problem on the roads. there are at least a dozen solo spinouts with cars either facing the wrong way, so heads up here. this is the san mateo bridge, very wet conditions, take it easy this morning. i don't want to see your accident on the chp log, all right? it's really rough out there. we do have -- well, we do have slow traffic out tracy, coming up and over the al that month pass, with an accident southbound and once again, this full closures, wee following that with chp near a street with debris in lanes. debris in lanes. hopefully they'll get that open. >> amy hollyfield is out there

for us. >> reporter: i just got briefed here by a fire official. he says no problems have been reported. this has to be the most watched. crews were out all night long watching for any problems they were looking for mudslides on the burned out hillsides, also watching for flooding. one crew even build a temporary bypass to divert water. we said to avoid any water going we said to avoid any water going going to the burned homes. >> it also has a pipe problem. they've woving to replace t

officials took they threat -- reporting live in sandy rosa, amy hollyfield abc 7 news. thank you, amy. urging residents to sign up for alerts. it is quick and easy to do so. text your zip code and get started immediately with notifications from your local police and fire agencies. >> in the south bay here's a look at the rain coming down. this was taken not long ago. this is near the intersection of birth and oseris. urging you to take it slow during the company. in an area in san francisco known for flooding has extra help. >> crews installed temporary flood barriers at 17th and folsom streets. it's the public utilities commission response to a spot

that's prone to flooding. there are temporary that there are temporary that interlock to seat on you also includes something called the adopt a drain program. they're told to clean out the storm drains before they flood. the city of walnut creek hopes the storm sewers are ready to handle all this runoff. crews have spent the last two weeks clearing storm drains. walnut creek was sent out letters to asking them to -- you can download the abc 7 news track, and this is a look at what is hitting up, updates on that app, and you can monitor the forecast on the go. >> tehama authorities say the if

shooter illegal roye assembled -- he was prohibited from owning guns by court order after a domestic violence incident and investigators have discovered the body of his wife, the fifth victim of his murder spree. she had been shot and hidden under the floorboards. hundreds of people gathered to remember the victims. grief counselors were on hand. now a live desk update. >> from the live desk this morning, notorious criminal charles manson is back in the hospital this morning, amid reports he may be near death. authorities say he was moved to a hocht in bakersfield, but they won't say in what condition. tmz is reporting that man son's health is deteriorating and doctors says he's getting worse. he was many hospitalize indeed january for a lesion in his intestines. heads up if your commute involves a drive over the golden

gate bridge. two lanes are closed to traffic because of an accident. that crash actually happened yesterday afternoon. here's what it looks like now, a live look. officials say a large truck with a crain damaged -- no one was hurt in the accidents. lanes 3 and 4 will remain closed until reare made. >> let's look get an milpitas. we have a pretty good cell there, some moderate rain on 680. now, as we go down, we can see from boulder korean all the way past the summit into sayers tolla and los gatos, that's where we have some healthy rain falling, look at that yellow lines up, and the coast, the peninsula, in about an hour to an hour and a half. it may be quieter where you are

right now, but things are going to pick up, as we head towards the morning commute. temperatures, even 60 right now in pleasanton. you can see we're 60 in mountainview, mid to upper 50s just about everywhere else on this mild morning. here's a look at so 1 and 880 in san jose. it is definitely we had. we're going to be rainy today. just have an umbrella -- if you like to run in the rain, today is your day, you don't like do? or ask your friends if they can gets you in. 64 to 65 there. notice the solid green sliding out of the south bay. tonight, we'll see some clearing, that's why temperatures are in the 40s there, almost in the 30s. if you're heading to the sierra until 4:00, tomorrow morning.

1 to 3 inches, in fact it looks like kirkwood mountains will be the big winner right now as they get nearly 2 1/2 more feet of snow. how about the roads, sue? >> i checked and there are chain requirements of 88, around the truckee area, and on 50, but not on 80. so there you go. we'll check back in a few minutes. wet at the richmond san rafael bridge. traffic is light here, but multiple solo spin sdwrouts, multiple solo spin sdwrouts, standing water is a problem. you that's currently complete lid shut down. tow truck and cleanup crews are on the scene, but they have yet to reopen it.

