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 show

construction crews are out there. be extra careful. be careful driving across the golden gate bridge. we have a planned new crash. over the caldecott tunnel, second overturned vehicle this morning. solo spinouts. be came. >> it will be busy. thanks. >> in the news this morning, the storm is here and this is what it looked like this morning on the golden gate bridge. early risers had slick bridge deck on way in to san francisco. the highway patrol and lisa and leyla gulen are warning drivers: slow down. they are bracing if a busy commute with more rain expected in the fiscal year few hours. >> the rain is pounding the entire bay area causing concerns and problems including dangerous driving conditions and of course flooding worries. amy hollyfield is in walnut creek with what is happening. the rain is coming down very

steady. it has been a heavy and steady rain for an hour. it is still coming down on north main secret. we are not experiencing any wind. that could be a lucky break. there are concerns about trees handling the rain. especially since this is the beginning. we have a few days to go. it has been so dry. there is concern that the trees will not be able to handle all of what will be lone at them. they have concerns about low-lying flooding and that will be temporary. they are saying because we have been in a drought so long he do not expect long-term big remembers but some low-lying urban flooding which will be temporary. they suggest it could be too late, but if you get a break in the storm and you are concerned, go ahead and get sandbags going, also, clear out the gutters. we have seen a lot of leaves falling the past if you weeks and get the gutters cleared so

we will not experience any flood ing. this is just the beginning. it has been steady. no break ahead in walnut creek. that message about take precautions is worth repeating. the several communities are handing out free sandbags to residents worried about flood flooding. residents can fill bags on their own at this location. we have a list of sandbag pickup locations at abc7news.com. you can track the storm where you live on live doppler hd with the weather app and it is free on apple's app store or google play. we have more information at abc7news.com/app. now the fall intermediate in ferguson, the obama administration is taking action with new plans to spend hundreds of millions on law enforcement and work to renew trust between

law enforcement and communities. >> president obama is taking steps to address what he called the simmering distrust between police and communities of color on display after aing from decided last week not to indict the white officer who killed michael brown. >> when any part of the american family does not feel 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 rereform including $75 million to pay for 50,000 small cameras police can wear. >> attorney general holder says he plans to unveil new guidelines to end racial profiling. he spoke at the historic baptist church in atlanta but not without being interrupted.

>> what we saw was a genuine expression of concern and involvement. >> the protests continued an the country, in new york city, washington, dc, wichita, kansas and camebridge, massachusetts. and the coach the rams defending his players who took the field with their hands raised. they not be disciplined. >> president obama vowed to follow through open all of this to use his last two hours in office to "make things better." >> learning more of the people arrested after ferguson roast -- protest got out of hand after a traffic barrier was tossed to an officer and five officers were hurt. 79 people total were arrested. of though are only 23 were san francisco residents.

the police chief suhr described them as "fringe elements whose attempt to carry out political activity during a protest protected by the first amendment will not be tolerated." >> uc berkeley police believe they call the suspects who called off a robbery and kidnapping confronting a couple enjoying the view here with no cash, so one of the robbers got in the car and forced them to drive to an a.t.m. machine to with draw money. police thing the suspects could be linked to other crimes. >> after weeks of speculation the city of san jose will officially name its new mayor, city council member liccardo will be declared the new leader, the registrar says the recount of 1 percent of ballot by hand which is standard for all elections. the original machine tabulated votes were counted correctly and will replace mayor chuck reed

and sworn into office john 6. the san rafael city council has voted to establish a citywide quiet zone along the new rail transit train line which is a crossing where train operators not required to blow their hour unless there is a hazard. the proposal received overwhelming support from residents who say they didn't want do hear the constant blast of a horn at the ten crossings. now the horn will only sound when it leaves the two stakes or in an emergency. >> there is nothing quiet about this storm. >> it may have lulled you to sleep but tough going this morning with temperatures in the 50's and fog is everywhere. north of novato the rain is light. it is moderate to heavy from southern marin to the east bay including lafayette and oakland and berkeley and to the peninsula, check this out. from san mateo to burlingame, heavy rain here, 280, 101, we

