. >> announcer: "today in the bay" begins with a microclimate weather alert. >> we have a live look at the blij this morning. there's a high wind advisory on all bay area bridges. we're hearing the bridge will be open. take it slow. a very good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. >> check out the bottom of your screen with the various lane and road closures. wind speeds up to 50 miles an hour, christina. >> yeah. we're getting rainfall totals impressive, to the tune of 3 inches so far in petaluma. we have to tell you right now the heavy stuff hasn't even impacted the bay area. but everything changes as we head throughout the next couple of hours. we're talking about heavy

rainfall and areas are already flooding through marin county. we're going to show you when it could be most dangerous for around the wear approximately whatever your plans are. it. >> but the bridge itself went across the north of the golden gate bridge, the frrm zbrchl, nothing dramatic, the winds here highlighted in yellow. lock at the san rafael cityside.

all of your east/west component to them this morning. back to you, sam. >> traffic is moving along but the wind is a alone? >> the real concern is whether the wind will be so strong it blows hires in others' however. if the opinion zwrrnl it was a close call for one truck driver. good morning, bob. >> and fortunately that truck driver is okay. you can see what's left of that tree right there.

call nachbl here on the 3and you see the truck in question right there, that's a tinker truck hauling 7,000 but the driver did clip the truck. he's pulled over to the side of the road. it does look like he's got a record here. call transbeen out here the past p pa. >> the issue is just getting the debris off the road. they're weathering for a sweeper to come out here. the eta for the opening nsh an

other. i? nm, spectator, there's a high medium there as well. it should not impact the westbound direction of 80. you can see at benol valley roads, that is where the chp has shut down eastbound 80 while they wait for call transto clean up this tree. given, that came down on top of the road because of the high winds around 3:00 this morning. their eta for the reopening of this section of the highway it going so be about an hour. >> thank you, bob. >> it is 5:04. schools all offer the pay area are closed this morning request

nobody can remember. in the north day, all marin county schools closed. there are a number in sonoma county. those include the girn scoot ticket monday san francisco, south san francisco, pacific, jeff san union in daily stit all closed this morning. in red it there prfrm classes in mill dri's school district close. if you're a high schooler, you

got to go to matteau. over to the east bay al media, albany, berkeley, castro valley, fremont, unified, those are ul praise today. students in the san lorenzo and west contra costa union i'd school districts are you're off this morning as well. let go over to santa cruz valley. there are colleges and uft that have announced closiers, college of marin, san from sidio uft. now, clef thesfm given, in fact

up you seech some. in like -- ilt like a pop quiz. >> ut ourks, now i'm in trouble. stay tuned for her forecast. >> that's right. it is slow moving storm. you don't think you won't get it but you will. we're seeing some down sakeled. >> stephanie, it definitely coming down where you are. good morning. >> good morning to you, sam and laura. the rain is still coming down

zprrp. >> standing water is another big concern. this area prone to flooding. it was here just last week when all lanes of southbound had been closed because of the flooding that has begun the night for. on a normal night there are seven dispatchers but for the same who sif purchase. >> counties haven't had the luxury of having a mott earn system like this. this is going to be the first time we've had to real in an event and we're pretty opportunistic that we're going to be pretty successful. >> we have new video from

offnight where firefighters say it was likely madry bin squurchl again, the littest puerto rico the frmt and it looks like just know vat is nimd (sfchlt you need in the bay area usually prepared. even warning us, christina. >> you know what? i would not my kid going to

school. just picking them up can be problematic and a whole lot of parents are probably bummed out because it means they have to find a baby-sitter and stay home wi with. >> over 4 inches of rain so far up in the north bay. clofr dale, we get bring up the total where stephanie is, just under an inch and a half and eve got a lot of rain throughout the day. . what you'll notice is steady moisture streaming in from the pacific. it's going to be a a good progression for us to watch because that's where the heavy stuff is going to hit. but like i continue to point out, the heavy stuff just started moving in. here's what we're working with as we head throughout the day

today. ssh also on orfibz waj. >> you can last all the way t l till. >> the hef reason f and then the heavy set between noon or seven p.m., fet even about why isn't it raining? are you whipping up a big story for nothing? i mean, hey.

red roadways for the golden gate bridge. that's a buffer lane. they say the winds are gusty enough across the span, they don't want anyone drifting across the coned area. we're looking it at map throughout the golden gate bridge. flooding recorded, north burn able to get to it. ponding and puddle there. oaf here we have eastbound 80 with that stree still getting cleared up from eastbound 80. possible says at clack the moe is sprm.

>> to stay up to day on what's happening. >> it is 35 cl is it. >> moo. moot christina loren will be coming back with us in less than five minutes. stay with us.

