room. several lanes of 880 closed right now. "today in the bay" continues. a very good, very busy out on the roadways tuesday morning. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the day off. let's get straight to the breaking traffic news. good morning. >> good morning to you. not a good morning for the folks involved in the crash. i'm going to show you the video again. this is southbound 880 at 237. we talked about a fire involved in the crash. multivehicles, at least five. we are going to get more detail from kris sanchez, who is on scene. i want to show you, after we show you the video, the map to get you around it heading toward san jose. we are showing you where the traffic is jammed up. the realtime sensors are jamming up. southbound 880, all the way to 237. that's where one lane is open. mission boulevard or if you are

past that and in the back up, dixon line road, get over to 680. that is moving in the southbound direction. the commute moves toward 880. stick to southbound 680. west 237, that's already starting to jam up because we don't typically see that here. a lot of folks here. milpitas, this will be flooding this area. that will be a problem for folks heading toward sunniville. that's the only issue for the morning. this is going to continue for a while. kris, what have you learned out there? >> reporter: hi, there. you have the hits and runs on the crash. it is a horrific scene. we have officer janine reynolds here. the conditions may have contributed to how folks reacted to the wrong way driver.

>> when there's a wet roadway, it picks up mist. that could be a contributing factor. driving the wrong way on the freeway is always a danger and that's the major contributing factor to this collision. >> reporter: folks give themselves more time to react in this situation and other situations. >> we recommend in the wet weather, slow down, allow more space between you and the other vehicle so you can allow a better reaction time. >> reporter: thank you very much, officer reynolds. the cars are starting to be removed from the scene. there are four cars involved as well as the wrong way driver. the wrong way driver is being treated at the trauma unit. sounds like there are very serious injuries. one of the other drivers of the four vehicles was transported mainly as a precaution. again, this was a transition time during the morning commute.

there was a heavier volume, a higher speed on 880 south just around 237. officer reynolds says there's not a lot you can do if there's a wrong way driver coming in your direction. in other regards, if you slow down and give yourself time to react and space, then you have someplace to go. it is rather shocking this wasn't a more serious crash given the fact a lot of folks are hitting the roads. mike inouye is tracking the detours around the area. we can tell you, it expands quite some way. if you can work around this area, with mike's help and with waze, you will maybe make it to where you are going on time this morning. this is going to be a very long investigation because of the severity of the injuries. it could, potentially, become a deadly accident investigation and they take a longer time. coming back here live, you can see that the vehicles are still

here behind me. we have seen flat beds rolling up to try to clear the scene. if this is part of your commute, you are going to be late. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> terrible accident. thank you. >> that was southbound 880 near 237 this morning. a big problem with wet roadways as well. you say the rain is going to move out? >> it is going to eventually move out. we will have more rain moving in as we go into the next couple of hours. it may not be that long before we see those showers returning. as you get a closer look, you can see for the south bay right now, light rain. all of the downpours that are just to the south of us will be moving in. as we go through the rest of the day, still some rain possible. it will be off and on. we are not done with the weather system yet because we are seeing a lull in the activity. we will talk about that and what's ahead in a few minutes.

we have team coverage of the rainy weather this morning. >> let's go to pete suratos in san francisco, live. still reports of flooding, the morning after the city shattered a rainfall record. pete? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, scott. at least, at this point, it doesn't appear to be a flooding concern. we are not seeing much rain in san francisco, but as you mentioned, there was a record that was broken. when it comes to daily rainfall in san francisco, since 2014, the previous hie was 2.36 inches. yesterday, we saw rain reach 3.15, so, almost an inch increase from the record. right now, 17th and fulton street, it's prone to a lot of flooding. in the past few years, they set up flood barriers to protect homes and businesses. roughly at 4:00 a.m. driving on the 101 south onramp, there was

flooding on the freeway at the 101 south 80 split. you saw crews working on that area. you tend to see a lot of flooding there and on cesar chavez street. back out here live, the barriers are set up at 17th and fulton, an area with a history of flooding. the city is offering funding to retro fit this area, their homes or businesses to prepare for the flooding. a strike team is on call if there are flooding issues in that area. not much rain taking place, so far, so good. live in san francisco, pete suratos, "today in the bay." >> let's hope it stays that way, thanks a lot, pete. in the meantime, north bay residents are holding their breath as rain pounds the area after october's wildfire. they are concerned of mudslides and erosion.

