is morning. the stalled vehicle burst for flames killing the person inside and northbound 101 was closed until after 3:00 this morning. weather does not appear to be a factor. watch out for hydroplaning in the east bay. standing water is making for a hazardous trip. amy hollyfield is in fremont with that part of the story. >> we are personsing a nice spring shower. a steady rain. we are in fremont. it is coming down in the parking lot. we liked the visual of seeing the water on this big solano of -- big slab of pavement but we do not have issues through the streets of fremont with no hydro planing or standing water. no issues yet just a nice steady soaking. it is chilly.

bundle up. we are not experiencing wind. just much needed rain. something the gardens and yours are feel -- yards are feeling greatful for. it was a nice steady rain with no problems createed. >> the crews prepared for the storm yesterday. we were were watching the tree trimmers cut down a dead 50' tree. pg&e crews cleared out paragraphs to pick sure they did not bring down power can you watch the abc weather app at apple app and google play. >> petaluma city hers will talk about ways to conserve water in a special meeting later this

month. two city council members asked to discuss a temporary building moratorium to cut back open water use. the santa rosa press democrat reports other city council members rejected that idea preferring to discuss other conservation measures. homes and businesses use 16 percent less water last year than in 2013 but that is fall short of the mandatory 25 percent goal governor brown demanded last week. santa cruz is taking the first step to the strict of the water restrictions in the state for the second straight area. last night the water commission recommended a stage three water emergency. that includes water rationing for all homes and businesses. no outdoor watering from 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. and fines if you violate. >> this morning ten amendments are laying hardball with a landlord in san francisco after the city declared the building

uninhabitable in the mission district. our reporter explains the problem. >> by 5:00 monday evening, 24 tenants were supposed to vacate. san francisco inspectors issued a violation order declaring the building a "safety hazard," because of overcrowding and raw sewage leaking through ceilings. >> what are you worried about? >> health. the raw sewage on the property, supposed. it could affect the health of the occupants. >> the owner has refused to make repairs. >> the land lores are ray speculation companies that purchased the prosecute and are in the business of piling distressed property and getting rid of the occupants and ceiling at a profit. you can imagine in the mission two flats will be worth a last money. >> the city is referring the case to the city attorney

looking for alternate housing. this map lives in a unit with ten relatives and turned down space offered in a bayview shell tore because he would have to leave by 7:00 a.m. each day. no beds. there would be between 80 and 120 people. >> they want to stay here? >> it is a stand off. the centercy worried about health much the landlord is not responding. the tenants say they are staying put. if san francisco in the mission district for abc7 news. >> we have a look at a woman accused in a bizarre crime spree charged with attempted murder. the sheriff released the mug shot and police say show set a home on fire, pay painted vulgar words and attack add woman. nai saelor was obsessed with a

man would used to live in the area. we hear more from ellen pao who sued a venture capital firm for gender discrimination. last night, she sat down withia into's katie couric with the first interview since losing the $6 million case against climber -- changer -- climber perkins. the 45-year-old said the fight to level the playing field is not just about her. >> the woman is assumed the assistant or the junior person, just little things add up calling the death by thousand cuts and you are constantly trying to get that equal playing field by being taken out of help step-by-step. >> she now is the interim c.e.o. locally and said she is deciding whether to appeal.

>> california democrats plan to unveil legislation to enhance protections for undocumented immigrants. it would extend health care, legal rights and business protection to immigrants illegally living in the state. as part of the democrats' push to extend health care to all in california. a hangup is that it does not bring funding for the extension. >> the committee will take up at the capital to allow terminally ill to short were the dying process painlessly and peacefully, the end-of-life option was inspired by brittany maynard, 29-year-old bay area native with terminal brain cancer. show was forced to move to oregon for the death with dignity ill giving adults the option to ask for a prescription to help them die. five states have authorized similar legislation. >> environmentalist robert kennedy jr. will argue for

elimination of a controversial preservative in vaccines which contains mercury and is only used in multiple dose vials of the flu. the centers for disease control say that the chemical is harmless to hues and kennedy believes eliminating it would increase the vaccination rate by restoring parents' trust in the vaccine program. he speaks at the commonwealth club at noon. meteorologist mike nicco is off and drew set the alarm to join us. >> you have nature's alarm the sweet sound of...rain. heavy in some spots. live doppler 7 hd shows moisture right over the bay area and some of it is heavy. we will press in closer into fremont and you can see the path of orange and red is heavy rain ponding on the roads along the interstates and our freeways. to the south, sunnyvale and milpitas and san jose you are

