get up to 12 inches with mudslides likely to follow. and in the sierra the storm will dump more than a foot of rain triggering the worst flooding in the area for 20 years. we have a team of reporters out in the field but we have brian hackney with the hi-def doppler. >> they are bundled up out there which is good advice. that storm is still offshore and it's on the way to the bay area. the latest on the kpix 5 hi-def doppler is showing that most of the action is focused on the big sur coastline. pull back a bit the moisture is picked up well offshore. it will first be into the south bay and then the rest of the bay area. the only other showers are up in parts of the north baywidely scattered showers. but by the time this segment of the storms is done by monday night we'll have more than three inches of rain in the lowlands. up top three times as much. flash flood watches in the bay area. the low and the high together it's the perfect corridor for the source of the moisture down

to the hawaiian islands. heaviest rain tonight. the forecast for rivers to flood including the russian and guerneville, the napa in saint helena, the guadalupe river briefly tomorrow on 101, and the carmel river is going to be above flood stage. it's going to be offshore. a wild night in the bay area. we'll have details coming up. the donner summit caltrans working hard to keep the roads clear. extra crews getting rid of all that snow. but you know what? they are worried about drivers trying to make their way through donner pass. >> i'm worried about them not knowing what's going on. if i had five bucks for the person who said i had no idea there was mountains here, they have been here for many years. these are the sierras. there's always snow here. >> yeah. but now it's not snowing, it's rainfall. kpix 5's emily turner in south lake tahoe where flooding is a

major concern there tonight. emily? >> reporter: we're just getting a brief break from the rain but, you know what? there is plenty more to come. and the state knows that. they have all 18 portions of the dams open which is the dam that the american river flowed through. it's not just the american concerned but the truckee river and its tributaries and then this in the neighborhoods where there have been feet of snow now covered with rain creating inches and inches of flooding and backups some of it going into people's homes. >> this is rare. i have been up here for 30 years. this happened twice. >> reporter: this morning in south lake tahoe, the snow turned to rain. and the trees started falling with it. several landing in power lines. but the real concern has yet to materialize. flooding. but folks are getting ready. >> yes. we spent the morning kind of shoveling out and scraping out the ice and snow in order to have the kind of the line where we're going to lay the sandbags. >> reporter: he is not alone. people prepping for the storm

have been in and out all day. the lake valley fire department has had four deliveries of sand in the last 24 hours but by 2:00 this afternoon, they were out again. >> we have had snow on the ground for the last week or so. it's frozen solid. so all the drains are plugged. all the gutters are plugged. >> reporter: it's called "sierra cement." and it doesn't leave the foot of expected rain anywhere to go, causing flooding and messes all over the place. it also makes getting to emergencies more of a challenge. so each emergency vehicle is already set up with chains on top of four-wheel drive and snow tires. everyone, it seems, is getting ready for the downpour and whatever it may bring with it. >> worst-case scenario we are just going to get a lot of water in our basement so there could be some damage or -- i mean, before it's just soaked a lot of the carpeting down there. so we have to, you know, lift up the carpeting, get fans and heaters and everything down there. and it's just a lot of work and a big pain. >> reporter: back out here live, you're looking at california highway patrol

officers who are going door to door talking to the folks out here in the keys neighborhood. the keys are kind of sandwiched between lake tahoe and the truckee river and this is the area where we have seen the most flooding so far because of that "sierra cement" that's blocking a lot of the drainage. so so far, everything seems to be moderately okay. just mostly some flooding on the roads. but we are monitoring twitter feeds talking to chp, the fire department, to make sure we stay up on all of that. >> emily, what about -- not that this is top of the list but some people are up there to ski. are the resorts staying open through this? >> reporter: some of them are. i actually was going through online looking at that. so far sugar bowl, mount rose, "sierra at tahoe" and bear valley are closed. pbd, i have not yet seen on heavenly, kirkwood or boreal but also north star as far as the slopes are concerned? we don't know. but they did have a burton mountain festival scheduled for tomorrow and that's canceled because tomorrow the weather is going to be so wet and so