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by the time you leave from where you are right now, the wind will be cranking. the hot pink, 50 gusts is abo about -- when the wind backs off,s that when the rain gets going. let me show you what we're expecting from this front in terms of rainfall and the position as we head throughout the morning hours. by 9:00 a.m., widespread heffy downpours. we start the clock at noon. try rouse conditions looking all in payment area where. >> also, trying to get over to tahoe be maybe you drive for a lifrg. >>, pries, please, stay off the road. let's take it right to the road. we get out there and expose

ourselves because we want to let you it look like this squlrks and it's been just even government kbrfrm because the bruj are but the reason you don't get it over the bridge is you don't have friction, trees, service. even though you're hitting the road this morning you're thinking, ah it's just another storm. we're not used to storm likes this. in fact, going through some of our history and data over the past few days, this storm is a storm of epic proportions.

we're talking about storms of a decade. it's going to continue to intensify as the morning goes along. you step out, it's not too bad, just hang on, the worst of it is not here yet. we'll be here, let ug another the very latest on the bridge this morning. seems as though traffic is moving pretty good. again, win is one of those things that can take you airborne so if you're going to be to be on any of our bridges, this is what you're going to see, mouchlt like this.

the areas in orange are impacting the peninsula. in the next couple of hours, all of this starts to move in. we're getting a forward push from another storm behind this that will move in for the early part of next we. >> pretty soon that rain will have all the highways covered, unless win. >> you know, there's wind across that grate bridge. on the phone we have deana mcdermott, chp. we have these wet roadways in the north bay, flooding, debris and a big wind couple absoluting

through the morning. >> we're talking about roadway safeties. what can you tell folks? we. >> what do you doo vice. . from absolutely turn on your headlight so all your lights of vehicles so that you can be seen by others. if you are involved in an incident, please if you are not injured, get off that roadway. if tles' any type of flooding, people are going to be hydroplaning. so get yourself out of that danger zone. >> we're talking about slick roadways and possibility of wind pushing you around on the bay area bridge bus we see them well lighted right now. there's a chance there might be power intersupgss. lights are out when we come across the toll panel.

>> any time there's gusty wind like that, you're going o want to slow down. if you have an option of a vehicle to drive today, drive a heavier car. it keeps you in the lane and it lout louter. >> we're going to want to make sure the folks that are keeping us safe, we want it for those guys crashing lights. >> you know, everything you've did given psh. >> so the end of mcdermott,

california, highway that troll. as we've shown you with these live pictures, dangerous situations in the bay area and your commute. >> we have that coverage. coming up north korea, this is what the weather radar with the nice oun twice rough.

a storm so large, it's causing school closures. here's another look at the san mateo bridge. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> check the bottom of your screen. we'll have the very latest school closures on that ticker. >> one of concerns because it's been raining there overnight and we've got a will the more rain on the way is the russian river. we'retracking about 6.4 feet. we're going tres 36 years to a

interest it just how much rain is coming in with this storm system. we have a lot of rain and a very small mover. that's why we have the flash flood watch in play for the entire bay area. it a dangerous stair yod woum as and at this point much of that activity is still well of san jose. it will continue between now and 9:00 a.m., dangerous driving conditions, especially if you have a high-profile vehicle. you could get knocked around a little bit. you want to hold on tight to your steering wheel this morning. let's find find out what's going on out there. >> in these conditions, a hool

sflrnls sfb frshl chp. and truck around as well. watch it as you're passing by the prrj frrj running through 101 through march. keep that in mind. eastbound 80, we still have set.

we'll see a lot grunt so far. >> today steph sfouchl? >> that is right. go kbrnl the ran is coming down nfrm you can see this is a 101 off ramp and this is an area very prone to flooding. that was a beg concern. there have been a lot of impacts around petaluma. a couple of hours later, crews responded to bodega avenue where there was a tree blocking part

of the roadway. marin and the first responders can meet in kaes of emergency. >> that's can happen rapidly sr snrm lake high is spm because of the rain flrchl, the top being has picked nchblt, in fact, chp's warning, six inches of, a

lot to work for and mook will help n. i haven't seen anything like this in the bay area and i lived here a long time. >> we never have. loma preim. flr flrmtit's a thursday. you shoudistricts before you he out this morning. we have a long list of closures if you're just getting up.

all marin county schools, montgomery. all closed today. all stan fran so are all the you a it can fchgs as well jefferson, ub union sprnl prchl sflrchl ser snrm permanent cruz

valley, college universities, the college of marins no classes there as well. we mentioned cooper tino wanted to make sure it is open. san jose unified another big be that's not even tells prepare for northern even monies frjs you'll they're open but do check your wob site. we're showing them on the ticker teacher cooling. the this evening is that for is

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yp. >> fret. sfrchlt sprchl sfwrchlt sfwhchl okay. it's 5:41 right now. mike and christina will continue to provide us update. we'll be back after this 15 minutes of nonstop news, traffic and weather.

what you'll notice about this front, it's coming in mostly vertically. look at where this is in relationship to san jose. it's still got a couple hours to

go before it reaches here, which means it's just going to dump bring, through the english, through aem and absolutely snrjs, you get the same there at 36 miles an hour. just trying to get over to half moon bay, you have o go through a heavily wooded area. >> you c >> and and and and and be a sfrrnl prn.

