and an area of steady, heavy rainfall from hay ward eastward towards the valley. as you can see down in the mountains, another batch of rain just moving on shore. so although it's widely scattered, we have heavy rain and flood concerns. flood advisory for this area of so know ma county. a flood advisory until 5:30 this afternoon for watsonville down to castroville. the rain continues to fall, flooding concerns remain. we'll have a look at the forecast in a few minutes. all this rain is causing problems in low lying areas like this mobile home park in belmont. three such parks we saw today in belmont and redwood city are cleaning out while trying to get. ready for the next round. we are live in belmont tonight.

>> reporter: i want to e show you one of the things that they have built here at the belmont mobile home park in order to get ready for these continuing storms. this is a temporary but solid pipe that has been built and snakes all the way back behind the mobile home park. they are using it to siphon all the water from the park into city drains. because it is solid, you can see they have trucks parked right here. that's because vehicles will not be able to pass through the main strans to the park. it's just one more inconvenience for these residents of these ongoing storms. the temporary drainage pipe leads to this spot near the offramp. crews are pumping water down this temporary pipe and into street gutters. the rains caused a little bit of a backup. you can see how the rain pooled inside the mobile home park again.

people here are still trying to rofr from last week's downpours. >> it's taken to so long to figure out a simple flooding problem. living in a place in central illinois, people have got this figured out. >> the red cross arrived this morning to help with supplies. >> we are delivering disaster cleanup kits. these two boxes make a complete kit with mops and brooms as well as bleach and cleaning supplies. >> reporter: residents are still without power. no estimate on when that will be restored. residents at two neighboring mobile home parks are also trying to recover. they are still with belongings from residents. at lamar trailer park, residents were nervously watching the drain hoping it can handle today's storm. >> this is a drain. >> reporter: carlos garcia was evacuated when this park flooded. it was also red tagged because

health officials were concerned the water was contaminated. gar e see ya says we know we need the rain, but he's still worried. >> if it doesn't stop soon, the same thing is going to happen. >> reporter: the tags have been removed. a traffic alert is in effect, flooding has closed all lanes of 12 1 and 12. motorists are advised to avoid the area. no estimated time for reopening that roadway. with this drenching rain comes storm damage. this tree fell on to a home. no reports of anyone hurt, but you can see damage inside the home. the building division will determine if the house will need to be red tagged. >> the officials are totaling up the damage from last week's storms. the region was hit pretty hard. so far it stands at $16 million. one official says that number is likely to climb. moving on to other news, demonstrators in oakland turned

their focus to the police. this is video from sky 7. dozens protested alleged police violence against unarmed black men. even though no one has been shot in 18 months. they effectively shut down he headquarters for hours. another event is set to get underway and that's where laura anthony is live for us tonight. >> reporter: we asked those demonstrators at police headquarters about that fact that there will be no officer-involved shooting and they cited the history of police. . they were not looking at the recent history u. behind me you're seeing dozens of folks starting to gather. this is being called a violent procession for peace. this is one of three locations where folks are gathering. we understand they will light candles and march single file around the lake to form a ring

of sorts around the lake. this demonstration is expected to be peaceful just like the one at oakland police headquarters, which was very disruptive and ended by 1:00. but only after police made about 25 arrests. the driving rain did not discourage nearly 200 protesters from an early morning blockade of the oakland police headquarters. a move police admit they didn't expect. it was clearly well planned. while some protesters chained themselves to the front doors of police headquarters, one man scaled a flag pole and displayed a flag depicting the faces of black men kill ed by police. >> this state is killing us every day. every 28 hours either a police officer or security offer murders a black person in this country, men, women, children, elders and i'm tired of it. >> reporter: more than a dozen protesters connected their arms together and blocked broadway at 7th street. >> i'm standing in solidarity