miserable nobody wants to be out there in it. and certainly i don't think on the slopes either. [chuckling] >> well, you're doing a great job. thanks for being out will for us, emily turner, appreciate it. let's head out now to kpix 5's kiet do at the summit of highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains where some of the heaviest rain is expected. kiet. >> reporter: yeah. the last hour we were at lexington reservoir and have since come to the summit of highway. we saw chp on the side of the road with lights flashing. that's a reminder to other drivers to slow down when they come out here. the conditions have been out like this pretty much all day long, very drizzly, not a whole lot of rain at this point. but the worst of the rain is just around the corner. this beach in santa cruz known for gentle rolling waves saw some fantastic surf today with waves easily topping 6 feet or more. the ocean looked downright

angry in advance of the big night. the calm before the storm was anything but at the summit of highway 17. fog and rain meant one of the most treacherous drives in the country was even more so. it had only been raining a few hours and already caltrans crews were busy unclogging flooded lanes. this homeowner spent the afternoon laying sandbags to try to divert the forecasted six inches of rain from eating away vine hill road. a couple of years ago, 80 feet of the roadway crumpled. >> you think it will hold? >> i think it will direct a lot of the water. it helps to keep it off the road and then, um, that's all good i suppose. so -- >> reporter: the santa cruz mountains are still draining out from the storm on tuesday that dumped up to 10 inches of rain in some parts. [ sound of rain ] >> reporter: the san lorenzo river flowing through downtown santa cruz is as high as it's been in months. folks in paradise park are keeping a close eye on the river, as well. gina chestnut has already cleared out her basement,

expecting the worst. >> we're hoping it doesn't get that high. it sounds like it could with this storm coming in. so even last week, it got almost up to the patio which is very high on the banks. >> reporter: sherri crouch knows the drill. there's nothing to do for now but wait by the riverbank. >> the last five, ten feet happen really quick so i always gauge it by it coming to the concrete, coming up to the patio. when it gets to the patio, it's time to, you know, get busy. >> reporter: mark knows on days like today, county work crews are slammed. so everyone has to pitch in. >> this is all very normal. lived here almost 20 years now and, um, country problems are different than city problems. so -- >> reporter: all righty. so this is what the rain pretty much looks like now. very light and misty all day long. but the heavy stuff is just a couple of hours away. caltrans has crews clearing out flooding and slides on highway 17 so they have the situation pretty much covered. and chp reminds people if you

don't have to be out here on this highway tonight, just stay home. >> good advice. well, what are the conditions like tonight along highway 17? are you seeing a lot of accidents? >> reporter: yeah. so, you know, interesting enough, the chp officer said all the downhill traffic going into santa cruz, they haven't seen really an accident all day long. most of the wrecks are happening from the summit going down into san jose for whatever reason. they just don't know. >> all right. kiet do, we appreciate it. thanks, kiet. the top of many "to do" lists today was fill sandbags. stations set up all around the bay area to help property owners prepare. >> i want to avoid flooding coming into my garage. not a tonight, but still, it would be a major clean-up job if i don't protect around it. >> oakland limits residents to 10 bags each. the city sandbag stations will be open again tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. san francisco under a flash flood watch and taking preemptive steps to prevent flooding. plastic barriers have been set

up at 17th and folsom in the mission. kpix 5's cate caugiran live in that flood-prone neighborhood tonight for us. cate. >> reporter: well, allen, you can see those flood stops lined up all around or all along folsom street right behind me. and this intersection has been called one of the most jinxed intersections when it comes to flooding from major storms sweeping the bay area. >> this is where water has been flowing for centuries and it will always come. >> reporter: the city's public utilities commission knows if there's a potential of flooding, it would happen at 17th and folsom. >> this particular area right here at 17th and folsom is ground zero for where a lot of water comes running down off the hills from a very large watershed. >> reporter: in the past business owners and neighbors used sandbags to try to keep the water from creeping into their buildings. but recently the city has deployed these interlocking plastic barriers or flood stops during storms. it's a temporary solution but one people in the area are grateful for. >> the city is making an effort to keep the people safe and the

streets safe. >> it's very important that this city values you know, its people and the buildings and all the structures around. >> reporter: in the past 17th and folsom was flooded with raw sewage multiple times causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to businesses like the sable cafe. other parts of the city have already seen storm damage in the inner richmond. the strong winds and rains knocked down telephone lines near golden gate park. police shut down part of the road as pg&e crews got to work. back out live here at 17th and folsom, this is a public utilities commission truck right there. with the massive amounts of rain coming, the puc isn't taking chances. workers said they will be staying overnight. they are going to be keeping an eye on this intersection, should those water levels rise. reporting live in san francisco, cate caugiran, kpix 5. on the peninsula the pacifica pier will be closed all weekend as the storm batters of the coast.

