>> a good, wet saturday morning for you. i'm katie marzullo. >> lease a arrange is up on the roof experiencing rain firsthand. good morning, lisa. >> we are looking at light to moderate rain and breezy winds. but all around the bay we have kind of a different story going o heavier pockets from the north bay to the east bay. take a look the like doppler 7hd. some of our valleys are not look at any wet weather right now. some in the north bay look at a lot of bay, others in the valleys not seeing so much. but as we seam in to the north bay from sea ranch to for the ross, we are looking another a

few heavier cells. emeryville, berkeley, highway 24. you can see some moderate downpours, as well as through oakland and 580. back through san francisco it's been kind of intermittent south of 280 from daly city to south city. san francisco has picked up .6-inch rain. burlingame light rain, san mateo. a little bit of a break in dublin. this is what i'm talking about. some of you in the livermore valley not looking at a whole lot of activity. your activity won't pick up until tomorrow. most of the activity throughout the day today will be on and off waves of light to moderate waves. we've picked up 5 inches near woodacre. we are still going to look at more. i'll still you how much more and time it out four coming up. katie. >> thank you, lisa. the storm did move in last night and the rain caused plenty

of problems for drivers, but that's not all. we have more from the north bay. >> reporter: moments after a crash, one driver got oust his car and looked to be on his phone. possibly culling for help. chp said standing water on the freeing was part of the water here. fire crews also respond but no serious injuries reported. at rush-hour traffic came to a soggy crowd. throughout the night rain came down in buckets and the rain rattled some residents. >> it's raining sideways, raining everything, raining up and down. it is finally here but it is here. >> her car won't start in the rain so she's stranded at a shopping center. just across the street at fire station 2. pete filled 8 sandbags to fix a flooding problem. >> the place we moved in just moved in there last year and we haven't had a rain like this. it's flooding back into the

basement, we followed him back to the nonprofit with an assembly line of students worked to scoop water out of the basement. they managed to get most of the water out and placed sandbags to keep any more from getting in. >> we will probably have to tarp the stairs that go down from the outside to the basement. >> the first big rain of the season means the first big water problems for people to deal with. abc7 news. the wet weather is blamed for bringing down a large tree around 10:30 last night. it took down powerlines as well. pg&e had to come out. the road was closed for several hours while crews worked to clear the roadway. and the storms sent this tree branch crashing down yesterday afternoon. the large branch fell on a parked pickup truck and blocked the sidewalk. it happened on eighth atsteiner street. luckily no one was hurt. also in the east bay, in

concord, highway 242 a propane truck slid off the road and hit a truck and fell on to the truck but fortunately there was no propane inside. a firefighter broke his rib trying to cut the tree off of the truck. other than that, those roads were relatively safe. >> not too bad. i didn't see many accidents when i was driving around. it was pretty good. >> do you think everybody driving just a little more cautiously? >> i think so. the speeds were down more and it worked out pretty well. >> the chp is advising drivers who need to be on slick roads this weekend to drive slowly and keep your headlines on. if you are headed to tahoe, these are the conditions you will find there. a live look at heavenly mountain resort courtesy of lake tahoe tv. heavier snow at higher elevations, up to two feet. getting there is a problem. this is a look at supper state i-80 at truckee. chains are required on enter

state 80 and highways 50 and 88 because of all the snow. remember, you can track the rain in the bay area using live doppler 7hd on our abc7 news weather app. our weather app also makes it easy for you to share your weather photos. down loud our information from our website. developing news, all lanes of southbound highway 101 in san jose have reopen following a fatal crash after 11:00 last night. several considers were involved and one person was found on the roadway. that person died at the scene. it is unclear if they were ejected from the vehicle or if they were a pedestrian. all lanes were closed while they investigated and they reopened around 1:00 a.m.. >> a cal football player died after a early morning workout with the team yesterday. the 21-year-old collapsed after a run outside memorial stadium. he started having trouble breathing near the stadium's

north central. trainers picked him up in a cart and he was communicating at first but quickly deteriorated and was unresponsive when the ambulance arrived. >> our players love him dearly and he was a big part of our family. now our family members are going to have to rely on each other in order to get through this period the best that we can. >> he was a public health major and a member of the omega sci-fi fraternity. you can express your condolences by sharing this best knowledge on your facebook timeline. the badge is on our page. police in san jose are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a woman after claiming to be a cop. this is a sketch of the rapist. he's described as a hispanic man in late 30s to early 40s. 5'4" or 5'6" with a muscular build. his car was captured on surveillance video. he picked up a woman on monterey