are looking at light are rain through milpitas, san jose, all getting into the heavier rain this o and morgan hill and wet in watsonville. the light are rain is around our friends up in guerneville and santa rosa and you will have heavier rain, too out of this and we are looking at temperatures today with a little bit of heating, there is the possibility of thunderstorms so, 60's and then we will get another heavy round overnight and that will allow for the temperatures to stay mild, chance of thunderstorms tomorrow and scattered showers thursday into friday. >> we have a new signature alert and i will have that if a second, but, first, i look at the maze, traffic is sparse up to 580 at the bay bridge with traffic collecting in the left lane. it is wet. we are experiencing flooding approaching the toll plaza with a lot of water flashing. we have a brand new solo spinout

on 101 northbound up to the golden gate bridge so travels there are very slick and to the south, northbound side of 101 as you make the approach away from 280? blocking two lanes with heavy slowing. this is where the sig-alert is located in hayward near a street and it sounds like there is one or two lanes blocked northbound 880 with more details ahead. stay tuned. the feds have pinpointed a cause for the problems that plagued the revolutionary new jet last year. the america's money report. >> a suspected car thief tries to escape away from the law and see how the reckless rampage ends. >> big implications for

lawsuit and the implications for the future. >> remark is moving slower usual because the roads are wet. we will leave live doppler hd on the scene throughout the entire commercial break so you can stay commercial break so you can stay on top of

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bay, pleasanton, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning on this wet tuesday, december 2nd, a look at the embarcadero in san francisco, you can see it is all wet, no cars, watching out for the puddles, probably the same as you drive in. we will check in with our meteorologist with the stormy forecast. >> a crash! >> an unexpected ending to a police chase in los angeles after a random driver intervenes at 3:00 p.m. yesterday. the pursuit ended with the suspect crashing into cars, taking off on a skateboard and on foot. he was run down a sidewalk when the driver of a red pickup noticed all of the commotion and sprang into action to stop him. he did not think twice about trying to stop the suspect when he noticed police were chasing him. >> they are trying to do their job and it is not easy. every bit helps from people like myself goes a long way. police say the suspect was

wanted if stealing a black bmw before taking off on foot he crashed into a car and no one was injured in the accident. >> today, the late steve jobs will appear in federal court when a decade old lawsuit goes do trial. the $1 billion class action date was, to when ipad only played music downloaded from itunes or a cd saying apple tried to stomp out the competition not allowing consumers to download from elsewhere. a deposition will be shown with steve jobs and the e-mail are used as key evidence. opening statements are underway this morning in oakland. >> it appears cyber monday is turning into a cyber weekend. we ibm digital reported the sales draw by percent over last year. how, saturday and sunday sales draw by twice -- grew by twice that amount. people are take advantage of early sales and new dailies are

expected -- new deals are expected in the weeks ahead. >> sales. sales. before and after christmas. >> the postal service gives rudolph much deserved respect. good morning, topping america's money graco possibly dragged its heels in reporting a defects in child car seats with six million being recalled. >> a manufacturing defect is blamed for a battery a jumbo boeing jet. >> apple was one of the hardest hit companies last week losing $22.5 billion. just year. and now it is up 44 percent, even though. >> rudolph is going down in history with a stamp dedicated unveiled in...rudolph, ohio.

it is available at the local post office or online. >> that is america's money. have a good day. >> a new report suggests parents of college students may not want to hear this, but it and important. a nonprofit group found that only 19 percent of full time students at public colleges in the united states manage to graduate in four years. the number is slightly better at the most selective public universities at 36 percent but the report says it is now common to take six years to graduate mostly on how hard it is to register for courses. the problem is families get in greater debt with college too business. >> new life this morning for a well-known restaurant in oakland. the bakery has plans to set up shop in the old burger joint, the quick way closed its doors. a developer will build an

apartment building with retail space, to to prevent flight from taking over. the restaurant can use the space until building prime ministers are secured -- building permits are secured which could take one or two years. >> our meteorologist is busy. >> we have had .5" of rain just since 2:00 this morning and still coming down hard. petaluma had a third of an inch in three hours and sfo closing in on .4" and los gatos a quarter of an inch of rain in the past three hours. live doppler hd shows the rain started at 2:00 and it is enhanced throughout the early early morning and it will continue to do so especially in the south bay. hercules, richmond, heavy rain in berkeley, toward martinez and highway 4 and napa has lightened up but oakland, orinda, walnut creek, heavy rain at 580 and 680