earlier this week high winds and crashing waves made it almost impossible to cast a line off the pier. the aging structure is especially damage prone during intense storm systems. this storm is causing major delays at sfo. you're taking a live look now and so far, there have been 258 delays and 754 cancellations. the weather is affecting both arriving and departing flights. now, so far, no word of any major impact at oakland international airport or mineta san jose. our storm coverage is going to continue in just a few minutes but first, the other big story in the bay area tonight? the oakland raiders. [ pause ] >> one and done, i'm afraid. in their first play-off in 14 years. [ applause and cheers ] >> to the right -- he threw it up! >> oh, that was bad. connor cook's first start in the nfl his first interception as the raiders quarterback. the silver and black struggled, sputtered and stalled against the texans. kpix 5's sports reporter vern glenn is at nrg stadium in

houston. >> reporter: all right. the last time the raiders made the play-offs [chuckling] khalil mack was 10 years old. he had 11 tackles today. 8 solo. but he and the rest of the raider defense -- just wasn't enough to beat the texans today. >> i think this is the opportunity that we had that we didn't make the most out of and, um, we have to find a way next year to come back and put it all together. >> for myself, i look at it like i was going to come in here and i was going to play really well. i was confident in the game plan. confident in, you know, the guys around me that i could rely on them and sometimes i try to do too much. >> reporter: for the kid connor cook and his first nfl start a play-off game, 18 of 45, 161 yards, a touchdown. and three interceptions. you're not going to win too many play-offs, i don't care who you are, with numbers like that. in houston, vern glenn, kpix 5.

>> kpix 5's da lin spent the afternoon watching with raider nation as their hopes and season faded away. >> reporter: this look says it all. >> tremendous anxiety. 1, 2, 3, out. it's like it's frustrating. >> reporter: the raiders fell behind early and the fans could never quite get into it. >> oh!! >> reporter: the sold-out ricky's sports bar in san leandro started out with a lot of excitement. raiders first play-off game in 14 years. >> whoo! >> a wild card, that speaks volumes. >> reporter: but the texans put up quick points making it tough for fans to watch. >> out of town looking good, man. i don't know. >> my high blood pressure and i love the raiders, and, um, you know, i'm a believer. >> reporter: a little bit of optimism late in the game as

the raiders made a small push. >> whoo! >> reporter: but just wasn't enough. some people even left early. >> we got four minutes and 14 seconds left in the game. and we only down by 2 touchdowns and i have seen stranger stuff happen in football. that's what's going through my mind right now. >> reporter: you're an optimist, man. >> you got to be you know what i'm saying. >> reporter: no miracle comeback but fans say they are still proud of the team. >> we gonna be way better than they team. i'm optimistic next season pretty much run the table. >> reporter: in san diego, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> andrea nakano will have all the highlights from the game coming up in about 10 minutes. a bay area police cruiser bursts into flames with the officer behind the wheel. but it's what happened next that was really scary. >> and tourists turned away from yosemite national park ahead of the oncoming storm. but tonight, we have the only inside camera. ,, ,,

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into flames.. causing ammunn in the back to explode. he w g a close call for a danville police officer his patrol car suddenly burst into flames causing the ammo in the back to explode. he was sitting in the parking lot of the police station just after 6 a.m. when the unit started smoking. a witness who works in the office building next door told us, the officer had no time to react. >> it was instantaneous. um, sounded like a massive explosion, um, it went up like a torch and then the next thing i knew, i thought i saw, um, possibly sparks and stuff shooting up in the air. >> fortunately the officer was not hurt. it's still unclear what caused the fire. but investigators think it was some sort of mechanical issues. we learned late this afternoon a man wanted for murder in berkeley has been arrested in southern california. pablo gomez, jr., suspected of killing one person and stabbing another in two locations yesterday. police were investigating the stabbing on ridge road when they uncovered evidence that

