ommute in now at noon, a rare storm packed with heavy rain and gusty winds caused a flood of trouble during the morning commute here in the way area. michele has the day off. well the wet weather is

mostly done for today, people in coastal areas have something else to worry about. the king tides will be an issue this week, jackie. >> reporter: water levels here are nothing compared to what they were just a couple of hours ago, high tides plus king tides plus nearly two days of rain is not a gooded combination. slick roads and windy conditions on the bay bridge made it a tricky ride into work this morning. if you live along highway 1 near eric ka road and mill valley it may have been impossible to get to where you need to go. but some advene to you souls weren't going to let the weather stop them. >> it's a little difficult when you are slogging through water. >> king tides are expected the next couple days, when they roll into this area, that is what to be expected, here in

the parking lot this is not normal. whenever there are king tides driving become as major problem, cars were getting stuck and even abandoned until the tide made its way back out. >> the rain certainly adds to the drama of the king tide, but it would have been impressive even if we didn't have this. >> it could be worse. >> they haven't been this bad in awhile. so the last time i was here actually i ran down this lane, i ran through some like cass deep water. >> with el nino on its way now is the time to make sure you are ready for all this rain and more. >> the precautions i taker generator, fuel for the generator, lanterns, things like that that is typical where i live we have power outages. >> so the tide is on its way out, traffic back to normal, it's own a brief reprieve, king tides return tomorrow morning. jackie ward kpx 5. when will the rain go away,

let's check with brian. probably today, ease off on the rain before more comes in, high tide tomorrow, higher at about 9:10 a.m., tomorrow morning so all going to flood with king tides again, showing that the radar is overrunning, showers we have right now. winds have about half from what they were this morning, we had 30-mile an hour sustained winds, now they are down to 50 miles and hour on average, still it's blowing out there and still raining, mostly light rain, wind advisories though are still up from the bay area out through -- well they lifted in the sierra, north and east bay mountains we have sustained wind from 20-30 miles and hour, with the saturated soil and with the drought the weakened trees, trees coming down wouldn't be a surprise, the power lines can come down as well, when it finally bring begin -- gangs to dry out, there is one more system on the

way. we'll have details about that after he wet back baugh be to frank and get more weather related news. >> brian thank you for that. details on a deadly crash, the driver was likely under the influence during his rampage, kpix 5 explains the suspect could face vehicular homicide charges. police say it was obvious the driver had been drinking when he went on a rampage hitting car after car. investigators say this all began as a hit-and-run crash in the parking lot of a ken fee's restaurant on capital expressway and tours road. the suspect driver then drove to black suv to about we are now at center and singleton road. that is when a yellow volkswagen was making a left turn, the suspect blew through a stop line and t-boned the volkswagen. >> the volkswagen had a green signal and begin to go make a left turn when it was struck by the suspect's vehicle who ran

the red light, that caused the volkswagen to be pushed forward north of the belle are intersection, suspect vehicle impacted with the driver side door of the volkswagen and that killed the driver of the volkswagen. the suspect tried to flee the scene of the crash and hit a dodge charger, that damaged the suspect's vehicle enough to slow him down where officers [ inaudible ] suspect ten to the hospital with injuries, suspect described as a 30-year-old man, could face possible vehicular homicide charges. new at noon, more drama in the case of a sergeant accused desertion, beau bergdahl was arraigned. he disappeared from his base and held in captivity by the taliban for five years, he was freed after the u.s. released five taliban detainees in a controversial prison swap, now bergdahl could face life in prison. the court reconvened to

hear testimony, kheekong tung. he was suspected of money laundering, racketeering and murder in an unusual move today, khou took the stand in his own defense, he outlined his life of crime but argued he has changed his ways. the woman accused of killing two children and leaving their bodies in a storage unit could face the death penalty, they have been charged with murder. police were led to a storage locker in redding after respond to go a call about a starving 9- year-old girl in huntsman's care, they found the body of a three-year-old girl and six- year-old boy. they will not be subject to the death penalty because he was 16 years old when the alleged murders happened. a man arrested for forcing his way into an apartment this week has got quite the explanation, investigators say

he is the man seen creeping around the apartment complex on beverly dry after recognizing himself on the news ortega turn himself in. he thought he was trying to get back into her apartment. well some san francisco police officers accuse of sending racist and homophobic texts will be allowed to stay be 0 the job, the department missed its deadline to fire the officers. ten officers are accused of exchanging racist and homophobic text messages while on duty. but the judge said that the statute of limitations had passed and they could not be fired. >> we are disappointed but we still stand by the fact that anybody capable of these kind of texts should not be a police officer. >> the chief has not said whether the officers will be back on street patrols and now the officers can hold the city responsible for their legal