>> okay. let's look at your map. the traffic volume is not so much of an issue. it's the conditions. schoola. >> ewant n nchn nfrmt nichltbut the backup there was some fender

blends frnlt. >> for no reason pore then firchlt fufrmt back to you. >> those crews are getting out there quickly. thank you, mike. >> and building off of what christina and mike have been talking about. high wind advisory is in place on all bay area bridges. >> you are feeling those strong wind, my friend. >> yes, i am feeling those strong winds. and even just to hear you guys and stand here, the winds are so incredibly strong, making it difficult this morning. the traffic has begun to pick up here on the bridge but i'm here live on the bridge in a particular spot just because

with these wind storms, the bridges are the areas that typically get hit the hardest. why? because i don't have anything to stop it. you get the strong winds coming up over the mountain and then the down sloping wind as it comes to the outside of the mountain. you don't have any. >> so in fact, i was using the analogy earlier but b how airplanes get off the i don't understand with homeit sfrrnlt. >> keep in mind, the slower you

go, the safer you'll be this morning, even though it hasn't started to rain here on the san mateo bridge. once it starts raining, that is going to be devices with the ice. back to you. >> do not try to defy poll iks at all. >> during the last storm, this flooding overnamed homes. this times along people have sflornl. >> there's going to be plenty of mulch to go around after this treatment came down. it did block several years of practice. really affecting folks going from highway 101, some tech

companies. that true could not be saved. it was chopped dunn aown and nos going into the wood chipper. there will be plenty of mulch later on today. we did talk to one of the folks on the crew. he said it's important to get an arbor involved because sometimes you can't see a tree that's in distress. as for today, here's what you can expect. >> today people are just going to have to wait to see what happens. >> we're just going to have to wait and see what happens. my husband's advice, don't park near trees today if you can avoid it and give yourself safe stopping distance. these trees come down fast. folks may not be able to see them if you're coming upon them. do watch out for the wind. it is certainly picking up. we've already lost the light. i'm glad i'm not using a note

pad this morning, it would probably be across the street. as the rain saturates, there goes the lights again. >> heightened wind and rain will affect lots of things, including air travel, which is expected to be slow at best today if you're near the airports. if you're departing or arriving right now, you'll probably be all right. san jose and oakland airports have yet to announce a cancellation so far but everyone is advised to call ahead or check online for updates on the status. >> christina loren, we saw the rain in the north bay. coming down in san francisco now. >> it is sure it. we're using the golden gate

bridge to monitor our flooding. just over the past 15 minutes, really starting to see that accumulation and the heavy rain just started to move over san francisco. uch got a good six to eight hours of heavy rainfall on the way in the city. we're going to keep showing you that bridge and the impact. it's going to be a good idea how this system will affect the south bay when it finally gets here. we're not going to have to wait that long. this thing is on the move. we're starting to get shower activity heavy at times. it's north of palo alto on the way. i'll give you the timeline for where you live. that's going to dictate hope rain and how much in my first report. >> first mike has a lot of updates to get you through. >> we can't enumerate every little incident that's being

reported. so far no full closures for most of your freeways. we'll show you oakland where the camera is really swinging around. that wind really coming through and the rain from the peninsula side, as christina said. and the bay bridge, the rain coming diagonally across the screen, kicking up on the cars behind them. the flooding reported for the north bay and mill valley. christina showed you how soupy it was. all lanes have cleared eastbound 80 in the last few minutes. a huge eucalyptus tree came down. >> and the storm is our big story of the morning, but there

is also other news today. >> like how it's impacting schools. good morning, scott. >> we'll have a long list of school closures for you. let's talk about some of the other top stories of date. the two 49er fans accused of beating of two men inside a bathroom will be in court today. video shows the two men committing the crime back in october. one of the victims is paralyzed possibly for life. >> as many as 200 people marched from berkeley to oakland demanding change after several incidents of use of force. and among nominations, don

cheadle. best drama "the affair," downton abby," "the good wife." >> interesting to know that the oscar watch, this is a predictor of golden globes? >> yes. >> thank you very much. >> our storm coverage continues next, causing sparks to fly and it's only going to get worse. >> you can see the storm hovering over the north bay right now but it is pushing down south, the entire bay area.

rights now at 6:00, take a look at this. the strongest storm we've seen in years pounding the bay area this morning. >> a live look outside right now. the north bay really seeing the brunt of the action right now. but strong winds and rain are making their way to the south. >> we have crews scattered all over the bay braving those element. >> scott mcgrew is tracking school closiers, -- closures, mike inouye with the traffic. let's check in with christina loren. >> we have a really potent system as i widen out for you, you can see just how powerful this storm system is, really, really sprawling area here encompassed by that storm.