what you call, like a bunch of box cars, the moisture feeding into marin county and that's where most of the problems have been today. you can see the moderate rain through cloverdale, santa rosa, we'll take you in closer, guerneville, at least three inches of rain today and you can see most of this is starting to move in. the jenner area, moving into your neighborhood in the next 15 to 20 minutes. where we have had problems from rohnert park and petaluma. there's a flood warning in effect until 7:30 this evening. petaluma, rohnert park. send bass a pole, for -- send -- jew can clearly see the -- jew can clearly see the east bay, tracy, san jose, not much rainfall, and the reason why is because you can see on our water

vapor imagery this train of moisture has been poised right at the north bay, but that next plume will settle south bay locations tomorrow. so it ain't over with yet. we'll look at some impressive storm totals in a bit. >> the storm and the rain caused problems throughout the bay area. one of the hardest hit was the north bay. nick smith joins us live from the rohnert park expressway. reporter: this is a major thoroughfare to route 116. one reason we are here is because this road was completely covered over with water earlier. we watched the water recede but this is why there's a flash-flood warning in effect, because at any time all that could change. this was the message from national weather service, alerting everyone in the area of a flash flood warning for sonoma

county. conditions were a wet, rainy, challenging mess. the heaviest totals of rain are pry ticketed for north bay. >> heavy rains. measured 12 inches of rain so far. >> take a look at the damage the rain has left behind on this stretch of fort ross road. half of the street, gone. road crews arrived to see the two-lane highway reduced to one. >> down below there was one vehicle inundated by the rockslide. >> take a look. you can make out the roof of a white pickup truck that is buried in the thick heavy mud and rock, and things could get worse if the arounds continue officials fear the risk of emergency services from points beyond the area. the north bay could see as much as seven inches of rain. he is getting sand to shore up

his home. >> a little bit of work to do but all in all it's going to benefit our stuff in the house because it's not going to get entity ruined. >> in santa rosa, parts of the bypass have disappeared. the creek appears to be close to cresting. parts thief section had been closed because of standing water two feet high. the reason? too much rain too fast. >> the storm damage extended well south to the peninsula where this pine tree fell along ridgeway road in hillsboro. this viewer sent us this photo showing a blocked driveway. sergio quintana is live in sonoma county. >> this intersection is prone to flooding. we have been here for years. this particular incident started

3:00 this afternoon. right now, caltrans crews are already here, but this is the problem. there's a creek that runs right along this intersection and right there you can see the water rushing in. that's where there's a breach and that's where the flooding into the intersection is coming from. this flooding means about a mile of highway 121 is blocked off between arnold drive and east h street but swollen creeks are not the only problem. mill valley, massive tree at the mill valley golf course, split in three, and one piece came down over glen drive. snarled up the only street into and out of this neighborhood so pg&e crews moved fast to deenergize the lines so the fire crews could put it apart. power was out in the neighborhood for several hours. residents say even with the neighborhood problems, they're still happy for the rain. >> for the last week saying, never again will we see rain.

it's here. >> we definitely need the rain. the nice thing about today is for mill valley and areas around the bay itself, we had a fairly low high tide earlier today, and so that has kept the creeks pretty much in check. reporter: creeks looked full but didn't seem as if they were going to be jumping their banks and that's a completely different situation here in sonoma. i'm told they're expecting advice particular road is going to be blocked off until at least 11:00 p.m. tonight. reporting live near schellville, abc7 news. >> a combination of low clouds and winds have made flying to and from sfo problematic all day. the faa says some arriving flights are facing delays up to three hours and departure delays are averaging 45 minutes. dozens of flights have been

cancelled. a handful of flights at oakland and san jose are facing delays because of the weather. >> this weekend it's good to be a skier. a foot of snow has fallen at the sierra ski resorts and forecasts show another foot should fall tomorrow for elevations of 7,000 feet and above. caltrans has imposed chain control on i-80 to the donner lake interchange and on highway 50 from twin bridges to miers in el dorado county. stay with us for continuing coverage. you can track weather with live doppler 7hd on abc7news.com and follow us on twitter@live doppler 7hd for the very latest bay area weather conditions, rain or shine. >> we are following developing news on the peninsula, after a high-speed chase and manhunt ended an hour ago. john alston is live with the developing details. report. reporter: still an active investigation along highway 101

