can >> here is a lot of mud at this minute of read. some things will look very different tomorrow. half in santa cruz, a half high-water levels jacqueline bennett is here and tracking the next round of stormy weather that is set and in tonight. she >>jaqueline: we are seeing a few light showers. there is nothing too dramatic. here is a wider picture. we have more rain release. in the north there is more substantial rainfall.

this wave will push into the area over 98 for here rain is heavier to the north if rifts year is one even if death. we will see showers popping up overnight. they will how not be as long-lasting. offs here is a look at future path in which he could expect tomorrow morning. a 6:00 hour, we will see showers. none today it was showering, light, misty and really. some market would the little bit happier. into the 8:00 at were we will see rain in the north bay and along the coastline. by noon, who courses will see it live more coverage

than what he transitional in june by 3:00, rain in north bay and over san francisco and oakland. heavy rain on the way. >>pam: the storm is putting a popular tourist attraction at risk. the san lorenzo river has changed course again is bearing down off on the santa cruz beach or what. hands he's considerate of try to get that rule of that to wait long siberian this is a race against the clock, a race against the tide in a race against a well known. what this is overlooking landing beach. fulfill netherlands a liver bfi has set up towards of 6 in. of rain in the past couple of days, usually it

flows the down here, just south of the boardwalk. in a past 24 hours or so it has changed course creating a brand and channel 300 yds of revere. they're trying to push san from the beach to block the path of the new channel so that they can redirect the wilber the lowest. this is for the river is supposed to be going. they had to dig through the sand back to the beans. the problem is the tide is coming in. the tide is battling an and

occasionally the steam shovel has to come back out. as you get closer, you can see that it is a yellow. here is a look at the verve >> here's a look at the boardwalk. the water is still low blow that. fuel if there are concerns that it could undermine the boardwalk. cologne >> the river that goes along the boardwalk, instead of going straight to the ec decided to take a right turn in front of the boardwalk can is running along the boardwalk, along the seawall. good

>> like anyone knows the do not want standing water under your home at the foundation, the same way with the board what fiefs if we are watching and monitoring it. we will see what happens with more waterflood fanned by the flow of the river. >> the good news is the river is in no longer rising. even as we speak is starting to rain here in santa cruz. we will keep you updated. >>pam: a downed tree cause a deadly accident this morning on highway 13 in oakland. emergency crews are on the scene. the tree fell about 4:00 a.m. at the park boulevard turn off. in the senior world crashed into the to curious the drivers and passengers standing in the road ahead

and buy and had to train again. and that vehicle careened into the teenage driver and killed him instantly. can toss clifford is love with more. no one was injured in this accident, haaziq madyun did speak with the family earlier today about what happened. >> suddenly there was a gigantic sound, it hit the windows.

>>haaziq: it was the sound of this massive tree falling during the recent storms on to the rear of her home on dome on street in east oakland. it fell on top of the room that was occupied by her 76 year-old mother. >> we are so lucky that she was ok. >> 5 saw the green in my window. >>pam: we are on top of another big story, school

cuts, 20,000 teaching jobs on the chopping block tonight. many of those educators are getting things woods in the bay area.

savannah is a roller-coaster career if each year as a microcosm of an effect the end of every year i've had given up and bring it home. i always feel like i'm packing up my life. >> final layoff notices will not go out until may.

>>grant: an elderly woman was attacked, where is the problem and what are residents doing? that is coming out. >>catherine: fewer people filing for unemployment what about returning war veterans? that is ahead. >>pam: we are continuing to track the storms. downed trees and sentences though it residents trapped in one mill valley neighborhood. here is a live picture from the golden gate. right now is a pretty much clear but there is another round of heavy rain on the way. cannot

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>>pam: a 60 ft. fight is a cave in the roof of the jeep on high street and washington. look at the massacres are trying to clean up.

it locked the entire street until city workers were able to cut it out and clear the street. the street was closed for two hours. there is more a storm elated damage in the marina. there had been a car parked right in front of the trade. it is now parked across the street. take a look at how this window is completely smashed.

