pouring in some places... puddles forming in others. go elle now at noon, steady rain around the bay area. pouring in some places, puddles forming in others. good afternoon, i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. hi-def doppler is lit up right now tracking the rain. it's already been a messy day

on bay area bridges and freeways. and we're not in the clear just yet. roberta is here with how much rain we have gotten already. roberta? >> you said something very interesting, kenny. you mentioned that it's clearing up a little bit or something like -- i heard you say the word clear? not so much. take a look at this live weather camera looking out from our kpix 5 studios toward the bay bridge and we can't even see it. we can barely see beyond the embarcadero. look at these very impressive rainfall totals over the past 24 hours approaching nearly 1.75" at sfo, san francisco and santa rosa with a full inch in the rain gauge. over .8" in redwood city. pardoner the error there. visibility is an issue. two miles visible, concord visibility less than a mile and a half, visibility issues in santa rosa and we have scattered light rain showers. the bulk of it pushed out of here but scattered showers will

be the case throughout the afternoon into the evening hours. and some of these cells still can contain some heavy downpours. we'll talk about just how much more rain to expect, and i haven't even scratched the surface yet on storm number 2 and when you should expect its arrival. that's coming up. after nearly a week, investigators are still trying to figure out what started the horrific oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live from oakland with an up an? >> reporter: six specialists with the atf have been in and out of the burnt-out building here all morning long. and there's a special team now on the way to do a panoramic diagram on a computer of this entire site that will hopefully help them pinpoint a definitive cause of this fire. a memorial that's been growing for six days is now soaked.

the candles out. handwritten notes left soggy. the investigation into the ghost ship fire continues on the warehouse lot nearby. electrical engineers are systematically looking at all possible causes of accidental ignition. >> a lot of science goes into it. and we're doing everything to deliver the absolutely most accurate best report that we can so that we can try and figure out what happened here. >> reporter: there are questions about inspection records for the warehouse where 36 people died friday night. it turns out the planning and building department hasn't been inside to inspect it in 30 years. in fact, the building isn't even in the fire department's database of properties. >> oakland is going through a big change. >> reporter: councilman noel gallo says he is committed to ramping up code enforcement. >> there is an assurance from my city council that this will be priority on the city budget this issue. >> all present rise for a moment of silence.

>> reporter: across the country, representative barbara lee this morning honored the victims on the floor of congress. >> these were young men and women who had their whole futures ahead of them. their lives were tragically cut short. >> reporter: back on international boulevard, businesses are trying to return to normal. >> tough for us, for the neighborhood. we pray for the families. >> reporter: city council meeting today to declare a state of emergency in oakland that will help free upstate and federal funds. as for the investigation here on site, no timeline for when it might end. live in oakland, anne makevoc, kpix 5. three sexual battery cases in one week have been reported at san jose state. the latest alleged incident happened yesterday in the middle of the day. kpix 5's maria medina reports that police have a lead on at least one of the suspects. >> reporter: these type of

cases already concerning for students here but what's even more disturbing to them is how often and what time of day they are happening. >> it gets, like, really scary, you know, like, for all the girls. >> reporter: a suspects caught on camera. >> can't walk around without watching for every, single step. >> reporter: but not yet caught by police. >> , like, you don't know if you're going to be the next victim. >> reporter: yet another case of crime on campus leaving students, especially women, on edge. >> during, like, nighttime i always, like, go, like, with a friend now, like, because two is, like, better than one. >> reporter: in one week the police alerted the campus community about three sexual battery cases the first on november 30 at sweeney hall when a victim said a man attacked her on the stairs. december 5 a man followed a woman into the student union before assaulting her sexually. that suspect captured on camera. the third incident happened yesterday at duncan hall in a stairwell. all the suspects in their 20s.

all the alleged attacks, in the afternoon. the university says it's taking these incidents seriously. >> what in the world is, like, happening on my campus? >> reporter: he takes classes in duncan hall and feels there are just too many cases of campus crime. >> at first it's, like, wow here at san jose state? aren't these kids supposed to be, like, you know, like the leaders of tomorrow? >> reporter: a sad reality for a college they both chose to attend. >> i love san jose. , like, i love this campus. but i wish it were safer. >> reporter: and sjsu spokesman says they are not doing any on camera interviews until they determine the next step. maria medina, kpix 5. new at noon, a tsunami warning has been issued after a powerful earthquake rocked the solomon islands. the magnitude 7.8 struck this morning. the pacific tsunami warning center has canceled an earlier tsunami warning in that area. and closer to home a magnitude 6.5 quake hit off the humboldt county coast minutes before 7