in out in view, and behind me the car that was the subject of the chase, the toyota with the front grille smashed. i. this whole thing started at about 3:30 this afternoon. police say the suspect in this car first backed into an sfpd car in san francisco. the police carlos its front grille and the air bags did deploy but the officers were not hurt. police had been following that toyota in the bay view because it matched the description of a vehicle involved in a shooting yesterday at golden gate avenue and fill more in san francisco. now, after that impact, the toyota with the three suspects inside, then took off. the chase went southbound on highway 101, with san francisco police in pursuit. they lost the car at oyster point. the chp picked up the chase through san mateo county. the chp called it off because of weather and pooling in the road. the suspect car also collided

with another car on 101. no one was hurt. but the three suspects inside then bolted in the area of leon drive here in mountain view, and they were eventually caught, at lease two of the suspects are minors. they're all taken into custody and at this point police appear be investigating what they're calling an assault on a police officer, but there's much more to this as they investigate what happened yesterday as well. live in mountain view, abc7 news. >> thank you, john knowledge still ahead at 6:00 -- still ahead at 6:00, expect good news for same-sex couples across the u.s. this monday. the irs is demanding the michael jackson estate play minimums of dollars dollars. >> the wind is starting to pick up. heavy rain in the north bay. we'll take a look at some impressive rain totals in

>> u.s. attorney general eric holder will issue a directive monday that will expand the government's recognition of same-sex marriages to federal courts and prisons. the justice department will no longer object if gay or lesbian partners refuse to testify against their spouses in courts, in federal, criminal, or civil cases. and same-sex couples will be able to file jointly for bankruptcy and receive the same protections in bankruptcy court. >> the irs is going after the he can for of michael jackson. the feds are demandinger more than half a baseball dollars in taxes and penalties over the estimated value of the estate. the irs says jackson's image is

worth $434 million. the estate says its value is $2,100. the irs says the beatles catalogue jackson owned is worth 469 million. the estate says it has no value. and the executors say the state is worth 7 million but the irs says it's closer to 1.1 billion. the feds want to collect 5.5 million in taxes and 2 been million in penalties. the estate can pay it off by selling assets or pay over the course of 15 years. >> up next at 6:00, a flash flood warning in effect in the north bay. meteorologist leigh glaser has the forecast. >> this wet and windy weather didn't help anyone's golf game in pebble beach, especially the celebrities, including kid rock.

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it is time to get a complete check on the forecast, and all the rain coming down. let's get to leigh glaser on the rooftop. >> let's get right to live doppler 7hd because i do want to

pinpoint some locations that are going to see the moderate rain if nor not already seeing it right now. you can see for yourself most of the moisture has been focused in the north bay, north of the golden gate bridge and that's exactly where most of the rain is coming down. cloverdale, heading over towards lakeport and clear lake, reporting moderate rain. we have had some flood issues from rohnert park down towards petaluma and that's where the flood warning is in effect. just for another hour. until about 7:30. and then it will be lifted. some of the low-lying floodingy there you can see from live doppler 7hd, light rain is falling there at this point. east bay finally starting to see a little moisture. orinda, walnut creek, moraga, clayton, and south of san jose, picking up a little activity, but much of it has been north of

the golden gate bridge. in fact impressive rainfall tote reallies there. close to four inches in sent rosa, over four inches, close to five inches, at mt. st. helena, lesser amounts towards redwood city and san jose and the east bay in livermore. as you see there as well. emeryville cam. a lot of fog. reduced visible. golden gate bridge, across much of the bay area, and our storm risk, high in the north bay, street flooding immediate -- moderate, and then run, wind damage on the slide area, and as well as river flooding on the low area. up to four additional inches expected in some of the wettest spots in the north bay. our m tam cam, whiteout because of the fog and the low clouds there. san francisco, all the bay area, mid-to-upper 50s. we have been tellingout about delays at sfo, and you can see

why. low visibility there. santa rosa, 56. 57, concord. here's a look at the forecast highlights. we'll continue with rain off and on tonight. breezy conditions. heavy rain possible for sunday. and then we dry out for a couple of days. more wet days are expected heading into next wednesday and thursday. the warm sector of this frontal system moves through overnight. now you see that next plume right there and that's going to move in tomorrow with periods of heavy rain and it looks like it will slide further south. the heaviest rain in the north bay, 10:00 tonight, once again the forth bay getting hit. check out by sunday afternoon. that is when the moderate rain starts to slide down towards san jose. so by 3:00 p.m. we're looking at rain moving in towards monterey county, as well as south of san jose and by 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 5:00 a.m., it will be out of

