we're currently right on track for average rainfall in northern california, believe it or not. this is kind of unusual. wilson walker joins us live to explain why having this average winter is anything but normal. hey, wilson. >> reporter: good evening. earlier today a colleague of ours remarked they were ready for the rain to wind down and they added that they understood that this was a statistically average winter as we just noted, but average certainly isn't normal anymore. if you take this average year and you add it to last year's above average year, well, things get odder still. >> like shasta and oroville are well above their historical average, but they aren't full. they could be full, but they can't be full because you have to leave some space to manage floods. >> reporter: watching the reserves stack up across california, water researcher jeffrey mount and the winter of 2023/2024 quickly becoming remarkable if you take the wide angle view. >> precipitation back to 1950 and this is through 2022 and one of the really striking things you see about the 21st century that p

you can see from northern california down to southern california. i'll have our crew go ahead and zoom in on the maps with a better vantage point here. those areas in red and also orange and magenta, anywhere from 1 to 2 plus inches. so from the north bay well up into northern california, you're going to be in the bull's eye of this. from the south bay all the way down to southern california, you can see how it's going to be a lit different and a lot less. so depending on where you are, it's going to feel a lot different with the storm system as it hits this weekend. i've got more details in the timing and the totals right now with your micro climate forecast. let's bring it in to tomorrow morning. we will still be dry. no rainfall just yet. temperatures starting off cool here with plenty of 40s throughout the bay area. so keep the umbrella in the backseat for this weekend. but all you'll need tomorrow morning is a jacket to start here. 50 degrees in san francisco and for the east bay, 47. temperatures as we roll through tomorrow, still staying in t

. >> a northern california couple is celebrating 64 years of marriage this valentine's day. they fill us in on the secret - temperatures cooling down as we head into the weekend and stronger onshore... ah, i stepped off the coast again. - the winds are really picking up. - fog spreading farther inland. - and in the north bay, you're gonna get soaked. (water splashing) - [narrator] presenting the bay area's only virtual weather studio. next level weather. - as i lift this, you can actually see... - [narrator] on kpix and pix+. (wind blowing) it's that real. (water splashing) - let's move on to the seven-day now. the economy is simply not working for millions of hard working families. it's that real. (water splashing) they're working harder than ever and they still can't make enough to get by to afford food and medicine to even keep a roof over their heads. we need to build more housing that's truly affordable. we need to address this terrible epidemic of homelessness. we need to invest in good paying jobs, union jobs and investments in our future. this, this is why i'm runnin

some scary moments off of highway 101 in northern california this weekend.this video shows rocks and trees just falling over, spilling onto the roads after the heavy rain. all of this happened in del norte county. that is near the oregon border. crews there spent the weekend cleaning up debris, and this latest downpour has also triggered an evacuation warning for some people living in the carmel valley area. you can see the specific areas there highlighted there for you in yellow. those dots. the sheriff's office says the warning is in effect for low lying areas of the carmel river community until further notice. officials say people with large animals, they should leave now. now moving on to the sierra now, where a winter storm warning is in effect until 10 a.m. wednesday, the uc berkeley sierra snow lab says it recorded 7.5in this morning alone, and they expect another 18 to 30in of snow through wednesday afternoon. chains are required on highway 50 in el dorado county. right now, there are no chain controls on i-80. and really, if this is a taste of thing

you understand this, northern california and southern california, voters have different concerns whether you are down south or up north. these need to be addressed. they need a representative, they need to be able to address all of that. there are questions that will have to be answered by both of them. we are going to have you covered. they are going to stand right here at this podium and these are among the moderators doing their homework. this is a debate that nbc 4 is working in conduction with our sister station, telemundo 50 as well as marymount university. that is a private university in southern california. a big state, big concern, a big population, and big problems to solve. who will be the candidate of your choice? i have a very good feeling that after you watch my colleagues behind me, here tonight on nbc, a debate that will be seen across the state and nation, you may have very well made up your mind. we will see you in a bit. >> that's why it's important to do your homework. they will be asking never asked me for questions. i'm looking forward to the debate. thank you for t

and that's just for here in northern california. there's more down in southern california.infall has really been adding up in a few spots. one site in santa rosa reporting six inches of rain over the past seven days. you can see ben lowman in the santa cruz mountains approaching six inches kentfield, over three inches san francisco, 2.40. of course, they had that big downpour yesterday afternoon and san jose over an inch of rain in the sierra. this was the scene earlier today and we're showing you some of the snow totals over the past seven days about on average, around 3 to 4ft of some brand new snow in the sierra. so that's a nice for the skiers and snowboarders. and also great news for our water supply. as well. we definitely needed a big boost in the snowfall. here is the satellite and the radar once again. and as we come in closer to northern california and the bay area, still some scattered rain showers out there. a live camera is picking up on some of those clouds you probably noticed in the foreground there. those those hillsides really green and vibrant with all th

