm is known as a pineapple express, and it's also having a big impact where you guys are down in california, heavy rain is leading to flooding in some areas near san

diego, along with consistent winds. the streets are soaked and almost. everyone at braving the conditions needs an umbrella and a raincoat. a public information officer in california says they're prepared for the wind and rain coming in to have a wide spread impact. okay the winds probably going to be as much of a factor as the rain. >> we're going to get gusts up to 70 miles an hour even more in some of the higher elevations, with the ground already saturated, that's going to take down trees. trees are going to take down power lines and communication lines. you guys in san francisco as well as phenix, could see up to an inch more of rain through friday, and los angeles and san diego are projected to get 1 to 3in more of rain. >> heading into the weekend, and some areas at higher elevations in nevada and california. to could get up to a foot and a half of snow in seattle, jake karalexis, ktvu, fox two news.

all right. >> yeah, a lot more rain and snow headed our way. jake. thank you. up next here on the four force, a new report is highlighting a lack of diversity among governor newsom's appointees to state boards and commissions. >> coming up next, we're going to take a look at the specific data with the organization behind it. and what the group would like to see changed. plus, mayor london breed addressing the need for more housing in san francisco, a breakdown of what proposition c would do to change the increasing number of office vacancies

two leading candidates for senate. two very different visions for california. steve garvey, the leading republican, is too conservative for california. he voted for trump twice and supported republicans for years, including far right conservatives. adam schiff, the leading democrat, defended democracy against trump and the insurrectionists. he helped build affordable housing, lower drug costs, and bring good jobs back home. the choice is clear. i'm adam schiff, and i approve this message.

commissions, task forces and other boards. last year, the group, called hispanas, organized for political equality or hope, released these findings that used data from the governor's office, and they found 52% of appointees in 2023 were white, 17% latino, 11%

black, 8.5% aapi, 2% indigenous, and. 8.5% unknown. and these findings have now renewed calls to pass legislation that requires or would require the governor's office to release demographic data on appointees. for more on this, we're joined now by helen torres, who is the ceo of hope. helen, thank you for the time. we appreciate it. what is it that concerns you most about these findings in your report? >> well, thank you, alex, for having us and for having this opportunity to talk about the report. one of the key things that we want people to walk away with when they're reviewing the report is the importance of having transparency and data when it comes to understanding who is making decisions on behalf of californians. and what we're want to note is that this report is just a snapshot in time of the 2023 appointees by this governor and the race and gender is key to this report.

but it also includes geographic representation, where we find that in the northern california and the bay area is where the majority of the commissioners are being appointed from, and we have about 15% coming from la county. but but other parts of the state also is that are not being as engaged in the commission appointment process. so what we would likehat reports will be annual, that every year the governor's office will release a demographic report that's inclusive of gender, race , ethnicity, disability, veteran status, geographic and political participation. or party. um preference. what that allows us to do is ensure sure that californians are being represented across the state, and that our voices of all communities are being heard. it's just data. um, and we want

to ensure that good data produces good results of good governance. >> yeah. and obviously that legislature is being reintroduced now after your report. but it's important to point out, as you know, but the audience may not that on three previous occasions, governor newsom has vetoed similar bills to this one. and he in those vetoes cited the fact that it's optional for appointees to report demographic information. and he believes that means the data then is incomplete. what do you say to the governor's explanation for those vetoes? >> well, what we say is it's optional to fill out the census as well and self-reported data is especially around our demographics, is how all government works. so if we can't utilize that data for the appointments and we can use it to draw our district lines, um, my question is, why is that so? i think self-reported data is really the only way that you can

get data on demographic six. um, and even when people do decide not to disclose their gender, their ethnicity, their race, that's still important information for us to have to understand how people identify themselves is key about how we're coming together as a society and governing. >> all right. we should point out the governor's office did give us a response to the report, and they highlighted some of the appointments to senior leadership positions, including the first latina to california supreme court justice and chief justice and the first latino u.s. senator, alex padilla. in a statement, the governor's communications director did tell us, quote, the governor's office makes an intent, transparent effort to continuously engage with the legislature, our community partners, nonprofits and other stakeholders to build a diverse and qualified pool of candidates for appoint. but beyond the legislature here, what what other steps do you believe the governor's office can take to improve and increase. diversity

