live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >> streaming first big storm of the season is about to arrive in northern california is getting ready for rain, wind comments now. thank you for joining us. i am kenny choi. we have team coverage today and jackie ward with how people in the north bay are preparing for flooding but first meteorologist mary lee looks at the timing of the rain. >> here you can see the wet weather beginning to move in so we will first show you the closer look at the north bay in upper lake and clear lake and hidden valley lake with light to moderate rain pushing across santa rosa. as well as in inverness as well

. as i put this into motion you can see that rain is going area and right now it is offshore with those showers ahead of the actual cold front that pushes through this evening that will bring heavy rain. there is a flash flood watch in effect for the kincade fire burn area because of moderate rainfall and we could see flash flooding with rock slides and debris flow. also there is a wind advisory today until 4:00 am tomorrow. wind gusts are up to 60 miles- per-hour. we will time out the rain, the wind, and talk more about the mountain snow coming up. >> i am jackie ward in the town of windsor pick several communities are preparing for the first majorrain event we have seen in many months and we

asked how it would affect the burn areas left by the kincade fire and the town is on storm watch . >> it affected foothi regional paras we as some most of the town is on a low- lying area, so we do initiate storm drain cleaning throughout the town. they have been working with the watershed task force to prepare for the rain. >> being the first rain of the season we expect it to absorb into the soil and not to see a lot of increase in the creek flow. stroke a little farther north on nothing burned in the city limits it came awful close when thousands had to evacuate public works crews took advantage and got a jump start to prepare for winter. >> they could kind of get a jump on the maintenance work that they would be doing

anyway. the amount that every city learns is you just keep learning and try to do better. plus creek runs under this rotary and that they . >> back-to-back events are always more worrisome. that can be of concern but we are well prepared. stroke the flash flood watches in effect from 2:00 this afternoon until 10:00 tonight. jackie ward, kpix 5 . >> taking a live look from sierra at tahoe a winter storm warning starts in less than one hour the high country is a lot of people may be driving up for the thanksgiving holiday. we do expect delays because of snow and wind later on and there could be whiteout conditions as low as 1500 feet elevation. with the storm

approaching kpix 5 has you covered and you can find the updated forecangcbarea willso have extra coverage on air and at www.kpix.com . a live look at the roadways right now where the heaviest rain and wind are in the bay area and aaa expecting 6 million in california to drive over the thanksgiving holiday and their best advice is to leave early. >> roughly around one or 6:00 pm will be the absolute worst time and we are talking traffic that may take up to five times the amount to get you between certain corridors on the 680 north or the 101. these are all going to be extra crowded right around that time. >> if you cannot trouble early, aaa says your best bet might be to take an extra day off if possible and they also recommend getting your car

inspected before taking any long trips. in colorado holiday plans are being buried under a major winter storm for thousands of travelers with hundreds of equa treacherous with snowdrifts closing some stretches of the interstates. and santa barbara county the fire has burned and 600 firefighters have worked all night to contain the flames as strong winds have threatened homes. neighborhoods have been evacuated already and a local state of emergency has been declared. so far no structures have been lost and there were no injuries reported. the good news is that there's also rain on the way. mill valley police are investigating a chemical spill at this high school. a shelter in place is in effect for people within a half mile radius. bay area bi is in san franc

lay out a major platform in his campaign and kpix 5's anne makovec has his vision to greater access to housing across the country. >> reporter: steyer said if he is elected president his administration will make sure that every person in america has access to safe and affordable housing. here in the bay area that is a tall order to build. tom steyer started the morning serving meals to the homeless in the heart of san francisco's tenderloin and then toward a new housing project where he says it is at the center of equity in america. >> because it determines so many other things in your life. it determines where your kids go to school. it determines the air you breathe and the water you drink . trip for many of the people he served breakfast today that determination is for the worst. >> what do you think has gone wrong that the problem seems to be getting worse in san francisco?

>> i think there is a group of things. nu d spending billions of dollars annually to build climate friendly housing units but he admits that is only half the battle. >> in terms of mental health and addiction there is a number of services that we need to make sure they get back on their feet. >> reporter: you can read more about "project home"'s plan on his website and i put a link to that on my twitter page. in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. now to the original series "project home" the homeless prenatal programs as they are currently petitioning the human rights commission to prioritize homeless pregnant women who are on a wait list for housing and they say right now women only qualify for expedited entry if they are in their third trimester and medically at risk.

>> the whole situation i do not know what to do or who to talk to you. i just feel like i'm really alone, and i don't know. there is just not that much resources out here for women. >> to have families who are living on the streets were living in cars, riding the bus so they can get through the night, that shouldn't be happening in a city that is as wealthy as san francisco is. >> data gathered by the homeless prenatal program found the average wait time for a homeless pregnant women to get into shelters 121 days, which would be after the baby is born pick this program started after martha ryan worked in refugee camps and realized that there was a developing need here in the bay area. if you want to help out, visit homelessprenatal.org for or information remember to keep sending your stories and ideas to "project home" at cbs.com. it is getting tougher to