and union city and fret and on the dumbarton or san mateo bridge, watch out for heavy rain. to the south through the coast we are looking at the moderate and heavy rain creating problems, 5" of rain through the santa cruz mountains. later rain on the east side of san jose and gilroy is looking at light rain. we will look for the totals to pickup in intensity and we have had three quarters of an inch of rain since yesterday. the winds kick in by noon and by the evening commute it doesn't look so heavy and then it will pick up through the overnight hours from 2-3' in the higher elevations of the sierra nevada with a low pulling in the subtropical moisture down the coast and we have the possibility of wind damage, urban flooding, power outages and the thunderstorms with 1-2"

from san francisco to the north bay. at noon, still heavy rain in the north bay 4:00 should be breaking up a little bit 8:00, scattered showers through the 9:00 or 10:00 hour and look at this, the north bay is hit very hard overnight and the santa cruz mountains and five o'clock this time tomorrow, still, rain showers. it does not break up until later tomorrow afternoon. then we have three, four, five inches. a possibility of a thunderstorm today, tomorrow, and more widely scattered showers on thursday and friday. we start off with a sig-alert, two-car crash in hayward northbound side of 880 as you come up to ace street with one lane blocked and two were blocked earlier and they are starting they clear things away and you can see the area of yellow is heavy rainfall and it and an indication through san leandro and through hayward so the drive along 238 and meeting

up with 880 expect to see heave conditions. in san jose and certainly here, it and coming down in buckets. 101 away from 880, just drive down the river bed, a lot of water flashing up. in san jose, we have more clarification on what is happening: southbound side has a two-car crash blocking two lanes and as we make the drive in the northbound direction it does not get much better because we hit the 101 extension we have a stalled garbage truck blocking one lane but 280, very significant flooding on the roadway and a new crash northbound 101 through south san francisco at grand avenue another crash involving three vehicles blocking two lanes. straight ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. >> bopping power of puppies a northern california couple is caring for animals in need.

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and everyone is slammed today with wind and possibly thunderstorms and flooding problems. >> three, flooding for sure. that is partly due to this accident northbound 880, a sig-alert still blocking one lane. as we take you over to san ramon valley we have a new crash that is involving solo spinouts and hydroplaning. that is a story across the bay area freeways. >> three suspected looters have been charged with burglary after violent roasts in oakland after forcing their way into a smart and final store and leaving with stolen liquor. the suspects appeared in court year. a new poll finds support for the grand jury decision over the ferguson shooting following racial lines. the washington post/abc news poll finds 58 percent of whites agree with the ruling do not indict officer wilson in the shooting of unarmed teen michael brown compared to 9 percent of

blacks. sony pictures is the subject of a massive computer hack. hackers have released information about the top executive including salaries of more than a dozen top executives. the group is claiming responsibility for the attack called "guardians of peace." >> next, bruce springsteen steps in for bona at times square, a free concert on world aids day. bono broke his leg in a bicycle accident. the concert helps an organization that prevents aids transmission from mother to child. >> the owner of a for is turning to solve media for thieves who took off with thousands in high end intimate apparel. two women and a man walked interest her oregon store on sunday pretending to browse. she posted this surveillance video on facebook hoping someone will recognize the thieves and turn them in.

she says one of women distracted the clerk and the others snatched and stashed the most pricey items. >> there was steam coming out of the my ears. here she is. right here. that is the first item. >> one looked right into the camera, rate straight into it. >> they thought they could go out of camera reach to put it in the budget. >> a $1,600 silk road and among the stolen items. she said they are folk worth about $3,000. seven puppies left for dead inside a garbage bin have brought an entire community together. someone discovered the puppies in october northeast of sacramento and the animal shelter did not have staff to take care of the puppies so they are sent to the pet network humane society three hours away. volunteers and residents are now stepping in to take kay of the puppies.