luckily, because it happened at 4:00 a.m., no one was sitting in the car. >>pam: down trees shed down a road which trapped residents. this is in marin county. crews had a big job on their hands. high winds proved too much into the trees toppled onto the road. >> crews have been out here for several hours trying to clear away several trees. not just any road, the only access to residential homes in homestead valley of all kinds and self morning sun. the trees came down early in the morning shutting down the road. the cruise tell me the problem was these acacia trees, they said the cannot handle the recent violent

wind fans came crashing down. watch as the crews used chainsaws to chop down hazardous branches. about a dozen residents were in limbo for nearly five hours as the crews worked. finally, they were able to clear the road and then, they have to setup another operation to remove the trunks and mulch the lambs to finish the job. >>jaqueline: here is a live look outside the san mateo bridge. it is a dreary and wet day. more rain friday evening and early saturday. we did see a little bit of

rain coverage cushion through today. a few scattered cells around the bay area. widespread coverage in the north. showers through the north bay, along the coastline and into the santa cruz mountains. this will continue into the clock hour. it will certainly affect your morning commute.

heavy rain near fremont. moderate cells around the delta. by 11:00 p.m. on friday the moderate-heavy rain will be sliding into the south bay. through the 1:00 hour, heavier rain.

grandam a tornado in michigan has destroyed at least two houses. several more are seriously dead. look at that, most of the second floor is missing.

>>grant: attacking an elderly woman in her own home. residents in the montclair neighborhood are on edge after a string of residential burglaries. on tuesday, and home invasion robbery. an 89 year-old woman had a killer stuff over her face, she was forced into her own bathroom while roberts went through her home. business owners, residents, everyone is concerned. they plan on meeting with police to discuss ways on improving the situation. bay area !

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>>pam: l.i. look outside and he clouds hanging overhead. on the right side of the screen is the bay bridge toll plaza. look at the traffic coming into san francisco westbound. very heavy at the bay bridge toll plaza. we're back here in the forecast center with more on what is happening and when the next round of storm and rain will count as. right now, it is the common between the storm. >>jaqueline: we have still seen rain out there today and even more into tomorrow. you can see scattered, light showers. there are specks of will on the screen. through most of today we have seen a letter activity,

a more widespread storm pushing into the overnight hours. here's a look at storm tracker 4. we definitely have some heavier rain. the level indicates more moderate rainfall. as for what we saw over the past six hours, a decent amount of rainfall, over half an inch. castro valley is that a 10th of an inch of rain. an orinda, not quite that much. let's get a look at our weather headlines, the showers will certainly be popping up overnight. more widespread coverage in heavier the what we have seen today. heavier rain rolling in friday night and saturday morning followed by thunderstorms this weekend. >>pam: rising river waters are putting a popular south bay tourist attraction at risk.

the san lorenzo river in santa cruz has changed course and is now jeopardized in the santa cruz beach boardwalk. look at the water flooding the area. crews are at the scene right now. rob fladeboe is there with an update. >>rob: we have a bird's-eye view for you overlooking the main beach in santa cruz in front of the boardwalk which has now become the san lorenzo river. it is supposed to flow under the bridge and then, right along below us and flow into the ocean had a fan because of shifting sands the river has changed course and about 300 yds, below have officially at a bulldozer

>>pam: this is a teacher of a suspect he stabbed a woman, police believe that he stabbed a woman this morning on the corner he was seen leaving the area in a white ford or lexus. in san mateo county, justice for a former raiders football players and daughter. today a jury found her killer guilty.

this is his second conviction. it was originally convicted in 2001 and that conviction was overturned because prosecutors improperly removed black jurors. this is video from the first trial. he now faces life in prison. a fire in san jose injured a firefighter and left 17 people in the cold and a four unit building on underwood drive. you can see the apartments that were burned out. a firefighter was injured after falling through roof of the building. he was rushed to hospital and is now in stable condition. they believed an unattended candle may have started the fire there. the big day that apple fans are waiting for is almost here. tomorrow the new ipad goes on sale. gabe slate has details.

