accident solo spinout. extra caution. we continue coverage with a look at conditions on the peninsula where steady rain and winds are making driving a challenge for another day. abc7 news reporter nick smith is on the scene. >> i found all day not only early we saw lightning flashes but we have encountered so much standing water and slick rods and we are, again, reminding drivers to exercise caution as they move throughout the roads. right new we are in redwood city and we have noticed are pools of standing water. we are not the only area seeing a steady rainfall. look what we have found right there in san francisco: an s.u.v. crashed into the corner of this building at silver avenue and princeton. there were no injuries to the

driver or the occupants of the building. crews say it is one of the things that was a direct result of weather. >> a tree came down at 37th and lincoln way closing lanes. until the crews can remove the tree it will be a hazard. we see a car that crashed into a building at 17th and harrison. this is a direct result of what officials on the scene say are slick roads and drivers just not slowing down enough. you have to be careful as you get on the treats. in redwood city we are watching drivers with their headlights and windshield wipers trying to take it slower. be careful of the standing pools of water. i will give you an idea of what to expect for the morning cot mute. in redwood city for abc7. >> residents and crews hope they are prepared for the second

storm with heavy rain leading to more problem on summit road like the tree that took out power lines open wednesday. >> we expect trees and wires. >> how can that impact you? >> power. we got firewood. just in case. >> the fire protection district is on stand by in case this are more trees this fall. >> the sierra bracing for more snow. this is video where you see the snow from the last storm. the sierra snow pack is only 24 percent of normal. you can track the rain using live doppler 7 hd on our weather app which makes its to share photos of how you seeing the rain. you can download it at abc7news.com/apps. >> power outage and compute problems for residents and commuters after pickup truck

crashed into a power pole. it ended with a fatality. amy hollyfield is at the scene. investigators are still here and the neighborhood is dark with no power. you would not be surprised to hear that on the only of a big rainstorm this outage caused by something different. a truck crashed into a pg&e poll in the 500 block of west 10th with midnight. emergency crews could not rush in and check on the driver because power lanes came down and fell on the car. they will still alive. crews had to stand back. when they got to the car it was 30 minutes when pg&e got here they found the driver dieed. we have video with police showing guns drawn because this

was a possible carjacking and they said someone ran away from the car but the sergeant who just arrived said it was nut a carjacking. also, there was not a second person in the car so there conflicting information. no word on when the power is on or when the street will re-open. happening today, five san francisco police officers under indictment on corruption charges are scheduled to appear in federal court, and a sixth now former officer has been fired for unrelated reasons is also charged. the indictments were into a three-year investigation. a federal probe was launched when san francisco public defender released security camera video from residential hotels. he charged the video shows officers barging interest suspect's rooms without warrants and lying on police reports. two officers from michigan

station and the officer dismissed are also charged with distributing marijuana and stealing suspect's money and personal prosecute. police are searching if a gunman who shot at a driver during the commute on 580. he spoke with abc7 after bullets barely missed him. now the latest on that story. >> i thought it was...i ducked. i laid down and steered to the shoulder and hit the bricks. >> he was driving home from work in dublin on westbound 580 at 4:00 thursday and a silver four-door car pulled up long side the black s.u.v. he was driving. he saw four people in the car. he says the man in the front passenger seat pointed a handgun at him and opened fire. >> i saw him pull the gun and i heard "pop." the guy behind me says that

there were at least ten shots. there were seven on the truck. >> westbound 580 at 164th avenue was shut down for an hour during the evening commute as officers combed the freeway for bullet casings and other evidence. traffic backed up for miles on 580 and highway 238 and c.h.p. is investigating the shooting. >> your lucky hat. >> hit my hat. through the top. my cowboy hat. >> he is become home counting his blessings. happening today the full board of the golden gate bridge district will vote on a proposal to raise the tolls. the finance committee voted unanimously yesterday to move forward with an option to raise tolls by $1 in april and 25 cent a year until it reaches $8.

fast track goes from $5 to $7 in four years. the bridge district faces a $142 million deficit the next five years and the tote is at 10:00 a.m. the coast guard released new video of a rescue at china beach. two teens saw a woman struggling in the water before 1:00 o'clock yesterday afternoon and both slipped counsel the cliff to pull her to safety but they could not get back up. teams arrived a short time later to help all three. this is video from sky 7 after being treated by medics and the woman was hosted into a chopper and taken to the hospital. it is not cheer how the woman ended up this the water. >> the pictures show a sun break from yesterday and we are not seeing that, this morning. >> not this morning. steady rain and the heavy rain now moving through the east bay and the north bay and other aspects of this system, the winds, they were sustained at 24