road and threatened to arrest her if she didn't cooperate with him. a former teacher has been arrested on child pornography charges in martinez. police say they found images of child pornography in his home. he previously worked as a teacher in the bay area but police did not say where. >> oakland police have identified a 77-year-old woman who was found dead yesterday in an apparent home invasion. police discovered susan's body while doing a welfare check yesterday at the home. they found signs of forted entry at the home and said fong was dead inside but had no signs of physical injury. there was also a man at the house but he was not hurt. police are talking to him to figure out what happened. they have not made in arrests and police are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for any information leading to an arrest in the case. what started as a plan to celebrate the lone 49er fan

spotted in see hawk territory after the victory, turned out to something different. they wanted to treat him, but now the plan is do much more than that. we have the story. >> this lonely niners fan being booed by seahawk supporters during their victory parade caught people's attention. >> you go, what? and you take a photo of it. >> this is the president and founder of ladies of the empire, a 49ers booster. struck by the fan's heart and bravery, she reached out to niners faithful to help track him down. his name is ronny andrews. she wanted to give her one of her front row 50-yard line tickets to a game at the new stadium. she set up a fund to cover the trip. close to $3,000 has been raised. >> the goal was to fly him out here to catch a game at levi stadium but then something

changed. >> i learned he was only 15 years old and living in a shelter. >> so she asked him what you really need? do you need a place to stay, therapy, counseling, clothing, resources? yes, i do. i need all of those things and, i'm, okay, we will make it happen. >> but tate isn't sure to connect the young man with the people want to go help without making his personal information public. she hopes people who know more about how to make this work will step up and get involved. ama daetz, abc7 news. >> that could be you. if you would like the ladies of the empire help ronny, go to our website. we have information there. >> let's send it up on to the roof and get a check of the weather with lisa argen. >> hey, i'm here. breezy, as well. 53 degrees with a southeast wind at 10 miles an hour. currently misty out there with the light rain. heaviest rains in the north bay. we will time it out for you with several inches more expected in

the north bay. significantly less elsewhere. i'll explain when we return. >> we are all ears. thank you, lisa. also next, hundreds are standing out in the rain just hoping for a taste. but exactly what are they waiting for? we will explain. and a bay area start-up will let you run your own data center and you don't have to worry about th so we made our own commercial to tell you why. first, chex makes lots of gluten free flavors. which is a huge thing for us. and there's seven to choose from. like cinnamon, honey nut, and chocolate. i tell them "you guys are gonna turn into chocolate chex!" i like cinnamon, greg is a honey nut nut. when you find something this good, you want to spread the word. [ all ] we're the pearsons, and we love chex!

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tell you exactly where and how much it's raining and which city is getting which amounts of rain, if you will. it's an event so big people again standing in line thursday night. what brought hundreds of people to santa rosa for just a taste? wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: they stood in a line that stretched around the block in the rain, no less. a line that took hours to get through and even longer to get it. i came up from morris county. >> to santa rosa, and for what? >> makes my heart happy. >> ever seen a line like this before? >> no, not for beer. >> beer? >> yeah. they are waiting for beer. >> not just any beer. at the russian river brewing company this is the one for which customers wait all year. a not so modest, very big brew named after aonian vent roman man. >> apparently fanny the younger was a fan of beer and so was

this man, who never guessed what began as an experiment would become a phenomenon. >> i'm still surprised when all these people show up every year. very humble. >> there are a lot of secrets that go into the making of the beer and vinnie isn't going to tell us all of them. first of all, he bruce it twice as long. more important, the ingredients, the hops. there are three times the normal amount of hops in this beer. and the alcohol content? 10.25%. >> you can't drink it all day. >> no? >> no. >> how long can you drink it. >> i can have two, and that's good. >> so will 1400 other people. what's that, you said nobody answered their phones in santa rosa? >> are you going to get much done this afternoon? >> no, i'm not. >> is anybody? >> i don't think so. >> such is the power of the triple song indian pale ale. it's hop by, bitter, hop by and fruity all at once. >> the best beer i have ever had, hands down.

