hunkering down and paid a price. inside headquarters at one hacker way, a crisis team is no doubt trying to figure out the best way to respond. crisis management expert matt cabot provided an insider's perspective. >> i think they want to find out for sure what exactly happened and find out what's the best thing to tell consumers. you want to make sure at this level of a crisis that you're being totally accurate and honest. >> this is a test of ceo mark zuckerberg's comments. he's facing an investigation in europe and in san francisco a share holder lawsuit over his plunging stock price. robert ebberhart says that zuckerberg must shift into pro active mode.

>> let's move from a reactive to proactive mode. i wish him well, it's going to be a difficult trangs situation. >> facebook acknowledged in it's filing with the securities and exchange commission said improper access to or disclosure of our data or user data could harm our reputation and damage our business and could cause us to incur significant expense. if facebook does not limited its losses, analysts will look closely as zuckerberg's future as ceo. >> facebook could also be facing a voter initiative on november's ballot that provides california consumers with safeguards to protect their personal data and penalties for breaches. you can read mark zuckerberg's full statement and learn how to protect your data on facebook on abc7news.com. let's turn now to the weather, it is gray outside right now, but a bigger storm will move in tonight.

>> abc 7 news was in novato earlier today as rain came >> in san francisco, a lot of wet pavement and skprprinkles. spencer christian is here with more. >> here's a look at live doppler 7, we don't have the heavy downpours that were here this morning, but you can see we have areas of light rain that are beginning to push on to the san mateo coastline right now and we have light rain scattered across the area, but it's going to become more concentrated. this is the movement of our systems over the last 12 hours, you can see a surge of rain, much of it heavy going into the southern california area, from that atmospheric river we have been talking got all week long. our storm coming in this evening ranks 1 or continuing this evening ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, isolated light

showers, can't rule out a thunderstorm, gusty winds gusting to 15 to 30 miles an hour, we'll see temperatures remaining mainly in the 50s as rain surges in later tonight. then another storm comes in in the early morning hours, this one is stronger, ranking 2 on the storm impact scale, pockets of showers possibly heavy rain potential, with winds gusts above 45 miles an hour. we'll give you a closer leek at that and what the weekend holds for us in the next few minutes. >> a lot of wind and rain. this was the scene in the santa cruz mountains, right now not too bad, but as spencer christian tells us, it could get a lot worse. >> reporter: the rain is relentless in the santa cruz mountains, patchy fog made conditions even more dangerous on route 17. some people learning the hard way, you can't drive like it's

dry. others avoid 17 all together.>> >> reporter: the view he had through his lens, this week they'll measure the rain in inches in the santa cruz mountains. residents know anything can happen. >> a lot of our roads are flooded, we have a lot of very large oak branches that hang over tquail hollow road, and yo think i wonder how strong that branch is or if it's going to collapse on my car and squish me like a bug. it's a still scary. >> dax swanson has to figure out what to do with his house bound son. >> maybe some board games later. >> reporter: the commute home will be tough tonight, be extra careful, drive slow and hopefully you won't be the one

who needs a tow truck or even worse, an ambulance. scrcrews all around the bay area are making sure storm drains are clear of debris to prevent flooding. the s the. the storm has delayed more than 300 flights and forced 177 more to be cancelled at san francisco international today. adding to the problem, the nor'easter on the east coast, that has triggered travel delays across the nation. abc7 news reporter amy holifield shows us exactly what's happening in the air. >> reporter: 43 fourth graders are learning the art of killing time in the airport. they were supposed to catch a 6:00 a.m. flight to washington, d.c. but their flight was cancelled. >> they don't get it. when are we leaving? we leave when they tell us we can. >> reporter: a storm on the east coast can be became e blamed fo

half of the con sell lagss, the rest blamed on the weather at home. >> it's because of our weather conditions, it's not just rain here, the biggest driver for us today is wind. >> reporter: the best advice is to sign up for updates on your phone. that works for people who live close to the airport, but it doesn't work for people who have a long way to drive. >> we drove 300 miles, we live in northern california to start with. then you have to try to get your money back and the airline tickets are nonrefudable. so, you know, we're going to go. somehow. >> reporter: with more rain in the forecast tomorrow, these weather problems could persist so be sure and check in with your carrier before you head to the airport. at sfo, amy holifield abc7 abc you are looking live at manetta international airport, 300 flights have been cancelled

