>> reporter: a gilroy mother is still missing this morning after her daughter is reportedly shot and killed in a murder-suicide. i'm marla tellez. why police say it is critical martha gutierrez is found soon. >> plus, a former south bay police officer must now register as a sex offender. we'll have details coming up. >> a new fine this morning for pg&e. the utility being blamed for a pair of wild fires in the sierra. >> a live look outside, the roads look wet, not a lot of rain coming down yet. christina loren says be ready. it's friday, march 16, this is "today in the bay."

>> good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. 5:00 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we check in with meteorologist christina loren. we've been talking about a rough day in store. >> it's not just this day, we've had several days of relentless rain especially in the north bay and the coast. we've got a lot more on the way so flooding is likely. look at the front draped across the northern most portion of the state that is moving quickly. i'll let you know when we're going to get heavy rain into our city, that's coming up. already dealing with a couple of incidents. hey, mike. >> good morning. happening relatively quickly because we're getting a little break. here at the golden gate bridge, roadways still have that sheen. because of the overnight rains and you want to watch those off ramps coming off highway speeds. no major incidents reported.

oakland fine for 880 as well. we had four trees down for 580 and 880 for the morning commute. we're watching for that. >> let's hope it stays that way. >> this morning police still searching for a gilroy mother who may be seriously injured, hopefully -- we hope not dead. martha gutierrez has not been seen since wednesday when her son killed his sister and them himself. marla tellez is live where a large memorial is growing. a sad scene. >> reporter: very sad, jon. good morning. the memorial outside the redwood apartments here is growing. it made hot to the night. one of the candles is still burning. this is where people are leaving behind candles, notes and balloons for 11-year-old lucy luna. police say wednesday it appears her brother 27-year-old abel gutierrez, shot and killed her before turning the gun on

himself. the mysterious element is police say there is forensic evidence that suggests that lucy's mom, 52-year-old martha gutierrez who is missing, was critically injured here. police going as far as saying she may be dead. friends who know the family say the fact she is missing proves something is not right. >> martha would be here if her daughter was gone. martha would be right here. >> reporter: i spoke to gilroy police. they are asking any one with information to call them immediately. of course the fear is if she is alive she likely needs medical attention and needs it now. police say abel recently served in the iraq war and may have suffered from post traumatic distress disorder when he shot his sister before shooting himself. >> a san jose firefighter is in the hospital after suffering serious burns. this is an update to news

yesterday. the firefighter has burns on his hands, waist and lower body. he fell through the roof while battling an apartment fire. 17 people were displaced. investigators think the cause of the fire was burning candle left unattended. >> those are amazing photos. san francisco police looking for any kind of help finding two men they say beat down a hayward man. police releasing these pictures of the men they think were involved in the attack. they say the two men seen here beat the 23-year-old, knocked him to the ground, causing him to open hi lose consciousness. that man is still in serious condition and may not ever fully recover from all of the injuries. anybody with information on this is asked to call san francisco police. >> a former san jose police officer must now register as a sex offender. patrick deorego.

he was accused of having parties in his home and giving the boys alcohol before having sex with them. he faces more than three years in prison. he theft san jose police department the end of last month. he had been on administrative leave since his arrest. >> a vigil for an autistic man killed in a murder-suicide. mourners asking to show up at the front lawn of sunnyvale city hall at 6:00 to remember george. he was shot by his mother elizabeth, she then killed herself. neighbors think she was overwhelmed by the work taking care of her son. >> two wild fires in the sierra nevada, the utility giant and two subcontractors will pay $25.5 million to settle a pair of suits claiming pg&e power hines sparked wild fires back in