getting in on the heavy rain at this hour coming down at half an inch to 1" an hour. in san francisco, it is raining but not so heavy. planning the day ahead, the heaviest rain on tuesday is going to fall before lunch. from then to the afternoon the threat of showers is there. there is a chance of an isolated storm that could mean lightning and potential of small hail. leyla gulen? >> good morning, draw, you have your happens full and so do i would accidents out there already. it is a mess. as we look at the san mateo bridge it appears the rain was falling sideways and it is saturated between hayward and foster city. we have word of a new sig-alert northbound 680 at mission boulevard northbound we have lanes blocked and a jackknifed

big rig so slipping and sliding and as we look at the map you can see the oranges and yellow swaths, that is an indication of the heaviest rainfall that caused ponding. be careful if you are headed around the sunol grade. southbound traffic is looking slow as you head to mission boulevard southbound. next cows found shot and killed at a local ranch and a calf is stolen. investigators are searching for a suspect in the disturbing crimes. >> duke students celebrate the blue devils national championship with a bonfire on campus. the university was okay with this celebration. >> a look at the bay bridge toll plaza with the drops on the camera. it is raining. be careful. stay

>> covering walnut creek burlingame campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. good morning, a look from 101 in san jose we have major downpours and we know water can pool on 101. especially on that stretch of 101. be represented for delays. people are getting up and heading to work. >> in alameda a cattle rancher wants did know who is shooting killing and mutilating his could could cows. three are dead and one calf is missing if castro valley. our reporter has the story. >> at the ranch in castro valley dozens of cattle room over 100 acres. the owner does a head count every couple of days and rerealized some were missing. he found three of the cows shot

to death. one had its tagged here cut off the. >> i was upset and inning a cattle rancher, losing three of them i lost $10,000 just getting rid of those cattle. >> the loss is more long term, $50,000 considering the cows have several more spreading years. the calf is also missing believed to have been stolen by the same person would pulled the trigger. alameda, sheriff is working on leads, a possible clue is the bullet casing found right here on the side of the road near the spot where the cows were shot. >> he has no idea who would do such a thing and has no enemies and no rivals which is why he thinks kids may be responsible and will be more vigilant. >> i keep a better want on my cattle and make sure i watch them each day and nothing is missing and hopefully if someone does it gone i catch them in the act. >> a 5th generation cattle

rancher taking precautions to protect his cattle and his livelihood. nfl owners will wait at least six months before deciding which plans it support before bringing no one back to los angeles with a stadium that would be shared by the raiders and the chargeers in carson. the owners of rams called for a stadium on the site of the hollywood park racetrack. "los angeles times" reports the plans are on the agenda when they meet in san francisco next month. los angeles has not had an nfl team since 1994. >> bruce jenner is opening up to diane sawyer and we have confirmed the exclusive interview airing friday april 24 here on abc7 as part of a special "20/20." it is the first time since he transitioned to a woman early this year. the involve was reported in february and abc has said it will be far ranging.

he has not officially confirmed the gender transition. >> the duke blue devils are the champions of the college basketball world. >> thanks to a pair of late baskets duke edged the badgers and both came in ranked one in their regionals and duke coach is the 5th championship, second all time to john wooden of ucla with 1000 fans attending. >> student whose could not see the game in person turned the north carolina campus into a giant watch party storming the whom quorum after watching the game on tv and went to a school-sanctioned bonfire that lasted until the usually hours of the morning. the crowds were relatively calm. they will take part of in a campus celebration this afternoon. >> a young map is the envy of so

many sam would got a perfect pick nor the ncaa bracket and tied in first place in the espn bracket after checking all four in the final four. espn will draw for the final winner who take home among other things a $20,000 different card to "best buy." >> brave man picking wisconsin over kentucky. >> for the first time ever the expire star wars collection will be available to download online this friday. >> i memorialized my lines and wait to see if we were being blown up can we were, a lot. >> to promote the relief, there is a long lost interview with carrie fisher talking how she had to shout her lines. it will be available with extra content through it opportunities and amazon and other retailers.

