winds. it's flooding streets and toppling trees. good afternoon, i'm anne makovec or kenny choi. now at noon, a storm is slamming the bay area with

heavy rain and gusty winds, flooding streets and toppling trees. good afternoon, i'm anne makovec. >> i'm michelle griego. the storm hit the north bay first and hasn't let up. in sonoma county, a large tree came down over part of highway 116 near forestville. it hit communication lines around 8 a.m. crews are working to clear it. >> most cars had to turn around at flooded green valley road near sebastopol but some drivers took a chance, made it through the rushing waters. we have live team coverage this afternoon. roberta gonzales is in the storm center but first maria medina is live in san anselmo where it's been raining for hours. looks windy. [ sound of wind and rain ] >> reporter: the umbrella isn't helping. it's definitely windy out here. it is definitely raining. pretty heavy rain for the last hour or two here. people here in san anselmo they watched the bad weather closely

because take a look, right here, this is the san anselmo creek and they have seen this flood before. >> this office pretty much destroyed. >> reporter: when it rains in san anselmo, barton goode knows how much to expect. >> the water was four feet deep, 46". >> reporter: a decade ago heavy rain caused the san anselmo creek to rise pushing a wave of water through downtown. every business damaged, some worse than others. >> some people never came back. some people were months. >> reporter: barton's bagel's opened up a month later. ile he says he watches the forecast closely just in case he needs to prepare for another flood, he is not too worried about this storm. so fa this storm has caused down trees and power outages. >> it was awful when i woke up this morning. >> reporter: jones took his children for a walk to watch crews work on restoring power. >> they said all day? which kind of sucks because i got to work from home today and

my computer is already running out of batteries. >> reporter: by early afternoon, the sprinkles turned into sheet of rain in the north bay, certainly a strong storm. but those who lived through the 2005 flood in san anselmo say it's not enough to be concerned -- yet. >> i don't think it's happened with less than 12 inches in a single day. i'll probably retire before it happens again so -- >> reporter: and so one last look at the san anselmo creek over here. it runs through downtown right near businesses and homes. if that's not enough to show that you this storm is no joke, it may not cause flooding here, but take a look at my umbrella. it's shaking in the wind. and the sheets of rain behind me, you can see that it is no joke. so be careful out there if you are out there. live in san anselmo, maria medina, kpix 5. that is good advice, thank you. live in the elements in marin county. she should ditch the umbrella. >> probably. >> not helpful. roberta gonzales has been very busy in the weather center all morning long

tracking that rain. where are we at, roberta? >> we have venado 12 miles from healdsburg a mountainous community in the north bay over 5.5" of rain today already over 2 inches of rain in the santa rosa area. when you see the yellow and orange on your tv screen, that's the real deal. that's the moderate to heavy rain and it has been draped across the north bay for hours. as i get ready to zoom on in, you can see that the heaviest precipitation now along 101 from petaluma back through novato in a san rafael all the way in towards the golden gate bridge and the city of san francisco. that's the leading edge of the heaviest precipitation and the gustiest winds. western addition, lincoln boulevard, you will start to see the rains increase. in fact, we're looking out towards the golden gate bridge, let's verify that with this our live weather camera surely indicates it's wet there. now, if we take a look at our hi-def doppler radar again, i want to explain to you, right here this is the leading edge of the heaviest rainfall. that is surging down in a

southerly direction. as it does so, this is hours and hours of heavy rain behind it. that's what we still have in the forecast. and when you have hours of heavy rain, you're going to see that accumulation of the saturation of the ground, we will see more downed trees as the day progresses, a possibility of downed power lines, as well. we'll have more coming up. roberta, thank you. the stormy weather is causing cancellations at sfo. 85 so far split between arrivals and departures and in some cases the delays are more than 3 hours. so far, no reports of major problems at oakland international airport or mineta international airport in san jose. i-80 is hope again in pinole after an accident shut down several eastbound lanes this morning. a vehicle fell off a trailer and then on to another vehicle near the willow avenue interchange. you can expect a lot of delays on bay area roads today as the

day progresses. here's a look at the rain- soaked richmond/san rafael bridge. about an hour ago. today's storm comes at the same time as high tides. we are going to give you a look along the embarcadero in san francisco. and we will give that to you in just a little bit. but there is water sloshing up against some of those piers. >> some crazy pictures of those king tides. we'll bring 'em to ya. meantime, experts say that, um, pacifica apartment building on top of an eroding cliff will be demolished, the city taking matters into its own hands. the building at 310 esplanade was evacuated last winter because of damage from coastal conditions. just a short time ago the city manager put much of the blame on the property owners. >> because of mr. tom's failure to take responsibility for his property and the serious threat that the building collapse posts to public safety, we are stepping in to demolish that

structure. >> no specific timeline was given but the city manager said the demolition will take place as soon as possible. two nearby apartment buildings were demolished in february and march. and there is a new round of snow and strong winds in the tahoe/truckee area. here's a look at the "sierra at tahoe" area right now. no chain requirements on interstate 80 or highway 50. but roberta says that is going to change soon. now to money news here in the u.s. the federal reserve says it could raise interest rates three more times next year after bumping rates by .25% yesterday. that's only the second rate hike since the 2008 financial crisis. the increase will likely push up rates for mortgages, credit cards and car loans. sunnyvale-based yahoo is again urging its users to change their passwords after the discovery of a second major email breach. the company's now disclosing that in august 2013, more than a billion accounts were hacked.