in terms of the appointments that are being made by the office? >> i think the big step is to make sure that we're measuring our results. and so that's what the bill is all about. it's all about just data and making sure that we're filling the gaps, especially when it comes to geographic representation in um, i agree with the governor's statement. he has done an incredible job, and we were part hope, was part of a group of coalition to ensure that we had our first latina supreme court justice and. um, so we applaud for all his good effort. i think what's important about this bill and what we want people to understand, it's not about this governor. it's about really cementing in law the values that californians have told us over and over. we value diversity. we want fair and fair representation across. the state. this will allow for accountability, not just of this. governor but for future governors and that's really what's important here. it's not

about one individual. it's really about how we want to see our government look like, and that we have good data to ensure that for the future, why is it that it is so important to have a diverse group of appointees in these, these hundreds of positions in our state? >> and do you believe there are are certain positions where it's more important to have a person of color in that particular role ? >> what we believe is important to have fair representation and race and ethnicity is part of that. so is geographic diversity. what we understand, especially for the diversity of californians, we're a state of 40 million individuals. think about water issues and how you in the bay area talk about water, water and whether we just saw some great reporting and how it affects central valley very differently. so if we do not have fair representation of a state that is as large as california, that all our voices

are being represented that are inclusive of water boards, right, of inclusive of infrastructure boards, then we're not getting the best thinking from across the state. so we want to ensure and we applaud the governor for gender parity. we want to ensure that our board is really capture the representation and the voices of all californians, because we all have different ways of how we're seeing the world, how we're experience seeing government, and therefore we need to have a say in how government that is responsive to us. >> all right. well, we appreciate you giving us some more perspective on these findings. and we'll of course, continue to follow the reintroduction of this legislation here. that has to has to do with the governor's appointees. helen torres, the ceo of hope, thank you so much for the time. good to see you. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> sure. >> uh, san francisco mayor london breed stepping up her support of a proposition aimed at building more housing and also improving the city's downtown, mayor breed placed prop c on the march ballot to

build on her administration downtown. office vacancy, and the lack of downtown economic activity, a lot of it caused by the shift to remote work since the pandemic. right now, san francisco office vacancy rate is 32. now if passed, prop c will temporarily waive the city's transfer tax to help convert empty office buildings into housing. >> this has always been a 9 to 5 financial district. at night, a ghost town on the weekends, a ghost town, but rapidly we see that people want downtown to be more like a neighborhood. an exciting place to go to make sure that businesses are thriving and opportunity exist. >> right now, the city's transfer tax is around 6% for properties valued at more than $10 million, which is the highest in the state. opponents say the city would lose a lot of money, and they describe prop c as being a giveaway to

billionaires. as the martinez refinery continues to undergo investigations on the recent toxic release of the latest information on what county officials two leading candidates for senate. two very different visions for california. steve garvey, the leading republican, is too conservative for california. he voted for trump twice and supported republicans for years, including far right conservatives. adam schiff, the leading democrat, defended democracy against trump and the insurrectionists. he helped build affordable housing,

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so wants to expand violence prevention programs, including adding or placing intervention specialists at hospitals, along with middle and high schools. other elements include outreach, more social activity and safe

spaces for teenagers. sydney analysts say schools are going to be pivotal places in terms of reducing gang activitiesning thg 101 information right? letting them know like what are the current gang trends we're seeing? what are some of the warning signs that they need to look out for school staff, and what resources are available in the community to help our young people and divert that sort of behavior. >> the city just held a violence prevention awareness seminar and has another one that's planned for october. >> contra costa health officials are receiving more information about the investigation into the cause of that toxic release from the martinez refinery and company refining company refinery released back in november of 2022, contained toxic metals and increased hourly emissions from the refinery by up to 90 times its normal rate. spent catalyst dust from the release coated homes, cars and sidewalks in the neighborhood surrounding the refinery. county inspectors are set to be at the martinez refining company on march 5th. so far, an independent

investigation has found there were inadequate safeguards and that the operator error was not a root cause. >> our analysis essentially discounts operator error as a root cause, and the reason for this is because humans make mistakes and what we really need to do is design our processes and design our management systems. and safeguards so that an operator error doesn't lead to an incident. >> so a final risk assessment report is set to be released to the public. coming up on february 22nd. all right. most college students and parents stress over the increasing price of college and a lack of resources to be able to pay for it coming up here on the four today, we'll tell you how the rollout of fafsa, the country's largest provider of student financial aid, is now being investigated for its failure to serve middle and lower income families

