coming our way. mike nicco has the latest on what is happening in your neighbor. >> plus, the rain leads to a dangerous situation for a driver in the east bay. a rescue operation brought out first responders. in the east bay, a pastor charged with molesting a run away. police say the crime did not end there. good morning, with the rain this morning, all of the predictions of how tough the commute is going to be has come to fruition. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. well start with weather from mike. we are looking at visibility to have an idea where the light-to-moderate rain is falling. probably some heavy rain falling in san carlos and heavy rain around san jose. the rain is reaching ground and not so heavy as the radar returns because there is ice in

the storm around 5,200' with four miles visibility in hayward and napa has nine miles visibility fluctuating as the rain has switched between light and moderate for the overnight hours and it will continue to do that all the way through the morning commute. scattered showers is all we will have by noon and starting mild in the mid-to-upper 40's and low-to-mid 50's by noon and through afternoon hours with only a random shower possible. it will be easier at home than the commute this morning. by 7:00 there is a brief break and the second system is on way. we we have a major accident as you maybe the commute to richmond and eastbound and westbound side of 80 we have three lanes blocked in both directions because of a condition crete truck that jumped the divider and spilled concrete. you mix concrete and water together and you have a huge mess on your hands so that is record backing traffic up for miles away from highway four

headed from hercules. use san pack lower lower -- use san pablo avenue instead. at gilman we have a multi-vehicle crash and an ex traction there in the eastbound direction with another accident up ahead with flashing lights closer to university avenue. that is an indication of another accident, a hit-and-run accident so we have had a mess all morning. 80 is a huge trouble spot but all around the bay area the rain is causing an issue if driver on the road. our storm watch coverage continues with abc7 news reporter cornell bernard would ran into trouble spots in marin county. ,000 bridge has been scary and challenging commute for many people. rain is come down this morning and pavement is very slick on the golden gate bridge but near the waldo tunnel drivers were caught in the middle of a rock

slide on i 101 south with rain d rocks falling on the road making driving very challenging and slammed into several cars, in fact, popped the tires and broke wheel rims and one car was left undriveable when he hit the rocks. >> i was headed to work, came around the corner and the bolder came down the hill and i hit a bold are and i blew my tire and rim to pieces. >> scary, right? >> yes, unsettling. >> the c.h.p. deferred traffic around all of that landslide debris and most of it has been clean up this morning but come back out and look at this, this is how large some of the rocks were, i drove over the rocks when i came to the approach of the tunnel.

i to the i popped the tire but that was not the case but others can fought say the same thing. caltran will be back out to survey to see how stable it is. if san francisco, a clogged storm drain caused this ankle deep flooding on the transition ramp between highway 101 and interstate 80 near the skyway. the workers closed two of the three lanes to clear the drain and allowed accumulating rain water to drain away. all lanes now are re-opened. >> this were deals for drivers in the east bay when a car went off a road, crashed into a grove of trees after 1:30 this morning. the driver stayed in the car and waited for rescuers and told the highway patrol he was scared he what fall in the reservoir but condition said he was not in danger and is doing fine. >> the storms will bring the bay

area the most rain we have seen if a year. you have to go back to december of 2012 for any significant rain like this. if the three-day period define december 23 and december 25 the bay area got over 2" rain. >> you can track the rain in the bay area using live doppler 7 hd on our abc7 news weather app which makes it easy to share photographs of how you are welcoming or dealing with the rain. downloaded information is at abc7news.com/app. >> an east bay church pastor is in jail for hiding two juvenile run aways at his home and having sex with one of them. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with that story. >> police are asking anyone would has information about pastor or thin who could know possible victims to contact the san ramon police kept, with an investigation still very much ongoing. the 33-year-old is charged with unlawful sexual intercourse, child concealment and animal

cruelty. police say he goes by "john" or "pastor john." he was charged yesterday. he worked at at the korean presbyterian church in san ramon and keeping two teen run aways with him at his home. needs are posted on his facebook payment. at his house there was evidence he was having a sexual relationship with one of the girls who is 17-year-old. the pastor met at least one of the teens at the salvation army korean corps in san francisco. he claims to be affiliated with the living well ministry an alleged nonprofit that he created to help orphans, the homeless and widows. as for the animal cruelty, investigators found evidence of "severe" animal cruelty at his house and base of it a small dog was put down. >> c.e.o. of the sochi olympics

