-- and yellow, a wet end to the work week. >> i am matt keller. >> i am reggie aqui. coming up on 6:00 a.m. and we have been worrying about this all week, the biggest rainstorm we will face. we are following it with live doppler hd. good morning. >> good morning, matt and reggie. good morning, rain. and heavy showers to lakeville highway through the heart of novato to the north of 37 but it extends to larkspur and across san queen din and magnolia avenue across the richmond-san rafael bridge to university avenue getting heavier rain near the bay shore. we have more developing to the south and that will keep moving to the northeast and it will go over the same area that had the moderate-to-heavy rain already in pacifica and dallas and half moon bay and san francisco and up 83 so we could see a lot of

ponding the next hour in those neighbors. on the roof camera you can see the ponding on the embarcadero, with heaviest rain this morning becoming breezy and the showers taper as we -- they become less widespread and could become as strong and thunderstorms are possible. sue? >> we will go to the east shore freeway where mike was mentioning we have a lot of cars, a stream of headlights in the when direction and the golden gate field at top of the scene, the university avenue overcrossing on to the macarthur maze and 20 minutes to san francisco and here is what you find: metering lights were turned on at 5:30 and rip on camera, roads are wet and slick and ponding and pooling and flooding is a big possibility. the green on the map means rain for the drive and highway at highway 12 and 121 so extra caution. we will check on the san mateo

bridge commute in a few. we got new school closures in marin and sonoma. bodega bay school, primary, and a high school and west marin school all closed today because of flooding concerns. other schools closed, guerneville school and harmon elementary and occidentsal. we have the entire school list on our website at abc7news.com. >> storm coverage continues with john it driving to the opinions -- peninsula. janet? >> yes, reggie. we are passing through sunnyvale and you can check out what it looks like, the roads are clear, we hopped on 87 and we north we heard from meteorologist mike nicco rain could be falling at mountain view. most of the action is in the north by.

we were in the south bay all morning and were able to stay drive. again, look at the road right new, traffic is moving pretty swiftly and we know when it stars to rain we see the solo spinouts, cars hydroplane and the fire department is very busy with a lost calls. we are keeping an try on things and headed to mountain view and update you at 6:30. reporting along highway 101 northbound for use -- abc7. >> and new alyssa, mudslides and flooding conditions? >> certainly flooding concerns where the creek here is running through the downtown and there has been flooding in the past. the water is moving. i checked the water level and it is at 4' which is normal but it could change as we get wet.

here is video from yesterday of the neighborhood in mill valley where they had mudsliding down the hill, it got close to some homes and the department public works protect up the dirt and debris to clear the hazard. a woman kept moving as the storm provided a challenge. >> i am moving tonight. this is no other choice but i is to go. i need to get my head board part of a very special bed to me. >> it took hours to clear this huge mudslide in sonoma, the debris blocked a lane on the road and this was in forestville and the should took a large tree with it something that the emergency workers were concerned about. another thing people are doing to prepare is stacking sandbags and you can see the poe technique across across-the-board -- the boutique across the street has floodgates

do prevent the water from getting inside. >> if you man to drive this weekend watch out for flooding and rock on the roads. we are wanting drivers of flash flooding through sunday and tennessee valley beach in mill valley is closed and the marin head laps camp ground is closed since john until further notice. and the in the beach access trail is re-opened but vulnerable to wash out. >> we have photos of a storm from all over the bay area, when you have weather where you live take a know tore or video using has been abc7 now and that will help us find your content and use it on the air. >> keep track of the storms where you live on the news app tracking live doppler hd on the phone which is free to download by enabling push alerts. >> other local news construction crew working on a new apartment community in fremont discovered what appears to be a human article bone. it was found in the dirt at a

construction site on fremont boulevard. the alameda county coroner is examining the bone. >> a federal jury said pour san francisco police officers did not use excessive force when they shot and killed a man in a park after two days of deliberation in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by alex nieto's parents. they thought he pointed a gun at the officers but it was a taser he carried for his job as a security guard. >> a few hours from now former first lady nancy reagan will be laid to rest next to her husband former president reagan. a thousand people filed past the casket yesterday. she will be buried with first lady obama and former first ladies including hillary clinton and laura bush and rosslyn cater. and 19 reagan's two children will speak.

and so will tom brokaw. coverage is in morning at 11:00 right here on abc7. laura anthony is there for funeral with reports through the day the. >> what is going on? the fish were forced out of a river and san francisco is singing. the move by city officials to deal with rising sea levels. >> a look where our strong of the storm is right new in petaluma heading over to sonoma to arnold with minor flooding and i will show you what is happening in your neighborhood next with the latest wants and warnings. stay tuned.