we have a range of prices from $930 to $100 or $20 each. the release is leading up to the new movie opening december 18. disney is the parent company of abc7. if you want to see more of the carrie fish we interview go to abc7news.com. we love that music from "star wars." >> that is the best part. of the last three movies. >> the next three are better. just sayin'... guys, the biggest storm in two months. healthy rain. some sports coming down in buckets. live doppler hd shows glean -- green on the screen. we will zoom in to the south bay at this early morning with the heavy rain. milpitas and fremont and san jose and sunnyvale where the

heavy moisture is falling and this is a front sitting over the south bay. likely with the heavy rain we will see ponding on our roads. moving to the north, san francisco has moisture overhead and not so heavy as the south bay but the rain gear is needed to the east bay, oakland, san leandro, seeing light-to-moderate rain falling on live doppler hd. it is 51 in san francisco and 49 in oakland and fremont and san jose at 50 of the along with the rain we have a pickup in the winds from the south sfo right now gusting to 30 miles per hour. 15 american at hayward. concord has 22-miles-per-hour gust. put, this into future mode here is the cold front moving through by 5:00. it is a quick moving front. by 9:00 or 10:00 in the morning the heaviest of the rain is out of the bay area and moving into

snow in the sierra and winter storm warning is in effect and they can see from 4-8" above 3,500' and the highest they could see over a foot of snow. there is moisture lagging behind the front the theme in the early afternoon hours. we will have the threat of wet weather by 3:00 or 4:00 and it is not out of the question to see a thunderstorm possibleup producing small hail. in some spots. highs for tuesday 50 along the coast, lower 60s around the bay and inland, and tonight temperatures falling and the 40s and mainly cloudy skies and drying out for the time being and the seven-day forecast shows rain wednesday. the front is slow to move out. so isolated front on wednesday warming on thursday. the weekend is looking bright. looking warm. temperatures in the upper 50s

to lower 70s for the weekend. how is traffic busy leyla. >> good morning to you drew. my map looks like a monet but it is a big mess with so many accidents. northbound 680 at mission boulevard a sig-alert involving a jackknifed big rig. the areas are orange yellow, green, all showing heavier rain in the areas. that means deeper flooding. along sunol grade be careful. lanes are blocked. sig-alert is in effect. north bay 101, there is flooding. richmond and san rafael bridge, we have high wind advisory. all bay bridges other than the benicia we have flooding. we have flooding in san francisco. it is on the skyway.

southbound 280 there is an accident involving a vehicle blocking a line. it is sideways. at king street, southbound 280, another accident involving injuries. one lane is blocked. busy morning. drive safe. >> this is "national selfie day." you are justified in taking a glamour shot today. here is kristen leyla and mike each taking a shot last year and we will update that with matt and drew but we want to see yourselfy. use hash abc7 get up. ago ago. >> mike is just trying to get a selfie of leyla. >> samsung is responding that the new phone bends.

>> today, samsung enduring their own version of bending. they have posted online video to review claims the galaxy bo under pressure after the scrutiny when first released. >> a woman is granted permission to file for divorce through facebook. >> a judge grade after the woman explained she has been unable to contact her estranged husband any other way. >> you have to be logged on. >> those are the tech bytes, folks. >> strangers watching babies sleep have a world >> it is raining hard. especially in the south bay. this is the embarcadero and the ferry building. you can watch

a look from the santa cruz mountains on highway 17. traffic is moving okay. usually when we get rain, this much, it usually means trouble in the mountains with accidents and backups. slow down this morning. a cautionary in minute membership heard music coming from their nanny camera, someone in amsterdam hacked the camera and was streaming it live. not only that they were live streaming video from other security cameras. hackers could control where the camera were pointed. the family got rid of the cameras. now a check on the weather forecast. drew is here for mike. we have rain all over the bay area. >> live doppler 7 hd shows a

cold front moving through the region. in san francisco, we are about to see a push of heavy rain move on shore with daly city on the edge pushing to the east the next hour south san francisco and the heart of san francisco will see the heaviest rain. plan out the day the heaviest rain in the morning and a chance of showers in the afternoon and highs in the upper 50s in san francisco. we have flooding north of the golden gate bridge and san francisco and the rain is falling on the golden gate bridge and we have a high wind advisory so if you dry high-sided vehicle be careful. now back to the sig-alert. it is blocking a couple of lanes. a jackknifed big rig north 680 at mission boulevard north southbound traffic is moving fine and 880 is hooking clear headed in and out of the fremont it was opening day for

baseball season even in space year. an astronaut getting into the swing of thins tweeting pictures taking pictures of cities, all 30 that have a major league team. >> this is houston home of the astros and the johnson space center. a nasa selfie. >> had you go. our coverage continues of the system moving through the bay area. slick roads causing treacherous conditions. >> the boston marathon bombing jury is beginning deliberations this morning. >> a quick break. we leave you with abc7 and a look at traffic. and the macarthur maze. you can see the bridge is wet. people are keeping the speeds down. that is a good idea.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good tuesday morning. thanks for joining us. >> i am matt keller here for kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. >> a mess out there. >> there is rain. >> we will talk about the rain. we have heavy rain in spots. live doppler 7 hd shows much of the rain is falling. the heaviest is from san francisco south. we will press in closer along the peninsula and the city