in san jose, there are some other west coast freights. oakland international all flights are on time. airport officials do urge you to check with your airline a mandatory evacuation has forced thousands from their home as officials try to prevent a repeat of the massive debris flows that killed two feel in in january. voluntary evacuations in effect in six areas of four recent fires. the area seeing snow at the higher elevations. caltrans is warning of dangerous travel late friday into saturday. and you can keep your eye on live doppler 7, download it now, we have versions for both and m

a and android devices. 65-year-old tom mullarkey was reported missing by his wife a week ago today, after a day of skiing in bear valley ski resort. today she said that officials have transitioned their efforts from a rescue to a recovery effort. this means that the sheriff's department will no longer be actively looking for mullarkey. they will be providing ground and air support once the weather improves. an oakland student is is isi jail now as he's brought a gun to school. >> reporter: at least on the surface, things had settled down by the time the school day was over at freemont high. it was a totally different scene this morning. >> i told the kids to stay

inside, and they wouldn't listen. when the police came on the campus. >> oakland unified school district's -- administrators and a school resource officer. >> if a student starts acting somewhat suspiciously, the police officer asks if this student has any weapons and apparently somehow figured out that there indeed was a weapon on this student's person. >> reporter: it was a loaded gun in the student's waistband, the officer called for backup and that's when oakland police arrived on campus. the student was taken into custody. parents and guardians did get a robo call telling them what happened. >> lynette was one of them. she's talking about the deadly shooting last month at a deadly shooting in parkland, florida.

>> we can tell people that this is our number one priority, the health and well-being of our students. >> reporter: police are still investigating why the student brought a gun to school, but they don't believe he was targeting anybody specific. in oakland, eric thomas, abc news. >> oakland unified y ied is als sending letters home with students letting parents know what happened. a big response in menlo park as firefighters checked out a possible hazardous materials situation. willow road on the menlo park campus on of the palo alto health care system. crews focused on the willow housing complex. that facility provides homes to formerly home s veterans. officials have not said what chemicals were actually involved. politics or a plot. new calls for an investigation into the back room deals that

led to london breed's ouster as mayor of san francisco. going back to the rock, we're going to talk to the last guard to leave that historic prison. we just stepped up and took over, and that's what women do best. >> celebrating the women of world war ii, the special recognition today for rosie the riveters. let's check out midweek at the san francisco sky way, aren't you glad you're watching us on television and not stuck in this mess? >> y

new fallout today in the

battle over mayor in san francisco. the city's naacp chapter has filed a complaint with the da's office alleging that the board of supervisors violated a state law by appointing interim mark r ferrell mayor. >> reverend amos brown claims that the plot was hatched by the board of supervisors to london breed as existing mayor, instead, six supervisors voeed in january to remove breed from the temporary position, and instead appoint their colleague mark ferrell. ferrell was turned down as supervisor and he chose not to run for mayor. brown alleges the six supervisors met secretly to make their plans. >> there were several meetings, a certain restaurant in this

town which this matter was cooked up. >> supervisor jane kim is one of the supervisors what voted for ferrell. >> we'll be discussing with the city attorney's office to see if there were any violations, i believe none were made. >> reporter: ferrell says he doesn' take the alegations seriously. >> this is an election year and this is stuff that happens in an election year. >> reporter: a spokes marine for the district attorney's office received a complaint but had no other comments. >> the special election to fill the mayor's seat is set for june 5, the winner will serve until 2020, the end of former mayor ed lee's term. have i got a treat for you, this year marks 55 years since alcatraz island closed as a prison. tonight an anniversary party will be held with former guard

jim albright, the last guard off the island. and jim is here with me to talk about the experience on the walk. you were the last guard to leave the island? that w that is amazing. what was it like? >> it was kind of lonely. >> i bet. >> i remember one thing that they run a cable from the city over to power the light house. >> okay. >> and of course i was running around at night checking the island. and we had a power failure and the only light on the whole island was my flashlight that night. >> you're kidding me. that must have been spooky. >> it was different, yeah. >> you're saying you lived on alcatraz for four years? that was your home and your livelihood? >> correct. >> so on that last day, that was it for you, right? >> no job and no home. yes. and i might say that both our daughters were born while we