shortage so because the northern california carpenters union who is our proud partner, they said hey we need to move things far. we need to put solutions on the table and this is one of those measures that will not only benefit the construction workers but all unions across board. >> same question. your feelings about the requirement that's are in proposition d for workers? >> yeah, from opposition side, proposition d doesn't go far enough. it's one of the reasons why the building trades council and the labor council are opposed to proposition d. what they require generally is that there be a requirement for skilled and trained workers and helps to close the gap between wages and housing costs. and it's extremely important to building trades that would be building these buildings. one of the things that's curious to us is that one of the things that proposition d is pushing is for form based density for larger buildings to be built residential and that generally means towards concrete and steel and it's curious to us, the carpenters union would be supporting proposition d even though

let's go ahead and focus right now on what we are dealing with, and the storm is here over northern california will put a track on some of this over the east bay. contra costa, alameda counties, we will stay with this rain fell into livermore just after midnight and then down here towards the south bay. a lot of heavy rain to the south end of the santa cruz mountains, that is moving off here towards the san jose at 11:37. it will keep the heavy rain with you, certainly into 11:51 tonight in milpitas. while the brunt of the storm system is going to be moving out in the overnight hours, we still have a flood watch for all of the bay areas tomorrow just because the ground is saturated, and creeks and streams and rivers are running very high and fast. we want to be careful and avoid going near any of those. let's go into the microclimate forecast and let's get you ready to go for tomorrow. we will take you through all of the timeline, and also a look into this weekend storm. as we roll into the overnight, the atmospheric river storm moves off to the south and east. there will be less of these pock

a major storm has its sights set on northern california. heavy rain expected in the next few days right here in the bay area. meanwhile, up in the sierra, they're dealing with blizzard warning this morning. let everything you need to know to get ready. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news good morning. thank you for joining us at 08:00am. i'm james fletcher and i'm reyna harvey in for darya folsom this morning. we've been talking the big storm. it. >> somebody left the gates wide mother nature open the door for got to shut of behind or this is going to stay open for a while. it is is staying over for a while. yesterday's warm mild weather is do that we're going to be seen for a while. you can see behind me right here, the cloudy skies we officially have across the bay. >> and at the embarcadero, we've already seen some light showers so far. rainfall at this point has been pretty moderate. just a few areas of heavy drizzle and mist we are seeing the heavier rainfall on its way later on today. and yo

a major storm has its sights set on northern california. we've got heavy rain expected for the next few days here in the bay area. meanwhile, the sierra is dealing with a blizzard warning this morning. we everything you need to know to get ready. >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 7. >> good morning. 7 o'clock here on the kron. 4 morning news. thank you for joining us. i'm james fletcher and i'm reyna harvey in for darya folsom. the storm saw open wide open. yeah. and you're at who knows when they're going to close again. we've got john with a look at all of an yesterday was so gorgeous. that door was closed yesterday who left it but hey, we're about to see a very heavy dose of snow up in the sierra nevada and a good round of rain here in the bay area. the bit breezy out there so far. but as far as rain goes, most of us have just seen light showers, really heavy mist at this point. coastal areas in north bay. you are seeing wet conditions on the roads. so take it a little slower in these areas

as wind gusts over 80 miles per hour are felt in northern california this tree crushing a car on the 101 freeway north of san francisco. firefighters worked to free a man trapped inside officials confirming the driver has serious injuries more than 600 properties have been ordered by officials to evacuate in santa barbara, los angeles and ventura counties. >> hopefully it's not quite as bad as they say, but i've got a bad feeling. >> reporter: many have chosen not to leave. relentless weather causing concerns ahead of the grammys' red carpet and postponing the final round of the pebble beach pro am. fierce wind grounding planes at san francisco international airport as schools in impact zones have been canceled monday. >> life safety is our priority the fire captain shows us the burn scar from the thomas fire and 2018 deadly mudslides in montecito this basin created to stop water and debris from reaching nearby homes. >> that could be life saving >> absolutely. yeah you can see some of the remnants of boulders that have been pulled out before and that's a fraction of the size of the

california. los angeles getting a month's worth of rain in a single day. widespread flooding, mudslides forcing evacuations in the hollywood hills. at least three people dead from the storm. swift water rescues, firefighters reaching three people clinging to a tree. we're in the storm zone >>> also tonight, king charles diagnosed with cancer what we know about his treatment and plans for prince harry to return to the uk to be with him >>> the new u.s. strikes on houthi rebels nbc news the only news organization embedded with the u.s. navy in the red sea right as those strikes were launched >>> senators revealing their long-awaited bipartisan deal on the border but house republicans calling it dead on arrival. is there a path forward? >>> after that mid-air emergency the new problem boeing has discovered on some of its 737s >>> the 9/11 firefighter in that iconic image beside president george w. bush at ground zero. how he's being remembered >>> and before it became the birthplace of jazz, the hid