a.m. about 100 miles west of ferndale. the earthquake wasn't powerful enough to generate a tsunami. people felt the shaking as well as several aftershocks including one measuring 5.2. no injuries have been reported. attention early birds. bart has a plan to scale back its hours and it could affect your morning commute. starting in 2018, trains will start running at 5 a.m. on weekdays instead of 4 a.m. bart says the earlier start is necessary so that construction can begin on the transbay tube retrofit. that project is set to last 2 1/2 years. all right. tesla just got the green light for a bay area expansion. the fremont city council just approved a plan for tesla to potentially double the size of its manufacturing plant. that's an extra 4.6 million square feet. tesla currently employs about 6200 workers at the fremont plant. more than 1,000 of those workers are from fremont. new at noon, president- elect donald trump is expected to choose a fast-food executive

to lead the u.s. labor department. sources say he will select andrew the head of the parent company for carl junior and other chains. meanwhile, mr. trump is pushing back against claims his efforts to save jobs in indiana weren't as successful as announced. kenneth craig reports from new york. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump slammed carrier's indiana union leader on twitter. he announced the deal last week at the plant that would save jobs from being outsourced to mexico. >> actually the number is over 1100 people. which is so great. which is so great. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: but chuck jones the head of of the union at the plant says 550 are still going to mexico and 350 weren't saved because they were never at risk. >> if you are dealing with people's livelihoods, the world ought to know the numbers. >> reporter: president-elect

trump says jones has a horrible job representing the members and if he was any good the jobs wouldn't be lost. >> reporter: the president- elect picked oklahoma attorney general scott prosecute to head the epa. he helped lead the charge against president obama's climate change policies. and he describes himself on linkedin as a leading advocate against the epa's activist agenda. >> i think the greatest impediment we have in the country today as far as economic growth is not tax policy. it's regulatory policy. >> reporter: the sierra club is opposing his nomination saying, having pruitt in charge is like putting an arsonist in charge of fighting fires. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. a reno student who allegedly threatened classmates with a knife remains in critical condition after being shot by police. dozens of students at hugg high school witnessed scene yesterday. the 14-year-old was injured by a school district office since placed on leave. two tennessee teenagers are

facing serious charges for their alleged roles in a wildfire that killed 14 people and injured 175 others. 1700 buildings burned to the ground. the teens charged with aggravated arson and may be tried as adults in criminal court. as people reach for umbrellas in the bay area, millions elsewhere in the country are reaching for snow shovels. for some it's a struggle to get through the front door like this woman in north dakota. forecasters are predicting heavy snow across the country in the coming days. still ahead facebook against fake news. how they plan to make sure what you're read something legit. >> the new warning about ecigarettes. ,, ,,,,,,

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solve one of its biggest problems: fake news. during the election - facebook may be relying on automated technology to solve one of its biggest problems, fake news! hundreds of fake and inflammatory news articles made their way on to the social networking site. now facebook has filed a patent application for technology that would flag and remove alleged fake news. mark zuckerberg says it's a step toward stopping "inappropriate content" before it spreads. wall street the dow is up 76 points after gaining nearly 300 points yesterday. we're used to getting just peanuts and the prestigiousles on most domestic flights these days, peanuts and pretzels, but delta may go old school considering bringing back free meals in coach. they will be available on delta flights from new york to california. continental airlines was the last major carrier to serve

free meals in the main cabin and that was 6 years ago. new at noon, the soaring use of ecigarettes by young people now a major health concern for the u.s. surgeon general. the nation's top doctor released a report today saying ecigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco products among youth. the report says the "vaping" devices can harm developing brains. doctors in palo alto have completed a marathon operation. they just successfully separated a pair of northern california conjoined twins. eva and erika sandoval were born sharing many same organs. they had separate hearts and brains making a separation possible. for months, doctors at lucille packard children's hospital worked on the plan and after 18 hours of surgery the twins are separated. they are not out of the woods but their mom is optimistic. >> there's going to be challenges. i'm not going to deny that. but it's something that i want to help them through. they are going to show not only

me but other people that disability something isn't going to bring you down but make you stronger. >> we are expecting an update in less than an hour. we'll have the latest on kpix 5 news at 5:00. glad to know they are doing well. time to check the weather with roberta. >> boy, it has been so busy in the weather department because we transition from 20s and 30s as far as our temperatures are concerned yesterday to full on rain and we still have the rain and look at the visibility issues at this particular time. rainfall amounts almost 2" at sfo and because of that the visibility we have delays on some arriving flights. just about an inch in san francisco or in santa rosa probably a little over. over three-quarters in redwood city, danville, lots gas. and now what is it that you need know about? we do have random rain in the forecast for this afternoon. this evening a few showers.