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the kind i have with you. me too. live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning. it is 5:29 on this tuesday, december 2nd. good to see you. our meteorologist is here to talk about the rain. >> heavy rain across the heart of the bay area and only light in the far authority bay and the

central coast. this is the north bay with heavy rain around novato and highway one and through san rafael and into the east bay and oakland, berkeley, heavy rain approach the bay bridge and on the peninsula, very heavy rain but you can see north of san mateo looking at the heavy rain burlingame is lightening up. light-to-moderate rain in the south bay. more to come. wind. possibility of thunderstorms. that is offshore. more heavy subtropical moisture that will stream in here through late tomorrow. >> this means you will see the hydroplaning. >> and spinouts and overturned vehicles. we have seen it this morning, you name it. >> lisa is tracking the rain and i am tracking accident totals. we have 23 so far! walnut creek 680 southbound is load up. you want to slow down the speed. that is the name of the game. as we head further to the south we have an accident at crow

canyon involving a few vehicles blocking two lanes. the slowing is willing from danville. we have problems everywhere and i will keep you updated. as lisa mentioned the storm has araved. the first part of a multiday series of showers bringing wet weather to our region. this is lombard street in san francisco, drivers had to contend with very slick roads. they will be slick the entire morning. >> some folks are spilling sandbags in the santa cruz mountains. the area often sees put slides and flooding when we have big storms. one area prone for flooding is the area where there are several homeless encampments. but the water could refill the wells which there have been mandatory restrictions since may

>> file -- ficus falling in numerous places. one fell on a man in the mission district. san francisco public works formers are loosening the rules to make it easier to remove the trees. supervisor is pushing a plan to set aside millions for the public works department to resume care and maintenance of street-side trees. >> you can track this storm right new where you live on live doppler hd with the weather app which is free on apple app and google play with more information at abc7news.com/app. >> if you have rain in the neighbor, we with like to see it, you can e-mail your pictures are on video at ureport@kgo-tv.com. you can share it on our facebook or see them on the air. now the fallout in ferguson.

the nfl will not fine players who showed support for protesters. president obama wants to spend hundred directions millions on law enforcement. before sunday, five rams players held up their hands in the "hands up don't shoot," made popular by demonstrators and protesters over the shooting of michael drown by officer darren wilson. the police union wants the players punished but the coach said this is an expression of freedom of speech. president obama addressed the attention. >> when any part of the american family does not feel 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 train and police department reform including $75 million to pay for 50,000 small cameras police can wear on their uniforms.

>> san francisco police say many of the demonstrators who caused damage last friday hid behind first amendment rights and were september only on causing trouble. an incident during a march has gone viral on youtube. look at this, one of give officers injured was hurt when someone tossed a plastic traffic barrier at him and another officer could be permanently disfigured. >> what went on, on friday night, is not first amendment activity. is criminal conduct. by a fringe element. they are embedding they willselves in lawful first amendment activity and acts out beyond that. we will not have that in san francisco. >> professors break several store ones and looted stores, 79 percent in total were arrested during the protests and only 23 of them are super bowl residents. three suspected looters have been charged with burglary after violent protests in oakland a week ago tonight. officers say they saw the men

force their way into the smart and final store and leave with stolen liquor. they appeared in court. all have criminal records. would have felony convictions. today, the san jose city council could approve an ordinance banning bicyclists from sidewalks. this is a touchy situation for the city because san jose has been encouraging residents to ride their bicycles more often but some agrossive bicyclists have been hitting pedestrians. the ordinance firsts bikers off the sidewalks and on to the streets to share the road with cars which is why the bicyclists went open to the sidewalks in the first place. happening today a last ditch of the to save a troubled east bay hospital. the board of supervisors in contra costa county will vote on two measures to relieve the financial pressure on doctors medical center in san pablo. one delay as $3 million prosecute tax payment owed by the hospital to the county. the other would permanently waive $9 million in future payments. the meeting is scheduled for

this morning at 9:30. >> cities across the bay area are approving wage hikes and one is proposing doing the same for workers statewide. there is legislation to raise the state minimum wage to $11 an hour in 2016 and $13 an hour the career after that and begin annual inflation-based adjustments in 2019. the state wage is scheduled to increase to $10 an hour on january 1 in 2016. >> we have crews on rain patrol and our reporter is on the move through the north bay and right now he is in san rafael. there are flooding worries. >> absolutely. this is one of the reasons we came to this area because leyla gulen talked about the wet roads being slippery for the commuters and we watched a couple people trying to navigate the intersection. this is the intersection and y

can get the showboater out there, but as people try to enter the 101 to 101 northbound or southbound or the entrance to 580 east headed back to the san rafael bridge, we have noticed people have navigateed the corners with caution because of the rain and because of the flash flooding and because of the standing water and some of areas like you see right here at the intersection. again, we cannot stress it enough, navigate the corners and use caution because the rain has not stopped. it is slippery even for us as we try to manufacture gate the north bay to try and find the trouble spots to issue the warn ing. thank you. we are seeing that scene over and over and over again in the bay area. >> we are, indeed. >> we wanted the rain and boy did we have it it will last through tomorrow. look at the half rain.