we spoke to a man whose home was narrowly avoided by flames and now there's no vegetation. >> i was out and hit a puddle of water that's never been there in ten years. we have been through a lot of rain. it was a shocker. >> green absorbent material has been sprayed to keep the dirt in place. meanwhile, in southern california, the area ravaged by last month's fire, this is video of mudslides near highway 101. we are getting word the freeway is closed in both directions. we have heard of vehicles trapped in the mud from our sister station in l.a. there are spots knee deep in mud. >> reporter: again, we just got here. excuse me for trying to catch my

breath here. it is a situation we were warned about. we talked about the possibility of mud and debris. according to chp officers we spoke with, this is all coming from the santa barbara area. >> there are some reports of a slide triggering a gas main eruption that sparked a house fire. some areas got an inch of rain every 30 minutes. new this morning, back here at home, images of an rv fire in san francisco. a viewer sent this picture in the glen park area by monterey boulevard. fire crews evacuated a half block worth of homes. it took 20 minutes to put out the flames. everybody has been allowed back into their homes. they said the rv had a major breakdown. a san jose man accused of robbing and sexually assaulting

a teacher is in jail. he entered the classroom at harker middle school where he attacked a teacher, who was alone. he robbed the woman as well. police dogs were able to track down the suspect who lived a half mile from the school. at 6:09 on this tuesday morning, back to the microclimate weather alert this morning. the live look at the wet conditions. metering lights on at the bay bridge. a lot of traffic out there. on the right, you can see the radar tracking the storm. >> meteorologist, kari hall, has been hard at work watching that radar. >> we have seen a bit of a break. as we look at the direction of the rain moving, all the rain that is to the south of us, this will return to the bay area as we go into the next hour or so, starting in the south bay. we will still have a lot of those heavy downpours, at least for the next couple hours with a few breaks. then look at the time frame. by 11:00, it clears out and

still may bring in light showers for the south bay and the east bay. in time for the evening commute, all of this rain will have cleared and we'll have a chance of showers early tomorrow, moving in very quickly, but should not cause any problems. we'll talk more about that and what's ahead. mike has another update on the breaking news. >> let's get you out with sky ranger. overhead, look at the cars jammed up. this is southbound 880 approaching flashing lights blo blocking all but the slow lanes. kris sanchez told us about that scene. the wrong-way driver was the problem. this is the issue here. all the emergency vehicles and they need a number of folks to clear from the area, along with the person who had major injuries taken from the scene to the hospital. we are looking at 7:30 when the lanes are open. this will be a fluid situation as the conditions evolve. we'll see whether or not there are spill that is need to be

cleaned up. this is near the nimitz for southbound 880. i'll show you the map. you are jamming up south of mission boulevard to 237. 680 is your work around to get around. westbound jamming up now. the rest of the bay moves well despite the slicker roads. back to you. >> thank you, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," tires slashed on more than a dozen cars. the damage left behind and the search for the vandals. the international consumer electronic show kicks off today. we'll show you high-tech gadgets and how they can make your life easier. you are watching "today in the bay." that guys not.

right now, 6:14. wet roads across the area, spotty showers. heavier rain within the next hour or so for the south bay and east bay. a live look outside in fremont. it is a busy morning out there and still going to be raining, at least for the first part of the day and still scattered showers into the afternoon. we'll talk about what's ahead as this system moves out and another chance of rain moves in. that's coming up in five minutes. sky ranger over the freeway. there it is. the crash at southbound 880 jamming up all but one lane in your commute direction heading

toward 237 is a mess for the anymore anymore inimitz. police arrested three people but still working for a fourth suspect this morning after a shooting. it happened at northgate park. the victims heard a car being broke into and tried to stop the thieves, but they were shot. the suspects ran from the scene, but left their truck behind. both victims are expected to survive. the search is on for a person who slashed tires on 19 cars causing thousands of damage in san mateo. a person took a knife or sharp tool and slit the tires. a showdown in sin city, we want to bring that voice control into homes. basically kind of the super