lived out there and now they were borned at kaiser hospital, but we lived on the island. so on their birth certificate as place of resident is alcatraz island, california. >> what? there can't be many people who can say that. all the people there, you could leave any time you wanted to. what was the experience like? describe back in the day what alcatraz was, we see it in the movies, we see it depicted certain ways, what was it like? >> it was another job. i went there for a job, you know, and it progressed into now part of history and it wasn't a planned thing, it just happened. but we had our own boat on the island and it had about 12 boats a day scheduled and each person carried a boat schedule in their purse or their wallet and you could go to town any time the boat ran. and the only thing is, you planned your trip to town around

the boat schedule. if you missed the last boat at night, shame on were in town hall made. >> was it as tough a place as it was depicted? >> yes. it usually ran pretty smooth. let me do my time. just leave me alone and let me do my time. but with the reputation it had, if there was a difference between a couple of inmates, a fistfight wasn't good enough, you had to try and stab each other. and that was the bad thing about it. >> and in 1962, three guys escaped, famously. there's still the conspiracy, did they drown in the bay or are they living somewhere in freedom? >> it depends on whether you're talking to me, or you're talking to their mother. >> you believe they're dead? >> i believe they drowned. because after all these years,

if it was me and i was gone five years and i'm not caught, i'm going to go and turn myself in. i might be on the oprah show and i would have books and movies, you wouldn't have time to count your money. but in 2013, there was a letter come out and it was supposedly from john angland and he said his brother morris was dead and clarence was dead and he wanted to turn himself in if the officials would guarantee him only one year of town. and it boils down to he's got cancer and he wants them to take care of him. >> for more information, you can check out the displays at the park hotel in san francisco, and at the hilton union square, of course there's always the rock itself, you've attended many reunions over the years, i know this one is special. great to have you with us, jim, thanks. >> so great to have jim here, thanks. today we celebrate the

important role women played on the home front during world war t 2, it's national rosie is riveter day. these women who helped fill gaps in the workforce left by men who had gone off to war are now in their 90s. a journeyman welder in richmond when she was 19. >> it was a way to help my country. and we had the backs of all of our soldiers, men and women alike. and it was an honor and a privilege that i could serve. >> she says she made a $1.38 per hour, the same rate men were paid. you can meet some of these reel rosies at the rosie the riveter education center in richmond. spencer, more rain and wind on the way? >> looking at live doppler 7, you can see all the areas of light rain and showers, so it's

still wet over much of the area. this is a view from our rooftop here in the embarcaderembarcade. it's 64 degrees in the city right now, oakland, you've got mid to upper 60s in mountain view and santa rosa. looking from the east bay hills camera, there are wet spots scattered about sitill. a little bit milder as you move out to fairfield, concord and livermore. one more live view from sutro tower you can see low clouds drifting over san francisco. these are our forecast conditions, you'll see wet roads and stormy conditions for the morning commute, it will be colder with showers on friday and saturday and a warmer, drier pattern begins on monday. this evening we'll see isolated light rain and showers, can't rule out the possibility of a thunderstorm, and southerly wind

gusting from 15 to 30 miles a hour. the temperature will be in the mid to upper 50s, and that brings us to our next storm which will come in late tonight and continue through at least the morning hours tomorrow, a stronger storm ranking 2 on the storm impact scale, we'll see hours and pockets of heavy rain, stronger storms are possible, wind gusts 15 to 45 miles an hour. and you can see at 1:00 a.m., rain still falling over the east bay, and heavy rain and strong gusty winds through the morning commute. then the front will sweep on thursday by the midday hours, early afternoon, we'll begin to see a little bit of partial clearing into the late afternoon and early evening hours tomorrow. we estimate it will range from half-inch to three-quarters inch

in many locations. before i get to the sierra, we have a thunderstorm chance, i mentioned that, the best chances over in the east bay and in the south bay, and there might even be some small hailstones mixed in. high temperatures tomorrow will range from upper 50s at the coast, to upper 50s to near 60 around the bay, and maybe a couple of inland locations will reach into the low 50s. now to the sierra, where the storm warning is in effect for areas above 6,500 feet until 11:00 tomorrow night and snowfall totals will probably range from about 2 to 3 feet in most locations and now back to the bay area and our accuweather 7-day forecast, after tomorrow's stronger storm, which will be mainly a morning and midday event, we'll see scattered showers on friday, saturday and sunday. each of those days the stormy weather will rank only 1 on the storm impact scale. and finally beginning early next week, sunnier, milder, drier spring like conditions, by wednesday we'll see high temperatures in the low 70s.

