live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix news. a wet weekend and residents preparing for more rain and potential flooding.

i'm betty yu. >> reporter: we have a fairly robust system with the focus over the north bay area first, but look at the plume of moisture off the coast of hawaii. doppler shows some of the heavier cells sink into san francisco. it is all coming into santa rosa county. we have the showers more rain tuesday and yet another system coming in christmas eve which doesn't look as robust. we will have the full forecast coming up in just a few

minutes. . kpxi5 reporter. >> reporter: it is a windy raw wet day and officials say they are concerned about the rain levels. they are already nine to 12 inches higher than they usually are. cleaning out leaves and trashes from inlets and streets in front of homes is critical too. it is going to take everybody to get through the anticipated wet winter. >> we have done our job of maintaining our films which we maintain -- facilities that we maintain. >> reporter: in addition to the bay being higher than it typically is king tides are

turning toward a perfect area. in richmond, jacque ward. the faa has implemented a ground delay right now. 48 flights have been canceled. check your flight before you head on out to the airport. the system is really hitting the sierra hard too. a winter storm warning in effect until tomorrow morning. snow covered roads leading to numerous twinouts. those heading up for the holiday can expect slow going. new at noon now we are hearing from friends to have

the gill way family when they're plane crashed in the central valley. we have more on a neighborhood in shock. >> when i found out i was just in shock. >> i couldn't believe it happened, they were really guys people. >> this is a very close neighborhood and everybody around us here knows everybody. we're all sad. >> reporter: everyone knows one home here will be empty this holiday season after the price family died saturday. when they're small plane went down. that was the last air traffic control would hear flight attendant john price. his wife and three kids were all on board. the family took off from read hill view airport going to visit friends in las vegas. the plane went down in an

almond orchard field near bakers field. >> the bakers field police department, the highway country patrol, at about 7:24 p.m. they located debris of a plane in this area. >> reporter: debris was scattered for a quarter of a mile. he said they lived in this neighborhood for at least three years. >> they were a really loved couple. we loved and respected them. the kids played on the block every day. >> reporter: this -- boy was good friends with them. >> he would always talk to me about his private airplane. courtroom drama expected

today in and francisco. chou will take defense in his own -- the stand in his own defense. and fbi informant testified against him. usually defendants steer clear of testifying in high profile cases. we are learning new details about the woman accused of ramming her car into pedestrians on the las vegas strip killing one person. the woman's baby girl was in the car at the same time. >> reporter: after a night of chaos police surveillance videos show a three-year-old in the woman's car plowing into people on the sidewalk. >> i do not believe it to be an

act of terrorism. >> reporter: 32-year-old jessica -- va -- valenzuela died. >> it looked like she wasn't even trying to stop the car. shed both of her hands on the wheel and kept going straightforward. >> reporter: she sped away from the scene. >> advised that she had ran over some individuals on las vegas boulevard and requested the valet parker to call 911. officers are still investigating a possible motive. chris martinez cbs news las

vegas. the republican candidates running for president just got smaller. lindsay graham. -- >> reporter: lindsay graham released a video that says he's bowing out of the presidential campaign. they issues never attracted much attention to voters. in his home state show he was in eighth place and only attracting about 1% of primary voters. >> i regret that i never got on the big stage. i regret that i didn't make it to the final group. >> reporter: the poles still

show donald trump, but there's a new -- >> he is becoming isis's best recruiter, they are going to people showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslim in order to recruit more radical jihadists. >> it's just another lie from hillary clinton. >> reporter: mark albert for cbs news the white house. new at noon the fda just lifted the ban on blood donations from guy and by sexual men. it is -- bisexual men. gay activists have long said it could be justified by better

testing methods. it's still bans men who have had sex with men in an earlier year. one of the rides at sea world orlando is stuck. it's tanks viewers up for a -- takes viewers up for a look. but word is something is wrong. we saw someone checking the top of the ride. passengers don't appear though to be in any danger. one of the hottest holiday gifts this year is facing new regulations. the faa will require drone owners to submit their names online. to ignore the rules may face stiff fines. drones purchased before today will have to be registered within 60 days. usually you see the cry at the end of a beauty pageant.

>> but host steve harvey gave them another reason to crew. the moment even is talking about -- everyone is talking about up next. ,,,, [ dog barks ] [ bark ] there it is! [ gasps ] oh no!