>> why? >> almost too strong to be able to be that drinkable. >> but clearly an attraction. last year's release brought $2.3 million into sonoma county. and this year? >> we will have a line almost every day for the next 14 days. it's an odd thing. >> hard to understand until you taste it. in santa rosa, win freedman, abc7 news. >> when it comes to the olympics, stay with abc7 news where all the results for team. sa and any of the teams you are following. here is how we will deep keep you informed. on air we will announce a spoiler alert. if you don't want to know, you have plenty of time to turn away. on our maid yeah platforms we will post results but you have to click a link to get to them so you don't accidentally see them. you confined us at facebook.com and, of course, we are always online at. bc7 news.com. don't forget, can you watch

abc7 news at 11:00 every weeknight on our website or on our mobile app. if you are watching the olympics but still want to know what's happening in the bay area at 11:00, use your ipad or smartphone to watch us. you can download the abc7 news phone app. go to abc7news.com/apps for more information on this. >> use the computer is about things we store on the cloud, drop back, what we buy on ebay and amazon but not everyone trusts big companies with their data. jonathan bloom has found another option. >> this device is called pixeo. this is our logo. >> these two have been tinkering together furlong time. >> we are brother and sister. >> i'm the ceo, she's the president. >> they have changed a little box they hope will change computing in a big way. >> as little as it looks, it isment to be in your house. >> you only need one to get

started. >> plug in the power, plug in the internet and getting going from there. >> it creates a personal cloud you access from a phone or web browser. store and share files like drop box, have discussions and even sell things and take credit cards. >> here's an image, if you open the image. you can see the comments on it, as well. >> they are services that already exist as long as you are willing to let them keep your files and data center spread around the globe. it lets you create your own data center at home, adding more hard drives and computing power as you go. >> we say the same software the software companies are using and make it simple for all consumesser to use. >> it turns out they are entering the market just at the right time. with growing concerns of hacking in the cloud, a lot of people are looking for alternatives. >> if everyone's data is one place, they are subject to security breaches and if one person gets hacked, everyone gets hacked. >> but these users keep control of their own data.

so even if the nsa comes culling. >> we can turnover everything we have but the consumers are encrypting it themselves so that's why they have the security piece of mind. >> they have already past their start. they attribute their early success is teamwork. >> the best partner you can have is our own family, your own brother. >> it's not perfect. sometimes we do get into disagreements but there is nobody i trust more and that's what happens in the end. >> the civil suit filed by dodger stadium beating victim brian stow has a new judge and a new exampleder date. the case has a trial date of may 27th. stow suffered brain injuries that left him permanently disabled after he was beating following the opener between the giants and the dodgers in 2011. he's suing the owner and three team entities for negligent. two dodgers fans are awaiting

trial in the beating. happening today, oakland a's fans can get their favorites. the fan fest website shows the event is sold out. fans can get autographs from some of their favorite current a's along with former players and they can visit the clubhouse and take part in question and answers with players and front office staff. we are all about the rain this morning. the long-awaited rain. we will send it up to lisa argen on the roof tracking the storm. lisa. >> hi, katie. we have light rain here and very breezy winds out of the southwest. they have been gusting to 20, 25 miles an hour. but a look at live doppler 7hd. we have heavier pockets of rain offshore and in the north bay. so we are looking at parts of the east bay not seeing the heavy rain. up in cloverdale, highway is 01,

fort ross, you see the yellow, heavier rain, napa, sonoma, american canyon also getting the heavy rain. we go a little further south you can see some lighter patches down along the peninsula. but there is moderate rain offshore. san francisco, you continue with your light to moderate rain. down to redwood city, fremont, we have the rain shadow effect. we are getting the lack from the coastal hills. there is rain in the east bay and really it's not materializing. it's not until we get to the colder air coming in tomorrow we will see heavy rain for you here in the livermore valley you see 580 wet weather. 680, out toward tracy, wet weather, as well. chains are required but it's a rain event now in sierra nevada. temperatures in the upper 30s for the tahoe valley airport and blue canyon with gusty winds. the snow level rises to around 8,000 feet and then we will be