we'll be ready for that by then, won't we? thanks, spencer. blurring the lines in music, the appeal over a hit song and the big payout. and some

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the stories making headlines at 4:30, take a look at live doppler 7, we're tracking another round of rangin, you ca see it this evening, all that green will be covering this area. we'll have the latest for you in about 10 minutes. and you can see what's happening on the slick roads in the south bay. katie saw several spinouts on highway 17. she'll have the latest on conditions coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. freemont high school in oakland was put on lockdown after police say a student brought a loaded gun to school. police say there was no indication that the student was a threat to the campus. and the suspect in the austin texas bombings is now dead. within the last 20 minutes, austin's police chief said the suspect left a phone recording

confessing. he said the motive was personal life challenges. live in texas with the latest. >> reporter: we have just learned from a news conference from austin's police chief that they say that the suspect left a 25-minute confessional record on his phone, they say on that recording he describes the six bombs he constructed and describes the difference between each bomb. the information that led police to marc anthony condit seen here on his mother's facebook page came together in the last 24 to 36 hours. initially condit was tied to a cell phone in a hotel parking lot where he found him inside his vehicle. >> as members of the police department s.w.a.t. team approached the vehicle, the suspect detonated a bomb

the vehicle. >> reporter: now that condit is dead, there's a frantic search under way where he might have left a bomb. an eight square block area around his hoke evacuated out of precaution. >> patience is going to have to work for us today, we know everybody wants to go home. we need to let these agencies to do their job. >> reporter: police are still urging residents to be vigilant even though the man hunt is over. >> there could be other packages out there, we think we're on top of this, but we don't know, we just want to continue that messaging, be careful if you see something suspicious. >> reporter: since march 2, condit is believed to have placed bombs on two two bicyclists were seriously injured. a fifth bomb exploded tuesday at a fedex distribution center about an hour south of austin.

authorities found a sixth bomb which did not detonate at a different fedex distribution center. and mark condit's family released a statement saying in part, we are devastated and broken at the news that our family member could have been involved in such an awful way. we have no idea of the darkness mark must have been in. authorities saying this was the act of a disturbed individual. reporting live from pflugerville, texas, donya backus, abc7 news. >> nearly a quarter of the students in marjorie stoneman douglas high school in florida did not attend class today, after a tumultuous school week. reporter walter morris has the story. >> their time is up. >> reporter: as members of the park land community continue to call for change and prepare for their march on washington. >> we're not going to stop and this is just the beginning. >> reporter: three students at stoneman douglas high school

are -- >> earlier today we had three incidents on campus that required law enforcement intervention. due to student privacy laws i cannot disclose the details of these incidents, however in all three cases the individuals involved received the appropriate consequences through the juvenile justice testimony and the district's code of conduct. >> justin sal ter arrested tuesday morning, police say the 18-year-old pulled a two-inch knife. >> there's people coming in with pep r weapons and i'm shocked. >> reporter: and about a half hour later, bso called back to the school at 10:00 a.m., this time a 10th grader had made threats to another student. he was eventually taken in for psych yachtic evaluation. >> after what we have all been through, it doesn't make any sense at all. >> reporter: and just after school let out tuesday,

16-year-old gavin stricker also arrested, deputies say a nine-inch knife was found in his backpa backpack. >> to bring a knife especially after this is disgusting. >> reporter: tuesday bso deputies was suspended without pay, reportedly caught sleeping in his cruiser near the 1200 building monday, the same building where those fatal shots were fired just over a month before. state senator marco rubio saying, of all the schools in america, you would think this would be the safest one right now, it's impossible to believe. and security at marjorie tonyman douglas continues to be an urgent priority for us. >> and according to reporter walter morris, florida governor rick scott has ordered the placement of 8 florida highway patrol officers outside the campus starting tomorrow. house and senate leaders say they have reached a deal to

avoid a government shoutdown later this week. house speaker paul ryan says congressional negotiators are closing in on a $1.3 trillion spending bill. the deadline to fund the government runs out on midnight friday. negotiators today dropped protections for so-called dreamer immigrants and gave president trump only a partial victory on funding for his border wall. the fed raised its interest rate a quarter percent. it's now at its highest level since 2008 before the great recession. abc news is now reporting that federal investigators have pinpointed the cause from last tuesday's fatal bridge collapse in miami. according to sources, the national transportation safety board has confirmed that workers were adjusting tension rods from the northeast expanse of the bridge. the walk bridge at florida