is reacting to safe concerns face the olympics a day before tomorrow's opening ceremony and says this ising in to worry about. in an interview with this yy, he said that sochi is likely to be the most safe place in the world during the games and added that sochi officials have been working with the international olympic committee and the russian government to ensure a safety winter game. this comes a day after the department of homeland security issue a new terror wanting that has new intelligence showing terrorists might try to smuggle bombs on to the planes in toothpaste tubes. the let is not directed at members but is, instead, focused on flights in russia during the olympics. >> hard to avoid rain in the bay area right now. >> why thing you can. we are seeing light rain and an average amount of rain falling on live doppler 7 hd and rainfall amounts.

so far, two-thirds of an inch in napa and only .2" in novato but san rafael is half an inch and same in san francisco. a third of an inch in fremont and san ramon is .4". through the day we see a tapering of the rainfall amounts and we will get to scattered showers as we head into the afternoon. if you head out you can take bart but it is wet with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 40's. we will find out what leyla gulen has with a lot of accidents. i will messages if you are headed to the sierra you need chain controls. thank you for that information, leyla gulen. >> as we take you to elaborate and richmond that is where we have an ongoing sig-alert. you can see the red is become up more and more and more from highway four from hercules because of a concrete truck that

jumps the center divider traveling eastbound went to the westbound lane and now we have condition crete and three lanes blocked in both directions so use san pablo avenue instead. the multiple vehicle crash is now blocking two lanes and you can see the red coming away from the hoffman split is bumper to bumper and overturn eastbound 80 at girl man street. northbound 280 at 87 we have an accident and then at saratoga avenue we have a three car crash block one lane. it has been busy. slow down. watch for hydro planing and ponding on the side of the road. >> coming up the new security threat, safety threat facing 400 airport control towers across the country and how the f.a.a. is responding. >> first, from child lay to military play, the army now is using a popular gaming product for border protection the. >> dairy dispute. a popular greek yogurt is part

of a new international incident between the united states and russia. >> live doppler 7 hd tracking the storm hitting bay area right now and we will check with meteorologist, mike nicco, and see what is happening in your

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covering fremont, palo alto, north bay and all bay area, this is abc7 news. happening right now you are looking at a picture from washington, dc, president obama is just getting to the podium about to speak at the national prayer breakfast bringing together officials of all faiths and political ideologies. we will listen in. >> this is an incredible young leader out there each day and i could not be more proud of his outstanding leadership and it is a good reminder to us. [ applause ] >> rebound is speaking right now at the annual national prayer breakfast in washington, dc, a

tradition since 1953. >> the f.a.a. is calling for a nation-wide inspection of hundreds of airport control towers, and the associated press reports the f.a.a. is making the inspections after a lightning strike injured an air traffic controller last year at baltimore's main airport. the f.a.a. wants to find out more of the condition of existing lightning protection systems at airport towers. this new inspection includes the 440 towers the f.a.a. has of site of nationwide. >> also, video games coming to light. we learning of a popular gaming product that is used by a country's military. the "wall street journal" reports that the south korean government is using the connect motion sensor from microsoft xbox loan the korean border which can help identify possible north korean soldiers trying to infiltrate the south. microsoft is confirming to the "wall street journal" that the south korean government is use it for military use but microsoft says it is now sure of

sketch project. a dairy dispute between the united states and russia, a shipment of greek yogurt remains in a new jersey airport with the russian government not allowing the chiboni yogurt to be delivered to the athlete. senator schumer says russian cuss toes officials will not says a usda safety certificate for the product and the senator said the yogurt is only meant for united states citizens. there is no content from russia on the yogurt dispute. >> with all the rain and the accidents of worst is on 80. >> now we will check with leyla gulen. is the sig-alert in effect? >> it is. as we look outside this is from sky 7, and you can see it is a mess. this is a dark picture but we do have some traffic that is going by and three lanes are blocked

eastbound and westbound on 80. that is causing major backups, miles of backup away from highway 4, so use san pablo avenue instead. it will be around if quite some time with the concrete truck in the center divider and concrete is spilled everywhere so concrete and wet will cause a mess. the mess will be here throughout the morning commute and beyond. ahead we have problems and berkeley there is a multiple vehicle crash locking two lanes at gilman street. but now well head over to mike nicco with the forecast. good morning, everyone. look what happened overnight, mother nature followed the forecast and you can see on live doppler 7 hd we all are dealing with wet weather this morning. we can see this is moving from the east southeast and it is backfilling over the ocean and we are going to have steady rain