goal for the world of cutting edge technology. this year, the buzz is about smart home technology with products like alexa and google home. they say they can be used together. >> you have started down the path of amazon alexa, that doesn't stop you from using google home. you have that flexibility to grow and change. >> nearly 4,000 companies are showcasing products this week and the show wraps up on friday. >> that's right. our business tech reporter, scott budman is there providing coverage all week. meanwhile, tech giant, apple, is responding after two major investors said apple needed to do more to curb smartphone addiction and kids. >> for more on that, let's check in with kate rogers from cnbc. good morning, kate. >> reporter: hi.

good morning, again. wall street looks at green arrows. it was mixed yesterday. the dow snapped a four-day winning streak. traders point to energy and industrial stock and optimism over the economy. the dow slipped 12 points. the nasdaq rising. apple is defending the record of providing parental controls and protection for kids who use iphones and other devices after investors called on them to curb the effects of negative ifects of smartphones. they have extensive parental controls and started offering some in 2008. apple is constantly looking for ways to improve devices and look for ways to make parental controls stronger. intel says they expect to issue updates to chips made in the past five years before the end of january. they made the announcement at the consumer electronic show

last night. that follows the security flaws affecting intel and other chips that could expose data like passwords to hackers. back to you. >> thanks, kate. it is 6:18. more than a day of steady rainfall lifted water levels to creeks including pleasant hill. look at that water. this is video from overnight shot over cleveland road. it caused minor flooding at contra costa boulevard. >> it caused trouble on the roads and is certainly going get worse. in the meantime, the weather is moving away. >> as of now. we will have it returning into the bay area with another round of heavy rain moving in for the morning. many more people get up, out and about. as we start out, we are seeing the showers. once again, mostly light as of now. then the cluster of all the yellows and reds to the south of

us and moving into southern parts of santa clara counties. this is moving in our direction. we will have another round of heavy rain, but maybe this is our best time to get out the door, if you are about to head out to work. we will see light showers and as we go toward gilroy and morgan hill, the radar is filling in with light showers that will be getting heavier. it's not raining in downtown san jose. right now is the time to get out the door and head out for that drive. san francisco, only seeing light showers. we have seen the light rain off and on for the north bay as well. we will have times of showers moving through there. also, for parts of the tri-valley, where light sprinkles continue to fall. let's talk about how much rain we have. take a look at this. santa rosa, three inches of rain there. over three inches of rain in san francisco. napa had over two inches of rain and oakland had 2.86.

many daily rainfall records were set. dublin, over 2.5 inches of rain there and the same in the hayward. san jose, 1.75. the santa cruz mountains, 5.5 inches of rain in the mining range. big sur had over 10 inches of rain. unbelievable amounts of rain considering it's been so dry. here we are. we are not even half way through the month, but parts of the bay area getting half the normal amount of rainfall. let's keep this going because it's been so dry the past couple months. we have a chance of rain through the morning. the rain does taper off by late morning into early afternoon except the south bay, where we could have a chance of showers moving through. the evening commute will be dry, then we will have another quick round of showers moving through for tomorrow but mostly for the north bay. we do it all over again for the

north bay on thursday. other than that rksz the bay area will have a chance to dry out with storms lining up for early next week. a dry next several days once this moves out. the temperatures warming up in the mid-60s inland for the weekend. mike, you have another update on the wrong way driver crash. >> that's right. a five to six vehicle crash. major injuries and back ups. the headlights heading southbound 880 to milpitas out of fremont. that is a tough drive and long back up around the bend. we'll show you the same thing on the map. we are looking at the back up. it will get you east toward 680. the map shows mission boulevard no longer shows slowing, which is moving well, west 237 bogged down a bit. that is the alternate route. this one, right here, the points here, down toward dixon road, that is a slower drive past that

scene. the rest of the bay moves very well for a tuesday. there are two potholes westbound 580 holding up traffic out of the altamont pass. we have a back up at the bay bridge toll plaza. here is the back up. the note for bart, major delays for the pittsburg line because of a problem. back to you. >> busy morning. 6:22. coming up next on "today in the bay," we investigate the teacher shortage across california. new this morning, the role the housing crisis might be playing. you are watching "today in the bay." cost less this weekend.

