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alert weather day brings just about everything. that was the sound of hail, heavy rain, looking at some snow here where we orms. ana big developmenthe peoplewho drug overdoses. good afternoon, i'm reed cowan. so let's start with the first alert weather. a mix of conditions across the bay area. chief meteorologist paul heggen is tracking all of it. hi, paul. >> as the heavy rain continues to move across the bay area in bands, the sky looks apocalyptic over downtown san francisco. looking to the west from the mark hopkins hotel. sutro tower. switch perspectives and look eastward from sales force tower. curtains of rain moving over the bay once again. heavy rain with some pea sized hail. embedded. gusty winds. thunderstorms as well. there have been actual thunderstorms. let's zoom in for a closer look. and track some of the heaviest rain falling in the east bay at the moment. this is lifting from south to north. there is a cloud to ground lightning strike in southeast

contra costa county within the past 15 minue s. aroundd. ovwaez e rains in the north bay. you will be the first ones to dry out as we head into late evening and overnight. that is when the rain will quiet down. around san francisco, there is more rain surging up from the southwest. everything pin wheeling around. rain in the santa cruz moineinga little break in the action. you can see the movement of the showers. the center of the storm system is off to the west. it is sending the showers and the thunderstorms across the bay area. most of the cloud to ground lightning strikes have been clustered along i-5. let's take a look at futurecast as we head through this evening. showersand thunderstorms are going to become fewer and further between. should dry out once we get to about midnight tonight. but take a little while for the shower to quiet down in the higher elevations of the santa clara hills.

we have flood advisories in effect. just expired for san francisco. but for the santa clara valley goes another half hour or so. for solano county, it goes until 6:45. for sonoma county. a flood advisory until 8:00. we'll take a look at the drier forecast for thursday and friday coming up in a few minutes. >> we like dry at this point. so hasn't been a washout all day. but the rain has been heavy at times. listen to this also. that's not popcorn. that's hail. a little bit came down earlier. didn't last long. but it was a part of what we had to deal with. the hail is a hot topic over twitter. the new springtime normal for the bay area. patrick tweeted san francisco hail in a cup. if you can safely do so, keep

tweeting us, we love to talk to you and have that community conversation online. just remember, use the hash tag kpix. this has been a headline several days. trees falling and more came down in this storm. one landed on the tesla you see in the middle of all that mess in daly city. in northbound 280. and crews had to block the right lanes to clear the tree. we understand the driver had some minor injuries. but was actually able to drive away from all of it. get a look at this. in menlo park, that tree came down between two homes. a lot of people who live there say it could have been a lot worse. >> as you casee, cleanup is underway here in this menlo park neighborhood after a tree came crashing down. neighbors tell me the tree was relatively healthy. it damaged two homes during yesterday's storms. the crews are here to clear all the branches.

just think about this though, and how scary it was. for one of the homeowners who was inside his home when this tree came crashing down yesterday around 3:30 in the afternoon. ed duty owns one of the homes here and says the roots of the tree lifted his garage about a foot-and-a-half off of its foundation. he has been living here almost 40 years. he told us that the tree actually fell slowly while he was inside. he says the tree is about 100 years old and looked healthy. his home and the neighbors have been red tagged at this point and he is glad that he is not hurt. his neighbors next door are not hurt either so that's the good news. but with the ground being super saturated by the rain, and the systems we have been geting in the bay area. we could see more trees take a tumble. >> it is not what we are doing wrong as what the conditions are that set us up for this. three years of extreme drought have stressed trees across

california and san francisco. combine that with high winds. >> reporter: after they leave, we are told the insurance adjustors will probably come out to give an estimate on exactly how much damage this caused in menlo park, back to you. >> justin, thanks. storm interrupted service. train service was interrupted on the green and blue lines between san antonio and the convention center. but because they are out there working hard, everybody hopes that will be back up and running very soon. we will let you know when we get to work. we talked about rain and hail. but look at this. this is snow in the bay area. this is in fact a time lapse from this morning. the ground just blanketed with beautiful fresh snow. in contra costa county. people in point richmond, well it looks like it still goes on. they can't catch a break

there. 15 homes. evacuated back in january because of a risk of the mud slide. and katie nielsen found out that threat could go on for months. >> reporter: this is one of the areas of concern in point richmond. you can hear the rain hitting all of this plastic sheeting and then you can see the water coming out of these drainpipes. and for residents who live directly across the street. it has been a nerve-racking time. mary lou clark sees the damaged hillside every time she opens her front door. >> it is not doing too bad in this storm. >> reporter: she and her husband lance have lived in their home on sea view drive since 2008 but were forced to evacuate for 24 days at the beginning of january after massive cracks appeared at the top of the hillside. a possible warning sign of a dangerous slide about to happen. >> the tension at the beginning was pretty tough. but ate wore on and nothing happened it was a relief.