through at least 9:00 and maybe 10:00 before it starts to mix out to scattered showers and an isolated shower this afternoon. we have bright banding happening with the national weather service radar and what you are seeing in the pattern is not so prevalent or impressive as this morning but you can see it, it is the freezing live at 5,200' so there could be small hail in the clouds but not reaching the ground and it is melting before it reaches the grounds and can increase the intensity of the rain that is falling and help bring more rain so we are see the lowest amount in the south bay. at 101 and 880 you can see light-to-moderate rain and this is how it looks from the camera. check out the spray coming up from the cars and wetness everywhere. with a quarter of an inch you could find a few patches of ponding if you have some grandfathers in the road. our forecast highlights.

the rain will taper to showers this afternoon. a wetter weekend is on the way if you have lands outside on saturday have a plan "b" inside with the north bay the best chance of wet weather. from the golden gate bridge you can see light rain falling and headed to the east bay valley we will go to walnut creek and you can see 680 with the traffic ban and you can also see it is wet with light rain falling. moving failure, how is this going to play out? at 7:00 in the morning, all the way through 9:00 or 10:00, then it will taper to scattered showers by 1:00 o'clock and less showers in the evening. overnight we have light rain possible in the north bay because you are oriented the right way with the wind blowing out and you will have upslope light rain through friday noon into the evening on friday spread across the neighborhood and look at heavier rain, moderate-to-heavy rain rolling if through saturday morning and

it tapers headed through saturday evening. more rain is on the way on sunday, look at green, that is 1.5" and we will have 2 to 5" to the north and the seven-day outlook shows 60's this weekend, next week is mostly dry but for the north bay. be careful. it is snowing in the sierra so give us the report. >> we have fresh powder. time for the report, headed to the slopes you will be met with lots of snow with squall valley at 21 to 31" and alpine meadow 21 to 30" base and you have to 45" at heavenly, taking three hours to 3 hours and 45 minutes headed from the bay area. chains are required on 80, 88 and 50. 28 itches at soda springs and 35"s at bore amount l mountain.

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from sky 7 h.d., it is showing slow lanes blocked in both directions with miles and miles of backup with with concrete all over the

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abc7 news begins with breaking news. the breaking news is in the east bay we have been following a concrete truck accident in richmond area that is causing miles of backup. amy hollyfield is along interstate 80 with the details. amy? >> look behind me: i am not sure i have ever seen some, a tractor trailer was headed westbound and hopped over the concrete barrier into the oncoming traffic on the other side, the eastbound cars. i cannot imagine what it must have been like to see this coming at you. look at this. now you have to look at the back up. the effect is terrible because, obviously, it is happening in both directions. he is blocking lanes in both directions on both sides of 80. this is causing a terrible

backup for commuters both ways. this is san pablo area. the good news is there are no injuries to report. the c.h.p. officer cannot tell me how many cars are involved and he is still working on the case with two sides of the freeway to deal with. we see three vehicles with damage but no one is hurt. i asked how long it will be like this with one lane open in each direction and he says he doesn't know. it depends on how long it will take the tow trucks to get here. that tow truck is stuck, too, in the traffic. i would avoid this area and write it off. it will be a nightmare all morning. is this weather-related in the c.h.p. officer said, how could it not be? it has to be a factor. it is slick. very wet. there is oil on the street. now it is raining.

vision is impaired. the investigation continues. he is assuming that weather is to blame, something if all of us to keep in mind as we navigate to work and school. leyla gulen will have advice on getting an this. i would avoid it if you can. >> that is the best advise of all. if you look from sky 7 the headlights are headed to the area with the blocked off lanes both eastbound and westbound. the commute will be a bear. avoid it. write it off. or take san pablo as an alternate and another possibility take highway four to 680 to walnut creek and this will be around for hours. there are no injuries reported but slick conditions and wet conditions across the bay area

have been a problem causing many, many accidents mostly solo vehicle spinouts but some more dangerous including over turned vehicles. up ahead open westbound 80 we had a multitell vehicle crash in the same spot with injuries reported. it has been a mess all morning. slow down. be came. watch for bonding in the roads. how were more ponding will we get? mike nicco is on the roof. >> in the elements i will show you the light rain. live doppler 7 hd has been tracking the rain all height and glue the morning hours and the best radar runs are showing the freezing level at 5,200' all