because black lives matter. >> reporter: police took their time disconnecting each protesters and placing them under arrest. a process that took place while another group were kept back on the other side of the intersection held by a loin of officers in riot gear. >> we're entering our fourth week with protests. you have to look at that and say services in other areas of the city can and have been impacted. but we have planned for it. we continue to bring in officers. we cancelled days off. we cancelled holidays. >> what do you say to the folk who is maybe feel like they have seen it, heard it, want to go on with their christmas shopping. >> they should come out and join us. >> reporter: the man on the flag pole descended and was arrested. laura anthony, abc 7 news. a protest in san francisco is putting a unique spin on the demonstrations we have seen in

recent weeks. it's called perform your protest and participants are encouraged to use art and creativity to get their message across instead of violence and destruction. that wasn't the only protest that happened this weekend. we're just getting the first look of a protest in berkley. a large group of demonstrators were standing around chanting when a woman attempted to drive through that crowd. that's when things began to escalate. protesters hit that car and yell ed. a few opened her car door and began arguing with her. a short time later the woman was able to turn around and drive off. a police officer is now on leave after controversial tweets about those protests. officer white's tweets were aimed at people protesting deadly police brutality. they are creating a real fire storm. let's go to vick lee with the

story. >> reporter: the posts on officer white's accounts can no longer be accessed by the public, but they were already captured by others in the media which displayed other posts officer white made previously on on the ongoing demonstration. since the tweets were revealed, there's been a lot of criticism in social media and there's been repurr cushion now. officer white was not only a cop, he was also an assistant basketball coach. the school fired him today. but that's the least of his troubles. officer phillip white's tweets read, threaten me or my family and i'll use my. right and duty to kill you. #copslivesmatter. if anyone feels they can't breathe or their lives matter, i will be at the movies tonight offduty carrying my gun. the reaction was quick and predictable. the reverend sits on the police community advisory board.

he was with other leaders of civil rights groups at their regular meeting. everyone here had read the tweets. >> the fear is he tweeted this to some other friends. so there are other officers that are part of this tweet. >> the police officers association disavowed the postings. . >> offensive and inappropriate comments on social media have no place in the public discourse revolving the tragic loss of life around the country. we condemn these comments. >> reporter: someone filed a complaint with the judge. that triggers a police internal affairs probe, which will look into whether white's tweets violated a tweet's order which warns from posting on social media that would reflect against the department. white may have also violated the duty manuals policy on conduct unbecoming an officer. >> basically the rule says officers are not to engage in

that kind of conduct either on duty or off duty. >> the police department today placed white on administrative leave saying in a statement his tweets do not reflect the thoughts or feelings of the men and women here at the police department. nor do we condone this type of behavior. vick lee, abc 7 news. a cafe in sydney, australia, is now a crime scene after a deadly hostage scene lasting more than 16 hours. 17 people were taken to captive. two hostages were killed along with the lone gunman. four people were injured, including an officer shot in the face. police say the gunman was a sexual predator known for sending offensive letters to the families of dead soldiers. the police commissioner spoke out about why they decided to storm the cafe. >> there was a number of gunshots that were heard, which caused officers to move straight

to what we call mpa, emergency action plan and that caused them to enter. >> during the standoff, hostages were seen through the window holding a black flag showing a muslim profession of faith. at least five hostages were able to escape during the crisis. as you can see, it's a busy monday evening. coming up here in order to pack up and get out and the good samaritan for dozens of homeless. the boat bust that some say could have been ripped out of a hollywood script. also remembering a superstar, a woman whose opera career spanned the globe. and our viewers and the abc 7 news team are sharing pictures and video from the storm on social media. if you want to show us the weather where you live, just use #stormwatch so we can find your pictures. abc 7 news at 5:00

bags of belongings were packed up and shipped off in san jose today to people who used to live in the jungle homeless encampment were kicked out. they explain what wh's next fore residents. for the second time in less than two weeks, homeless pack up their things and leave their encampment. this time a group was evicted in san jose abts two miles from where they used to live. a site known as the jungle. >> i barely had time to put my shoes on and they had the cleanup crew throwing stuff away z just like we're nobody.

