you were today. you saw rain. it is a much welcome site after dealing with days of unhealthy air that wouldn't loosen its grip. >> standing water brought traffic to a stand till on highway 101 in san francisco. near the paul avenue off ramp. look at that flooding. it closed the right lanes this afternoon. >> it flooded city streets. we were the a the intersection of bryant. you can see the pool of water covering the pavement. >> we have team coverage tonight. on the roads seeing what drivers are facing. >> let's start with news meteorologist. who is tracking the rain on live doppler. >> it is indeed a welcome sight. i want to show you live right now. rain switched over to scattered showers. we'll get you into street level radar. south bay first. we are seeing downpours indicated by the yellow and orange.

peninsula spotty light showers. to redwood city and heading into the inland east bay. you will notice spotty light showers. we look at the wide picture. we have been seeing lightning strikes off the northern california coast. thunderstorm not out of the question. this is a level 1 system. tonight through tomorrow morning. scattered showers watch out for slick roadways. ponding on the road and slower travel. ice lated thunderstorm in the forecast. the air quality the biggest thing has been an improvement. we're seeing green out there. which we haven't seen in two weeks. still poor for sensitive groups in concord. over all heading in the right direction. look at the next few hours we are going to see more showers. in case you're wondering if thanksgiving will be completely dry. or some rain. i'll be back with an hour by hour out look. >> thank you. >> if you're planning to drive somewhere tonight you may have

dodged a bullet. it looks like we're passed the heaviest of the holiday travel. >> gauging traffic. at the typical trouble spots. >> where are you now? >> right now we're on the 680 north. passed walnut creek. through walnut creek. let me show you quickly what i'm seeing here. i'll shoot that camera on or turn the camera. the 2018 hoiday weekend will see 6.8 million californiaens traveling in their cars. that's more than last year. today is of course a first day of the busy weekend. it happens to be a rainy one. we're not complaining about the rain. but we have been on i 80, 680. 580. some places it's been easy. others we see bump per to bumper. others is stop and go traffic. we got on 680 north.

we were seeing this as a heavy and congested area. we have seen flooding. again traffic has been spotty all afternoon. we have seen several accidents. the delays are many times due to the accidents and people driving perhaps a little slower. that's a good thing. and i cannot believe i'm saying this, but please people, wear your seat belt. >> last year during this time frame, half of the fatal collisions in the san francisco bay area were found people that were killed were half were not wearing seat belts. and it's so simple. it's something that will increase your safety so much. >> you are seeing we're back some traffic is kind of stop and go. it's moving on 680. we just passed walnut creek. and just beaware that chp will be out here throughout the

entire weekend. they don't want to see people texting, of course do not drink and drive. and just be very careful. i asked my photographer dean smith on scale of 1 to 10. how bad stt traffic? he said three. i said maybe four. anyway. live near walnut creek. >> be careful out there. >> absolutely. you too. live look at san francisco international airport. traveling by plane, coming into the bay area they are facing long delays. well over two hours for some. it's not just the rain but the wind causing flights to be backed up. oakland has been holding flights at the gate. delays are 15 minutes or less. things have been running smoothly in san jose. track the rain where you live the and the impact on traffic.

you can get hour by hour conditions. >> in your specific neighborhood. stay with us for live coverage throughout the day. >> more than 40 years after the death of a young stanford graduate the sheriff office now believes they have the man responsible for her murder. 74 year-old john arthur has been arrested in connection with with the case. looking into hz past and joins us live to begin the team coverage. >> this is not the first time the suspect has been in trouble with the law. tonight he's currently held without bail at the county jail. and investigator ts say dna evidence played a big role. >> reporter: investigators at the sheriff office linked this man to a decades old cold case. >> cold cases are never closed. we purr see them until week find justice for the family.

>> reporter: 21 year-old stanford graduate and princeton law student was last seen alive february 13, 1973. working at the law library. her car was initially found empty near a quarry west of stanford. her body was then discovered days later underneath a tree with panty hose stuffed in her mouth. the crime lab submitted original dna evidence collected to a virginia based company for analysis. resulting in a report which included family members who dna was already in a public data base. detectives were able to connect the dots linking him to the murder. >> it's still our job as investigators to confirm whomever is identified as a potential lead. and fortunately at the sheriff office, we're at the cunning enl of utilizing the technology available. >> he was accused of raping an

under age girl in 195. prior to that an 18 year-old he had been convicted of raping and killing a 16 year-old girl in germany where his father was in the army. he was tried as a juvenile and served a short sentence. he was arrested yesterday at his home was 28 when she was killed. >> we were preserving evidence 45 years ago in the case, there was never thought that this could be technology in the future. that could bring her killer to justice. >> it's amazing what we're able to do with dna now. >> the sheriff office telling us they're looking at whether the suspect could be responsible for other cases. >> thank you very much. those neighbors in hayward say he's lived in the current home for two years. with almost no problems. a surprise to them. we have that part of the coverage. >> i'm so in shock.

