>> this is what we want to show you, why we continue to do this story not to hype it, when we speak to people would live here, this keeps them concerned: the water will pool and because it pools in areas like this, it often creeps up to the door. as the water is higher and higher, businesses will find they need sandbags for protection. that is why the city made sandbags available. you can see what i am talking about. this is popular all the way through here on miller avenue and downtown mill valley. the sandbags are helping to keep shop coopers dry and the water outside if the water rises. we will know that popular places like the 2 a.m. club have seen problems look enthis before. we watch it. they watch it. as we continue to follow the amount of rain we recognize we need the water because of the

drought situation. as meteorologist mike nicco has told us before, too much water, too quickly, it pools and it is a problem. those in downtown mill valley are prepared. we were watching it, too. as we continue to physical -- follow thing, we are looking for problem spots including how the water pools and gutteders and they are trying to keep it clear. we see right now it is starting to rise and backup and one of those things we will continue to watch like the shopkeepers here on miller ride. thanks, to the south, folks are filling sandbags in the santa cruz mountains with several inches of rain in the forecast. area sees mudslides and flooding when big storms hit and one area prone to flooding is san lorenzo correct with homeless encampment and it could fill the wells that

the community of boulder creek relyies on for water. >> dangerous tremendouses have been trimmed in san francisco because they are top heavy and weak and do a last damage when they fall. last month, one fell on a man in the mission district. public works officials implemented new rules to make it easier for residents to remove the trees. there could be millions set aside not public works department to resume care and maintenance of street-side trees. >> you can track the storm on live doppler hd with the weather app. it is free on the apple store or google play. this is more information at abc7news.com/app. >> if you have rain in the neighborhood, we want to see it. e-mail pictures or video to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com. you can share it on facebook, as well.

you could see they will on the air. now the ferguson fallout. the nfl will not discipline players for the programs who showed support for the protesters at the game on sunday while president obama wants to spend hundreds of millions for law enforcement. before the game, five rams players hell up hands instating the "hands up don't shoot," gesture of demonstrators protesting the shooting death of michael brown by former police officer wilson. the head of the police union wants the players punished and the coast said they were expressing freedom of speech. >> when any part of the american family does not fowl like it is being treated fairly, that is a problem for all of us. >> the president unveiled a $263 million spending package to boost law enforcement training and police department reform. it includes $75 million to pay for 50,000 small cameras that

police officers can wear on their lapel. >> in san francisco, police say two-thirds of the 79 people arrested friday night were not city residents. in fact, and came from out-of-state. police officers were trying to keep the protesters away from union square. some officers were attacked leaving one disfigure >> san francisco police showed us some of the items confiscated friday night including stolen devices from a radio shack store. four people were picked if assaulting an officer, possession of stolen goods and for outstanding warrants. most of the 79 people detained received only citations. this is the video that has gone viral. two officers being struck by an a frame during the today note violent protest. in all, five were injured that night. misery leased this foe testify an officer badly injured.

>> on friday night, that is not first amendment activity. it is criminal conduct. by a fringe element. it is embedding itself in first amendment activity and acts out. we will not have that in san francisco. >> some businesses in downtown san francisco were assessing the damage. >> a store had to close because professors broke several windows. >> we were scared. >> hundreds took coverage behind the police lines. police pushed the activists back to america debt street where they headed to the mission district and several stores and banks were vandalized. the owner of a glass city has been busy replacing windows. >> a lost jobs on saturday morning. and sunday. sunday we boarded up and then

replaced the glass. >> an exchange company sells second-hand electronics. >> it is not helping the protests at all it is more like hurting our businesses and setting back our uneconomy. >> despite the people detained no one has been arrested for vandalism. three suspected looters have been charged with burglary after violent protests in oakland a week ago. men forced their way into the smart and final store and left with stolen liquor. the suspects appeared in court yesterday and they all have criminal records and two have physical any convictions. today the san jose city council could approve an ordinance banning bicyclists from city sidewalks. this is a touchy subject because san jose has been encourages residents to ride bicycles more often but some aggressive bicycle riders have been hitting pedestrians. the ordinance will force bicyclists off of the sidewalks and on to the streets to share

the roads with cars which is why the bicyclists went on to the sidewalk in the first place. a last ditch effort to save a troubled east bay hospital. the contra costa board of supervisors will vote on two measures to help relieve the financial pressure on doctors medical center in san pablo. one would delay a $3 million property tax payment owed by the hospital to the county. the other permanently waives $9 million in future repayment. the meeting is scheduled for this morning at 9:30. cities across the bay area are approving wage hikes and a senator is proposing doing the same statewide. the senator introduced legislation to raise the minimum wage to $11 an hour in 2016, $13 an sure in 2017 and begin annual inflation-based adjustments in 2019 were the state minimum wage will increase to $10 an hour on january 1, 2016.