and in northern california the storm triggering mudslides in wine country. a tree no match for the storm, blocking a road tonight we're tracking the threat and liz kreutz starts us off from the storm zone >> reporter: tonight, another powerful storm pummeling california >> whoa. >> reporter: up and down the coast 35 million people under flood watches. the deluge leading to dangerous driving conditions, spinouts and overturned cars. at least four mudslides reported in los angeles. while near sacramento drivers like this man getting stuck, thinking he could get through this rushing water. similar rescues near santa barbara. during these storms people often seem to underestimate the power of water >> yeah, absolutely they do. water can kill and so be very, very cognizant of rushing water, especially in vehicles >> reporter: the airport there once again canceling all flights, leaving travelers scrambling >> they said the airport is closed for the day. it's flooding. >> reporter: in ventura county portions of highway 101 also flooded traffic backed up on the majo

the storm slammed northern california first, knocking down trees and flooding streets along with nearby vineyard where up to three inches of rain fell. >> reporter: i'm elise preston in northern california's wine country. crews are keeping drivers away from floodwaters like here in sonoma county where the incessant storm washed out a road stranding a driver and forcing this overnight rescue. across the area the pounding rain had nowhere to go. several wineries are under water today after the rushing river swelled and overflowed. >> reporter: back in southern california, at higher elevations, the powerful storm is good news for skiers. but with up to two feet of fresh powder expected in the mountains, this bald eagle is hunkered down in her nest keep her eggs warm. behind me workers are trying to pump out all this water now so police can reopen the road. another round of heavy rain is expected to hit on sunday, and that's right before the grammys which could make for a soggy red carpet. carter evans, cbs news, long beach. >>> now to the trial of jennifer crumbley, the michigan mother who

. >> reporter: you can see why this is considered to be northern california's largest rum anl sale. we're in a warehouse here in oakland. this is benefiting of course the oakland museum of california. 96,000 square feet. look over to your right and you've got furniture, all sorts of turn which you were. if you keep spinning around, you're going to see we've got silver -- quickly look over here, all the jewelry. over there, it looks like there's women's accessories. i know there's stuff for the kitchen in one section. here's more furniture to the left. i see books way down there. i know there's musical instruments down on the other corner. there's hardware. i am trying to think if there's anything they don't have. the question would be for marge harvey, the president of the woman's board for the oakland museum of california. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: is there anything you don't have, an area where you need to get more of that? no. >> no. i don't -- no. >> reporter: you've seen it all. >> we have een so much come in here, things we couldn't imagine, things we didn't

and atmospheric river is lining up right on top of northern california. doppler radar is out in the elements are now tracking it on that live scan and look at these totals. so impressive. in just 12 hours, we have picked up nearly 3 inches. mill valley at 2 1/4. sentences go over 1 1/2 inches. we are not done yet. look at this. live scan, and we have a lot of heavy rain over the east bay and south bay starting to move out of the northbay, at least, some of the heaviest. this batch, here, will keep that rain heavy at times. san ramon, brentwood, and livermore, rolling for the next 40 minutes. off to the south, also getting it here through the peninsula. heavy and woodside also back through 11:31 tonight. for san jose, we have been on and off with heavy rain. more is on the way, hitting the santa cruz mountains. that is coming over the next two hours. we do have a flood watch up for all of the bay area. overnight, the possibility of street flooding with creeks and streams running very high and fast. i wanted to give you a quick check some of the rivers we a

vineyards, where up to 3 inches of rain fell. >> i'm elise preston here in northern california's wines have closed off roads, keeping drivers away from floodwaters, like here in incessant storm washed out a road, stranding a driver and forcing this overnight water rescue. across the area, the pounding rain had nowhere to go. several wineries are underwater today after the russian river swelled and overflowed. >> reporter: back in southern california, at higher elevations, the powerful storm is good news for skiers. but with up to 2 feet of fresh powder expected in the hunkered down in her nest, keeping her eggs warm. behind me, workers are trying to pump out all this water so authorities can reopen the road here. another round of heavy rain is expected to hit early sunday right before the grammys, in fact, and that could make for a soggy red carpet. major. >> beware of soggy celebrity shoes. carter evans, thanks so much. >>> now to the trial of a michigan mother whose son killed four students in a 2021 school shooting. jennifer crumbley took the stand in her own defense today as she f

this is the trough still producing some scattered showers over northern california. another system out here. we'll talk about this, but there's also a big ridge building out here that will eventually lead to warmer temperatures. take a look here at the seasonal rainfall totals going back to july 1st. and as you would expect, we have some pretty healthy numbers here. santa rosa, san francisco, san jose, all over 100. we could use a break in the rainfall and that is headed our way. the sierra. this was the scene earlier today. look at that. some breaks in the storm clouds. this was the view from homewood on tahoe's west shore and take a look at the snow. the snowfall totals over the past week or so. you can see about three to roughly four feet of new snow over the past week. so that's a big addition to the snowpack. and we definitely need it. here's the radar coverage as you can pick out nothing too widespread this afternoon. but still we are not 100% dry. still some scattered rain showers as you can pick out closer to parts of sonoma county. closer to a saint helena,