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want to do something special this holiday season? support i have a dream foundation. help a child achieve the dream of a higher education. cbs cares. pageant.. ever... miss colombia was crowned t winner of the miss universe las vegas last ni well, it being called the most unexpected moment of a beauty pageant ever. >> for more than a minute miss columbia basked in her moment of glory when steve harvey returned to the stage and apologized for reading the wrong winner. she was forced to give up her crown to miss philippines. >> this is exactly what's on the card. i will take responsibility for this. it was my mistake. >> pageant organizers issued a

statement apologizing to the women and their fans that said unfortunately a live telecast means that humor error can come into play, we witnessed that to night when the wrong winner was announced. >> reporter: and we think we get things wrong in the weather department. >> yeah. >> reporter: tonight we have fog and low clouds and rain and wind and snow and in the mountains everything is happening as we take a look at the richmond toll plaza. concord right now just about everybody is in the 50s in the bay area. this big plume is coming straight into northern california. it will be lingering into tomorrow morning as well, so it is going to be wet and getting

wetter. you can see this enhancing as it gets closer to the bay area. some to have stronger cells are down through salma cento. on the futurecast you can see that it gets green and stays green, this is tonight at 11:00, you will notice as tonight goes on its generally wet, not absolute downpour, but it is going to rain and rain and rain and get lighter tonight. it will go to showers overnight and continue with a showery regime tomorrow. 8:48 p.m. tonight the winter stoleties solstice longest night of the

year. mount shasta more than 2 feet of the snow. 15 inches of snow in yosemite by thursday. the rain is going to be coming down, a break on wednesday, a colder storm comes in on thursday and because it's cold enough, we might get a dusting of snow on bay area peeks and then -- peaks then it looks like it's going to be a little on the chilly side. we need help for bay area families as well. that's why this time of her we help out with that effort and boy are we going help today from the walnut creek medical center. >> and from the food bank. >> good to see you again,

larry. tell me how kaiser permanent was able to get this much money? >> from food drives, clinics donating the time and distributing it through the variesous counties. -- various counties. $72,000. that is fantastic. >> yeah, we have had a long relationship with the food bank. >> reporter: i have to ask you, how are you doing this year? >> well, we really need good healthy food and tim kaiser is doing a great job. >> reporter: kaiser is going to start it's own medical school i understand. >> yeah, we are happy to be

able to help the community in several ways. >> reporter: it has been a lean year, and that's going to help. thank you so much and thank you as well. to donate yourself, you can donate online. we'll be back with more news after a break. ,,

high school senior in san jose.. for 13 years.. he has stayed in touch. and now, wendy tokuda tel we first met our student rising above when he was a student. for 13 years he stayed in touch. now he is doing something no one could have expected. >> reporter: 2002, hector rodrigues was a 17 years old honor student at college prep in san jose, 13 years later watch the fuzzy home video as he is sworn in as a lawyer. >> i've been waking up thinking that i'm not sure if it's true. i'm -- i'm -- >> reporter: you can't believe you're a lawyer? >> i'm waiting for somebody to tell me that you're not licensed yet. >> reporter: but he is. he graduated from the school of

law last year. >> education has always been my medium so to speak that connects me with my parents. >> reporter: he was allowed into the united states after the hurricane. they're father was killed by a drunk driver in eighth grade. his mother overcome by grief took her own life. >> that life, that family, was absolutely destroyed. >> reporter: they moved in with their aunt in san jose. he spoke no english when he arrived. he learned so quickly and his grades were so exceptional he got a skoaler ship to go to -- skoaler scholarship. we caught up with him back in the bay area with his mentor and his sisters and we learned

these three siblings really rose above together. >> i saw the tragedy of what happened to their mom and dad brought them together in a very unique way. they're coresponsible for each other. >> every step we are holding hands. i know my parents are probably looking down and happy with him. >> reporter: and as a new attorney he said he feels his parents nearby. >> they're with me every step. i wasn't supposed to graduate from law school. none of the statistics say that's possible. but they were wrong if you just work hard at it and you believe there's something bigger than you that is moving you. >> reporter: you can help students like hector by going

to our website. >> reporter: well, taste of today is going to be at hot house tomatoes. look how beautiful these hot house tomatoes are. it's means they are grown in hot houses. so mother nature doesn't really get a play on this. that's why you see them at the market -- that's what i say it has to be nice and red so when you bite them they are nice and juicy. hot house tomatoes are picked with the sugar shelf life maybe four torer or five days on the

-- four or five days on the counter. it's a beautiful thing. always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

one word to sum up today's weather? >> rain. >> that's it. nice and easy.

we'll see you at 5:00 and tomorrow morning 4:30 a.m. nice and early. ,,

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