looking at temperatures in the 30s there to near 40 degrees. so some small flooding, mudslides and wind damage. we aren't too worried about the rivers. nine inches is what we are expecting in the highest elevations of the north bay. we already picked up over 5 inches in some spots. temperatures in the 50s. 57 redwood city. looking at low 50s and sfo count on delays stacking up there. 54 concord. here's a look from our emeryville camera. looking wet everywhere. the forecast, riney and breezy today, a let-up tonight and another slug of moisture comes our with a tomorrow for another band of heavier rain. you see the moisture coming in from the tropics and that will bray the rain on and off all weekend long, focused in the north bay. we are looking at the rain totals really in the north bay approaching two inches around

napa. this is through this morning. over a third in oakland. half-inch in san francisco with an inch and a quarter. notice redwood city toward mountain view. just about a ten. of an inch of rain. 11:00, havering north bay, east bay. and as we go through the later afternoon a bit of a break. tonight look at that 11:00. here's the break. by tomorrow morning, about this time tomorrow into midmorning, another wave of moderate to heavy rain. but by sunday night we are looking at partly cloudy skies and rainfall estimates right on through sunday, continue to be highest with up to 8 inches in the north bay, inch and a half to three inches the lower elevations, santa cruz mountain three inches but some of you won't see that much in the valleys. we are looking at the winter storm warnings for 4:00 and the snow levels over 8,000 feet. upper 50s to near 60. a mild storm. on and off rain today. focus in the north bay. another band of heavier rain

tomorrow and a slight chance on monday. we are looking at partly cloudy skies tuesday. next chance of rain will be focused in the north bay. so once again, the south bay, the east bay not looking at much but it is definitely putting a dent in the deficit. so if you want to follow live doppler 7 on twitter we have the latest bay area conditions. tweets, updays on power outages and everything you need to know. it's always a good resource. it hasn't let up here so i will be watching it throughout the morning. stay dry, katie. >> i will. sorry i cannot say the same to you, lisa. hang in there. >> okay. >> we appreciate you keeping an eye on it for us. >> sounds good. >> coming up next, girl scout cookie time but there's one kind of cookie you won't get if you live in the bay area. we will tell you why coming up. and arab look outside. this time in emeryville from the emeryville camera. everything wet, as lisa has been

telling us. if you encounter interesting weather, trees down this, kind of stuff, weather-related incidents and you want to take a picture and share it with us, you can do that by sending to us on ureport. stay with us. we will be right back.

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>> welcome back. a live look from our exploratorium come. you see the leagues there flickering in the wetness. raining in san francisco just a little bit. north bay getting hit the hardest. lisa argen is tracking all of that for you. she will let you know exactly who is getting how much rain, where and when today during finally the storm of the winter. if you love girl scout

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seeing a lot of rain at all. where you are seeing it it is light. richmond 580. lighter through berkeley. not much going on around here. you can see to the west we are looking in the sunset district where we have the moderate cell. further to the south and east from fremont, union city and so nope, not much going on. very light drizzle. sunnyvale, cupertino and san jose, you are in the rain as well. the heaviest rain in the coastal hills of the santa cruz mountains. it extends through morgan hill and san joaquin. they are look at heavier rain through about 10:00 this morning and another batch tomorrow morning. he'll time it all out for you. hopefully you are staying warm and dry indoors. katie. >> sorry i can't be up there with you this morning, but i'm

not really story. of snow coming down in the sierra right now. this is interstate 80 at king available. chains required except for snow whole drives with snow tires. all the news is great news for skiers heading up to the resorts this weekend. we have more from sugar bowl with a look at all the new snow. >> skiers and snowboarders were wondering when the show would come. some had given up hope. >> we had given up. we made plans to go camping. we got rained out no, out. >> that's a good thing. >> it is so we are up here instead. >> many played hooky to take advantage while it's here. >> took off work, took the kids out of school. don't tell anyone. >> and as a result, sugar bowl ski resort plans to open 20 more runs from 25 to 45. locals who have been eager to

work part time had been called in. as for the snow itself, sugar bowl is happy with the sorry raw cement variety. >> we don't want something light that will below away. we want something that will pack down the base so this is perfect. >> while everyone is welcoming the snow, it's bringing some headaches. the chp had tidwell spinouts and accidents on interstate 80 and there were the issues of chains. >> always the question will i get it to really city on. it fell off a couple times already. kind of a pain. >> chain in stillers are easy to do the job. like everyone else in the sierra, they have had little work all year. >> it's been busy but nice but it's nice because we haven't been busy all year. >> at sugar goalzy resort, abc7 news. >> the north bay expected to get a lot of rain with the latest system as lisa has been telling us. and along the russian river they really need it. because the river levels are so

