all along. >> taylor: thanks to our contestants. this has been "after midnight." good night.

now at 11:00, yet another round of rain is making its way to the bay area. >> this was completely flooded. so she can't get out. >> how some people already waterlogged are planning for what's next. then more calls for a local sheriff to step down from inside her own department. plus -- >> this thanksgiving is going to be a smaller table. >> the trial of a slain tech ceo moving into its final stages. and and a news crew reporting on a crime had no problem getting to the heart of

the story when they found themselves face to face with the isn't. from kpix, this is the late news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. >> hello, i'm sara donchey. one rainy day down, a few more to go. sit another first alert weather day, and what we've been seeing outside is that infamous atmospheric river that we've been talking about for days on air. and once again, if you're in the south bay, you're probably like, this sounds ridiculous, it's been dry there. we know that, but hang on, because that is about to change for you too. if you up north, you've been getting slammed. the north bay has seen the worst of it so far. from has been more flooding in sonoma. some drivers got stuck and had to be rescued. that was the case this afternoon. this driver rescued by firefighters while a tow truck pulled the car out of the water, which is why you always hear paul warning people not to do this. it's not only the roads, there

was also a flooded vineyard in sebastopol. perhaps the best perspective of how that looked is from above. probably a lot of damage to contend with there. in napa county, crews are responding to rock slides and fallen boulders. this was on snell valley road. officials were warning drivers to avoid that area all day. paul heggen has been talking about this pretty much all day and for days on end, is it shaping up how we expected? >> it's surprising we haven't seen more damage, more mud slides, more road closure, even more flooding considering the amount of rain. but here's the good news, it's tapering offer for the north bay temporarily. first alert doppler not lit up to nearly the same extent it has been. one more burst of heavier rain trying to make its way onshore, there are flood warnings in effect outlined in yellow. fortunately, not much in the way of new rain being added to that. the green box is a flood warning for the russian

river. minor flooding anticipated over the next couple days. all the north bay included in the flood advisory, the lowest category. we don't have flash flood warnings, an imminent threat to life and property, but we're going the get more rain. showers in the santa cruz mountains, but light shower activity, we can handle that. this is a temporary reprieve, though. the abundant moisture to our north adds up even more on top of what has already fallen. approaching 20 inches of rain. ten inches for santa rosa . the highest -- 6 .66 inches insan rafael. and it's going to be breezy. another wind advisory in effect through 10:00 p.m. tomorrow. the strongest winds accompany the heaviest rain tomorrow. time it out in just a few minutes? paul, thank you so much. as we heard from him, santa rosa has picked up ten

inches in two days. andrea nakano has more on what people are doing there to prepare for the next big downpour. >> reporter: there were finally moments where residents and work crews to catch a quick break from the constant rain. we saw periods of mild drizzle which really helped the waters recede, especially here at the hampton inn where this whole parking lot looked like a lake earlier today. this storm is packing quite a punch as the waeter levels continue to rise in sonoma county. this is partly overflow from the creek as the water spilled over the metal barriers on the side of the road. the rain also closed the shilo road off-ramp off highway 101 and in the city of santa rosa small sinkhole developed in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. but there was a slight break from the heavy rain. crews used a break to clear debris and

unclog storm drains. meanwhile, residents also got ready for the next round of rain. a steady stream of people stopped by to grab sandbags to protect their homes. >> absolutely amazing. it's flooding my house right now as we speak. >> reporter: chris was born and raised in santa rosa, and he says this is one of the oddest storms he's ever seen. >> this time it's really -- it's really hit me hard. >> reporter: his garage was flooded just a couple years ago and is happening once again. >> it's coming in, yeah, we have a -- it's never been a garage but like a conversion room out there. it's like a rec room. and it's -- water's coming in. i just got new carpet in there too. >> reporter: while many are ready to dry up from the storm, santa rosa residents have learned to just cope with natural disasters. >> just never ends. >> yeah. >> yeah, i like it. >> you like it though. >> it keeps me entertained. it keeps me healthy.

>> yeah. >> keeps my wallet empty. but -- >> reporter: -- stay off the roads as push h as possible. >> in san rafael the strong winds and heavy rain overnight toppled a massive oak tree epulling some power lines down along the way. it also blew a transformer, knocked out power for people in this neighborhood. the tree itself came down right on to this homeowner's fence. thankfully, that was the extent of the damage. >> this is what we live with on the hillsides of marin. two years ago it was something else. today, yesterday evening it was a tree. tomorrow it'll be something else. >> if you have trees on a hillside and the wind, you have a lot of wind, it strengthens them in that way, but i don't know, you know, that one is so healthy looking it's really sad. >> emergency officials say if you see a fallen tree or you