cesar chavez, they have an accident there, and i am seeing slow traffic with a lane blocked in san francisco. guys? >> thank you, sue. residents will have an opportunity to tell b.a.r.t.'s board. >> they'll discussing the options for the pittsburg center and antioch station which are scheduled to open in may. here's example of fares they're considering. the b.a.r.t. board is scheduled to decide the fares in december. also the vote looming that could mean a name change for a francis landmark. we're heading to break, but keep tabs on live weather and tr

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today's storm is level 2. that means moderate rain, so gear up before you go out and drive safe live. track the storm anytime on the nbc 7 news app. download it now. it's 4:41. here's a live look outside from the golden gate bridge. that storm continues to hit us this morning. mike has the hour-by-hour forecast in just a few. someone shot out a security camera over veterans day

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completion of repairs to the huge sinkhole. it opened up a year and a half ago during a series of powerful storms. abc 7 news was there last week as workers we are completing the project. neighbors in moraga have been trying to make the best. earlier a business owner put up a display to mark the first birthday. you can see, yes, the green moves in. mike, we even have a bit of amber and tiny bit of red and amber and tiny bit of red and orange on the map. you've notice some of this is a big below, because the tomorrow is not over yet. it continues to slow down. we've had nearly 2 inches, an inch and a half in napa, 3/4 in san francisco, nearly an inch in san rafael, about 3/4 in concord, half an inch in dublin,

and quarter of an inch in san jose not recording anything yet, though it's raining. here's a look at some of that rain rolling through walnut creek, as we look south on 680, steady rain and scattered showers this afternoon emplgts clear from north to south tonight, mildest in the south bay, and our next storm, it's falling apart. so if your roof is leaking -- you might be happy about that. here's what's going on on the peninsula. we do have steady light rain there. we have marin wood, novato, sandwiched between that, some moderate rain. contentfield that will also get to you. look at this, another surge of moderate to possible downpours about to hit from san rafael all the way down to the santa cruz mountains. so let's go hour by hour. there you go. at 7:00 we're still seeing plenty of yellow from the bay bridge southward.

let's see where it goes by noon. it's still in the south bay, about 237 southward, and then after the lunch hour, you can see it quickly moves down to the south. then you have these dots of green, even some yellow. there may be a slight burst of moderate rain, but notice how they're very few and far between by 7:00. overnight they're still out there. here comes the slow clearing, starting at 4:00 in the north bay, you could see it barely get to the part of the bay by 7:00, but by tomorrow afternoon, look at the sunshine. we'll have a urge goous evening, albeit much cooler. low to mid 60s with all of that sunshine. sue? >> we are going to the golden gate bridge, where we have wet conditions and we have three lanes both directions. they have yet to get the zipper truck out there. standing water is the big issue,

lots of ponding and pooling, as you might imagine lots of problem. it's blocking one lane of traffic southbound 101. the right lane is blocked there. we'll head over towards antioch, where westbound 4 remains jammed, in fact all lanes blocked near a street with an accident. we're still waiting on word to get that cleared. a new accident westbound 80 near west texas, where a pedestrian was seen in the center is it divide and multi-vehicles involved there. we also have an overturn on 85 near winchester boulevard in san jose. multiple solo spinouts there. extra caution and extra time needed this morning as well. >> sue, my fellow disney fan, you'll want to see this next story. they're working on a new project to make fireworks more inclusive. this is fascinating. disney is working on fireworks

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because of the constant rain, especially around the bay in the south bay, is possible. i think creek flooding will be minimal. flooding on burn scars, trees down and power outages, all low now. let's look at something exciting, something that's near and deer to our heart here, the light the night walks. spence are will be career emcee tonight as we do it around at&t park. it drops down to 58. notice, no chance of rain then. in fact about 0% rain, none of is friday, saturday and, and look at the massive reduction of that next storm, a 10% to 20% coverage? sue, where do we start. >> boy, all over the place. lots of standing water.

let's try to hit as many as we can. we have standing water in an accident. radio i got now my sensors are green, so we'll be monitoring that for you. san ra mo at crow canyon, two lanes blocked with an accident there, multiple vehicles involved, and over in oakland, northbound 880 after 980, and i am seen some slow traffic here. we have two lanes of traffic blocked. wet an earlier accident at highway 4. it looks like chp is clearing it, but still a slow stretch. that purple means lanes are completely stopped in that direction, and we had debris in lanes there as well. so avoid this if you can. we will check back. we're getting conflicting records, but other sensors certainly show there's a lot of slow traffic still there. i'll check with chp and see if it will be picked up anytime soon, guys. >> thank you, sue. a astronomer have found a

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