2004. the settlements will pay for fire fighting costs and the restoration of land. >> a little bit of good news for bay area teachers. fewer pink slips went out compared to years past. most of that has to do with the fact the districts are already running with reduced staff. the bay area news group reports no pink slips in oakland, unified and theese side in san jose. teachers were spared. other districts with taxes in place to help bring in funds, schools must issue final layoff notices by may 15. >> the wreckage of a helicopter remains in a palo alto pond. the robinson r-22 experienced engine problems on the way to the palo alto airport and had to make an emergency landing in a marshy area. the pilot suffered minor injuries. no one else was on board. the faa and the ntsb are both

investigating that incident. >> 5:06. santa clara cutting last minute deals to make sure construction for the new 49ers stadium gets started as soon as possible. the stadium authority meeting to approve a $950 million bank hoon and parking agreement with the 49ers. that could be issued as soon as next week. a non-relocation agreement was also signed, locking the niners into santa clara until 2054 a 40-year deal. a lease was also signed for the training facility and the headquarters. >> a pop you har summer attraction in the tri-valley area has a chance. last night an east bay park district committee over ruled plans to close a water slide. the slide is at the shadow cliff rec area. operators say they can't afford the $6 million needed for safety upgrades. the committee plans to ask private companies to foot the

bill. >> palo alto's emergency communication center on the move. starting today the dispatch center will be relocated to a mobile center. the relocation will last four days while they retrofit the main office. one block in downtown alto, forest avenue between ramon and bryant streets will be closed until monday to accommodate the operation. >> in an effort to keep their city safe, police in a peninsula city got creative. they noticed an increase in burglaries and thought they could do more to educate homeowners. they got a couple of cameras and made a video on how to avoid being a victim. police say when they finished, they uploaded the video to web links so residents can have access to another crime fighting tool. >> it's 5:08. check in with meteorologist christina loren in the bay area weather center. what's happening right now? >> we've got showers on the

radar. it's a friday, we want to get to you work safely so you can enjoy the weekend. we will have opportunities to get outdoors. maybe you have yard work to do. throughout the day we're going to see this major front side to the south that's going to usher in heavy rain even in the south bay where we've been sheltered from the heavy rain. now it looks like it's going to take its time. the heavy rain is about 56 minutes away from santa rosa and we'll continue to see the front sag to the south. temperatures are nice and mild during the 50s in san jose, 57 in sunnyvale and 55 degrees up in novato. as we head throughout the day, temperatures are actually going to decrease. so, we're not going sue see all that much warmth, that much of a spread. only about 5 degrees for most cities throughout the day with rain moving in by noon, even into san jose. so we'll continue to time out the systems, we have two more on the way.

a lot to talk about. let's see if there are problems on the highways. >> not yet but from that list of things we've got to watch out for the course of the weekend. right now the only accident that appears on our reports is eastbound 80. eastbound 80 getting away from the key are carquinez bridge and no lanes reported blocked. there are minor injuries so be careful. a car went into a pole. we're hooking at antioch as well. no slowing for highway 4. at g street both directions affected. the on ramp should be reopening in about a half hour. we'll get a live look and see how things are shaping up across the san mateo bridge. a clear view you can make out the high rise but again, the roadways are slick in many spots so watch especially the off ramps. back to you. >> thank you, mike. that free shuttle service between oakland and alameda will continue thanks to a new grant.

the bay area air quality management district announcing this week it will fund the program for another two years. the district says the bus runs on natural gas and helps reduce pollution. >> tickets for the gymnastic trial in san jose go on sale. they start at 10:00. ticket prices range from $78 to as high as $600. you can buy at the hp box office or ticket master.com. trials at hp pavilion. 600 bucks. >> front and center. i should compete for 600. a shark spotted off the coast. we'll tell you where. >> plus t showdown with ross mirkarimi's sentencing. the city official that plans to

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>> 6:14. weather permitting the santa cruz beach board walk will open to the public this within. the fact that the board sidewalk still around at all is thanks to some quick work by the maintenance crew. earlier this week the rain swollen river threatened to sweep parts of the 105-year-old land mark away. it took out a set of wooden stairs before they were able to build a protective berm to protect it. >> with all of this rain and wind, meteorologist christina loren tells us more of the same today and beyond. >> more of the same. what's interesting is a lot of the rain so far has been in the north bay and mostly north of

the golden gate bridge and at the immediate coast. today and tonight everything changes. south bay, we're going to see the core of this next system cross over us tonight into tomorrow so we expect pretty heavy downpours. not going to have to wait much longer for rain showers in the richmond district. you can see that activity ramping up. you do want to take it easy. give yourself time but you can see the bulk of the moisture is still pushing sue the northern most portion of the state and 56 minutes out from making its way in to santa rosa. we'll see this front slide to the south as we head throughout, probably noon into the evening hours. that's when it's going to start to get active. between 7 and 11 we expect maybe two inches of rain in the south bay. 57 in sunnyvale, 57 in san jose and 56 in livermore. you may have been able to give a