>> the landowners hired contractors to cover the hillside with tarps and install temporary drainage systems to prevent more water from soaking into the ground. all to reduce the risk of a future slide. and in other places around the bay, the ground is still moving. >> there is elevated soil moisture that could lead to an instability. >> reporter: jeremy lancaster is a geologist and says the risks of debris flow and shallow slides are highest during and immediately after strong storms but the risk of deeper landslides can last for weeks or even months. >> it takes a long time for the water to percolate through the soil down into the rock. you know. 50, 100 feet down into the hill slope. but we have seen deep seeded landslides occurring sometimes a couple of months after the last one. >> reporter: for point richmond residents the threat of a mud slide looms large. right out the front door. but the views of the bay out

the back make it all worth it. there is still a significant amount of stabilization work that needs to happen at point richmond. while the tarps and the plastic pipes offer a temporary solution, the permanent fix can't begin until the rains end. let's go to the sierra. chain control are still in effect on i-80. highway 50. heavy snow is how it looks today driving through the area. the scenery nice to look at. but a reminder it is cold. cold makes ice and the conditions can create dangerous situations on the road. stay with us for first alert weather coverage today and throughout the week. you can find us any time streaming on the cbs news app. now to the other big storiment a life saving overdose treatment will soon be available easily over the counter. the food and drug administration just approved easy access to narcan. anne makovec joins me to talk about what the fda says will save a lot of lives. >> reporter: it's a big deal in the bay area.

san francisco specifically. deaths. pharmacy and grocery stores will stock the overdose treatment. naloxone. that is the generic name for narcan that will come in a package of two doses in case the person overdosing does not respond to the first dose and the spray can be given to anyone. even children or babies. all 50 states have naloxone access laws and most allow pharmacists to dispense to anybody who asks. but not every pharmacy carries it. fentanyl is the leading driver of drug ovhsth u.s. as well as san francisco. according to the city's department of public health, of the 620 deaths last year, 72% were attributed to fentanyl. even a small amount can be fatal. in times it is found in other drugs like heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine. i spoke with dr. jeffrey from the san francisco department of public health who says the move by the fda is welcome.

and more work needs to be done. >> it doesn't replace the need to distribute naloxone into the hands of individuals who use drugs and are at high risk of an overdose. due to costs or to not have a pharmacy nearby. >> reporter: dr. holmes says these are the symptom to look out for. if you think somebody is having an overdose, check to see if they are responsive. if their skin has changed colors or if their breathing has stopped altogether. >> if they are not breathing and you are not sure if they have had an overdose, the recommendation is absolutely still naloxone. if someone is not taking opioids, administering this will do nothing. it is like spraying saline up their nose if they are not on opioids. it is a safe medication. >> reporter: narcan will be

available over the counter. injectable forms will have to file with the fda to make them available over the counter. >> i like you have had to talk to parents who lost their children to overdoses and one little thing of narcan could have saved their child's life. >> reporter: if you carry it around the streets of san francisco, you will run into somebody who needs it. that's the truth. >> and advocates say a dead person cannot choose to change their life. this is important to give them another shot to change. we will continue on this first alert weather day with a look at falling glass and strong winds. are the people walking below san francisco's skyscrapers safe? thinsan frsco dip to what

season. from solano county, contra costa, alameda county. it will take a while through the rest of this afternoon for the rain to taper off but it will. the full forecast coming up. and all the recent wind leading to glass shattering. we showed you part of mission street was blocked for hours after someone said a window on a high-rise above was cracked. thankfully, no glass fell down onto the streets. now, there is talk about

changing city building codes. our kelsey went out with an architect to get a closer look at what's going on with all the windows. >> reporter: allan has been installing windows in buildings throughout san francisco for years now. and told me he has never seen damage quite like what happened last week. >> it is a perfect storm of situations. >> reporter: during last tuesday's storm, multiple windows either cracked or fully shattered in high-rise buildings downtown. allan says the interesting fact is the damage occurred in different types of windows. >> for example, we have, you know, this building here at 555 california that many people have been hearing about. where the glass panel blew out of the building. a lot of us have talked about that. we see this a lot of the time. and, why that occurred is likely because there was a weakness around that particular glass panel on the

day we had extremely high wind. >> reporter: allan said the windows at 555 california are older and not tempered. that's why he believes instead of shattering into little pieces, the full panel fell from the sky. the cracks in sales force east tower allan says are different because those windows are laminated glass. >> laminated glass will crack across the panel but it will not fall out. it will stay together. and that's not so hazardous. it is good that it cracked. >> reporter: the fact that multiple type of windows. even relatively new ones were damaged is one of the main reasons san francisco's supervisor called for the city to update its building cold. >> the current code says that after a building is built, the first inspections of the windows and facade systems don't have to happen for 30 years. and that would seem to make sense but it doesn't make