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-- a crash in the south bay shuts down sever l right now, 6:30. we are following breaking news. a crash in the south bay shuts down several lanes of busy 880. the details we are learning about the driver and the crash. we are in a microclimate weather forecast. taking a live look at the radar showing what's left of the storm that's slamming the bay area. looking at the conditions for the morning commute as well. live cameras of the bay bridge, san mateo and richmond-san rafael bridge. as the rain moves out, you have to deal with the wet and slick roads. we have video showing the dangerous conditions near highway 17 in campbell. good morning.

thank you for joining us, i'm scott mcgrew in for marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we want to check the forecast with meteorologist, kari hall. the storm will be moving out, eventually, today. >> eventually today. we have seen it becoming more scattered giving the water more time to soak into the ground. we have a lot of standing water because we received so much rain. as we get a look at the radar, still a lot more to go as we are seeing a lot of yellows and reds indicating heavier rain. that will be closing in on santa clara county within the next 30-40 minutes pretty much filling in on the south bay as the rain returns. as you get ready to head out the door, have the rain gear, still light showers and sprinkles with patchy fog across the north bay as well as san francisco. as we get a closer look at what's happening down 101 toward gilroy, light rain. once again, that will get heavier as that system and disturbance moves in. we are seeing that light rain around evergreen and san jose.

the rain is lifting northward. we are seeing it in san francisco with light showers after a record setting day and parts of the north bay seeing showers north of santa rosa and toward the tri-valley, seeing the showers moving across 580. we will see more rain so expect spotty rain poszsible and more standing water on the roadways. this afternoon, breezy with temperatures holding steady and drying out. the evening commute will be dry and another quick moving round of rain tomorrow and we'll talk about where that will be coming up in the microclimate forecast. we'll look at the rainfall totals. mike, that traffic alert continues for the nimitz. >> that's right. slicker roadways from the overnight rain and a wrong way driver was reported in this area as well. look at this scene. emergency vehicles. tow trucks. the sky ranger is over the scene of 880 at 237.

you can see the flair blacking off all by the slow lane and a huge jam. back past dixon line road, that is the jam. there was another fender bender reported and a pothole adding to the commute of mission boulevard near 237 now toward 680 is a great alternate for you that can get you around that big back up. we are seeing the build off hayward. all these folks heading down the nimitz is going to continue building. this will be around for quite some time. kris sanchez is out there. even though you saw progress, we are hearing a while longer, right? >> reporter: hi there, mike. we have seen signs of progress, but more important than anything is the advice that the chp is giving to slow down.

there isn't anything you can do if you see a wrong-way driver headed in your direction, but if you slow down, you give them time to react. you can see the fire truck from milpitas moving around. we just saw two vehicles loaded up on the flat bed truck and towed away. we saw four of the drivers struck by that wrong-way driver, some of them leaving this morning. we can tell you that that wrong-way driver has very serious injuries, was transported to valley medical center and right now, depending on what happens with that driver of that minivan, this could become a fatal investigation. right now, there is one lane that is open, chp says they hope to have at least one more lane open within the next hour, hour and a half or so. so, we'll be out here tracking that for you. you can see from that shot from sky ranger that the back up goes out pretty far. this is a very big scene and this is a critical interchange

here for the bay area traffic. the chp officer we spoke with said given the fact volume of traffic was building and limited visibility and slick roadways, this could have been much worse. mike is helping detour you around using his expertise and personal knowledge and waze. we are going to track what is happening here on the scene. as soon as this clears, we will let you know. if you have time to sit tight and leave later to start your day, then we'll get you on the road safely. in milpitas, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, kris. 6:34 right now. more breaking news, this time from the tri-valley. >> another crash. a police chase ended with a crash. bob redell just arrived on the scene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning to you, scott and laura. a crash that involved this large oak tree. we believe it's an 80-foot tall