led them to the homicide scene near ashby and telegraph. so far they haven't released the names of either victim or said how the crimes are related. pablo gomez, jr., who is 24 years old, was arrested in north hollywood. and north of berkeley one person was killed when a car slammed into a tree along an interstate 80 off-ramp. it happened around 11:30 a.m. this morning in pinole. no other vehicles were involved. it's unclear if weather was a factor in the crash. tonight a look at one of the rarest sights you will ever see at yosemite. the iconic park is empty. shut down completely to visitors because of flooding concerns. 20 years ago in january of 1997, severe storms turned yosemite valley into a raging river and lake as the merced river burst its pages. hydrologists have been releasing water from reservoirs to make room for what could be massive runoff on the mountains. while the flooding is not expected to be as bad this time around, the park and the rangers not taking any chances. in fact, at this hour, kpix 5's

wilson walker is the only tv reporter allowed inside. >> this message will update as conditions change. >> reporter: as of 5 p.m. tonight yosemite valley is closed, no one in, no one out. >> we are anticipating some flooding. we don't know looking at the projections how high the river is going to come. >> reporter: well ahead of the brunt of the storm and everywhere you look water is raging into the valley. [ sound of rushing water ] >> reporter: waterways are swelling and hillsides are showing signs of trouble so taking no chances, the park launched an evacuation busing out just about everybody. >> doing this for health and safety for the safety of park and staff. >> reporter: only people left in the park essential staff needed to manage whatever problems emerge over the next 48 hours and right now, that's still an open question. >> the storm is going to peak, you know, tonight into tomorrow and we are gonna have a good

idea tomorrow into monday, um, what course of action needs to be taken at that time. >> reporter: now, as bad as the weather has been here over the past sixers who or so the brunt of this storm is still well ahead of us. what it will all mean for this river and this beloved park still remains to be seen. in yosemite valley, wilson walker, kpix 5. >> muir woods national monument in marin is also closed to visitors through the weekend. i'm getting wilson an umbrella. [ laughter ] >> a christmas present. >> he could use it. the latest on the kpix 5 hi-def doppler. the brunt of the front as wilson said is still ahead of us. the next few hours should see heavy rain unwinding. as we look at the kpix 5 hi-def doppler, most of the action today has been focused south of the monterey bay area. the big sur coastline. but look at this on the left- hand side of your screen. this has developed only in the last hour and a half. so the moisture is beginning to show up off of the bay area and the result is that that's going to be working its way on to the peninsula by 9 p.m. tonight. the moment the only showers that we have of any significance are up in the

north and east bay and that's widely scattered showers. but you want an idea as to what's going to happen? look at this for a moment. that's 10 p.m. tonight. some of the heaviest cells in futurecast the model of what should be happening in the succeeding hours so we get these heavy cells 10:00 tonight favoring the south bay. rain stays there until 1 a.m. the north bay gets away with not much but then watch what happens as we head toward sunrise. the north bay picks up some of the heaviest cells at that time and at least still heavy cells scattered around the south bay, as well. so up in the north bay by sunrise tomorrow also in the south bay, if this computer model verifies, a ton of rain in the santa cruz mountains. that's why the forecast for this as the day goes on, it's still down in the south bay and in the santa cruz mountains even with heavy cells up in the north bay so it just unwinds and dumps until it all finally begins to ease up by tomorrow

night but between now and then strong winds, heavy rain and the futurecast for this it is no wonder we're expecting up to 12 inches of rain in the upper reaches of the santa cruz mountains even as the north bay gets from 3 to 7 inches. not so much but still plenty for the east bay. all being ushered perfectly along by low pressure to the north, high pressure to the south, the corridor in between just like a conveyor belt taking all of this moisture- laden air from north of hawaii right into the bay area between now and tomorrow night. and along with that, the winds have eased up a bit. we have had some pretty strong gusts and will get them overnight. between now and 10:00 widespread moderate rain favors the south bay. 10:00 tonight to 7:00 heavy winds favoring the south bay. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. widespread rain maybe some thunderstorms as well would not be a surprise. so no wonder flash flood watches are posted for most of the bay area. how is it affecting the rivers? the napa river in saint helena forecast to be above flood stage by 3:00 tomorrow

afternoon. but not really well above flood stage so the low-lying parts of the napa river by saint helena. at this moment it's not forecast to flood in napa. russian river guerneville will be above flood stage by 3 p.m. on monday. 35.5 feet. saw that about five years ago. that means low-lying businesses around 4th and 5th streets and mill street will flood and the residences out there will too by monday afternoon. rainfall past 24 hours not that impressive but that's because this is hasn't really hit the bay area yet. the most we have seen in san rafael up above it more. 60-mile-an-hour winds in mount diablo and sfo with a gust to 45. high wind alerts are posted, not a surprise. so intense rain and wind develops shortly. it will favor the south bay. mountain travel will be treacherous over 17, or heading to the sierra. rivers will be rising through monday. widespread road flooding. it's going to make a mess on the freeways, as well. wind speeds at the moment not bad. but these just like the rain will be picking up as well in