>>gabe: if you want to score a new ipad here is a 10, 24 hour wal-mart's are selling new ipad eight hours before any other store. not 24 hour wal-mart's will be holding at regular the. havel stores will be opening early, verizon systems are also opening at 80 and if -- verizon and at&t are also opening early. best buy of a radio shack and target will also sell the ad has the they will not be opening rally. you may want to try getting one and a non apple store, they do not have as long lines that is a lot faster because they do not get as much inventory. apple is letting people trade in their old ipad before it this cabinet if

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searching the school as we speak. there were some students on campus at this hour, they are on now in the cafeteria as police search. >>kimberlee: and the honors store had already been robbed, he was not going to let anything happen this time. you'll see the robbery suspect walking in. he is walking casually, like any normal customer, a bill watch, uses tupper's for it against the owner. he fights back. he is the san started at seabrook. no arrests have been made.

check this out, a goose attacking a man and an office park in misery.

for >>pam: and fewer people signed up for an of last week. threaded 51,000 filed first- time claims. that is down 14,000 from the week before. the numbers match a four year low. this is a good sign that the nationwide unemployment rate doesn't mean the same, 8.3%. war veterans are finding work when they come back from the war. the jobless rate for veterans is also down to 76%.

>>catherine: a jury has gone home without a verdict in the second sight of the version for a former crocker still did flee use a web cantus fire on his they relate to killed in self- defense days later by jumping off of a rage. he is facing 15 kindle charges including a hate crime. jurors have 12 days of testimony to consider. they have deliberated 10

hours without reaching a decision. former illinois state senator art run locally a bitch is a color model prisoner. here was his arrival at the prison in denver. outwardly he was strong and positive. >> free our governor. >>catherine: surrounded by supporters to give his final speech before heading to prison. >> everything that talk about doing when it comes to campaign fund-raising and political restrictions i believe was on the right side of the law. >>catherine: he says his motives were pure despite his bluster. >> maybe i could have had more he military -- humility, but i had a lot of desire in my heart to help average, working people. >>catherine: now, he will be separated from his family. >> sank a by my family and

kids is the hardest thing i have ever had to do. >>catherine: he is beginning his sentence in colorado at a minimum security facility. he will work full-time in a share a small room with one other is made. neighbors say it will be a different life. >> i saw him over the weekend, it is sad. life is worth to be totally changed. realize that this could be the last day of spending time with his family. >> i am ready for the neighborhood to be disassociated with the scandal. >>catherine: he was outgoing right until his last moments of freedom.

he says he has a clear conscience and high hopes for the future. his legal team is appealing the conviction. >>jaqueline: here is a live look outside from the heavenly ski camera. temperatures are in the low 60s for the most part tomorrow. we have seen a feast body showers, same thing in this era. widespread heavier rain is on the way local.

widespread moderate-heavy rain on a clothesline. also, near fremont and livermore, sliding for the south by the of the clock tower. san francisco starting to clear out oakland is seeing heavier rain, heavier rain over fremont and mountain view. by saturday, the heavier

rain will shift to the south bay, san francisco and oakland will be in the clear into the rain will taper off by 3:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. saturday morning. this is where rainfall totals will look like to saturday morning. combination of showers with heavy rain in the evening bring us to-3 in. of rain in the north bay. up to 4 in. of rain in the santa cruz mountains. the east bay hills could see up to an end to have. as for the sierra, plenty of new snow. tomorrow, that will bring a blast of cold air.

the will not be a bad weekend to get up to the mountain. here is a look at your snowbomb.com ski report.

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>>pam: it is the 100

anniversary of the sinking of the titanic. >> the world's most famous shipwreck is on the auction block. the titanic went down 100 years ago this april. to mark the centennial, more than 5500 items collected during salvage expeditions are up for sale in addition to video footage of the ship and recovery efforts. personal belongings like clothing and jewelry as well-managed and fine china do not get too excited about the auction. you probably will not get

your hands on any of these relics. they will go to a single museum or collector. the winning bidder will be announced in a month. >>jaqueline: an overcast and dreary day. heavy rain on the way. details some of. kolkhoz sausages who falls

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>>pam: tonight at 6:00 p.m., a brief break from the rain, but not for long. this is a live look in santa cruz where flood waters are threatening the santa cruz beach boardwalk. first tonight, another storm is hours away from hitting the bay area. i am in the weather center with jacqueline bennett to find out how much we can expect this time. >>jaqueline: detail and it is moving on shore to the north of us. in the north, the yellow on the screen is moderate-heavy rainfall. that is what we will be seeing here tomorrow.

whether headlines look like this. another round of heavy rain friday night into saturday morning. let's talk about the rain into the morning to meet tomorrow. 6:00 a.m., showers near the coast line. i think we could see more coverage than what feature cast a shilling for places like san francisco and the delta.