and some pop-up rain for your friday. it's hi-def doppler radar, picking up scattered light precipitation right there but when you see these cells like the one approaching tiburon, they could contain some moderate to heavy rain, we have the scattered showers around berkeley and orinda, walnut creek and moraga. i want to zero in right here in the tri-valley because we are looking at right here highway 680, this goes to the north and to the south, and we have seen over an inch of rain in that particular neighborhood so you can anticipate ponding on the roads. temperatures around the bay area, we are in the 50s and 60s. santa rosa still sporting a cool 49 degrees. winds increasing south- southwest in berkeley and emeryville. we are transition from the cool to the very wet weather pattern. scattered showers through the

evening commute into friday. a secondary system on saturday. sunday mostly cloudy skies. over an inch of rain is expected throughout most areas. and it looks like for the most part, we have already seen it in some of our neighborhoods. on friday, again, spotty scattered showers all the way through saturday. and then we begin to see mostly cloudy conditions noor 9er game on sunday. it's time now for our own "food for bay area families" food drive and joining us we have kathy lee ryan keller and lisa lily and our contra costa realtors in motion. thank you for bringing the rain and the wind and the cold conditions with you today. tell me about your company. >> our nonprofit organization has been supporting the food bank for many years with charity events, food drives and one of our events is the charity brunch generates up to $5,000 each year for the food bank. >> oh, oh, if you said $5,000, i think i need a drum roll!

do we have a drum roll? i think we may have one. [ drum roll ] >> yeah! [ laughter ] >> of course you can't do this without the support of your president and coworkers. >> right. brian is our president-elect next year lisa lily is our treasurer. she helped a lot with our charity event each year. >> my "food for bay area families" family bff here today, lisa, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having us. >> now, $5,000, you're going to put it to good work and how many people will you feed? >> thanks to the generosity of the realtors in motion, this $5,000 will turn into 10,000 meals. >> reporter: 10,000 meals! you guys have done a really good deed. i think you're going to get something good in your stockings for christmas, no coal for you! you out there can donate at any whole foods market. it's owe easy. walk in donate or donate online at cbssf.com/give. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

something punitive. but for one the theme is well, when you think of probation, you think of enforcement. something punitive. >> but for one east bay county the theme is rehabilitation. as sharon chin shows us, it's because of this week's jefferson award winner. >> it's helped. reporter: 19-year-old sarah has a special message for james rivers. >> thank you. because like without him like none of this would have happened for me. >> reporter: james is a probation manager at the contra

costa county probation department. he helped put in place in the girl residential family therapy programs that sarah says transformed her life. as a teenager, drug addiction kept her in and out of juvenile hall but now she is clean, has her g.e.d. and a job. >> changed everything since i got out, like, i don't, like, recognize myself, like, i'm a totally new person. >> that could be an arrest for those charges. >> reporter: over two decades he worked as county probation counselor, officer, supervisor and now manager ushering in a new era of reform for young people in trouble with the law. >> we had the same kids that would come back over and over again and we create our own in- house treatment program. >> reporter: sarah, for example, went to girls in motion, the county's first treatment program that keeps young offenders in a locked facility so they don't run away before they get the help they need.

>> this place kind of like helped me learn a little bit of discipline and like respect. >> reporter: james has led the effort to incorporate so-called evidence based practices. treatments that have been tested through scientific study. james says there are no numbers but anecdotally those who have gone through the rehabilitation program are less likely to reoffend. >> they are returning to the community and they're returning to school. they're not using drugs. they're getting jobs. they are being productive. >> reporter: juvenile hall director says thanks to james, probation staff now teach young people how to problem solve to make better decisions like when kids want to get in a fight. >> we look at the pros and cons and what the long and short term consequences are for making those types of decisions. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: it's not easy training your colleagues to use new measures but his long-time service in probation and his people skills have earned him respect. >> he is very personable, very understanding. he list tones when people are talking to him --he listens to

when people are talking to him. >> we do treatment in this county with quality. >> reporter: so for changing the lives of young people in contra costa county's juvenile justice system, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to james rivers. sharon chin, kpix 5. we are celebrating a 45th anniversary of the jefferson awards foundation thisyou can log on to our website, cbssf.com/hero. week. to nominate your own hero, go to our website. we'll be right back. ,, over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long: health insurance.

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