>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> rain in the bay area is here now an unusual summer system pounding the neighborhoods leaving people soaked. >> whether you are getting rain or a break right now this is clear. the rain totals have set new records in the bay area. >> we have the latest from mike nicco. >> rain totals in santa rosa, san rafael, oakland, already at record levels with the better part of the day to go. the good news is the steady and

heavy rain is starting to let us. oakland is quiet and san francisco is down to drizzle with three hour arrival delays atso use flight checker. the best radar runs continue in the north bay but they are showing holes from time to time. as we head to the south bay, you are asking, what rain? most of the rain has been falling in the north all year. >> we need was .01 itch to tie a record, just that much in livermore and we could not get that. we have rain that will continue at the coast in the northern bay and scatter showers elsewhere the rest of the afternoon. >> the wet roads continue to make for slow andization driving at this hour but they were deadly this morning. our our reporter joins us in san

francisco. c.h.p. has been busy with rain-related crashes. >> yes, with wet weather yesterday and today and calling for help to c.h.p. have increased by 4 percent. this is nothing new. when it rains in the bay area there are more crashes and more need for their assistance. >> when it rains we have an increase in crashes and some are very serious. >> a deadly start on highway 880 in fremont a big rig and car collide killing the driver of the car before 5:00 a.m. three lanes were blocked for hours and the california highway patrol continues to investigate the cause but the rainy conditions made if a slick and dangerous commute this morning. >> unfortunately, a lot of people will slow down for a heavy downpour but not for a light rain. >> to the north at 7:00, the heavy rain likely contributed to a jackknifed big rig in the sonoma county after the driver

lost control and ran off the road crash into the guardrail. the truck fuel tank ruptured sending fuel into the road and forcing one-way traffic control as haz-mat responded to the single vehicle wreck. >> we see a lot of solo spinouts that is because of the loss of traction. >> that loss of traction is most common in on-ramps and off-ramps and roundabouts. also, c.h.p. asked me to remind drivers when there is a reduction in visibility when it is raining and your windshield wipers are on you must turn on your headlights. >> thank you. some parts of the bay area had steady rain this morning and here is video from lombard street in san francisco.

the windshield wipers were working hard with the rain coming down in the marina district. >> in north bahrain fell for the morning and this is video from highway 101 in san rafael the hadder hit area. look at these clouds. sky 7 captured the gray cloud cover dropping rain and mist. >> today the supreme court will headache a decision on two key issues concerning same-sex marriage. california's proposition 8 the ban on bay marriage and the federal defense of marriage act. we go to san francisco city hall. >> the countdown is on. tomorrow, the fate of prop 8 is known. battle for marriage equality began here nine years ago and will likely end here. many couples will gather to hear of the supreme court ruling.

>> the waiting is almost over for shawn and his partner, mike. they will know tomorrow if they have a right to marry. >> i feel excited and confident knowing the supreme court will do the right thing the. >> the decision will be his attorney. there are three possible outcomes. the prop 8 could be uphold, struck down, or be invalidated if the court says it has in legal standing over an appeals court ruling calling prop 8 unconstitutional. >> to me it is much more important they get it right and there is a well reasoned well-thought-out decision that helps restore marriage equality to california as quickly as possible. >> those who were oppose same-sex marriage say it is too early to celebrate. >> we have been surprised in the last year on a number of decisions people thought would go one way. everyone has been conditioned for this court to wait-and-see what happens. >> whatever the court decides, it will likely set the tone for this weekend's pride parade, one of the nation's largest.