miles per hour as fast as i can find on live doppler 7 hd and that is up around napa and the rest of us around 10 to 20 miles per hour and we can get gusts higher. that is why we have the wind chill advisory until 10:00. the gusts are up to 45 and 55 with some downed trees already and the heaviest rain is moving through now. we will have more trees down and power problems. the exceptional route is in the south so we need the rain but it is too much. it is too fast. flash flood watch until 4:00 tomorrow morning. if you thing of going to the coast when the showers taper, we are going to have from 8:00 tonight through 3:00 tomorrow western swells at 14 to 16 and up to 20'. rip currents are a concern. steady rain thrust morning commute and the heavy showers moving away other the next hour and we will have showers through none and the showers will taper and we will get a break for the

evening rush hour and moving through the evening, re-development of showers so be prepared for that in the evening. sue? >> lots of standing water and we have solo spinouts and a sig-alert issued in san jose. this is southbound 87 at taylor. 580 has flooding westbound. sunol grade a big rig hit the debris if the have divide and northbound 680 is slowing. we will look at highway 87 in san jose with the emergency crews, cars are slowing. look at the water. lots of flooding. this is by the pavilion. million cruise are out there. it is coming down. take extra time. you will need it. keep the speeds down. this morning, the storm system pounding the bay area is unlashing the full force in southern california.

the all out efforts this morning to keep dozens of homes from sliding away. >> a meeting between a player making history in the nab and the family of a teen who lost his life in a produce tall hate crime. new direction and a simple traffic ticket is leading to a change of how you can use your

covering los altos, petaluma and all bay area this is use. >> it is the last friday of february 2014 and a look from sutro tower to san francisco. we still have rain but mike was saying the heaviest of the rain moved through. we will have showers all day long but mike is the expert. i will let him tell you. >> the last day of february is proving brutal all across the nation. heavy rains are taking aim on southern california where

evacuations are underway over mud slide fears. they have been praying nor rain. not this much. this morning. california is soaking wet. >> we need it. why like it. we need it. >> in the bay area the storms have snapped trees. trucks are sliding out-of-control. >> in los angeles county, 100 crashes. there is a love anxiety in the communities outside los angeles. the worry? mudslides. residents filled sandbags. >> a lot of rain if a short period could create mudslides. >> mandatory evacuations were ordered and continues in some places. >> no entry zone but for authorized personnel. >> everything in the suitcases: papers, special items. >> they hope to avoid landslides like this one nine years ago that killed ten people.

the forecast for today? 4 to 6" of rain north of los angeles and gusts up to 60 miles per hour. >> it will cause major problem on friday from the possibility of flash flooding to mudslides to major travel delays. >> storms move across the rockies making ice, freezing rain and sleet's marching into the hid west and touching parts of the east coast. >> this morning, heavy rain is putting a damper on oscar prepares. crews are trying to keep the red carpet dry and pushing sitting water off the top of tents so they do not lead on the carpet. the famous walkway covered if plastic. the academy is prepared to welcome tests but they hoping for sun and blue skies on sunday for the big she. >> out car sunday is this sunday only on abc7 news for the first time, you can watch oscars on

the smartphone or tablet and the oscars back stage to see the red carpet moments everyone will talk about. you can get more information on how to download the app at abc7news.com/app. >> our reporter, katie marzullo, is in los angeles covering the oscars and you can see her and her beautiful gown at 4:00, 5,, 6:00, and 11:00. >> she posted pictures on facebook @katie marzullo. >> what color is it? >> that is teel-colored gown. >> and how about the red carpet? >> very nice. >> live doppler 7 hd shows red moving through the santa cruz mountains and headed up right on

skyline boulevard and 280 getting a good soaking will descend into palo alto, redwood city, east palo alto, foster city and los altos hills, all getting another push of moderate-to-heavy rain. livermore, right there, tesla road, headed back to san ramon and dublin and up to walnut creek that is where the best radar returns are. the cold front is pushing through that area. look how the low just with respected up overnight and the tighter the lines are together, there are lines of constant pressure and the pressure change, the greater the pressure change and the smaller amount of real estate, the faster the winds. we still have a threat of wind even if the heaviest rain tapers, the winds are going to be an issue through 10:00. wind damage is still moderate with the storm but today beach

hazards today and tomorrow. the creekmudslide, minimal, even if we get another quarter to-an inch of rain tomorrow. we look at what is going on as far as the rain. it will come in during the evening hours and we will get a break this afternoon during the evening hours, make sure you have your wet weather gear because the secondary public of showers will move in and last through noon. tomorrow afternoon we will start to see it tapering and we could get a few dries in and sunday is cloudy with a stray shower possible late in the afternoon. when all is said and done tomorrow at 7:00 in the evening we will still have .5" to 1" from the system although it is coming in, in two days, 2-4" in the south bay and 1 to 4" in the north bay mountains. temperatures are warmer this weekend low-to-mid 60's and a slight chance of rain as we stay if a zonal flow, west to east

blow and the energy will rise through so no big storms but, may, nickel and dime rains monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday. >> we have lots of water. we have lots of flooding. standing water has all lanes affected southbound 87 at taylor with a solo spinout. 101 is the alternate southbound 680, again, big rig with debris which is shattered coups the freeway and northbound is slow beyond the scene. northbound 680 at alum rock we have flooding and an accident at the overpass with several cars involved. flooding is the big dole, northbound 280, several incidents westbound 580 at greenville including a big rig with slow traffic and a car hit the big rig. it is rough.

