>> good morning to you. take a look at this front. well defined. moving into the bay area, producing heavy rainfall at this point. from the north bay all the way

to san francisco. but the bulk of the moisture has yet to arrive. we're expecting the front to move into the palo alto region just after 5:00 a.m., which is why we sent our own bob redell out there. bob, the timing could be better but a lot of people are really excited about this rainfall. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, christine. just a reminder, those roads will be wet. northbound 101, just south of the embarkadaro exit.

keep in mind, the roads will be slippery because there's so much oil that's been built up over the last month. keep your headlights on, be aware of hydroplaning, apply your brakes more slowly, give yourself extra distance between cars, don't be tailgating in other words, and leave yourself extra time to get to work. >> excellent advice, bob. give them plenty of room. we get to watch this go down in realtime this morning. 5:04 this morning the steady

rain moves in. and wait till i tell you how much we've already accumulated. your drive could be a rough one, mike. >> it's already wet out there. you talk about prefrontal precipitation. that means a little rain before the main stuff come in. the precommute commute. we'll go done to the san mateo bridge, make your your windshield wipers are in good condition before you leave the house. a good amount of water on the lens here. and in the south bay, northbound 101 we're looking at san jose where you can see water kicking up behind the cars. they're going to have the issue there. as bob said, leave a little extra space between you and the car in front of you. the sudden braking will cause

additional ability to spin out. >> everybody exercising some vigilance this morning. if you're not a strong swimmer, san francisco firefighters say to stay out of the water near ocean beach. yesterday alone they had to rescue two people who could not handle the current and the strong undertow. both men were critically injured. three hours later the coast guard had to rescue a surfer who got stranded on seal rocks near the cliff house. >> as christina mentioned just a second ago, we're going to see plenty of rain before the morning is through. christina will be checking the weather and mike inouye will

update us as well. >> in a densely populated neighborhood in the middle of mountain view right off of california street, investigators were called to the scene when they found what was described as a suicide note on the door of one of the units. haz-mat arrived and went to work trying to figure out what chemical they smelled. >> level a suit is where you're excluded from the outseed air, they're wearing a tyvek suit. >> we just came back from playing tennis and we went without wallet, nothing.

i'll do a shoutout to chevy's restaurant. they let us have dinner on the promise we'd come back and pay tomorrow. >> police hope they are one step closer to a man who kidnapped and robbed a walnut creek woman earlier in the week. in is a man who forced her to drive him to bank of america and drain her bank account. police hope someone will recognize him even though he's covered with a straw hat over his face. the woman was shaken up but thankfully not hurt. >> a high school coach from south san francisco under arrest accused of taking advantage of a 15-year-old student. officers say mark turner, a football coach and security officer at el camino high committed lewd acts against a girl two months ago.

it did not happen on campus or during school hours. >> a judge involved in the rate case of pg&e has been reassigned. the judge was removed after e-mail surfaced indicating pg&e wanted this particular judge to handle this case the active judge took him off the case as a precaution. >> it is 4:37. officials expected to be standing room only at the fire committee meeting as they discuss the status of the chief. the fire commission has data it shows in august it took ambulances more than 20 minutes to respond to nearly 400 calls for life threatening emergency.

the commissioner acknowledges there's a problem with response time but said it's something she's working to correct. >> yesterday a san mateo county judge ruled that they must unlock the small gate that leads to a public beach just south of half moon bay. the property was bought in 1989 for $32. the billionaire venture capitalist is expected to appeal that decision. he said he feels he's being extorted by the surf riders club. >> watch the currents. there's strong water out there.

we're getting some rain! even though my windshield wipers, i should have replaced them. the good news is we're getting a lot more rain we thought we were going to receive. some people's iphone showed up mostly cloudy for today and didn't know this was coming in. it's so the storm is moving in right on cue. as we head throughout the morning hours, we are going to accumulate some generous total and so you, 3/4 of an inch already came down and in the south bay today we could pick up half an inch of rain. i'm going to show you now why.

so straight up 6:00 looking at the dangerous for your morning commute. you can see embedded you've got the yellows and oranges. that's heavy rain fall. it's going to be very dangerous out there. also, we have our trees that have been weakened by the drought. we'll see the wind come down, a possibility. as we head towards 9:00 a.m., the whole thing starts to head out of here. we want to stick with mike inouye this morning and see how it's looking now and all morning long. >> stick with us because you're not going to be sticking on the roadways well. in the area between the lights and our camera, can you kind of see this mist floating around. that is the mist, the drizzle, the rain. we'll look at the map and just

north of there, second 30 you see that green painted here and that's the city side. there will be wet roads and we'll talk to you about that as we move down the bay. we have reports of a pickup truck wedged over a semi-truck. but no injuries. a person inside their wedged pickup. we'll hope they get that cleared off the ramp quickly. back to you. >> thank you very much. it is certainly a tough morning to be stuck out in the ran. that is the situation this morning where dozens were evacuated over chong. >> reporter: i just want to give

you a quick update to the story you had. we're here on california street where you see there's still a fire department presence here. just a few minutes ago, i saw two, three people gearing up in. >> at least one of the haz-mat members go inside. we understand two bodies that were discovered last night. i also smoke quickly with a moun. the fire department had indicated it wouldn't be until maybe 6:30 or so when the scene would be completely clear. it's a very complicated scene. it started off as a report of a gas leak but then police finding two bodies here last night. there a nearby community center

where the residents have been told to go. we'll continue to be here on the scene. we're going to move down here and see what the action is down the street and give you the latest on the show. rz thank you very much, steph. we'll get back to you. >> a lottery ticket bought in the peninsula worth more than $2 million. it just happened. we'll tell you where. >> the company launching drones as soon as next year.