>> if you have not noted yet, you will, it is raining. >> lisa? >> it is coming down. it will continue to come down throughout the day. the winds will increase. the intensity of the rain will increase, as well. we are looking at heavy downpours in the north bay. richmond, 101, the richmond-san rafael bridge and marin county and the east bay, all very wet. we have light-to-moderate rain through hayward. 680. 880. sunnyvale and cupertino, and south bay not so wet. more light rain but moderate rain in the peninsula and half moon bay looking at wet weather. this takes us down to santa cruz and watsonville. it will continue to enhance throughout the morning. here is morgan hill will getting wet. the next 12 hours, it will be like this. the rainy and a chance of thunderstorms throughout the

afternoon and lightening up in the evening and overnight it picks up. we have a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow and more scattered rain through friday. the bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic is starting to pickup a little bit, doubt some folks are getting an early start to beat the traffic. we heard have the treacherous conditions with flooding in san jose at 280 and around the bay bridge toll plaza and as we look at sunol, southbound side of 680, that is where we have an overturned vehicle and we do have it on the shoulder but, no doubt, there are going to be emergency crews coming on the scene. that will block a lane or two. tracy to dublin is 29 minutes westbound direction. highway four, westbound, antioch to concord is 15 minutes. and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is under

20 minutes. next a big terrible break could -- big financial break could be on the way for san francisco taxi drivers. >> special journey my for a south bay father paralyzed in a tragic accident and the community that rallied around hill. >> looking at bay bridge toll plaza, a wet one, rain is coming down hard. we will keep weather and traffic up throughout the entire commercial break so you are in commercial break so you are in the know as you

covering walnut creek, campbell, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. welcome back at 4:42. taxi drivers in san francisco could get a break on compete with ride-sharing companies like uber and lyft. the period of directors of the transportation agency mets this

afternoon and will consider waiving more fees for taxi drivers such as $500 for a wheelchair friendly cab license. business articles point out that excessive regulations is a reason why cabs can not compete with ride-sharing services. a san jose man paralyzed in a summer accident is doing what he used to do, taking the to kids it school and as we learn, he is taking the whole neighborhood with him. i go out and half a dozen people were outside my door. >> for chris bergevin it is a walk he will never forget since his spinal cord injury he had one goal: to walk the two kids to school just like he used to every day. >> all i was doing was walking my kids to school but it was a circumstance that ordinary became extraordinary. >> neighbors loan the route joined in on the right holding signs along the way. his wife was overwhelmed. >> it was amazing. i didn't expect to see that many people, a whole community,

teachers, parents, friends, the kids. >> many in the community were there the moment chris got hurt and were vacationing when he dove into shallow water. the accident last him paralyzed from from the waist down. >> i remember the sky and thing i am in trouble i cannot move. >> the neighbors have been pitching in to help the family, delivering meals and doing laundry and raising money. they say it will cost $200,000 a year for care and his friends are determined to make sure chris gets the care he needs. >> they say in circumstances like this people go through different stages of grief from the beginning chris just wanted to survive. this was a second chance. you don't come across that. that kind of strength. that fiber in a community. >> community is in it for a long haul to be there for whatever

extraordinary moment comes next. if you would like to help we have information on our website at abc7news.com. san francisco marked world aids day with the lighting of the world tree of hope and a special concert. ♪ let us adore him >> the voices of the san francisco boys chorus filled the cathedral. the tree will be on display inside grace cathedral on nob inside grace cathedral on nob hill through christmas. >> it turns out bruce springsteen is a good front man even with a band from the u.k. singing in times square as part after free concert on world aids day. he was standing in for bono who broke his leg and suffered other

injures in a bicycle accident. kanye west and carrie underwood were part of the show giving an organization to revent h.i.v. transmission from per to child -- from mother-to-child. the state christmas tree will be lit in sacramento but will take place inside the rotunda because of the weather. a small band played holiday music for tourists and the legislature many who were sworn in yesterday. tree is the 53' tall white fur from shasta county decorated with 900 hand crafted ornaments made by children and adults with developmental disabilities. >> we are getting that time of the year. now we just need to get through the rain. >> it will be several days with the pickup in intensity and the chance of thunderstorms so small flood advisory and trees down.

this is all yet to come. since yesterday, .4" outside the studio the second day of the month we are up to three quarters of an inch of rain doing just fine and here is a look at live doppler hd where, today, we begin the issues with the heavy rain around the delta. it will push back west through napa. you can see the yellow and red. the green is still light-to-moderate through pittsburg. to the south, we have light to mad rat rain through a 80/680. heavy are rain on the peninsula from san mateo to redwood city and the along, and further south, still more rain being drawn up the subtropical waves of moisture will continue to come up throughout the day and they will just get enhanced. particularly here over the south bay and the peninsula, the san jose adding to the totals to saturday martin and gilroy so we are just getting going right now and temperatures are in the