moo-ing -- moving from west to southeast and when we think the back edge is develop we have more wet weather over the ocean so still hold on to 9:00 or 10:00 until we get out of the steady rain. this is how it looks at the san mateo bridge, wet and rain. all of us be wet through 7:00. low-to-mid 40's and by noon a scattering showers and low-to-mid 50 and mostly dry at 4:00 and low-to-mid 50's and that stretched into the evening with storm is the big storm for the weekend. day on that ahead. right now we turn it over to eric and kristen. thank yous -- thank you, mike. san francisco police are investigating a crash where the vehicle ended up in front of the cliff house that hit a parked pickup before hitting a pole and

a concrete planter. one person went to the hospital with injuries. their condition is nut known. police are vetting whether the driver was drinking or hit the slick roads that caused,000 crash. >> speed and wet weather are factors in causing this spin intermediate in san francisco at 2:00 this morning on southbound 101 with a porsche traveling with the continue down involved to a solo crash after going off the road. the driver and passenger suffered minor injuries. >> a wreck in hayward snarled traffic southbound 880. it missed the current on the connection ramp. it ran east road. the ramp was closed for a couple of hours. crews pulled the truck from the dip. the drive was arrested for d.u.i. the connection ramp has re-opened. >> tow truck drivers are staged in different areas. they will be able to respond quickly to an accident. the president of the towing

company says they get two or they times more calls when it is raining. >> cannot get anywhere. especially if there is an accident. we call c.h.p. and they escort us to the scene of the accident. then the traffic can flow. >> heavier rain is expected this weekend. the storm means more snow for sierra resorts. skiers can enjoy night hour runs off interstate 880 and full mountain separations by the president's holiday weekend which is when some schools take a week-long break. >> you can track the rain using live doppler 7 hd on our weather europe which makes it easy to share photos of how you are welcoming or coping with the range. download information is at

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good morning from the top of the broadcast center with rainfalling if san francisco. big surprise, right? it is falling everywhere. most of the state will be touched by rain. we can see it on live doppler 7 hd. the rain we are dealing with is moving into the san joaquin valley and southern cal and another band developing around eureka. snow is falling if the sierra. that will continue through the better part of the day. low-to-mid 50's through the central valley. if you are headed to pebble beach, low-to-mid 60's around los angeles and san diego.

the rest of the this afternoon: in the sierra we have a winter weather advisory until 10:00 coordinated to the snow at 5,000 feet. leyla gulen said you need chains it will snow tomorrow and heavy snow on saturday, but it will mix with rain at lake level on sunday. it is over on tuesday, wednesday, and we are back to warmer-than-average weather. a couple more feet of snow is likely in the sierra. be careful that way. leyla gulen has the details. good morning, everyone, at 6:41. you are waking up to a big mess from sky 7 showing over 80 where we have a big rig traveling. it is a doubling trailer being carried. it jumped the center divider. it went into oncoming traffic. frightening for folks traveling

eastbound. you have three lanes blocked eastbound and westbound. amy hollyfield is on the ground with details. as we pan up you can see the backup for miles away from highway four. the headlights are headed in the westbound direction. avoid this area. it will be around for several hours. use highway 4 and 680 to get on the roads or san pablo avenue but the remark is sold out on 80 making the commute in the westbound direction and eastbound traffic is slowing a little bit bitter. >>:42. >> we will go to i-80 again with what leyla gulen was talking about, the big rig accident blocking traffic with both lanes , now trouble. >> a northern california man tweets his way to a $1.5 million jackpot with a big reveal made right here on abc7

a big rig accident causing problems in el sobrante. amy? >> good morning. you will not believe this: a tractor trailer that jumped the divide is something to see. i have good news to report. the tow trucks are here.