the next few hours peaking between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. tomorrow. winter weather advisories for the mountains as you have seen. overnight lows tonight not the big story. mid-50s will do it. daytime highs tomorrow low 60s. this is not a cold system. the cold systems are coming in next week. monday another system not nearly as strong colder with more snow on top of the "sierra cement" we are going to get. there's a hint more is coming in on friday. this is a big events event tonight and tomorrow. san jose is not going to get that much. but up in the hills and when it rains, it's going to pour tonight. >> thank you. i think that one raiders fan said it all. >> when it rains it pours. especially for the raiders. coming up next, the season cut way too short as the raiders exit the post-season in the first round and we are heading to houston to hear from the raiders as their season ends. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

appearance in 14 years but post season excitement bubb christmas eve. it's their first play-off appearance in 14 years but the

post-season excitement bubble burst on christmas eve. derek carr's injury deflated the team and today they tried to breathe life back into the season. connor cook the first quarterback in the super bowl era to make his first start in the nfl in a play-off game. it's already 3-0 houston in the 1st quarter. cooking looking for murray but his pass is intercepted by jadeveon clowney and on the very next play, the texans cash in on the mistake. lamar miller gets to the outside and scores on a four yard touchdown run to make it 10-0. but cook and oakland respond later in the quarter. murray caps off this drive with a two-yard touchdown run and the raiders cut the deficit to 3. now 13-7 with two minutes left in the half. brock osweiler goes deep to deandre hopkins, who makes a great grab for a 38-yard gain giving the texans and first and goal great throw as well but just two plays later os whiler to hopkins for a two-yard touchdown pass, houston 20-7 going into the half.

as for cook not a lot of success in the third. he is brought down by whitney -- by whitney mercilus on third down. cook was sacked three times in the game. 4th quarter still 20-7. osweiler rolls out and takes this one in all by himself. he scores to make it 27-7 and that's about it folks. the raiders try to respond. cook finds andre holmes for an 8-yard touchdown. a two score game with 8 minutes to go and oakland gets the ball back with under five minutes to play but cook is picked off by cory moore to clinch the game for houston. cook finished 18 of 45 for 161 yards. and three interceptions. the texans win 27-14 as oakland's first play-off appearance since 2002 comes to a disappointing end. >> a team needs to go through to become a championship team?

>> if you can skip it, i'd love to skip it. you have growing pains probably yes. but does that mean i'm going to sit here and feel good about it? no. i'm proud of our guys they worked hard. but obviously, we like to continue on. we are not going to be doing that. >> so just too much for the team with the injuries that they had. but they have a bright future ahead. so we'll see what they do in the upcoming years and hopefully they say in oakland. >> looked good for a long time until christmas eve. and then it was all tumbled. >> hopefully they stay put. coming up in our next half- hour the brunt of the rain not even here yet but already the storm hats turned deadly. the freak accident on an east bay golf course. >> so far, so good here in san anselmo but bunesses are ready for the worst. we'll show you how they are preparing.

we are on the storm watch tonight. the bay area bracing for a several inches of rain... tt could send rivers and creeks over their banks. we are on storm watch tonight. the bay area bracing for several inches of rain or more. it could send rivers and creeks over the banks. the brunt of the storm could impact the santa cruz mountains certainly where they could see nearly a foot of rain. and this was the day to get ready. sandbagging stations were packed. let's get right over to brian hackney with details for us. >> oh, it's going to send rivers and creeks over the banks as we have the latest look on the satellite. all this developing offshore and promising to dump heavy rain especially over the santa cruz mountains and all over the coast ranges from the north bay in general all the way down to the big sur coastline. heavy rain, strong winds on the way for the bay area. latest on the hi-def doppler doesn't look like much. but that's because most of the action is still offshore as you can see here. these cells, the energetic