low, spawning fish like the coshow salmon are fining it impossible to go upstream and lay eggs. the spawning places are dry. the wet weather is a welcome sight. >> the volume of water coming into the system will give them the signal to move up this there and start their move so they can spawn and get the migration started. >> this will possibly be enough over the weekend to open up the creeks and allow the fish to get free. they have just been hanging out. >> a fishing ban at the russian river is set toty effect later this month and will be in effect until at least april 30th. you can track the rain not by area losing live doppler 7hd and our weather app. it also makes it easy for you to share photos of the rain, down throat on our website abc7news.com/apps. we've seen a couple new images from n.a.s.a. is say a lots about the drought. this is january of last year, seat raw covered in white and the by area green with foliage

and this one last month showing california's by landscape. the most striking difference is the lack of snow in the sierra. white house officials have announced president obama is coming to california next friday to assess the effects of the drought. we understand he will be going to fresno where he will hear from central valley farmers. new this morning president obama is drawing attention to his go-it-alone strategy. emphasizing steps he's taking to spur economic activity without congress. in his weekly address he hits initiatives. among them are an overall of job trying programs, commitments from ceos to do more to hire the long-term unemployed. >> i want to work with congress on this agenda wherever i can but in this year of action, whenever i canty steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, i will. i've got a pen and i've got a phone. a pen to take executive action, and a phone to rally citizens

and business leaders who are eager to create few jobs and new opportunities and we've already gun. >> meanwhile republicans say the president is overreaching by side-stepping congress. >> state workplace safety officials are investigating the death of two men who were crushed while unloading slabs of granite. the excellent happened yesterday morning at galaxy granite in san francisco. witnesses say the men were preparing to unload a truck when the will be slipped. >> they have a process, i don't know exactly what the process it for moving big slabs like that and seems like the slabs were shifting while they moved it out and two people were crushed underneath it. >> the slabs were so heavy, rescue crews had to break them into smaller pieces to remove them a representative from galaxy granite said she's deeply sudden ended by the accident but will not comment further on what happened. they said they do not have any previous worker safety violation.

the cost to build a rail line between los angeles and san francisco dropped slightly, 1%. latest estimate is now at $67.6 billion. by comparison, the twelve business plan was $68.4 billion. the cost is still more than double what was originally predicted in 2008 when voters approved aborne mesh tower partially fund the project. city college of san francisco will now have to file a formal appeal after commission's decision to revoke its accreditation. the move comes after a regional commission yesterday rejected the school's request to have the decision reviewed. ccsf has been under threat of losing their accreditation after the commission found issues with the schools finance and govern answer structure. but a judge ruled last month the accrediting commission cannot terminate them while current lawsuits are still in the courts. happening today, california great america is looking for seasonal workers. the park will hold a job fair

today and tomorrow to fill nearly 2500 jobs. the park's vice president and general manager will be on hand to discuss opportunities. the job fair runs today from ten to four and tomorrow from noon to six. applicants can apply in advance online. great america's opening day is march 29th. still ahead on the saturday morning news, silicon valley ready to put its money where its mouth is to help local kids eat healthier. how you can help this morning. and taking a live look outside at 5:38a look at the san mateo bridge. obviously no traffic to speak of at this hour but the roads are slick. lisa argen tracking the storm. she will have your forecast in a fe

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happy that you are with us. happy that you are safe and dry inside your house a live look here at 5:40. is this the bay bridge? the toll plaza, if you can see it through all the raindrops there. this picture pretty much says it all. north bay getting the most rain but berkeley, emeryville, oakland also getting hit. slow down and be safe on the roads. lisa argen will be along shortly to fill you in on the forecast. happening today celebrate the year of the horse at redwood city's lunar new year's celebration. our own christian sze will host the ceremonies. the lunar new year's celebration features martial arts, acrobats and arts and crafts for the kids. it gets underway at 11:00 at the san mateo history museum. admission is free. admission is probably going to happen under some rainy skies. let's check in with lisa arrange. san mateo? >> hi there, kitty.