the only airport in northern california to get those new funds. all part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, so both republicans and democrats can take credit for that. at least the ones that voted for it. 997 million for airports alone. san francisco will spend the money on heating and air-conditioning in the international terminal. louisville is getting money to speed up their tsa lines. the big winner in fort yates in north dakota, they are building a terminal, the first building the dot points out. right now you wait outside. >>> and then the gang of eight is talking about a threat coming out of russia. many say it's some development in space-based weapons. the head of the house and jake sullivan reassuring americans not to worry. >> we just want to assure everyone steady hands are at the wheel and we are working on it and there's no need for alarm. >> i am confident and stand here at this podium and look you in the eye and say with confidence we believe we are, we will and are protecting the united states -- >>> donald trump has a hearing

i think we're 85% in northern california now. we could still get a lot more rain. you got to make room for it, ryan, but take last year which was above average and this year which was below average, it really adds up for the state. it's really the cumulative effect. kind of like the drought adds up over three years. you get a couple wet years, we get a lot of water. >> good to see you back. >>> stay with us for the first alert weather as the back-to-back storms arrive. find us on air, online at kpix.com and streaming on the free cbs news app. >>> a judge ordered donald trump and his co-defendants to pay more than $350 million in a civil fraud case. the ruling also bars trump from running any company in new york for three years. the judge released the decision four months after finding trump committed fraud by inflating his assets and net worth in order to get better terms on loans and insurance. throughout the trial and again today the former president denied wrongdoing and slammed the case as a witch hunt. the judge also banned trump's sons, eric and donald jr., f

rain and strong winds slamming the bay area tonight as an atmospheric river sweeps into northern california. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu fox two starts now down trees and flooding reported across the bay area this evening. hello again.m cristina rendon and i'm mike mibach. >> tonight we are getting word of a water rescue in the north bay as heavy rain continues to push through the region, we begin our coverage with chief meteorologist bill martin. bill, you're saying the south bay is still getting hit hard? >> yeah, they are right now we're looking at san francisco. the rain is down. died down to a drizzle or a sprinkle in many cases, the heavy stuff has moved through even the north bay. most of the heavy stuff has moved through. but that flood watch remains in effect for the entire bay area, and we did have flood advisories that were upgraded in sonoma, napa, napa, sonoma, marin. they have been dropped. we do have flood advisories, newly issued, though obviously for san francisco, santa clara, san mateo county, santa cruz county. and so that's again indicative of the fact that this thing has

the storm slammed northern california first, knocking down trees and flooding streets, along with nearbyeyards, where up to 3 inches of rain fell. >> reporter: i'm elise preston here in northern california's wine country, where crews have closed off roads keeping drivers away from floodwaters, like here in sonoma county where the incessant storm washed out a road, stranding a driver and forcing this overnight water rescue. across the area, the pounding rain had nowhere to go. several wineries are underwater today after the russian river swelled and overflowed. >> reporter: back in southern california, at higher elevations, the powerful storm is good news for skiers, but with up to two feet of fresh powder expected in the mountains, this bald eagle is hunkered down in her nest, keeping her eggs warm. behind me, workers are trying to pump out all of this water so authorities can reopen the road here. another round of heavy rain is expected to hit early sunday, right before the grammys, in fact, and that could make for a soggy red carpet. major? >> major: you wear soggy celebrity shoes. car

in northern california three people have now died from falling trees.napa storms flooding this church. the pews now covered in plastic. as the storm moves south los angeles feeling the brunt, getting more than a month's worth of rain in one day. >> only leave your house if it is absolutely necessary. >> reporter: overnight several people forced to evacuate their homes near the hollywood hills after this mudslide tore through their neighborhood. >> my mom started screaming. >> reporter: spencer matsumoto was watching indiana jones when he heard the debris and boulders rushing down the street. >> it was kind of scary. >> reporter: his dad took this video as the family escaped in their pajamas. now back home, their front door blocked by mud. and this is what the neighborhood now looks like. these mangled screen doors, toppled trees, electronics, rocks, boulders, debris everywhere. it's a similar story near beverly hills, where a mudslide buried this suv. >> did you expect it to be this bad? >> who would? this is crazy out here. >> reporter: and in encino a