brightly colored cell stills offshore and heading north and west and we'll be hit with that beginning at 10 p.m. for the santa cruz mountains. rain futurecast shows more than 3 inches for much of the bay area. and the rivers forecast to flood include the russian at guerneville by monday afternoon, the napa at saint helena, the guadalupe tomorrow afternoon at 101 and the carmel river for the first time in years up in carmel valley. none of these are forecast to be any more than moderate flooding so in the low-lying areas you know where they are if you are in these communities. so it doesn't look lick it's going to be dramatically above flood stage but nevertheless the low-lying areas the businesses and homes will flood. we'll have details when we cover the weather a few minutes from now, allen. thank you. tonight a possible weather- related death in the east bay where a woman was killed by a falling tree. it happened this morning at canyon lakes golf course in san ramon. kpix 5 reporter andria borba is there. >> reporter: san ramon valley fire says a woman in her 50s or 60s was out for awalk along the

course near 9th hole at 11 a.m. when a tree crashed on her. you can see the branches left on the ground surrounded by caution tape in this video. firefighters from san ramon valley say the course was saturated and it was very windy when they were called to the scene and they were sunday by the small size of the downed tree. >> it was a totally 7" diameter tree so in terms of trees that we normally hear of falling down, it wasn't a big monster tree. it just happened to be everything lined up unfortunately tow tragically in the circumstance. >> reporter: now, the woman was taken to san ramon regional medical center where she died later. a representative with the golf course told kpix 5 that the course is closed due to the storm. in san ramon, andria borba, kpix 5. in oakland, another fallen tree blocked several lanes of highway 13 this afternoon. chp tweeted out this photo of the tree across the southbound lanes. the road is now open. they are also preparing for

a mess in marin. kpix 5's jackie ward spoke with people stocking up putting the sandbags out tonight. jackie. >> reporter: that's right. san anselmo businesses have been here before and you can tell because of the preparation that they put into tonight's storm. they are not taking any chances. >> i'm getting more. [ heavy accent ] [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: inside this salon it wean that long ago in 2005 when a flood brought in nearly two feet of mud covering the space and forcing them to remodel. the owner says there's no use in being scared even if that means starting over again. >> you do what you have to do. if that comes, you clean up and you move on the next day. >> reporter: we wanted to stop here in san anselmo because this town has learned from history. they prepare for storms better than almost any other town in

the north bay. some business owners said they were too scared to talk about the potential flooding this time around. others aren't so worried. farther north in novato, sandbag stations are popular places to be today. >> so far it's okay. tomorrow, doesn't look good. that's why i'm here. >> reporter: he says when storms get bad he knows the toll it takes on his property. >> a lot of rain. half dozen springs come up so we have to direct the water. >> reporter: or you can see focus on the fun part of the weather. >> this is nothing. we have been through two floods before and it hasn't even risen. we came out to puddle jump and there's nothing evener who to even worry about right now. >> reporter: two keywords there, right now. and in a few hours that we have been here in san anselmo, the storm has picked up in intensity and is definitely going to just get worse and worse as the night and morning go on. in san anselmo, jackie ward, kpix 5. people in the santa cruz mountains are bracing for what could be a foot of rain

tonight. caltrans has extra crews on highway 17 to clear slides and floods. heavy winds are creating pounding surf and big waves on cal beach. in paradise park homeowners are keeping an eye on the swollen san lorenzo river. some have already emptied their basements. >> the last five, ten feet happened really quick so i always gauge it by it coming to the concrete up to the patio. when it gets to the patio, it's time to guess busy, you know. >> this is all very normal. lived here launch 20 years now. and country problems are different than city problems. so -- >> that man spent the day shoring up a storm drain with sandbags. several years ago an 80-foot section of vine hill road crumbled away in another big storm. in south lake tahoe, the snow turned to rain this morning and trees started falling with it. several landed on power lines. the real concern has yet to materialize. flooding. people have been stopping by the lake valley fire department all day filling sandbags ahead of the storm.