the past three hours nit-picked up over half an inch of rain and the only area not picking up the moderate rain is in the bay and parts of the peninsula and the far south bay. in the east bay from oakland to orinda and lafayette you have heavy rain. to the south, i will call it moderate rain from hayward to union city and newark, it is very slick. here is the peninsula, mountain view, palo alto, moderate-to-heavy rain. look what is offshore to the south: another halfible of rain -- half inch of rain pushing into the rain. pore heavy rain for you. temperatures are in the 50's. we do have fog the rest of the day. we will add wind and a thunderstorm and the afternoon commute looks better than the morning and heavy rain tenths and that will take us and tonight which brings another chance of a thunderstorm and still scattered showers through

friday. in the last few minutes since starting our show at 5:30 we now have 30 accidents on our bay area freeways. here is the bay bridge toll plaza with flooding and that is causing the accidents, very heavy flooding in some areas, north bays for instance, northbound 101 approaching 580 we have heavy flooding there a car neely stopped in the water and crashed. we have heavy conditions as you make it into san francisco but this sig-alert has no word but further to the south of hayward northbound nimitz at a street we have one lane blocked and delays away from highway 84. eastbound 80 through pinole valley road we have a crash involve solo spinout. we have plenty solo spinouts. stay in the middle of the road to keep it safe. a big financial break can be

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covering walnut creek, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. 5:43 on a wet tuesday morning. look at that rain. it is just coming down. you have to be careful because hydroplaning is a big problem with multiple citizens. more-- multiple accidents. more on the remark and the rain. >> today, taxi drivers in san francisco could get a break to help better compete with ride sharing companies like uber and lyft. the board of directors of the municipal transportation agency meets this afternoon and they will consider reducing and waiving more fees for taxi drivers such as $500 for wheelchair friendly cab license.

recent business articles show excessive regulations is a reason why the cabs can not compete with ride-sharing services. something else to look at during meeting, pronals to expand the muni subway line north beach and the has been. some residents want the line extended. the city will need to find a way to pay for the project if approved. this morning a san jose man is proving courage, perseverance and community can overcome any handicap including being perized. yesterday, chris bergevin walked his two kids to school surrounded by members of community the he dove into shallow water and the accident last him paralyzed from the waist down. he could not believe the support he got. >> i walk my kids to school but it is a circumstance

ordinary became accord. you do not come across that kind of strength, that fiber in a community. >> chris knees $200,000 a year for inhome care and his friends are democratted to see he gets in. we have information on our website at abc7news.com to help. >> san francisco marked world aids day yesterday with lighting of the world tree of hope and a special concert. ♪ let us adore him >> the voices of the san francisco boys chorus filled grace cathedral. and cheryl jennings served as the emcee. the tree is on display inside the cathedral through christmas at nob hill. >> the state christmas tree will be lit in sacramento inside the rotunda because of the weather. monday marked the official going

of the christmas season with holiday music played for the tourists and many legislators were sworn in at same time. there are 900 hand crafted ornaments made by children and adults with disabilities. >> it is 53' tall. not for the living room. >> we see subtropical moisture getting pumped in here. it will continue until the low pushes through. that will not happen until tomorrow. live doppler hd shows a wider perspective with the reds offshore and this is still what is to come, heavy rain if the east bay and south bay this morning and the only areas looking at light rain is north of novato near clear lake and we will take you to the heart of the heavy rain from lafayette to alamo and concord and pittsburg has heavy rain and vallejo and the bay bridge and san leandro is lighter but you can see into alum rock and evergreen through