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>> u.s. district judge roger benitez says the law violates the second amendment. the judge claims the background checks essentially force californians to ask the state for permission to purchase ammunition. instead of treating the purchase as a right to bear arms. the ruling halts the enforcement of the law for the time being. judge benitez blocked the law in 2020 as well, but a circuit court of appeals reinstated it. the following day. >> in washington, d.c, negotiations on a border deal have come to a standstill. this is legislation that senators on both sides of the aisle have been working on for months now. now, the bill would reportedly allow president biden to shut down the border if illegal crossings reach $5,000 in one day. house speaker mike johnson now says the senate's latest plan would be dead on arrival in the house. democrats accused republicans of sabotaging the bill before it's even been finalized, while republicans say laws already on the books give president biden the authority to shut down the border, but he

doesn't want to done all i can do does give me the power i've asked for the very day i got in office. >> give me the border patrol. give me the people. give me the people, the judges. give me the people who can stop this and make it work. rational with the border talks now dragging on some lawmakers say it is time to separate aid for ukraine and israel from the national security package. >> the government accountability office is now investigating the botched rollout out of the free application for federal student aid. it's known as fafsa. >> deadlines have been pushed back, and the delays could disrupt or affect middle and lower income families. >> and fox's griff jenkins has more. now on the millions of college students now in limbo. instead of helping families know the true cost of their college page, the department of education wasted time on a lot of socialist schemes and taxpayer funded handouts. >> the department of education

says it fixed an error with the all important fafsa form for college students, but the new, shorter form and the fix, which adjusted for inflation, will now delay when students are able to see their financial aid packages. >> that's because data from the form will be given to colleges and universities until march or later. it hurts the students who are already stressed with making one of the largest financial decisions of their life. these delays don't just hurt students. >> this has ramifications for the institutions as well, because if their enrollments down in year one, their enrollments going to be down in year four, democrats are even admitting there might have been problems. >> we should take a look. >> any problems that occurred that create challenges not resolved? >> some republicans think the department didn't have its priorities in order. wasting time on student loan forgiveness. >> it's kind of like, oh, i'm sorry, poor pitiful us. we spent all our money doing things that we weren't mandated to do, and now we don't have money to help

you. that is an indictment of the biden administration and of this secretary. >> and now they've got mud on their face, and they're trying to make excuses. senator bill cassidy's office is launching a hotline for students, guidance counselors, and financial aid administrators to report issues with the fafsa process. >> this in washington. griff jenkins, fox news is the latest academy class of the alameda county sheriff's office. >> continuing today, a touching tradition. i'm going to take you to the regional training center in dublin for today's memorial run and also talk live with stockton police about honoring one of their own and in weather. >> still, some lingering clouds out there, still some lingering showers this thursday afternoon. the unsettled pattern remains in your friday forecast. and then that next storm wants to move in on sunday. we'll have more detail you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women.

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jimmy in was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence dispute. today, the officer known for his kind heart and broad smile, was remembered at the alameda county sheriff's regional training center in dublin. the 178th academy class chose to honor officer in today. it is a recruit tradition to join together in one final run as a group to celebrate their achievement and to also pay respect to a fallen officer.

joining me now live this afternoon is officer, for being here. it was really nice to meet you at the memorial run earlier today. what was it like to be there to see this group of new recruits run in honor of your friend and colleague? >> awesome. well, thank you. first of all, thank you for having me here. um, it was a great meeting you and, uh, being there was a was an event. it was full of emotions and, uh, a lot of us were just kind of, uh, taken up by just the and moved, obviously, by the remembrance of our fallen, our own, uh, officer jimmy and, um, and so we're almost a three years now since since he was killed in the line of duty. and so not a day that goes by that we don't think about him a lot of us worked along him alongside of him. and, uh, we're around him and knew him personally. and so it was very moving and, uh, we're, um. well, we were honored to have been there and, uh, you know, we thank the alameda county sheriff's office for hosting such great, uh, events every year, every class graduation. and we're fortunate this year