overnight heavy rain causing this mudslide in northern california. fallen trees blocking the road below. this relentless rain leaving behind yet another mess in this already saturated state. >> liz, any idea when conditions will ease up a bit? >> reporter: well, lester, conditions do seem to be improving here. it's still raining, though, and showers are expected through tomorrow. and we're still feeling the impacts of this storm. from mudslides to the high surf advisory here on the coast millions also remain under those flood watches. and lester, in central california there's a possibility for a tornado later tonight. lester? >> liz kreutz, thank you. >>> another major story, we're following the fallout from the death of russian opposition leader alexey navalny. navalny's widow today blaming vladimir putin, and it comes as former president trump breaks his silence about navalny's death. here's garrett haake. >> reporter: the death of russian president vladimir putin's most prominent critic sparking protests around the world. three years ago president

vineyards, where up to 3 inches of rain fell. >> i'm elise preston here in northern california's wise wine country, closed off roads keeping drivers away from floodwaters, like here in sonoma county where the excessive storm washed out a road, stranding a driver and forcing this overnight water rescue. across the area of the pounding rain had nowhere to go. several wineries are underwater today after the russian river swelled and overflowed. >> reporter: back i southern california, at higher elevations, the powerful storm is good news for skiers, but up to two feet of fresh powder expected in the mountains, this bald eagle is hunkered down in her nest, keeping her ex more end. behind me, workers are trying to authorities can open here appeared another round of early rain expected right before the grammys, and i could make for a soggy red carpet. major? >> major: wire no might wears soggy celebrity shoes. for more on that, meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. chris, good evening. >> good evening, major. california is going to start drying out for now is

in northern california, 20,000 customers are without power and northern california, three deaths causedees falling. good news, evacuation orders have been lifted in santa barbara and ventura. rain continueings to come down and there are concerned about additional mud slides. >> carley: massive storm and more rain to come today. max gordon live in los angeles, thank you. senior meteorologist janice dean is here tracking the storm. this brought 75% of the yearly rain total in one day and snow also. >> janice: look at beverly hills eight inches. and again, this area does not see this amount of rain in just a couple of days. future radar, we get a break on wednesday and now deal with rain through thursday. flood watches and warnings stretching toward central california and moving into arizona, flash flood watch likely in some areas. we'll get more rain later this week for the northern part of california. sierra nevada and stretching to the rockies, biggest story is the atmospheric rivera that is a fire hose. that system spreads over next couple of days and next round later this week. someti

in northern california, some areas could get five inches of rain. we'll check your forecast in just a few moments. new details this morning about the death of vladimir putin. >> critic alexei navalny, his death in prison, now a major issue on the campaign trail with nikki haley slamming former president trump's silence on navalny's death. meanwhile, putin's military has just taken control of a key city in eastern ukraine, their biggest victory in nine months. abc's em nguyen is here now with all the latest m. good morning andrew. >> good morning. the death of alexei navalny has been met with an outpouring of public grief. but the lack of response from former president trump is getting attention on the campaign trail over the weekend, former president trump, remaining silent on the death of vladimir putin's most outspoken critic, alexei navalny. despite making multiple public appearances since the news of navalny's death broke friday. >> i'm thrilled to be back in the american heartland. >> nikki haley taking note, accusing trump of being too friendl

hey, darren. >> ryan, it is so rare for northern california to have an official forecast come out fromtorm prediction center that says hey, there's a 5% chance in the central valley today under these conditions you could see a tornado. i just wanted to take a moment to show the main reason why the bay area was left out of that 5% chance. it has so much to do with the unique topography where we live, whether it's the santa cruz mountains or mountains on the east side of the santa clara valley or the rest of the mountains around the bay. we live in a bowl and it so dominates our climate every day of the year regardless, but on a day like today you could think of this as a protective bowl because these mountains from mount hamilton working north and track it up the east bay hills, mountains over the tri-valley and the mountains in the north bay, these mountains disrupt the low level winds which are a crucial ingredient to getting these thunderstorms rotating. let me give you a background on the big picture and how we're being protected. watch the wind as it funnels around the santa cruz m

shortage so because the northern california carpenters union who is our proud partner, they said hey we need to move things far. we need to put solutions on the table and this is one of those measures that will not only benefit the construction workers but all unions across board. >> same question. your feelings about the requirement that's are in proposition d for workers? >> yeah, from opposition side, proposition d doesn't go far enough. it's one of the reasons why the building trades council and the labor council are opposed to proposition d. what they require generally is that there be a requirement for skilled and trained workers and helps to close the gap between wages and housing costs. and it's extremely important to building trades that would be building these buildings. one of the things that's curious to us is that one of the things that proposition d is pushing is for form based density for larger buildings to be built residential and that generally means towards concrete and steel and it's curious to us, the carpenters union would be supporting proposition d even though