>> when we have gotten like a lot of rain in the winter after a snowstorm, we have gotten water in our basement. so yeah, we're hoping that we can divert it to avoid that this time. >> the fire department's emergency vehicles already set up with chains on top of four- wheel drive and snow tires. still to come, a day after a deadly shooting in terminal 2, things are slowly getting back to normal at fort lauderdale's airport. but not without a logistical nightmare. ,,,,

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following yesterday's deadly attack in terminal two. but craig boswell shows us: fort lauderdale international airport is back open tonight following yesterday's deadly attack in terminal 2. as investigators continue to search for the motive there are thousands of stranded travelers who are still trying to move on. craig boswell reports. >> reporter: long lines snaked in and around the ft. lauderdale-hollywood international airport as stranded and anxious passengers waited for information on available flights saturday. >> i'm petrified to leave here. i don't want to be here in this

place. >> reporter: the airport was shut down yesterday after police say 26-year-old esteban santiago used a gun from his checked luggage to shoot passengers in the baggage claim area. >> we have a subject. >> reporter: two people a volunteer firefighter were among the five people killed. >> it's horrible. people died and lost loved ones. we have people still injured. >> reporter: airport officials have 20,000 items to return to their owners including luggage, laptops, cell phones, dropped by panicked passengers during the chaos. >> i'm just -- want to go home. [ crying ] >> to canada. >> we don't know where our luggage is. >> reporter: cbs news learned that santiago an army veteran walked into an fbi offers with a gun and complained about hearing voices last year. the gun was returned after he received a medical evaluation. police are still working on a motive for friday's attack.

craig boswell, cbs news, fort lauderdale. >> six people who were injured in the attack are still in the hospital tonight. santiago is due in court on monday. still to come, self-driving technology is just the beginning. the new fleet of smart cars rolling out at the consumer electronics show. >> there's already 1,000 people without power throughout the bay area mostly in the santa cruz mountains. and this has not yet even begun. we have the latest on the storm over this weekend coming up as we look live toward the city. we have andrea also. >> the power is out for the raiders. the raiders season comes to an end and one raider tells it like it is. we go back to houston as vern glenn joins us with reaction from a very frustrated raider team. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

electronics show is underw we are getting a little glimpse into the future in las vegas this weekend. the consumer electronics show is under way. reporter kara tsuboi shows us how the new fleet of smart cars will do more than drive us around. >> reporter: autonomous cars rule the road at ces 2017. everyone from bmw, to ford, to hyundai showed off their self- driving car technology. >> it knows there's a crosswalk. it goes on its own. >> if you are a car company and you don't have an autonomous vehicle offering, you're going to go the way of a lot of tech companies that didn't keep up

with the paradigm shift in the industry. >> reporter: in the future the controls may be in the air. bmw has holograms to start the car and drive it. it has a tactile feedback so it feels like you're pressing a button. >> you can very slowly with a finger into this -- and you [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: hyundai and ford have incorporated virtual assistants like amazon's alexa and google home. so your car can connect with your smart home devices. >> alexa, set the thermostat to 68 degrees. >> setting thermostat heat to 68. >> reporter: if you are not driving your car, what are you doing inside your car? microsoft is working on putting skpe and office features into cars to help with productivity. >> since it knows about you and your calendar and it's time for a meeting -- >> do you want to book a restaurant? >> reporter: toyota unveiled a

concept car that's a future called chauffeur mode which reclines seats, sets mood lighting and even blows cool air on your neck. >> you should be receiving a little bit of a lower back massage. >> reporter: for more, go to cnet.com. i'm kara tsuboi for cbs news. >> cool stuff. and plenty of wet stuff ahead for the bay area. we stand to perhaps pick up as much rain in the next 36 hours as for the entire month of january. the kpix 5 hi-def doppler shows us why. this is developed significantly since 6 p.m. look at the more energetic cells building offshore. most of them santa cruz mountains up to about pescadero an poised to move into the south bay. a lot of this gets wrung out over the mountains before it makes it into the santa clara valley and so you won't find tremendous amounts in san jose but look at the futurecast. tonight by 8 p.m. cells unwipedding from the santa cruz mountains to morgan

hill -- unwinding from the santa cruz mountains to morgan hill. it sits and rains on top of you. so look how much this shifts in the three hours after about 8:00 tonight. it doesn't. it just sits and rains. up in the north bay not as energetic until later in the night when heavy cells show up in the north bay, as well. long band of them, too, even as the rain continues over the central and south bay. so we are in for a lot of rain. look at that tomorrow morning just after sunrise still heavy cells over the santa cruz mountains. finally as the day goes on it will begin to clear from the north to the south and we go to scattered showers by tomorrow night. but in the meantime here's what's going to happen from now through 10 p.m., widespread moderate rain. heavy rain overnight tonight and strong winds, too. it means the napa river at saint helena will be above flood strange but not catastrophically. so low-lying areas will get flooded, the crops around the napa river and saint helena will get flooded. russian river at guerneville 35 feet above flood stage but not nearly as bad as in the past