>> the river is now moving flowing past the boardwalk and out to sea. crews are over here trying to block the flow of the river into the river back on

its course. >> there is concern and the river could undermine the foundation and cause some real damage.

these folks and other locals say this is not the first time that the river has veered from its course of the degree this is the most dramatic change they can remember. >>pam: the severe weather led to deadly results this morning in oakland. a teenager was killed shortly after hitting a tree that fell on a road on highway 13.

>> all that is left of the tree is this stump. no one walking of history was hit which is lucky.

the entire cable car line was delayed for close to two hours. >>pam: a recent storm brought down this huge tree. it fell on a home occupied by a family. fortunately no one was injured. >>grant: a school lockdown going on right now in east oakland.

>>pam: 20,000 teacher jobs are now on the chopping block and many of those jobs are right here in the bay area. >> there is no way this will not have an impact on students. >> the california teachers association picked brisbane to hold its a news conference.

>> to many students in the classroom, that is one of the biggest concerns from parents and spoke with. take a listen. parents are worried their children might fall behind in school because they do not get the attention they need. >> it will be a big impact

on my daughter. >> here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. all of the lanes are solid and crawling as we head towards san francisco and points beyond. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids?

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cleaned in the hopes >>j.r.: in san francisco you can see one of the big trucks, the city crews have been busy at work all day

long. this afternoon they were going from one section of town to the next going to different storm drains that have had problems in the past. they basically have cleaned the storm drains out so that when we get the heavy rains they will not back up. with heavy rains expected tonight, tomorrow and even into the weekend the crews say that they are ready for a worst-case scenario. they are hoping to get a lot of these storm drains cleaned up before the rain hits. >> being with us were operations look at our maps and whether all the time. >> the cruiser with the department of public works. now, they have a day shift in and night shift and have more people on the streets to deal with problems like overflowing of sewers. >>pam: in the north bay, the

crews are also hard at work. they spent hours trying to clear a half into a neighborhood that was cut off by the storm. this morning, several trees came crashing down in the homestead area of mill valley. it took several hours for crews to remove the branches and clear away the debris. >> this acacia tree had uprooted and fell over. in return this one down the road came down. it's about three-four hours to complete and now the job is almost done and the road is open. >> what about that other tree? >> that tree will have to wait. we will have to wait for pg&e to come and trim back some of the bridges that are

touching the lines. we do not deal with those until pg&e has the lines cleared. >> pg&e says they're looking into this situation and residents say they are grateful that the crews cleared the area as quickly as they did. a serious accident in castro valley, a big rig carrying a carnival jackknifed on interstate 580. haaziq madyun gives us a close-up look at the wreck. >>haaziq: a trailer loaded with carnival rides smashed into the guard rail in castro valley. it happened around 10:00 a.m. just after the morning commute. the chp investigators say as the rain came down some how the trailer became unhinged from the thick of trucks and in the driver of the truck across four lanes crashing here into the center divide while this regard will prevented the trailer from falling over the side of to

the ground below. traffic was backed up for hours while caltrans crews cleared the debris and click here they're real. luckily, no one was injured as the accident. >>jaqueline: in the north, more widespread rain coverage. this will be sliding to the bay area into tomorrow. rain showers are possible through the entire bay area. the morning commute does look like it will be what one. in the north bay, showers along the course find it is possible that we could see showers anywhere throughout the bay area. we are getting ready for the

next big round of rain a friday afternoon. moderate rainfall pushing into the north bay. it will continue to slide south. by 9:00, moderate and heavy rain into the heart of the bay area. myriad rainfall totals from now until saturday will look like this. we could see up to 4 in. of new rain in the santa cruz mountains. the lower amounts of rain expected in the valleys. and the south bay, a quarter of an inch of rain.

in the sierra we will see some new snow. snow levels will be dropping. right now they're pretty high. into tomorrow night into saturday morning, snow levels will drop. higher elevations will see quite a bit of snow. here is a look at your extended forecast. we will see thundershowers this weekend, spotty through the bay area. expect moderate rain with hill. let's get a check on the snowbomb.com ski report. we do have some new snow to talk about. 6-digits of new snow in the past 24 hours.