san jose you are looking at light-to-moderate rain and the peninsula has heavy rain along the coast to wood booed and san mateo and palo alto and 280 and it is treacherous. we have not had the wind. that is still to come. san francisco is very, very rainy and further west and south, monterey is a big problem in the santa cruz mountains they are expected to get several ins of rain. temperatures are in the 50's with a lot of fog. winds in the upper elevations are gusty with more wouldn't and temperatures and 2-3' of snow in the sierra nevada. the low is pumping in the moisture and we will see waves and waves of heavy rain through midday temperature and this is the possibility with urban flooding and wind damage and power outans and up to 5" of rain in the santa cruz

mountains. the next day and a half you can see 8:00 is the heavy rain, south bay, east bay, noon, the north bay, no one is really looking at anything light and at 4:00 or 5:00 you can see break in the activity. the evening commute is not as bad as the morning and overnight tomorrow, watch out, more heavy rain, the low was coming through tomorrow and thatting -- that will trigger down pours and unstable air behind it and scattered showers into thursday and friday and we could even see a too showers into saturday. we are looking at potential problems in the next several days. i am sure leyla gulen has more news on that. >> good morning, this has been a busy morning and 39 incidents and counting and those include accidents, stalled vehicles, we have a lot of flooding out there. the bay bridge toll plaza shows the metering lights are turned

on and we have room for more cars to come law in the fast track lanes and the car pool lane is empty. it is under very heavy rain. southbound highway 101 at 3rd a brand new crash is blocking one lane and we are starting to see slowing through san mateo as you make the drive to highway 92 and to the south in the northbound direction we have heavy flooding there. off to the sides, on the right-hand side, it is weeding its way into the slow lane so stay in the center lanes that is where the pooling is. here is a look at the san mateo and dumbarton bridge moving along fine but under heavy conditions with the area of yellow is where the heaviest rain is falling. it is 5:49. microsoft is getting rid of clip art and now pointing users in

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good morning, everyone, rain in the east bay. this is walnut creek. it is come down good there, as well. the storm system is widespread and causing problems on the road. leyla gulen can tell you about that just ahead. >> if you worried about getting sick traveling over the holidays, here is a tip: do not sit in an aisle seat. >> scientists at university of airs asay sit on the aisle leaves you most likely to catch a bug and you are exposed to more people including those coming from the bathroom or

those using the armrests for stability as they pass. researchers suggest avoid using the fold down table unless you know it has been cleaned or the restroom which has most germs on the plane. upside, germs are not usually spread by the recirculation of stale air on the airplane. >> that makes so much sense. you go for the comfort of sitting in the aisle seat so you can get up and freedom of moving around but the tradeoff... >> people bumping into you. the forecast now with lisa. >> the tradeoff with the rain we want, this is more than we need if a short period of time, in the next 36 hours, heavy rain from highway one, 101, the golden gate bridge bridge, the bay bridge and berkeley and oakland have heavy rain only

lightening up south of san leandro. san jose is lighter and the peninsula, palo alto, mountain view, sunnyvale and offshore, this is all going to move off and over the south bay through the morning. it has been height around guerneville but that will change and we are looking at low-to-mid 60's today with a chance of a they were. >> good morning, leyla gulen. good morning, as we take a wide view of the bay area we have plan difficult of slowing with all the usual spaces, places, over the altamont pass it is bumper-to-bumper traffic into live more and southbound side of 680 approaching sunol boulevard and 84 we have significant slowing. we have had a couple of accidents. to the north near crow canyon we have a three car crash cleared to the shoulder and we have bumper-to-bumper traffic come out of danville. it was blocking one lane. the rest of the drive is slow-and-go to 580. in san francisco we have a tree that is down blocking two lanes and there is along 101 at silver

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hit the bay area in less than a week is here. lisa is tracking the storm with live doppler hd and the areas getting the most rain right now. a look outside right now from walnut creek camera, you can see traffic is becoming up on interstate 680 and leyla gulen will have the traffic trouble spots. we have crews cross the bay showing you what to expect on this wet morning. the rain is not limited to the bay area, with precautions underway in southern california as homeowners gear up for potential mudslides. >> a hot is going on on tuesday, december 2. i thought it never rained on southern california. that eight is destroyed -- that myth is destroyed. >> we are getting drenched in the entire state with problems in santa cruz through the golden gate bridge and this is a look at the moderate rain and it has gotten heavier since so we are looking at up to-an inch in san