>> it is a wet friday. san rafael has a light rain showers rolling through and santa rosa at 3" and petaluma is santa rosa at 3" and petaluma is 2" and napa is 2.5" so we have

flooding. we have warnings for the napa river at 10:24 this morning through 11:24 through monday morning and the russian river at 11:30 this evening through 7:00 sunday morning. the latest shows it will crest the napa river flood stage will crest at 1:00 this afternoon. at 17.3' the russian river will crest by 2' at 8:00 tomorrow morning. we have the threat of winds along the coast and into the santa clara valley until can up to 45 miles per hour. for the the east bay hills and santa cruz mountains until 2:00 this afternoon. that is when we could have wind damages and power out amendments. we have downed trees and mudslide so if you can avoid traveling we have details and several incidents up and down

the sonoma to half moon bay and beyond the san mateo bridge is moving slowly with no -- we had an early tire bouncing an and 15 minutes across the man span to the foster city side of things. green on the map means rain. we have hit-and-run accident if san francisco. broadway at powell out of the tunnel. it is affecting the tunnel. we will check with san francisco police department on this. >> why did the fish cross the road city was flooded. the bay areas are not the only place dealing with swollen rivers. at university of louisiana in monroe, the streets turned and a new place to swim or flop around. they have seen 20" of rain falling in only two days. >> kaepernick and the 49ers are ready to parkways with a uniform he could be wearing next season. >> incredible fire tore through a commercial building and what

caused the crews to change their fighting tactic. stay tuned.

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>> benea, san ramon, san mateo, by bay. >> a look at live doppler hd. you can see we have pockets of moderate-to-heavy rain across marin county and the coast. here is a better one along the coast moving out of pacifica headed to daly city and come pa -- and colma at 280 and one and 35 at st. francis boulevard. watch out for popping. the seven-day outlook is next. >> the san francisco bay area is considered one of several sinking cities around the world h is a land to deal with the rising say loafs presented at the san francisco planning commission including assessment of areas where the city is

vulnerable. san francisco has been measuring the rise of the coast since 1854. the last century there is 8" rise. >> raining fire gutted the commercial building east of downtown los angeles. it quickly grout of criminal with 100 fires at the scene. they had to take defenseive approach because of a partial collapse. they got control in an hour. >> kaepernick wants to play for cleveland for new browns head coach according to espn and the nfl network reported 49ers got an interest in trading for kaepernick from the jets and browns and broncos, and super bowl champions are thought to be the best. experts say the been questions match could be a good match for the skill set but 49ers trade talks with cleveland are heating

up. >> we are monitoring the roads and sue is standing by. >> good morning, everyone. we have slick roads and ponding and pooling and hydroplane potential and green means it is raining where you are and the blue means potential for uponning and stand water and hit-and-run accident at product way and powell, traffic coming out of the product way tunnel and into the tunnel is affected and the at could could be van ness to bush and avoid the product way tunnel. the bay bridge toll plaza this is report of an accident two lanes are blocked. lock at the stackup to 880 of the expect delays to the san mateo bridge and take the dumbarton as the alternate. slow traffic out of antioch this morning and the green shows rain all the way around. mike?