they have been very quiet neighbors. >> reporter: residents of hayward had no idea. a man at the center of the 45 year-old cold case murder. was living among them. that is until yesterday. when 74 year-old was arrested at this home. on an otherwise quiet residential street. >> we never see them come or go. nothing. we had no idea what was going on. my husband is off. he was like something is going on. there's cops everywhere. it was scary. this is a really quiet neighborhood. we never have anything like this. >> it's quite a surprise. >> kevin is lived here for decades. he just learned about the arrest. one based on a recently developed dna match. >> the dna with the golden state killer and backtracking that way. is amazing. i totally think that's wonderful. >> some of the neighbors told us their encounters were

>> seeing him once it wasn't pleasant. >> he lives two doors down. >> i was getting a car towed. and the tow truck was blocking the street. and he wasn't too happy. he made it a point to get out and cuss out the driver. and let him know how he felt. >> we could a hear a dog barking but nobody answered the door at the home. in hayward. executive accused of killing his boss made a brief court appearance today. the arraignment of 28 year-old cook kim was delayed until next week. prosecutors say kim used a taser and strangled his boss. 52 year-old bart. a week ago. court documents allege kim may have been embezzling money from the company. the details are still unfolding. >> we believe that what happened is much more complicated.

than what the media has kind of in terms of the description of what's happened. >> kim's linked in profile shows he was the chief operating officers. for a company making accessories for wheelchairs. >> developing news now on the camp wild fire. more progress today. cal fire reports containment is 80%. the lines are successfully holding the flames. the fire charred 150,000 acres. that's nearly 240 square miles. 81 people have died in the fire. missing is 869. up from nearly 700 yesterday. the sheriff office says that number will continue to flux wait. >> this rain is a mixed blessing in the tire zone.

fire zone. >> many people have been allowed back home in former evacuation zones. not here in paradise. no homeowners have come here. that's because search crews are still trying to recover remains. all of this rain they're expecting one to two inches by midnight. creating more of a struggle. >> reporter: looking around the apple tree mobile home park in paradise. it's chilling. to imagine what the seniors living here experienced. when the community caught fire. now 13 days later, as rain finally dampens the remaining fire in the hill above. search and rescue crews pick through seemingly endless heaps of burnt and now wet rubble. looking for the those who didn't make it out alive. some we're told will never be

found. >> the briefings we're having with the guys are the work you're doing will leave a mark on you. it will do some damage. but it's our burden to bear. >> reporter: the chief has been conducting the search operation. the rain is slowing their progress. >> the process in good weather is very slow. it's very methodical. with the weather the rain is just extends the time. and actually the ability to do it. we're pulling some of the resources back to shelter to see if the weather will pass. >> reporter: this crew from the california conservation core was filling sandbags that will be placed along burn scars. in keeping contamination from spreading into the environment. >> while trucks are stationed along nearly every stretch of road. trying to repair power poles and lines. before paradise can come home.

>> i spoke to the incident meteorologist here today. and coming up at 6:00 i'll have her explain what the fire did to the soil here in beaut county. and how that could affect safety in the area long term. >> thank you. tonight a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against pge in the wake of the wild fire. the suit was filed on the behalf of retired u.s. navy sailer. he was one of the hundreds of missing people. his remains were identified last week. the new port beach firm that filed the complaint list the history of safety failures dating back to 1981. including gas explosions. and sites the maintenance practice as a critical factor. >> tonight the i team investigates the story behind

the video of a small car colliding with a bus. brace yourself. driver of the car wants to know why he's being blamed for causing the accident. when he had a green light. you see it there. he looks into it and shows you another video from on board the bus that helps tell the story. tonight at 11:00. the smoke and the unhealthy air. that's leaving its mark on the bay area. >> the holiday tradition in the south bay that is scrambling tonight to reach the fund raising goal. >> are you getting a christmas tree in weekend? why you may want to wait. >> another look at the weather. >> another look at the weather. full on thousands of giftss this weekend at ross. most stores are open thanksgiving, six p.m. to midnight. reopening friday at seven a.m. with extended hours

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tomorrow is a big turkey trot race in san jose is actually on. >> but smoky skies scared away a lot of people. and a last minute push is under way to meet an ambitious fund raising goal. >> live at the river park where runners congregate for the post race festival every year. >> the goal is to raise $1 million. at the turkey trot. proceeds go to five very worthy non-profit organizations. there has been hesitancy to sign up because of the weather. the smoke is starting to clear out and the race is on. >> reporter: more than 20,000 runners and walkers are picking up bibs and t-shirts. that is 5,000 shy of what it should be. worry over the air and possible cancellation appears to have caused some people it hold off. it's not an issue now and the leadership group foundation which started this event 14

years ago is seeing last minute sign up. >> absolutely. i wouldn't do it if the weather wasn't getting better. >> after four straight years of approaching $1 million raised this was the year the goal was set to top the mark. five major non-profits share the money. including the health trust. food banks. and the housing trust silicon valley. >> the turkey trot provide all of the funding for our finally home program. security to homeless men, women and children. and into safe and stable housing. >> the five k and 10 k runners and walker got the weather break hay wanted. >> we decided no matter what we would run. >> no matter what. we're all in. >> they want to see a surge in last minute registration. together they can burst through that million dollar mark. >> for anyone who has been procrastinating.