here. let's get you some precipitation. additional amounts. six to four inches north bay. mountains. lower elevations, one to two inches. and in the mountain wes have had blue canyon, a lot of rain there. we have high snow levels that will be coming down to about 6500 by tomorrow afternoon. so, storm warning up until 4:00 a.m. monday. one to two feet additional above 7,000 feet. lows tonight in the 50s, with the wind and the rain and the highs tomorrow near 60 degrees, and it looks like tomorrow more periods of heavy rain, a few showers monday morning, cloudiness on tuesday, and then more showers expected wednesday and thursday. there you go. take it easy out there, and don't forget, headlights on in the rain, reporting live from the roof, i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. back to you. >> thank you so much, leigh.

>> a blustery day on the golf course. >> tough day at pebble beach. used to call it crosby weather. ben crosby started the pro-am because it always rained. we needed the rain but the participants other could do it without. weather delayed the first two rounds and today it was the wind. balls were rolling sideways, along with players and flag sticks. third round play resumed at 3:00 p.m. check oust this guy. a two-man effort to remove the flag. kid rock rocking the american flag. hacks one on eight. only been playing a year but having fun. bill belichick signing autographs and tom brady for a putt. this guy can play. matt cain. spring training coming up. the pros still vying for the top spot. jordan spieth, 5-over today. your leader, jimmy walker,

pulling away from the pack. shoots a 4-under 67. the leader at 13-under. a six stroke week. walker has won twice this year. play suspended due to darkness. try to finish tomorrow. there's your leaderboard so far. much better weather in florida nor champions tour. second around of the alliance championship. jay haase, check that out. slices right up to the hole. sets up birdie. what a shot. three shots back. san mateo's own michael allen, birdies four of his final eight hoes, shot a 3-under 69, the leader heading into sunday's final round. >> the two-time defending american league west oakland a's held their fab fest today. not letting the rain spoil this parade of athletics. a lot of fun for the players and fans as it signifies that spring training is around the corner.

20,000 on hand. a chance for fans to get autographs and rub shoulders with their favorite players inspire them on to a championship. key part of the rotation will be sonny gray, who, even though he had a great rookie year, is hoping to come back even stronger. >> i have said this, it's a difference between feeling you belong and getting comfortable, and i don't think getting comfortable is a good thing in any sport, especially baseball. it was really exciting for me individually to get a real taste of the big leagues last year, and then playoffs and everything, but just knowing that there's still room for improvement, and that will be -- this year, always improve. >> march madness is creeping up. gonzaga, and st. mary's and usf. let's head to malibu, california. st. mary's and pepperdine. bounce pass for the dunk.

goes overtime. holt had a career high 29. lays it in to geoff st. mary's the lead. three seconds left. picked up for the win but it was wide. st. mary's wins 69-67. olympics underway in sochi. we have results so if you don't want to know who won or see the results, turn away until you hear the music stop. ♪ >> this abc sports reporting brought to you by orchard supply hardware. the winners in phoenix, i'll have the winners tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. >> thank you so much, shu. up next at 6:00, a final check

on weather. what to expect tonight.

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breaks his silence. the statements after renewed accusations he molested his adoptive daughter. >> the rain didn't stop redwood city's fourth annual lunar celebration from taking place. we kicked off the festivities inside the museum. check that out. hundreds treated to martial arts e demonstrations. abc7 helped sponsor the event ex-arrest get a final check on the forecast with meteorologist leigh glaser who is live on the roof. >> we will continue with waves and waves of moderate to heavy rain, mainly in the north bay overnight tonight. then that secondary plume of moisture off the coast is going to make its way into the san francisco bay area by mid-day tomorrow. we think those of grew san jose, towards the east bay, antioch,

oakley, gilroy, that is when you'll see some moderate rain. so just slow down, take it easy, stay indoors tonight. >> thank you, leigh, and join us for the abc7 morning news tomorrow at 5:00, 6:00 and 9 al, for the latest on the welcome winter storm, and track the rain by adding doppler tomorrow to your twitter feed. that does it for us here at 6:00. thank you for join us.

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