can you see the altamont pass with a light shower but heavy showers to the south could head to tracy the next hour. you can see moving through the north bay light rain and pockets of moderate from 101 to novato to petaluma and to bodega bay and santa rosa the next half hour. you can see off the coast touching half moon bay yellows and reds so moderate-to-heavy rain. that will roll up through half moon bay and pacifica and daly city and brisbane the next half hour. the south bay, point dry again at 280 and 17 and rain later this morning. rain is heavy at time and breezy. did more storms this weekend and dry and sunny next week. 70s coming back. today well tack about temperatures 1-5, in the storm-impact scale, "1" is light

and today is a "3" because of heavy rain at 1-2" and flooding and and debris. wet and windy in the morning from 7:00 hour to 8:00 sure into the 9:00 sure when the schooled front manufactures through with the burst of the heaviest rain and the heaviest wind and outside chance of one or two becoming a thunderstorm with locally heavy showers. by noon we are transition open ing to showers in the evening and by 7:00 drying trend is developing but rain tomorrow afternoon and on sunday afternoon into monday both storms are height "1" were on the storm-impact scale. sue? >> new snow, all if. we have snow conditions new. 29 degrees here at the donner

summit. in change requirements. that is good if you are sneaking up 89 is looking good with three hour and continue minutes drive into squall and am pipe and heavenly on 50 is smooth and the summit will have more snow over the weekend and kirkwood you will carry chains because that will be a factor can kirkwood is great on highway 88 and sugar bowl a base and expected more. that is the lake tahoe report the have fun. >> "7 on your side" will anchor live dodge of the san francisco st. patrick's day parade here and open our news app. if your power goes out, michael finney has suggestions. >> and why millions of dollars are being poured interest our are being poured interest our local schools from big names.

the abc7 news app on go on your schedule news that lives where you live. >> benicia, san ramon, san mateo and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco. on storm watch. you can can see right along daly

city we have a better radar returns that updated with the heavier showers offshore but headed to the richmond district and golden gate bridge in 5-10 minutes with more rain behind it. that is ahead. >> it is time for asking >> i lost power on pay for view and lost power because of a storm. can i get a refund? here is "7 on your side" with the answer. >> thanks for send nothing that question. that is a good one. if it was raced by the utilities did fought keep up with their work, say, they did not trim a tree that obviously needed to be trimmed, ten you can get a refund. what you need to do is go online fill out a loss of service form. you have a good chance of being reimbursed. the question came from jim of south san francisco. >> you have a question is record it open your smart 15 or tablet

and head to abc7 news.com. you can share it on social media hash ask finney. the question could be answered right here. >> 58 celebrities joined a funding campaign to boost schools an the nation including here in the bay area. we are talking about athletes and deaths and those would have pledged $14 million to 12,000 protects on the donor website. they adopted communities that hold significance to them fleming to fund projects in the areas. seth rogen donateed in sonoma and yelp c.e.o. is helping schools in oakland. >> we are many to fund the projects in sonoma county because we got married here. >> i picked deck because it is is chess to help the i live in the bay area and it is great to be able to make a difference around the corner. >> i have never seen south rogen's place so close up, an interesting experience, facebook sheryl sandberg will

donate to ten california communities and twitter will we help contra costa projects. >> next, coverage of the major storm move through the bay area including the local schools closing pus of rain. >> a worse of flooding in the north bay and the areas already seeing problems this morning. >> check out the rain chance today and tomorrow and through sunday that members we have potential for flooding. we do have flooding that will occur on some of our north bay rivers can i will talk about rivers can i will talk about that next.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> you made it to friday at 6:30 a.m. i am reggie aqui. >> i am matt keller. it is friday. march 11. right to meteorologist mike nicco tracking the heavy rain of it could impact your commute. mike? >> good morning, matt, good morning to you, look at this. along the santa cruz mountains on highway 35 to 280 this is the same area toward half moon bay that has been seeing wave after wave of moderate-to-heavy rain and another one rolling through now. the first wave made it to petaluma long this area to rohnert park. the big picture shows to the south it will cross the santa cruz mountains and make it more dicey to get through in the morning and finally rain is falling in san jose and 280 at

17, rain is heaviest through the morning commute, and it will be more widespread and isolated and it will be quite breezy we could have power out amendments in the mid-morning to mid-afternoon. sue? we will go to the san mateo bridge, look at the screen, we had an accident beyond the toll plaza and you can see it is cleared to the side and the emergency light is right here in the scene and scar is off to the right shoulder and the left shoulder and slow traffic along the span especially showing it is slow open map, slow apring the toll plaza with traffic to 880 for a solid 20 minute wait and as we saw the cars are off to the side so that will be dissipating and hit-and-run accident accident in san francisco with 17 police officers on the scene and this afolks the ready way tunnel, bay or push street. we will check with san francisco police department next report. >> john it is part of our team come of the storm this morning. she is driving in the peninsula on 101.