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if we'll see anything here in northern california, it's typically in the 0 to 1 range. a little background on that, on the upper end of the scale you could get something with 100-mile-an-hour winds on it, but the overwhelming majority of any tornadoes that we see here fall in the ef-0 category. the worst case scenario from that oftentimes is maybe some shingles get blown off roofs, some branches broken off trees. these things do need to be taken seriously if there ever is a watch or warning. it will be a very important situation. the messaging will be loud and clear should we get there. right now the bay area has to watch more so for the severe thunderstorms and that's what paul started tracking today. just a little more background on that because it happens so rarely. >> thanks. >>> in the sierra the snowpack is growing this holiday weekend. kayla moeller spent the day there in spite of the icy road conditions in store for the drive back home. >> it's been very icy, a lot of cars leaving at the same time. >> reporter: these skiers and snowboarders decided the drive bac

haha. >> is he an breeze from the girl scouts of northern california? thank you for joining this afternoon. i love having you on. i also become one of like the most popular people in the newsroom because you sent us some boxes so we can have that video to show everyone. gathering around my desk and - asking me how i'm doing. i'm like know whats going on here. they want some thin mints. so thank you for sharing. going to be popular, not take it. good luck. i hope you saw a lot of boxes. >> thank. thank buy nice to see you guys. what's your favorite girl scout cookie? >> and then over it. yes, and i was like, well, it's that time of and they're so smart to do it just in time for the super bowl super bowl party, the perfect snack you can bring and it's the perfect weather this weekend. will the weather is going to be soggy? the weekend i was talking about their quick. did you feel this that this happened around one 30 this afternoon? so right before our show here. so it's about about 3 miles away from the san francisco zoo. here it was about 3.4 shaker and

i grew up here in northern california, and we're attending the 49ers game today.aluma, california, just north of the city, and went to school at rancho cotate high school in rohnert park. after there, i went to annapolis, the united states naval academy in maryland. i knew i wanted to serve in the military, and i was interested in engineering, and so that was a great school for both of those. after that, i went to grad school back here in california at stanford university, and then off to flight school in the marine corps. i got my wings and learned to fly the f/a-18, which is a hornet, and did two combat deployments off the aircraft carrier uss enterprise in iraq and afghanistan. man: what's more exciting, your first landing on a carrier, or blastoff on spacex? oh, let's see. first landing on a carrier or launching on spacex from the planet. both were so exciting. both were beginnings of new chapters in my life. i was a commander of crew-5, and that's a spacex spacecraft. it's incredible to be in space. mom, look, i'm finally in space! [laughter] we launched from

. >> abc seven sports is sponsored by your northern california honda dealers. >> hey everybody, chrisvarez here in las vegas, site of super bowl 58. one week from tonight, a super bowl champion will be crowned to be either the 40 niners or the chiefs. now, it was a little bit of a effort to get here today. we left san francisco. or we're supposed to at 925 this morning. long story short, after three delays, we hopped on a flight over to oakland. we actually drove across to oakland, then finally got to las vegas about an hour and a half ago, so i didn't see the 5:00. but hey, we're here. we're safe and sound. now. the kansas city chiefs got here about an hour ago. the 40 niners are in mid flight right now. they will be landing probably within the next 20 minutes. we'll have all of that at 11. but before then you know a super bowl is a week full of distractions. nick bosa has a unique way of using a family member to take care of all the outside noise. >> yeah, i don't deal with that. my mother does. >> i don't have like a big group or anything. um, you know, going to the super bowl, it'

we are seeing some rain off of the northern california coast that will be here as we head towards tomorrow. it is a level one on our storm impact scale, and as it moves in, you will notice the rainfall beginning to pick up. initially it's just showers at 8 a.m. in the north bay as we head into 11 a.m. most of that is in the north bay, but a few spotty showers showing up on the peninsula. and then here comes the moderate to heavy, briefly heavy pockets of rain crossing the region at 2 p.m. in the afternoon, 4 p.m. shifting into the east bay, san francisco and the south bay. winds will increase, especially over the coastal areas and the hills gusting to over 30 miles. an hour in the afternoon hours, so that level one storm rain briefly heavy at times, slippery roads, breezy to gusty conditions tomorrow in case you have plans for valentine's day. all right, just carry the umbrellas. you'll be just fine. showers arriving in the morning and then rain spreads in the afternoon. by 4 p.m. we're talking about wet and gusty. you will need a jacket as well. scattered showers at 9 p.m. that's not the

california into monday. a look at that hour by hour and our microclimate forecast coming up in 12 in its. >> wild weather, rob. >>> tonight's storm is creating hazard on the roads and has people preparing for power outages. nbc bay area's marianne five row with a look at the impact. marianne? >> well, terry, the rain has been coming down steadily all night long, making driving more dangerous and increasing the risk of mudslides and flooding. >> it happened in seconds, high winds and rains at this large tree crashing down on fourth street in downtown, santa rosa. causing a power outage. here at the store in the santa cruz mountains, people are preparing for what the storms ahead may deliver. >> usually there is an uptick in business, people prepare for possible power outages. so, it will be propane, would, candles. >> this store manager says customers are also stocking up on ice, water, and batteries. but he says the store itself is prepared. >> we have a large generator that takes care of the entire store. s