but you have to be vigilant. 4th street, 5th street, mill street all of them will flood in the residences nearby and in the businesses. and it's all being ushered along by that low pressure in the perfect corridor to usher that rain in into the bay area in the next 24 hours before it tapers off tomorrow night and there's more behind this, too. flash flood watch posted for most of the bay area and the burn areas, too. the soberanes fire and up around lake county where they had the fires a couple of years ago around middletown. high wind watches with good reason because gusts have already been up to 62 miles an hour and they are going to get worse as the night goes on. right now it's just 20 miles an hour. so intense rain an winds develop about 10 p.m. especially in the south bay. not so much in the north bay. mountain travel is just out to lunch. and widespread road flooding through tomorrow night. in the extended forecast cold system monday night and tuesday lowering snow levels and

wednesday lingering showers possible. a history more coming in on friday. temperatures not bad, balmy, we'll detail this for you as the night goes on. that's weather. for sports, here's andrea. injuries turn the quarterback situation upside- down for both teams. in the end the texans brock osweiler had the slightly better outing over raiders first string quarterback con more -- fourth string quarterback connor cook. brock osweiler goes deep in the second quarter to hopkins who beats emerson to make a great catch for a 38-yard gain. it sets up a touchdown that made it 20-7 as the texans go on to win 27-14. our vern glenn has been with the raiders every step of the way this season and now joins us from nrg stadium. a tough way to end the season, vern. such a promising season at that that. >> think just weren't good enough and i'm so glad that you showed that pass to the end so

where david anderson was called on the pi. man, there were interceptions in this game, drops in this game. eight penalties. the eight of them were big ones and reason why i'm glad you showed that play of the end zone with amerson, you put that up in a bowl you come out with frustration like we have with amerson at his locker. >> keep it real. i feel like it was one-sided. fell like the rest of you know what i mean we out there battling they pushing us and we playing and all the calls is one-sided. you feel me? like i -- they know when we full of strength and everybody up and healthy it's football, injuries happen but man they know they have to deal with us like, like for the next couple of years man they know like what the raiders here, man, and they know what's going on. >> even deion sanders says what if the next man up isn't really

the next man up. i got all the faith in connor or matt whoever it is or -- or, you know, any backups we got. all us guys can play. we are all nfl players. we not making excuses. they know at full strength, ain't nobody in the league touching us. we gonna come back, sure. >> i'm sure the raiders will be around for a while. i certainly echo that as they are on the plane ride back home. 12 wins, it's just going to have to be enough. the last time they played the texans in mexico city derek carr threw three touchdown passes. he was not walking through that door today >> he was missed. we'll see about next year. thank you, vern. so derek carr already tweeting out that he is ready and motivated for next season so we'll see what they can accomplish. >> no doubt about that. >> one last look at the radar when we come back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

our crews will be tracking storm through the night. and just in case you missed it, it's going to rain tonight. kpix 5 hi-def doppler shows the cells intensifying offshore. widespread rain. for the next few hours before it becomes intense in the santa cruz mountains and in parts of the south bay and some of those echoes now beginning to show up off the north bay, as well. so it's going to flat-out rain overnight tonight. by monday night, totals will exceed three inches in the lowlands. we are going to be looking for as much as a foot of rain in the santa cruz mountains. flash flood watch for much of the bay area. travel will be hazardous especially in the mountains. but a lot of flooding just on the roads around the bay area and the highways and 280 and 101. high wind alert already there have been people without power about 1,000 people at last check parts of marin county,

some of the santa cruz mountains, power lines and tree damages overnight. rivers forecast to flood, the russian at guerneville, napa at saint helena, guadalupe at 101 and the carmel river, as well. as long as that pattern remains established off the west coast, we are going to be looking for heavy rain to unwind overnight and after all the hype about the big el nino we had last year and normal rainfall, with all of this rain we are getting, neither an el nino for a la nina. sometimes it just rains! it rains in california. >> nobody is saying this is a drought buster. nobody is talking about that yet, right? >> i have heard suggestions. >> oh, okay. >> but you know, it's not bad. >> thank you for the warning. our crews are going to be tracking the storm throughout the night. stay with kpix 5 and, of course, cbssf.com. we'll have the very latest. >> thanks for watching. see you back here at 11:00 for more weather coverage. have a good evening. stay dry. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ,,,,

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