if you can work from home today it would be a good idea. >> 4:49. former stanford star jason collins who became the first openly athlete in the four major spores met privately in denver with the family of the late matthew shepard following brooklyn's win over the nuggets in nba action. he tweeted this picture of himself withs shepherd's parents and brothers and presented them with the number 98 jersey he wears to memory of their son matthew, murdered in 1998 in an anti-gay hate crime in wyoming. >> my friends and family know why i picked that number and it is cool to see that so many people support it as evidence by people buying that jersey. >> he wore that number with the wizards and the celtics before three came out. he signed a 10-day contract with the brooklyn nets last sunday. >> and now read maps on the

smartphone while behind the wheel because of a traffic ticket in the central valley. a court issued the rule starting when a man was ticketed for looking at a map on the iphone while stopped in traffic. he challenged the fine and lost until it went to an appellate court. the judges ruled it prohibits people from talking on the cell phones but does not apply to maps. text while driving remains illegal. >> president obama and vice president biden are running again but not for office. we will find out why they were showing off their moves. >> have it your way, mcdonald's is letting more customers build their burgers. >> tracking the new round of rain hitting the bay area with colors of green, yellow and red. what you can expect from that as you head out the

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>> good morning on this wet friday at 4:52. this is a look at the eastern span of the bay bridge with traffic moving fairly well there although the deck is kind of wet and there is ponding throughout the bay area freeways, with lots of skip intermediates. you will want to check in with sue on twitter and air and mike will talk about when the rain disappears. >> why are the two most powerful men in the country running through the halls of white house in president obama and vice president biden are promise momenting the first led's next move initiative. >> are you ready to move? >> absolutely. let's move. let's do this. >> off they go white house released the video of the president and vice president running an the white house to celebrate four years of "let's move," campaign, the first lady wants you to share your moves on twitter using hashtag let's move. those two gentleman finally made

it back to the oval office and drank plenty of water to refresh after their jog. >> setting a good example. >> mcdonald's is expanding a test to order customized burgers and it rolled out the build your own burger contest last year with customers bying their own toppings including grilled mushrooms and smoked bacon. mcdonald's said it attract add different type of customer and is helping mcdonald's compete with popular chains like five guys which offer customization. they are coy of how many will offer the customized burgers but say it is more than five but less than 100. i noticed your head perked up when you her the word "bacon." >> when i heard customization. a definition would be having it your way. >> that is burger king. >> exactly. my point. they are capping up to burger

king and it has only taken. years. >> we are getting a rainy talk. >> animal-style, aggressive. here is a look at the snow in the sierra, with radar picking that up. and the heavy showers moving through the central valley, that will create more snow. look the at rain down to san diego and tijuana. today, it will be wet everywhere but the sierra where it is snow at near 60 in the central valley, low-to-mid 60's around los angeles and, also, san diego and here is what will happen, wind chill advisory at 4:00 this morning through 10:00 this evening,'s 5,000' and 8" of snow above 7,000 feet. >> we need them on 80 with big rigs and you do not need them on 50. that is the good news. it depends where you are driving

in the sierra, so, obviously, keep it handy. a couple of problem areas, standing water and flooding is a big issue, southbound 87 at tail all lanes are affected. a sig-alert is howed. we have flooding and standing water all around the bay area, northbound 680, that is about to be issued a sig-alert because of a solo spinout and another car hits that and 580 is bad and southbound 680 is a big rig affecting both directions and the big rig is southbound slowing northbound traffic. happening today, president obama is the hosting the first ever white house student film festival. you will recognize the 15 best films of 2 members 500 -- 2,500 entries. they asked for videos showing how technology plays a role in education. he will announce $400 million in private sector commitments toward the connectedness or goal of wiring every classroom with

high speed internet in five years. a big part of that $300 million, is free software to teachers and students from adobe systems. >> a popular furniture maker is urging people to check and see if they own a cedar chest they stopped making after the deaths of three children. lane is recalling chests made between 1912 and 1987. the recall involved chests under the lane and virginia made brands. the latches that lock when closed and cannot be opened from the inside have posed a danger. though issued a recall in 1996 after other deaths but they are still being bought and sold at second-hand stores or hand down by families. we are more information on our website at abc7news.com. just getting word that there is a delay in the transbay tube

on the bart system. we will see if it is weather hen -- weather-related. >> the deadly accident and power outage that has nothing to do with the rain. police are treating this as a crime scene. >> apple could get an ear will today with the employment issue at heart of a planned

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