we still are taking registration online. people can register right on race site. up until and even passed the start of the race. at 8:30. >> now first timers are of course welcome to participate. and help reach that $1 million goal. it's a lot of fun. for the runners and the walkers. and others. and family members. it's also a great cause for the community to help other people who are in need. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> great cause. thank you. you worry about the calories first and consume them. less guilty that way. >> amazon says notified some users about the personal information being made public. >> more on that now. scary. >> what timing, huh? unbelievable. just as we're about to see the busiest online shopping periods ever. amazon is blaming a technical

error exposing names and e-mails of users. it reached out to them to let users know their information somehow was made public. amazon says it's fixed and exposed information was minimal. >> if you are looking for a bargain buying a christmas tree this year, avoid shopping this weekend. the national christmas tree association says christmas trees are really expensive on black friday. and the entire weekend. actually peaking on cyber monday. last year the average price for a tree on cyber monday was $81. if you can wait a couple weeks, tree prices start to drop around mid-december. >> san francisco bay will close hundreds of stores. gap says sales declined. gap has gone from having more than 1,000 stores to less than 800 worldwide. it will target so called unprofitable stores first. saying closing them would help

with the long term relevance of the grand. >> good luck to them. onto weather. let's check out live doppler 7. it was steady rain earlier today. now we have switched over to spotty showers. let's get into street level radar. south bay. the concentration of the rain it right now. gilroy and heading into monterey road. we'll go up to or come up to the peninsula. stanford area. we are seeing some wet roadways. now we go to livermore. heading out toward the central valley be prepared for wiper weather. i want to take you back in time and show you the rain that passed throu the region. downpours at times obviously with the heavy rain pushing through. rainfall totals so far. these are the latest just updated them over an inch and a half in half-moon bay.

more than three inches of rain. san francisco close to an inch. just over a half inch napa, oakland. santa cruz mountains. you're not getting as much. this storm is not done yet. we have more rain to go with the system. it helped to clear out the air. most areas have been seeing better air quality. lt forecast is going to be good to moderate over the next few days. we haven't seen the green in quite sometime. it's a welcome sight. temperatures 50s 60s. it is mild out there. the winds gusty in the hills. 33 miles per hour winds. certainly the wind shift out of the south helped to blow the smoke out. and in the mountains it is has been snowing. we're seeing snow right now and a winter storm warning until 10:00 a.m. friday. if you're heading up i would hold off on travel. until the winter storm warning

expires. above 6,000 feet ten to 16 inches of snow. wind will be gusty and visibility will be low. look at this shot. stunning. sunset skies scattered shoirs over night. short break midday thanksgiving. the next storm tomorrow afternoon into friday. a level one light system. watch out for slick roadways isolated thunder. hour by hour tonight very spotty and light showers. 11:00 p.m. tonight tomorrow morning early. showers between 5 and 8:00 a.m. in the paradise area which is the fire area. and flash flood watch until noon friday. heavy rain could cause debris flows and flash flooding. thanksgiving planner. morning a few light showers short break at noon. north bay rain redevelops in the afternoon. nighttime everyone is seeing rain. tomorrow morning 40s 50s. a few showers. 50s 60s for the afternoon.

then a lefl 2 storm thursday afternoon through friday. rain will be heavy at times watch out for the gusty wind. hour by hour 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the north bay tomorrow afternoon. 5 to 9:00 p.m. we'll see it shift elsewhere. that rainy pattern will continue into friday. which is why black friday shopping, have your umbrella. or buy a raincoat. rainfall potential through friday. heavy in the north bay. one to two inches lighter elsewhere. wind advisory 4:00 p.m. thursday to friday. for the north bay. wind gusts 30 to 50 could down trees and power lines. 7-day forecast. level one system tomorrow morning. showers tomorrow afternoon and evening. into friday. we have a another storm coming in. early morning chance saturday. dry breakthrough monday before we see another storm. level 1 tuesday. level 2 on wednesday.

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coming up at 6:00. state officials will be holding a briefing on the campfire. they haven't had one in days. we're expecting important new information. also. >> the biggest reason to make the meal. >> dst a huge job. the love and care going into preparing the holiday meal for victims of the fire. >> the steps to make shoppers feel safer in one of the businessest areas. effort to build a better bay area. all coming up at 6:00. >> thanks. we'll see you then. >> world news tonight is next. we appreciate your time.

thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. >> we'll see you again in half hour. tonight, several developing stories as we come on. the travel crush. more than 50 million americans on the road and in the skies this thanksgiving. the deadly rush hour collision. the military opening up restricted air space to commercial flights. as an arctic blast hits on the holiday. some wind chill temperatures plunging below zero. also breaking, the mansion murder. a couple and their small children killed. their house then set on fire. why the father's brother is now under arrest. also tonight, in a rare move, supreme court justice john roberts publicly slamming president trump. the immigration ruling behind their fight. now, the president firing back. toddler's desperate es