oak tree that came down because of the weather. we are south of happy valley road. if you are not familiar, this is a two-lane road that runs parallel. that's the southbound commute north of the sunol grade. this tree came down overnight. according to chp, a car crashed into it. chp indicates pleasanton police chased the car. i have a call in to confirm what was happening at the time of the crash. there's no car here. it's not clear where the driver is, if they were somehow able to hit the tree and maneuver out of the way. in the meantime, you have a large tree blocking this road. this is not a major commute. this is going to have an impact on people in pleasanton, especially the country club, instead of 680, head over

sooner. live in pleasanton, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> good illustration to be careful out there. thank you, bob. 6:36 right now. happening today, two suspects in the ghost ship warehouse fire are headed back to court. they were ordered to stand trial. the attorney for max harris will ask for federal funds to pay for his defense. they are facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter charges. that's how many people died in the fire a little over a year ago. harris was the creative director. a san francisco police officer in jail this morning, accused of sexually assaulting a person who was either unconscious or asleep. here is a picture of officer justin mccall, arrested while off duty. he is a four-year veteran of the force. he's been suspended without pay. we don't know a lot of details but we are familiar with mccall.

he was known in the community for spearheading a special valentine's day campaign for sfpd cares. he put together care bags and delivered to homeless shelters in the community. jose zarate,found not guilty of killing kate steinle is facing federal weapons charges. each could contain a ten-year sentence. he will be back in court for a plea hearing in february. happening today in the east bay, a fund-raiser for fallen chp officer, andrew camilleri, killed in the line of duty on christmas eve. it is happening at famous dave's barbecue in hayward. all the proceeds will go to officer camilleri's wife and three young children. he was in a chp suv when he was struck by a driver who was drunk and high. developing news overseas this morning. north korea agreeing to send a

delegation of officials and athletes to the winter games. they met along the border for the first time in two years. they are excited about the north's decision to send athletes to the olympics. this is in spite of the tension created by the nuclear and missile program. >> should lower our expectations. this is merely the tiniest sliver of an opening. but, it is a real opening. >> now, meanwhile, president trump, who has been shut out of the talks commented on the face-to-face talks saying, quote, it's a good start. a big day for raiders nation. former head coach, jon gruden, will be reintroduced as the head coach. he signed off as a broadcaster sunday night and gets back into the action. he is getting paid $100 million for a decade of coaching. raiders were the first team to

give him the head coach job in 1998. he will be re-introduced at noon at raiders headquarters in alameda. 6:39 this morning. back to the microclimate weather alert. a look at the cameras in dublin and fremont this morning. meteorologist, kari hall, tracking the storm as it moves out. >> sloppy out there. we have seen a bit of a break, but another round of heavy rain is moving back to the south bay. we have seen at least a couple hours of rain taking a break. a bit of a chance to dry out and some of those roadways, but it is moving back in. we are seeing a lot of green moving into san jose. for the south county. other areas and parts of the bay area seeing light rain. it's really soggy. as we look at gilroy in morgan hill, showers moving in there. it's moving into san jose, evergreen and closer to sunnyvale within the next 20 minutes. as we go through the day, a lot

of wet weather through at least 11:00 for areas south of the golden gate bridge. by 3:00, a chance of showers in the south bay and tri-valley. for the most part, it will be drying out. that is the trend throughout the evening. as we head over to mike, the back up is building. >> that's rilgt. sky ranger is over 880 southbound. you can see the flashing lights. kris sanchez is on scene. she just showed you another flat bed tow truck being loaded up. that's the third vehicle being taken from the crash involved in what was a wrong-way driver. we are looking at the jam as traffic is funneled down. southbound, the commute to 237. the map will show you the back up continues past dixon county line road. 680 south toward west 237 is the alternate. 237 is open for traffic flow. more traffic through hayward. that will be the build and more

traffic out of the tri-valley. more slowing toward pleasanton and sunol as well. the bay bridge is moving well. the metering lights are on, of course. recovery, now, we hear there are improvements for the bart line. i'll give you more details coming up. >> thank you, mike. > > >> it's been a busy one. the update on flu. what we are hearing from officials as we head into the peak of flu season. out of new york city, stocks started at records and continue to move a little bit higher. you are watching "today in the bay."