international university crashed down on to a highway below injuring injuring two. a dock worker captured the collision where a stationary ship -- pakistani capital, at least 21 containers, some reportedly containing cars fell into the water. stay with us, new sexual harassment charges coming to light, this time a former child star is under scrutiny. plus -- >> reporter: we are right in the middle of the fourth nor'easter to hit new york in four weeks, i'll have the latest on the storm coming up. our storm doesn't compare to that, we have a pretty good storm brewing.

you're looking at live doppler 7, not too much green for the moment, but, yeah, today's storm moved through the bay area, we had a lot of rain, but we have more to come. spencer will be back with the forecast in just a few minutes. more weather to that nor'easter bringing more than a foot of snow to some areas, more than 3,000 flights have been cancelled so far around the country and schools shut down across six states. abc news reporter maggie ruly

has more. >> new yorkers are agreeing on one thing, they have just about had enough of this snow. >> i'm done. this is crazy. >> enough, enough, i surrender. >> reporter: it's the fourth nor'easter to hit the northeast in four weeks. pummeling the region once again with heavy snow, sleet and gusty winds, cities are battling back with snow plows and shovels and boston is ready with more than 28 tons of salt, fighting against the major concerns, coastal flooding and dangerous road conditions. >> there's no reason to be on the roads unless it's an emergency. >> reporter: police report hundreds of accidents up and down the east coast, with the worst of the storm hitting right as people are coming home in work. at the airports more than 3,000 flights are cancelled. making it the worst march for cancellations since they've been

tracking the stat in 2014. the young and the young at heart, making the most of another snow day. >> it's great to be out here, it's wonderful. >> reporter: known as frankly l legs, he's been it every nor'easter since he's lived here. >> i'm biking through the park, in the snow. >> reporter: the snow is really starting to come down now in new york city, and it shows no sign of stopping, we're expecting it to last well throughout the night, with some areas in the region getting up to a foot of snow. now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> let's start with our bay area storm, it's scattered across the bay area right now, we expect some heavy rain overnight and tomorrow. current storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, it will bring isolated light showers this, can't rule out the possibility of a thunderstorm.

we will have gusty winds. and the next storm which will come in late tomorrow night into tomorrow, ranks 2 on the storm impact scale. it will produce showers, pockets of heavy rain, thundershowers are possible and we'll see wind gusts up to 45 miles an hour. the day planner for tomorrow, the 12-hour planner shows scattered showers, still some lingering showers and windy conditions at noon, maybe the sun will break through in the late afternoon hours and that will make way for a thunderstorm and then we'll see the rain diminish. we will see showers on friday, saturday, possibly even sunday, each of those days, the storm activity ranks only 1 on the storm impact 1k5scale and then start drawing out on wednesday, we'll get a warmer, dryer, sunnier pattern, it will like and feel like what we expect spring to be like. >> warmer, dryer, sunnier. >> we like that combination. the wind got the best of pope francis today during his

general audience. you see the pope try to keep his skull cap on as the wind picks up. then just a few minutes later, it's gone. the pope was joking about a . and the me too movement in the workplace.

. actor fred savage is denying the claims of a former co-worker who says he verbally harassed and physically assaulted her. she worked as a costume designer on savage's 2015 show grinder. she claims that savage was aggressive toward her and would curse at her and demeaner. she also described an incident that happened when she tried to dust off his clothing during a shoot. >> he told me tot to touch him and hit my arm three times. i was in pain, i was humiliated and scared. >> savage released a statement saying these allegations are completely untrue. 20th century fox said they

investigated the claim and found no evidence of wrong doing. while the me too movement continues to grow, you may be wondering what steps can be taken to change your workplace. michelle rosen is here with a look on the impact on women especially in the leadership role. share some of your talk with us at the recent world economic forum in davos, business can they do in their workplaces, what do they need to insist on now? >> the me too movement created a very interesting effect for working women. because on the one hand, it's a very, very important movement, that brought to the surface discussions that should have happened a long, long time ago. and on the other end, a recent survey commissioned by the lean in foundation, found that the number of men who are reluctant