50's, and 55 in morgan hill, and elsewhere around the bay we have fog to contend with and the winds are not an issue but higher elevations have gusty winds and 55 by the delta and 56 in concord and another look at san rafael where the rain continues to go from light to moderate and wet and windy and a chance of thunderstorms and winter storm everyone welcoming up to 2-3'. the area of low pressure is drawing up the moisture and this is what we have to be concerned about, the risk is moderate if thunderstorms, power outages, wind damage and urban flooding. much of the industrial coast is concerned. at 4:00, it will lighten up a little bit for the afternoon commute. by 8:00, still showers and this is the next heavy wave to come in overnight into tomorrow and this time tomorrow, same thing, we are still looking at heavy rain and not until 4:00 in afternoon will it settle down. that is 36 hours of continuous

rain bringing us 5" in the mountains and 3-5" in the north bay. we talked about the heavy snow in the sierra nevada and temperatures in the 60's. we do get a break. but not until the weekend. leyla gulen? my goodness. we are starting off with a look at san rafael. we have a fog advisory in the santa cruz mountains, along highway 17, so be careful there. it looks hazy here. driving down 101 through the forth bay and to 580 we have a problem in the northbound direction northbound 101 at 580 that is where we have extremely deep water and one drove interest it and stopped the car nearly. we have flooding everywhere cross the bay area. heed the warnings. the signs are activated on the freeway. that means you want to be careful and slow down. you cannot see in the dark that far in front of you and how deep

the water can be. the golden gate bridge is coming down as you make it into san francisco with slick conditions. the overturned vehicle has no injuries involved, and southbound 680 at sunol boulevard to the shoulder with in lanes blocked and crews are on the scene and employers are out. drive carefully. >> there is an early indication on what the hottest holiday rent could be. >> here is the tech byte. >> smart watches will be on many wish lists in 2015. >> more than a quarter of those surveyed are likely or somewhat likely to buy one. the samsung is the most coveted device and then apple watch. >> microsoft has big changes in the workforce, mobile outlook users and has aquired the critically acclaim start-up which allows users to manage their e-mail and calendar right from their droid device.

>> let santa tracking begin, with detail gamesed games including tracking santa in 3-d right from the mobile device. everyone is trying to keep up with this give. >> don't forget to leave behind the cookies. those are the tech bytes. an eye opening new study of the danger toys with pose to your children and who will enhurt at home and by which type of toy. are you brave enough to prank the police? some folks did but it was for a good cause. >> now a look outside right now, it is raining cats and dogs and rabbits and squirrels. >> the embarcadero and san francisco you can see the pavement keeping tabs on pavement keeping tabs on and

>> a disabled veteran is irate after his service dog was barred from a flight at san jose international airport. he tried to board a flight with his dog boomer over the weekend and an employ i said they could not board because he did not have proof that boomer was vaccinated against rabies. he helped sergeant with every day activities but has a bigger role helping other veterans returning from overseas. they were headed to a veterans retreat and boomers skills are not available to them now. >> i got him to be able to help break down the barrier with vets that have issues and need help. he is the biggest part of the team. we don't have that now. >> he caught a later flight and his father drove to san jose to pick up boomer. us airways apologized say he should have been informed of the

rabies paperwork before the flight. now at look at weather coming down. it is moderate. it will be heavy throughout the later afternoon. we have wind and thunderstorm activity but heaviest in the north bay and east bay, richmond and vallejo and the richmond-san rafael bridge and bay bridge and golden gate bridge all heavy. 280, along the coast. looking through watsonville and castro valley, no one is spared. it will be heavier throughout the afternoon and temperatures are in the 60's and we will add wind and the possibility of a thunderstorm and continuous waves of rain right through tomorrow. more flooding is found through the off-ramps around 580 as well as the brand new crash. here is a look at walnut creek, the drive along 680 from pleasant hill over to highway 24, it is looking a little bit busy. slow down the speeds. when you get to 24 in the westbound direction through the caldecott tunnel, another overturned vehicle. we are taking you to the

altamont pass where it is slowing down 26 miles per hour, from tracy it picks up but slow down and watch out for hydroplaning. stay in the middle lanes. >> more and more kids are being sent to the hospital for toy-related injuries. that is according to a new study with toy-related injuries jumping 40 percent since 1990. kids five and under accounted for more than half of the injuries. 63 percent involved brings. 90 percent happen at home. researchers say foot powered scooters cause the biggest number of injuries. >> police officers inside wear blue but the pink glad -- flamingos earned money for a charity. donors paid to have the

flamingos placed outside a business, and an officer said they were "honored" to be chosen. >> it is 4:2357. >> tracking the storm hitting us now. we are at potential trouble spots in the commute. >> a billion dollar lawsuit against apple heads to trial and the big implications it could have for the technology of the future. >> we leave you with abc7 news and the traffic under wet conditions. we will leave live doppler hd in the right-hand corner throughout the commercial break. stay tuned.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is 5:00 a.m., good morning on tuesday, december 2. thank you for joining us. >> good thing our meteorologist is here for mike, and leyla gulen is back just in time. >> this morning and tonight and tomorrow morning, can you tell where we are? it is hard to see. this is the north bay the we have heavy rain. even over into oakland and the bay bridge, a solid area of moderate-to-heavy rain and the peninsula headed into san francisco from 280 or highway one, you will have to take it slow and just will intensify through the morning with wind. >> it is slick. >> it is slick. and it is flooding on the freeway and off-ramp. the flashing lights