put food on the table. this holiday season kpix 5 is teaming up with food banks to help and michelle griego in santa rosa this afternoon with our food for bay area families drive. michelle? >> reporter: i am in the middle of all of this wonderful and with me is amber with whole foods market and this is the 11th year that kpix 5 has partnered up with you. you make it so easy to donate. >> thank you, michelle that we have three ways that you can donate. the first way is through these barrels pick you can drop food items into the barrels and food banks are looking for things like canned beans, crackers, pasta, and toilet paper. you can also do cash donations at the register. the third way you can donate is through the

nichols for nonprofit program. you bring any reusable bag into the holds food market and we will give you five cents for every bag. >> reporter: that is so great to get is so easy to give. coming up we have a special presentation for the redwood empire food bank so we will see you in a bit. still had, a brief security scare at the white house and what caused a lockdown. rescue teams working to free people in albania and we continue to track the first big bay area storm of the season. do not forget we are streaming now on cbsn bay area . you can find us on www.kpix.com, the cbs news app, or your favorite platform. he could've just been the middle class kid who made good.

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we are on the storm watch this afternoon and there is the rain heading your way. mary lee has our full forecast in just a minute but first this aerial footage of the albania northern town showing the destruction left behind by a strong earthquake. the 92 6.4 earthquake crumbled several buildings killing at least 16 people at the defense ministry said hundreds more were injured and 20 survivors have been rescued from the women's. >> dramatic video showing rescuers working to free a child from the rubble and that child is now recovering in the hospital. a beef a brief scared this morning at the nation's capital in a small plane entered restricted air please.

the white house was placed on lockdown in the all clear was given after 30 minutes. in the impeachment inquiry the white house appeal the judge's ruling would could compel don mcgann to testify. the judge rejected the claims of immunity for staffers and the president responded on twitter to see in part he will love to have mike pompeo, rick perry, mick mulvaney, and others testify about the impeachment hoax. this holiday season kpix 5 is teaming up with food banks to help neighbors in need. it is our food for bay area families drive . michelle griego is live at whole foods market in santa rosa with more . >> i have some very special guest with me but first up is bj and gina with american credit. you have a very special donation for the food bank. why is it so important for the company to get involved? >> we've been working with the food bank for over 15 years

now. we are just so thankful for what they do for our community every day. the mission is so important and we are just grateful to be a part of it. >> let's see the amount. this is $25,000. that is a lot of money. >> it is. going back to the mission anyway we can contribute we want to. >> and lisa cannon we will put the check down for now so that we can see your beautiful face. what kind of an impact does a donation like this make? but i want to point out that this is a small piece of what they actually do for us they volunteer for us and this is a smaller donation. this check and this money is going to provide 100,000 meals to people in need. >> it doesn't take a ton of

money to make an impact. >> every bit counts. >> thank you so much. it is very easy to give. all you have to do is go to www.kpix.com/give . you can give in rain and sunshine unfortunately, mary, we will be seeing rain today . >> we are starting to see the showers push across the bay area right now. you can see the locations getting that wet weather. let's show you this for the north bay where you can see moderate to heavy rainfall moving over santa rosa down to san rafael across the bridge and even now into san francisco we are watching those showers pushing and and across the bay bridge into parts of the east bay. here is a live look with

our salesforce tower camera where temperatures are generally in the 50s. we will stay in the 50s all day long today. we have gone to downtown san francisco with 188 straight days left with 1/10 of an inch of rain. that drives streak started may 22. we are ending the streets today because of our rain. the low our way bring return of the rain for all of us and kick up the winds. on futurecast here we are at 2:00 pm with more of those showers pushing through. through the evening is when the cold front pushes across the region with strong winds and and isolated thunderstorms possible. here we are at 5:00 pm with the heavy rain. you can really see the outline of heavy

rain with the cold front from san francisco down through redwood city at 7:00 pm in the heavy rain pushes across the south bay. after that we will see scattered showers into tomorrow so unsettled weather continues and we are going to see some impressive rainfall amounts even into early thursday picking up one inch of rain. through the evening that is where we will see the winds pickup with sunrise at 7:00. daytime highs for today i definitely on the cool side definitely feeling like winter with the extended forecast so increasing rain and wind and it is going to be a mess for the evening commute with scattered showers on wednesday looking at a few showers possible thanksgiving. we have really

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u.s. home prices rose in september according to the s&p case index with property values climbing 2.1% from one year ago. prices fell in san francisco. half of americans plan to avoid debt with their holiday spending this year.

56% of people say that they plan to just use the money they have. one for the people say that they plan to spend yes and half plan to match last year's spending.'s reminder before we get a break if you have a consumer problem or a question, you can email us at consumerwatch@kpix.com, or you can call our hotline at (855) 5- helps-u. we will be right back.

the final check of weather with mary . >> we are really watching that wet weather pushing across the bay area . you can see for the north bay it is moderate rainfall just pushing across santa rosa are also there is light showers right now over san francisco and across the bay bridge into oakland 50 flash flood watch for the kincade fire burn area is from 2:00 pm until 10:00 pm today and there is a wind advisory

for the coast. >> thank you. coming up at 5:00 coverage at the front of the storm that mary talked about and we will never get what will likely be a very tough evening commute for many of you. remember we are streaming now on cbsn bay area 24/7 . dos at 12:00 noon and the next newscast is at 5:00 on kpix 5. have a great afternoon. we hope to see you tomorrow morning at 4:30. have a good day. he could've just been the middle class kid who made good.

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