are you seeing rain? we are sighing rain we passed through san mateo heading up toward sfo and you could be able to tell that the rain drops, well, our photographer used the windshield wipers but the raindrops are on the windshield and i don't know if can you tell what the road hurricanes like but it is wet and slick. the further we drive along the peninsula, the wetter it gets. we started to see water pooling along the median and the off ramp. so far, along our route we have not sent any citizens so that is the good news. we started in the south bay, in san jose, where it was bone dry and as we make our way up north it is showing the morning drizzle and a look at the sky and you can tell more is on way. we have more school closures to tell you about if marin and

snow may, flooding conditions are closing, bodega bay and primary and west marin schools, other schools closed include guerneville school in guerneville and harmon elements dry in salmon charter with more on abc7news.com. >> we have our reporters covering storm. we go do amy hollyfield driving through the north by all morning. you made it to santa rosa? >> that is right. we are in santa rosa. we are getting a break. this is a light sprinkle. this is all. i checked with the sheriff and dispatch said it was buy it and was grateful saying the last few hours they have not had rain. it has been nice. more is coming. yesterday it was expense. and relentless. everyone keeping an cry on the

creeks in mill valley are filling up quickly so fires, businesses and residents all are watching closely. >> we had three storm oh the weekend the first hitting now so we have a heightened level of awareness. >> there will be reverse 9-1-1 calls if crabbies spill over the pumps. what out for that. officials and other message responders saying if you can, stay home. don't go out. thank you, amy. we have a lot of information to get through the weekend storms including about el nino and the latest weather forecast from the weather team at abc7news.com/el nino. >> now, developing news in richmond, police are look for the person who gunned down a young man on the street shooting

happened last night at 6:00. police found the victim with multiple deputy gun shot winds. police are only say he was a young black man on foot. >> a man is in custody after taking his three-year-old daughter as a hostage in san jose as part of a domestic dispute yesterday afternoon as authorities negotiated for the child's safe release much the father, 34-year-old, surrender surrendered. a huge police response in the neighbor has some critics wondering about police coverage in other parts of city because staffing levels of the san jose lived are critical let starting on sunday, officers will be required to work overtime. physical now that was voluntary. the mayor and chief announce new staffing changes yesterday saying there are 839 street-ready officers for a city of a million.

there are 200 vacancies right now. >> and a man is scheduled to enter a plea to hate crime for spray painting racial slurs at a unified school district he admitted painting "white power," on a door and comments about black people. he said he painted the words because he hates christianity and african americans and believes the white race is superior. >> we have river flooding across the north bay and we will start with the napa river at st. helena. at 10:24 through monday morning at 11:24 flooding is possible. the russian river has flooding at 11:30 tonight through 7:00 sunday morning. the latest forecast shows we are going about 16 for flood stage and 17.3 at 1:00 o'clock this afternoon in st. helena and we will have the minor flooding on the napa river and the russian

river flood stage is 32' at 8:00 tomorrow morning it will crest 2' above blood stage so we will have minor flooding. minor meaning anything that is next to the river be flooded like picnic benches. houses and cars probably not going to get that far into the going to get that far into the flooding. morning and breezy already with gusts up to 45 minute from 5:00 until 2:00 east bay hills diabolo range of the santa cruz mountains to the valley of santa clara and the coast until 6:00. our strongest storm is from half moon bay to redwood city and up toward san mateo. janet o is there with half rain

soon. sue? we go back to the san mateo bridge with an accident on the lower portion of the screen the flinging emergency lights with ambulance on the scene and they have moved the cars off to the shoulder with an early accident after the toll plaza moved out of lanes and you seeing heavy traffic with a good 20 minute drive across the span and the accident has been caused a problem for the approach to the san mateo bridge. it should dissipate with an accident to the shoulder but you may want to consider the dumbarton. traffic alert in san francisco a fatal hit-and-run accident through broadway tunnel. do not use that. it is blocked. take bay or bush streets. fatal accident broadway at trial. san francisco police department is on that. >> apple and the justice department getting pore hostile -- more hostile. >> we wanted rain.