we are looking at pretty wet conditions. over two inches in the north by. take a look at the san mateo bridge. it is a little bit wet out there. we will tell and you show you the wide-ranging rainfall accumulations so far. you are not going to believe it when you see it. >> thank you. the rain is having an effect on pebble beach. we tell you what's ahead for pebble beach. we tell you what's ahead for rpillsbury grands biscuits.orts] delicious, but say i press a few out flat, add some beef, sloppy joe sauce and cheese, fold it all up and boom! delicious unsloppy joes perfect for a school night. pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop. so i should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon. [ mom ] and i listened. [ brother ] i can do this. [ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey, pillsbury cinnamon rolls. make the weekend pop.

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all things subject to change in this weather, of course. february is national children's dental health month. the school of den tis industry will give free checkups to children. no appointment or insurance is required for today's give kids a smile day. there will be free exams and fluoride treatments as well as free tooth brushes, toothpaste and floss. it runs at the school of dentist industry. a fun raising campaign kicks off today in silicon valley to put more salad better in school. it's estimated only 166 out of 10,000 schools in the region have them. abc7 news david louie visits the story where kids are making healthy eating choices, even if they are picky eaters. >> right in the middle is a salad bar at this elementary school. it may be sized for kids but the selection of fruits and vegetables are as varied as you

would find in a restaurant. the youngsters must chews two items. >> sometimes it's yummy and sometimes it's like grows. >> she can skip what she doesn't like because she has no many other choices. she's having corn and fruit salad to go with her nachos. it's estimated that fewer schools have salad better in schools. it's prompted nonprofit groups and labor unions to raise money to install 100 new salad bars over the next three years. >> if we just eight all the main foods, then we wouldn't have a lot of vitamins and stuff that you could be stronger. and grow better >> you want ton really tall when you grow up, right. >> yeah. >> however, kids can be, well, kids. >> i don't like broccoli or brussels sprouts. >> so do they serve him here at school? >> yeah. >> what happens when they are

there? >> find other stuff. >> sometimes the kids discover new foods they have never tried before such as kill and kiwi and hicama. one parent was surprised their child ate it. they never reallyized they liked it. >> and tiffany discovered she likes tomatoes, they aren't gross. >> the goal is to get this spread throughout silicon valley. in san jose, abc7 news. the silicon valley leadership group is sponsor an adult and kids fun run this morning, rain or storm at 9:00 a.m. pretty sure that will be rain. proceeds will help raise money for the salad bars. it will be brave souls out there running in the rain. let's head up to the roof where lisa argen is tracking the storm. >> urban and small stream flood

advisory. larkspur, mill valley, and we are looking at havering rates. they haven't seen the rain let up all night long. mt. tam, upwards of 9 inches of rain. some of you have only seen trace amounts. here's a look at live doppler 7hd. we have the employs offshore of the north bay and light are amounts as you go to the east bay valley. starting out with the heavier rain. hills berg and over toward clear lick. highway 1301, a sea of grown up notice all the wet weather system. highway 29 san francisco some light to moderate rain with breezy winds. head southward to the airport, it's patchy like rain. 280, hayward, san mateo and redwood city very, very light rain. in fact, you have dry condition over by fremont, down through sunnyvale, cupertino and san jose. you have the wind gusts up to 25 miles an hour but the rain

has been scant throughout the early part of the morning. livermore with a little bit of light rain here, 580. in the sierra nevada winter storm warning through 4:00 but it is raining at lick level. temperatures in the upper 30s and the snow level going above 8,000 feet. lake tahoe right now still looking at higher elevation snow. but back home the urban flooding through 7:45 in our north bay valleys. the southern marism n area with the possibility of wind damage, as well. the exploratorium come raw, it is messy with temperatures in the 50s. the numbers will actually rise a couple degrees even with the cloud cover and the rainy conditions. sfo, as katie mentioned, remarkfully no delays. 56 in liver more. our forecast highlights calling for the rainy and windy weather today. everybody will see a bit of a letup tonight. in the north bay if you are wondering when this is going to let up, probably by later evening hours through the

overnight hours and another batch of heavier rain tomorrow morning. the steady stream of moisture from the sub tropics continue to bring the higher elevation snow. but nothing is going to change except for the timing of the waves of rain. so take a look here. 7 inches, 9 inches in mt. tam. nearly a ten. of inch in san jose. a third at the airport and three quarter half moon bay. here's the way the rest of your saturday looks. 1:00 we still have heavier rain and here's where it lights up. through the later evening hours, the overnight hours. this time tomorrow into midmorning we've got more wet weather focused from the entire bay area. so the east bay, the south bay should see the rain pick up tomorrow. so it will change tomorrow. we are still looking at a possibility about one inch down around the south bay and about an inch perhaps in the livermore valley. we are already at two inches in oakland. the winter storm warning through