fees which could be as much as a half million dollars. >> republican frontrunner donald trump donald trump has seen his lead shrink, accord to go a poll released today, trump has 28% support with senator ted cruz behind 4 percentage points. marco rubio in third place with 12% support followed pi ben carson with 10. jeb bush has 4%. and democratic presidential front runner hillary clinton unveiled her plan to seek a cure to alzheimers disease by the year 2025. clinton proposed spending $2 billion a year on research and treatment for the brain disease, the plan would be funded by closing tax loopholes, clinton's campaign didn't specify which ones the holidays will be brighter for hundreds of by area kids thanks to the efforts of a wpix viewer, we reported a story about a toy shortage for the data street family resource toy

drive. within 24 hours the organization received more than 1500 toys plus $5000 from the treasurer from the optimists club, today is the last day to donate. and toys are still needed for one of the south by's annual toy drives, sacred heart in san jose say they are short about 5000 gifts for low income kids, if you would like to help out, drop off a toy at the center today on south first street at alma avenue, can you do that until 4:00. speaking of giving, julie watts is at whole foods in cupertino. >> the supermarket chain is collecting donations to feed bay area families. hey, julie. >> reporter: yeah, they are partnering with us, all the food here is actually going to second harvest food bank and i'm here with whole foods nate kauffman, you have had an impressive drive so far, you are not just looking for food but cash as well. >> we are looking for everything that makes a

difference in this holiday season, cash donations are especially needed, a dollar goes pretty far for some of these food banks, a dollar buys $6 worth of food, we are taking nonperishable items. >> reporter: the drive tops at christmas. if you are interested in giving and they really could use it, you can buy food and drop it off here in a basket, there is a list of most needed items or write a check which as you just heard goes farther than some of these canned items will. the drive ends here on christmas day. coming up though in just a bit we are going to be showing you a pretty impressive check donation guide. so hang in there, we've -- second harvest food bake and maxxim integrated who has a big check to deliver. >> julie, watts live first at cupertino. up next, the clock is ticking for procrastinators to finish holiday shopping, the last minute options amazon is offering to get gifts to its

location in time for christmas. plus warming up for the holidays, the rare weather el nino is bring to go parts of the country just in time for christmas. when we come back.

shopping.. it's not too lat reporter de- marco morgan tells us about a minute option that for those of you who procrastinated on your holiday

shopping. reporter demarco morgan tells us about amazon prime's last minute option that promises to have your gifts delivered within hours. >> reporter: shoppers dart in and out of retail stores, five floors above employees bring yule tide joy to your door in two hours or less. >> one hour. >> using the prime now app, last minute shoppers can choose from over 4000 items, amazon guarantees delivery of gifts, pantry items and electronics through christmas eve until the clock strikes midnight. one hour, two hour deliverly, how does this change a retailer like amazon and the competition. >> changes the game for customers being able to get stuff delivered to you within and hour is a huge advantage, we're adding more shopping days to the holiday season. >> urban fulfillment centers available in 20 cities including san francisco, houston, miami and atlanta are purposely centrally located. >> there is no way we can't get

things 0 to people in and hour if we weren't in the center of the city. it's processed, beinged and handed off to a delivery associate, prime customers willing to shell out an extra bucks will have their order in and hour, two hours the service is free. working from 6:00 a.m. to midnight on christmas eve despite his family's wishes. >> i told them i will do work and i will get off when i can and i will see them when i get home. >> cbs news new york. golden gate bridge is officially a no-fly zone for drones, a frequently see drones flying and crashing into the bridge, they say it's a safety issue for drivers, pedestrians and wildlife, signs will be posted along the bridge warning drone pilots to stay clear of the bridge. two of the biggest names in the tech world. teaming up to build self driving cars, ford ceo mark fields is expected to announce a partnership with google at

the consumer electronics show in las vegas, this may gifford an edge including tesla, bmw and volvo working on those self driving cars. getting to you the sierras will be a challenge for some drivers by worth it seeking know, between 2-4 feet fell prompting avalanche warnings, caltrans is working owe time to keep major highways clear. while snow is pummeling the west, temperatures on the east coast are at record highs, enjoying weathers in the 50s and 60s and meteorologists say it's expected to get even warmer by christmas, possibly inching up to the 70s. well this is a tale of west versus east, we are wait to go see if it's possible if the conditions will come east. >> 2600 high record temperatures have been tied or broken across the lower 48 states this month. in washington d.c., cherry