break. the cold blast moves in tomorrow, frigid conditions. cold enough to drop snow levels to 1,000 feet. we stop the clock, you can see the rain starting to push into the north bay that will move south through tonight. you can see getting very weight wet. if you are out and about, you want to travel cautiously. 4:00 a.m. saturday, a little break when the cold blast moves in. 12:00 p.m. saturday, light showers, those will continue for saturday. then sunday we get even more rain and a little more snow at 1:00 p.m. saturday and sunday looking cold. look at your temperatures. 52 degrees, that's it inhand on saturday. some thunderstorms as well. some could be strong, dime sized hail. so of course we'll keep our

quard up and watch this. we'll have more to talk about, what this means coming up. >> things are relatively calm but a lot of folks have yet to file reports. north of the carquinez bridge, heading away it's on the shoulder, you may have a lane or two blocked, maybe one lane at the most. this car went into a pole. no major injuries but an ambulance will arrive shortly. the commute direction across interstate 80, smooth drive, 19 minutes. bay bridge, neither of those have a wind advisory. we're watching the storms and potential of things like this. we've had a total of three trees down, so we're watching for more like that. that could be a major factor.

14 minutes westbound out of livermore and into pleasanton. you can get some issues heading to the sierra. snow and rain and wind. you guys with this shot of the san mateo bridge. >> we like that the way, smooth. investors hoping to chose out in positive territory. for a look at the news before the bell we turn it over to jackie deangelis. good morning. >> good morning to you. we're watching the futures pointing to a slightly higher open as we look ahead to consumer sentiment and cpi data later. the major you u.s. indices continued and fit new highs supported by positive corporate guidance as financial stocks extended gains. the dow up to 13,252, the nasdaq ended higher for a third day up 16 to 3,056 and the s&p 500

closed above 14000 for the first time in four years. there is good news for the job market. according to the department claims dropped to 351,000. these laters numbers tie last mot for a 4-year low. back over to you. >> strong run, thank you very much. >> little has gone according to the plan in the domestic abuse case against sheriff ross mirkarimi on monday sentencing may be no difficult. the sheriff pleaded guilty this three charges dropped. now the d.a. tells the "san francisco chronicle" he wants to address the court at mirkarimi mirkarimi's sentencing.

mayor ed lee will review the case after the sentencing and then decide whether he gets to keep his job. >> there was a shark sighting, no, not the ice hockey type. a great white shark spotted 150 yards off the beach. a person on the beach reported seeing the shark attack an elephant seal. park rangers posted a warning notice. they say it's nonto see marks in the area. >> coming up we don't know who is paying but we'll have details next. >> bearing it all for a good cause. an area rupe asking to strip right down to keep the stors open. >> i'll tell you coming up.

>> welcome back. tickets going on sale for the outside land music festival. there are discounted tickets to the event available on its website starting today. it will take place august 10-2 in golden gate park. the lineup has not been announced yet. last year's headliners included fish, arcade fire and the roots. >> here is something for the weekend plans, rain in the forecast isn't putting a damper on an underwear run being planned. i'm not making it up. it's a closing optional race saturday from 1:00 to 5:00. runners take off from the hacker

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>> reporter: gilroy police are hoping you can help them find the mother involved in an apparent murder-suicide. she's now been missing almost two days. i'm marla tellez with an update.

>> a massive fire. the latest next. >> it's ipad day. full team coverage for you coming up. >> look at the golden gate bridge. no real rain coming down yet, the road a little wet. it's friday, march 16, "today in the bay." >> good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. it is 5:29. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren to get the latest on what's happening outside. >> it's getting active. just as our broadcast started at 4:30 we started to see our first showers in the north bay and right now a little more activity. solid line of showers now and that's extending from novato along the marin county coast headed toward san francisco. so we get to watch these showers come down on everybody waiting