see downed power lines report it immediately and keep a safe distance, even if it seems to be harmless. we are nearing the end of a high profile trial that's captured the attention of the bay area and beyond. the prosecution rested after calling their final witnesses in the murder trial of bob lee. now nima momeni is charged with killing the cashapp founder last april. today's testimony came from some of the people who knew lee well. our lauren toms was in the courtroom again today. she breaks down what the jury heard from these last few witnesses. >> reporter: prosecutors with the final word in this case highlighting bob's character. they say bob could never become aggressive as longtime friends today said just the opposite, describing him as more lovable and like a teddy bear. his brother saying, just bob being bob. bob lee's family walking

out of court thursday with a sense of gratitude for friends of lee's who testified to his character, bringing lee to life inside the courtroom. >> think he would have appreciated his friends taking the risk and coming out here and really coming under fire from the defense and from -- and opening up their lives and opening up their lives to scrutiny and opening up, you know, all of this to speak on his behalf. i think he'd be very proud of it. >> reporter: longtime friends painted a vivid picture of lee, a kind soul described as smiley and affectionately called a teddy bear. traits they claim became more apparent when he was under the influence, insisting that he had never become aggressive or agitated. instead, they testified that he was the type to diffuse heated situations between others and attorney shannon dugan says their words were in direct contrast to the defense's argument. >> so it had the power today to

do great damage to the defense and nima momeni's testimony. >> reporter: the defense's argument, that a bad joke made by nima momeni sparked a knife-wielding rage in lee. it relies heavily on testimony from momeni himself, who consistently said that lee, while high on cocaine and ketamine, acted erratically and aggressively as he had to stand his ground in an attack. but thursday's testimony could have been powerful enough to override that image in the eyes of the jury. >> the question hanging over this case for the jury is very likely was bob lee the type of person who would conceal a knife, take it to the scene of a crime, pull it out aggressively on somebody, and act in a manner that wasn't necessarily consistent with his other behavior because he was under the influence of drugs. and today the answer according

to these witnesses was no. >> reporter: and with the thanksgiving holiday inches closer, lee's family keeping a seat open for their loved one at their table. >> we're going to miss him a lot for this thanksgiving. it's going to be, you know, a smaller table. >> reporter: with both sides having made their case, this trial now pauses through the holiday week. closing arguments will begin december 2nd as both the defense and the prosecution make their final bids to the jury who will decide whether to acquit or convict nima momeni. >> lauren will continue to follow this trial from inside the courtroom until the very end. you can find the very latest on the case on our website, kpix.com. new developments on a scandal that has rocked the san mateo county sheriff's department. sheriff christina corpus has been accused of misconduct, bullying, and racism, something she adamantly denies, and there has been a long list of people who think she should leave her job because of those allegations. kelsi thorud has more on what

could be damning new evidence and the calls for the sheriff to step down that are coming from inside her own department. >> reporter: the san mateo county board of supervisors says a private company has concluded these four text messages in which a homophobic slur was used were sent by sheriff christina corpus. >> we were able to obtain the cellphone from the witness who received the texts and have that cellphone looked at forensically. and what cell bright has concluded that, in fact, those texts were sent from the sheriff's phone. >> reporter: this comes after the sheriff questioned the authenticity of the text messages, which were included in a more than 400-page report released earlier this month as a part of an independent investigation into the sheriff's office. that report claimed corpus' office engaged in retaliation, intimidation, homophobia, racism, and abuse of power. >> sheriff corpus has failed to

protect the people and the employees of the sheriff's office, including both sworn officers and civil employees. >> reporter: supervisor milner also revealed an internal memo he says shows corpus' former chief of staff, victor, tried to get her undersheriff to change the code on a gun safe in the executive office after he was barred from entering county facilities by the county. >> now, at the time this request was made, there was an active investigation taking place into whether or not he has access to these rifles. >> reporter: despite mounting calls for her to resign, sheriff corpus is refusing to step down, calling these allegations glaring lies. but earlier this week, her own command staff gave her a vote of no confidence, sending her a letter in which they requested

she, her undersheriff, and another resign. >> we stand here today in appreciation for the supervisor and the board of supervisors who have given a voice to the voiceless within our organization. >> reporter: in response, the sheriff sent us this statement saying in part, quote, as sheriff my top concern is and always will be public safety. i'm also working very hard at making sure there is harmony for the people who protect this community. many here are understandably upset because of a broken system that has spread lies in an effort to remove their sheriff. some are not on board with my mandate to make changes and hold people accountable. while i am disappointed with the comments of the captains, i am committed to moving forward, improving our workplace environment, and healing relationships. coming up, this is an absolutely terrifying place to get stuck. we'll show you how rescuers swooped in to save this person from a bay area cliffside. and we've shown you the rain across the bay area, next we'll take you to the sierra

to check out all the snow they've gotten. and cops on the lookout for a suspect had no problem tracking him down thanks to a news crew who was in the right place at the right time.