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>> the storm-impact scale with todays storm is level "3" with possible power outages. stay ahead of the storm with news app. down load it now. >> benicia, san ramon, san mateo , and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> 6:42 on friday. we are on storm watch right now. the strongest storm is moving through redwood city and atherton along hudson street where 82 and 84 come together. notice the darker red is over the coastline, sue says we have trees down in pescadero because of the heavy rain and fast wind moving to the north. it will take over the entire peninsula in the next five or ten minutes into san francisco. >> and we heard from a driver that it is a nightmare with

urban street flooding. we have mudslides and flooding concerns especially the north by. our reporter is report live. >> it is raining nonstop. i am watching the creek. right now water is rushing at 4' a third of the level that would be considered critical. it is nowheral but water is moving fast. mudslides are a concern all over the bay area. public works crews crews what to break apart debris and people have been stacking the sandbags. >> we get the rain there is more and more debris on the streets. were larger put slide blocked part of a road in forestville in sonoma and that create as dangerous hazard and emergency worker were concerned about a tree that looked as if it was about to fall. people have been stacking

sandbags and taking it to the next level with flood gates. you can see in business has a gate if front of their door. just in case. they want to make sure the water does not creep inside the business. happening today, former first lady nancy reagan will be laid to rest on a southern california hilltop. a thousand people filed past the casket yesterday. the burial is attended by current first lady and former first ladies rosslyn cater, hillary clinton and laura bush with her two children speaking and tom brokaw. service is private. >> we have coverage of the funeral starting today at 11 o'clock a.m. right here. laura anthony is in the develop for the funeral with live reports. >> donald trump picked up the official endorsement of former

rival ben carson ahead of the critical primaries happening on tuesday. this comes after what some say was a rather civil republicanment debate. that members in yelling, no insults and most of all no mention of...body parts. the four remaining candidates answered questions of entitlement reform, immigration and handling the middle east. trim trump was asked if he is encouraging the recent violence we have seen at his events and he blamed the anger on the supporters' love of country. >> people have tremendous passion and love for country. when they see protests, and you mention one case which i have fought accept but i heard about it and why like, i did not condone that. >> >> this are big primaries coming up on tuesday in five states including last night, florida and ohio. if donald trump win both of those that means he could lockup

the nomination. >> president obama host as star hundred studded state dinner for canadian prime minister trudeau the first for a canadian leader in 19 areas calling trudeau and his wife spiyy looking. then a post. his father was prime minister of canada. canadian agentors -- actors were some of guests. customs and immigration is underfire, in oakland right now. immigrants are desiring a bill to address deportation tactics of i.c.e. and want to hold the agency account am for separating families. >> a bart proposal to crackdown on seat hogs was sent back over conditions the rules not clearly defined.

the director wants it early for rideers to take more than a single seat. the directors say the proposals could be arbitrarily enforced. the board is expected to vote on the revised version next board meeting in two weeks. >> apple and the government get more openly hostile toward each other and van gets another quality of life award. jane? >> yes, reggie, off to the races, the dow is up 176 points and s&p and nasdaq up 1% or more. energy stocks leading higher and maybe oil has bottomed out. the justice department slamming apple over the iphone fight with the justice department even saying apple deliberately raised barriers standing in the way of the f.b.i. investigation and denies this create as back door to millions of devices saying it is interested in one iphone

that wassized by a san bernardino killer. apple called the justice department filing "desperate." >> apple has an event monday manner 21 at the cupertino campus "let us loop you in," and we expect an upgraded 4" iphone professionally oriented ipad with a new scene and new apple watch, software and bands. san francisco is named the best places to live well. the city is one of best for people with want to stay active and healthy with quiet streets and trails and parks and available health care. >> amen. >> check your frozen pizza that could have glass that possibly comes from spinach, which is an