the hackers may have gotten access to user names, phone numbers and security questions. kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks says this could jeopardize verizon's $4.8 billion offer for yahoo's digital operations. >> reporter: now, with this additional breach being even worse than the first breach that was reported, it's almost certain that it will impact how much verizon is willing to pay for yahoo. >> brooks says there's even a chance verizon could scrap the deal entirely forcing financially troubled yahoo to restart its search for a buyer. which leads us to the big board. let's take a look at how the stock market is doing this afternoon. it's up 76 points! that's good news on a thursday afternoon. meantime, bitter cold temperatures and gusty winds hampering the northeastern part of the u.s. it's the same arctic cold front that previously gripped the upper midwest. now causing major traffic problems in upstate new york and other parts of the northeast. up to a half foot of snow has

fallen from the upper mississippi valley to the northeast tomorrow and saturday. areas east of the appalachians could see freezing rain and sleet over the weekend. still ahead, real-life heroes and hollywood stars share the untold stories behind a terrorist attack. >> and we continue on the storm watch around the bay area tracking wind and rain. that's a live look at the bay bridge, which you can barely see this afternoon. we'll tell you what to expect for your commute home coming up. ♪[ music ] ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

bay area on hi-def doppler. right now _ ... and expect a wet evening commute in some spots. no microphone ] we are tracking rain around the bay area on hi-def doppler. take a look at that.

the orange box right there is where the heaviest rain is and, of course, a lot of that has settled into the north bay but it is pushing its way down south. you can expect a wet evening commute in some spots. roberta will have the full forecast in a couple of minutes. the movie that tells the story of the boston marathon bombing just premiered in the city and as jessica moore reports, it's a story that can only be told by bostonians. >> reporter: april 15, 2013, the mood on the red carpet was surreal as the real-life heroes of the boston marathon bombing embraced the actors and producers who ensured their stories will never be forgotten, the night to celebrate a community of heroes to came together -- who came together in the face of unthinkable tragedy. it's the story behind the hunt and capture of the boston marathon bombers before they could carry out a second attack in new york city. boston naturessive mark wahlberg is -- native mark

wahlberg is providing and starring in the film as boston police officer tommy saunders. >> this is special. it's going to be emotional but i know people are going to be filled with an enormous sense of pride. >> reporter: the story of of first responders, investigators and even civilians, many of whom joined wahlberg on the red carpet. and then there are the survivors like patrick and jessica downs who both lost limbs in the attack and are still very much recovering. but their compassion overwhelms their pain. >> so many people and emotions are tied up in this, not just ours. there are four families whose loved ones were killed. >> reporter: it's an important story and one that leslie moonves chairman, president and ceo of cbs corporation, says had to be told. >> there are so many stories that the american public, the world doesn't know about. so many heroes in this movie that it's really heartwarming. it represents the city and it represents this country. >> reporter: and representing the people who suffered so

greatly. director peter berg took all of that into account. >> the last thing we wanted to do was retraumatize anyone or interrupt anybody's process of healing. >> it still manages to be beautiful, respectful and reaches me in a special way. >> reporter: that's the hope for everyone who sees "patriots day" a message of hope in the face of darkness. moonves credits the journalistic integrity of "60 minutes" for keeping the story line on track. jessica moore, cbs news. >> you can watch the full trailer for the movie on our facebook page, just search kpix. let's take a look at our weather forecast now with roberta gonzales. more rain on the way. >> what a day! venado over 6.5" of rain.

you see shades of yellow and orange, and it's now marching south towards the central bay. but if you are in san rafael, you know what i'm talking about. if you are in richmond, you also know what i'm saying. novato plenty of rain showers. novato already an inch of rain since 10 a.m. think about it. since the 10 a.m., a full inch of rain a half inch per hour. so here we go with the front now beginning to descend on the city of san francisco. crossing the golden gate bridge towards the western addition. the flag is on the fly. gusty winds, temperatures 50s and 60s. there you have it again. the rain continues to pour into the north bay, the central bay now. all the way until about 3:00. then it lightens up. south bay between 3 and 7 p.m. in the evening hours. the high definition doppler again the heaviest concentration of rain is right there leading all the way into the golden gate bridge which we

just saw. okay. we are getting a repeat performance on your computer models. we have mostly cloudy skies today. heavy rain throughout the central bay into the santa clara valley towards the evening commute. we will see us up to 2.5" of rain in many locations. and up to about 4 and 6 inches of rain in our mountainous areas. so while the rain will taper off later on tonight, we will see clear skies on your friday. clear skies on your saturday. and temperatures pretty much ... cool in the 50s during the day, our nighttime into the 30s and in the low 40s. so obviously, while we will begin to dry out, we certainly do cool down. it is now time for our "food for bay area families" and joining us now is jim davis, from delta airlines and donna pete. we have been together already this season. second harvest, right. thank you for joining us. did you hit the rain?