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you now. this is the 36th annual lighting ceremony. 17,000 lights involved outlining the embarcadero center. all right, some dramatic video from chp shows a helicopter crew rescuing a hiker clinging to the side of a cliff near baker beach. they came in, swooped him up, flew him back down to safety on the beach where members of the fire department were there to check him out. he refused any additional medical attention. the big question, of course, is how did he get stuck on the rocks in the first place, unclear at this point. okay, we've got to go back to first alert weather. so much to talk about. snow is piling up in the sierra too. this is what it looked like in soda springs outside of donner pass. they've gotten about 20 inches of snow in the last 24 hours. and they're dealing with whiteout conditions in mount shasta. you can see the snow piling on top of cars there. one resident decided to brave the knee-deep snow with his

dog. which, you know, got to go inside and warm up after that. but i know that looks fun. i always wanted to take my dog to that kind of snow. i never got a chance. >> you got to dig a path for your dog. in minnesota we had a little dog who was not taller than most snow drifts. we had to literally carve out a space for her to do her doggy stuff outside. >> unsurprising they're getting that snow up there given what we're seeing down here. >> it's been aimed to our north, now it's aimed towards us for tomorrow. bring up the map of the entire united states and really begin with the big picture view of this storm system that continues to dominate our weather, aiming that atmospheric river towards us. the bomb cyclone has become a little less explosive over the past 24 hours, but it's still parked in place. keeping that atmospheric river really directed towards the north bay and north coast but now it's going to be drifting a little bit farther to the south, which is why we are going to see a greater threat of rain for the entire bay area as we head through the day on friday. and the weather prediction

center's outlook for excessive rainfall, which essentially categorizes the threat of flooding, the purple area, that's a high risk. and that includes northern sonoma county because the ground is saturated as that fire hose drifts back from the north. it is going to be directing a lot of rain on to already saturated ground. lets take a look at what's happening on the current radar perspective. and here's some good news. we're in a bit of a break, at least for the moment. the current radar view shows some light showers for the north bay, also some light showers in the santa cruz mountains, but nothing in terms of heavy rain we have been tracking for so much of the past 24 hours. that's not going to last a whole lot longer, though. rain moving in through the day tomorrow. let's etrack wit futurecast here. we will begin the clock at midnight tonight when we're in the break we're in about 45 minutes from now. early tomorrow morning, the showers spread into the north bay. intermittent showers possible around san francisco and oakland as well. be prepared for that for the morning

commute. the heaviest rain makes its way through the north bay tomorrow morning, golden gate by about lunchtime tomorrow. then the rain is going to spread into the interior valleys of the east bay and the santa clara valley for the first time in the duration of this storm system. you are going to get measurable rain in san jose and a decent amount of it. it's going to continue raining through the afternoon into the evening. likely to have a significant impact on that friday afternoon/evening commute. the faster you can get home, the earlier you can get home, the better off you're going to be. we get into a break in the action by late tomorrow evening, and then more off and on showers late tomorrow night into saturday. but that's the good news. not a washout this weekend, light off and on showers in the forecast saturday and sunday before another wave of moderate rainfall heads our way sunday night into mon. let's focus on this one that's heading our way in the short term. adding up anywhere from an inch to two inches of rain on top of what's already fallen on a widespread basis. some spot, especially in the santa cruz mountains and some of the west ward facing slopes that are

going to overachieve on that number. it's going to fall quickly enough that spots that have stayed dry so far could have urban and small stream flooding problems. something to watch for tomorrow. be prepared for sporadic power outages. gustiest winds are going to accompany that round of rain moving through late morning into the afternoon. after that, the winds are are going to die down. a noticeable breeze on saturday, but not nearly the blustery conditions we've had for the past couple days. if you are determined to head to the sierra, do it during the day tomorrow as early as possible. beginning at 4:00 they're under a winter storm warning. they're adding up a little bit of snow at donner summit at that point, and there's going to be plenty of snow on top of that as we head through the weekend into early next week. talking about anywhere from a foot and a half to three feet of snow on a widespread basis. some of the peaks picking up closer to four or five feet. we do have a couple of dry days at the end

of the seven-dayforecast. showers tuesday and then we try out just in time for thanksgiving travel on wednesday. thanksgiving itself on thursday. >> oh, but thanksgiving travel, can't wait to wait in line. >> sounds fun. >> actually, we're working, what are we talking about? still ahead, how do you get people to show up to your coffee shop beyond just having good coffee? one business owner is betting that people will bust a move. we'll explain. coming up in sport, 49ers have a tough road game this sunday in green bay. going to get a little bit tougher if brock purdy can't suit up. the latest on the starting quarterback's shoulder. and we might have the bomb cyclone on the west coast, but the midwest looked more like the north pole on thursday night football.