>> it took us forever. it is time to get married. >> shawn and mike hope they have something to celebrate but will not rush to tie the knot. >> we will just wait and i think my mom would much more appreciate that, too, she is locking forward to planning a wedding. >> the ruling by the supreme court will happen at 7:00 a.m. pacific time but will rule on the fate of the defense of marriage act which has prevented gay couples from collecting federal employee benefits. city officials will gather here tomorrow along with many couples in solidarity and if prop 8 is struck down you can expect a lot of celebration. >> thank you. when they rule on proposition 8, abc7 news will have coverage on the air and online and you will find breaking news on twitter, facebook, and the new abc7 news app if an instant alert. plus, we will have extended coverage for you on the livewell

network comcast channel 195 and 715. >> new this morning, president obama says he is deeply disappointed with the supreme court decision to strike down a key part of the voting rights act. this morning in 5-4 vote the justices put an end to provision which passed congress in 1965 during the civil rights movement. the goal of the law was to stop voting discrimination. the supreme court says the current law does not reflect racial progress and changes in united states society. the court decision means the government can no longer use the same formula to determine which states require extra scrutiny. >> happening today, bart labour unions are holding a vote on whether to authorize a strike. the vote comes as the unions and the transit agency failed to reach an agreement in negotiations over pay and benefits. the contracts between bart and the unions expires on sunday and if a new contract is not in place, a strike is possible. some commuters remain surprised to hear a strike could be on the

horizon. >> that will be tough. >> what would you do? >>guest: i would stay home from work. i'm not sure. out of the city. >> if a strike happens, it will last a day. >> it will be me taking a cab. >> union leaders accuse bart of not negotiating in good faith. bart calls the lawsuit "a smokescreen" saying the unions are striking to cover up the demand if a 23 percent increase. >> the transit information website has a new page on the possible strike lifting information for transportation options including car pooling and bicycling to work the we will keep you updated with the possible on twitter@abcnews bay area. >> police in los angeles are certaining if a gunman who ambushed and shot and winded two

detectives at a police substation. >> we brought you pictures this morning when the story first broke and right now, 25 blocks of the mid-city area are locked down and they could stay that way until at least noon. police have three "person of interest" in custody but they do not know if one of them is the shooter. and the officers who are shot are trying to figure that out. look at this video. you can see an unmarked white car at the entrance of the police station. two undercover officers were inside the car returning from their shift at 4:30 this morning when someone ambushed them, opening fire on the car from behind. an lapd commander says that one officer received a head wound and was grazed or hit by flying fragments from the car. the other officer received an injury to his hand. both officers are okay and back on the job. >> both officers have been treated and released. they are back at the command pest. they helping to try and identify

three individuals that are possible suspects. >> the officers were able to return fire but we do not know if the suspect was hit. we know he ran away. the commander believes this is an isolated incident but as a precaution, all other police stations are on high alert and residents have been asked to shelter in place. everyone else is asked to stay out the area. 200 officers are on the scene. the commander says this they will look at felt from -- surveillance video as they work to find or identify the shooter. the commander says anyone who would take on two armed police officers outside of a police station is obviously a very dangerous person. >> next on abc7 news, where in the world is the leaker of secret government surveillance programs? new developments this morning on the whereabouts of fugitive edward snowden and where he could be hiding and the efforts to extradict him to the un. >> big news for the housing market, and why home prices have

>> new detail on the where abilities of edward snowden. russia's president said the man wanted by the u.s. government is in now. abc7 news anchor joins us. eric, it does not sound like they will play along and extradict him. >> no, putin is making it sound like snow know is a headache in now's airport of the only way he can leave is on a plane.

>> russian president putin confirms that snow snow is -- edward snowden is in the airport and because russia is a stop and not a destination he does not need a visa but the obama administration wants him sent back. >> this is no interest in siding with a person who is accused of breaking the law in another nation and who is a fugitive from justice according to international standards law. >> snowed were left hong kong after being told by the chinese it was time to go. he did not board a flight to havana yesterday or today as rumored but there is still speculation that he will wind up in ecuador. >> each country is going he's not ours, or ours. >> his passport is revoked and he is thought traveling with laptops full of classified information. it is feared that chinese could

have stolen some of the secrets already and russia could do the same. >> they may like to have him go to sleep while they play with his computers that he has brought along. maybe they would like to milk him an offer and have a conversation. >> privately, russian intelligence could be trying to get a look at his computer but publicly, putin says that the sooner snowden picks a final destination and leaves russia, the better it will be for him and for russia. >> we are learn united nations fremont-based men's warehouse fired the founder. the clothing retailer removed him from the executive chairman role. the 64-year-old was the face of the company appearing in tv commercials "you will like the way you look i guarantee." today the company responded saying that he had trouble "accepting the fact that men's wear house a public company and

he has not been chief executive to two years." he stepped down from the board yesterday. >> we will dry off mike guarantees. >> absolutely. we are talking about 80's and 90's. before we bet do this we will talk about the record rainfall amounts and what cities set them in one area of the bay area, over 4" of rain.

>> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> new this morning the housing market continues to pickup steam with the biggest annual jump in home prices in ten years. according to the indeb, prices jumped 12.percent in april compared to last year measuring prices in the top 20 real estate markets across the nation. here in the bay area san francisco home prices rose 24 percent from a year ago. economists say strong deplan and tight supply are behind that spike. from march to april prices climbed 2.5 percent the biggest one month rise in the 12 year history of the index. >> meteorologist mike nicco is

back. we happy to have you back. please, tell us you didn't cut your vacation short to be part of this strange late june storm. >> i find it interesting and i would have brought the warmth back for those that want it. we will do egg, from highs in the 50's to 60's to possible 90's. maybe we will not reach triple digits but it will be warm in some areas on thursday and all way through the weekend and into early next week the we will try to balance out the cool wet weather with dry hot weather. the fire danger will stay tempered for a while. on mount tamalpais, it looks rather impressive, right, with the rain which has been constant. the records to beat, in oakland and san rafael we have beaten it, san francisco is close, and live more just needed something measurable if a record and only

.02" in san jose would be a record. san francisco pulled up short for a record at .1" and oakland was .09", and san rafael set a record and three quarters of an inch in santa rosa and half moon bay a third an inch and concord .1" and fremont, the same, and livermore, nothing. the most impressive according to mount tamalpais zooming in on that, 4.09", more than 4" of rain in 12 hours from the side. the bulk of the rain is moving from sonoma toward napa and you can see it headed up 29 to the central valley. through the central part of the bay in the south bay it is quiet radar wise with a few scattered showers east of 17 that will head to south san jose, possibly, even morgan hill if they hold together. they will just be more of a

nuisance and the bulk of the wet weather if we see much in the form of scattered showers 8 be up to the north and also along the coast and the western facing slopes where the southwest winds will be lifted and create rain. if you live near the coast, expect drizzle and the further inland in walnut creek and to the south, you can see the sunshine breaking out in your neighborhood. we will go with scattered showers the afternoon and drizzle at the coast and best chance of a steady rain is in the higher elevations near the coast and in 9 north bay mountain. dry and clearing by tomorrow for all of us and warm to hot this weekend. here is what is happening, warm front rolling how bringing a steady rain and now the cold front could kickoff a scattered show or two, the last day if our showers. as we move through the morning hours, most of the rain moved off into the north bay and there you go, by the afternoon hours, the best chance of rain is going to be up had and drizzle is likely anywhere, scattered

drizzle and a few slicks are state because of the moisture but you will not be driving through ponds as you did this morning. the clouds fade away open wednesday afternoon. now, the seven-day outlook shows five- to ten-degrees warmer tomorrow, and same if thursday. look at 90's inland from thursday through monday, the low-to-mid 80's around the bay and if you want the cool weather, head to the coast, it looks like the hottest of the weather is going to stay away once again. we are going from 30 or 40 degree swing in a couple of a couple of days. >> nice to have you back, mike. you will want to take extra change with you if you are headed to starbucks because they are raising the prices 1 percent on the most popular drinks including coffees, espressos and lattes and teas. prices are the same for the brewed coffees.

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>> at 4:00, a new story on shoplifting led to a dramatic take down of accused shoplifter. and a childhood cause dear to the heart of halle berry writing her to the state capital today. >> and people in london are scratching their head. a man levitated next to a double decker bus while moving. the magician stunned onlookers by floating and hanging on with just his happens on the bus. >> the bus toured all over the tourist attractions as part of a campaign for pepsi. he will not reveal how he difficulty but he reminds people not to try it at home the thanks for

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