in hein for that new ipad. we have more on the way, the potential for inches. first, mike's going to be busy. >> we're starting to see a few more reports. highway 1 in marin county as you come down pelican inn, reports of rocks. a look at the golden gate bridge, you see the roadways are wet. that rain's coming through many districts of san francisco. the san mateo bridge, the headlights coming toward the toll plaza. sounds like a car went in the fencing. we'll see if there are injuries. >> thank you. we'll check back with you. gilroy police are searching for the woman who they say could be critically injured after her daughter was shot and killed in a murder-suicide almost two days ago. police say martha gutierrez may

not even be alive. marla tellez is live outside the home in gilroy where the shootings happened. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's a heart breaking story especially when you see this memorial growing outside the apartments for 11-year-old lucy luna, people leaving behind flowers, notes, even this bike. one of the notes read lucy loved the color pupal and riding bikes. the question is where is martha and is she alive. gilroy police sent out a memo as the mother has been missing since wednesday night when 27-year-old abel gutierrez shot and killed his sister lucy before killing himself. police say there is forensic evidence that suggests that martha gutierrez was critically injured here and may be dead. abel returned from iraq and may

have been suffering from ptsd. they were working with the gutierrez family to get him help. both he and his sister are dead and the mother is missing. of course if you have information about the whereabouts of martha gutierrez you are asked to call gill boy police. marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> a dangerous situation for napa firefighters as a home filled with weapons and ammunition goes up in names. that quickly spread to the rest of the house. firefighters had to keep their distance. the ammunition was exploding. the man in his 70s was able to get out safely. >> the findings of an ves gags into the pepper spray incident could be released today. video has sparked keen interest

in the details of the report. late yesterday the superior court judge hearing an appeal to keep the report under wraps indicated he plans to reject the argument. the report contains information about the officers and should rema remain. >> today is ipad day. yes, we have team coverage starting with scott mcgrew. let's start off talking about from a business standpoint, opal jock adding 100 in the last 20 days. >> about $600 a share before settling down. analysts say ipad stock on a care because of people taking ibad to work.

you know how some bring ibads to work, they will become a common work tool that means millions of ipads sold. now, to the line. lots of people lined up, close to 100 people braving the wet weather at the apple store on stockton in downtown san francisco. there you see them. some of the strategies of avoiding the line, bob, you have your hands on it. >> yeah. this is a new ipad here. john with at&t. you got your hands on this less than 24 hours ago. this is your original resolution. what have you noticed different between your original and the new ipad. >> the feet. this is apple's first lcd device

and it's fast. they want fast so the bottom line is with this you'll have a fast consistent experience. >> judge is a -- it's difrp-of-different. you see it's very smooth and crisp. so let's do a demonstration. you and i are going on youtube. see how fast this is. we'll look up our favorite topic. cats. we'll do a search, and let's see i'm on hte, you're on eye fi. mine's maying and there you go. definitely compared to eye fi it's faster. we don't have a comparison with you're on your iphone. >> about 10 times faster, you

got a nice fast consistent experience. with the largest network 4g net twhaerk at&t has you'll be consistent. you can see how fast yours came up. >> thanks for being early. >> they go on sale at 9:00 and down the street it's 9:00. 8:00 at the apple store. >> thank goodness. when i need see cats i need them cast. >> amazing how far we've come. >> impressive. speaking of a lot fast, christina loren here, i'm still thinking about the cats. >> let's keep it going raining cats and dogs. we're okay so far so good.

most of the bay area has had an opportunity to dry out for the past four or five hours. but not much of a drying out period but hey, we'll take what we can get with a hot of rain on the way. you can see getting a good line of showers, this is extending from vallejo down the marin county coast so mill valley pretty good rain. look what's headed our way into tonight. you see this convection, this is a very, very potential storm packing a lot of energy and very cold air. in fact, this could be the most intense storm of the kree in terms of the instability. we are expecting thunderstorms right here in the bay area. it works like this. showers return, very slick roads. it starts to get dicing. the front scheids south. we get heavy rain in the south

day. tomorrow the snow levels fall potentially to 1,500, maybe 1,000 feet. you have cold air you need really, really potent convection. that's an indication of how strong this storm is. we've had 8 inches of rain in san rafael with more on the way. we'll tell what you this means coming up. with rain on the roads you know they are going to be slow. >> not so bad as far as the volume. so your friday morning is moving smoothly. watch as the rain comes in. we have an accident away from -- around red wood park way. this as was a closier but it has reopened so things should be moving better. should be clearing in a few minutes. a smooth drive through the east

shore. we're looking at the area, highway 37 showed some blips. sections of 50, may be because of the rain in the north bay. as we move toward the eastant wok its first show down but all the way over to ruv ridge. no accidents through this area. a live shot. back to you. >> thank you, mike. the president getting ready to hit the campaign trail in his push for re-election. >> also what the occupy protester says he was targed by tote. >> why a seemingly harmless carport fire left home fls.