to help junior women through mentorship has tripledthrou thr the leaning. so there's sort of a backlash. >> because without the men mentoring women and they occupy most leadership positions now, how will women get the opportunity to advance? should we say, hey, can we come to the golf course with you? what could women do? >> there are three important things women can do. number one, women need to seize the opportunities, there are wonderful opportunities following the me too campaign. it's important to be very focused on your goals, where are you trying to advance yourself and who are the people that help you get there, that's number one, number two, women need to help each other through that difficulty of trying to trying to find the mentor that will be comfortable enough to help and not be reluctant to help, help open doors, help seize

opportunities. >> i thiraditionally that has bn difficult because you feel like you want to open the door wider for the next generation, but you've got to and we need to not look at it that way. >> sisterhood, we need to help each other. and the third thing we also need to be aware as women as sensitivities on the end of the male mentor. >> because they're worried right now? >> absolutely worried because they feel that maybe it's not a good idea for them to mentor another female, maybe it's easier to men for another male. and we want to make sure that we are aware of those sensitivities in terms of how we handle that relationship. and sometimes to talk about it also helps. >> if you feel like you're being passed over for a promotion, or your pay is not equal, doing equal work. what can you do, how go you express your case? >> i think it's very important to focus on relationships and people around you that can help advance you and advance your career. i think that people like to help

people because it reflects on them. to if you're experiencing difficulty and i help you as a mentor, it reflects back on me, your success becomes my success, so it's important to work on relationships and be very, very clear on what the goals are and who are the people that can help us get there. >> don't expect people to just be able to read your mind? >> exactly. >> dr. rosen, i appreciate your time and if you want to take action and get more ideas and more resources for help, you can log on to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction, there are sections on all sorts of issues, we have links to direct you to your local lawmakers as well. starbucks is ready to spend some money to develop a greener coffee cup. the company is launching what it calls the next gen coffee cup. their commit to develop a cup

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well, it is a book battle over a vice presidential pet rabbit. >> yes. in one corner, vice president mike pence's family. in the other, hbo talk show host

john oliver. >> abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow reports one of the winners in this battle is a san francisco book publisher. >> everyone is different and different is not bad. >> reporter: reading from what is now the number one best selling book on amazon, a day in the life of marlon bundo. >> in our 50 years of the company, we have never published a book like this. >> on monday, pence's daughter and wife released this book, marlon bundo's, a day in the life of the vice president, but stealing the thunder was john oliver's version, a surprise for readers, but not a surprise for chronicle books, they've been working on this project for approximately five months. >> it's really a standout in our history. >> reporter: their version focuses on marlon bundo's personal life, as he falls in love, and decides to marry

another male bunny. >> this is a very important story line for us, because of san francisco and the culture here so we really did jump in to help send a message like this. >> the story's antagonist, the stink bug. >> he does look a little bit like the vice president, but he's just a stink bug. >> until the rest of the animals get together. >> wait a minute, we get to decide who's in charge, we get to decide who's important, we can volt. >> reporter: the story concludes, the stink bugs are temporary, love is forever. chronicle books printed 40,000 copies to start, not nearly enough just days later, they're back on press for 400,000 copies. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> proceeds from john oliver's book will go to lgbt group the trevor project and aids united. >> the proceeds from the books are being donated a a-21

nonprofit knfocused on stopping human trafficking. thank you for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00. abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> going nowhere fast, a south play freeway is seeing a lot of accidents and this is before is real rain is set to set in. libby schaaf is singled out for her stance on undocumented immigrants. >> why one prominent city leader says his appointment needs to be investigated. homeland security says they're misunderstood in the bay area. and facebook stays in crisis mode. we're on storm watch tonight, drivers in the north bay, navigating through flooded roads and more rain is on the

way later this evening. today's rain has left a lot of accidents in its wake, a big rig rolled over outside watsonville, the highway patrol says wet conditions and excessive speed may have led the driver to lose control. >> caltrans says the slide and the oncoming storm will close the highway for days. and to that end, the national weather service is warning travelers to get through the sierra pass by 4:00 p.m. >> we're just hours away from getting really drenched in the bay area. more on that in just a moment. but first we have breaking news in san francisco. >> there is major police activity in the excelier district. we just learned from sfpd that an officer was shot. >> the activity is near the intersection of mission street and geneva avenue. a call for more backup went out in the