good tuesday morning. right now, it ses 6:44. time to turn on the windshield wipers, especially for the south bay as the rain closes in on the south bay after a break. as we take a live look outside in downtown san jose, it is soggy. we'll have a chance of rain throughout the day as the temperatures hold steady in the upper 50s. this will eventually clear out and we'll have another quick round of rain in parts of the bay area. more on that and what you can expect, that's coming up in five minutes. here is a look at chopper showing the back up at the 237 interchange. we are looking at the map past mission boulevard. we'll get you around that back up and give you information

about bart this morning. we have new video and a reminder to be extra careful out there. wet roads triggered a solo crash on 280 in san jose. the truck ended up half way down the embankment. fortunately, nobody was hurt. there was standing water in tha same area before that crash occurred. 6:45. happening today, health leaders push for access to abortion options at colleges and universities. access to the abortion pill is unavailable. last spring, one lawmaker introduced legislation to expand that access for uc and cal state. it will be discussed ahead of legislative hearing tomorrow. yesterday morning on "today in the bay," we told you 27 people younger than 65 have died in california so far this year from the flu.

we are expecting to hear more about the flu and the impact from health officials. 27 deaths is alarming. three people died during the same time period last year. the surge in flu cases creating a shortage of flu medicine at bay area drugstores. some bay area walgreen stores have limited supplies of tamiflu. call ahead to make sure it is there. cvs says bay area stores are relatively stocked. we are hearing monday night's spacex launch may not have been a success. they were carrying zuma for the government. it is classified. zuma didn't separate from the rocket and experts say it probably burned up in the atmosphere. they speculate it may have been worth billions of dollars. net neutrality protection,

the state of california not playing along. they will announce a bill called the california consumer protection and net neutrality act of 2018 designed to make sure the companies like at&t, verizon and comcast don't slow connections down or charge more for faster service. a pass for the ages. one single throw that won last night's national championship game. >> fired to the end zone! touchdown! alabama wins! >> touch a great game. alabama defeated georgia with a 42-yard touchdown pass in overtime. the quarterback is just a kid. he's a freshman from hawaii. he took over at halftime because

alabama's offense was sputtering. the win marks the fifth win for alabama. the head coach tieing the ncaa record. just amazing. he's just a kid. >> no kidding. he wants the majors to call, too. taking you back to the microclimate weather alert this tuesday morning, a look at the curve in san rafael. traffic is up and out. the rain, hopefully moving out as well today. just because we need a dry out, you know? >> we had so many daily rainfall records set yesterday from san francisco to san jose to oakland and parts of the north bay had really heavy rain. we'll get to some of the rainfall totals. i wanted to show you what's happening out there now. we have had a few hours of a break from the heavier downpours and we still have rain. we are not done with this storm just yet. just to the south of us, we can see the spin of this area of low pressure. that rain just rotating back

into the bay area. we will, at times, have a chance of pockets of heavier downpours even though, as of now, it starts out light. a light rain across the north bay and drying out across the peninsula. san jose, seeing the rain moving in. as it moves up from the south, the south counties have a soggy drive this morning, going up 101 and into san jose, still light rain there. some of the rain gets heavier for east san jose for evergreen and allen rock. we are seeing the rain there. we are getting spotty light showers toward san francisco. as we get a live look outside, let's talk about how much rain we have had. santa rosa, three inches of rain. napa, two inches of rain. san francisco, storm totals 2.5 inches of rain downtown. oakland, close to three inches there. palo alto, 2.5 inches of rain. dublin, 2.75, while hayward had 2.5 inches of rain.

san jose, about 1.75. morgan hill, over two inches after rain. check out the santa cruz mountains, 5.5 inches of rain. the mining ridge, near big sur, had over 10 inches of rain and it is still coming down. so, a really unbelievable amount of rain with this system that's moving in. as we get a look at the monthly average, the blue bar shows how much we should get and the yellow shows how much we have measured. we are not half way through the month, some of the rainfall totals are measuring half way the amount we should have for the whole month thanks to this heavy rain. we'll continue today as we start to see it winding down for the evening commute. we will have some lighter showers possible. as you are getting dressed today, have the rain gear. you need a hat and jacket or maybe a jacket with a hood to help you out when you get caught in some of those scattered showers and pants that will dry out easily along with rain boots