>> some continue camping outside. >> if not here, then where? >> there are services available. there is support available. >> san jose's homeless response manager says they are using every resource possible to get homeless into stable living environments. they have housed 150 people since the original eviction. >> encampments represent an unstable place. we don't want people to be at risk. >> reporter: we found a group of homeless gathering near the library. members of a buddhist temple gave them rain boots to make the move easier. some are waiting on housing and want a legal place to camp. big rig overturned and explodesed today causing a massive backup at 12:45 it was

on northbound 101 near highway 25 when it overturned and caught fire. you can see it here. a few minutes later there were two loud explosions. all northbound lanes were closed as crews responded. they are now back ohm. police made a major bust following a burglary aboard a boat. it unfolded near the yacht harbor. a boat owner found a man and woman aboard the vessel. the two stole a power cable in the process. a description of the suspects led police to a boat chop shop operation at castro point. further investigation uncovered two stolen boat trailers a stolen jet ski and three stolen cars. the founder of opera san jose has died. she ran the company for 30 years before she retired in june. she died after a brief illness. she was 89.

she built. an international reputation as a soprano. our media partner reports that many of her young singers describe her as a nurturing woman, but a strict mentor. dallas said in an interview that her career began early in life because her father insisted that all of her children take music lessons and entertain each other at home. >> amazing voice. michael finney is here now with news about car insurance and falling oil prices. >> a lot to talk about here. >> there's a lot going on today. illegal immigrants who qualify for a state driver's license will be able to get cheap auto insurance. a new law allows illegal immigrants to get driver's license come january. that's widely known. you may not know there's also a provision allowing them to qualify for the state's low cost

auto insurance program. >> your vehicle has to be worth less than $25,000 and have to be 19 years of age. but this will meet the requirement that you have auto insurance and it's good for you because it protecthous you in t case of an accident. we want to make sure people have insurance to cover the person that they hit. >> another requirement is that a person must make. less than $29,000 a year. the cost of the program is covered through fees and by insurance companies, which will be offering these low price plans to drivers who qualify. oil prices are down, so it would follow that airline tickets which have gone up because of oil prices would also come down because of oil prices. last week the international air transport association said it expected airline ticket prices could drop by 5% later next year due to falling oil prices.

but today airlines for america, the organization that represents domestic airlines said not so fast. the group says lower oil prices are benefitting customers even if fares don't drop auz airlines invest in new products in planes, pay down debt and reward employees and investors. airlines for america thinks even asking about a reduction is out of line saying when the price of coffee bean falls, no one asks starbucks why his or her latté does not cost less. there is one big shopping day left. free shipping day u. it's this thursday. the idea is simple. free shipping, no minimum, delivery by christmas eve. to participate in free shipping day, merchants are supposed to offer e free shipping on all orders with delivery by cri christmas eve. i have a link to the website so you can check out the offers.

go to abc7news.com. click on 7 on your side. the information will be there. >> there's so many days now. >> it's hard to keep track. it's time to turn to our weather. >> three storm this is week, the first one has arrived and the next one is coming tomorrow. here's the live doppler. it's wet outside right now. the steadiest rain is well to our east now, but we still have pockets of downpours scattered across the bay area. parts of northern sonoma county. and down on the east bay right along highway of 680, we have an area of heavy downpours. look at this big area of stormy weather just pushing on shore now. it will cover a wider area from the mountains up to parts of san

mahmoud mateo county. pockets of it are pretty intense. here's a look at our rainfall totals for the last 24 hours. every location in the bay area received at least an inch. 2.5 inches up in mill valley. here in san francisco, 1.4 inches of rain. nearly an inch in livermore. but that total will increase as well. here's a live view looking over the bay. the forecast features will see showers continuing tonight and tomorrow morning. rain intensifies tomorrow afternoon as the second storm of the week arrives. we'll see a weaker storm system on friday. another rainmaker nonetheless. satellite image shows the frontal system that's now east of us. we have a trailing shower, pockets of rainfall behind that frontal system. and showers tonight will continue into the morning hours before the arrival of storm number two of the week tomorrow afternoon. that will bring more intense and widespread rainfall. storm risks are medium for urban