the atmospheric river packed its punch for us in northern california.unday. 9 to 12 inches up in the sierra and watch from sunday all the way into tuesday. now this is where it truly gets impressive. it is going to fall hard for them. so i would not be shocked like i mentioned if they end up advising -- updating their winter storm warning until probably next wednesday if that. really be careful right now heading up to the sierra. of course gianna mentioned pack the chains. in my opinion just hold on tight and maybe reschedule your trip if you need to. but back here in the bay, 60s once again and hold on tight to the 60s and upper 0s this weekend. we dry up a little bit heading into saturday setup and use that to your advantage. saturday is the day to prepare because once we head into sunday, we're going to get a repeat of what we had yesterday. and that's going to kick off next week. with daytime highs sitting in the upper 50s. gianna? >> okay. it's that time of year. just be ready for it. jessica, thank you for that update. >>> if you are hitting the r

. >>> and this morning, we're expecting to see thunderstorms throughout northern california. first wave of this atmospheric river has caused problems for thousands so far. elise preston is live with us this morning from sonoma with a look at the damage. good morning to you once again. elise. >> reporter: good morning to you. nicole. just on the outskirts of downtown sonoma, we're seeing a few road closures. caltrans crews are driving around, surveying the damage. overnight here in sonoma county, crews trudged through this flooded road to rescue a driver from a vehicle stuck in deep water. 3 inches of heavy rain fell, just one of many areas socked in northern california. in sacramento, police blamed slick roads and high speed driving for sending this truck off the highway. no one was injured. the strongest storm of the winter season in the san francisco bay area so far also brought wind gusts close to 60 miles per hour. in its wake, downing trees and knocking out power to thousands. fire crews in silicon valley cut through this tree to rescue a trapped child. she was transport

you can see some radar returns off the northern california coast. our mount tam cam, you can see the clouds are stacked up mid 50s from san francisco to oakland, hayward, san jose, san mateo fairly uniform numbers from our walnut creek camera, you see a few clouds passing through low 50s in our cooler spots. santa rosa, petaluma, napa and livermore, concord 55 degrees. and here's a live view from our san jose camera right now. valentine's day rain moves in holiday weekend. stronger storms arrive, and for presidents day, we do have a chance of thunder. so let's talk about this level one storm for tomorrow. rain will be briefly heavy at times. slippery roads, breezy to gusty conditions tomorrow morning as the commute begins. the rain moves in 8 a.m. you will notice it's in the north bay. by the time we head into 10 a.m, starting to see some wet pavement from san francisco into parts of the east bay. the rest of you have to wait until the lunch hour, and then the rainfall will intensify and spread. in terms of coverage for the afternoon hours. by 4 p.m

the rain and wind have been knocking out power throughout northern california. the ppe outage map shows problem areas from eureka and shasta lake. all the way down to carmel. as of 10:00 last night, nearly 322,000 homes and businesses in the bay area did not have electricity. the largest local outages are signified on that map there, with the red triangle, and that includes santa rosa, south of colma and in san jose. at one time, almost 400,000 bay area homes and businesses were without power. pg and e has opened emergency storm centers and mobilized hundreds of repair crews. but there are ongoing concerns. >> it makes me nervous when my crews out there working, because they can be working at one of these sites and have a tree come down while they're actually working. so be patient with us because it takes some time to get this assessed and restored. >> now pg and e cautions, if you come across a downed power line, stay away from it. call pg and e for repair service. >> all right pam, time is 402. several bay area schools are going to stay closed today because o

rob grant, the front coming our way northern california. they'll be filling in overnight tonight. and then all that cold air just going up or down from the gulf of alaska into the bay area. really bring some chilly temperatures, maybe 10, maybe 15 degrees cooler around the bay area by tomorrow afternoon. so that high pressure ridge going to get out the way we're going to be looking at some rain and some wind for tomorrow with some cold weather. just how much rain could we see? what about the snow will talk more about the snow will talk more about that a my dry eye's made me a burning, stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irritation. relying only on drops? not me. my own real tears are my relief. ask your eye doctor about tyrvaya. learning the name of the woman

here's the wide view in the pacific as we'll come in closer to northern california. so definitely lots of clouds overhead. the main rain bands have been focused up to our north up along the north coast of california, but as we come in closer to the bay area, here's some of the coverage. right now, santa rosa is reporting a steady rainfall in the 11:00 hour, and some. of that activity is moving into portions of the north bay and the east bay. so still some coverage to talk about this afternoon. in fact, the front still has to move through later on today. and into tonight. and we're talking about somewhat of a break as, as we move into your thursday. but then beyond thursday looks like the storms will stack. up and they could produce possibly some heavy rain. we'll have more on that with your full update coming up in just a few minutes. >> mark. thank you. happening now thousands of uber, lyft and doordash drivers are walking off the job nationwide protesting lower pay and unsafe working conditions. the group justice for app workers is organizing the walkout says drive