today. we'll probably be able to put away those rain boots tomorrow. the rest of the forecast, another quick moving system dropping in will bring a slight chance of rain. doesn't look like a lot and a chance of rain on thursday. then we'll see the next storm system lining up for early next week. we will have days of dry weather over the next couple of days. mike is tracking that traffic alert for the nimitz. >> i'm continuing to follow the changes, kari. i believe chopper will show us more lanes open southbound 880. in fact, three lanes are open, one, two, three. you can see them slowing on the left lane closest to the crash. activity, still. our crew, kris sanchez is out there and emergency vehicles continue with the investigation after the wrong-way driver reported on southbound 880. traffic getting by on three of the four lanes. waze mapped out fremont boulevard as a good alternate.

that's one way to get around and gives you a whacky way cutting across mission and through out of fremont. an easier way, waze will help you out wherever you are, we are going to show you the traffic maps as well. one way is take 680 south to 237. the reason waze avoids this is 237 is starting to build a lot. that is simpler if you are unfamiliar with the area and take you past the scene as well. the rest of the bay moves well. south bay builds in as well as the bay bridge with the metering lights on. back to you. coming up next, a look at the top stories on "today in the bay." including the huge back up on 880. a live report, next. happening now, developing story out of iran. a lawmaker says 3700 people have been arrested as protests engulf the country. they are the largest protests

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6:55. welcome back. before you head out the door, top stories on "today in the bay." a wrong way driver caused a chain reaction crash on 880 in milpitas. several lanes are closed creating several problems. >> kris sanchez has been live at the scene for us this morning. any progress since we first checked in with you? >> reporter: yeah, i tell you, mike just reported several more lanes were open. that is true. all but the fast lane is closed. this is the reason why. that minivan is the vehicle the wrong-way driver was in. chp is still conducting their investigation into what might have gone wrong there. the wrong-way driver created a chain reaction with four other vehicles. one other person was transported, as a precaution. the wrong-way driver has the most massive injuries at valley medical for treatment. this was a mess for the morning commute. traffic was just starting to

ramp up for the morning commute. visibility was bad. she was surprised it wasn't worse. the take away for us, slow down and give yourself time to react. you can't do much with a wrong-way driver, but you can give yourself a little time if you are in a different situation. be safe out there, folks. in milpitas, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> another breaking story, a live look at pleasanton where a police chase led to a crash before 5:00. it was on sunol road, near happy valley road where the suspect's car struck a tree that had fallen into the roadway. by the time the crew arrived, that car was gone. the police are not commenting about the chase or the crash or whether anybody was arrested. live in san francisco, the city dealing with an aftermath of the wettest day since 2014. downtown san francisco recorded three inches of rain on monday.

that caused flooding concern for homes and businesses. some are eligible for retro fitting. a team is on call in case of flooding issues. in the north bay, people monitoring the storms hitting the areas stripped bare by the wildfires in october. we are talking mudslides and erosion. because of the fires, there's no vegetation to absorb the heavy rain. they are spraying a material to keep the dirt in place. we are monitoring a serious situation in southern california in some of the same areas ravaged by last month's massive wildfire. this is video of a mudslide near highway 101. the slide closed 101 in both directions and left vehicles trapped more than two hours and counting. we are hearing reports of slides slamming into homes and rescued under way. not confirmed yet, but we know a

slide triggered a gas main rupture and fire in montecito that involved at least one home. >> certainly the two busiest staff members are mike and kari. let's start with weather. >> we saw a bit of a break this morning from the rain. we are still not done with this wer weather system as it brings in another round of rain for the south bay within the next 20 to 30 minutes. if you are not seeing the showers yet, it is moving in and we will, at times, have rain as we go through at least the next several hours. >> in the meantime, mike is checking on a traffic alert out of fremont. >> i'm busy with the help of sky ranger and kris sanchez. all but one lane reopened southbound 880 still jammed to 237. backed up from mission boulevard. that will show you mission boulevard as an alternate toward 680. that is the commute direction. >> busy one out there. be careful. that's what's happening "today in the bay." back at 7:25 with a live update.

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