sense anymore. given what's happened. so i am working on legislative changes to give the department the authority they need to proactively get those assessments and engineering reports. >> reporter: the supervisor says allowing inspectors to look at buildings before any damage occurs will hopefully help to prevent it. allan told me he agrees. >> you know, why wait? why wait for something bad to happen? let's be proactive? so i applaud that kind of movement in the right direction of safety. >> reporter: but in the meantime, how concerned should people be that more windows could break? allan says the chances are low. >> you know there are cities in new york, chicago, boston that have had those issues. i don't think it is something that i worry about. but i think all buildings should take a look at especially the older buildings and how the hinges are on buildings. >> reporter: the issue on this first alert weather day hasn't

been widespread winds though there have been stronger gusts out of the stronger downpours as we look at downtown oakland but it has been the additional rainfall and the hail that has fallen out of some of the thunderstorms. cloud to ground lightning. rain from this system has added up to two and a quarter inches of rain. kentfield over two inches of rain. close to two inches at half- moon bay. an inch and a quarter for san francisco. this now ranks as one of the 20 wettest water years. october 1st through september 30th on record in san francisco. those records go back to 1850. over an inch of rain for concord and san jose. there is the heaviest rain from solano county down to contra costa county. but plenty of heavy downpours over alameda. san mateo counties. san francisco as well. and more rain is making its way through the santa cruz mountains on its way into the santa clara valley and plenty of showers over the north bay. you will see the rain coming

to an end first. we will switch to futurecast. just shutting down entirely. once we get past midnight. this is not going to continue for another 12 to 24 hours. we have another about six to eight hours to go. scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. locally heavy downpours. plan on the evening commute being a mess. we will stay dry the next couple of dais. a couple of showers popping up in the higher elevations of the diablo range. the santa cruz mountains. the dry weather. for the entirety of the bay area for tomorrow. friday. eventually, though, things will change once again. after drier weather tomorrow, a slight chance of a popup shower in the hills. a dying cold front will try to send a band of showers into the bay area late saturday. likely saturday afternoon and saturday evening. if we get any rain, it is likely going to be less than a 10th of an inch. a couple of showers the possibility something to be aware of as we head into the weekend.

i would not adjust any outdoor plans at this point. our rain chances will remain below the 50/50 line. another chance in the forecast monday. while the chances are zero early next week, they will be in the 10 to 20% range. this is a much caller forecast though it is not entirely dry. compared to the pattern we have been recently. looking to the east, another view of those ominous looking clouds. the majority of thunderstorm activity has been in the central valley. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s . once the rain comes to an end tonight, it will be chilly. the coldest spots dropping to the mid to upper 30s in the north bay valley. low 40s for the rest of the bay area. high temperatures tomorrow, not as cold as today. still below normal. low 50s along the coast. high temperatures near 60 degrees further inland. we should build on the high temperatures as we finish the workweek and head into the weekend. the best we can do is saturday when highs are within five degrees of what's normal.

the chance of showers saturday should be in the afternoon and the evening. the chance of showers on monday, might hold off until monday night. a lot of questions in the long range data. it has really been all over the place. so it is something we will keep you updated on. but get through the next six to eight hours. we will keep you updated with another update coming up at 5:00 on kpix5. the bay area events calendar brought to you by broadway san jose. >> here's what's going on in the bay area this weekend. the peninsula ballet theater presents carmen and frida at the san mateo performing arts center. world famous cellist yo yo ma takes the stage at sonoma state university's green music center on saturday april 2. broadway san jose's launch party. at the san jose center for the performing arts with live performances. from the 2023-2024 season musical at 6:00 p.m. this event is open to the

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welcome back. we promise the sun will come out again some day. and today, while we wait for the sun, we are highlighting an nba legend as a bay area bridge builder. kareem abdul jabar. he sat in with student photos today and spoke with the students and donated signed copies of his book from the harlem renaissance. coming up, we will tell you about the bay area chefs getting a big

in a state where cannabis is legal, california still has a significant illegal marijuana scene. coming up at 5:00, our lauren toms rides along as four busts were made in one single neighborhood. that with liz cooke and ryan yamamoto coming up at 5:00. the james beard foundation announced the 2023 restaurant and chef award finalists and a few bay area names made the cut. congratulations to vince vutanga of aveca in san francisco. that restaurant serves contemporary filipino californian cuisine. beautiful. and single thread is getting a nod as well. husband and wife co-owners kyle and katena are finalists for best chef in california. they serve japanese inspired cuisine with ingredients grown on the restaurant's own farm. no excuse to eat those

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>> norah: a powerful storm system dumps heavy snow and rain out west we are going now rest