>>pam: we have an update on a developing story that we have been telling you about, the school is on lockdown. reggie kumar is there with a live update. >>reggie: there were reports of a teenager with a shotgun. while the photographer was out here he actually heard gunshots. he called police and we have seen officers circling this school that again, no one has been found. costs someone did shoot a

gun on this campus that the person has not been found. parents are being asked not to come to the campus for basketball practice.

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>>pam: the s&p closed above 1400 for the first time, that was three months before the financial crisis. traders are encouraged by the latest numbers on unemployment. the dow is at its highest closing level since december 2007. apple stock is looking good and has touched the $600 level for the first time, this is one day before the latest ipad goes on sale. there is a lot of anticipation for the new

ipad. apple could sell a million of them tomorrow. they say. consider this to be the first ever to billion dollar.

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>>jaqueline: more rain on i will tell you about it.

>>pam: tonight's big stories

in one big block of news. >> more rain on the way for tomorrow morning. showers likely to most of the bay area. by the the clock tower the showers leading to the north continuing in to noon. by the 3:00 hour, more widespread shower activity. it will get heavy into the afternoon. but the 9:00 hour widespread moderate-heavy rain. the storm will bring a blast of cold air. temperatures will drop this week and into the low 50s. we also see some bricks as some this week and thundershowers are more than likely. off >> the san lorenzo river is threatening the santa cruz beach boardwalk.

the river has actually changed course. >> will miss the football hall saw it ec will at one cell to the way, crews are scrambling to redirect the course of the river back out to see where it all this. rear sweetheart. we need to talk.

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>>pam: level of federal authorities are looking into a possible link between a bank robbery in multiple cities. here is a look at the man known as ak-47 bandit. >> the fbi says that man may be right here in the bay area and are warning residents that he is extremely dangerous. the man robbed a bank in a vacaville. this comes just three days after an attempted robbery by eight masked gunmen in san francisco and two weeks after a suspect that you see here on a surveillance video held up a bank in

southern california. he shot a police officer in the leg and it managed to escape with an undisclosed amount of money. a $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest. police described the robber as a white adult male 5 ft. 8 in. tall and 150 lbs.. he is believed to be driving a charcoal colored ford or nissan maxima. >>pam: gary is coming up with some big interviews. lorenzo alexander is live in the studios tonight in theory goes one-on-one with the warriors general manager.

>>gary: as in some way for

the golden state warriors. goodbye month ellis. >> we are for appear to bring stephen back here. you cannot take the chance he could not manage and. i treated him, but we parted

on a professional basis. he said come back here if necessary.

>> if you play the sweet spot in san and sunday he might get told to stand as order. >>gary: most everyone on a national scale is saying the deal.

>> this is about the future. >>gary: do you understand the criticism? your theory is, he is not injury from? >> if you have taken a false he has taken, you would have gotten hurt. our doctors have been

careful with him. >> he was so aggressive, you could tell he wanted something during the free agency. we wanted to get to centers. one chose to go to york.

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>>gary: coming of lorenzo alexander from the washington redskins.

this feature asset this net of the year free so fox comes out you sit there and teach and antagonize and when they do so today he 11 dekraai 6 or have there and leave the hall on fifth and nobody would >>gary: the berkeley native is back home and hosting it. and.

>>gary: is this free agency moving at all?

>> he is one of these new entrepreneurs. >>gary: it looks like you guys will go with rubber griffin, a heisman trophy winner, is that where you're headed? that is with the league is moving towards. >> this weekend you can register online we are at albany polling. six we're raising money and giving the community and not to be to come out and and get back to the community.

>>gary: it is nice meeting you in person.

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