. >> at least three deaths are now being blamed on the storm in northern california, including one in santa cruz county. 445 year old robert brainard, the third, was killed after a tree fell on a home along highway nine in boulder creek. the damage to the house and cars parked in the driveway was extensive. neighbors recall what they heard shortly after the tree fell. >> the thing we heard was somebody screaming, but then the screaming stopped like. like you've ever heard a wounded dog like that, but it wasn't a dog. it was human. >> well, that's horrible to hear . a second person inside the home was able to escape and call 911, and unfortunately, firstrillionesponders weren't able to save bernard >> more scenes of destruction down in southern california. crews there dealing with major flooding and landslides. state officials called this latest storm a once in a thousand years event. part of los angeles saw at least 12in of rain in just a 24 hour period, and as abc news senior meteorologist rob marciano tells us, the mudslides are devastating. >> so many slides in the hills around los

there's the main highway right through northern california. so he have to be very careful just because the ground is now is just so, so saturated everywhere we go, we are in places now where we're eight inches above normal for this time of the month in places southern california. northern california, and right up through here you see these thunderstorms that swear some of them boris could rotate today. there could be an ef-1 or two tornado anywhere from napa, sonoma all the way down towards sacramento in that central valley, don't know well yet where, but there's still a possibility. no watches, no warnings for that right now. but the warnings and the watches are down for the flooding. for sure. it is going to be another night where people that live near the hills are going to be listening or possibly just getting away from their homes and getting into some place closer to the flatlands, you just want to get away from all this rain in here. because if that buds starts to move again, all of a sudden, we saw how much blood was in the streets thr

a new storm making its way into northern california bringing more moisture there. and some rain and snow across the intermountain west through the day today. snow is still going to be a concern. not just for california, but also several of the neighboring states where you could pick up a foot of snow before all of this finally begins to exit the area. so here's that new system diving back down. it's going to continue off to the east. nowhere near the amount of rain, but it is still going to bring additional rainfall and snow to portions of california. they really don't see a definitive break until we get to friday of this upcoming week. so until then, you're still looking at an extra inch of rain and up to a foot of snow. >> allison chinchar, thank you. >>> up next here, a stuping defeat for house republicans. they fail to impeach the homeland security secretary. and a federal appeals court rejkting donald trump's claim of absolute immunity. >>> everybody knows that immigration is the graveyard where political careers go. >> garng, thank you for being up early with

and what's going on in northern california that's impacting a particular.puses. >> kathleen, i wanted to ask you more about why people don't think that a college degree is important anymore. uh, because there's a lot of debt associated with a college degree for a lot of people. and so if you do the math, if you go into huge debt and you're just getting paid the same as a person with a high school degree, why would you do it right? >> it's a good question. i think more and more importantly today, students and families need to make a decision about what, uh, is college education for them, for their intended career path. and it may or may not be. and if so, what is the best college to attend for that career path? and two, what is the economics of that not affording the college the tuition csus are very affordable, and the fact that there is a csu decline is concerning because it is one of the most affordable educations in the united states found, you know, in california, among the 23 campuses. so today i you know, i work with families directly as an admissions

fox two news. >> the us attorney's office for northern california is charging a man in connection tog bust in san francisco. 29 year-old marco vasquez mike pence was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute these bags of fentanyl. the weight of the bags ranged from less than a gram to 55g. the arrest was made near hide in golden gate in san francisco's tenderloin district. >> coming up at 11, officers surround a home in pacifica ready to confront an armed suspect. but that's not what they found inside. details on this latest swatting incident. >> and in barry, whether we are still tracking some scattered showers for tonight. but our next storm is developing offshore. another round of some very heavy rain and some very strong winds. we'll have more on your weekend outlook coming up. >> but first, after the break, one of pop music's most accomplished artists extending his stay in the bay growing up, my parents wanted me to become a doctor or an engineer. those are good careers! but i chose a different path. first, as mayor and then in the legislature. i enshrined

even had thunderstorm arms off the northern california coast. this storm continues to just funnel moisture in. we have a number of flood advisories and warnings in effect that flood warning for parts of the north bay until early tomorrow morning. they've already seen creeks and streams overflow and there are flood warnings on the russian river at hopland and the navarro river at navarro. that's because they will rapidly rise. and going into tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon we'll be reaching that flood stage or exceeding flood stage, that level three storm with that atmospheric river. not completely done yet. we're going to see that drenching go on at 1030 tonight. 1130 tonight. and then you start to notice it easing a bit as we head into the overnight hours. the rain will turn more over to scattered showers. still a thunder chance. winds are 38 mile an hour uh- over the higher terrain, gusting right now. level three through tonight. downpours strong winds, flooding, wind damage, rough surf and that thunder chance remains in the forecast. so