we need self of them. here is the officer to give us a sense of when it will be cleared on interstate 80. >> looks like we have all of our tow truck on scene and we should have the westbound open in the hour and eastbound side before two hours it will be cleared. >> two hours. >> avoid the area if you can. alternate reports -- alternate routes are preferred. we want everyone to get to work safely. slow down. give yourself room. find an alternate. >> is this weather-related? >> weather is always a factor if any collision, with the wet roads and the fact it hasn't rained for a while the roads are going to be more slick is we are asking everyone to back up, slow down. we want everyone to get to their destination safely. >> it has been a busy morning, officer, thank you, accident all

over the bay area including three vehicles, this tractor trailer and two other cars on the westbound side. this is on hilltop and portal. the tractor trailer came over the center divide into the eastbound traffic. i cannot imagine that will set coming at you. the miracle is no injuries and no cars on the eastbound side were hit. the tow trucks are here. we are hoping to get this cleared soon but it will be a couple of hours. leyla gulen will have advise on another way around this mess. what can we do, leyla? >> you can see all the traffic focusing on the tall lights and the headlights, i will show you what is happening: we have go news. it will clear up shortly and excellent news there. we have clarification on what is happening.

it was not a truck carrying concrete, it hit the center divider which is made from concrete and that concrete want all over the road. it appears to be a dumpster, a dump truck that was empty. that is the good news. we have all lanes blocked. highway four is slammed coming away from highway four to the hoffman split what normally is 14 minutes is now one hour. you want to avoid it and take san a pablo avenue or 680. on the weather side you can see we are still following light rain everywhere and that is where you see the grown. you are probably looking at lower part of the screen and wondering what the red and orange is down around the south bay, that has been there consistently and hasn't moved the last couple of hours and the grown are moving east southeast and that is what the radar is

seeing at 5,200' with hail in the clouds and obviously it is melting before it reaches the ground. it creates bigger routes and hail gives a better return and reflected more of the radar energy but it is not reaching the ground. from 280 at 17, can you see in san jose traffic is getting back up and we will talk to leyla gulen and find out if that is a concern because it looks like it is going off into the horizon behind our look. rain tapers to showers this afternoon and by far this is the hardest part of the day. weather weekend especially saturday, have a plan "b" inside and the storm track is close to our neighborhood next week especially in the north bay but mostly it could miss up. in walnut creek can you see it is wet and 680 is slow with tail lights to the southbound moving traffic and the snow is still

falling around lake tahoe. heavy snow is on the way this weekend. you can see the public of weather, light-to-moderate rain through 10:00. scattered showers by 1:00 o'clock and maybe rain to the north and that is where it will be overnight, so by noon it starts to stretch down into the bay and by the evening most of us are going to be wet during the evening hours. look how it rolls in with a bigger head of steam on saturday morning and moderate rain elsewhere through the afternoon hours and we will see a little bit of a tapering on saturday before another wave moves through on sunday. rainfall amounts are impressive at 1 to 2" in the south bay and most of us around 2 to 3". the seven-day outlook shows more rain possible on sunday and beyond the rain, on sunday, it

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as we hand things off to "good morning america" he are seven things to know before you go. >> let me get out of the way so you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7 hd. it is light to possibly moderate rain with the bright banding over the south bay with flight arrival delays at two hours into sfo and oakland and san jose are on time. you can see the rain over san francisco and will be steady until 10:00 and then a scattered showers with temperatures in the 40's and only into the mid-50's

this afternoon. >> tow trucks finally on the scene in el sobrante after the big rig carrying a double trailer jumped the center divider and is straddling eastbound and westbound lanes. traffic is backed up for miles from highway 4 to the hoffman split will take you one hour which is normally 14 minutes. eastbound traffic is moving better but c.h.p. is hopeful that this is going to clear up within the next couple of hours. >> three, caltran is expected to survey a crumbling marin county hillside that gave way with rocks tumbling on to the lanes of southbound 101. several cars hit the rocks rutting if not tires and bent rims. >> san jose police are investigating a deadly stabbing near the fairmont hotel with officers called to south market and found a man suffering from at least one stab wound. he died at the hospital. >> police are asking anyone with

information of other possible victims to come forward after san ramon pastor is charged with having sex with a teen run away. police say he was working at the presbyterian clutch and -- church and keeping two girls hidden if his room. >> vallejo high school voted yesterday to drop their apache mascot in favor of the new red hogs to be sensitive to native members. the school will keep the red and white colors. president obama is attending the national rare breakfast in washington, dc, completing the address half an sure ago speak on mars of faith at the bipartisan gathering of political and religious and community leaders. >> thank you on joining us. a lot still going on with the rain and the accidents, we will continue to physical those all morning long.

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