ingredient. no one has reported eat the glass. we have a link to the recalled products on abc7news.com. >> despite the weather the city of pacifica will tear down a red tagged apartment. tomorrow. the complex has been empty since 2010. you will see why. at the wreck of falling into the ocean because the cliff below it has eroded. >> we are talking rain. on the coast. they will deal with it all weekend. >> tear down the apartment building and everyone else is dealing with possibility of flooding or mudslides. >> mother nature could be tearing it down because the coast is hit hardest. in the north bay between petaluma and dillon beach we have the best radar return. we will head to redwood city where you can see around middle field road to edgewood road to

san mateo and foster city we have the better radar returns. to half moon bay, main street, a moderate-to-heavy shower and i will show you what is help coaching were positive the santa cruz mountains, heading into the south bay, at the love yellows and oranges and moderate-to-heavy rain if you are thinking of going through the santa cruz mountains, if you can put it off for an hour i would do it. it will be wet and windy gusts of 30 to 35 miles per hour at least headed through the santa cruz mountains and for has gusts up to 30 miles per hour and two hours and 25 minute is the average for the flight arrival delays into sfo. the rain, heavy and breezy and two more storms dry and sunny and 70s next week. the storm-impact scale shows from "1" light to abc severe and custody a "3" because of rain that will cause flooding of streets and parking lots.

wet and windy. you can see from 7:00 to 8:00 at the love yellows and oranging and isolated thunderstorms are possible with localized half rain and nasaer wind and 9:00 we are winding down but per nature is still pumping out the showers and by noon we transition to scattered showers as the cold front moves to the central valley. what happen we will see quite a bit of rain half an inch to 1" in lower elevations and 1-2" in higher elevations. at the sierra at noon today the snow begins at 2-4 el gordo 2-4' by monday. and 1 foot of snow on saturday morning law 11:00 on monday morning at 2' or more. this weekend the storms are coming in lightly but affect the

st. patrick's day parade rain at 3:00 on saturday and rain on sunday into monday morning commute and look at the 70s and sunshine next week. sue? >> we have an accident and the good news it is cleared at the san mateo bridge the ambulance is new gone and it was right here, the cars on the shoulder and the people milling about so use extra caution looking at on-minute delay with traffic stacked up or dissipating because it is out of the lanes and stacked up toward the 880 freeway at 20-25 minutes so use dumbarton. bly were at map representing the potential for standing water and fatal accident broadway at powell and use bay or bush street. >> track the storm as you head out the door with the news app you will need it today.

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>> he are seven things to know before you go. massive amount of water is headed to the coast, the santa cruz mountains and the peninsula and east bay shore next hour to hour and a half. the commute is when we have the heaviest rain with potential for flooding and power outages. the winds are fastest now. the winds will-on in the afternoon. you can see the steady rain

tapers by lunch. >> pooling and flooding are a problem and this is video from broadway at powell the tunnel is behind this with a fatal hit-and-run accident a lot of san francisco officers on the scene, and westbound take bay or bush street. >> glad watches in affect for north bay creeks as the rain comes down residents and brings lining doors with sandbags in promise for flooding. >> the demolition is a go cliff side farms in pacifica will come down tomorrow, the city will tear down the red tagged build ing now at risk of falling and the ocean pause of cliff has eroded. >> pore heavy rain headed our way and san francisco is adding extra shelter beds, a pop-up shelter is order at the recreation center on 6th street. >> former first lady nancy reagan is laid to rest today next to her husband and we will

have coverage of mrs. reagan's funeral starting at 11:00 right here. laura anthony will bring us reports through the day. >> ben carson has officially announced support for donald trump. he ended the campaign last week after failing to win a single primary. he is the second federal republican presidential candidate to back donald trump after new jersey governor chris christie. see you in 25 minutes.

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ha good morning, america. donald trump lines up another big endorsement from a former rival as republicans ditch the personal insults at last night's debate. >> i cannot believe how civil it's been up here. >> marco rubio and ted cruz still focused on the front-runner. >> the president can't just say anything he wants. >> we are pledging our support to you. not the other way around. >> trump faces new questions about growing violence at his rallies. >> when they see what's going on in this country they have anger that's unbelievable. >> states of emergency. deadly floods drown the south. the national guard rescuing more than 3,000 families. a black hawk helicopter swooping in to save drivers as the mayor says this storm is worse than a hurricane.