4:00 but the snow levels continue to rise. bring the chains. not a good idea to head up there, despite the snow and the rain at lake levels. 58 san francisco. 60 palo alto toe, the accuweather seven-day forecast. heavy rain especially in the north bay, the flood advisory through 7:45 through southern marin. soggy tomorrow with more rain for east bay and south bay viewers. you will get more into the act tomorrow morning. then the showers end and partly cloudy once again way north wednesday and thursday. live doppler 7hd if you want to follow us on twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions, that's always a great resource. we will keep an eye on it for you out here. >> we can hear it coming down on your umbrella. thank you, lisa. in sports tonight, the warriors will be without forward david lee when they play the suns in phoenix. lee will miss his second straight game due to injury. last night the sharks bottled the columbus blue jackets before the break.

easiliry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. the sharks played columbus if their final game before the olympic break a milestone for coach todd mclellan cellen, now the all-time leader. he's coach the sharks for more games than anybody else, 435 and counting. let's start with a huge factor. father and son taking in the game. first three, john macleod mccarthy think called back up from the minors. on the deflection. his first goal since 2010. 1-0, team teal. brett burns, the shot. saved by the goalie but patrick marleau with the rebounds. he's an elimb i don't know. 2-0, sharks. they cut the lead in half. the wrist they're beats antti niemi. to the third, tommy wingels on the doorsteps his twelfth of the year and that's the game winner. 3-2, sharks. we are in second place in the pacific. now take a tough and a half week break for the olympic games. jordan spieth has been tied for the lead at pebble beach.

describing the round two conditions he said we started out in the rain and wind and finished in rainier and windier. there's the 57% chance of rain for round 3. check out the touch by broncos quarterback peyton manning from the sand and right on target. looks like the wind pushes it off-line or that might have gone in. challenging day for phil mickelson. lefty. birdies on 14 at pebble but 1 over 73 leaves him four under. he's five off the pace which is being set by jordan spieth. the birdty putt. tied for the lead. jimmy walker playing spyglass. so close yet so far. spight and walker tied at 9 underpar heading to round three. the a's have a history of trading away their best players when they get too expensive but they are paying to keep coco crisp who signed a $2 million

extension. the extension will run through 2016. and also an option year for 2017. a's center fielder brings a mix of speed and hour. hit 22 homers last year along with 22 bub doubles, .261 batting average. he sets the table for the entire offense. the 34-year-old leadoff man begins his fifth season in green and gold and thrilled with his new deal. >> the comfort of being here. being here the past few years and me knowing the city and this division. i think that's always nice. hopefully it can continue and win the division again. >> women's hoops. stanford against washington state. 5-0 against wazu coming up. cardinals up 4 at the brick. they actually trailed a little in the second half, down two. taylor greenfield for three help stanford pull away, 77-69. they have now won 21 games in a

row. lindsey gotly, the junior, trying to get the golder bears back open track against washington. cal town 8 in the second half. jasmine davis finished with 20 points but the birse not to be denied, shawn also with 20 putting cal up for good with a minute left and cal back on track 70-65. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody! i'm larry beil. >> next, it's no joke. a funny card explodes going 300 miles per hour and the driver survives. we will tell you when he says he will race next.

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southern california. check this out. you can see how this dodge charger traveling at 300 miles an hour literally explodes, comes apart and catches on fire during the national hot rod association's winter nationals. the driver not only survived but walked away unharmed. as you can imagine, the body of the car is a crumpled mess but the vehicle's engine had just minor damage and is already ready to go for the next race. next on the saturday morning news at six, we are tracking the storm. live doppler 7hd shows you the rain following in the bay area and lisa argen will have the full accuweather forecast coming up. and plus a lone 49ers fan surrounded by seahawks fan. the picture has gone viral, but wait until

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