yes. >> it's going to get worse. glad you're here. enjoy for a very good reason. tell me about your donation today, jim. >> delta airlines really has a heart for giving back to the communities that we work and live in. and to that end, delta airlines has committed 1% of our net income to give back in our communities. i think that's really a great thing. >> yes. >> so what i'd like to do on behalf of the 80,000 worldwide delta airline employees is present this check for $25,000. >> oh. >> to help the families in this community. >> okay. you can't just say that without a drum roll. >> drum roll, please. [ drum roll ] >> excellent! >> do you like that? >> i love it. >> that's just for you. >> so we're really happy to -- to provide this gift for the food drive. >> so donna, you're located in the south bay in santa clara? >> we are. santa clara and san mateo counties. and this is such a generous donation. we thank you so much to delta airlines helping us to provide food for over a quarter of a million people every month.

this check alone will provide 50,000 meals. >> 50,000 meals. is that concentrated in southern california or i should say santa clara valley area? >> yes, in the santa clara county and san mateo county. >> my goodness. thank you so much. with that we'll make sure during the rain that there's no delay for delta airlines. how about that? >> thank you very much. [ laughter ] >> wish we could do that. well, thank you very much for a very good cause coming in out of the rain to donate and help people. if you want to help, do so to at whole foods market or to cbssf.com/give. we'll be right back. the f- ce academy... an east bay woman helps so many ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

different community groups, her family and friends hav from joining cancer walks to the fbi police academy an east bay woman helps so many different community groups. her family and friends have a tough time keeping up with her. sharon chin introduces us to this week's jefferson award winner. >> ready? we're doing deck the halls. [ music ] [ singing ] >> reporter: jenny chea-vaing volunteers to deck the halls of the senior living facility with song. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: and gifts. >> you give people happiness. you put a smile on their face. and you feel good. ♪[ music ] [ singing ]

>> reporter: jenny has given the gift of service for the last 16 years through her charity jcv "artz and kraftz." she donated thousands of dollars from selling scarves, blankets and hats she crocheted or knitted herself. mobilized volunteers to serve with her in some two dozen causes from aids and breast cancer walks to disaster drills and homeless programs. >> there you go. >> reporter: recently she helped coordinate to organize a community open house for the oakland police eastmont substation. >> she is our little energizer bunny that always goes and goes and goes. >> reporter: she says she gives in different areas of the community because she is grateful for her life in america. >> every time when i go through obstacle and stuff like that, there's always somebody there to help me so i figure if i cannot help all, at least i can make a difference in one person's life. >> reporter: as a child, jenny suffered the atrocities of the khmer rouge in cambodia. her mother was executed. jenny escaped with her older

sister, hiding from soldiers under dead bodies and scrounging for food. >> she would pick up leaf and eat it first to make sure that --that it's okay. and then she'll then she will, um, give it to me. >> reporter: her family's immigration to the u.s. in 1984 gave her a second chance at life. >> joy to the world the lord is come ♪[ music ] >> reporter: today jenny is an insurance broker, wife and mother of three. >> i made that! >> reporter: she lives to give as volunteer tom explains. >> i think she recognizes how important it is to be here in america and to pass on her joy of being free giving back to the community. >> reporter: she inspires volunteers like annette. >> you're never going to meet another person as giving as what jenny is. >> you're going to do one more song. ♪[ music ] >> joy to the world

the savior reigns ♪ >> reporter: so for generously giving her time and talents to her community, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to jenny chea-vaing. sharon chin, kpix 5. well deserving. if you know somebody hike jenny to gives to others, nominate them for a jefferson award online at cbssf.com/hero. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

ag s. high before we go a look along the embarcadero in san francisco. >> whoa! >> yeah, right? >> you can see all that water coming up from the piers there. high tide with the latest storm, look at that. >> we'll have weather updates on the hour throughout the afternoon. we'll see you back here at 5:00. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ,,

>> wyatt: fading. it's not gone. >> steffy: the doctor says it's gonna take some time. >> wyatt: yeah. [ clears throat ] well, in the future, when all the gold mines are tapped out, i believe wedding rings are gonna be more, like, holographic. >> steffy: [ chuckles ] how is that even gonna work? >> wyatt: well, madame c.e.o., jewelry will be more futuristic. it'll be made using lasers, kind of in a different process than the way you're using them right now. >> steffy: [ groans ] all i know is that it hurts. >> wyatt: yeah. me, too. but in the future, wedding rings are gonna be more