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>> 5:41. for months we watched republican

presidential candidates slug it out on the campaign trail. now the democrats are striking back. tracie potts is live on capitol hill where president obama and vice president biden are officially beginning their push for re-election. here we go, tracie. >> reporter: here we go. people have been waiting to find out what are they going to say. they don't have an opponent yet but yesterday vice president biden named all three of them, mitt romney, rick santorum and newt gingrich he said that if give at any keys to the white house as he put it they would not only drive auto companies into bankruptcy, he was talking about, to 500 auto workers, but also the middle class as well. he says that their view of the the economy is different. >> the president was in maryland talking about energy which also has become a very big issue on the campaign trail especially with gingrich who promises $2.50 gas. the president says it's not like you can wave a magic wand.

he chided the gop specifically gingrich but did mention -- chided him for joking about biofuels. gingrich in response said that there hasn't been more drilling under the obama administration as they claim. not on public lands and he said he's ready to take on the president to debate his energy policy any time. here we go, laura. >> thank you, tracie. >> we could learn the name of the u.s. soldier who allegedly massacred 16 afghan civilians in a sick and twisted scene, mostly women and children. nbc news reporting it will be released, the name that is. we learned the sergeant is married with two small children. his lawyer says reports of marital problems are not true. he says the 11-year veteran did not want to return to the war zone for a fourth tour. the soldier saw a fellow soldier's leg blown off the day

before he alleged hi shot and killed the civilians. the staff sergeant is being held at a u.s. base in kuwait. >> this morning twisted metal, scattered debris all that remains of some neighborhoods after two tornados touched down in southeast michigan. cameras caught incredible video as it approached the town of dexter northwest of ann arbor. 105 homes are damaged, 13 destroyed. meteorologists say a weaker tornado struck near by. no serious injuries have been reported. >> 5:44. meteorologist christina loren is back with us. the question is no longer when but how much we're getting of this rain. >> exactly. we eliminated that word drought from our vocabulary. except for san jose. where we have just been sheltered from the heavy rain. but we've picked up over an inch

of rain in san francisco this week, almost an inch and a half in oakland. i told you the showers were on the way to the richmond district. watch out for light to moderate rain in the sun set district as well. this is going to slide south into south san francisco. we take you north and show you where the bulk of the moisture sits. the front is moving quickly and gaining momentum. over the past hour the showers just get heavier and heavier. you see that convection, this is a potent system. it's going to kick up a lot of instability and we could see strong thunderstorms as a result. 56 in oakland, it's mild out there. 57 in sunnyvale. 57 degrees in san jose. your future cast, we stop the clock at on. heavy rain in the north bay. it will get colder as well as we progress throughout the day. the upper 50s now, temperatures are going to drop. we get heavy rain across the greater bay area. the bulk of the moisture slides

to the south bay at about 9:00 p.m. the potential for flooding. if you are out and about you want to make sure you're heavy for -- ready for heavy rain. it's good to stay awlert conditions like this. you want to keep up your guard. rain and snow possible on highway 17 and grizzly peak. your temperatures are gone in the 50s. then mild for the past couple of days, the cold blast has not moved in. that's tonight and tomorrow. lasting through monday. by tuesday first day of spring, we clear out and get a dry break. >> it's getting more crowded for 4, typical pattern. one of our first slowdowns. 242 southbound and southbound 680 both reporting accidents before the merge. my guess it's the same accident, someone is confirmed which freeway they are on but that's

an issue. an accident around merge, possibly two. watch for slowing but sounds hike the cars are moving off the roadways. we'll look at the san mateo bridge. eastbound traffic continues to move past the toll plaza off the bridge. you don't have to pay the toll but there is an accident taking bout 20 feet of fencing. no injuries are reported. not a lot of slowing. we'll see if anything develops. as you get onto the freeway 92 is moving smoothly. some slowing out of the altamont pass in the commute direction. no incidents reported down to the south bay we have a mooth bay. looking good but blips here for 280 and 101. back to you. >> a little aside to the forecast, a warning to watch out for more falling trees as the forecast continues to call for more rain.