blossoms arrived mondays ahead of schedule. expect a rare sight in the sky, we are not talking about santa either, nasa says the last full moon of the year will appear on christmas day, full cold moon because it shows up during the beginning of winter, a full moon has not appear oned christmas day since 1997 and not again for another 19 year, the big question, will we be able to see it. >> i think so. christmas is looking clear and cold and so it's always nice to hear the like of a full cold moon, we have a name for everything these days including king tides which we never heard of a few years ago, it's snap pee, isn't it? we'll have something tomorrow morning about 9:11 a.m. there is corrie tower, we have a little bit of moisture on the lens, still light rain showers around the bay area and relatively balmy readings,

temperatures near 60 degrees, matching the high temperatures forecast for today, high deaf doppler it is in in fact raining on the bay area, mostly drizzle and scattered light rain showers, atmospheric river dry up and replaced by a north westerly flow tomorrow, in the meantime we will have gusty winds that will gradually ease up this afternoon and tonight. on the whole it will be a blustery and shower rei day today. christmas eve we have another system come in, not as much rain. this is on thursday, the snow levels come down to about 3000 feet. and as we've said that might mean a white christmas in the by area at least on the mountain tops. now we'll see. by wednesday at 1:00, so this is tomorrow, 24 hours from now, fairly clear, the sun comes up, and then look what happens as we approach the early hours of christmas eve. thursday morning we'll have a fairly robust cold front blows

through bringing rain down, bringing temperatures down as well, we'll do well to struggle out of the low 50s on christmas eve. it will be a cool day, maybe a little bit of snow on the mountains. by friday christmas day it looks like it is going to be sunny. 5 minutes before 5:00, 7:22, today low 60s of. for christmas mainly sunny and chilly, extended forecast we've got a few showers today, sunshine tomorrow. rain and cold on thursday. friday through the weekend it looks sunny. so that looks pretty good. but in the meantime it will be a little bit windy out there. okay. frank. >> thank you, brian. time again other food for bay area families drive. julie watts at whole foods with today's check presentation, julie. >> yeah, we mention that had whole foods is collecting both cash and food for second harvest food bank, there are a lot of bay area companies like

maxxim integrated presenting this check $111,145. and your company does not just donate money to second harvest, tell me about the culture of your company. >> one of our core values is to be the difference. and one way we do this by partnering with organizations like second harvest indo nateing time, food and money to worthy causes, fighting hunger is one of them. >> so your employees go down and volunteer at the food bank. >> absolutely. it's an organized event, we do this twice a monday. >> and you have been for 30 years a huge help to the food bank. tell me how much does is $1,911,000, how much -- $141,000. how much does that go to feeding the community. >> this check will provide 280,000 meal toss our hungry neighbors and since we serve a quarter of a pill i don't know every month this will have an impact for our hungry neighbors so thank you. >> but more does need to be done, right? i mean, what are you looking for? do you have any goals this

holiday season? >> absolutely. we have high and lofty goals, always taking donations at sshfb.org, money, food, volunteering time as well. volunteering a great thing to do, fun for the whole family, get the kids out there to volunteer, i remember as a kid in the by area volunteering second harvest. so, only a couple more days before christmas if you are thinking about it they can sure use the money, donate and you can partner with kpix, back to you guys. >> thanks so much, live for us in cupertino. thank you julie, let's take a look holiday on friday and it's been a good week, up in a big way on tuesday, nearly 200 points on wall street. we'll be right back. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

chances are its going to rou of a good night's sleep. e some tips so tha if you are visiting friends or family, cans are it is going to rob you of a good night sleep. we have tips so roof top chatter, first skip the after dinner espresso, not a good idea. coffee late in the day is a

sleep depriver, check your phone before you go to bed, your phone light tricks your brain into staying awake. don't over eat right before you lay down. have dinner early. and you will be okay. >> well, if you are looking for something different to serve over the holidays. >> have we got a dish for you. team 10 is serving up sauteed apples and leeks. >> sugar started coming out, started getting nice and sweet, we added in butter and beautiful gran knee smith apples. and this dish right here, but they work magically together. >> look at the colors of this. and all the flavors, you-debate and you get different textures going on together. >> different textures, also want to add an apple second, keep that firmness and crunchy,

also put on top of some pork. >> pork chops with apples and leaks. thank you bella. gary, is this teleprompter right? sweet molasses! i need to start shopping immediately.

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>> enjoy, we'll see you early tomorrow morning. >> have a great afternoon.

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