flooding. slight risk of wind damage. low risk of river flooding. a late night hours we'll see pockets of moderate to heavy rainfall. 5:00 tomorrow morning, the start of the morning commute, pockets of lighter rain but it will be wet. the ground will be saturated. probably wet pasmt and pools of water on some highways tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon the next forceful storm arrives and it will cover virtually all the bay area. so tomorrow's late commute, the afternoon will probably be a messy one. behind that front, we'll get pockets of showers into wednesday morning and wednesday afternoon. wednesday afternoon we are projecting rainfall totals as high as 2.5 inches in the mountains. up to an inch and a half in e lower elevations. high temperatures tomorrow under

rainy and sometimes stormy conditions. only in the mid- to upper 50s for the most part. here's the seven-day forecast. we'll have showers on wednesday. possibly continuing into early thursday, but most of the day on thursday will probably be dry. showers lingering into saturday morning. then after that the remainder of the weekend will be dry. >> we'll need it. let's keep this pattern going. you can track the weather any time with the abc 7 news weather app. stay right here. the prince george effect strikes again. the bay area company right in the middle of a sweater swoop. plus the daring prison break,

three inmates who escaped from alcatraz in the 1960s had a small chance of survival. that's according to a new study. the three were bank robbers who spent months digging san escape tunnel using sharpened spoops. they left dummy heads in their beds made of soap, toilet paper and hair as they made their escape. investigators believe they made a raft out of raincoats to cross the bay. despite an intense search effort, they were never seen again. the strong currents would have pushed the inmates to the north bay. if that were the case, they would have spent so much time in the water they would have either died of hypothermia or be caught by police by the time the sun came up. if they paddled to the north, the tides would have worked in their favor and increased their chances of survival. a federal appeals panel is trying to decide whether apple or amazon was the bigger bully

in price wars over e-books a few years ago. three judges listened to arguments after apple appealed a fienlding. apple colewded with a book publisher to raise e-book prices. e bay is right in the middle of a frenzy for all things prince george. they released their pictures of their son. the sweater quickly sold out and is now appears on ebay but up to four times the original cost. the british company hopes to restock the brand by next month. lots of sad faces after the grinch made a visit to concorde last week. >> coming up, toys donating for children that were stole skpn why fol

coming up at 6:00 a live report for a look at snow conditions up there. you'll see how the storm has been good news for the ski

industry. the next step in dealing with climate change. the governor attends a conference on innovative solutions to global warming. michael finney with tips on how to make sure your package arrives in one piece. that is critical information. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> some great news tonight. thieves who targeted a bay area charity will not ruin the holidays for more than a dozen needy families. >> they will all have gifts to open thanks to the kindness of strangers. >> clothes, food and toys were taken from a storage box in concorde last wednesday. >> they were set aside for 14 of the 48 families adopted by students at danville's mon ta vista high school.e we told youy had been adopted again by new donors. >> today someone stepped up to replace the items for the 14th family so everyone will be taken care of. >> world news tonight is next.

>> we appreciate your time. we'll see you in half an hour. welcome to "world news tonight." and breaking news. what we're now learning about the 16 hours of horror. the hostages running out with their hands up, storming in, the eruption of gun fire. we're on the scene in australia. also breaking, the urgent manhunt here in america. at least six people dead, three different locations. where they're searching tonight. the biggest hacking threat yet? warning of a christmas surprise? what was leaked about james bond? and the two stars, the movie at the center of it all, tonight, they're right here, answering back. and bill cosby, breaking his silence. for the first time, talking about his wife camille. and tonight, her new statement, just in. good evening. and it's great to start another week with yo