that it was, uh, one of our own for, uh, to remember officer jimmy. >> yeah. and we're looking right now at the class of recruits completing that run. it really was touching today to hear from a current training officer there in stockton. talk about jimmy, their shared love of cars and how well liked and respected he was. talk about working with officer in and the great hole. his death has left in the department. >> absolutely. i got the opportunity and i was fortunate enough to have worked alongside of him. on seven calls that we responded to. and, uh, despite the, the, the negativity of the calls that that we, uh, responded to, he always found a way to, uh, you know, bring light to the darkness. uh, and, you know, just kind of make, make, make everything go a little bit smoother, a little bit easier, just such great character and, uh, just a very contagious smile that lit up a room everywhere he went in. and so, um, i was fortunate enough to have worked alongside him. and, you know, having that that, that relationship with them and,

uh, yes, he's he was, uh, a car fanatic and he loved everything about cars. and so we spent many, , and, you know, fixing cars and, you know, uh, additional parts and different kinds of, you know, auto related stuff. >> so that was that was a sweet side to learn about him today. >> in addition to several of you officers making the trip from stockton to dublin today, officers in's family was also on hand. what does it mean to them, do you think, and to you to know that his death is not being forgotten? >> absolutely. so um, as families, our family. and so we've remained in touch and, um, you know, on, you know, regular, very regular basis. and so seeing them, there was just another time that we see them there. and obviously we want them to always remember that he's not going to be forgotten because he won't. and it was very touching for us to, to, to be in their, you know, in that setting. and uh, it was just a great opportunity overall. and the recruits, um, i just have a message for them andknow this is

where the road begins. um, there you're going to have some tough days ahead. um, but just remember, um, always remember, you know, why you're doing this, you know? so just remember the people that you're doing it for and the family and obviously yourselves and be your best, the best form of yourself you can ever be. >> that's some some great, great advice there, officer. this run is always so special and i can really tell today that the recruits realize the journey that they are about to embark on and the risk involved want to want to show folks at home. now here i am at the finish line with all 51 of those proud recruits. it also includes six women this year. you talked a little bit about your message to this 178th academy class, but what about to the general public about the importance of remembering fallen officers? >> absolutely. and i feel like it's the least we could do is to remember them and doing things in their honor and, um, just appreciating law enforcement and, you know, remembering the ones that, you know, left it aln give out. yeah.

>> wel meet several of you timed thanks for talking with us today. thank you. >> absolutely. thank you for having me. >> we appreciate it. yeah. it was it was a real pleasure. >> and it was really a great for me because i'm going to be giving the keynote speech to that academy class tomorrow. so it was nice to, to meet some of the folks and see some faces and hear from them about why they wanted to join the department. >> yeah, it does give them sort of this understanding, this realization about, uh, like you talked about the risks of the job and, and sort of what the goals should be as you move into this profession. so that's going to be great. i know you're going to be wonderful. >> oh thank you. i'm excited. i'm looking forward to it tomorrow. >> yeah. and i could see from that photo there that you guys took after the run some some guy you got some, some beautiful weather thankfully. yeah. >> we were all kind of worried this morning about what the conditions would be like. >> so mark, you delivered for us there in dublin today. you gave us a break and some sunshine. yeah. >> yeah. it was a tricky day, right. because you might have or

the wrong location location, you get those big downpours. so i'm glad it worked out. thank you for today. yeah. and we still have some showers to talk about this afternoon. heading into your thursday evening. it has been a very active stretch over the past day or so. take a look at these rainfall totals over four inches in a few spots for kentfield and boulder creek, over two inches for santa rosa and san francisco, and everybody over an inch for oakland, san jose, concord and redwood city. now we are watching another atmospheric river developing as we put this map in in motion. keep it on these bright colors. you can see the focus potentially could be to the south of the bay area, down toward the central coast and down towards southern california. so be watching out for that as we head into the weekend. and these forecast models have been going back and forth quite a bit with the forecast accumulation, but still another round of significant rainfall in the bay area forecast. it could really be targeting the santa cruz mountains and also areas closer to monterey bay. but definitely we'll be adding some heavy rain back in the forecast on sunday and also some strong gusty winds. you can see the current

situation out there. the current area of low pressure off the oregon and washington coastline, and we still have some lingering rain showers. it has been an