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a free cup of scoff fee sounds nice, but what would you be willing to do for it? is public humiliation on the table? because one coffee shop owner in massachusetts posted a sign saying dance for five seconds, get a coffee. the sign went viral, and before he knew it, all day people were dancing into the shop. so apparently, more than a few people are not

ashamed to do this in public. nice to know. >> whoever shows up and dances gets a free cough feoffment people absolutely love it. they were smiling. >> and you might be thinking, aren't they going to run out of coffee? the owner says he only plans to do this once a month. that would be paying. >> i would dance. >> would you? >> yeah, why not? here's what i want to know, what would 49ers do to ensure brock purdy plays on sunday? a major concern this weekend. they're fighting to keep their season alive, and brock purdy might not be a part of the game. he's very limited in practice thursday. missed his scheduled media availability. if he can't go, it could be brandon allen. what we know is christian mccaffrey isn't worrying. >> i've seen guys not practice all week and have incredible games. he'll handle his business. we'll all handle ours.

newly paid man renor will be starting. he'll have his hands full. green bay has had several pass catching options, but lenor goes way back with one in particular. he and romeo doubs grew up in l.a. they were competing against each other at a young age, and while it's all love off the field, it will be business come sunday. >> you know, we always want to see each other go do good . after the game, you know, we brothers. >> and that's why he just got paid $88 million. all right, hockey, jaroslav in net for the first time as a shark facing the blues in saint louis. final seconds, sharks go empty net down one, alex win berg finds the back of the net. nine seconds to go. ended in a shootout. they needed a goal to

extend the game. william is denied. sharks still come away with an appointment. college hoop, usf dons hosting penny hardaway in memphis chase center. second half, the tigers showed off their physicality. dane tough finish, ended the night with 18 nights off the bench. memphis wins 68-64, first loss of the year for the dons. they are 4-1. jameis winston has led the nfl in passing yards since taking the cleveland starting job three weeks ago. however, he is best known for captivating pregame speeches, and tonight before a rivalry game against the steelers, he didn't eat the w but he delivered once again. >> i am so happy and grateful that the lord has blessed me to play in some snow, to be in true football weather in cleveland, ohio, to give him the glory. it's a beautiful day. >> oh, and dreams did come true for jameis. first snow game of the year, and mother nature

made it count. weird things happen in these games. final minute, nick chubb runs it in for his second touchdown of the night, put cleveland up for good. formerly 2-8 browns take down the steelers 24-19. i love a snow game. unfortunately, the forecast on sunday in green bay, no snow expected. it did dump at lambeau field this morning, but we are looking at low 40s and slight overcast skies. i want some snow on sunday, is ara.. >> all right, paul, i mean matt, i mean paul. thank you, coming up a news crew had no problem getting to the heart of the story when the suspect they were talking about showed up right in front of the camera.

so if you are accused of committing a crime, probably best not to return to the scene. >> let me write that down. >> if you are so bold as to take that step, maybe don't walk right up to the cameras either. a south florida man -- >> florida man. >> how do you blend in basically. >> a south florida man was seemingly not worried about any of that. bridgette matter has more. >> back up, back up, back up. >> reporter: a dramatic takedown a short man with blue hair, he matches the description of the suspect in a horrific stabbing from tuesday night off southwest eighth street in west miami dade. he was spotted by patrons in the plaza who alerted us. >> excuse me, sir. >> reporter: we along with others ran after him and called 911. >> hi, we're here at this plaza where a stabbing took

place yesterday, and -- . >> reporter: miami dade police quickly swooped in. >> lay down on the ground. >> reporter: i asked him about last night's stabbing. sir, did you stab that man last night? did you stab that man last night? >> [ speaking in a global language ] >> back up, back up. >> reporter: the man was put into the back of a police car for questioning. this all began when two men got into a fight after one was harassing a waitress tuesday night. >> the subject was harassing one of the employees within the business. >> reporter: that fight spilled outside and police say the suspect began stabbing the good samaritan multiple times. police say a short man with blue hair ran off, leading us into today when a man matching that description showed back up to the plaza. >> [ speaking in a global language ] >> all right, so the news crew obviously took some risks

there, but she did say they called 911. authorities say that man is facing charges of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery. not good, but good thing that they were there at the time and everybody was apprehended safely. >> yeah. >> wild stuff. all right, thank - [announcer] the following is a paid presentation sponsored by lifelock. - i thought i'd be the last person on earth this would happen to. i change my passwords all the time, i shred my documents, and i lock my documents up, so i thought i was bulletproof, honestly. someone stole my social security number and filed a tax return in my name. - nearly one in four consumers in the u.s. have been a victim of identity theft, but not you, yet. you check your bank accounts and credit, set up complex passwords, shred important documents. no one's getting past your protections.