we're learning more about the man killed when a tree came down on highway 13. this is an update. the story we brought you yesterday morning, the victim is 19-year-old berk hi student kevin lacanlale. he and three passengers were on the side of the road when a second driver careened into lacanlale. >> the tenants of a building will have to find a new place to stay. the manager of the 27-unit complex says the damage has made the property uninhabitable. the fire destroyed six cars. it could take up to 90 days just to fix electrical system. >> the iraq war veteran jifred in a protest will file an official complaint with the city. scott olson's attorney, olsen

was hit in the head with a bean bag during last october's demonstration. olsen says if that is true someone should be arrested. his sloyr preparing to file a civil rights lawsuit. the investigation is on going and will be completed at the end of april. >> occupy will support an acti e activi activists. they are upset of excessive use of force during the protest. berk hi police went win batons to remove protesters, and remove their tents. >> 5:49. i think we need this in the crazy news category. march madness means a visit to the doctor for a number of men. they see an increase in

vasectomies during the first week of the ncaa tournament. >> i don't see the connection. >> men need to take it easy after the surgery and some couch time is is what the doctor ordered. really? >> i've started asking them are you here for this specific purpose and well over half consistently will grin and admit that's why they are here on that date. >> wow. you guys love your basketball. doctors say vasectomies are also more prevalent just before the super bowl. >> i love basketball and i dig football but i'm going to tell you now -- too extreme for me. >> day one of the tournament in the books. the top seeds did prevail. regardless of what kind of surgery. virginia commonwealth over wichita state. both played yesterday.

st. mary's someone here might be excited, will have that shot tonight. they play the boilermakers and i know laura will be taking it in. the gaels. >> if you want to see the game with other fans head out to dryden hall, there will be parties at ruth chris steakhouse. all of the parties jumping off around 4:00 p.m. the party's started here with this one here. >> i'm trying to post on my facebook page. some of the locations. >> she has her pennant up here. >> right here. >> living with the gaels.

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you look down you'll remember a baby is on board. >> we find that moms going home especially first time moms are very tired, exhausted. they are in a fog. >> it's nice to have a reminder. anxieties can boggle you down and the medication as well. >> not to mention the exhaustion. nurses encourage new parents to put that teddy bear in the baby's car seat when the baby is taken out. the bear goes back on the key chain when the baby returns. >> the first all electric car dealership. the business in santa clara near saratoga avenue. coda's is a zan fresh off the assembly line. coda sells for about $37,000 and qualifies for the $7500 federal tax credit and $2500 state rebate. >> scott never tells us ahead of

time what gadget friday s. he thought this week's was clever. >> this makes so much sense. an emergency cell phone. it's $50 and it runs on a aa battery. this would be great for the elderly or someone doesn't want a cell phone. doesn't have a cell phone. you never take it out of the package. the battery is already inside and will keep for 11 years. then in an emergency you take it out of the package, switch it on and you call 911. so it doesn't have to be hooked up to any cell phone network. it will work in the united states, it will call 911. to be fair, any cell phone without even a card will call 911, it's part of the law. that's hard to explain to people. here is my old cell phone. keep it charged. this you put it in a kid's back pack or your parents car and it's good to go. you throw in another battery,

good to go for longer. >> throw in a pair of scissors so you can open the package. >> tried to open it zblet. >> i haven't. i thought it was better to encourage you, don't take it out. it's good for 11 years. >> there you go. thank you. >> 5:57. still to come on today in the bay the rain threatening a well known landmark. >> and a former south bay police officer must now register as a sex offender. details next. >> after picking up almost eight inches of rain so far this week in some cities a lot more on the way. the action is ramping up. i'll pinpoint these showers and tell you what's to come. >> a slowdown started for westbound 580. now north of here i hear of a sigalert so i'll sort out the situation with t situation with the two accidents. t