welcome back. a very good thursday morning to you. look at the storm systems this morning. we see christina tracking the rain. she'll have your full forecast in a few minutes. u.s.-led air strikes in syria reportedly hit refineries and killed women and children. france says algerian forces are hunting for isis militants who beheaded a french mountain climb they are week in retaliation for

air strikes in iraq. herb goodell was captured while hiking in the mountains on sunday and beheaded. his algerian companions were let go. >> the situation in syria is affecting the markets abroad and right here at home as well. mary thompson is live with the details this morning. >> good morning. futures are pointing to a higher open on wall street as stocks look to build on the strong rally. the nasdaq having its best day in almost two months, all of this thanks to the housing data and positive comments from the federal reserve and the european central bank. the nasdaq rose 47 points to close at 4555, helping to end a three-day losing streak that was due in part to concerns about

geopolitical tension. this morning we do get data on initial job less claims, as well as durable good orders. >> well, facebook is taking to the sky. it revealed details to use drones to provide free access to wifi. facebook hopes to test one of the planes in 2016. >> the skies are getting crowded. >> they are. >> a lot of connectivity up there. >> the skies maybe not going to be so clear today if you're trying to fly any solar powered plane. try to say that fast. >> especially this early. you. >> handled thatily iterati just.

>> i want to talk about this storm system because it's really impressive. i was watching it all day yesterday just in awe because it's early to see such a well-defined system. you can see the center of low pressure is right here in the gulf of alaska. this is bringing in that front producing rainfall right here in the bay area. that looks like a classic winter storm. look at the front as it comes in. just beautiful. can you see that steady stream of moisture. we're getting heavier pockets up in marin county. overall this is what we want to see. we need storm systems like this to help us get out of the drought. this is not going to bust the drought but it's a good start to our rainy season. as we head throughout the day today, the showers are going to cancel that chance around 11:00 a.m. to 12. but take a look at this. we still haven't had the most

impact here in the south bay. i can show you now what's headed our way. it's heavy rainfall. it's going to last for about three hours and then start to move out. this is what's so fascinating about this storm system. it is going to tap into sub t p trop. you really want to take it easy out there. after the ground is already saturated, the wind is going to pick up so we do have a chance for downed trees later on as well. we're going to be watching that for you all day long. otherwise your temperatures are pretty comfortable. we'll see the 70s and 60s. i wouldn't be surprised to see a pop-up storm. as we head throughout the rest of the week, into your looks

like an indian summer but there's rain hinting at the end of next week as well, which is great news. back to you, sam and laura. >> maybe this is your chance to buy a gold plated umbrella. somebody in the bay area may have con a winning lottery ticket worth $225 million. >> we are on a roll. >> someone did, not us. >> the owners of the family store will. >> last december a man won $324 million in san jose. another person captured $425 million last year. this winning is just kind of

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big night tonight. one of the most famous yankees will say farewell. >> one of the all time favorites, derek jeter. he will play his last home game in new york. the yankees out of playoff contention. jeter is finally hanging them up. tickets to tonight's game are not actually cheap. according to stub hub, tonight's cheapest ticket is $249. that would be for the bleacher's seats. >> jeter has done a farewell tour visiting stadium across the league. at each spot he received a farewell gift, including a vacation and cowboy boots.

he has to fork over $16,000 in taxes just to pay for them. >> a kayak might do. >> you see some puddling at the bay bridge area. and from the crash we just told, about a pickup truck apparently hydroplaned into a big rig and got wedged in there for a period of time. they cleared everything out of roadway. it completely cleared in the last couple of minutes. >> anywhere south of san mateo,

we do see wet roadways. that's what we have, guys. >> that's pretty fast work, though, the way they cleared that. it's 4:56. a live look outside. all of the bay area waking up to some rain. meteorologist christina loren has the details for us. stay with us.

a reported gas leak leads to a gruesome discovery in mountain view. live with the details next. >> we definitely want the rain. you probably don't want a slow drive to work. make sure you give yourself extra time. it's coming in heavily now and it's only going to get worse before it gets better. your full forecast is just moments away. grab that umbrella. >> and a little bit lighter on the brakes. we want to make sure the slick conditions don't do you in.

>> and a new multi-millionaire overnight. a winning powerball ticket sold right here in the bay area. >> here's look outside the north bay this morning. it's a soggy thursday morning, september 25th, this is "today in the bay." and a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. a live look at the san mateo bridge this morning. you want to be extra careful out on those roadways. it is wet, soggy, slushy, pick your adjective. >> the rain moving its way into the south bay as we speak. we begin with meteorologist christina lore i don't know. >> we definitely want the rain. we typically